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Thalamic oscillations distinguish natural states of consciousness in humans https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02446-z Might thalamic and other oscillations also determine if experiences appear visual or from another sensory modality? Looking for brain state control for senso…

Thalamic oscillations distinguish natural states of consciousness in humans - Nature Human Behaviour
Chowdhury et al. report the discovery of a 19–45-Hz thalamic oscillation that is present during human wakefulness and REM sleep, but not NREM sleep.

The Death Count Trap: Why Tallying Victims Won’t Stop Israel’s Genocide | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/death-count-trap-why-tallying-victims-wont-stop-israels-genocide

Telling Tale: 5 of the Cowboys’ 2025 Def starters remain unemployed https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/04/29/telling-tale-5-dallas-cowboys-2025-defensive-starters-…

On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled #Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s #Mythos.
That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful, the Trump Administration has currently banned it and its more restricted version,

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic's export ban drags on | TechCrunch
New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.

Wait you’re telling me that companies won’t pay for “AI” when it’s priced closer to what it actually costs?
(Mind you: “AI” companies still are far from turning a profit, it continues to be heavily subsidized.)
Shocker!
https://www.reddit.com/r/UXDesign/s/NYQeyNejZd

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RE: https://mstdn.social/@primonatura/116832811829576804
“Scientists?” Bah! Who needs scientists when we have billionaires telling us everything is all right, amirite?

I am only halfway through this, but I had to stop twice thinking “I need to share this”. It is an enjoyable read, but also one where I pause constantly to think about each morsel.
So I am sharing now:
https://www.the-reframe.com/the-submerged-story/

The Submerged Story
Want to win the story game? First, know whose story you're really telling.

the city that sleeps indeed #PyConUS

There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
Mine found me on TrumpRx.
If you have not been to TrumpRx, it is a federal drug pricing website that looks like Wix and a Pinterest board threw up on each other.
There is a gold three-dimensional eagle on the homepage clutching a ribbon in its talons that says TrumpRx. There are pills floating across the screen like a pharmaceutical screensaver.
The tagline -- and I …