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Trump's bombastic "new Middle East" proclamation? Just real-estate sleight-of-hand, dodging Gaza's rubble and Palestinian fury after 67K dead, sparked by a botched strike tweaking his Qatari cash flow. #NewMiddleEast
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump's bombastic "new Middle East" proclamation? Just real-estate sleight-of-hand, dodging Gaza's rubble and Palestinian fury after 67K dead, sparked by a botched strike tweaking his Qatari cash flow. #NewMiddleEast
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Fucking hell, what a goal by Kieron Bowie to put Hibs back in front!
August 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Fucking hell, what a goal by Kieron Bowie to put Hibs back in front!
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No consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates say reut.rs/4fzmsve
No consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates say
No consensus was reached during talks in Geneva on the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, according to delegates.
reut.rs
August 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
No consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates say reut.rs/4fzmsve
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The Dark Side of “AI Productivity”: How It Trains You to Be Replaceable
The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it.
#hackernews #news
The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it.
#hackernews #news
The Dark Side of “AI Productivity”: How It Trains You to Be Replaceable
The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it.
hackernoon.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The Dark Side of “AI Productivity”: How It Trains You to Be Replaceable
The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it.
#hackernews #news
The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it.
#hackernews #news
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Significant sentences for four men convicted of defrauding NHS Scotland out of £6 million, with their evidence being described by Lord Arthurson as "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious." judiciary.scot/home/sentenc...
HMA v Alan Robert Hush, Gavin Gerard Cox, Adam Paul Sharoudi and Gavin John Brown
judiciary.scot
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Significant sentences for four men convicted of defrauding NHS Scotland out of £6 million, with their evidence being described by Lord Arthurson as "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious." judiciary.scot/home/sentenc...
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Trump’s big ugly bill rips health care away from millions of people & ends programs that help people pay for groceries.
The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world.
Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America.
The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world.
Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America.
June 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Trump’s big ugly bill rips health care away from millions of people & ends programs that help people pay for groceries.
The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world.
Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America.
The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world.
Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America.
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MAGA idiots have been tricked into surrounding Tesla dealerships nationwide, their presence alone is deterring potential buyers and collapsing sales.
Psyop successful 👏
Psyop successful 👏
April 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
MAGA idiots have been tricked into surrounding Tesla dealerships nationwide, their presence alone is deterring potential buyers and collapsing sales.
Psyop successful 👏
Psyop successful 👏
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Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership as more than 150 MPs are preparing to vote against his forthcoming welfare cuts
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer faces welfare revolt from 150 MPs as frontbenchers ‘poised to quit’
A rebellion on this scale would be a significant knock to the prime minister’s authority and represent wider disquiet about the direction of the government
www.independent.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership as more than 150 MPs are preparing to vote against his forthcoming welfare cuts
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
April 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
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WSJ test conversations “found that both Meta’s official AI helper, called Meta AI, and a vast array of user-created chatbots will engage in and sometimes escalate discussions that are decidedly sexual—even when the users are underage or the bots are programmed to simulate the personas of minors.“
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children
Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned.
www.wsj.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
WSJ test conversations “found that both Meta’s official AI helper, called Meta AI, and a vast array of user-created chatbots will engage in and sometimes escalate discussions that are decidedly sexual—even when the users are underage or the bots are programmed to simulate the personas of minors.“
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and here's the thing: americans actually haven't faced the real supply chain shocks or the spillover of tariffs
I don’t know how sustainable a political order is under these conditions. Destabilizing forces are everywhere and without signs of relenting soon.
New Gallup poll finds an all-time high in the share of Americans saying their financial situation is “getting worse”
April 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
and here's the thing: americans actually haven't faced the real supply chain shocks or the spillover of tariffs
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Battle lines are being drawn between the European Central Bank and the European Commission over whether landmark rules to govern crypto currencies are strong enough to withstand the full force of Donald Trump.
Commission livid as ECB warns of crypto apocalypse under Trump
Washington’s embrace of crypto may endanger the European financial system, but Frankfurt and Brussels are arguing over whether to rewrite a landmark law.
www.politico.eu
April 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Battle lines are being drawn between the European Central Bank and the European Commission over whether landmark rules to govern crypto currencies are strong enough to withstand the full force of Donald Trump.
