richard hodkinson
@richardhod.bsky.social
Social scientist, political philosopher, street luge racer (retd.), writer, tech executor, musician, serious jester
Climate change is here and we need to act now.
Climate change is here and we need to act now.
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Covid-19 am 17.9.25: heute kaum↗️
R_Berichte (korr): ↘️1,10
R_Meldungen (adj): ↘️1,11
R_Hospitalisierung: 1,08-1,12
Inkl. DZF 175 [bzw. 140]:
Fälle (7T-M): ➡️67.000 [53.000]
Inzidenz: 560 [450] (465 [370])
Verdopplungszeit: ~27 Tage
Infiziert: 1 von ~125 [160]
R_Berichte (korr): ↘️1,10
R_Meldungen (adj): ↘️1,11
R_Hospitalisierung: 1,08-1,12
Inkl. DZF 175 [bzw. 140]:
Fälle (7T-M): ➡️67.000 [53.000]
Inzidenz: 560 [450] (465 [370])
Verdopplungszeit: ~27 Tage
Infiziert: 1 von ~125 [160]
September 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Covid-19 am 17.9.25: heute kaum↗️
R_Berichte (korr): ↘️1,10
R_Meldungen (adj): ↘️1,11
R_Hospitalisierung: 1,08-1,12
Inkl. DZF 175 [bzw. 140]:
Fälle (7T-M): ➡️67.000 [53.000]
Inzidenz: 560 [450] (465 [370])
Verdopplungszeit: ~27 Tage
Infiziert: 1 von ~125 [160]
R_Berichte (korr): ↘️1,10
R_Meldungen (adj): ↘️1,11
R_Hospitalisierung: 1,08-1,12
Inkl. DZF 175 [bzw. 140]:
Fälle (7T-M): ➡️67.000 [53.000]
Inzidenz: 560 [450] (465 [370])
Verdopplungszeit: ~27 Tage
Infiziert: 1 von ~125 [160]
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JD Vance said he doesn’t care if the US commits war crimes. Did it make the news?
Donald Trump said he’s declaring war on Chicago. Did it make the news?
Executive agencies keep posting Nazi blood-and-soil propaganda. Did it make the news?
Donald Trump said he’s declaring war on Chicago. Did it make the news?
Executive agencies keep posting Nazi blood-and-soil propaganda. Did it make the news?
September 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
JD Vance said he doesn’t care if the US commits war crimes. Did it make the news?
Donald Trump said he’s declaring war on Chicago. Did it make the news?
Executive agencies keep posting Nazi blood-and-soil propaganda. Did it make the news?
Donald Trump said he’s declaring war on Chicago. Did it make the news?
Executive agencies keep posting Nazi blood-and-soil propaganda. Did it make the news?
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He's gonna pardon Ghislaine and she's gonna say under oath Michelle Obama did January 6th.
July 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
He's gonna pardon Ghislaine and she's gonna say under oath Michelle Obama did January 6th.
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America in a nutshell.
July 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
America in a nutshell.
This is dynamite. Nobody is talking about this really, they don't want to believe it. This is flagged up as a potential problem in 2006. Now we have people who overtly want to cheat of course it happened
July 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This is dynamite. Nobody is talking about this really, they don't want to believe it. This is flagged up as a potential problem in 2006. Now we have people who overtly want to cheat of course it happened
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🗳️ 🚨 What If This Election Wasn’t Counted Fairly or Correctly? A Single Lawsuit Might Change Everything.
In Rockland County, NY, a lawsuit filed by SMART Elections has exposed something deeply disturbing: multiple voters have sworn they voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election 1/
In Rockland County, NY, a lawsuit filed by SMART Elections has exposed something deeply disturbing: multiple voters have sworn they voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election 1/
June 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
🗳️ 🚨 What If This Election Wasn’t Counted Fairly or Correctly? A Single Lawsuit Might Change Everything.
In Rockland County, NY, a lawsuit filed by SMART Elections has exposed something deeply disturbing: multiple voters have sworn they voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election 1/
In Rockland County, NY, a lawsuit filed by SMART Elections has exposed something deeply disturbing: multiple voters have sworn they voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election 1/
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This is an epic campaign video
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is an epic campaign video
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I remember commissioning this story from my friend @baxterholmes.bsky.social 11 whole years ago. It is not a complex decision when you know any history at all. And now Trump is trying basically criminalize being against this racism.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
July 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I remember commissioning this story from my friend @baxterholmes.bsky.social 11 whole years ago. It is not a complex decision when you know any history at all. And now Trump is trying basically criminalize being against this racism.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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@jennijuvonen.bsky.social makes amazing cake!
