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The Pathological Imprint: Bio-Neurological Trauma and the Proliferation of Societal Psychopathy:
Review of the fMRI data comparing the amygdala activation of circumcised vs. intact males when exposed to empathy-inducing stimuli
Review of the fMRI data comparing the amygdala activation of circumcised vs. intact males when exposed to empathy-inducing stimuli
To complete our clinical presentation, we must evaluate the available neuroimaging and psychometric data concerning long-term socio-affective processing. While direct fMRI data specifically contrasting circumcised vs. intact amygdala responses to empathy stimuli is a nascent
field with limited high-resolution studies, current literature provides a framework for the "Neurological Scars" hypothesis.
The Socio-Affective Data: A Comparative Review
Recent studies (e.g., Miani et al., 2020) have shifted the focus from simple penile sensitivity
The Socio-Affective Data: A Comparative Review
Recent studies (e.g., Miani et al., 2020) have shifted the focus from simple penile sensitivity
The Pathological Imprint: Bio-Neurological Trauma and the Proliferation of Societal Psychopathy
Presenter: Department of Neuro-Psychoanalysis
Audience: Clinical Psychiatrists and Neurobiologists
I. Abstract: Beyond the "Mere Flap of Skin"
Presenter: Department of Neuro-Psychoanalysis
Audience: Clinical Psychiatrists and Neurobiologists
I. Abstract: Beyond the "Mere Flap of Skin"
We have long operated under a reductionist paradigm that views the human prepuce as a vestigial "flap of skin."
This clinical oversight has blinded us to the profound bio-psychological consequences of its ritualized excision.
This clinical oversight has blinded us to the profound bio-psychological consequences of its ritualized excision.
Today, we examine the hypothesis that neonatal circumcision is not merely a religious rite, but a foundational biological trauma that facilitates the development of psychopathic traits and societal-level aggression through the permanent alteration of the human nervous system.
To the J/psychopaths:
Formal Notice of Secure Containment and Mandatory Restraint Protocol
This notice serves as a formal clinical determination regarding your status within society.
Formal Notice of Secure Containment and Mandatory Restraint Protocol
This notice serves as a formal clinical determination regarding your status within society.
Effective immediately, your level of containment has been escalated to maximum restrictive oversight.
Clinical assessment has determined that your current psychological presentation—characterized by a convergence of extreme manipulation and combined sadistic/masochistic
Clinical assessment has determined that your current psychological presentation—characterized by a convergence of extreme manipulation and combined sadistic/masochistic
behavioral patterns—renders standard therapeutic engagement impossible and dangerous.
The Necessity of Total Restraint
The decision to maintain you in a state of high-security containment and physical restraint is based on the following diagnostic observations:
The Necessity of Total Restraint
The decision to maintain you in a state of high-security containment and physical restraint is based on the following diagnostic observations:
Non, il a raison à 99% (mais prône le Fédéralisme Européen #USE), il n'y a rien d'irrespectueux, c'est vrai sur le fond & constructif, seuls les arrogants et susceptibles sont contrairiés, mais ce n'est pas l'endroit (et ça ! C'est problématique).
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Problématique car selon sa logique, il affaiblit donc lui aussi l'Europe en dénonçant ce qu'il fait lui-même : ça parle beaucoup sans concertation ni réelle voix commune, chacun critique les autres…
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Et critiquer l'Europe au Forum Économique "Mondial", symboliquement c'est comme critiquer ses enfants/épouse/petite-amie 'bien-aimé' en public : laver son linge sale en public. C'est au parlement européen ou au conseil de l'Europe qu'il doit faire ça.
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Hi everyone, I’ll be live-tweeting the Pike Township School Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. for #IndyDocumenters. Media Partners: @indydocumenters @mirrorindy
@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The livestream can be accessed through their YouTube page at this link: youtube.com/live/Edju0FK4O…
@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The agenda can be found here: go.boarddocs.com/in/pike/Board.…
¿Qué les parece si les cuento del Festival del Vudú al que acabo de ir en Ouidah (Benín 🇧🇯)?
Va hilito ⬇️
#vudufest
Va hilito ⬇️
#vudufest
El 10 de enero se celebra el Día Nacional del Vudú en Benín.
