Graham Pugh
@mungo2k.bsky.social
Philanthropist, Olympian, Raconteur, Liar.
Don't concentrate on emissions, says the major shareholder in a major AI company. Can't imagine why. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/bill-gates-climate-memo?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Don't concentrate on emissions, says the major shareholder in a major AI company. Can't imagine why. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/bill-gates-climate-memo?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Godwin's 2nd Law: If they start deporting innocent citizens to foreign prison camps, there's no further argument, therefore the 1st Law no longer applies.
April 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Godwin's 2nd Law: If they start deporting innocent citizens to foreign prison camps, there's no further argument, therefore the 1st Law no longer applies.
Needs a bit more verification, but if true, the Trump anti-free speech agenda has just gone up yet another notch.
internal email suggests that a Trump-run government agency is trying to force removal of books from Amazon https://youtube.com/watch?v=GtEymx55dnU&si=mXx8FxM-GG9ChZbf
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Needs a bit more verification, but if true, the Trump anti-free speech agenda has just gone up yet another notch.
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Is anyone checking whether there is any market movement before each of Trump's daily massive policy changes? It seems extremely unlikely that his friends and family aren't profiting from all this flip-flopping.
April 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Is anyone checking whether there is any market movement before each of Trump's daily massive policy changes? It seems extremely unlikely that his friends and family aren't profiting from all this flip-flopping.
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This is how it’s done America
You either fight corruption or accept it
#MOG8 #Serbia
RT @Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social
You either fight corruption or accept it
#MOG8 #Serbia
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March 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is how it’s done America
You either fight corruption or accept it
#MOG8 #Serbia
RT @Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social
You either fight corruption or accept it
#MOG8 #Serbia
RT @Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social
Turns out that when Vance was comparing Trump to Hitler, it was meant as a compliment.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Turns out that when Vance was comparing Trump to Hitler, it was meant as a compliment.
This is just wild.
A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
www.idahostatesman.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is just wild.
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It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
So now Musk wants to eliminate "entitlements" like social security and healthcare for the poor. In other words, safety nets.
You know what else is an entitlement? To vote. That'll be the next inconvenience to eliminate. Since his family prospered so much through apartheit, he'll be used to that.
You know what else is an entitlement? To vote. That'll be the next inconvenience to eliminate. Since his family prospered so much through apartheit, he'll be used to that.
March 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So now Musk wants to eliminate "entitlements" like social security and healthcare for the poor. In other words, safety nets.
You know what else is an entitlement? To vote. That'll be the next inconvenience to eliminate. Since his family prospered so much through apartheit, he'll be used to that.
You know what else is an entitlement? To vote. That'll be the next inconvenience to eliminate. Since his family prospered so much through apartheit, he'll be used to that.
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Still underrated how insane musk is, like all day and night- from the WH- he posts stuff like "you're a traitor" at mark kelly or "be quiet small man" at the polish foreign minister or "you are committing a crime" at anyone he doesn't like and the media calls it "sparring." No, the dude is nuts!
An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine
March 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Oh, the irony of JD Vance complaining about free speech in Europe, and not holding elections despite constant bombing, while siding with Putin in the war on Ukraine. Putin, who responds to any political opposition via kangaroo courts, gulags, falls from high windows, and deadly poison.
March 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Oh, the irony of JD Vance complaining about free speech in Europe, and not holding elections despite constant bombing, while siding with Putin in the war on Ukraine. Putin, who responds to any political opposition via kangaroo courts, gulags, falls from high windows, and deadly poison.
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Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
Safe Place For Science: Aix Marseille Université ready to welcome American scientists | Aix Marseille Université
In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to w...
www.univ-amu.fr
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
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SRF - the core Swiss public service journalism stakeholder - plans to majorly cut on science journalism. You can still sign our petition if you think this is problematic openpetition.eu/!sciencejour...
Fakten statt Falschinformationen: Für einen starken Wissenschaftsjournalismus! - Online-Petition
Offener Brief aus der Wissenschaft an SRF Sehr geehrte Direktion der SRG, sehr geehrte Geschäftsleitung von SRF, sehr geehrte Medien- und Wissenschaftspolitiker:innen Mit grosser Besorgnis haben wir z...
openpetition.eu
February 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
SRF - the core Swiss public service journalism stakeholder - plans to majorly cut on science journalism. You can still sign our petition if you think this is problematic openpetition.eu/!sciencejour...
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When the going gets weird, etc... Before abstract music is outlawed by fascists, I'm gonna get pretty out there. Here's new music, out on April Fool's Day. CD sets may also be available then (2 discs). It's long droney weirdness.
jsegel.bandcamp.com/album/hall-o...
jsegel.bandcamp.com/album/hall-o...
Hall of Mirrors, by Jonathan Segel
6 track album
jsegel.bandcamp.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When the going gets weird, etc... Before abstract music is outlawed by fascists, I'm gonna get pretty out there. Here's new music, out on April Fool's Day. CD sets may also be available then (2 discs). It's long droney weirdness.
jsegel.bandcamp.com/album/hall-o...
jsegel.bandcamp.com/album/hall-o...
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This from my brilliant friend Gerald Dowd.🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This from my brilliant friend Gerald Dowd.🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
A good tale about how difficult it can be to cite reliably. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014
Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors. Some of these rumors appear so frequently,...
journals.sagepub.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A good tale about how difficult it can be to cite reliably. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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There's no place on the Internet for the kind of policies Meta implemented this week.
MacStories want no part of it, so we’ve left Threads and Instagram.
Details on our site: www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
MacStories want no part of it, so we’ve left Threads and Instagram.
Details on our site: www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
MacStories Won’t Stand for Meta’s Dehumanizing and Harmful Moderation Policies
Just over two years ago, MacStories left Twitter behind. We left when Elon Musk began dismantling the company’s trust and safety infrastructure, allowing hateful speech and harassment on the platform....
www.macstories.net
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
There's no place on the Internet for the kind of policies Meta implemented this week.
MacStories want no part of it, so we’ve left Threads and Instagram.
Details on our site: www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
MacStories want no part of it, so we’ve left Threads and Instagram.
Details on our site: www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
It's great that the academic community is embracing Bluesky. Mastodon was a false start but this seems to be keeping some momentum.
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
It's great that the academic community is embracing Bluesky. Mastodon was a false start but this seems to be keeping some momentum.