Martin Tomko

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Understanding and supporting people in their spatial interactions through computational #spatial #data #science #giscience #melbourne 🛶🚵‍♂️🥾🏊‍♂️🐕
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Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · Dec 2

Need to identify semantic regions on 2.5D terrain? Read our "LMSeg: an end-to-end geometric message-passing network on barycentric dual graphs for large-scale landscape mesh segmentation" #mesh #segmentation #terrain #3D #culturalheritage #giscience doi.org/10.1080/1548...

LMSeg: an end-to-end geometric message-passing network on barycentric dualgraphs for large-scale landscape mesh segmentation

Semantic segmentation of large-scale 3D landscape meshes is critical for geospatial analysis in complex environments, yet existing approaches face persistent challenges of scalability, end-to-end t...

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 1d

It is as it ever was. elevanth.org/blog/2022/01...

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Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 1d

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 2d

The regime likely determined that the current protest movement represents an extremely dire security threat and the regime has intensified its crackdown, including by taking the rare step of using IRGC Ground Forces to suppress protests in at least one province 1/7

Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

Trump, in a sit down interview on Fox News aired just now, said the US will be conducting land strikes against the cartels.

"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent to see the expanding list of writers pulling out of the bigoted Adelaide Writers Festival. Please look out for their work and support them if you can.

#Auspol

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

New video's from Tehran show protesters still filling the streets as the blackout continues. The scale of unrest in the capital is not easing, with no visible presence of security forces in the footage.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Martin Tomko, Dean Eckles

Jack Fitzgerald @jackfitzgerald.bsky.social · 3d

My Matters Arising concerning a paper on the legal determinants of terrorism is now out in @nathumbehav.nature.com. The original paper is now retracted. To learn why, read on for a story of irregularities, imputations, and impossible values. 1/x

doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02347-7

Client Challenge

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus.

dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

Texas A&M Bans Plato (with updates) - Daily Nous

Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 4d

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap that it makes a profit selling it on to other countries!

Add your name to the call to impose royalties on all gas exported from Australia ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/collect_gas_royalties

Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 7d

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?

International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Martin Tomko, Dawn J. Wright

Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 15d

The world needs more science journalists, especially those with mad skills and ethics training. All that is provided for free by @theopennotebook.bsky.social, but we need your help. Join me in donating to support these amazing resources: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook

For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...

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Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 17d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘International community has lost interest’: Afghanistan’s first female vice-president sees history repeating

Sima Samar has spent a lifetime working for the ideals of a country that no longer exists, but even in exile she dreams of rebuilding for a second time

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Steven Heydemann, Martin Tomko, Alessandro Nai , and 4 more Steven Heydemann, Martin Tomko, Alessandro Nai, Bessma Momani, Ann Bartow, Greg Linden, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17d

President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR

Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 20d

Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding

With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 20d

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The first cancer vaccine

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20d

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20d

There are more than four million guns in Australia, and Australia Institute research shows that a gun is stolen every four hours.

📺 Research Director Rod Campbell on CNN
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21d

"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...

"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’

Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies

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Reposted by Martin Tomko, Els Torreele, Urška Demšar

Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 21d

This is WILD.

Power goes out in San Francisco and the robot cars, needing the lights to "self" drive, all stop at once, blocking streets and emergency vehicles - which are needed more than ever in a black out!

We knew AI causes power outages. Turns out it also makes them worse by being stupid.

Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 21d

Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.

With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.

missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...

Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams

Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.

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Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 21d

Good idea!

Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 21d

Also, survivor bias? Those later in the career are only those that were actually successful with the strategy...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 22d

We’re seeking a commitment from Opposition Leader Sussan Ley that her party will not push to introduce any religious criteria or test for immigrants, following comments from an MP wanting ‘faith’ made an ‘Australian value’ that immigrants needed to support. More: rationalist.com.au/rsa-question...

RSA questions Opposition Leader over Liberal MP’s call for immigrants to support ‘faith’ as an ‘Australian value’ | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Rationalist Society of Australia is seeking a commitment from the federal Opposition Leader, Sussan Ley, that her party will not push to introduce any religious criteria or test for immigrants ent...

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Jean Burgess @jeanburgess.bsky.social · 23d

As we crawl to the end of another unhinged year in Australian research, on behalf of the nation I would just like to say to @arc-tracker.bsky.social

❤️❤️❤️THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE❤️❤️❤️

Have a well-earned break, whoever and wherever you are.

But please don't leave

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24d

Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.

ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

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Rep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social · 24d

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

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H.K. Andersen @hkandersen.bsky.social · 25d

Preprint for "Foundations of Causation", from my 2024 talk at the Minnesota CPS. I've been saying this offhand for years, so it was good to finally get specific and into the weeds about what it means to branch out a new science of causation.

#philsky #philsci
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Holly K. Andersen, Foundations of Causation - PhilPapers

Drawing on historical episodes where new fields of science branch out of philosophy, I offer six distinctive developments involved in such episodes as a template that can be applied to the ...

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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 25d

Introducing {geosam}: an R toolkit for Meta's Segment Anything Model 3

- Detect objects in satellite imagery with text prompts
- Interactive Shiny tools with draw & click-to-identify
- Works with Mapbox, Esri, MapTiler
- Use regular images too!

walker-data.com/geosam/