Andrew
@andrewdavies.bsky.social
Interested in the information ecosystem (especially in difficult places) AI's impacts, politics all over the place, and cat photos. Strongly convinced that bad pizza is still better than no pizza.
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... *the battle is already lost*. You simply can not stuff that cat back in that bag. No one has ever done that successfully, in the history of social media. Once the cycle starts, it will run itself through to completion no matter what you do. You simply have to accept this.
February 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
... *the battle is already lost*. You simply can not stuff that cat back in that bag. No one has ever done that successfully, in the history of social media. Once the cycle starts, it will run itself through to completion no matter what you do. You simply have to accept this.
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Obviously extremely illegal
Trump: "I want to let you know that United States is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the Board of Peace." (Congress has not appropriated this money!)
February 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Obviously extremely illegal
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Can you honestly imagine if a Dem admin did this?
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Can you honestly imagine if a Dem admin did this?
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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit. n.pr/3MyKsok
Epstein once attended an elite arts camp. Years later, he used it to find his victims
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.
n.pr
February 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit. n.pr/3MyKsok
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In Japan, there are approximately two deaths for every birth—
Forty years ago in Japan, two babies were born for every person who died. Twenty years ago, these numbers were equal. And today, the ratio has reversed: one baby is born for every two people who die.
Forty years ago in Japan, two babies were born for every person who died. Twenty years ago, these numbers were equal. And today, the ratio has reversed: one baby is born for every two people who die.
February 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
In Japan, there are approximately two deaths for every birth—
Forty years ago in Japan, two babies were born for every person who died. Twenty years ago, these numbers were equal. And today, the ratio has reversed: one baby is born for every two people who die.
Forty years ago in Japan, two babies were born for every person who died. Twenty years ago, these numbers were equal. And today, the ratio has reversed: one baby is born for every two people who die.
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Watching this crisis over the years and the international inertia has been harrowing, and remains so
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sudan conflict: UN says Sudan atrocities are 'hallmarks of genocide'
A UN Fact Finding mission issued the report after investigating the capture of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Watching this crisis over the years and the international inertia has been harrowing, and remains so
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andrew arrested, UK launches criminal investigation into Mandelson for his ties to Epstein, Paris re-opens case into Epstein ally Jean Luc Brunel, French authorities raid Twitter HQs...
Meanwhile, an active cover-up by the Trump Admin and the GOP in America.
Meanwhile, an active cover-up by the Trump Admin and the GOP in America.
February 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Andrew arrested, UK launches criminal investigation into Mandelson for his ties to Epstein, Paris re-opens case into Epstein ally Jean Luc Brunel, French authorities raid Twitter HQs...
Meanwhile, an active cover-up by the Trump Admin and the GOP in America.
Meanwhile, an active cover-up by the Trump Admin and the GOP in America.
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Excited to share this work!
I have worked with @tomi-mcc.bsky.social and the team at @bellingcat.com to uncover the continuing operation that can be linked to the false flags at Dominica, Micronesia, Samoa, Guyana, Eswatini, St. Maarten, Aruba, Nicaragua, ... and many more.
I have worked with @tomi-mcc.bsky.social and the team at @bellingcat.com to uncover the continuing operation that can be linked to the false flags at Dominica, Micronesia, Samoa, Guyana, Eswatini, St. Maarten, Aruba, Nicaragua, ... and many more.
New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All - bellingcat
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia - all involving one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Sharma.
www.bellingcat.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Excited to share this work!
I have worked with @tomi-mcc.bsky.social and the team at @bellingcat.com to uncover the continuing operation that can be linked to the false flags at Dominica, Micronesia, Samoa, Guyana, Eswatini, St. Maarten, Aruba, Nicaragua, ... and many more.
I have worked with @tomi-mcc.bsky.social and the team at @bellingcat.com to uncover the continuing operation that can be linked to the false flags at Dominica, Micronesia, Samoa, Guyana, Eswatini, St. Maarten, Aruba, Nicaragua, ... and many more.
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Lawyers who do any amount of criminal stuff in state court know that District Attorneys really view themselves are fee-generating machines. “You want this bullshit case dismissed? Pay the DA this fee.”
In Jan, the Iowa Supreme Court said prosecutors could no longer make defendants pay court costs in exchange for dismissals.
Now prosecutors are backing legislation to bring back that practice & it could leave poor Iowans with debt that could haunt them for decades.
boltsmag.org/iowa-court-f...
Now prosecutors are backing legislation to bring back that practice & it could leave poor Iowans with debt that could haunt them for decades.
boltsmag.org/iowa-court-f...
