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Dennis D. McDonald

@ddmcd

Va based consultant on research, writing, & proposals. Writing: tech, books, media, movies. Interests: voting, data, history, nature, letter writing, anime, grandkids, science fiction, cursive, fountain pens. Web: www.ddmcd.com.

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AI and Scientific Research: Three Questions About Data, Creativity, and Serendipity — www.ddmcd.com By Dennis D. McDonald What recent experiments with large language models reveal—and what they may never fully replace in the practice of science. Testing Whether AI Can Do Science Celina Z...

I can't see your main post but do want to contribute this link to the Science group: www.ddmcd.com/managing-tec... 🔬#science

07.03.2026 16:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My guess is that the online betting services are already making money on when US personnel will deploy to Iran.

06.03.2026 17:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Controversial citizenship question added to upcoming census test Researchers worry question plus other changes will reduce accuracy and boost costs of 2030 count

Along with everything the current Administration is doing to weaken the US, plans are currently underway to undermine the next US Census www.science.org/content/arti...

06.03.2026 17:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I did the same thing. Also read the George Will editorial. Shook my head sadly in disbelief.

06.03.2026 16:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stop "threatening" and just "do"!

06.03.2026 16:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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06.03.2026 15:33 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

He's lying.

06.03.2026 15:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I do like his use of the word "rot."

06.03.2026 15:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE just grabbed NASHVILLE Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez outside of a gym.

“She was with her husband, a 🇺🇸 citizen — her attorney says she came legally, sponsored by her husband, has a pending green card application.”

She also has a daughter.

www.wsmv.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 22:50 👍 3527 🔁 1825 💬 140 📌 79

Ain't gonna happen till the Felon In Chief's Regime is replaced.

05.03.2026 22:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Now Senate can put hold on Mullin until Dems DHS demands are met

05.03.2026 18:58 👍 2360 🔁 614 💬 120 📌 70

Beginning March 6, Virginians can level the playing field with a temporary, emergency measure to make sure their voting power is not diminished.

Early voting begins March 6, and Election Day is on April 21. Vote YES.

To learn more and get involved, go to virginiansforfairelections.com.

05.03.2026 13:21 👍 1680 🔁 425 💬 18 📌 12

Given the steady expansion of this war that we do not control I'm beginning to think that US boots on the ground will be inevitable.

05.03.2026 16:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is this what the Felon In Chief refers to as "fake news"?

05.03.2026 15:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is useless and potentially misleading since no date or source is provided. In other words, the Twitterization of Bluesky continues.

05.03.2026 15:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Please Read
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“Write it down. March 3, 2026. They just showed you their whole playbook.”
Eliza Orlins

05.03.2026 15:06 👍 112 🔁 94 💬 7 📌 4
Two new bottles of fountain, pen, ink sitting on top of a small pocket notebook.

Two new bottles of fountain, pen, ink sitting on top of a small pocket notebook.

Today's shipment from Jetpens.com includes J Herbin Violette Pensee, Rohrer & Klingner Sea Buckthorn, and Mnemosyne 178 pocket notebook.

05.03.2026 12:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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04.03.2026 18:45 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Call them what they are: Trump's Secret Police.

05.03.2026 12:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Dems need to keep blocking DHS funding to force a complete overhaul of ICE!

04.03.2026 16:55 👍 57 🔁 18 💬 3 📌 1

BREAKING: DOJ confirms that 47,635 Epstein files have been removed, per The Independent.

04.03.2026 18:48 👍 4250 🔁 1943 💬 239 📌 100
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 👍 17121 🔁 5972 💬 514 📌 493

amazing to see those colors come through so plainly!

05.03.2026 11:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

absolutely beautiful thanks!

05.03.2026 11:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Holy shit. Did he really say that???

04.03.2026 23:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you. I also believe Kaine when he says that he has received no credible evidence either.

04.03.2026 19:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This seems to be more proof that the Felon In chief's Administration is lying to Congress.

04.03.2026 19:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bill to require factual teaching about U.S. Capitol attack clears Va. General Assembly Virginia lawmakers on Monday passed a proposal that would require schools, if they teach students about the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to relay the facts of what actually happ...

Should public schools be required to teach the truth about important historical events? #Virginia #Insurrection www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...

04.03.2026 18:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

sounds good. would love to have a text only view for first scan. too many images are just attention or emotion grabbers and lack information content

04.03.2026 15:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Jasmine Crockett is a class act. 💙

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