{"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":"94107817","content_html":"<p>Giant participation trophy appears on the National Mall for Trump’s Iran War “effort”: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/15/giant-participation-trophy-appears-on-the-national-mall-for-trumps-iran-war-effort/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Via Boing Boing:’Guerrilla artists Secret Handshake have installed a giant gold participation trophy for Trump on the National Mall, hoping that if the president receives enough shiny objects, he may stop trying to collect wars…’","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/15/giant-participation-trophy-appears-on-the-national-mall-for-trumps-iran-war-effort/","date_published":"2026-07-15T20:15:43+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":"2026-07-15 20:15","date_timestamp":1784146543,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94107848","content_html":"<p>The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/15/the-us-approves-launch-of-mirror-satellite-that-can-reflect-sunlight-and-illuminate-the-earth-at-night/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Via WIRED:The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an existential threat,” the European Southern Observatory said.","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/15/the-us-approves-launch-of-mirror-satellite-that-can-reflect-sunlight-and-illuminate-the-earth-at-night/","date_published":"2026-07-15T19:55:18+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":"2026-07-15 19:55","date_timestamp":1784145318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93984533","content_html":"<p>Opinion : The Zombification of America <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/07/11/opinion/03marche/03marche-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/13/opinion-the-zombification-of-america/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Stephen Marche via The New York Times: ‘As a geopolitical actor, the United States has become a kind of lumbering zombie—a beast that can be startled into reflexive actions but lacks higher functions… The rupture of the world order is … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/13/opinion-the-zombification-of-america/","date_published":"2026-07-14T02:05:59+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":"2026-07-14 02:05","date_timestamp":1783994759,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93984540","content_html":"<p>The End of Reading Is Here: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/13/the-end-of-reading-is-here/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Rose Horowitch via The Atlantic: ‘Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history….’ ","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/13/the-end-of-reading-is-here/","date_published":"2026-07-14T01:48:48+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":"2026-07-14 01:48","date_timestamp":1783993728,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93925057","content_html":"<p>The Most Famous AI Writing Tic Is Also the Most Mysterious <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/7KfgfRMyDesBiZt6Xq8UaNlXo30=/0x43:2000x1085/1200x625/media/img/mt/2026/07/2026_07_09_AIs_Favorite_Writing_Tic/original.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/12/the-most-famous-ai-writing-tic-is-also-the-most-mysterious/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Will Oremus via The Atlantic: ‘Researchers at Pangram, which makes an AI-detection tool, estimate that Not just X but Y sentences appear three times as often in AI writing as they do in human writing. Elyas Masrour, a founding engineer … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/12/the-most-famous-ai-writing-tic-is-also-the-most-mysterious/","date_published":"2026-07-13T02:43:28+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":"2026-07-13 02:43","date_timestamp":1783910608,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874901","content_html":"<p>What is the Monkeysphere? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://animalfeasance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chimps.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/what-is-the-monkeysphere/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Jason Pargin via Cracked.com: ‘picture a monkey. A monkey dressed like a little pirate, if that helps you. We’ll call him Slappy. Imagine you have Slappy as a pet. Imagine a personality for him. Maybe you and he have little … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/what-is-the-monkeysphere/","date_published":"2026-07-12T02:59:21+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":"2026-07-12 02:59","date_timestamp":1783825161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874912","content_html":"<p>A new way to quote takes the internet by storm. Linguists are like, ‘Get used to it!’ <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5FCRSLFDCEI6JFOT2S7WAIOUGA.jpg?auth=91b3728bea68c5064746a43921e3697699bd9c310e89f1eb18f91962125692db&amp;width=1440\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/a-new-way-to-quote-takes-the-internet-by-storm-linguists-are-like-get-used-to-it/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Britt Peterson via BostonGlobe.com  from 2015: ‘IN RECENT MONTHS, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has used it; musician Buddy Guy has used it; Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson used it in grand jury testimony, as did his victim Michael Brown’s friend Dorian … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/a-new-way-to-quote-takes-the-internet-by-storm-linguists-are-like-get-used-to-it/","date_published":"2026-07-12T02:53:31+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":"2026-07-12 02:53","date_timestamp":1783824811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874920","content_html":"<p>Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://damn-8791.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/003-1.