@dickensdad.bsky.social
retired scientist, medical historian, one-time hippie, liberal🏳️🌈
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The Vikings, drummers and bagpipers arrive in Edinburgh to start the Hogmanay celebrations.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM
The Vikings, drummers and bagpipers arrive in Edinburgh to start the Hogmanay celebrations.
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Well, here's an argument to let them keep their perks. Our guys seem to have it both ways, though. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet papers shed more light on Howard government
Former minister says since scheme ended many politicians now see time in Canberra as a way to ‘serve their own interests’
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Well, here's an argument to let them keep their perks. Our guys seem to have it both ways, though. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Luckily for me, I have found the perfect solution to not having to pour Irish Cream Liqueur down the drain.
www.irishstar.com/culture/food...
www.irishstar.com/culture/food...
Pouring Bailey's down the drain after Christmas could cost you thousands
Trade experts warn that pouring cream liqueur down the sink causes plumbing blockages and emergency callouts can be four times more expensive during the holidays
www.irishstar.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Luckily for me, I have found the perfect solution to not having to pour Irish Cream Liqueur down the drain.
www.irishstar.com/culture/food...
www.irishstar.com/culture/food...
Over 30 movies that I "bought" are no longer available on Movies Anywhere. Luckily, I can still see them using Fandango - for now. But this deceitful crap shouldn't be allowed. When you buy something it is not a rental. You BOUGHT it. Now I only purchase physical discs.
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Over 30 movies that I "bought" are no longer available on Movies Anywhere. Luckily, I can still see them using Fandango - for now. But this deceitful crap shouldn't be allowed. When you buy something it is not a rental. You BOUGHT it. Now I only purchase physical discs.
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Israel has announced the suspension of more than two dozen humanitarian organisations from working in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in its latest action taken against NGOs that operate in Palestine.
jrnl.ie/6915094
jrnl.ie/6915094
Israel bans Doctors Without Borders and around 25 other NGOs from working in Gaza
NGOs and UN agencies have consistently disputed Israeli claims about how much aid is entering the devastated territory.
jrnl.ie
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Israel has announced the suspension of more than two dozen humanitarian organisations from working in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in its latest action taken against NGOs that operate in Palestine.
jrnl.ie/6915094
jrnl.ie/6915094
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#OTD 24 December 1943, Driver J Chalmers of Glasgow gives blood (& nicotine) at No. 2 Advanced Blood Bank in Lanciano, Italy. Lance Corporal A C King is in charge of the transfusion. Photo by Sgt C H Hewitt. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
December 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#OTD 24 December 1943, Driver J Chalmers of Glasgow gives blood (& nicotine) at No. 2 Advanced Blood Bank in Lanciano, Italy. Lance Corporal A C King is in charge of the transfusion. Photo by Sgt C H Hewitt. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium.
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium.
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
It's a prestigious job and a lot of money. But Tony Doukopil better rethink his priorities or he will be forever tarnished.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It's a prestigious job and a lot of money. But Tony Doukopil better rethink his priorities or he will be forever tarnished.
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3,000,000 Pink flamingos, Kenya.🦩
Simply amazing sight ☺️
Simply amazing sight ☺️
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
3,000,000 Pink flamingos, Kenya.🦩
Simply amazing sight ☺️
Simply amazing sight ☺️
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
Just because a movie has snow does not make it a christmas movie
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Just because a movie has snow does not make it a christmas movie
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May the odds be ever in your favor
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
May the odds be ever in your favor
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with @andrew.heiss.phd : Google Scholar now supplies AI-generated articles that don't exist; they get cited in articles that then get published
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
with @andrew.heiss.phd : Google Scholar now supplies AI-generated articles that don't exist; they get cited in articles that then get published
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How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
These Chrome extensions see everything — and take everything. It may already be too late.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
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WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
NBC nightly news: lots of coverage of responses to Reiner murders. Absolutely no mention of trump's shitty comments
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
NBC nightly news: lots of coverage of responses to Reiner murders. Absolutely no mention of trump's shitty comments