{"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":"89287981","content_html":"<p>MAGA Supporters Question If White House Dinner Shooting Was ‘Staged’: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/maga-supporters-question-if-white-house-dinner-shooting-was-staged/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘In a press conference after the incident, Trump appeared to link the shooting to his long-standing proposal for a new White House ballroom. “I didn’t want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/maga-supporters-question-if-white-house-dinner-shooting-was-staged/","date_published":"2026-04-30T02:04:17+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":"2026-04-30 02:04","date_timestamp":1777514657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89287985","content_html":"<p>Pete Hegseth lost his cool in front of Congress. It was a dramatic unraveling: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/pete-hegseth-lost-his-cool-in-front-of-congress-it-was-a-dramatic-unraveling/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Hegseth has his favorite soundbites — but none of them landed here, where he sounded increasingly deluded and desperate, writes Holly Baxter…’ (via The Independent)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/pete-hegseth-lost-his-cool-in-front-of-congress-it-was-a-dramatic-unraveling/","date_published":"2026-04-30T01:34:06+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":"2026-04-30 01:34","date_timestamp":1777512846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89287991","content_html":"<p>How to Get a Passport Without President Trump’s Face on It: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/how-to-get-a-passport-without-president-trumps-face-on-it/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘News broke Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s face would soon appear on new U.S. passports. It wasn’t exactly a surprise, given the way Trump has been slapping his name on various buildings, planning to plaster his face on two different … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/29/how-to-get-a-passport-without-president-trumps-face-on-it/","date_published":"2026-04-30T01:16:01+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":"2026-04-30 01:16","date_timestamp":1777511761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89029466","content_html":"<p>Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://kottke.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/eye-contact-with-a-humpback-whale/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, Rachel Moore had a close encounter with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye.…’ (Jason Kottke via Kottke)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/eye-contact-with-a-humpback-whale/","date_published":"2026-04-26T02:39:13+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":"2026-04-26 02:39","date_timestamp":1777171153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89029489","content_html":"<p>Trump administration seeks to add firing squad to federal execution methods: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/trump-administration-seeks-to-add-firing-squad-to-federal-execution-methods/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘The Justice Department said Friday that it was moving to expand the execution methods used to carry out federal death sentences beyond lethal injections, including by making firing squads and electric chairs available in some cases. The announcement was the … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/trump-administration-seeks-to-add-firing-squad-to-federal-execution-methods/","date_published":"2026-04-25T18:16:16+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":"2026-04-25 18:16","date_timestamp":1777140976,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89029505","content_html":"<p>Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/800px-Fledgling_Northern_Spotted_Owls_8739231002-800x648.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/trump-administration-attempt-to-gut-endangered-species-act-hits-roadblock/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have spent the last year trying to defang the Endangered Species Act, the country’s bedrock conservation law. But one of the most aggressive and far-reaching attempts just faced a major setback—and concerns from within … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/trump-administration-attempt-to-gut-endangered-species-act-hits-roadblock/","date_published":"2026-04-25T14:23:57+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":"2026-04-25 14:23","date_timestamp":1777127037,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89029529","content_html":"<p>An ‘environmental nuclear bomb’ as Utah’s Great Salt Lake dries up: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/an-environmental-nuclear-bomb-as-utahs-great-salt-lake-dries-up/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.…’ ( via Salt Lake Tribune)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/an-environmental-nuclear-bomb-as-utahs-great-salt-lake-dries-up/","date_published":"2026-04-25T12:04:01+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":"2026-04-25 12:04","date_timestamp":1777118641,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89029563","content_html":"<p>Why are White House journalists partying with Trump? <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/why-are-white-house-journalists-partying-with-trump/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Tomorrow is the White House correspondents’ dinner, where in 2011 Trump was infamously mocked by Barack Obama and Seth Meyers – an event some say was the moment that convinced him he had to run for president. The “nerd prom”, … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/25/why-are-white-house-journalists-partying-with-trump/","date_published":"2026-04-25T11:56:14+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":"2026-04-25 11:56","date_timestamp":1777118174,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88901142","content_html":"<p>Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/23/trump-and-the-iran-deal-that-wasnt/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond.…’ (Susan B. Glasser via The New Yorker)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/23/trump-and-the-iran-deal-that-wasnt/","date_published":"2026-04-24T02:49:51+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":"2026-04-24 02:49","date_timestamp":1776998991,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88897849","content_html":"<p>Please don’t inject yourself with bootleg peptides <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Option1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=1440\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/23/please-dont-inject-yourself-with-bootleg-peptides/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Why Americans have gone wild self-experimenting with the hottest thing in wellness: Peptides.…’ (Dylan Scott via Vox)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/23/please-dont-inject-yourself-with-bootleg-peptides/","date_published":"2026-04-24T00:43:00+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":"2026-04-24 00:43","date_timestamp":1776991380,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88820828","content_html":"<p>The fascinating reason why rain smells the way that it does: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/22/the-fascinating-reason-why-rain-smells-the-way-that-it-does/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘I read today that humans are more sensitive to the smell of an impending rainstorm than sharks are to the scent of blood. However, the funky odor that we associate with rain a-comin’ isn’t in the rain itself, nor is … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/22/the-fascinating-reason-why-rain-smells-the-way-that-it-does/","date_published":"2026-04-23T01:07:34+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":"2026-04-23 01:07","date_timestamp":1776906454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88820834","content_html":"<p>Trump’s gerrymandering campaign just hit a blue wall in Virginia <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/gettyimages-2271882842.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&amp;w=1440\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/22/trumps-gerrymandering-campaign-just-hit-a-blue-wall-in-virginia/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Voters have once again handed President Donald Trump a loss in one of the defining fights of his second administration: the national congressional redistricting race. On Tuesday night, Virginia approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s 11 congressional districts … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/22/trumps-gerrymandering-campaign-just-hit-a-blue-wall-in-virginia/","date_published":"2026-04-23T00:55:49+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":"2026-04-23 00:55","date_timestamp":1776905749,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88749880","content_html":"<p>Trump Wanted Nuclear Codes But Was Blocked From Situation Room, Says CIA Analyst: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/trump-wanted-nuclear-codes-but-was-blocked-from-situation-room-says-cia-analyst/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson was interviewed on the YouTube program Judging Freedom and spoke of a nuclear standoff between the military and Donald Trump. He alleged that the president attempted to access the nuclear codes during an emergency … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/trump-wanted-nuclear-codes-but-was-blocked-from-situation-room-says-cia-analyst/","date_published":"2026-04-22T01:28:50+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":"2026-04-22 01:28","date_timestamp":1776821330,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88749882","content_html":"<p>FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2259084646-e1775848021382.jpg?format=webp&amp;w=1024&amp;q=100\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/fbi-looks-into-dead-or-missing-nuclear-and-space-defense-scientists/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Almost a dozen scientists related to nuclear and space defense programs tied to NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are dead or missing in cases as far back as 2022, and they’ve gone largely unnoticed by authorities and the public—until now. … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/fbi-looks-into-dead-or-missing-nuclear-and-space-defense-scientists/","date_published":"2026-04-22T01:27:14+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":"2026-04-22 01:27","date_timestamp":1776821234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88749884","content_html":"<p>SPLC charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/splc-charged-with-defrauding-donors-with-payments-to-extremist-informants/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. The … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/21/splc-charged-with-defrauding-donors-with-payments-to-extremist-informants/","date_published":"2026-04-22T01:06:15+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":"2026-04-22 01:06","date_timestamp":1776819975,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88673821","content_html":"<p>The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/20/the-aides-keeping-the-president-in-the-dark/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘Donald Trump’s advisers are treating him like he can’t handle the reality of the war in Iran. They might be right—but that fact is a danger to the constitutional order.…’ (David A. Graham via The Atlantic)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/20/the-aides-keeping-the-president-in-the-dark/","date_published":"2026-04-20T22:30:03+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":"2026-04-20 22:30","date_timestamp":1776724203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88579043","content_html":"<p>Mysterious ‘Red Dot’ Galaxies Could Have ‘Relic’ Black Holes Predating the Big Bang <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/black-hole-NASA-art-1600x1034.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/19/mysterious-red-dot-galaxies-could-have-relic-black-holes-predating-the-big-bang/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘[D]ense pockets of matter could have survived over an age-old cycle of multiple ‘Big Bangs.’…’ (via Gizmodo)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/19/mysterious-red-dot-galaxies-could-have-relic-black-holes-predating-the-big-bang/","date_published":"2026-04-19T14:41:12+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":"2026-04-19 14:41","date_timestamp":1776609672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88520979","content_html":"<p>Could This AI-Simulated Brain Lead to Human Mind-Uploading? