Reading

“An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide. The order calls for the federal government to define sex as only male or female and for that to be reflected on official documents such as passports and policies such as federal prison assignments.” — AP

By the authority vested in me as President by whatever shreds of the Constitution I feel like keeping today, it is hereby ordered:

As Tim Miller points out in this video,(warning, it’s on X) this indicates that one of the best line of attack against Trump is this oligarchy he’s assembled and which he personally adores. As that 12% approval indicates, there’s a split somewhere in the Trump coalition and it’s pretty clear that it’s between the Wall Street types and the MAGA populists, many of whom are listening to the likes of Steve Bannon. This is a very rich political vein to mine.

2 beef shank bones (1 to 1½ pounds)3 quarts water2 tablespoons salt1 pound lean ground beef1 egg1 tablespoon flour1 small clove garlic, crushed½ medium onion, finely chopped1 medium tomato, peeled and finely chopped1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon white pepper½ cup tomato sauce1 small onion, sliced1 medium carrot, shredded½ package frozen peas1 stalk celery (leaves included), sliced1½ […]

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Trump speaks to media about the intent to clear out Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, while Hamas responds. Google Earth updates its visuals to reveal the apocalyptic landscapes in Gaza. Holocaust survivor Gabor Maté speaks of the longest ethnic cleansing operation in our history. Trump reveals the intent to ‘clear out’ Palestinians from Gaza to Continue reading »

I use the filmmaker’s work in my psychology lab to understand how we make sense of an unsettling world

The post David Lynch Opens a Portal to Our Minds appeared first on Nautilus.

Viruses may play a surprising part

The post A Missing Link Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s appeared first on Nautilus.

A popular idea in quantitative social sciences is to think of a cause (C) as something that increases the probability of its effect or outcome (O). That is: P(O|C) > P(O|-C) However, as is also well known, a correlation between two variables, say A and B, does not necessarily imply that one is a cause […]

Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has demanded a revamp of the Australian Maths syllabus to ensure that more emphasis is put on division. ”It is totally unacceptable that the average Australian kid leaves school knowing how to add and multiply but... Read More ›

"There is a moral responsibility by each global leader to think from the global perspective instead of from their own national-interest perspective."

Now that I have defeated you, I shall feed my conceit and explain the horrors I will enact upon you…

Behold despair. Behold destruction. Behold the ultimate instrument of my revenge—a multifactorial framework of social, political, and economic pressures to undermine your country via the erosion of its complex systems!

What? Why are you looking at me like that? What did you expect? I can tell from your face that you clearly wanted something different. Trust me when I say I wish it were something cooler too. For my sake and yours, just admit you’re disappointed.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, uh, most societal collapses aren’t really that dramatic. Everyone imagines like a hurricane made of tornadoes or AI cyborgs declaring war on humanity. Or worst yet, AI cyborgs taking white-collar jobs.

Australian society has never really been a cohesive entity. In the past its various socio-economic, religious, ethnic, cultural, and political factions have simply hung together largely through a sense of xenophobia about the outside world (read Asia) rather than a commitment to national unity based on shared values and mutually beneficial interests. But today xenophobia Continue reading »