{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Eliot Gelwan","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/egelwan","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"7534","username":"egelwan","bio":"70-something psychiatrist and perennial contrarian.\nMastodon: https://mas.to/@egelwan","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":2,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"90604472","content_html":"<p>The mystery of the world’s highest unclimbed mountain: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/20/the-mystery-of-the-worlds-highest-unclimbed-mountain/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘At 7,570 metres tall, Bhutan’s Gangkhar Puensum mountain poses three summits, none of which have been scaled yet—and likely never will be….’ (Ria Gupta via Architectural Digest India)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/20/the-mystery-of-the-worlds-highest-unclimbed-mountain/","date_published":"2026-05-21T00:22:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"00:22","date_timestamp":1779322934,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90598635","content_html":"<p>Trump admin didn’t want Ebola-exposed Americans, sent them to Berlin, Prague <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2276659165-1152x648.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/20/trump-admin-didnt-want-ebola-exposed-americans-sent-them-to-berlin-prague/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘ ‘An American infected with Ebola is being treated in Berlin, while another exposed to the deadly virus is being sent to Prague after the White House reportedly resisted allowing citizens to return to the US for care and monitoring. … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/20/trump-admin-didnt-want-ebola-exposed-americans-sent-them-to-berlin-prague/","date_published":"2026-05-20T23:20:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"23:20","date_timestamp":1779319235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90474366","content_html":"<p>Amazon Is Facing A Class Action Lawsuit For Not Refunding Its Customers After ‘Unlawful’ Tariffs: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/amazon-is-facing-a-class-action-lawsuit-for-not-refunding-its-customers-after-unlawful-tariffs/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Amazon is legally entitled to recover these costs, following a 6-3 decision from the US Supreme Court that ruled against the legality of the sweeping tariff policy put in place by President Trump. Corporations were allowed to recover restitution for … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/amazon-is-facing-a-class-action-lawsuit-for-not-refunding-its-customers-after-unlawful-tariffs/","date_published":"2026-05-19T08:53:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 08:53","date_timestamp":1779180822,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90474367","content_html":"<p>Trump’s deal to drop suit against IRS creates $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/trumps-deal-to-drop-suit-against-irs-creates-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘The deal, laid out in a document signed by acting attorney general Todd Blanche, could result in taxpayer payouts to the president’s allies. …’ ( via Washington Post)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/trumps-deal-to-drop-suit-against-irs-creates-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund/","date_published":"2026-05-19T08:51:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 08:51","date_timestamp":1779180678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90474368","content_html":"<p>Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Serum That Activates a Dormant Ability to Regrow Lost Limbs in Mammals: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/scientists-say-theyve-invented-a-serum-that-activates-a-dormant-ability-to-regrow-lost-limbs-in-mammals/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, they detail a process they say causes bones, joints, and ligaments to regenerate in mammals which otherwise would not be able to regrow tissue…’ (Joe Wilkins via Futurism)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/19/scientists-say-theyve-invented-a-serum-that-activates-a-dormant-ability-to-regrow-lost-limbs-in-mammals/","date_published":"2026-05-19T08:46:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 08:46","date_timestamp":1779180418,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90418426","content_html":"<p>A Different Kind of Fading President: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/a-different-kind-of-fading-president/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Joe Biden became quieter, while Donald Trump grows even louder.…’ (Jonathan Lemire via The Atlantic)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/a-different-kind-of-fading-president/","date_published":"2026-05-18T13:06:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 13:06","date_timestamp":1779109580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90398830","content_html":"<p>Antarctic Sea Ice Enters ‘Shock’ Decline as Ocean Heat Breaks Through <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/05/LoneIcebergInAntarctica.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/antarctic-sea-ice-enters-shock-decline-as-ocean-heat-breaks-through/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice – frozen seawater that expands around the continent each winter – appeared … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/antarctic-sea-ice-enters-shock-decline-as-ocean-heat-breaks-through/","date_published":"2026-05-18T07:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 07:28","date_timestamp":1779089281,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90395823","content_html":"<p>Internal Pentagon Report Reveals Hegseth Is Willfully Putting Civilians in Danger: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/internal-pentagon-report-reveals-hegseth-is-willfully-putting-civilians-in-danger/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘THE PENTAGON’S TOP watchdog says cuts to civilian harm mitigation and response efforts have been so severe under War Secretary Pete Hegseth that the United States cannot adequately protect civilians in conflict zones. Thursday’s scathing analysis by the Department … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/internal-pentagon-report-reveals-hegseth-is-willfully-putting-civilians-in-danger/","date_published":"2026-05-18T06:55:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 06:55","date_timestamp":1779087348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90395831","content_html":"<p>How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Counterterrorism-2026.