Radical Centrist
@procedurepols.bsky.social
Parliamentary procedure geek. No partisan debate. Also Star Trek, police procedurals, sci-fi, baseball (Jays), Wrexham AFC, and tennis. I retweet out of interest, not necessarily agreement. Will usually follow-back, but not if you have a blank profile.
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Feck all the way off 🇺🇸 Wrong side of history 😡 Human rights are inalienable 🙏
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Feck all the way off 🇺🇸 Wrong side of history 😡 Human rights are inalienable 🙏
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Is OpenAI a turkey because this headline is a stonecold murder
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Is OpenAI a turkey because this headline is a stonecold murder
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So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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1. EXCLUSIVE
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
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this is good
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
this is good
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Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
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Options for Your Party's permanent name (YP is a placeholder) will be unveiled this week, before being put to an online poll this weekend, Sienna writes
“Our founding conference will be a festival of democracy," a YP spokesperson tells @politicshome.bsky.social
“Our founding conference will be a festival of democracy," a YP spokesperson tells @politicshome.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Options for Your Party's permanent name (YP is a placeholder) will be unveiled this week, before being put to an online poll this weekend, Sienna writes
“Our founding conference will be a festival of democracy," a YP spokesperson tells @politicshome.bsky.social
“Our founding conference will be a festival of democracy," a YP spokesperson tells @politicshome.bsky.social
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Under a proposal to be voted on at Your Party conference in Liverpool this weekend, MPs could be blocked from leading the party and ordinary members put in charge, PolHome can reveal
YP members will also be given control of how MPs are whipped, reports colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social
YP members will also be given control of how MPs are whipped, reports colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social
‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running
Exclusive: ‘Your Party’, the new political party being started by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, could be led by ordinary members rather than any...
www.politicshome.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Under a proposal to be voted on at Your Party conference in Liverpool this weekend, MPs could be blocked from leading the party and ordinary members put in charge, PolHome can reveal
YP members will also be given control of how MPs are whipped, reports colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social
YP members will also be given control of how MPs are whipped, reports colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social
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@joho.bsky.social can we all point and laugh at this MAHA cheerleader
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@joho.bsky.social can we all point and laugh at this MAHA cheerleader
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TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
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This broader issue could be and would be drastically diminished if social media companies drastically cut back on these programs, stopped incentivizing keeping people on their own platforms, actually moderated content/deleted this type of content. But they have zero interest in doing this
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This broader issue could be and would be drastically diminished if social media companies drastically cut back on these programs, stopped incentivizing keeping people on their own platforms, actually moderated content/deleted this type of content. But they have zero interest in doing this
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if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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Not only are X users marinating in a disinformation bubble, but viewing the posts of bots on X actively contributes American funds to overseas bot farms because of its financial reward system.
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not only are X users marinating in a disinformation bubble, but viewing the posts of bots on X actively contributes American funds to overseas bot farms because of its financial reward system.
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HALIFAX — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says without strong institutions holding political powers in check, democracy is weakened not just in Canada, but globally.
#NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
#NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Minister Fraser says democracies need strong institutions to keep powers in check
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says without strong institutions holding political powers in check, democracy is weakened not just in Canada, but globally.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
HALIFAX — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says without strong institutions holding political powers in check, democracy is weakened not just in Canada, but globally.
#NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
#NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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“At first, COVID-19 was seen as a respiratory illness. Now, it is known as the disease that can cause long-lasting neurological symptoms and stroke.”
www.nm.org/healthbeat/c...
www.nm.org/healthbeat/c...
Stroke and COVID-19
People with COVID-19 have a higher chance of having a stroke. Learn about the link and how to reduce your risk.
www.nm.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“At first, COVID-19 was seen as a respiratory illness. Now, it is known as the disease that can cause long-lasting neurological symptoms and stroke.”
www.nm.org/healthbeat/c...
www.nm.org/healthbeat/c...
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Also, Covid vax does NOT provide immunity, can keep you out of hospital & maybe prevent Long Covid but you can still get infected & researcher Putrino says there is no such thing as a Covid infection without consequence
Alt text: chart Fig. 1: Effectiveness of previous infection against reinfection
Alt text: chart Fig. 1: Effectiveness of previous infection against reinfection
New study in Nature finds no such thing as natural immunity to covid after the arrival of omicron. Pre omicron, infection provided 80% protection against re-infection one year later. This falls to under 5% at one year with omicron
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Also, Covid vax does NOT provide immunity, can keep you out of hospital & maybe prevent Long Covid but you can still get infected & researcher Putrino says there is no such thing as a Covid infection without consequence
Alt text: chart Fig. 1: Effectiveness of previous infection against reinfection
Alt text: chart Fig. 1: Effectiveness of previous infection against reinfection
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This is Canadian for "I'm leaving you for the rest of the world." #cdnpoli
Carney: “We will resume discussions with US when appropriate … "I don't have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now. …We are very busy with the future of Canada, and with new partnerships” #cdnpoli
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Canada says it will resume US trade talks 'when appropriate' — Reuters
Canada will resume trade discussions with the United States
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is Canadian for "I'm leaving you for the rest of the world." #cdnpoli
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392,000 followers on X.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
392,000 followers on X.
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.