@RonFilipkowski @CjMfdt 1).
„ @POTUS @realDonaldTrump listed rare earths, fentanyl, soybeans [1] and Taiwan as the US’s top issues with China, underlining the divisive topics the two sides plan to tackle at the negotiating table as a fragile trade truce nears its expiration.”

@RonFilipkowski @CjMfdt @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 2).
[1] @GuardianUS Oct. 10, 2025 theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

[2] @Bloomberg (@business) Oct. 20, 2025 archive.ph/94aiI

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🧵 When the Brain Mistakes Its Own Voice 🚨1/17 ( long thread - but worth it 😁)

A 2025 EEG study found that in schizophrenia, inner speech isn’t suppressed - it’s amplified. 🔥

In ‘healthy’ brains, inner speech ‘quiets’ the auditory system.

In schizophrenia, it amplifies it - the brain reacts as if someone else is speaking.

Why does that happen?

And what does it teach us about treating psychosis?

Let’s unpack what this means for clinical practice 👇

TL;DR:
The disrupted inner speech suppression response shows how integration between self and other breaks down in schizophrenia.

Understanding this isn’t academic ; it’s central to how we use neuroscience, pharmacology, and learning to restore that integration in clinical practice…..

1/ Psychosis isn’t just about voices or dopamine.

It’s a failure of the brain to distinguish self-generated from external signals. ( one component)

The efference copy normally tells us,

“That sound, that thought, that movement 👉it’s mine.”

When it fails, the brain misattributes internal activity to the outside world.

Clinically, change isn’t all-or-none - it’s about modulation, calibration, and meaning.

2/ So what did the 2025 study show 👇

Inner speech dampens the auditory response - the brain recognises the voice as its own.

In schizophrenia with auditory hallucinations, this response is amplified instead - an inverted speaking-induced suppression (SIS).

In simple terms, the brain reacts as if the inner voice came from someone else - showing a breakdown in self-recognition.

This was described in phenomenology decades before neuroscience visualised it.

#deepthought: increasing Chinese civic nationalism probably reflects a secular decline in the importance of gaokao as the country becomes more developed

https://twitter.com/andrewbatson/status/1981782273294053637

i think this is the "upstream cause" of both a) strong nationalism of (generally affluent) upper-middle class Chinese who studied abroad, such as in the US; and b) the rise in civic nationalism generally

one thing you notice in the civic nationalism vs pro-western liberalism divide in China is that the latter tend to comprise people who have very strong emotional connections to gaokao, whose entire careers were formed by it

🚨 Debunking the #India–#Israel & #Kashmir–#Palestine Occupation Narrative. A fact-based rebuttal to London based ‘The Thinking Muslim’ podcast 🧵

The episode features Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, a known propagandist whose primary task is to fuel anti-India narrative- (1/10)

and to disseminate fabricated propaganda, fake news, misinformation and disinformation regarding #Kashmir at the international level.

Here is detailed background thread on Muzzammil Thakur (2/n)

https://twitter.com/jkcdc_/status/1777340584635850775

‘The Thinking Youth’ (Thinking Muslim) podcast titled “How Kashmir EXPOSED India and Israel’s TWISTED Bromance” featuring Thakur 2nd time attempts to equate India with Israel and Kashmir with Palestine, portraying both as colonial or occupying powers

While The Thinking Muslim brands itself as a platform for “critical thought and resistance narratives,” its content pattern reveals a consistent ideological bias rather than genuine critical inquiry. (3/n)

@RonFilipkowski 1).
„The Department of Defense (@DeptofWar) received an anonymous $130 million donation Thurs. that the Pentagon will use to help pay troops as the federal government shutdown drags on [1].”

@RonFilipkowski @DeptofWar 2).
„The @POTUS declined to name the person, whom he called »a friend of mine«, saying the man didn’t want the recognition [2].”

Oct. 24, 2025

[1] @thehill thehill.com/policy/defense…

[1] @AP apnews.com/article/govern…

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UkriCor Update 21-22Oct2025

Ships Inbound to Odesa (Total) 5,416
Ships Delivered to Greater Odesa (Total) 378
Ships Outbound from Odesa (Total) 5,424
Ships Outbound, Not Delivered (Current) 19
Ships Outbound, Delivered (Current)5,405

🧵⬇️ #UkriCor #Ukrainian_Corridor #agriculture #GrainfromUkraine #BlackSeaGrain #BSGI

One ship was assessed as delivered today, we have 19 ships left to deliver. A quick count shows that at least 14 ships sailed into Odesa Area ports in the past 24 hours.