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000&amp;w=1200&amp;h=800\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/how-trumps-new-counterterrorism-strategy-puts-you-at-risk/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION last week unveiled its “2026 Counterterrorism Strategy,” a 16-page collection of threats, grievances, hyperbole, and lies. The memo is a truly foundational document and a striking distillation of Trumpism as an ideology, movement, and system of … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/how-trumps-new-counterterrorism-strategy-puts-you-at-risk/","date_published":"2026-05-18T06:52:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 06:52","date_timestamp":1779087170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90395838","content_html":"<p>Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/13/multimedia/13DC-TRUMP-STABILITY-mlgt/13DC-TRUMP-STABILITY-mlgt-facebookJumbo.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/trumps-erratic-behavior-and-extreme-comments-revive-mental-health-debate/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”…’ (Peter Baker via The New York … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/trumps-erratic-behavior-and-extreme-comments-revive-mental-health-debate/","date_published":"2026-05-18T06:51:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 06:51","date_timestamp":1779087067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90395841","content_html":"<p>Opinion: Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/12/multimedia/07sussman-zgwp/07sussman-zgwp-facebookJumbo-v3.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/opinion-why-so-few-babies-we-might-have-overlooked-the-biggest-reason-of-all/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘This is not simply a matter of affordability, the buzzword so often invoked to explain why people are choosing to have smaller families. Government support for parents can help, but overall, people are having fewer children both in countries … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/18/opinion-why-so-few-babies-we-might-have-overlooked-the-biggest-reason-of-all/","date_published":"2026-05-18T06:50:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 06:50","date_timestamp":1779087009,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90322877","content_html":"<p>Someone Asked Physicists What They Really Believe About the Universe and… Yikes <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/survey-physicists-believe-universe.jpg?w=1200\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/someone-asked-physicists-what-they-really-believe-about-the-universe-and-yikes/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘All told, it’s a fascinating reflection on the tenuous nature of scientific insight and consensus. One of the most earth-shattering developments in physics, the uncertainty principle, is that there’s a limit to what we can know about the smallest … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/someone-asked-physicists-what-they-really-believe-about-the-universe-and-yikes/","date_published":"2026-05-16T20:32:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 20:32","date_timestamp":1778963546,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90322889","content_html":"<p>Google holds a massive archive of everything you’ve ever looked at and this is how to view it: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/google-holds-a-massive-archive-of-everything-youve-ever-looked-at-and-this-is-how-to-view-it/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘The feature quietly stores information linked to your Gmail account including searches, YouTube history, voice commands, Maps activity, and more. For some users, opening the page for the first time can feel genuinely unsettling as it reveals just how … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/google-holds-a-massive-archive-of-everything-youve-ever-looked-at-and-this-is-how-to-view-it/","date_published":"2026-05-16T20:16:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 20:16","date_timestamp":1778962589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90322908","content_html":"<p>American Jobs with AI Exposure Really Are Starting to Disappear, Data Show <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/call-center-jobs-1200x675.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/american-jobs-with-ai-exposure-really-are-starting-to-disappear-data-show/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘There’s this certain category of human work that economists clearly want to put in a horrible basket marked “not worth paying for because AI can do it.” This group includes some outliers—model, for instance—but it’s mainly jobs in customer … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/american-jobs-with-ai-exposure-really-are-starting-to-disappear-data-show/","date_published":"2026-05-16T20:11:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 20:11","date_timestamp":1778962284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90322928","content_html":"<p>Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag? <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/does-trump-mobile-know-how-many-stripes-are-on-the-american-flag/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘This has been a momentous few days for Trump Mobile, in which it defied the haters by announcing that its phones will be shipping to buyers this very week. Not that there’s any sign the company has actually done … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/does-trump-mobile-know-how-many-stripes-are-on-the-american-flag/","date_published":"2026-05-16T19:05:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 19:05","date_timestamp":1778958316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90305050","content_html":"<p>The AI Conversation Is Moving Too Fast to Be Comprehensible: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/the-ai-conversation-is-moving-too-fast-to-be-comprehensible/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘You hear wild stuff all the time now. Like this story that Nat Friedman, a