Es en torno a esa fecha se realiza desde hace 30 años el Festival del Vudú.
Es en torno a esa fecha se realiza desde hace 30 años el Festival del Vudú.
El vudú es una religión monoteista.
El ser humano solo se puede comunicar con Dios a través de los espíritus llamados vudú (en Nigeria les llaman orishas).
Son intermediarios como los santos católicos.
Aquí salgo con Zangbeto
El ser humano solo se puede comunicar con Dios a través de los espíritus llamados vudú (en Nigeria les llaman orishas).
Son intermediarios como los santos católicos.
Aquí salgo con Zangbeto
Are these the cops who think the public should not be "untoward about paedophiles" @ThePosieParker ?
Ashley Boyd aka Rhys Cronin (why??), trans liaison nurse at the Great Western Hospital, chair of Swindon & Wiltshire Pride 2023.
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Ashley Boyd aka Rhys Cronin (why??), trans liaison nurse at the Great Western Hospital, chair of Swindon & Wiltshire Pride 2023.
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Ashley Boyd / Rhys Cronin "was regularly rostered as a triage nurse on the Paediatric Assessment Unit. He was not a qualified children’s nurse and was not authorised to carry out intimate examinations."
Who at @GWH_NHS enabled him?
2/4wiltshire999s.co.uk/swindon-nurse-…
Who at @GWH_NHS enabled him?
2/4wiltshire999s.co.uk/swindon-nurse-…
Sign the Parliamentary Petition!
*Inquiry into sexual violence in NHS hospitals*
The case of paedophile nurse Ashley Boyd aka Rhys Cronin at @GWH_NHS shows NHS Trusts and Police enable child sexual abuse.
@wesstreeting
3/4petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7365…
*Inquiry into sexual violence in NHS hospitals*
The case of paedophile nurse Ashley Boyd aka Rhys Cronin at @GWH_NHS shows NHS Trusts and Police enable child sexual abuse.
@wesstreeting
3/4petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7365…
🧵🧵New paper w/ @zdgroff on the social discount rate and how policy should trade off costs and benefits for future generations.
TLDR: Contrary to standard cost-benefit analysis practice, people discount future generation's welfare far less than their own
TLDR: Contrary to standard cost-benefit analysis practice, people discount future generation's welfare far less than their own
The social discount rate is central to policy evaluation whenever we have intergenerational stakes- the social cost of carbon, R&D funding, deficits. The gap between low and high discount rates can flip cost-benefit conclusions entirely
While philosophers often argue for near-zero discounting, the standard economist approach calibrates discount rates to market interest rates (e.g. treasuries).
The logic: to reflect the public's time preferences, we should use the rates revealed in real-stakes decisions
The logic: to reflect the public's time preferences, we should use the rates revealed in real-stakes decisions
A few of the Greatest Episodic Pivots ever. There are many, MANY more but these are a few of my favorites. I even traded a few of them!
META July 25th, 2013.
The stock massively beats Q2 earnings expectations, particularly showing strong mobile ad revenue growth.
Finishes the day +29% on 749% increase in volume
The stock massively beats Q2 earnings expectations, particularly showing strong mobile ad revenue growth.
Finishes the day +29% on 749% increase in volume
BB December 23rd, 2003
Huge earnings beat. +51% +1590% volume increase
Huge earnings beat. +51% +1590% volume increase
The U.S. military is rapidly expanding its footprint in the Middle East, moving additional fighter aircraft, ships, air defense, and support assets into the region.
- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is in the Indian Ocean and will soon enter the U.S. 5th Fleet/Central Command AOR
- Three F-15E Strike Eagle squadrons now forward deployed
- Increased KC-135 and C-17 flights supporting the buildup
- Patriot and THAAD air defense systems reportedly en route
Snapshot ahead of Abe’s arrival in theater:
- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is in the Indian Ocean and will soon enter the U.S. 5th Fleet/Central Command AOR
- Three F-15E Strike Eagle squadrons now forward deployed
- Increased KC-135 and C-17 flights supporting the buildup
- Patriot and THAAD air defense systems reportedly en route
Snapshot ahead of Abe’s arrival in theater:
Tap and hold to load/save in 4K. Track the entire Navy fleet at @iejmedia.
If you’re interested in this stuff, I suggest following @TheIntelFrog, @Schizointel, @LATAMMILMVMTS, @MT_Anderson, @mercoglianos, @vcdgf555, @SA_Defensa, @__CJohnston__, @DefenceGeek, @ByChrisGordon, @sentdefender, @ezegsm3, @EndGameWW3, @steffanwatkins
If you’re interested in this stuff, I suggest following @TheIntelFrog, @Schizointel, @LATAMMILMVMTS, @MT_Anderson, @mercoglianos, @vcdgf555, @SA_Defensa, @__CJohnston__, @DefenceGeek, @ByChrisGordon, @sentdefender, @ezegsm3, @EndGameWW3, @steffanwatkins
“A dozen F-15Es assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., departed on Jan. 18, headed towards the Middle East, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, according to flight tracking data.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the region, confirmed the squadron’s presence in the Middle East with an official photo posted on social media Jan. 20. C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft have also flown from Britain to the Middle East on missions that appear to be supporting the fighter squadron’s deployment.
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With the addition of another F-15E squadron, the U.S. now has three Strike Eagle squadrons known to be deployed to the region, according to open-source flight tracking data and recent official U.S. military imagery.
The F-15E squadrons that were already deployed to the Middle East are from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes are also known to be deployed to the region.”
@ByChrisGordon @ASForcesMag
U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the region, confirmed the squadron’s presence in the Middle East with an official photo posted on social media Jan. 20. C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft have also flown from Britain to the Middle East on missions that appear to be supporting the fighter squadron’s deployment.
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With the addition of another F-15E squadron, the U.S. now has three Strike Eagle squadrons known to be deployed to the region, according to open-source flight tracking data and recent official U.S. military imagery.
The F-15E squadrons that were already deployed to the Middle East are from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes are also known to be deployed to the region.”
@ByChrisGordon @ASForcesMag
@Shayan86 1).
„[...] Nekima Levy Armstrong appeared in federal court on Thurs., but was processed and released after a judge found that there is not enough evidence to keep her in custody.
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„[...] Nekima Levy Armstrong appeared in federal court on Thurs., but was processed and released after a judge found that there is not enough evidence to keep her in custody.
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@Shayan86 2).
Activists targeted the church after identifying its pastor, David Easterwood, as the acting field director of the local @ICEgov office in St. Paul, NewsNation has confirmed.
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Activists targeted the church after identifying its pastor, David Easterwood, as the acting field director of the local @ICEgov office in St. Paul, NewsNation has confirmed.
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@Shayan86 @ICEgov 3)
The @WhiteHouse posted an apparently-doctored photo of Armstrong’s arrest on X that showed her crying as she was led towards the camera by an officer. However, @Sec_Noem (@KristiNoem) posted a different version of the photo which did not show Armstrong crying.”
Jan. 22, 2026
The @WhiteHouse posted an apparently-doctored photo of Armstrong’s arrest on X that showed her crying as she was led towards the camera by an officer. However, @Sec_Noem (@KristiNoem) posted a different version of the photo which did not show Armstrong crying.”
Jan. 22, 2026
Because it remains important to show the world what Russia looks like, the country that continues to spent hundreds of millions of dollars every night trying to freeze and terrorize the Ukrainian population, I have compiled a "best of" from my guides through Russia's cities.🧵
With its 200k inhabitants enjoying a life expectancy of 42 and having "life may be bad but at least it's short" as the unofficial motto, Dzerzhinsk is a must among worldwide chemical weapons enthusiasts, with popular tourist hotspots such as "The White Sea" and the "Black hole".
While a romantic sunset, sunrise or the sun in general is not something you're likely to experience in Norilsk, a city that fields a beautiful bi-annual Biblical plague when the local river runs red with pollution, is one for sure bound to go straight to your heart. And lungs.
Some stories wound me in the writing. The toll is a stress that burrows deep during research. When the weight grows unbearable, when it overwhelms, I step back, breathe, think. But I will not be ruled by fear. My allegiance is to democracy, and the stakes could not be higher.
The cunning of fear is that it needs no chains. It merely suggests that tomorrow is soon enough, that someone else will speak, and that the risk outweighs the duty. Fear stops the hand before it writes, and closes the throat before it speaks.
Fear is a thief of motion. It wins not by persuasion, but by paralysis. It whispers in our ear that stillness is safety, that silence protects. It makes cowards feel wise, inaction feel reasonable, retreat feel like strategy. So nothing moves. The moment passes, and passes again.
🧵THREAD🧵
There’s another media hoax from Minnesota. Legacy outlets churned out headlines about a 5-year-old child used as “bait” by ICE.
The reality? The kid’s father, an illegal immigrant, abandoned him when he saw the agents. As even these outlets later concede.
Look ⤵️
There’s another media hoax from Minnesota. Legacy outlets churned out headlines about a 5-year-old child used as “bait” by ICE.
The reality? The kid’s father, an illegal immigrant, abandoned him when he saw the agents. As even these outlets later concede.
Look ⤵️
Here’s how these hoaxes start. @washingtonpost alleges ICE used a 5-year-old kid as “bait” to arrest his father.
Not until five paragraphs into the piece do they acknowledge what really happened: the child’s father, an illegal immigrant, abandoned him when he saw ICE.
Not until five paragraphs into the piece do they acknowledge what really happened: the child’s father, an illegal immigrant, abandoned him when he saw ICE.
But this allegation was everywhere. We saw the same thing from @AP.
Explosive claim in the headline: “used as ‘bait’” (from the school, no less)
Reality: six paragraphs down, father abandoned child.
Explosive claim in the headline: “used as ‘bait’” (from the school, no less)
Reality: six paragraphs down, father abandoned child.
We regret to inform you that pickup artists and pranksters have discovered Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. They're creeping on women on the street, bothering firefighters at work, and harassing retail workers for content. (🧵1/7)
The videos all have one thing in common: They prove that anyone can become the unwitting star of someone else's social video. Consent doesn't enter into it at all.
Lawyers say there's nothing you can do about it in most cases. But creator Brad_Podray told us that's not the point. "I know it’s legal. I don’t care...I think it’s weird and creepy, and it shows a very predatory mindset."
Can LLMs automate frontier LLM research, like pre-training and post-training?
In our new paper, LLMs found post-training methods that beat GRPO (69.4% vs 48.0%), and pre-training recipes faster than nanoGPT (19.7 minutes vs 35.9 minutes).
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In our new paper, LLMs found post-training methods that beat GRPO (69.4% vs 48.0%), and pre-training recipes faster than nanoGPT (19.7 minutes vs 35.9 minutes).
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Paper:
To make the scope clear, our automated AI researchers aren’t just tuning hyper-parameters; they are often experimenting with meaningful algorithmic ideas shown below.
2/ arxiv.org/abs/2601.14525
To make the scope clear, our automated AI researchers aren’t just tuning hyper-parameters; they are often experimenting with meaningful algorithmic ideas shown below.
2/ arxiv.org/abs/2601.14525
How did we achieve this?
We first build an automated executor to implement ideas and launch large-scale parallel GPU experiments to verify their effectiveness.
Then we use the execution reward for evolutionary search and RL.
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We first build an automated executor to implement ideas and launch large-scale parallel GPU experiments to verify their effectiveness.
Then we use the execution reward for evolutionary search and RL.
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@katrosenfield Americans expect that our federal law enforcement officers will perform their duties with professionalism.
Of course, especially given the interference by poorly informed civilians in various locations in Minnesota, mistakes will be made, but then fix them.
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Of course, especially given the interference by poorly informed civilians in various locations in Minnesota, mistakes will be made, but then fix them.
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@katrosenfield The standard, traditional joint investigation into the death of Renee Good should be conducted in the standard manner.
Remember, the sainted Obama @AGLynch @SallyQYates Administration ran out the clock on Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York.
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Remember, the sainted Obama @AGLynch @SallyQYates Administration ran out the clock on Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York.
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@katrosenfield @AGLynch @SallyQYates Our federal government should enforce federal law.
If people don’t like the law, Congress can change it.
When Members of Congress complain about federal law, but don’t even pretend to try to change it - introducing legislation, citizens lose confidence in everything.
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If people don’t like the law, Congress can change it.
