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Doing my best re: therulesofcivilconversation.org/just-berkhout-5407d388
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Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
www.science.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
@aishadown.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
@aishadown.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
@aishadown.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
@aishadown.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Australia's way out of the two-party swamp is via rockstar Independents like Dr Ryan. Follow and support @mon4kooyong.bsky.social
Waste, corruption, and cruelty define Australia's offshore detention regime. The Albanese Government has a duty of care to ensure asylum seekers are able to live safely and with dignity.
‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Australia's way out of the two-party swamp is via rockstar Independents like Dr Ryan. Follow and support @mon4kooyong.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
With some luck endemic-to-Tasmania critically endangered Red- and Spotted Handfish benefitting from the Hands of Hope program seahorseworld.com.au/guided-tour/... and the amazing research at UTas
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
With some luck endemic-to-Tasmania critically endangered Red- and Spotted Handfish benefitting from the Hands of Hope program seahorseworld.com.au/guided-tour/... and the amazing research at UTas
I trust my gp with my medical info. My gp asks me to sign T&Cs for some software tool they're using. Doesn't that imply that my dr. cannot trust that app on my behalf?
If my dr. cannot trust you, then how can I?
And so the enshittification continues.
If my dr. cannot trust you, then how can I?
And so the enshittification continues.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I trust my gp with my medical info. My gp asks me to sign T&Cs for some software tool they're using. Doesn't that imply that my dr. cannot trust that app on my behalf?
If my dr. cannot trust you, then how can I?
And so the enshittification continues.
If my dr. cannot trust you, then how can I?
And so the enshittification continues.
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
Can we agree yet on the idea that open-endedly arguing for smaller government is just wrong?
There _is_ a role for government. And that means that government from time to time use different (more eficient?) tools than "markets"
There _is_ a role for government. And that means that government from time to time use different (more eficient?) tools than "markets"
The same public servants who created the rules for the ‘market’ for aged care, child care, disability care and water in the Murray River are now pretending they will do a good job of making a ‘market’ for biodiversity…what could go wrong
Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss breaks down the problem with offsets at a Senate Inquiry into proposed changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill.
Sign the petition calling on the government to fix our broken environment laws nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...
Sign the petition calling on the government to fix our broken environment laws nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Can we agree yet on the idea that open-endedly arguing for smaller government is just wrong?
There _is_ a role for government. And that means that government from time to time use different (more eficient?) tools than "markets"
There _is_ a role for government. And that means that government from time to time use different (more eficient?) tools than "markets"
"... critical minerals..": Create sense of urgency ✅ (go to scamwatch.giv.au, it's a thing)
"...refocusing..." (not "focusing"). That sounds like Make CSIRO Great Again.
"Aimed blah effort towards blah": Hedging waffle.
Tim, you're actual scam artist, MAGA and non-leader all at once.
"...refocusing..." (not "focusing"). That sounds like Make CSIRO Great Again.
"Aimed blah effort towards blah": Hedging waffle.
Tim, you're actual scam artist, MAGA and non-leader all at once.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"... critical minerals..": Create sense of urgency ✅ (go to scamwatch.giv.au, it's a thing)
"...refocusing..." (not "focusing"). That sounds like Make CSIRO Great Again.
"Aimed blah effort towards blah": Hedging waffle.
Tim, you're actual scam artist, MAGA and non-leader all at once.
"...refocusing..." (not "focusing"). That sounds like Make CSIRO Great Again.
"Aimed blah effort towards blah": Hedging waffle.
Tim, you're actual scam artist, MAGA and non-leader all at once.
"...voortdurende opstand van winnaars in de slachtofferrol"
"Ze verkopen oppervlakkigheid als moed en gemakzucht als rebellie. Worden ze tegengesproken dan gaan ze niet in op argumenten, maar verdedigen ze het recht om 't te mogen zeggen, alsof ze die strijd niet al lang gewonnen hebben. Populisme: een voortdurende opstand van winnaars in de slachtofferrol"
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"...voortdurende opstand van winnaars in de slachtofferrol"
Fun, and thought provoking chart 🇳🇱. In contrast with most commenters I'd like to think the Analog bike rider's fuel requirements are expressed in Marginal Grams of Pasta. @bmvisser.bsky.social ?
Wanneer het u puur om een minimale CO2-emissie te doen is, blijkt de elektrische fiets veruit het meest efficiënt.
#grafiekvandedag
Ik snap dat er goede redenen kunnen zijn soms een ander vervoermiddel te kiezen.
#grafiekvandedag
Ik snap dat er goede redenen kunnen zijn soms een ander vervoermiddel te kiezen.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fun, and thought provoking chart 🇳🇱. In contrast with most commenters I'd like to think the Analog bike rider's fuel requirements are expressed in Marginal Grams of Pasta. @bmvisser.bsky.social ?
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Something I've really noticed among institutional "responses" to generative technologies is that "DO NOT USE THIS TOOL, IT'S COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE" is fudamentally erased from any possibility of ever being an option
Often paired with fatalist stuff like "this isn't going away"
Often paired with fatalist stuff like "this isn't going away"
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Something I've really noticed among institutional "responses" to generative technologies is that "DO NOT USE THIS TOOL, IT'S COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE" is fudamentally erased from any possibility of ever being an option
Often paired with fatalist stuff like "this isn't going away"
Often paired with fatalist stuff like "this isn't going away"
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
This is a bone chilling read about OpenAI chatGPT trolling a young man into suicide.
