EC Hamilton (Siobhan O'Leary)
@siobhanftb.bsky.social
She/Elle EN/FR. Policy, critical public health, medical anthropology, cats. IU 651. Opinions are my own. Ex-journo under Siobhan O'Leary (bylines: Rewire.News, VICE, Shadowproof). Public speaker, irregular blogger. 🏳️⚧️ liberation now.
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If Graham Linehan is a "credible witness" as he tries to paint a teenage trans girl as a middle aged man and has "not committed harassment" as he spent months hurling extreme slurs and insults at her then I have no idea what "credible" and "harassment" are meant to mean in our court system.
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If Graham Linehan is a "credible witness" as he tries to paint a teenage trans girl as a middle aged man and has "not committed harassment" as he spent months hurling extreme slurs and insults at her then I have no idea what "credible" and "harassment" are meant to mean in our court system.
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
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This is exactly the @schumer.senate.gov way.
He has plans to get more Senate Dems elected -- hoping, of course, that he can become the Majority Leader -- but no plans to rescue US citizens from ICE or to rescue immigrants from overcrowded, unsanitary detention - even if they must still be detained.
He has plans to get more Senate Dems elected -- hoping, of course, that he can become the Majority Leader -- but no plans to rescue US citizens from ICE or to rescue immigrants from overcrowded, unsanitary detention - even if they must still be detained.
Politicians have all but abandoned their duties to the people, preferring instead to advocate for their own interests and bigotries, personal enrichment and power.
They no longer represent us in most cases, but themselves using our backs to stand upon, above us.
They no longer represent us in most cases, but themselves using our backs to stand upon, above us.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is exactly the @schumer.senate.gov way.
He has plans to get more Senate Dems elected -- hoping, of course, that he can become the Majority Leader -- but no plans to rescue US citizens from ICE or to rescue immigrants from overcrowded, unsanitary detention - even if they must still be detained.
He has plans to get more Senate Dems elected -- hoping, of course, that he can become the Majority Leader -- but no plans to rescue US citizens from ICE or to rescue immigrants from overcrowded, unsanitary detention - even if they must still be detained.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Definitely fine to hear from the most highly valued company in the world as it floats on top of what everyone openly agrees is a world-historic bubble.
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Definitely fine to hear from the most highly valued company in the world as it floats on top of what everyone openly agrees is a world-historic bubble.
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"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
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i love you catnip basket napper
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
i love you catnip basket napper
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nothing was learned eh
it gets to be a real mindfuck having ptsd from something that genuinely does keep happening over and over
it gets to be a real mindfuck having ptsd from something that genuinely does keep happening over and over
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
nothing was learned eh
it gets to be a real mindfuck having ptsd from something that genuinely does keep happening over and over
it gets to be a real mindfuck having ptsd from something that genuinely does keep happening over and over
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TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
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Wake up Alberta rural municipalities.
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
💰 Rural Alberta earned $70M in tax revenue from wind & solar in 2025 — funding roads, emergency services & recreation.
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
Rural Alberta's $70-million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
Rural Alberta's $70 million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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This should have been an instructive moment in people’s understanding of just how much people are willing to pay economically for racism and xenophobia.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This should have been an instructive moment in people’s understanding of just how much people are willing to pay economically for racism and xenophobia.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
transsafety.network
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
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It's still infuriating that Condé Nast fired a bunch of really good journalists but went out of its way to hire this walking ethical failure
Scoop: As questions swirl around Olivia Nuzzi, I’ve learned she’s been relatively absent in the day-to-day at Vanity Fair, as the magazine continues to weather the storm the controversial hire brought through 1 World Trade Center
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
www.status.news
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's still infuriating that Condé Nast fired a bunch of really good journalists but went out of its way to hire this walking ethical failure
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When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
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Weird how outbreaks are handled differently depending on whether they make public health look bad.
Another week, another outbreak of head lice at the school. How do we know? Because the school emailed us about it.
As for the cases of sickness that have kids coming down with fever that are going around? Not a peep.
As for the cases of sickness that have kids coming down with fever that are going around? Not a peep.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Weird how outbreaks are handled differently depending on whether they make public health look bad.
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THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
Periodically I see people justifying means-testing to ensure The Rich don't get stuff for free when they can afford it.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
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One of my ongoing frustrations with software engineering as a professional practice is that LLMs were in no way the thing that caused this (though they do exacerbate it). Every company I’ve seen in my career fetishized producing solution-shaped objects for problems they didn’t (care to) understand.
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of my ongoing frustrations with software engineering as a professional practice is that LLMs were in no way the thing that caused this (though they do exacerbate it). Every company I’ve seen in my career fetishized producing solution-shaped objects for problems they didn’t (care to) understand.
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it's interesting that Seattle's got its own version of "who was president in 2020" now
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
it's interesting that Seattle's got its own version of "who was president in 2020" now