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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 2d

This is kind of nimbyism I want to see stopped.
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Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes you think 'oh it can't really be that bad can it' and then you click on the link and it turns out it is exactly that bad www.bbc.com/news/article...

Council demolishes play area after noise complaints

Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.

www.bbc.com

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 2d

I again return to my theory that Rachel Reeves was startled by a spider as a child. Nothing else explains this malicious revelling in ignorance.

Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Everything about this story stinks. The boasts of cronyism. The ineptitude of telling a public meeting to keep something secret. And, for me at least, the foulest reek is the gleeful anti-environmentalism. 🧵

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

I'm furious, I'm aghast. In a world where there is so, damned much to be furious and aghast about. Because "hyuck-hyuck-hyuck these stupid little snails are stopping our big building" isn't a story of bravely taking on the NIMBYS, its scientific and environmental illiteracy and it stinks

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

THE WHIRLPOOL RAMSHORN SNAIL IS A BELLWETHER FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR RIVERS! Particularly our chalk streams. The dwindling of the population is clear evidence of the pollution and poor management of our waterways.

But snitches, apparently, get built on

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

2) the whirlpool ramshorn snail has been the focus of a Back from the Brink programme to try to increase populations, but this has proved hugely challenging because, and, hold my hand dear reader because this is where my brain broke

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

This kind of hyuck-hyuck-hyuck, aren't the environmentalist silly for caring about a teeny tiny snail that no one can even see" ignores the fact that

1) The whirlpool ramshorn snail is critically endangered, not just in the UK but everywhere

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

The Guardian's environmental reporter Helena Horton writes:

'[Reeves] described the planning blockage as being due to “some snails on the site that are a protected species or something”, adding: “They are microscopic snails that you cannot even see, and they haven’t been able to build there.”'

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Everything about this story stinks. The boasts of cronyism. The ineptitude of telling a public meeting to keep something secret. And, for me at least, the foulest reek is the gleeful anti-environmentalism. 🧵

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 6d

We have heard that the Green Party has passed a motion at conference calling for desegregation of trans healthcare and to end the practice of GICs and to move it to primary care.

And you can definitely see why they voted for it here:

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 8d

Perhaps UK Labour leadership can stop throwing money at Silicon Valley tech bros and their snake oil sometime? Before the UK is underwater, preferably? (Yes I know NYC isn't in the UK but my point still stands.)

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8d

That sounds like a lot of power. I hope we’re doing useful things with ChatGPT. 🙃

OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

OpenAI's planned AI data center projects would consume as much as the entire city of New York City and San Diego combined.

futurism.com

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 7d

It never makes sense, this bloody vocation 💔

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Jewmanji ✡️ @bigboardie.bsky.social · 7d

Blame for this antisemitic attack cannot be placed at the door of a single political party or person. Of course, the political climate influences actions. But there will be time to learn lessons. Right now, we need to think of the victims, the families, build interfaith ties and keep everyone safe.

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 7d

Listening to @zackpolanski.bsky.social talking about this Island of Neighbours and the politics of hope and feeling inspired and empowered to work for a better country for all

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 7d

Jews are not responsible for the genocide in Gaza. It is the act of Netanyahu and his far right government.

Muslims are not responsible for the acts of a terrorist in Manchester.

Mistrust people who stoke fear, anger and division, who sell easy answers and satisfying blame.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my god, this is horrible

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 7d

Two victims in Manchester attack were shot by police on.ft.com/42KdNBd

Two victims in Manchester attack were shot by police

Greater Manchester police say one of those shot by officers has died

on.ft.com

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 7d

Zack Polanski says it is mistake to conflate campaigning against genocide in Gaza with antisemitism - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 7d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 7d

This is HORRIBLE.

It's not Jewish people's fault, what's being done to Gaza.

And it's not Gazans fault, What's been done to Manchester.

It's not hard to avoid victim blaming both sides, and it's beyond disappointing that apparently Mahmood isn't capable of understanding that.

Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Home secretary Shabana Mahmood urges pro-Palestine protesters to consider not taking part in marches this weekend.

"Imagine if you lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country ... sometimes a little unity, a little solidarity, some love to other people is required"

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 8d

We are horrified by the dreadful attack in Manchester today, which has claimed lives and left others in a serious condition. Our deepest thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the wider community — especially on this day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Violence, prejudice, and hatred directed at people because of their identity is abhorrent. No one should ever face fear or violence for their identity or beliefs. Everyone in our country must be safe to practise their religion or live in accordance with their worldview in peace.

Find the full statement on: https://humanists.uk/2025/10/02/humanists-uk-statement-on-manchester-synagogue-attack/

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8d

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 8d

Maddening!

I did eventually manage to get the form submitted. Maybe it's a volume of submissions issue.

Doesn't inspire a lot of faith does it?

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 8d

One thing that really ticks me off is this point in the FAQ:

"Also, the lawsuit is excluding 2.5 million works 'written in languages other than English. Most of those 2.5 million non-English works were unregistered.'"

The class action really screwed authors outside the USA. 7/

Likewise, works not validly registered with the U.S. Copyright Office are not eligible to be in the Works List. Many of the works Anthropic downloaded were not registered. For example, non-English works have very low registration rates. Of the approximately 4 million non-duplicate works that Anthropic downloaded, around 2.5 million were written in languages other than English. Most of those 2.5 million non-English works were unregistered. In addition, many of the 1.5 million non-duplicate English works were not registered. And even among registered works, many failed to satisfy the date criteria in the Class definition, because registration occurred more than five years before or after publication or after Anthropic downloaded such works.

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Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social · 8d

TFW you've filled in the claim form for your settlement from Anthropic and *this* happens

Narrator's voice: the problem does indeed persist

Fellow plaintiffs - did we hug the site to death ir is it just me?

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