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/Eon-Fly-mind-emulation-1600x1067.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/18/could-this-ai-simulated-brain-lead-to-human-mind-uploading/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Shortly before his death, the physicist Richard Feynman inscribed these legendary words onto a blackboard: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.” AI researchers have really taken this idea to heart. Since it kicked off in the middle of … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/18/could-this-ai-simulated-brain-lead-to-human-mind-uploading/","date_published":"2026-04-18T14:04:30+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":"2026-04-18 14:04","date_timestamp":1776521070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88420078","content_html":"<p>AI and tech advances may soon enable talking with animals: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/16/post-3/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘Advances in computing power, artificial intelligence and ways to measure sounds promise to speed this translating process, turning animal chatter into bits of information that could be decoded by humans …’ (Laura Sanders via Science News)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/16/post-3/","date_published":"2026-04-17T04:00:57+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":"2026-04-17 04:00","date_timestamp":1776398457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88420083","content_html":"<p>If Every Congressman Facing Credible Rape Allegations Resigned, We’d Have No One Left to Govern the Country: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/16/if-every-congressman-facing-credible-rape-allegations-resigned-wed-have-no-one-left-to-govern-the-country/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘…if we kick one suspected rapist out of Congress, we’ll then have to kick out all the suspected rapists. It’s naïve to imagine the government can continue to function without the tireless dedication of our best and brightest rapists. …’ … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/16/if-every-congressman-facing-credible-rape-allegations-resigned-wed-have-no-one-left-to-govern-the-country/","date_published":"2026-04-17T03:39:16+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":"2026-04-17 03:39","date_timestamp":1776397156,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88355017","content_html":"<p>How The Baiji Became The First Human-Caused Cetacean Extinction: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/how-the-baiji-became-the-first-human-caused-cetacean-extinction/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘In 2002, QiQi, the last known dolphin of its kind, died after spending its final years alone in a tank at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. Later efforts to find others of the species in the wild have come … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/how-the-baiji-became-the-first-human-caused-cetacean-extinction/","date_published":"2026-04-16T03:00:03+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":"2026-04-16 03:00","date_timestamp":1776308403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88355022","content_html":"<p>New study confirms lobsters feel pain, driving scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7nN7hqiuobKUEuR3RtAd9E-1200-80.jpg.webp\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/new-study-confirms-lobsters-feel-pain-driving-scientists-to-call-for-a-ban-on-boiling-them-alive/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"‘A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that lobsters feel pain, with the crustaceans seemingly responding to electrical shocks with emotional distress.…’ (via Live Science)","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/new-study-confirms-lobsters-feel-pain-driving-scientists-to-call-for-a-ban-on-boiling-them-alive/","date_published":"2026-04-16T02:55:44+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":"2026-04-16 02:55","date_timestamp":1776308144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88355025","content_html":"<p>New Friends: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/new-friends/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"(via Boston Dynamics Youtube) See. Spot. Run.","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/new-friends/","date_published":"2026-04-16T02:35:22+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":"2026-04-16 02:35","date_timestamp":1776306922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88355035","content_html":"<p>Astronomers Just Dropped the Largest High-Res 3D Map of the Universe <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/DESI-Map-3D-Universe-Complete-1600x1067.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/astronomers-just-dropped-the-largest-high-res-3d-map-of-the-universe/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  It’s a good time for cosmology. ‘A small portion of DESI’s year-five map showing the large-scale universe structure, created by gravity. Each dot represents a galaxy, whereas the denser areas represent regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters clump together … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/astronomers-just-dropped-the-largest-high-res-3d-map-of-the-universe/","date_published":"2026-04-16T02:19:24+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":"2026-04-16 02:19","date_timestamp":1776305964,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88355049","content_html":"<p>MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump: <a href=\"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/maga-is-starting-to-look-beyond-trump/\">followmehere.com</a></p>","summary":"  ‘A seemingly endless torrent of criticism directed toward Trump from former MAGA allies suggests the president is losing support from his base.…’ (via WIRED) Be careful what you wish for. The movement can only become more insidious and formidable … Continue reading →","url":"https://followmehere.com/2026/04/15/maga-is-starting-to-look-beyond-trump/","date_published":"2026-04-16T01:34:52+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":"2026-04-16 01:34","date_timestamp":1776303292,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}