July 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@jennijuvonen.bsky.social makes amazing cake!
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
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English person: did you hear about the irishman who...
Irish person: yeah, you were literally tricked by a bus
Irish person: yeah, you were literally tricked by a bus
June 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
English person: did you hear about the irishman who...
Irish person: yeah, you were literally tricked by a bus
Irish person: yeah, you were literally tricked by a bus
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Just the collapse of the Amazon able to crash the terrestrial carbon sink which will now fast turn into a source...
One more warming jump needed...
#climate #earth
One more warming jump needed...
#climate #earth
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Inexplicably very on sale today, thanks @raygunsite.com.
The Onion: Right v Wrong
The Onion: The Supreme Court Overturns 'Right v. Wrong.' RAYGUN & The Onion have collaborated on never-before-made Onion product for a limited time. A Portion of All RAYGUN Sales Raise Money For O...
www.raygunsite.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Inexplicably very on sale today, thanks @raygunsite.com.
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Once we have robotic monks, we can stop worrying about transcendence and focus on productivity.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Once we have robotic monks, we can stop worrying about transcendence and focus on productivity.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/matter
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/matter
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
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Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
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"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
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Lander is an eminently qualified candidate who could have seen the failure of his won campaign as a reason to be embittered against Mamdani (as, ahem, others did) but instead is pivoting to united the left-liberal vote and dampen Cuomo’s chances. Profoundly decent, stand up thing to do.
Q: What are you doing Election Eve?
A: Watching me and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social!
A: Watching me and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social!
June 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lander is an eminently qualified candidate who could have seen the failure of his won campaign as a reason to be embittered against Mamdani (as, ahem, others did) but instead is pivoting to united the left-liberal vote and dampen Cuomo’s chances. Profoundly decent, stand up thing to do.
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4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care
In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
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“These men made our lives possible. They were impelled to risk all by a sense of obligation to the future. We possess a reciprocal obligation to the past. We must not squander what they bequeathed to us.”
Opinion | We Are Not Being Asked to Run Into Cannon Fire. We Just Need to Speak Up.
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“These men made our lives possible. They were impelled to risk all by a sense of obligation to the future. We possess a reciprocal obligation to the past. We must not squander what they bequeathed to us.”
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“The COIN-operated Presidency” 🤡
@nytimes.com
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@karaswisher.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“The COIN-operated Presidency” 🤡
@nytimes.com
@karaswisher.bsky.social
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@nytimes.com
@karaswisher.bsky.social
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As a reminder, Page and Brin (who founded google) wrote an an entire paper about how advertising based search would suck at search! infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/g...
![snip from paper - It is clear that a search engine which was taking money for showing cellular phone
ads would have difficulty justifying the page that our system returned to its paying advertisers. For this
type of reason and historical experience with other media [Bagdikian 83], we expect that advertising
funded search engines will be inherently biased towards the advertisers and away from the needs of the
consumers.
Since it is very difficult even for experts to evaluate search engines, search engine bias is particularly
insidious. A good example was OpenText, which was reported to be selling companies the right to be
listed at the top of the search results for particular queries [Marchiori 97]. This type of bias is much
more insidious than advertising, because it is not clear who "deserves" to be there, and who is willing to
pay money to be listed. This business model resulted in an uproar, and OpenText has ceased to be a
viable search engine.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zjgi7od574a734xixdjo35mo/bafkreihkandzzgoetcxevn2tklvpsid4nl3lv4deeuhighwbqdphbkq56i@jpeg)
May 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As a reminder, Page and Brin (who founded google) wrote an an entire paper about how advertising based search would suck at search! infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/g...
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I had a student who is WORKING ON AN ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT tell me that Google's AI answer said her results were wrong.
May 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I had a student who is WORKING ON AN ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT tell me that Google's AI answer said her results were wrong.
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i keep seeing people say that LLMs are good at search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i keep seeing people say that LLMs are good at search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.