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Alan Bellows via Damn Interesting: ‘The 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami remains the highest such wave in recorded history. As of 2016, no subsequent megatsunamis have been observed in that location. But evidence for multiple prior events in Lituya Bay suggests … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/","date_published":"2026-07-12T02:35:57+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":"2026-07-12 02:35","date_timestamp":1783823757,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874926","content_html":"<p>The Problem With Google’s A.I. Overview <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/07/12/multimedia/08lecunff-image/08lecunff-image-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/the-problem-with-googles-a-i-overview/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn’tnow to Ask Anne-Laure Le Cunff via The New York Times: ‘By shortening the time between asking a question and getting an answer, these tools are actually undermining curiosity — … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/the-problem-with-googles-a-i-overview/","date_published":"2026-07-12T02:30:49+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":"2026-07-12 02:30","date_timestamp":1783823449,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874948","content_html":"<p>Court rejects Trump’s claim that The Kennedy Center needs his name to survive: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/court-rejects-trumps-claim-that-the-kennedy-center-needs-his-name-to-survive/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Jason Weisberger via Boing Boing: ‘Not every surface in America is waiting to become a Trump product….’","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/court-rejects-trumps-claim-that-the-kennedy-center-needs-his-name-to-survive/","date_published":"2026-07-12T01:58:15+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":"2026-07-12 01:58","date_timestamp":1783821495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874951","content_html":"<p>Diarrhea outbreak: What is cyclosporiasis, why is it suddenly everywhere, and what preventive steps can you take? <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/diarrhea-outbreak-what-is-cyclosporiasis-why-is-it-suddenly-everywhere-and-what-preventive-steps-can-you-take/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Dylan Scott via Vox: ‘…[C]ook the produce that you can — heat is the absolute best option for eliminating cyclosporiasis — and to clean your raw fruits, vegetables and herbs as thoroughly as possible. Wash everything with running water before … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/diarrhea-outbreak-what-is-cyclosporiasis-why-is-it-suddenly-everywhere-and-what-preventive-steps-can-you-take/","date_published":"2026-07-12T01:23:21+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":"2026-07-12 01:23","date_timestamp":1783819401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874956","content_html":"<p>2028 Democratic presidential primary: Does Kamala Harris really have a shot? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/gettyimages-2281634960.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&amp;w=1200\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/2028-democratic-presidential-primary-does-kamala-harris-really-have-a-shot-vox/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Astead Herndon notes on Vox that Kamala Harris is quietly laying groundwork for a possible 2028 presidential run, including touring early-primary states, meeting key Democratic figures, and sounding out progressive and pro-Palestinian constituencies. She leads many early polls but remains … Continue...","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/2028-democratic-presidential-primary-does-kamala-harris-really-have-a-shot-vox/","date_published":"2026-07-12T01:16:59+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":"2026-07-12 01:16","date_timestamp":1783819019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874958","content_html":"<p>What the 250th Anniversary Means for… <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d181q449nqu6en.cloudfront.net/content/craft/website-assets/GettyImages-2189801696.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/what-the-250th-anniversary-means-for/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Samuel Moyn via The Yale Review: ‘Why Americans aren’t celebrating the semiquincentennial…’","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/what-the-250th-anniversary-means-for/","date_published":"2026-07-12T01:06:50+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":"2026-07-12 01:06","date_timestamp":1783818410,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874962","content_html":"<p>How to Use AI Browsers Without Getting Hacked <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://lifehacker.com/imagery/articles/01KWYRVXGTNG163H86EDRE685D/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/how-to-use-ai-browsers-without-getting-hacked/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"Ritoban Mukherjee via Lifehacker: ‘As I’ve explored these browsers, I’ve been mindful of the many security risks to contend with: Prompt injection, where malicious AI prompts are hidden in a website or browser extension’s HTML source code, is the most … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/how-to-use-ai-browsers-without-getting-hacked/","date_published":"2026-07-11T17:27:39+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":"2026-07-11 17:27","date_timestamp":1783790859,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93874966","content_html":"<p>Our Plastic-Surgery Nightmare: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/our-plastic-surgery-nightmare/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘To borrow a phrase from Simone de Beauvoir, the face is not a thing but a situation—one that is, increasingly, more technically beautiful but more spiritually unattractive, replete with new information but devoid of human meaning. Today, the young inject … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/11/our-plastic-surgery-nightmare/","date_published":"2026-07-11T15:38:01+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":"2026-07-11 15:38","date_timestamp":1783784281,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93768352","content_html":"<p>90 percent of U.S. adults have this syndrome — but most have never heard of it <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wapo/2IF2RTA753SEXSIXPZCAQXQFHE.jpg&amp;w=1440\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/09/90-percent-of-us-adults-have-this-syndrome-but-most-have-never-heard-of-it/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘New guidelines may soon make the disorder known as CKM syndrome a common diagnosis.…’ ( via The Washington Post)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/09/90-percent-of-us-adults-have-this-syndrome-but-most-have-never-heard-of-it/","date_published":"2026-07-10T03:16:17+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":"2026-07-10 03:16","date_timestamp":1783653377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93644146","content_html":"<p>The First Reactions to ‘The Odyssey’ Are Here <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Odyssey-Matt-Damon-hill-side-1200x675.