The Rundown

Ukraine has announced a War Risk compensation mechanism for businesses today. In the shipping industry, Ukraine’s War Risk Insurance did not replace private insurance offerings but instead made pricing more competitive which encouraged trade more broadly. Similarly this insurance is expected to allow businesses to move forward with new funding and investment.
kmu.gov.ua/en/news/uriad-…

🔥Andrew Kerr, an architect with 20+ years experience, who has worked on several Federal projects.

1. With a projected size of 90K sf and a budget of $300M, the cost per square foot would be $3,333. No building costs anywhere near that.
dailykos.com/stories/2025/1…

Actual post (long)

Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. (The demo is obviously real.) Some background - I am a licensed Architect with 20+ years of experience. I have worked on multiple Federal projects with sensitive building programs that required
2/

background checks

1. With a projected size of 90,000sf and a newly revised budget of $300M, the cost per square foot would be $3,333. No building costs anywhere near that. $1,000/sf is astronomical

2. Let's assume, since we are drawing in the classical, style, that the
3/

@RonFilipkowski 1).
„The DOJ’s efforts are also the latest salvo in the @GOP's preoccupation with election integrity after @POTUS @realDonaldTrump spent years refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election and falsely railing against mail-in voting as rife with fraud.

@RonFilipkowski @GOP @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 2).
@TheDemocrats fear the new administration will attempt to gain an upper hand in next year’s midterms with similarly unfounded allegations of fraud.

@RonFilipkowski @GOP @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @TheDemocrats 3).
The announcement comes days after state Republican parties in both states [Calif. and N.J.] wrote letters to @TheJusticeDept requesting their assistance.”

Oct. 24, 2025

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖞 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘 (@mercnews) archive.ph/zbZmq

@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Unusual Machines brought @DonaldJTrumpJr on as an adviser in Nov. 2024. The Financial Times earlier this year found [1] shares in the company almost tripled in price in the weeks leading up to its disclosure of the move [2].”

Oct. 24, 2025

@RonFilipkowski @DonaldJTrumpJr 2).
[1] @FT archive.ph/dSZ8a

[2] @FT archive.ph/8UPs1

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@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Donald TrumpJrʼs stock holdings in Unusual Machines are just one example on a growing list of financial ties that @DonaldJTrumpJr and @EricTrump, the @POTUS's second son,

@RonFilipkowski @DonaldJTrumpJr @EricTrump @POTUS 2).
have to companies that are selling products to the federal government or rely on it for regulatory approvals needed to increase their sales.”

Oct. 24, 2025

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes) archive.ph/q2Lul

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@kjax_wy @EllieGAnders @WesternLensman People must v0+€ in the
pr!mar!€5, if you don't they will do it for you! They v0t€d for me when I was 17. I never would have done that. They v0t€d for me in a different county. I never would have v0+€d in a different county! They v0t€d for me in the primaries, & ....

@kjax_wy @EllieGAnders @WesternLensman ...midterms which I have never yet v0t€d in. That's probably what helped Ob@ma in because my v0t€r history also says I v0t€d for him but I never would have because I watched the very late news which told his secrets, many of which sh0w€d r@c!5m, amongst other things!

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@TruthCape @Debster228282 @ProjectConstitu @Comey @JohnBrennan @realDonaldTrump @charliekirk11 @DNC You're also fixing it so bad ppl like C0m€y can search themselves. That's just something I usually try to avoid. That's partly why I was surprised. It also makes it easier for the bad ppl to shadow b@n you when they control things. Some ppl think that's abt to happen here again.

@TruthCape @Debster228282 @ProjectConstitu @Comey @JohnBrennan @realDonaldTrump @charliekirk11 @DNC ...if not already to some degree. (I'm not saying it is or isn't right now), but some people say that because of who now 0wn5 s+0ck in "X."
Anyway, I was 5h@d0w b@nn€d in the past, so I have tried to be more careful since then. I'm not sure, but it seems to help.

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