Simon Geisker

...multiple counties should band together to oust the Netanyahu administration, dismantle the IDF deploy a multilateral UN peacekeeping force to stabilize the region & prosecute members of the Israeli government & military for crimes against humanity.

Just like the Socialist Republic of Vietnam overthrew the Communist Khmer Rouge in 1989 to end the Cambodian genocide...

Should We Invade Israel in the Name of Humanitarian?

In my opinion, the answer is yes...

jacobin.com/2025/08/isra...

As an American, I'm hoping you don't poach him, even though there is absolutely no good reason not to

Everyday, officials in the Trump administration wake up & ask: why shoot yourself in the foot when you could shoot yourself in the head?

The suspensions landed perhaps most heavily in math. NSF suspended a $25 million grant for the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), an international center at UCLA that hosts about 2000 visiting researchers every year for workshops and other programs. One of its stars, Terence Tao, a Fields Medal winner frequently named as one of the greatest living mathematicians, also had his only NSF grant suspended. The $750,000 award was in its first year and supported Tao’s own research and a handful of graduate students in developing tools to tell whether a set of numbers is structured or random. Tao says he now cannot offer research assistant opportunities during the academic year, and he calls the cuts to IPAM “quite disastrous.”

NSF and NIH cut off almost 300 grants to UCLA. Story by @dangaristo.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Jfc

Over the past decade, the number of ambulance services in New York State has decreased by 9%, from 1,078 to 982, exacerbating the strain on the existing system - Feb 6, 2025

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Maybe I have a pessimism bias, but I think there is a 85%+ chance that there's a 500 million+ human fatality incident before 2100...

For context:

COVID death toll: 7 million (confirmed)

COVID death toll: 18-33 million (est)

HIV/AIDS pandemic: 44 million deaths

WW2 death toll: 75-85 million

I'd be so curious if @tobyord.bsky.social has revised any of his key estimates from his 2020 book

Since the book came out, AI-risk, risk of great power conflict, and bio-risk have all seemingly increased imo...

I mean we hypothetically could escape "the precipice," but everything seems to point towards a more accelerationist timeline......

Lying in bed & running the internal calculus in my head over & over again and it feels like there is almost no way we make it to 2075 without an x-risk catastrophe (aka really a x-risk near miss) or some form of s-risk lock in / cascade....

What Is a D.O.?

"In the last few years, D.O.s have risen to the highest medical posts in the country: overseeing NASA’s medical team, leading top medical systems and, during the last three administrations, overseeing the medical care of the president of the United States"

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...

All this only a 75 minute train ride from NYC

Plus a couple lovely little parks along the river and easy access to multiple hiking trails that give you a scenic overlook of the Hudson Valley

But it also has an adorable downtown with multiple well-cultivated bookstores, eco-friendly gift shops, cozy restaurants (with a solid selection of plant-based meals) and local breweries (with a nice selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer)

Obviously, it is most known for the Dia Beacon: a fantastic 300,000 square ft modern and contemporary art museum opened in 2003 & set in a repurposed Nabisco factory with artwork by: Renée Green, Larry Bell, Senga Nengudi and Andy Warhol

I've been here for less than 24 hours, but I genuinely believe that Beacon might be one of the most underrated small towns in New York State

I have a deeply held belief that that Trader Joe's cage free Fresh Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs™ are an affront to God herself....

And yet...

I still continue to buy them 😔

The bimodal distribution of Cuomo voters is fascinating

Tweet from the Durham Bulls that reads "Y'all means all. #PrideNight"

Tweet from a user saying "Please delete," and Durham Bulls responding "No."

Tweet from a user saying, "Actually, no it does not! Stop dividing people." with a response from the Durham Bulls saying, "Inclusion's actually the exact opposite of division"

Tweet from someone saying "Maybe don't promote gay sex to children?" with the Durham Bulls responding, "Okay, sexyman159861581242902587231848675309"

11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls

I can't wait for Zohran Mamdani to win the primary election tomorrow and eventually make all NYC buses fast and free

It's hard to understate how much I love the crosstown bus in Manhattan: it's fast, efficient, safe, affordable and reliable...

If you ever doubt yourself remember:

The bird flu doom loop Is bird flu here to stay?

When we talk about egg prices, we don't talk enough about how bird flu killed over 100 million chickens last year

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

I recently got connected with a prospective student who wanted to ask about their film program and I will tell them they should not apply or attend if they have any interest in any political involvement / speaking out against the university's abhorrent human rights record

As an alumni, I will never make a donation to NYU because of their complete disregard for free speech, peaceful protest and human rights in Palestine

The way NYU treats student protesters is absolutely shameful

A 1 year suspension for siting in a library & engaging in quiet protest for a human rights issue

How to protect your health from wildfire smoke:

Evacuate if active fire is too close

Wear a high quality mask with headstraps; N95s are great, P100s are most protective

Stay indoors, and close your windows and doors

Run air purifiers on high to filter smoke that seeps inside