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/07/the-first-reactions-to-the-odyssey-are-here/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘It’s a pretty standard pattern. The first reactions come out and are ecstatic, sending expectations and hype to peak levels. Then, more people see it with those thoughts in their heads, and, more often than not, the film doesn’t live … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/07/the-first-reactions-to-the-odyssey-are-here/","date_published":"2026-07-08T02:31:39+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":"2026-07-08 02:31","date_timestamp":1783477899,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93582204","content_html":"<p>The Brand Ledger: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/06/the-brand-ledger/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Tracking the brands that got worse on purpose — and the ones that didn’t. The Brand Ledger tracks 215 brands across tools, bags, apparel, eyewear, and footwear. Who owns them, what they used to be, whether they’re still worth buying. … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/06/the-brand-ledger/","date_published":"2026-07-06T16:51:38+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":"2026-07-06 16:51","date_timestamp":1783356698,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523075","content_html":"<p>Schadenfreude Dept. <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/schadenfreude-dept-9/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘MAGA Rages as Trump’s Fireworks Fiasco Descends Into Chaos A lightning evacuation sparked bedlam on the National Mall, leaving fans locked out as the president’s long-hyped patriotic celebration unraveled….’ (Farrah Tomazin via The Daily Beast)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/schadenfreude-dept-9/","date_published":"2026-07-06T02:17:50+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":"2026-07-06 02:17","date_timestamp":1783304270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523077","content_html":"<p>Schadenfreude Dept. <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/schadenfreude-dept-8/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘MAGA Rages as Trump’s Fireworks Fiasco Descends Into Chaos A lightning evacuation sparked bedlam on the National Mall, leaving fans locked out as the president’s long-hyped patriotic celebration unraveled….’ (Farrah Tomazin via The Daily Beast)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/schadenfreude-dept-8/","date_published":"2026-07-06T02:17:18+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":"2026-07-06 02:17","date_timestamp":1783304238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523085","content_html":"<p>FIFA Is So Shamelessly Corrupt, They’ll Change Their Own Rules at Trump’s Command <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/juploads/2026/07/fifa-world-cup-trophy-trump-main.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/fifa-is-so-shamelessly-corrupt-theyll-change-their-own-rules-at-trumps-command/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘Whether or not Folarin Balogun should have gotten a red card in the first place, FIFA has demonstrated it will do anything to appease Trump….’ (Jim Vorel via Jezebel)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/fifa-is-so-shamelessly-corrupt-theyll-change-their-own-rules-at-trumps-command/","date_published":"2026-07-06T02:16:10+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":"2026-07-06 02:16","date_timestamp":1783304170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523099","content_html":"<p>Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s kills brain cells: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/scientists-may-have-finally-found-how-alzheimers-kills-brain-cells/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘Scientists have identified evidence of a previously unknown process that may explain how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The discovery, centered on a mechanism known as karyoptosis, could point researchers toward new ways to … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/scientists-may-have-finally-found-how-alzheimers-kills-brain-cells/","date_published":"2026-07-06T01:37:34+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":"2026-07-06 01:37","date_timestamp":1783301854,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523101","content_html":"<p>Turkish proverb:: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/turkish-proverb/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘When a clown moves into a palace he doesn’t become a king, the palace becomes a circus.’","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/turkish-proverb/","date_published":"2026-07-05T22:38:04+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":"2026-07-05 22:38","date_timestamp":1783291084,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523105","content_html":"<p>Laura Ingraham Says Trump’s Bathing Suit Remark Was ‘Uncomfortable’: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/laura-ingraham-says-trumps-bathing-suit-remark-was-uncomfortable/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘Even a Fox News star was weirded out by President Donald Trump’s recent quip about bathing suits. Laura Ingraham, 63, couldn’t hide her cringe after the 80-year-old president wondered aloud how he would look in a bathing suit. Trump … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/laura-ingraham-says-trumps-bathing-suit-remark-was-uncomfortable/","date_published":"2026-07-05T13:54:34+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":"2026-07-05 13:54","date_timestamp":1783259674,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93523106","content_html":"<p>Trump, 80, Goes Off Script With Bizarre D-Day Analogy: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/trump-80-goes-off-script-with-bizarre-d-day-analogy/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘President Donald Trump compared his determination to deliver a July Fourth speech after the National Mall was evacuated due to severe weather to U.S. soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy during World War II….’ (Mary Papenfuss via The Daily … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/07/05/trump-80-goes-off-script-with-bizarre-d-day-analogy/","date_published":"2026-07-05T13:40:52+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":"2026-07-05 13:40","date_timestamp":1783258852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}