Andy Harbison
@andrewharbison1.bsky.social
Early refugee from the Bad Place. IT security, forensics and investigations guy with far too many history books. All opinions personal and do not reflect etc. etc.
And this is why extremists - those who want to “flood the zone with shit” want to destroy the BBC. As long as there is a single, commonly accepted source of objective fact, it is much more difficult to build a mass grouping like MAGA, who are motivated by their distorted view of reality.
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
And this is why extremists - those who want to “flood the zone with shit” want to destroy the BBC. As long as there is a single, commonly accepted source of objective fact, it is much more difficult to build a mass grouping like MAGA, who are motivated by their distorted view of reality.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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Leaving the EU means the U.K.’s national broadcaster must now kowtow to the King of America.
Grotesque.
Grotesque.
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Leaving the EU means the U.K.’s national broadcaster must now kowtow to the King of America.
Grotesque.
Grotesque.
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I periodically rewatch this clip. How he uses jargon, but explains it each time. Particularly his focus on HOW the evidence leads to a conclusion. Seems to give a good model for science, that it is the interpretation that matters, not the "evidence". youtu.be/G8cbIWMv0rI?...
Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes
YouTube video by carlsagandotcom
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I periodically rewatch this clip. How he uses jargon, but explains it each time. Particularly his focus on HOW the evidence leads to a conclusion. Seems to give a good model for science, that it is the interpretation that matters, not the "evidence". youtu.be/G8cbIWMv0rI?...
I have to say that I though the gap between Trump starving African kids and Trump starving American kids would have been longer.
At least a year or two, rather than six months.
At least a year or two, rather than six months.
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I have to say that I though the gap between Trump starving African kids and Trump starving American kids would have been longer.
At least a year or two, rather than six months.
At least a year or two, rather than six months.
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Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
So, apparently Jeff Bezos thinks it’s perfectly OK for Elon Musk to take a trillion dollars out of a firm that simply can’t afford it…
You just have to wonder just how spiritually bankrupt you have to be to voluntarily write this shit. I mean, do these guys have any self-respect left at all?
You just have to wonder just how spiritually bankrupt you have to be to voluntarily write this shit. I mean, do these guys have any self-respect left at all?
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
So, apparently Jeff Bezos thinks it’s perfectly OK for Elon Musk to take a trillion dollars out of a firm that simply can’t afford it…
You just have to wonder just how spiritually bankrupt you have to be to voluntarily write this shit. I mean, do these guys have any self-respect left at all?
You just have to wonder just how spiritually bankrupt you have to be to voluntarily write this shit. I mean, do these guys have any self-respect left at all?
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This picture is worth 1,000 words.
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This picture is worth 1,000 words.
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
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The far-right nutcases planning on blowing up a Galway mosque include Karolis Peckauskas, not from these parts, and Garrett Pollock from Annalong - not a man enthusiastic about Irish reunification, I’d guess.
Apparently some “blow-ins” may, in fact, be the problem…
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Apparently some “blow-ins” may, in fact, be the problem…
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Right-wing extremist terror group planned destruction of Galway Mosque, court hears
Portlaoise District Court hears gardaí discovered ‘manifesto’ and video during search
www.irishtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The far-right nutcases planning on blowing up a Galway mosque include Karolis Peckauskas, not from these parts, and Garrett Pollock from Annalong - not a man enthusiastic about Irish reunification, I’d guess.
Apparently some “blow-ins” may, in fact, be the problem…
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Apparently some “blow-ins” may, in fact, be the problem…
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
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Just one more hit. One more hit please man you know i'm good for it i'll pay later i swear
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Just one more hit. One more hit please man you know i'm good for it i'll pay later i swear