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Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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From this morning 👇.
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
From this morning 👇.
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
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That’s an uhhh … interesting … response.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
That’s an uhhh … interesting … response.
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Tracy Beth Høeg has no apparent experience with creating or regulating drugs, but she did make a name for herself casting doubt on some vaccines. Her appointment as the acting FDA drugs chief signifies a greater focus from Trump's FDA on (ending) vaccines. From me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA
The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tracy Beth Høeg has no apparent experience with creating or regulating drugs, but she did make a name for herself casting doubt on some vaccines. Her appointment as the acting FDA drugs chief signifies a greater focus from Trump's FDA on (ending) vaccines. From me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RE Gaza, there is every reason to be pessimistic. Millions will continue to live in tent cities, not just this winter (3rd winter) but also for the next five years - who knows?
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
RE Gaza, there is every reason to be pessimistic. Millions will continue to live in tent cities, not just this winter (3rd winter) but also for the next five years - who knows?
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Some people fight against the ideas promoted by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by the Trump administration.
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Some people fight against the ideas promoted by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by the Trump administration.
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
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I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…
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The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model ft.trib.al/xPiWfqv | opinion
The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model
Washington has transformed from the system’s global custodian to treating nations as pliable instruments
ft.trib.al
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model ft.trib.al/xPiWfqv | opinion
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Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say their clients’ health is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers are likely to die without David Lammy’s intervention, lawyers representing the prisoners have said as they criticised the justice secretary for refusing to meet them.
Solicitors wrote to Lammy last Wednesday to request an urgent meeting before their clients’ health deteriorates “beyond any possible recovery”. But a subsequent letter sent on Tuesday said that his reply, received on Monday “does not directly address our request”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
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In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza
Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.
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Amazing, the @dailymail.co.uk manages to publish an entire lengthy feature bewailing (!!!!) the exodus of Poles from Britain without once mentioning Brexit. Apparently this outcome (which is surely exactly what they campaigned for in 2016) is all the fault of Keir Starmer.
mol.im/a/15379789
mol.im/a/15379789
The great exodus: How Poles are ditching UK for their booming homeland
New statistics reveal that while 7,000 Poles arrived in the year ending last June, 25,000 returned home: a net outflow of 18,000. The UK's total Polish population has shrunk to 750,000.
mol.im
December 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Amazing, the @dailymail.co.uk manages to publish an entire lengthy feature bewailing (!!!!) the exodus of Poles from Britain without once mentioning Brexit. Apparently this outcome (which is surely exactly what they campaigned for in 2016) is all the fault of Keir Starmer.
mol.im/a/15379789
mol.im/a/15379789
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So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
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you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
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Huge Victory: #ChatControl no longer forces us to break #encryption. 🎉
🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.
The Trilogue starts today 🗓️
You've helped us stop #backdoors: tuta.com/blog/chat-co...
Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️
fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool
#Fight4Privacy
🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.
The Trilogue starts today 🗓️
You've helped us stop #backdoors: tuta.com/blog/chat-co...
Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️
fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool
#Fight4Privacy
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Huge Victory: #ChatControl no longer forces us to break #encryption. 🎉
🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.
The Trilogue starts today 🗓️
You've helped us stop #backdoors: tuta.com/blog/chat-co...
Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️
fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool
#Fight4Privacy
🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.
The Trilogue starts today 🗓️
You've helped us stop #backdoors: tuta.com/blog/chat-co...
Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️
fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool
#Fight4Privacy
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Nothing is more symbolic of Europe's inherent weakness of resolve - EU and UK - than the failure of governments and institutions to leave X/Twitter en masse. It's easier to stay, so stay they do. Pathetic.
December 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Nothing is more symbolic of Europe's inherent weakness of resolve - EU and UK - than the failure of governments and institutions to leave X/Twitter en masse. It's easier to stay, so stay they do. Pathetic.
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What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
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Updated FDA org chart from BioSpace: nearly 90% of sr leaders who were at FDA a yr ago are gone. Most FDA employees are usually "career staff" who worked 4 multiple FDA commissioners & yrs of training 2b knowledgeable incl cell & gene therapies. Pazdur had worked 4 Bush, Obama,Trump & Biden #medsky
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Updated FDA org chart from BioSpace: nearly 90% of sr leaders who were at FDA a yr ago are gone. Most FDA employees are usually "career staff" who worked 4 multiple FDA commissioners & yrs of training 2b knowledgeable incl cell & gene therapies. Pazdur had worked 4 Bush, Obama,Trump & Biden #medsky
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If you want more details, I wrote up the story as a blog post here ⬇️
(I am trying out a new format to preserve some of the work behind my threads) ▫️9/9
(I am trying out a new format to preserve some of the work behind my threads) ▫️9/9
The Antarctica sequences
The “Antarctica sequences” episode shows once again how a wrong date can turn a mundane event into supposed evidence of a cover-up. The story of the Antarctica sequences is one of those narratives in...
pandemonium.hypotheses.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you want more details, I wrote up the story as a blog post here ⬇️
(I am trying out a new format to preserve some of the work behind my threads) ▫️9/9
(I am trying out a new format to preserve some of the work behind my threads) ▫️9/9
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‘33 people are currently incarcerated in the UK for alleged actions taken in solidarity with Palestine, where the genocide being committed by Israel, with material and diplomatic backing from Britain and the US, continues.’
E.S. Wight on hunger strikes, from the blog,
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
E.S. Wight on hunger strikes, from the blog,
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
E.S. Wight | On Hunger Strike
Qesser Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, Jon Cink, T Hoxha and Kamran Ahmed are on hunger strike. All are on remand in...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
‘33 people are currently incarcerated in the UK for alleged actions taken in solidarity with Palestine, where the genocide being committed by Israel, with material and diplomatic backing from Britain and the US, continues.’
E.S. Wight on hunger strikes, from the blog,
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
E.S. Wight on hunger strikes, from the blog,
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban
‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban
Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff date
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban