Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@ctmccartney.bsky.social
Professor of Law & Criminal Justice interested in INjustice. Research #forensics #AI science/tech in criminal justice. Also crazy about anti-fascism, atheism, Prince, professional cycling, politics, the news, live comedy and music. #academicsky (1st-gen)
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I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
This is terrifying: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Devon and Cornwall drug tests positive for nearly half of drivers
Police say they are concerned about drug-driving in the lead-up to Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is terrifying: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
Monday morning and back on a very wet picket line at Leicester University. Fighting the massive job cuts and downgrading of jobs. #academicsky Solidarity to all HE staff trying to work through this decimation across the country.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Monday morning and back on a very wet picket line at Leicester University. Fighting the massive job cuts and downgrading of jobs. #academicsky Solidarity to all HE staff trying to work through this decimation across the country.
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The academia / writing / research meme stash continues to throw open its goodness. Or sadness as the case may be for this one... 😢 #highered #resdev #academicchatter #academicsky
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The academia / writing / research meme stash continues to throw open its goodness. Or sadness as the case may be for this one... 😢 #highered #resdev #academicchatter #academicsky
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We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story
In a Britain that feels politically voiceless, it’s no surprise that lawbreaking takes on an exaggerated aspect
✍️ Kenan Malik
https://bit.ly/3JStG20
In a Britain that feels politically voiceless, it’s no surprise that lawbreaking takes on an exaggerated aspect
✍️ Kenan Malik
https://bit.ly/3JStG20
Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story | The Observer
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story
In a Britain that feels politically voiceless, it’s no surprise that lawbreaking takes on an exaggerated aspect
✍️ Kenan Malik
https://bit.ly/3JStG20
In a Britain that feels politically voiceless, it’s no surprise that lawbreaking takes on an exaggerated aspect
✍️ Kenan Malik
https://bit.ly/3JStG20
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I feel like there are bad consequences to reading so many AI written or AI-influenced texts. I’m maladjusted now to reading everything. Caustic consequences.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I feel like there are bad consequences to reading so many AI written or AI-influenced texts. I’m maladjusted now to reading everything. Caustic consequences.
Whenever I worry about not being good at my job, I marvel at the likes of @bbclaurak.bsky.social how does she actually look in the mirror and think she is a journalist?
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Whenever I worry about not being good at my job, I marvel at the likes of @bbclaurak.bsky.social how does she actually look in the mirror and think she is a journalist?
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Kuenssberg's interviewing of Nandy here is a very good example of focusing on sensation and scandal without any depth. Ofcom being useless, Farage having his own show on GBNews - Laura changes the subject. #bbclaurak
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Kuenssberg's interviewing of Nandy here is a very good example of focusing on sensation and scandal without any depth. Ofcom being useless, Farage having his own show on GBNews - Laura changes the subject. #bbclaurak
Never seen this before but amazing. And could be updated now!
You’re absolutely right, and I’ve always thought it odd that many of the people who say it is have never lived in other countries. Your post reminded me of a scene in a TV show from 12-13 years ago. It’s fiction, but the main character played by Jeff Daniels tells it like it is.
youtu.be/fJh9t9h6Wn0
youtu.be/fJh9t9h6Wn0
Can You Say Why America is the Greatest Country in the World?
YouTube video by Christopher L Webster
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Never seen this before but amazing. And could be updated now!
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
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‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
Southern Water is being investigated amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.
The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
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Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
Day 58 (approx.) of fireworks going off all night...
a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
ALT: a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Day 58 (approx.) of fireworks going off all night...
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as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
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Special Musk ‘blue plaque’ put up at Tesla’s flagship London dealership after $1tn pay deal
It reads: “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk.
“Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” 👏
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
It reads: “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk.
“Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” 👏
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Special Musk ‘blue plaque’ put up at Tesla’s flagship London dealership after $1tn pay deal
It reads: “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk.
“Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” 👏
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
It reads: “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk.
“Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” 👏
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
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Reposted by Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
The daily news cycle is now: billionaire promises he'll make the world exponentially worse; govt officials say "yes please, we'll help you make the world exponentially worse"; everyone else goes "wtf?" Repeat.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The daily news cycle is now: billionaire promises he'll make the world exponentially worse; govt officials say "yes please, we'll help you make the world exponentially worse"; everyone else goes "wtf?" Repeat.