Bernard
Bernard
@adrianbernard.bsky.social
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I really think that we should be getting away from what has become a throw away words.
"Racism" or "racist".
I believe that "white supremacist" is firstly more descriptive and secondly is certainly not throw away.
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In August, Adam Raine's parents sued OpenAI, saying their son used ChatGPT as his suicide coach. Today, OpenAI denied responsibility for his death, arguing that the 16-year-old violated its terms of use. It's the company's first legal response to the case.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
The family of Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against the AI company in August. On Tuesday, OpenAI said in a new court filing that is not responsible for the teen's death.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list reut.rs/4iwauEb
Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned two giant white-plumed turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables and adding to more than 1,600 pardons he has granted this term.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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‘The very idea of living in a country ruled by the person who said the things that he said to me is deeply disturbing’

To ape Farage’s own style, ‘I’m not saying Farage is still a vicious racist and bully, I’m just asking questions’.

Essential listening.

open.spotify.com/episode/26ZU...
Nazi salutes and racism: the allegations about Nigel Farage’s school days
open.spotify.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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this is abhorrent
At least 160,000 people have been granted refugee status over the past five years. It now seems they are intended to be caught by the Government’s plans to make refugees wait up to 20 years for settlement - even for those just months away from ILR

www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Trying out a different video update format on what's been going on in America...

all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info

youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQ
Q&A on Trump vs Venezuala, Trump vs MTG, and RFK Jr vs Science
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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That's, well, quite Orwellian.
The former Conservative Levelling Up Secretary and now editor of the Spectator, Michael Gove, has been selected as a judge for the 2026 Orwell Prize awards, despite his record of dodging media scrutiny and allegations of ‘stifling’ critical journalists
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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"People in those apartments were shouting for help."

The aftermath of Russian strikes in Pecherskyi and Desniyanskyi districts of #Kyiv. More than 13 locations in the city were affected

As of now,7people were killed and 20 more were injured,including one child, by the Russian attack
📹Radio Liberty
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🔴Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny

Critics say “Orwell would have enjoyed the irony” of the former Conservative minister’s appointment

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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James Comey: "I'm grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence and a reflection of what the DOJ has become under Donald Trump, which is heartbreaking."
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The EU’s push for the U.S. to scrap its tariffs on steel and aluminum has opened the door to an old demand from Washington: Loosen your digital rulebook, and we’ll meet you halfway.
US demands digital concessions in return for EU steel tariff relief
Washington argues U.S. companies would invest more in the EU if it rolls back its digital rulebook.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Ex Trump lawyer argues that the Constitution is insufficient to address the unprecedented abuses of power committed by President Trump. He asserts that Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Colombia constitute war crimes, and soldiers should be aware that they are not obligated to follow illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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AWS has been working with the U.S. government since 2011 and is now building AI infrastructure specifically for the entity.
AWS is spending $50B build AI infrastructure for the US government | TechCrunch
AWS has been working with the U.S. government since 2011 and is now building AI infrastructure specifically for the entity.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Just the good, friendly, morale-boosting kind of racism.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”

Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school

@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The UK Labour Party came to power promising to cut energy bills — in part by pumping heat into drafty homes.

But flaws in a government-approved scheme to boost home insulation have now put that goal at risk.
The insulation scandal threatening Britain’s climate plans
The British government says it will force down bills and emissions by insulating millions of cold, drafty homes. That plan is unraveling.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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ICYMI: Boris Johnson responded to the Covid Inquiry via his Telegraph column - he failed to apologise

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice: "It is beyond contempt that he has chosen to respond to the Covid Inquiry by attacking the Covid Bereaved for "wrangling" about the deaths of our loved ones"
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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2/ And here is Keynes in 1942 stressing - like @zackpolanski.bsky.social - that government spending is nothing like managing a household budget.

What Keynes described as the "vile doctrine of the nineteenth century" has been reinvented under the guise of neoliberal austerity economics.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM