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[SirFrothy.eth @SirFrothy]

While on the note of books and reading make sure to check out @AkuDreams and @Micah_Johnson3! His new book Aku : Journey To Ibra is great! Taking my son on a space journey through reading! 📖 🚀 #Read

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Scientists put kids through 100 hours of reading, then scanned their brains. New wiring had physically grown inside the language regions. Communication between brain areas sped up by a factor of 10. Kids who didn't read showed zero change.

That was a 2009 Carnegie Mellon study. It gets wilder.

In 2013, Emory University scanned 19 students every morning for 19 straight days while they read one novel chapter each night. Mornings after reading, the brain areas responsible for understanding other people's emotions lit up with new connections. So did the region that processes physical sensation. Their brains were simulating what the characters felt, as if it were happening to them. Those changes stuck around for 5 days after they finished the book.

Now flip to scrolling. A massive review published in Psychological Bulletin last September pulled together 71 studies covering 98,299 people. Heavy short-form video use (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) showed a clear pattern: worse attention, weaker self-control, and more anxiety. Consistent across teenagers and adults, across every platform tested. Oxford didn't name "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year for nothing.

A 2024 brain wave study found that people hooked on short-form video had weaker activity in the front of the brain, the part that controls focus and impulse control. Separate brain scans showed the same thing: heavy scrollers had less activation in the exact regions that deep reading strengthens.

UCLA neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf has been studying this for decades. Humans were never born to read. There's no gene for it. Reading is something we invented, and it hijacked neurons that were originally meant for recognizing faces. Over time, it built entirely new brain circuits connecting language, vision, and emotion. But those circuits only survive if you use them. Stop reading, and they fade. Wolf's conclusion is simple: screens built for speed produce a speed-wired brain. Books built for depth produce a depth-wired brain.

One honest caveat: most of these studies are snapshots, not long-term tracking. People who already struggle to focus might just prefer short videos. But the same pattern showing up across nearly 100,000 people is hard to shrug off.

The tweet repeats the line seven times. The research backs it up with brain scans, EEG data, and white-matter imaging across tens of thousands of people.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @DAGToddBlanche: You don’t get to decide to “move on” from the Epstein Files or from following the congressional law. That decision can only be made by the American people and Congress.

You will be disbarred. The files will eventually be released.

November is coming.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

The assault on an NYPD officer outside Madison Square Garden last night was unacceptable.

New Yorkers are rightfully excited about the Knicks' historic Finals run, and we want fans to celebrate this moment together. There is, however, no place for violence, and no tolerance for attacks on police officers.

Thank you to the officers who worked to keep fans safe throughout the night, and we wish the injured officer a speedy recovery.

The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers celebrated responsibly, and I urge everyone to continue doing so as the Finals return to New York.

[GBX @GBX_Press]

Every tweet, every video, every share of the Epstein files is another nail in the coffin of the corrupt elite's immunity. Do not underestimate your voice

[Stew Peters @realstewpeters]

You’re literally running cover for Jeffrey Epstein. STFU.

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

KNICKS WIN!!!!!

[SirFrothy.eth @SirFrothy]

They must be some proud boys…

[Glenn Tunes @glenn_tunes]

77 MILLION VOTED FOR THIS 🙄 YOU GUYS MUST BE SO PROUD🤦

[Asa Winstanley @AsaWinstanley]

Ban all Israeli sports teams from EVERYTHING now!

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Happy 1 year anniversary to this tweet.

[ALUTHEDON @Mbakaza4L]

MORE than three million pages from the Epstein files are now public

Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia,
Not a single arrest, Not a single investigation

Z.E.R.O

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Trump's corrupt son-in-law Jared Kushner is now under investigation.

[Paul Gelb @PaulGelb]

Spurs have the biggest Free Throw Attempt (FTAs) Advantage in NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY.

I encourage everyone to post when REFs are unfairly IMPACTING the OUTCOME. #OverTheLine

Wemby had MORE FTAs THAN Brunson. Kat & OG COMBINED. Almost 50% of his POINTS came from FTs.

[KNICKS BEAST @KnicksBeast]

This goes so hard

[John Collins @Logically_JC]

I was told he would bankrupt the city and destroy everything.

[Athlete Logos Apparel @athletelogos]

🫢💀 The Brunisher Shirt Giveaway! 🫢💀

RT & Follow to enter.

Winner announced tonight! #NewYorkForever

[Ounka @OunkaOnX]

Reporter: Did you see that Sean Strickland got banned from the White House for talking about Israel?

Bryce Mitchell: I'm not surprised at all. In fact, that's the only nation you're not allowed to criticize. Something's going to change because evil empires don't last forever.

[SirFrothy.eth @SirFrothy]

Worst ref. Shouldn’t be doing finals. Lost the Knicks the playoffs last year too with some cheap calls.

[Greg @gregga72]

Bitch of the day. #nbafinals #AlwaysKnicks

[Greg @gregga72]

Bitch of the day. #nbafinals #AlwaysKnicks

[SirFrothy.eth @SirFrothy]

When you elect a clown you get a circus. Only took two terms for him to destroy part of the white house and bring in the big top.

[ACD MMA @acdmma_]

Bryce Mitchell gives his thoughts on The UFC White House event:

“What I think, personally, is that our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is supposed to protect and serve the people.”

“When you’re doing all this stuff, hosting sporting events, it’s really outside what the goal of the government is intended to be because our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation.”

via UFC media day

[ACD MMA @acdmma_]

Bryce Mitchell gives his thoughts on The UFC White House event:

“What I think, personally, is that our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is supposed to protect and serve the people.”

“When you’re doing all this stuff, hosting sporting events, it’s really outside what the goal of the government is intended to be because our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation.”

via UFC media day

[SirFrothy.eth @SirFrothy]

This is the type of basketball the NBA finals deserve. Can’t stand the SGA flops. Would have been a brutal final to watch if Spurs didn’t make it.

Still insane how tall and fast Wemby is. Can barely comprehend how he can move that well while blocking, dunking, and hitting 3s