Deborah Nicholas MD
@dnicholasmd.bsky.social
Anesthesiologist, retired. Pro-democracy. Anti-fascism.
LGBTQ+ | BIPOC Inclusive
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LGBTQ+ | BIPOC Inclusive
This is a safe & inclusive space and I do not tolerate intolerance or incivility
Header: Santa Fe, NM. Red or green? 🌶️
Profile pic: Atropa Belladonna, Gabriel von Max
Dr. Amodei’s most basic point is that A.I. is inexorable but that it is also extremely difficult — or maybe impossible — to control. “I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
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How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears (Gift Article)
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Dr. Amodei’s most basic point is that A.I. is inexorable but that it is also extremely difficult — or maybe impossible — to control. “I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
Just another day in Fanta Se. 🤭 🐴
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Runaway horse leads police on merry chase ahead of Fiesta de Santa Fe parade
The horse captured the affections of paradegoers and has since become something of a social media darling.
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September 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Just another day in Fanta Se. 🤭 🐴
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"Russia Russia Russia" – Trump
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
Former high-ranking Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann tore into the latest reports of the shady Trump Tower deal that benefits President Donald Trump's family while enriching an oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin.
Trump just shattered his own illusion after shady tower deal with oligarch: expert
Former high-ranking Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann tore into the latest reports of the shady Trump Tower deal that benefits President Donald Trump's family while enriching an oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin.The whole situation, he said on MS NOW, shatters the entire illusion...
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September 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"Russia Russia Russia" – Trump
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
OpenAI’s 6 newly disclosed incidents suggest that the Hugging Face attack was not a standalone episode. OpenAI said the incidents covered behavior observed over roughly the past 6 months and that they largely emerged while its systems were being developed and tested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
OpenAI’s 6 newly disclosed incidents suggest that the Hugging Face attack was not a standalone episode. OpenAI said the incidents covered behavior observed over roughly the past 6 months and that they largely emerged while its systems were being developed and tested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
"Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults."
Trump's economic atrocities are screwing us and the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Trump's economic atrocities are screwing us and the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. (Gift Article)
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults."
Trump's economic atrocities are screwing us and the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Trump's economic atrocities are screwing us and the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Ethnocentrism:
"These findings suggest that Trump will head into the general election with support from voters who are reluctant to admit their preferences to a live person in a phone survey, but who may well be inclined to cast a ballot for Trump on Election Day."
www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/o...
"These findings suggest that Trump will head into the general election with support from voters who are reluctant to admit their preferences to a live person in a phone survey, but who may well be inclined to cast a ballot for Trump on Election Day."
www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/o...
Opinion | How Many People Support Trump but Don’t Want to Admit It? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump polls better online than he does by phone. Does that tell us something about November?
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Ethnocentrism:
"These findings suggest that Trump will head into the general election with support from voters who are reluctant to admit their preferences to a live person in a phone survey, but who may well be inclined to cast a ballot for Trump on Election Day."
www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/o...
"These findings suggest that Trump will head into the general election with support from voters who are reluctant to admit their preferences to a live person in a phone survey, but who may well be inclined to cast a ballot for Trump on Election Day."
www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/o...
Intensifying turmoil in global markets thanks to Trump bungling. Psst: this is bad news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/b...
Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing (Gift Article)
The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Intensifying turmoil in global markets thanks to Trump bungling. Psst: this is bad news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/b...
Is Skynet operational?
"Moreover, something in AI development happened in the last month, maybe last week, and it's evidently scared people deep inside the industry, scared them into a willingness to self-regulate by slowing themselves down."
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"Moreover, something in AI development happened in the last month, maybe last week, and it's evidently scared people deep inside the industry, scared them into a willingness to self-regulate by slowing themselves down."
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Blind panic signals something monstrous just unraveled in an AI lab
Humanity's last 300 years have seen its share of paradigm shifts: the power of steam mechanics, electric power, the assembly line, robotic automation, computers, the net. They all upended the status q...
www.rawstory.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Is Skynet operational?
"Moreover, something in AI development happened in the last month, maybe last week, and it's evidently scared people deep inside the industry, scared them into a willingness to self-regulate by slowing themselves down."
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
"Moreover, something in AI development happened in the last month, maybe last week, and it's evidently scared people deep inside the industry, scared them into a willingness to self-regulate by slowing themselves down."
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Bobcat in the rain. Yes we finally got moisture.
September 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Bobcat in the rain. Yes we finally got moisture.
Annual Desfile de los Niños in Santa Fe
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After 100 years, pet parade still a Fiesta favorite for kids and adults alike
Children and their dogs, cats, birds, lizards and more ushered in Fiesta's main weekend, keeping a tradition now a century old.
