Published on Dec 28, 2025 [Permalink]
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A Sunday dive into X

Ben Sasse (@BenSasse): Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.. I first learned about Sasse from his conversation with Tyler where he presented himself as a down-to-earth, sensible nerd. In that light, his short and turbulent tenure as University of Florida’s President was not a surprise: “Dr. Sasse didn’t have much respect for the U.S. News & World Report rankings, but the university’s politically connected board of trustees very much did.” And now this. So it goes…
Caleb Watney (@calebwatney): OSTP asked for concrete suggestions to accelerate American science. Here are our thoughts. In a world where people like Ben Sasse were still in politics these kinds of sensible solutions might have had a chance of being implemented. But the recommendation that “the administration should prioritize visa applications for researchers and entrepreneurs…” would have to wait for the likes of Stephen Miller and his nativist friends to leave the premises.
NonsparseOncologist (@5_utr): Is “Precision Oncology” just marketing? The thread suggests that it is, and I can confirm. The word scores quite well with both doctors and patients so you’d better claim that your drug is precise no matter what it actually means.
The White Rabbit (@White_Rabbit_OG): When two faces flash rapidly while you fixate, the brain overcorrects for contrast. The illusion is real and unnerving, as is the background music.
Jack Connor (@Jac5Connor): I’ve watched this at least 30 times. Robot kicks man in the groin. As the post he quotes states, it is a beautiful metaphor for 2025, the year in which humanity got its feet firmly planted in the Ow my Balls! territory.

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