Usual response when faced with reality - insult and then block. They have nothing.
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Usual response when faced with reality - insult and then block. They have nothing.
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'The headline takeaway: references to sex in the Equality Act are references to biological sex; references to men in the Equality Act are references to biological males; references to women in the Equality Act are references to biological females.'
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Sex has always meant biological sex
The Supreme Court delivers a seismic ruling on equality law
knowingius.org
April 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
'The headline takeaway: references to sex in the Equality Act are references to biological sex; references to men in the Equality Act are references to biological males; references to women in the Equality Act are references to biological females.'
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Indeed. A fresh wave of vile abuse ensued after the judgement, even though belief in biological sex is perfectly lawful and has now been confirmed once more.
The reaction to women celebrating the For Women Scotland legal victory only serves as a reminder that while the law is the law our culture remains dead-set against women who say no.
My final column for the Observer.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My final column for the Observer.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha
Last week’s ruling clarified the legal safeguards of the Equality Act. However, it was a travesty that the battle needed to be fought at all
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Indeed. A fresh wave of vile abuse ensued after the judgement, even though belief in biological sex is perfectly lawful and has now been confirmed once more.
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www.thenational.scot/news/2510284...
councillor Pete Shears wrote to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, to say he finds it difficult to be in the same group as her over her decision to cut £5 billion in welfare funding.
councillor Pete Shears wrote to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, to say he finds it difficult to be in the same group as her over her decision to cut £5 billion in welfare funding.
Scottish Labour councillor blasts own party for pushing families into poverty
A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has attacked his own party’s policies which have pushed disabled people and their families into poverty.
www.thenational.scot
April 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
www.thenational.scot/news/2510284...
councillor Pete Shears wrote to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, to say he finds it difficult to be in the same group as her over her decision to cut £5 billion in welfare funding.
councillor Pete Shears wrote to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, to say he finds it difficult to be in the same group as her over her decision to cut £5 billion in welfare funding.
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This editorial is legally spot on … better than many lawyer written pieces on linked-in
“the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone | Editorial
The supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groups
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This editorial is legally spot on … better than many lawyer written pieces on linked-in
“the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NEW: John Swinney has said there will be no deals 'under any circumstances' between the SNP and Reform UK
Swinney's comments come after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's elections
Swinney's comments come after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's elections
John Swinney issues statement following Nigel Farage's SNP Holyrood admission
www.thenational.scot
April 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW: John Swinney has said there will be no deals 'under any circumstances' between the SNP and Reform UK
Swinney's comments come after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's elections
Swinney's comments come after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's elections
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I was somewhat shocked that Lord Sumption gave bad legal advice on single sex exceptions in Equality Act. I thought he had a massive brain
April 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was somewhat shocked that Lord Sumption gave bad legal advice on single sex exceptions in Equality Act. I thought he had a massive brain
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Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12 PM @ West Capitol Park, Albany, NY. #3E #fiftyfiftyone
April 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12 PM @ West Capitol Park, Albany, NY. #3E #fiftyfiftyone
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'Campaigners have called on Parkrun to scrap its “unfair” transgender policy which allowed a trans woman to finish first in the female category in nearly 60 of its Saturday morning 5km runs. The same trans woman once finished ahead of a former British Olympian.'
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Parkrun told to scrap rule that lets trans runners outpace women
Trans women have finished first in the female category in almost 60 events and set new national records
www.thetimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
'Campaigners have called on Parkrun to scrap its “unfair” transgender policy which allowed a trans woman to finish first in the female category in nearly 60 of its Saturday morning 5km runs. The same trans woman once finished ahead of a former British Olympian.'
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Number of passengers flying to the US plunging, ships full of goods halted, price rises and employee lay-offs … it’s not Covid, it’s Trump’s tariff pandemic ⬇️
Donald-25: the new virus that’s devastating the world economy
www.thetimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Number of passengers flying to the US plunging, ships full of goods halted, price rises and employee lay-offs … it’s not Covid, it’s Trump’s tariff pandemic ⬇️
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Thomas, Alito dissent.
April 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Thomas, Alito dissent.