Chantal Bowman
@chantalbb.bsky.social
Lefty, Mum, communications person, facts matter, truth matters, equality matters, empathy, politics, history, law, climate, policy, Franco-Anglaise, #BLM, #UkraineMustWin, #BrexitIsStillShit, #TrumpIsWeird
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This week, a very quick take on what the Budget says about the state we are in...
...but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI. Buckle up, etc.
...but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI. Buckle up, etc.
The Bullshit Maximiser
This week, a very quick take on what the Budget says about the state we are in; but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI.
jonn.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This week, a very quick take on what the Budget says about the state we are in...
...but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI. Buckle up, etc.
...but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI. Buckle up, etc.
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Former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi believes the most realistic end to the war may be a prolonged pause in fighting, with both sides using the time to rearm and prepare for future clashes.
"Victory is the collapse of the Russian empire. Anything less is just continued war," he stated.
"Victory is the collapse of the Russian empire. Anything less is just continued war," he stated.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi believes the most realistic end to the war may be a prolonged pause in fighting, with both sides using the time to rearm and prepare for future clashes.
"Victory is the collapse of the Russian empire. Anything less is just continued war," he stated.
"Victory is the collapse of the Russian empire. Anything less is just continued war," he stated.
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The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
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Update from Vyshhorod: One person was killed and five injured after a Russian Shahed drone strike hit a residential building overnight. Apartments from the 1st to 6th floors were completely destroyed by fire.
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Update from Vyshhorod: One person was killed and five injured after a Russian Shahed drone strike hit a residential building overnight. Apartments from the 1st to 6th floors were completely destroyed by fire.
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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Wait until you get to this part, Sir.
“Section 4 provides that the President—and all other civil Officers of the United States—may be removed from office if impeached and convicted on charges of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
“Section 4 provides that the President—and all other civil Officers of the United States—may be removed from office if impeached and convicted on charges of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Wait until you get to this part, Sir.
“Section 4 provides that the President—and all other civil Officers of the United States—may be removed from office if impeached and convicted on charges of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
“Section 4 provides that the President—and all other civil Officers of the United States—may be removed from office if impeached and convicted on charges of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
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1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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BOOM!! 100,000 signatures! Now let’s have a date for the debate
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
BOOM!! 100,000 signatures! Now let’s have a date for the debate
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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AI data centers aren't just raising people's energy bills, they're devastating the environment & eroding grid reliability.
Fast-tracking data centers only benefits the big corporations funding them.
State & local leaders must continue to oppose these builds.
Fast-tracking data centers only benefits the big corporations funding them.
State & local leaders must continue to oppose these builds.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
AI data centers aren't just raising people's energy bills, they're devastating the environment & eroding grid reliability.
Fast-tracking data centers only benefits the big corporations funding them.
State & local leaders must continue to oppose these builds.
Fast-tracking data centers only benefits the big corporations funding them.
State & local leaders must continue to oppose these builds.
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The president is about to start a war for no real reason. All of the things he has blamed on the country he’s targeting — fentanyl distribution, “emptying the asylums” and sending patients to the U.S., alignment with Tren de Aragua— are provably, obviously false.
Lots of people are going to die.
Lots of people are going to die.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The president is about to start a war for no real reason. All of the things he has blamed on the country he’s targeting — fentanyl distribution, “emptying the asylums” and sending patients to the U.S., alignment with Tren de Aragua— are provably, obviously false.
Lots of people are going to die.
Lots of people are going to die.
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#ResistanceRoots
Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832 in Germantown, Pa. Best known as the author of Little Women (1868) and its sequels, she was deeply involved in the abolitionist movement and campaigned for women’s rights. Her literary work promotes female agency and self-reliance. /1
Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832 in Germantown, Pa. Best known as the author of Little Women (1868) and its sequels, she was deeply involved in the abolitionist movement and campaigned for women’s rights. Her literary work promotes female agency and self-reliance. /1
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832 in Germantown, Pa. Best known as the author of Little Women (1868) and its sequels, she was deeply involved in the abolitionist movement and campaigned for women’s rights. Her literary work promotes female agency and self-reliance. /1
Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832 in Germantown, Pa. Best known as the author of Little Women (1868) and its sequels, she was deeply involved in the abolitionist movement and campaigned for women’s rights. Her literary work promotes female agency and self-reliance. /1
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1781: The Zong Massacre begins. The crew of the British ship Zong begin systematically murdering more than 130 enslaved Africans. The crew committed the murders to claim insurance money, treating the enslaved people as disposable cargo. /1
Today in history, 1781: The Zong Massacre begins. The crew of the British ship Zong begin systematically murdering more than 130 enslaved Africans. The crew committed the murders to claim insurance money, treating the enslaved people as disposable cargo. /1
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1781: The Zong Massacre begins. The crew of the British ship Zong begin systematically murdering more than 130 enslaved Africans. The crew committed the murders to claim insurance money, treating the enslaved people as disposable cargo. /1
Today in history, 1781: The Zong Massacre begins. The crew of the British ship Zong begin systematically murdering more than 130 enslaved Africans. The crew committed the murders to claim insurance money, treating the enslaved people as disposable cargo. /1
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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I was forced to see this now you do too
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November 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I was forced to see this now you do too
Don’t share
Don’t share
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Leave me alone, AI on.ft.com/4pEq9DB | opinion
Leave me alone, AI
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
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November 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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"AOC of TN laughs at tRuMp'S last- minute tele-rally for Matt Van Epps.
I see their tele-rally and raise them 10K doors that we're probably gonna knock this weekend."
🗳️ 12/2: Send Aften to Congress!
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
I see their tele-rally and raise them 10K doors that we're probably gonna knock this weekend."
🗳️ 12/2: Send Aften to Congress!
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"AOC of TN laughs at tRuMp'S last- minute tele-rally for Matt Van Epps.
I see their tele-rally and raise them 10K doors that we're probably gonna knock this weekend."
🗳️ 12/2: Send Aften to Congress!
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
I see their tele-rally and raise them 10K doors that we're probably gonna knock this weekend."
🗳️ 12/2: Send Aften to Congress!
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
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This only happens one way. Every person that loves our country that lives in Tennessee's 7th congressional district gets out, stands in line as long as it takes on Tuesday Dec. 2nd, and votes for Aftyn Behn. www.politicususa.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Are On The Cusp Of An Earthquake House Win In Tennessee
Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn is within two points in a Tennessee US House special election in a district that Donald Trump carried by 22 points in 2024.
www.politicususa.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This only happens one way. Every person that loves our country that lives in Tennessee's 7th congressional district gets out, stands in line as long as it takes on Tuesday Dec. 2nd, and votes for Aftyn Behn. www.politicususa.com/p/democrats-...