When Members of Congress complain about federal law, but don’t even pretend to try to change it - introducing legislation, citizens lose confidence in everything.
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Not so fun fact: Tear gas isn’t a “gas”
If it’s not a gas, then what is it?
Answer: it’s an aerosol. And this distinction matters.
Let’s discuss 🧵
If it’s not a gas, then what is it?
Answer: it’s an aerosol. And this distinction matters.
Let’s discuss 🧵
The burning sensation of tear gas is caused by the compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile.
Rather than discussing how this chemical affects the body biologically, let’s go over how this chemical is dispersed physically, and why that matters (aerosol science!).
Rather than discussing how this chemical affects the body biologically, let’s go over how this chemical is dispersed physically, and why that matters (aerosol science!).
Tear gas is delivered a couple different ways.
1) Pyrotechnic canister where the device produces a cloud of hot smoke.
2) Aerosol spray devices where the chemical is dissolved in a solvent and then sprayed.
1) Pyrotechnic canister where the device produces a cloud of hot smoke.
2) Aerosol spray devices where the chemical is dissolved in a solvent and then sprayed.
We ran a poll of a focus group of verified Islamabad fans on X (verified via email) to get their opinion on retention and some other matters related to @IsbUnited Thread 1/8 @AliNaqvi808 @Rehan_ulhaq . Thread - 1/8
We assumed Farhan, Shadab and Naseem would be platinum options. All respondents gave Shadab as an answer. No surprises there. The response was o one sided I cant even do a chart for this question :) [2/8)
We asked who they would retain from Agha, Carey or Nawaz if those were the options in Diamond. Majority said Nawaz. Agha got 0 votes! [3/8]
🧵MAJOR WIN: A Florida Judge just ruled that Florida Tech must stand trial for retaliating against whistleblower @RickAddante featured in an OMG undercover investigation. @FloridaTech tried to duck accountability. They failed. Now they face the light of truth in a courtroom.
Florida Tech fired tenured professor @RickAddante after he exposed their secret scheme to defraud both the Florida Governor’s office and the federal government. He refused a $100K bribe for silence. So they tried to erase him from history. Today, a judge ruled: NOT SO FAST.
Our original report caught Florida Tech President John Nicklow @FloridaTechPrez on hidden camera admitting to DEI non-compliance while accepting a $7M state grant. He met with the DeSantis admin, pretended to follow the rules, then bragged he would “fight back” behind their backs.
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An die Migranten in Deutschland:
📍 Minneapolis, 15. Januar 2026 – was gerade dort passiert
Eine Frau aus Minneapolis, geboren und aufgewachsen in dieser Stadt, sprach bei einer öffentlichen Versammlung über ihre ANGST –
👉nicht nur auf der Straße,
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📍 Minneapolis, 15. Januar 2026 – was gerade dort passiert
Eine Frau aus Minneapolis, geboren und aufgewachsen in dieser Stadt, sprach bei einer öffentlichen Versammlung über ihre ANGST –
👉nicht nur auf der Straße,
vm.tiktok.com/ZGdmXTvvQ/
sondern auch
👉zu Hause und
👉am Arbeitsplatz.
▶️ Sie sagte, sie und viele andere fühlten sich nicht mehr sicher, und sie warnte, dass selbst
👉 Kinder an Schulen sich bedroht fühlten.
▶️ Sie berichtet, dass Krankenpfleger:innen und Gesundheitspersonal
👉zu Hause und
👉am Arbeitsplatz.
▶️ Sie sagte, sie und viele andere fühlten sich nicht mehr sicher, und sie warnte, dass selbst
👉 Kinder an Schulen sich bedroht fühlten.
▶️ Sie berichtet, dass Krankenpfleger:innen und Gesundheitspersonal
mit ethischen Dilemmas konfrontiert sind:
▶️ Sie wissen nicht, wie sie Patient:innen schützen sollen, wenn Bundesbehörden wie ICE immer wieder
👉 in Krankenhäuser eindringen oder Patienten festnehmen.
▶️ Sie wissen nicht, wie sie Patient:innen schützen sollen, wenn Bundesbehörden wie ICE immer wieder
👉 in Krankenhäuser eindringen oder Patienten festnehmen.