Yikaft
@yikaft.bsky.social
Computer science, bioinformatics, social epistemology, epistemic justice
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The fog of war is lifting
What we are learning is that these two parties are responsible for all of the censorship going on. Banks working with PayPal / Stripe, and card networks like MasterCard
What we are learning is that these two parties are responsible for all of the censorship going on. Banks working with PayPal / Stripe, and card networks like MasterCard
August 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The fog of war is lifting
What we are learning is that these two parties are responsible for all of the censorship going on. Banks working with PayPal / Stripe, and card networks like MasterCard
What we are learning is that these two parties are responsible for all of the censorship going on. Banks working with PayPal / Stripe, and card networks like MasterCard
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How Feeling Wronged Can Fuel Conspiracy Beliefs www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg... by @matthewfacciani.bsky.social
"Victim Justice Sensitivity predicts conspiracy beliefs beyond politics or mistrust."
"Link is stronger in individualistic countries, showing a cultural role in these beliefs."
"Victim Justice Sensitivity predicts conspiracy beliefs beyond politics or mistrust."
"Link is stronger in individualistic countries, showing a cultural role in these beliefs."
How Feeling Wronged Can Fuel Conspiracy Beliefs
What if believing in conspiracy theories isn’t just about distrust, but about feeling personally wronged? This new study explores the psychology behind that connection.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How Feeling Wronged Can Fuel Conspiracy Beliefs www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg... by @matthewfacciani.bsky.social
"Victim Justice Sensitivity predicts conspiracy beliefs beyond politics or mistrust."
"Link is stronger in individualistic countries, showing a cultural role in these beliefs."
"Victim Justice Sensitivity predicts conspiracy beliefs beyond politics or mistrust."
"Link is stronger in individualistic countries, showing a cultural role in these beliefs."
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Another book pet peeve, as someone who has aphantasia, I cant stand when people over-describe something that isn’t relevant to the plot in anyway. I’m already starting with a challenge don’t add to it lol. #Booksky
June 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Another book pet peeve, as someone who has aphantasia, I cant stand when people over-describe something that isn’t relevant to the plot in anyway. I’m already starting with a challenge don’t add to it lol. #Booksky
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This story requires a great deal more attention. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to get Russian gas back into Europe. This is Washington and Moscow now in full strategic alignment via a shared vision of a fossil fuel future.
Exclusive: US, Russia explore ways to restore Russian gas flows to Europe, sources say
With a frost covering Europe's energy relations with Russia, officials from Washington and Moscow have held discussions about the U.S. helping to revive Russian gas sales to the continent, eight sources familiar with the talks have told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This story requires a great deal more attention. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to get Russian gas back into Europe. This is Washington and Moscow now in full strategic alignment via a shared vision of a fossil fuel future.
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TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!!
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
April 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!!
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
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NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider
Critics accuse the company of wielding outsized private influence on public policing.
www.dailydot.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Philosopher raised southern working class finds common theoretical commitments between critical theorists and certain conservative political philosophers
open.spotify.com/episode/5eQj...
open.spotify.com/episode/5eQj...
Larry Alan Busk, "The Right-Wing Mirror of Critical Theory: Studies of Schmitt, Oakeshott, Hayek, Strauss, and Rand" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)
New Books in Political Science · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Philosopher raised southern working class finds common theoretical commitments between critical theorists and certain conservative political philosophers
open.spotify.com/episode/5eQj...
open.spotify.com/episode/5eQj...
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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A rare cartwheel galaxy
PGC-2248
Photo credit James Webb Space Telescope
Constellation Sculptor
Discovered 1941 by Fritz Zwicky
Distance 500 light years
Once a normal spiral galaxy it collided perfectly (bulls eye) with another galaxy who's shock wave created this unique structure.
PGC-2248
Photo credit James Webb Space Telescope
Constellation Sculptor
Discovered 1941 by Fritz Zwicky
Distance 500 light years
Once a normal spiral galaxy it collided perfectly (bulls eye) with another galaxy who's shock wave created this unique structure.
January 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A rare cartwheel galaxy
PGC-2248
Photo credit James Webb Space Telescope
Constellation Sculptor
Discovered 1941 by Fritz Zwicky
Distance 500 light years
Once a normal spiral galaxy it collided perfectly (bulls eye) with another galaxy who's shock wave created this unique structure.
PGC-2248
Photo credit James Webb Space Telescope
Constellation Sculptor
Discovered 1941 by Fritz Zwicky
Distance 500 light years
Once a normal spiral galaxy it collided perfectly (bulls eye) with another galaxy who's shock wave created this unique structure.
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we had a great 8 years of it being acceptable to be publicly queer but the right tapped into their hysteria and are trying to push us back decades. this is why the left warned of relying on rainbow capitalism because their support was about profit above all else. the solution is for us to not hide
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
January 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
we had a great 8 years of it being acceptable to be publicly queer but the right tapped into their hysteria and are trying to push us back decades. this is why the left warned of relying on rainbow capitalism because their support was about profit above all else. the solution is for us to not hide