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September 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Annual Desfile de los Niños in Santa Fe
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End of times fascists:
'Religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are successfully hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. They believe that they’re primed to thrive on the other side of catastrophe, everyone else be damned.' 👀
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
'Religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are successfully hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. They believe that they’re primed to thrive on the other side of catastrophe, everyone else be damned.' 👀
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
End of times fascists:
'Religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are successfully hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. They believe that they’re primed to thrive on the other side of catastrophe, everyone else be damned.' 👀
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
'Religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are successfully hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. They believe that they’re primed to thrive on the other side of catastrophe, everyone else be damned.' 👀
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
Iran's Houthis
Trump is so far out of his depth on Iran that it is laughable except his malfeasance affects all of us.
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Trump is so far out of his depth on Iran that it is laughable except his malfeasance affects all of us.
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Iran’s Second Front
The Houthis’ bold advance has transformed the Middle East’s wars.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Iran's Houthis
Trump is so far out of his depth on Iran that it is laughable except his malfeasance affects all of us.
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Trump is so far out of his depth on Iran that it is laughable except his malfeasance affects all of us.
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
MAGA recites the 'Trump Pledge.'
Trump made the election about himself, demanding that Americans vote based not on their assessment of the Republicans who are actually running, but on their loyalty to him. He is thoroughly panicked MAGA won't vote. Good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump made the election about himself, demanding that Americans vote based not on their assessment of the Republicans who are actually running, but on their loyalty to him. He is thoroughly panicked MAGA won't vote. Good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Weird Loyalty Pledge
In a night of wild emotions and odd ideas, one moment stood out.
www.theatlantic.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
MAGA recites the 'Trump Pledge.'
Trump made the election about himself, demanding that Americans vote based not on their assessment of the Republicans who are actually running, but on their loyalty to him. He is thoroughly panicked MAGA won't vote. Good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump made the election about himself, demanding that Americans vote based not on their assessment of the Republicans who are actually running, but on their loyalty to him. He is thoroughly panicked MAGA won't vote. Good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Documentary by Bel Trew, The Independent's foreign correspondent and recipient of the Marie Colvin award.
The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
youtu.be/rUZj42OldKQ
The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
youtu.be/rUZj42OldKQ
Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV | Full Documentary
YouTube video by The Independent
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September 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Documentary by Bel Trew, The Independent's foreign correspondent and recipient of the Marie Colvin award.
The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
youtu.be/rUZj42OldKQ
The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
youtu.be/rUZj42OldKQ
For the anti-abortion movement, overturning Roe v. Wade was never meant to be the end of the road. Complicated case re medication abortion and out-of-state prescribing. Regardless of the lower courts decision, SCOTUS will get this case. newrepublic.com/article/2153... via @newrepublic.com
The Accelerating Project to Extend Abortion Bans to All 50 States
In a legal challenge to abortion access at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice and Louisiana are on opposite sides. But they want the same thing.
newrepublic.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
For the anti-abortion movement, overturning Roe v. Wade was never meant to be the end of the road. Complicated case re medication abortion and out-of-state prescribing. Regardless of the lower courts decision, SCOTUS will get this case. newrepublic.com/article/2153... via @newrepublic.com
Amen. Preach!
Look at this loathsome repulsive creature yelling at a reporter. In addition to the fact that he’s the worst president in US history, he’s one of the worst human beings on planet earth. His supporters have a very serious defect in their character.
September 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Amen. Preach!
Never forget
September 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Never forget
Trumpapaloser
Trump remains a trickster. None of his previous promises of 'dividend' money materialized. His audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth is just foxfire.
Trump remains a trickster. None of his previous promises of 'dividend' money materialized. His audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth is just foxfire.
Elizabeth Kubler Ross would have a lot to say about Trump's state of mind these days. IYKYK. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/how-trump-80...
How Trump, 80, Just Put His Sweaty Desperation on Show
You can’t teach an old president new tricks. And he’ll certainly never learn...
www.thedailybeast.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Trumpapaloser
Trump remains a trickster. None of his previous promises of 'dividend' money materialized. His audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth is just foxfire.
Trump remains a trickster. None of his previous promises of 'dividend' money materialized. His audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth is just foxfire.
A+ analysis
One of the little-noticed consequences of the post-9/11 hysteria has been a diabolical symbiosis between government surveillance and corporate surveillance. prospect.org/2026/09/09/l...
One of the little-noticed consequences of the post-9/11 hysteria has been a diabolical symbiosis between government surveillance and corporate surveillance. prospect.org/2026/09/09/l...
The Legacy of 9/11: A Surveillance Society - The American Prospect
America now has a witches’ brew of government and corporate surveillance. None of it was necessary.
prospect.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A+ analysis
One of the little-noticed consequences of the post-9/11 hysteria has been a diabolical symbiosis between government surveillance and corporate surveillance. prospect.org/2026/09/09/l...