In Iowa, Prosecutors Want to Bring Back Court Fees as Bargaining Chips - Bolts
Iowa's high court recently ended the practice of making defendants pay fees for charges that get dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to undo the court’s ruling so they can keep using fees a...
boltsmag.org
February 19, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Lawyers who do any amount of criminal stuff in state court know that District Attorneys really view themselves are fee-generating machines. “You want this bullshit case dismissed? Pay the DA this fee.”
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Palestinian journalists describe being systematically abused, beaten and starved in Israel prisons, according to a new report published by CPJ.
“When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must take action.”
“When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must take action.”
cpj.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Palestinian journalists describe being systematically abused, beaten and starved in Israel prisons, according to a new report published by CPJ.
“When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must take action.”
“When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must take action.”
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I do love that the trend in the UK, specifically, is young men rapidly swung left from 2010 onwards, it’s just that young women swung left even more rapidly
I've lost count of the number of times I've had to pull out this chart from the FT.
It's not really true to say young men are moving right in the developed world overall, let along within the UK.
Just like the mythical Reform surge with teenagers, it's a meme that just will not die.
It's not really true to say young men are moving right in the developed world overall, let along within the UK.
Just like the mythical Reform surge with teenagers, it's a meme that just will not die.
February 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I do love that the trend in the UK, specifically, is young men rapidly swung left from 2010 onwards, it’s just that young women swung left even more rapidly
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I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Exclusive: according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian, the Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres www.theguardian.com/...
February 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Exclusive: according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian, the Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres www.theguardian.com/...
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
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I mean what is this going to show? Explicit racial vilification? Swastikas? The list of stuff that is outright banned across Europe is quite short, quite grim, and ultimately quite tedious.
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I mean what is this going to show? Explicit racial vilification? Swastikas? The list of stuff that is outright banned across Europe is quite short, quite grim, and ultimately quite tedious.
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Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine. n.pr/4s3wtWN
Russia's hybrid warfare rattles Poland and NATO
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyberstrikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weakening support for Ukraine.
n.pr
February 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine. n.pr/4s3wtWN
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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This is a very good piece on running against the establishment and status quo in an age of populism and low institutional trust
Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2024 because anti-system voters flocked to him.
Democrats need a strategy for competing with anti-system voters in 2028.
This is, in some ways, a very strong case for nominating someone like AOC over Newsom.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/meet-ameri...
Democrats need a strategy for competing with anti-system voters in 2028.
This is, in some ways, a very strong case for nominating someone like AOC over Newsom.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/meet-ameri...
Meet America’s new swing voter: The anti-system voter. (Or: Why Democrats should think through nominating AOC in 2028)
A new paper finds anti-system sentiment — not left-right ideology — decided the 2016 and 2024 elections
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This is a very good piece on running against the establishment and status quo in an age of populism and low institutional trust
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This is incredibly real, and often just as egregious in non-gaming disciplines. I spent most of my 20s working on a platform that is now mostly dead & forgotten, enriching other people (some of whom went on to... fundraise from Epstein?), and all that equity I was "given" got erased. For what?
When I was just starting out, I was taking a cab from one convention party to another with an indie darling who was coming off of a bunch of award wins. In the quiet of that car he told me “[game he made] was my twenties” and I have never really stopped being haunted by that convo
After working 80 hour weeks for eight years, Blue Prince creator says next game probably won't be quite as ambitious
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February 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This is incredibly real, and often just as egregious in non-gaming disciplines. I spent most of my 20s working on a platform that is now mostly dead & forgotten, enriching other people (some of whom went on to... fundraise from Epstein?), and all that equity I was "given" got erased. For what?
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X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Chat, is it bad when the wannabe dictator who demanded a billion dollars from the worst polluters on earth in exchange for everything they want comes into power and suddenly your energy costs go up?
The Trump Administration’s Actions Are Increasing Utility Bills in Michigan
Nearly 4.2 million, or 82 percent of electric utility customers in Michigan, will pay more for electricity this year due to new Trump administration policies.
www.americanprogress.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Chat, is it bad when the wannabe dictator who demanded a billion dollars from the worst polluters on earth in exchange for everything they want comes into power and suddenly your energy costs go up?
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Historians will mark this as the moment the “name terrible things after Tolkien” tide turned
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Historians will mark this as the moment the “name terrible things after Tolkien” tide turned
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"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin.
Tricia McLaughlin’s Top Five Lies
The outgoing Homeland Security flack’s pattern of mendacity.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin.
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The @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is 100% correct here. These AI images are damaging history and they are a very real threat to the history of the #Holocaust.
February 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is 100% correct here. These AI images are damaging history and they are a very real threat to the history of the #Holocaust.