Vernier Fois
@jtinfl.bsky.social
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One of the issues of being reductionist about LLMs such as calling it a stochastic parrot or token predictor is that otherwise simple systems can have complex emergent properties. For instance, researchers found key weights that act analogously to dopamine neurons.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.00986
arxiv.org/abs/2602.00986
Sparse Reward Subsystem in Large Language Models
Recent studies show that LLM hidden states encode reward-related information, such as answer correctness and model confidence. However, existing approaches typically fit black-box probes on the full h...
arxiv.org
September 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
One of the issues of being reductionist about LLMs such as calling it a stochastic parrot or token predictor is that otherwise simple systems can have complex emergent properties. For instance, researchers found key weights that act analogously to dopamine neurons.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.00986
arxiv.org/abs/2602.00986
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Puerto Rico and Florida are dealing with the same problem. Working people keep everything running while corporations and billionaires get more and more say over our communities. Appreciate @MaxwellFrostFL for getting into this with me.
September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Puerto Rico and Florida are dealing with the same problem. Working people keep everything running while corporations and billionaires get more and more say over our communities. Appreciate @MaxwellFrostFL for getting into this with me.
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BREAKING: JD Vance has joined the DSA
Vance on Israel: “There are some people within their system we know beyond a shadow of a doubt who are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely.”
July 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
BREAKING: JD Vance has joined the DSA
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July 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
What the fuck is going on with the stock market
July 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What the fuck is going on with the stock market
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Lindsey Graham didn't report he had a conversation with Mitch McConnell, but I can report he's probably having one now.
July 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Lindsey Graham didn't report he had a conversation with Mitch McConnell, but I can report he's probably having one now.
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Dead senators get better healthcare than we do
July 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Dead senators get better healthcare than we do
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If four Supreme Court justices get their way, "we are talking about a situation where, over time, the electoral majority could push to ensure that its people are citizens and the people in the electoral minority are not."
The Danger to Democracy Behind the Birthright Debate
The risk in making citizenship dependent on politicians instead of the Constitution.
lnk.thebulwark.com
July 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
If four Supreme Court justices get their way, "we are talking about a situation where, over time, the electoral majority could push to ensure that its people are citizens and the people in the electoral minority are not."
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SCOTUS today:
- States can count mail in ballots arriving late as long as they are postmarked prior to the election
- won’t hear Trump’s E Jean Carroll appeal
- won’t hear Dersh’s CNN appeal
- Trump can’t fire Lisa Cook
#Winning
- States can count mail in ballots arriving late as long as they are postmarked prior to the election
- won’t hear Trump’s E Jean Carroll appeal
- won’t hear Dersh’s CNN appeal
- Trump can’t fire Lisa Cook
#Winning
June 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
SCOTUS today:
- States can count mail in ballots arriving late as long as they are postmarked prior to the election
- won’t hear Trump’s E Jean Carroll appeal
- won’t hear Dersh’s CNN appeal
- Trump can’t fire Lisa Cook
#Winning
- States can count mail in ballots arriving late as long as they are postmarked prior to the election
- won’t hear Trump’s E Jean Carroll appeal
- won’t hear Dersh’s CNN appeal
- Trump can’t fire Lisa Cook
#Winning
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Today, we celebrate 11 years since the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage. As we saw this activist Supreme Court threaten to take that right away, I'm proud to have protected it with my Respect for Marriage Act. 🏳️🌈
June 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Today, we celebrate 11 years since the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage. As we saw this activist Supreme Court threaten to take that right away, I'm proud to have protected it with my Respect for Marriage Act. 🏳️🌈
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Your STING interceptors funded by our raffle are already working💥
The 105th Border Guards Detachment used "TYR"—named by raffle coordinator @fellaraktar.bsky.social—to down a ruzzian Shahed
We're blurring sensitive data and will show the video soon
Join the raffle to make more "BOOOM"!🧨
The 105th Border Guards Detachment used "TYR"—named by raffle coordinator @fellaraktar.bsky.social—to down a ruzzian Shahed
We're blurring sensitive data and will show the video soon
Join the raffle to make more "BOOOM"!🧨
May 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Your STING interceptors funded by our raffle are already working💥
The 105th Border Guards Detachment used "TYR"—named by raffle coordinator @fellaraktar.bsky.social—to down a ruzzian Shahed
We're blurring sensitive data and will show the video soon
Join the raffle to make more "BOOOM"!🧨
The 105th Border Guards Detachment used "TYR"—named by raffle coordinator @fellaraktar.bsky.social—to down a ruzzian Shahed
We're blurring sensitive data and will show the video soon
Join the raffle to make more "BOOOM"!🧨
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There’s a rapist/pedophile in the WH. Has Markwayne Hillbilly Mullin detained him?