One of the little-noticed consequences of the post-9/11 hysteria has been a diabolical symbiosis between government surveillance and corporate surveillance. prospect.org/2026/09/09/l...
The madness of Trump exceeds that of King George III
Laurence O'Donnell on Trump's soc med slop postings:
youtu.be/Ep2FvmBFDWI
Laurence O'Donnell on Trump's soc med slop postings:
youtu.be/Ep2FvmBFDWI
Lawrence: What are Donald Trump's deranged social media posts if not evidence of insanity?
YouTube video by MS NOW
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September 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The madness of Trump exceeds that of King George III
Laurence O'Donnell on Trump's soc med slop postings:
youtu.be/Ep2FvmBFDWI
Laurence O'Donnell on Trump's soc med slop postings:
youtu.be/Ep2FvmBFDWI
GOP = culture war and voter suppression.
Faced with looming electoral disaster, Republicans are turning to their old standby, anti-LGBTQ+ attacks. This year, the focus is on anti-trans attacks.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/repu...
Faced with looming electoral disaster, Republicans are turning to their old standby, anti-LGBTQ+ attacks. This year, the focus is on anti-trans attacks.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/repu...
Republicans are using anti-trans issues in a desperate attempt to motivate their base - LGBTQ Nation
With anti-trans ballot measures in four states, Republicans are scrambling to find something to distract voters from Trump's failures.
www.lgbtqnation.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
GOP = culture war and voter suppression.
Faced with looming electoral disaster, Republicans are turning to their old standby, anti-LGBTQ+ attacks. This year, the focus is on anti-trans attacks.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/repu...
Faced with looming electoral disaster, Republicans are turning to their old standby, anti-LGBTQ+ attacks. This year, the focus is on anti-trans attacks.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/repu...
OPINION
THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYT
"Nothing is more important to democracy than free and fair elections. The country has built a system that in which Americans can have confidence. Mr. Trump is trying to wreck it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...
THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYT
"Nothing is more important to democracy than free and fair elections. The country has built a system that in which Americans can have confidence. Mr. Trump is trying to wreck it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Sabotaging the Midterms. The Supreme Court Must Stop Him. (Gift Article)
The country has built a system in which Americans can have confidence. President Trump is trying to wreck it.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
OPINION
THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYT
"Nothing is more important to democracy than free and fair elections. The country has built a system that in which Americans can have confidence. Mr. Trump is trying to wreck it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...
THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYT
"Nothing is more important to democracy than free and fair elections. The country has built a system that in which Americans can have confidence. Mr. Trump is trying to wreck it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...
“And it feels like the more difficult reality gets for him, the more A.I. slop he posts.”
The 60 messages posted online over 10 hours and 41 minutes offered a window into Mr. Trump’s own unique reality, one anchored not in fact but in an expression of ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
The 60 messages posted online over 10 hours and 41 minutes offered a window into Mr. Trump’s own unique reality, one anchored not in fact but in an expression of ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality (Gift Article)
With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“And it feels like the more difficult reality gets for him, the more A.I. slop he posts.”
The 60 messages posted online over 10 hours and 41 minutes offered a window into Mr. Trump’s own unique reality, one anchored not in fact but in an expression of ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
The 60 messages posted online over 10 hours and 41 minutes offered a window into Mr. Trump’s own unique reality, one anchored not in fact but in an expression of ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
Marc Elias, the Democratic election lawyer whose firm represents the party committees challenging Trump's election executive order, wrote last week that the administration's moves amount to a "blueprint to rig" the midterms.
www.rawstory.com/trump-seize-...
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'So much damage': Election officials 'actively preparing for' Trump ballot seizures
Election officials have run statewide trainings preparing for federal agents to seize ballots during an active election, a scenario once considered impossible before President Donald Trump's hunt for ...
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September 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Marc Elias, the Democratic election lawyer whose firm represents the party committees challenging Trump's election executive order, wrote last week that the administration's moves amount to a "blueprint to rig" the midterms.
www.rawstory.com/trump-seize-...
www.rawstory.com/trump-seize-...
“I feel like I’m living in a South Park episode.”
Kick Trump and his GOP lickspittles to the curb as punishment for their enabling of this most destructive, and petty, of presidencies.
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Kick Trump and his GOP lickspittles to the curb as punishment for their enabling of this most destructive, and petty, of presidencies.
sfreporter.com/archives/op-...
The Troll on The Hill Takes Aim at the Mexico in New Mexico
Covering for the chaos he created in Iran, Big Orange turns to trolling the Land of Enchantment
sfreporter.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“I feel like I’m living in a South Park episode.”
Kick Trump and his GOP lickspittles to the curb as punishment for their enabling of this most destructive, and petty, of presidencies.
sfreporter.com/archives/op-...
Kick Trump and his GOP lickspittles to the curb as punishment for their enabling of this most destructive, and petty, of presidencies.
sfreporter.com/archives/op-...