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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · 2d

Why is nobody calling these people what they are: racists

And why does this racist still have such an elevated position in the conservative party?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Andrew McPherson @apmcpherson.bsky.social · 5d

This is grotesque: the Trump regime wants to give 9 universities, including my alma mater MIT, a leg up on federal funding in exchange for their servitude. I have to hope MIT and the others have the integrity to tell them where to shove it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.

www.nytimes.com

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 9d

My family came here 50 years ago. They've worked, paid taxes, raised families, been good citizens.

My many colleagues and friends who were either born elsewhere, or their parents were, the same.

It's so offensive to be told you're here on sufferance.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 9d

Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · 13d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It seems Jenrick doesn't "only" want to leave the ECHR but also repeal "a whole series of other laws [...] whether it’s the Equalities Act, the Human Rights Act, the Climate Change Act ...".

What a despicable person.

Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving ECHR or stand down, says Jenrick

Shadow justice secretary demands prospective MPs sign contract saying they stand for ‘Conservative values’ UK politics – latest updates

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 16d

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds

open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 16d

.@SadiqKhan responds to Farage’s deportation plan

“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 20d

I still don’t think you’ve got the guts @royalsociety.org:

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

www.bbc.com

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Jan-Willem van de Meent @jwvdm.bsky.social · 19d

Submit your work on to the @euripsconf.bsky.social workshop on on Differentiable Systems and Scientific Machine Learning!

differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...

Submission: 10 October
Notification: 31 October
Workshop: 6 or 7 December in Copenhagen

Differentiable Systems and Scientific Machine Learning Workshop - EurIPS 2025

differentiable-systems.github.io

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 21d

"Independent advisers for the CDC plan to revisit recommendations for Covid shots as well as vaccines for measles and hepatitis B."

This is a potentially momentous set of recommendations. Expect the 'findings' to be fraught with disinformation.

US health officials to revisit vaccine policies using anti-vax tactics, experts warn

Data public health experts say is worrisome will reportedly be presented to ACIP later this week before vote on shots

www.theguardian.com

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Although rare, chickenpox can lead to severe complications. Infection also means parents and kids have to take time off work and school.

Free vaccination on the NHS is fantastic news.

Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Vukosi Marivate @vukosi.bsky.social · Aug 24

A milestone: 100 papers submitted, 19 accepted into the first ever full DLI Proceedings. A powerful sign of the growing strength of African-led research. 📄✍🏾 2/

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Vukosi Marivate @vukosi.bsky.social · Aug 24

We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 @DeepIndaba 1/

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · Aug 24

You are welcome! You retrieved it?

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · Aug 24

@cboyer.bsky.social

Found your wallet and left it with the guys at Shinola. Van Aken district

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M A Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · Aug 21

It is a (dire) fact that the number of publicly-trans academics is… tiny (a fact due to structural factors). How many of those academics would even have applied to these JRFs? I really can’t understand this trans-exclusionary policy as anything other than an ugly political statement.

Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · Aug 21

this explicitly trans-exclusionary fellowship call for "outstanding female researchers" at Cambridge is awful newn.cam.ac.uk/research/res...

The appointments comply with legislation on sex discrimination, relying on the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 22, and Article 3 of the College Charter. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025], when we refer to “women” we mean those assigned female at birth.
The Fellowships are open to women of any nationality, but where a candidate is appointed who requires a visa in order to work in the UK, the appointment will be conditional upon the candidate successfully obtaining the necessary visa, covering the entire duration of the appointment.
Successful candidates will be asked to produce identification documentation (e.g. passport or full birth certificate). It is expected that this documentation will be in the female gender.

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Kale-ab Tessera @kale-ab.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great first couple of days at DLI @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social in Kigali 🇷🇼, some highlights include amazing talks talks by @verenarieser.bsky.social and Max Welling, great pracs and tuts, and of course the opening party ( before the rain 😢) 🎉 #DLI2025

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Andrew McPherson @apmcpherson.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London is hiring a full-time electronics technician. Come join a wonderfully eclectic group of staff and students, and help us support great facilities and build cool stuff! Applications close 12 September: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF152/t...

Technician at Imperial College London

Apply for the Technician role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · Aug 8

World Economic Forum 2024 global risks report. This graphic really got me: #Misinformation and climate crisis/environmental destruction topping the short- and long-term lists.

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Chart reads the following:

Top 10 Risks Global Risks Report 2024

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
"Please estimate the likely impact (severity) of the following risks over a 2-year and 10-year period."

2 years
Misinformation and disinformation
Extreme weather events
Societal polarization
Cyber insecurity
Interstate armed conflict
Lack of economic opportunity
Inflation
Involuntary migration
Economic downturn
Pollution

10 years
10th
Pollution
1st
Extreme weather events
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Critical change to Earth systems
3rd
Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
4th
Natural resource shortages
5th
Misinformation and disinformation
6th
Adverse outcomes of Al technologies
7th
Involuntary migration
8th
Cyber insecurity
9th
Societal polarization
10th
Pollution

Source: World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024.
Image: World Economic Forum, Global Risks Perception
Survey 2023-2024

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · Aug 6

Looking for a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind with expertise in weather forecasting AND machine learning AND software engineering

job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...

Research Scientist, AI for (Sub)seasonal Weather Forecasting

London, UK

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hiring Research Engineer in #AI for Subseasonal #Weather Forecasting at Google #DeepMind

job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...

Research Engineer, AI for (Sub)seasonal Weather Forecasting

London, UK

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Marc Deisenroth @deisenroth.bsky.social · Jul 21

Japanese translation of Mathematics for Machine Learning just landed.

Check
mml-book.com

for a free (English) version

Picture of the Japanese translation of Mathematics for Machine Learning book

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M A Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · Jun 21

Don't sleep on Gaussian processes. Most under-rated model class on this or any other planet (we've used Gaussian processes to study exo-planets!)

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 30

This chart shows that in the City of London (the tiny historical part of London in red), bicycles have overtaken cars to become the most common vehicle. Let's make this throughout Greater London!

www.economist.com/britain/2025...

A line graph titled "On their bikes" shows transport volume trends in the City of London from 1999 to 2024, measured in thousands. The graph compares two transport modes: motor vehicles (light red line) and bicycles (dark red line). The motor vehicle line starts at approximately 190,000 in 1999 and shows a steady decline over the years, reaching around 50,000 by 2024. In contrast, the bicycle line begins just above 0 in 1999 and gradually increases over time, crossing the motor vehicle line around 2023, and also reaching approximately 50,000 in 2024. This indicates that bicycle traffic has equaled and possibly surpassed motor vehicle traffic in the City of London. Data was collected at 12 locations during autumn between 07:00 and 19:00. The source is the City of London Corporation.

A map of Greater London, England, showing the boundaries of all the London boroughs. The borough of the City of London is highlighted in red at the center of the map, just north of the River Thames. All other boroughs are shown in a light beige color with black borders. The River Thames and other bodies of water are depicted in light blue. The map provides a clear visual distinction of the City of London's central location relative to the other boroughs in Greater London. The map is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London

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