former CEO of GitHub, told recently at a conference. Friedman uses OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent that runs on his computer, acting like a … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/the-ai-conversation-is-moving-too-fast-to-be-comprehensible/","date_published":"2026-05-16T16:28:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 16:28","date_timestamp":1778948914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90305054","content_html":"<p>At last, a pill that can prevent COVID after exposure to infected people: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/at-last-a-pill-that-can-prevent-covid-after-exposure-to-infected-people/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘An antiviral pill has, for the first time, been shown to prevent COVID-19 in people exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus at home, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug could be … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/at-last-a-pill-that-can-prevent-covid-after-exposure-to-infected-people/","date_published":"2026-05-16T16:26:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 16:26","date_timestamp":1778948772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90287873","content_html":"<p>Politics Is Breaking Us — Just Ask These Therapists: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/politics-is-breaking-us-just-ask-these-therapists/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘American politics has been deemed broken for years, but something new is happening: Not only are more people depressed or anxious about the state of the world, but now they are seeking professional help. And therapists are more than … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/politics-is-breaking-us-just-ask-these-therapists/","date_published":"2026-05-16T08:45:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 08:45","date_timestamp":1778921138,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90287878","content_html":"<p>Japan runs out of robot wolves in fight against bears: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/16/japan-runs-out-of-robot-wolves-in-fight-against-bears/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. 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This is arguably the most consequential piece of farm animal legislation in U.S. history…’ ( via Ethical Altruism)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/14/time-sensitive-stop-one-of-biggest-threats-for-animal-welfare/","date_published":"2026-05-14T21:33:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 21:33","date_timestamp":1778794394,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90115376","content_html":"<p>Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/13/overworked-ai-agents-turn-marxist-researchers-find/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights….’ — via  WIRED","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/13/overworked-ai-agents-turn-marxist-researchers-find/","date_published":"2026-05-13T19:05:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 19:05","date_timestamp":1778699154,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90102915","content_html":"<p>The Emergent Self Loop: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/13/the-emergent-self-loop/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Kevin Kelly’s thoughtful and compelling piece, reflecting on a 10-hour interview with Claude, dismantles the binary question of whether AI is or isn’t “conscious” by positing a strange middle zone. These systems are not selves, but they’ve become elaborate enough … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/13/the-emergent-self-loop/","date_published":"2026-05-13T17:34:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 17:34","date_timestamp":1778693664,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90017407","content_html":"<p>Trump assassination jokes are spiking. Will they promote actual violence? <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/10/trump-assassination-jokes-are-spiking-experts-worry-they-promote-actual-violence/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘ “Somebody should do it” and its variants have become increasingly popular online memes.…’ (Danielle Paquette and John Woodrow Cox via The Washington Post)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/10/trump-assassination-jokes-are-spiking-experts-worry-they-promote-actual-violence/","date_published":"2026-05-10T20:52:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 20:52","date_timestamp":1778446348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90017408","content_html":"<p>Humanoid Robot Becomes Buddhist Monk: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/10/humanoid-robot-becomes-buddhist-monk/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘A four-foot humanoid robot named Gabi has become a monk at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, participating in a modified initiation ceremony where it pledged to respect life, obey humans, act peacefully toward other robots and objects. “Robots are destined … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/10/humanoid-robot-becomes-buddhist-monk/","date_published":"2026-05-10T20:39:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 20:39","date_timestamp":1778445563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90017409","content_html":"<p>Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S. <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/08/trumps-killing-spree-isnt-stopping-the-flow-of-drugs-into-the-us/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘THE PENTAGON CLAIMS that attacks on civilian boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have severely curtailed the import of illegal drugs to the United States. And President Donald Trump says this has saved more than 1 million American lives. … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/05/08/trumps-killing-spree-isnt-stopping-the-flow-of-drugs-into-the-us/","date_published":"2026-05-08T11:33:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Eliot Gelwan","url":"http://followmehere.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F846fd7c9a41dd1b76ba7ea1aadb1667c%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"egelwan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 11:33","date_timestamp":1778240036,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}