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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1h

Has anyone checked to make sure Robert Jenrick isn't a Mysteron?

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 4h

It's PHYSICS FOR CATS publication day!! Luna has her copy: do you? www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

A black cat sits on a wicker basket reading the book PHYSICS FOR CATS by Tom Gauld... Ok, so she's not really reading it. She's not even quite looking at it to be completely honest. But it is possible to imagine that she is reading and thoroughly enjoying it.

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Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 2h

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Dr. Lotte Pummerer @lpummerer.bsky.social · 7h

Why are some people more prone to believe in conspiracy theories? Part of the answer may lie in metacognition, i.e., the ability to correctly estimate one's own knowledge about topics.
-> New paper with @kwinter.bsky.social, @kaisassenberg.bsky.social & Helen Fischer
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/2044...

“Knowing what I don’t know” – belief in conspiracy theories relates to lower metacognitive sensitivity: a signal detection theoretic approach

Beliefs in conspiracy theories are seemingly hard to dispute through facts. Researchers have partly attributed this resistance to certain information processing styles that are associated with cons...

doi.org

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 16h

Just realised I owe a trivia for yesterday. Will try and make my brain work.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 23h

He's just grumpy because David Cameron still uses his spine as a doorstop.

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 23h

Is it "Don't vote Tory"? Only it should be "Don't vote Tory".

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Kemi Badenoch reveals her 'golden rule' to 'get economy back on track'

The Tory leader will be giving her keynote speech at her party's conference, which has seen a lower turnout than previous years.

news.sky.com

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

Should have had it in 3.

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

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Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by QueensStoneAgeVEVO

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

I promised my girlfriend... the violin...

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

Very lovely, but still no. This is what makes me think of you. No offence.

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The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by TheAvalanchesVEVO

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

Alright, fine. I'll stand in for @lillieg.bsky.social. The simple fact of the matter is this: we're going the distance.

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

AHEM.

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

@takethathistory.bsky.social Where the fuck have you been TTH?

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social blah blah thanks whatever

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

I can't decide if I should be pleased or upset that the fucking squirrel was the only person to get this joke.

Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

Record sums including "The Dark Side Of The Moon + Music For The Jilted Generation", "God's Great Banana Skin + Physical Graffiti", and of course the ever popular "Dark Side Of The Moon + The White Album".

No, I will not apologise.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

North Korean hackers stealing record sums, researchers say - BBC News

Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

E=7½"

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Phil Hare's Ghost @mrlepus.bsky.social · 1d

Record sums including "The Dark Side Of The Moon + Music For The Jilted Generation", "God's Great Banana Skin + Physical Graffiti", and of course the ever popular "Dark Side Of The Moon + The White Album".

No, I will not apologise.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

North Korean hackers stealing record sums, researchers say - BBC News

Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

www.bbc.co.uk