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Straight from the Bible ...

For fun today I showed my kids the famous 1999 selective attention test & anyway, it unexpectedly appears to have deeply disturbed my 4yo.

Because he missed the gorilla on the first viewing, he is now terrified that a gorilla may appear out of nowhere at any time.
Took an hour to get him to sleep.

A portion of John Quincy Adams' Amistad argument before SCOTUS: "I will not recur to the Declaration of Independence--your Honors have it implanted in your hearts--but one of the grievous charges brought against George III. was, that he had made laws for sending men beyond seas for trial. That was one of the most odious of those acts of tyranny which occasioned the American revolution. The whole of the reasoning is not applicable to this case, but I submit to your Honors that, if the President has the power to do it in the case of Africans, and send them beyond seas for trial, he could do it by the same authority in the case of American citizens. By a simple order to the marshal of the district, he could just as well seize forty citizens of the United States, on the demand of a foreign minister, and send them beyond seas for trial before a foreign court."

Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant

Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’ve been left holding the bill.

A quick thread 🧵...

#Farms #Farmers #IRA #DOGE #Agriculture

At USAFacts, the only opinion we have is that government data should be easier to access.

⬇️A statement from our founder Steve Ballmer

These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere

The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

From this former Kansas appellate judge, an open letter to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran • Kansas Reflector We’ve always agreed on big-picture things: The United States should be the leader of the free world, and it should keep its word.

From this former Kansas appellate judge, an open letter to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran kansasreflector.com/2025/03/12/f...

I realize what I post will not change minds, but I wish everyone would remember what happened in Bucha - go look at the photos and remember what Putin did in Ukraine

US government finance statistics, charts, and trends | USAFacts Get data-driven insights into how governmental revenue and spending affect American lives and programs. Get insight into Congressional and judicial decisions, programs like Medicare, Social Security, ...

Complex government spending doesn’t have to be confusing. Seriously. That’s why we created this interactive(!) Sankey — so you can track every dollar of the federal budget.

p.s. The taller the segment, the bigger the cash flow. #DataViz
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Lawyers Caught Citing AI-Hallucinated Cases Say It’s a ‘Cautionary Tale’ For All Law Firms The attorneys filed court documents referencing eight non-existent cases, then admitted it was a "hallucination" by an AI tool.

A federal judge in Wyoming received a motion citing nine cases. Of the nine, eight don't exist.

When she demanded an explanation, the lawyers said their "artificial intelligence platform ‘hallucinated’ the cases in question."
@courtwatch.bsky.social www.courtwatch.news/p/lawyers-ca...

US President Donald Trump plans to place 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, valued at about $50bn in 2024.

We visualise who the top suppliers are and what the new tariffs will mean aje.io/vlx6ns

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency

My latest blog. An open discussion on changing healthcare

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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education

When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

Mike Johnson may have his first official challenger in the Speaker’s race.

Why not, when you’re home alone

Powerful dissents in this case: “If the public cannot trust the judiciary to be faithful in small things—like whether “boneless” can reasonably be understood as not including bones—how can the judiciary be trusted with greater things?”

YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken No More General Anesthesia

One thing I didn’t expect in the wake of the CEO shooting is the sudden attention on health insurance policy. I have seen this video and the BCBS policy itself go viral on almost every platform. People are waking up. Real lasting change in healthcare is coming. youtube.com/shorts/vWA2a...

Relaxing with members of the pack

A Foot Doctor Who Learned at a Renaissance Man’s Knee | amNewYork BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Successful professionals, when asked what inspired their interest and passion for their field of endeavor, will often recall a favorite

Hope you have a chance to watch our film about Leonardo da Vinci 11/18 and 11/19 on PBS. You can find his impact in remarkable places, including among some highly accomplished foot doctors. www.amny.com/news/foot-do...

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