(Trigger warning, btw)
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
(Trigger warning, btw)
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is a bone chilling read about OpenAI chatGPT trolling a young man into suicide.
(Trigger warning, btw)
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
(Trigger warning, btw)
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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This is the kind of outcome the National Electricity Market, combined with smart meters and retail competition, was supposed to deliver. Instead, the government has had to impose it. Yet another patch on a failed system #auspol
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is the kind of outcome the National Electricity Market, combined with smart meters and retail competition, was supposed to deliver. Instead, the government has had to impose it. Yet another patch on a failed system #auspol
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In their darkest moments, too many Australians are being met with lethal force instead of love and care | Lorena Allam
In their darkest moments, too many Australians are being met with lethal force instead of love and care | Lorena Allam
Police are often not equipped to deal with mental health callouts. Alternative first responders are better placed to de-escalate tension and reduce harm
When police tasered and killed Clare Nowland – a 95-year-old aged care resident with dementia – after her nursing home called triple zero for help managing her behaviour, her family were devastated and the public was shocked.
How could a frail and elderly woman on a walking frame, albeit grasping a steak knife, die in such a violent way? Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
In their darkest moments, too many Australians are being met with lethal force instead of love and care | Lorena Allam
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Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down deepfakes, discusses the time a deepfake video tricked Terry Crews, and learns about how AI is used to deceive with the help of Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist, Alex Cosoi.
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down deepfakes, discusses the time a deepfake video tricked Terry Crews, and learns about how AI is used to deceive with the help of Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist, Alex Cosoi.
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What's the net population health population impact of vapes? @profglantz.com provides 10 slides (+ narrated commentary) to explain it's bad news. profglantz.com/2025/10/31/e...
E-cigarettes increase harm to smokers, so should not be promoted as a harm reduction strategy (in 10 slides)
The tobacco industry has used claims of reduced harm to sell its products since the 1950s with its efforts to promote “safe cigarettes.” “Harm reduction” claims have been central to marketing of e-…
profglantz.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What's the net population health population impact of vapes? @profglantz.com provides 10 slides (+ narrated commentary) to explain it's bad news. profglantz.com/2025/10/31/e...
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Forget about ghost stories this Halloween. Here's something truly terrifying: Lies about our economy that just won’t go away.
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Zombie Myths: The Economic Lies that Just Won't Die | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Forget about ghost stories this Halloween. Here's something truly terrifying: Lies about our economy that just won’t go away.
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
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"There's this added strain while you're there in Gaza, knowing that you are a target, even as an international aid worker, because you are a doctor."
Our sincere thanks to Dr Mohammed Mustafa for joining our Delivering Healthcare in Gaza webinar.
#gaza
Our sincere thanks to Dr Mohammed Mustafa for joining our Delivering Healthcare in Gaza webinar.
#gaza
October 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
"There's this added strain while you're there in Gaza, knowing that you are a target, even as an international aid worker, because you are a doctor."
Our sincere thanks to Dr Mohammed Mustafa for joining our Delivering Healthcare in Gaza webinar.
#gaza
Our sincere thanks to Dr Mohammed Mustafa for joining our Delivering Healthcare in Gaza webinar.
#gaza
"Maria Corina Machado has shown that the tools of democracy are also the tools of peace. She embodies the hope of a different future, one where the fundamental rights of citizens are protected, and their voices are heard."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Maria Corina Machado has shown that the tools of democracy are also the tools of peace. She embodies the hope of a different future, one where the fundamental rights of citizens are protected, and their voices are heard."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
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Everyone should take the time to read this speech from Trump.
We should not ignore just how f*cking deranged this racist sex pest is.
Read it and remember it is a speech to every General in the US military
www.sofx.com/president-tr...
We should not ignore just how f*cking deranged this racist sex pest is.
Read it and remember it is a speech to every General in the US military
www.sofx.com/president-tr...
President Trump Address to Pentagon Leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico – Full Transcript
(0:00 - 0:19) Ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary of War. Well, you've heard from me. So now it's the main
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October 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Everyone should take the time to read this speech from Trump.
We should not ignore just how f*cking deranged this racist sex pest is.
Read it and remember it is a speech to every General in the US military
www.sofx.com/president-tr...
We should not ignore just how f*cking deranged this racist sex pest is.
Read it and remember it is a speech to every General in the US military
www.sofx.com/president-tr...
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NEW: Something remarkable happened recently and hardly anyone noticed – GB electricity demand was 100% covered by clean power
We took a look at the data and this has happened for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date, twice as often as ever before
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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We took a look at the data and this has happened for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date, twice as often as ever before
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
NEW: Something remarkable happened recently and hardly anyone noticed – GB electricity demand was 100% covered by clean power
We took a look at the data and this has happened for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date, twice as often as ever before
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/7
We took a look at the data and this has happened for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date, twice as often as ever before
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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This is really important.
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is really important.