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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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Some birds may navigate using a quantum compass in their eyes.
Jim Al-Khalili explains how light, magnetoreception, and entangled electrons could guide migration.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social
#jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology
Jim Al-Khalili explains how light, magnetoreception, and entangled electrons could guide migration.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social
#jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Some birds may navigate using a quantum compass in their eyes.
Jim Al-Khalili explains how light, magnetoreception, and entangled electrons could guide migration.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social
#jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology
Jim Al-Khalili explains how light, magnetoreception, and entangled electrons could guide migration.
@jimalkhalili.bsky.social
#jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology
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Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
And worryingly, as you highlight, it would be extremely naive for us to assume the well funded right wing “think tanks” haven’t already worked out exactly how to dismantle what protections remain at blitzkrieg speed, should they gain power.
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
NEW
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
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"Against the demands and best aspirations of civilization – western or any kind – they tell us the human being is a creature that yearns for nothing more than blood and soil, which is, of course, just mud."
Read it now or in an anthology in a few years.
Read it now or in an anthology in a few years.
Donald Trump is waging war against human conscience | Osita Nwanevu
The Trump administration’s assaults on liberty are the kinds of abuses that spurred the American revolution that the nation will commemorate this year
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Against the demands and best aspirations of civilization – western or any kind – they tell us the human being is a creature that yearns for nothing more than blood and soil, which is, of course, just mud."
Read it now or in an anthology in a few years.
Read it now or in an anthology in a few years.
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In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
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Just a reminder that the deadline for the first round of applications for our (frankly excellent) MA Writing programme at the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social closes next Monday, 19 January, so if you're thinking of applying please do so soon!
Writing
Study MA Writing to develop your literary skills, work on live projects, and become part of a community of supportive writers.
www.rca.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Just a reminder that the deadline for the first round of applications for our (frankly excellent) MA Writing programme at the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social closes next Monday, 19 January, so if you're thinking of applying please do so soon!
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Curse of Private Equity.
Vets under pressure to increase revenue,
Six companies control 60% of the UK's pet-care market
Prices up by 63% between 2016 and 2023.
Vets pressurised to meet financial targets by offering costly tests and treatment options.
Govts do nothing. Now handing the NHS to PE.
Vets under pressure to increase revenue,
Six companies control 60% of the UK's pet-care market
Prices up by 63% between 2016 and 2023.
Vets pressurised to meet financial targets by offering costly tests and treatment options.
Govts do nothing. Now handing the NHS to PE.
Vets under increasing pressure to make money for corporate owners, BBC told
Questions have been raised about whether the pet-care market is giving customers value for money.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Curse of Private Equity.
Vets under pressure to increase revenue,
Six companies control 60% of the UK's pet-care market
Prices up by 63% between 2016 and 2023.
Vets pressurised to meet financial targets by offering costly tests and treatment options.
Govts do nothing. Now handing the NHS to PE.
Vets under pressure to increase revenue,
Six companies control 60% of the UK's pet-care market
Prices up by 63% between 2016 and 2023.
Vets pressurised to meet financial targets by offering costly tests and treatment options.
Govts do nothing. Now handing the NHS to PE.
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'Khan said addressing the causes of serious violent crime, such as the effects of poverty and lack of opportunities, had been key, as had the work of the Violence Reduction Unit covering London that was set up in 2019, which took a longer term approach.'
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 AM
'Khan said addressing the causes of serious violent crime, such as the effects of poverty and lack of opportunities, had been key, as had the work of the Violence Reduction Unit covering London that was set up in 2019, which took a longer term approach.'
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Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
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“What was your #childhoodcinema”?
The Astoria in Ashford Middx, closed in 1975. At the time it looked downheel & dowdy. But the building itself was rather wonderful. (Behind those huge windows, I was forced to take ballroom dancing lessons for a short while.) I saw Bond, Soylent Green & Kess there.
The Astoria in Ashford Middx, closed in 1975. At the time it looked downheel & dowdy. But the building itself was rather wonderful. (Behind those huge windows, I was forced to take ballroom dancing lessons for a short while.) I saw Bond, Soylent Green & Kess there.
January 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
“What was your #childhoodcinema”?
The Astoria in Ashford Middx, closed in 1975. At the time it looked downheel & dowdy. But the building itself was rather wonderful. (Behind those huge windows, I was forced to take ballroom dancing lessons for a short while.) I saw Bond, Soylent Green & Kess there.
The Astoria in Ashford Middx, closed in 1975. At the time it looked downheel & dowdy. But the building itself was rather wonderful. (Behind those huge windows, I was forced to take ballroom dancing lessons for a short while.) I saw Bond, Soylent Green & Kess there.
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Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
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Heads-up, several legitimately useful things with absolutely no reason to be related to google's gemini "AI"— e.g. Reply Nudges, Package Tracking, & Spell Check— are bundled under "smart features."
I'm not saying don't turn it off, I'm saying be aware of to what you may need to again pay attention.
I'm not saying don't turn it off, I'm saying be aware of to what you may need to again pay attention.
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Heads-up, several legitimately useful things with absolutely no reason to be related to google's gemini "AI"— e.g. Reply Nudges, Package Tracking, & Spell Check— are bundled under "smart features."
I'm not saying don't turn it off, I'm saying be aware of to what you may need to again pay attention.
I'm not saying don't turn it off, I'm saying be aware of to what you may need to again pay attention.
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Farage wants UK ICE. Shouldn't we just be saying this over and over? Anyone voting for ReformUK will be voting for the introduction of a UK SS, armed to the teeth and ready to terrorise.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Farage wants UK ICE. Shouldn't we just be saying this over and over? Anyone voting for ReformUK will be voting for the introduction of a UK SS, armed to the teeth and ready to terrorise.
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2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
Research Fellow - AR3233
Research Fellow - AR3233,
Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa
Full time
Fixed term: 24 months,
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
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And characterising non-violent dissent as “domestic terrorism” is an unambiguous statement of readiness to silence political opposition with lethal force.
Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
January 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM
And characterising non-violent dissent as “domestic terrorism” is an unambiguous statement of readiness to silence political opposition with lethal force.
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Best idea I’ve heard this week. We’re paying a heavy price for media illiteracy and disinformation; it’s never too young to start teaching people how to recognise and defend themselves against it.
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Best idea I’ve heard this week. We’re paying a heavy price for media illiteracy and disinformation; it’s never too young to start teaching people how to recognise and defend themselves against it.
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
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To put a slightly finer point to it: LLMs industrialized nonconsensual nudes. @santi4dc.bsky.social and I found in May that AI nudifiers make as much as $36 million/year.
As with many other online harms, what X has done is shifted the Overton window to make more shitty behavior acceptable.
(1/2)
As with many other online harms, what X has done is shifted the Overton window to make more shitty behavior acceptable.
(1/2)
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
To put a slightly finer point to it: LLMs industrialized nonconsensual nudes. @santi4dc.bsky.social and I found in May that AI nudifiers make as much as $36 million/year.
As with many other online harms, what X has done is shifted the Overton window to make more shitty behavior acceptable.
(1/2)
As with many other online harms, what X has done is shifted the Overton window to make more shitty behavior acceptable.
(1/2)
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The scale of the AI-fueled, nonconsensual sexualization of women in photos on X is staggering. The internet has suffered tools like this for years, but never at this scale, with this reach, and this out in the open. from @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The scale of the AI-fueled, nonconsensual sexualization of women in photos on X is staggering. The internet has suffered tools like this for years, but never at this scale, with this reach, and this out in the open. from @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
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In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
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here’s hoping 2026 is just one year
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
here’s hoping 2026 is just one year