Low level U.S. scientist watching fascism spread and chaos unfold. Just hoping to stay informed and keep others informed
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What's odd is that shares of two independent vaccine makers would gradually recover, and eventually peak on Febuary 25th, while shares of a third vaccine maker would fall 5.5% during after-market hours, only to make headline news the morning of Febuary 26th.
Access to quality datasets is predicted to be the most crucial factor for continuing to develop and train AI. So why is nobody asking questions about the giant supercomputers and data centers Musk is quietly building around the world? Note: This was originally published on my Substack in Jan 9th.
Updating the list of existing state level DOGE inspired task forces. As of 2/26/25 there are 7 state level and 1 county level that I am aware of. While some have picked less conspicuous official names such as “Red Tape Relief” and “Fiscal Responsibility Program,” all were announced
2/25/25 Note: I am not a journalist. I am a scientist in the United States. I have been following the chaos barreling down the NIH and federal employee pipeline for several weeks now. Although not all are federal employees, scientists around the country depend on NIH for funding
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“Psychological innoculation” as a strategy against disinformation and misinformation is an important tactic to potentially add to the growing list of “ways to fight back.” Please keep in mind that the study I'm including in the references was funded by Google, but the first author (typically the individual