May 28, 2026 at 12:24 PM
There’s a rapist/pedophile in the WH. Has Markwayne Hillbilly Mullin detained him?
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Donald Trump’s “fund” is taxpayer money he is using to purchase a loyal MAGA Army to threaten, intimidate…and carry out violent acts in and around the elections. Call it what it is.
May 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Donald Trump’s “fund” is taxpayer money he is using to purchase a loyal MAGA Army to threaten, intimidate…and carry out violent acts in and around the elections. Call it what it is.
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The worst part of Trump saying he “doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation“ is that millions still believe he cared.
May 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The worst part of Trump saying he “doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation“ is that millions still believe he cared.
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Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a
passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue
of himself is never the
good guy.
passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue
of himself is never the
good guy.
May 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a
passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue
of himself is never the
good guy.
passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue
of himself is never the
good guy.
According to Hannah Goolsby, a potato also has a heartbeat.
May 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
According to Hannah Goolsby, a potato also has a heartbeat.
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Hearing from Trumpists and their fellow travelers today, I've come to realize that if we build a huge, gilded ballroom at every elementary and secondary school in America, our schoolchildren will be so much safer from the scourge of constant gun violence.
April 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hearing from Trumpists and their fellow travelers today, I've come to realize that if we build a huge, gilded ballroom at every elementary and secondary school in America, our schoolchildren will be so much safer from the scourge of constant gun violence.
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If you knew Cole Thomas Allen, text me via Signal at 202-510-1268
April 26, 2026 at 3:33 AM
If you knew Cole Thomas Allen, text me via Signal at 202-510-1268
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Every one of us in danger from #ICELawlessness whether you are a citizen or not because these ICE & CBP thugs are sadistic monsters who care nothing about the rule of law & will brutally injure & even kill & then lie about it.
Are you willing to tell 3 friends about how Tucker Collins lost his eye?
Are you willing to tell 3 friends about how Tucker Collins lost his eye?
April 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Every one of us in danger from #ICELawlessness whether you are a citizen or not because these ICE & CBP thugs are sadistic monsters who care nothing about the rule of law & will brutally injure & even kill & then lie about it.
Are you willing to tell 3 friends about how Tucker Collins lost his eye?
Are you willing to tell 3 friends about how Tucker Collins lost his eye?
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Shining💡on more dirty deeds by this regime - another ugly attack on our public lands.
"Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. "
"These forests belong to you. Fight for them like your life depends on it."
202-224-3121
democracy.io/#!/
"Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. "
"These forests belong to you. Fight for them like your life depends on it."
202-224-3121
democracy.io/#!/
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
open.substack.com
April 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Shining💡on more dirty deeds by this regime - another ugly attack on our public lands.
"Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. "
"These forests belong to you. Fight for them like your life depends on it."
202-224-3121
democracy.io/#!/
"Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. "
"These forests belong to you. Fight for them like your life depends on it."
202-224-3121
democracy.io/#!/
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wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds | TechCrunch
Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto.
techcrunch.com
March 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it
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Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran.
(Photo by Pooria Hatami)
(Photo by Pooria Hatami)
March 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran.
(Photo by Pooria Hatami)
(Photo by Pooria Hatami)
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Over 100,000 people here at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul Minnesota. This amazing crowd continues to grow.
Our country belongs to all of us, not one person. Trump is forgetting this. He acts like he owns America. He does not. On this day from Alaska to Maine we remind him!
Our country belongs to all of us, not one person. Trump is forgetting this. He acts like he owns America. He does not. On this day from Alaska to Maine we remind him!
March 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Over 100,000 people here at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul Minnesota. This amazing crowd continues to grow.
Our country belongs to all of us, not one person. Trump is forgetting this. He acts like he owns America. He does not. On this day from Alaska to Maine we remind him!
Our country belongs to all of us, not one person. Trump is forgetting this. He acts like he owns America. He does not. On this day from Alaska to Maine we remind him!