Double Garlic*
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Management janitor parading up 🇪🇸🇸🇪🇳🇱
Cancer survivor thx public healthcare
Art, music, books, scifi by choice
Cats & dogs enthusiast
Nerdy & niche
Born 335ppm
she/her
#UBI
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Management janitor parading up 🇪🇸🇸🇪🇳🇱
Cancer survivor thx public healthcare
Art, music, books, scifi by choice
Cats & dogs enthusiast
Nerdy & niche
Born 335ppm
she/her
#UBI
🧄
Pinned
Hello #Europe 🇪🇺 before you start clutching your pearls how about paying attention to
🚩who you have been voting lately and where are their funds coming from
🚩who are controlling European media
🚩who have a leadership seat at the European Commission
🚩who you have been voting lately and where are their funds coming from
🚩who are controlling European media
🚩who have a leadership seat at the European Commission
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I remember a law prof friend saying that the idea of corporate civil rights binds consumers without binding capital…
Since “corporations are people,” can Grok be charged with a crime? Specifically, violation of the Take It Down act that Ted Cruz introduced and that Trump signed into law in May?
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I remember a law prof friend saying that the idea of corporate civil rights binds consumers without binding capital…
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A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
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Stellar feature on fighting to preserve and celebrate Ukraininan culture.
Ukraine’s War Is Producing a New Politics of Memory | The Walrus
Amid the destruction, Ukrainians are rapidly converting sites of violence into lasting national markers
thewalrus.ca
January 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Stellar feature on fighting to preserve and celebrate Ukraininan culture.
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i quite like idea that someone on here had of treating any criminal act committed by an ai as having been committed by the ai company’s ceo
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
i quite like idea that someone on here had of treating any criminal act committed by an ai as having been committed by the ai company’s ceo
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This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
The 🐐 of #ViennaNewYearsConcert just appeared. Gorgeous concert. What a dude. What an artist. Absolute unit 💖
#Neujahrskonzert #Neujahrskonzert2026
#Vienna #NewYearsConcert
#Neujahrskonzert #Neujahrskonzert2026
#Vienna #NewYearsConcert
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Canadian conductor of this year’s New Year concert at Vienna, is breaking moulds just looking at what he’s wearing. Guess many conservatives are probably screaming out loud
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The 🐐 of #ViennaNewYearsConcert just appeared. Gorgeous concert. What a dude. What an artist. Absolute unit 💖
#Neujahrskonzert #Neujahrskonzert2026
#Vienna #NewYearsConcert
#Neujahrskonzert #Neujahrskonzert2026
#Vienna #NewYearsConcert
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Government, everyone with pets* : Amsterdam you go too crazy on NYE, in 2026 we introduce a full ban.
Amsterdam, NYE 2025:
Amsterdam, NYE 2025:
Brand verwoest monumentale Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, huizen ontruimd vanwege vonkenregen
Brand verwoest monumentale Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, huizen ontruimd vanwege vonkenregen
Voor zover bekend is er niemand gewond geraakt. De brandweer was de hele nacht aan het blussen.
nos.nl
January 1, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Government, everyone with pets* : Amsterdam you go too crazy on NYE, in 2026 we introduce a full ban.
Amsterdam, NYE 2025:
Amsterdam, NYE 2025:
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I would not be an academic if I had not followed an English language BA in International Economics in my hometown of Milan. Studying economics among a multitude of nationalities allowed me to grow as a researcher.
Utrecht University abolishes its English language bachelor's program in economics and replaces it with a Dutch one.
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
Economics programme in shock after sudden cancellation of English-taught track
The Bachelor's programme in Economics & Business Economics will only be offered in Dutch from 2029 onwards, the Executive Board announced on Tuesday. The news came as a complete surprise to the econom...
dub.uu.nl
December 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I would not be an academic if I had not followed an English language BA in International Economics in my hometown of Milan. Studying economics among a multitude of nationalities allowed me to grow as a researcher.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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Russia Targets and kills Ukrainian civilians every day, and we’re supposed to get worked up over this—
even if it were true—
which it’s not.
even if it were true—
which it’s not.
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Russia Targets and kills Ukrainian civilians every day, and we’re supposed to get worked up over this—
even if it were true—
which it’s not.
even if it were true—
which it’s not.
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It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office.
I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread.
Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below.
theonion.com/our-annual-y...
I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread.
Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below.
theonion.com/our-annual-y...
Our Annual Year 2025
January February March April May June July August September October November Sports Entertainment January February March April May June July August September October November Sports Entertainment
theonion.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office.
I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread.
Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below.
theonion.com/our-annual-y...
I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread.
Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below.
theonion.com/our-annual-y...
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Please love your pets!
And Adopt, always!
Never Shop!
Your beloved is very possibly waiting for you at a shelter. Your heart will be the fullest when you see how happy you can make a pet that needs a home. One that quite possibly was done wrong, also by a human.
Please be their hero!
❤️Animals
And Adopt, always!
Never Shop!
Your beloved is very possibly waiting for you at a shelter. Your heart will be the fullest when you see how happy you can make a pet that needs a home. One that quite possibly was done wrong, also by a human.
Please be their hero!
❤️Animals
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Please love your pets!
And Adopt, always!
Never Shop!
Your beloved is very possibly waiting for you at a shelter. Your heart will be the fullest when you see how happy you can make a pet that needs a home. One that quite possibly was done wrong, also by a human.
Please be their hero!
❤️Animals
And Adopt, always!
Never Shop!
Your beloved is very possibly waiting for you at a shelter. Your heart will be the fullest when you see how happy you can make a pet that needs a home. One that quite possibly was done wrong, also by a human.
Please be their hero!
❤️Animals
Full European circle at my lunchtime today:
[me] … and… uh… what does your friend’s wife think about her partner voting for the Spanish nazi party? People who want to remove her rights, including the human ones?
[him] She couldn’t care less. And despite being Ukrainian she is pro-Putin
[me] … and… uh… what does your friend’s wife think about her partner voting for the Spanish nazi party? People who want to remove her rights, including the human ones?
[him] She couldn’t care less. And despite being Ukrainian she is pro-Putin
December 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Full European circle at my lunchtime today:
[me] … and… uh… what does your friend’s wife think about her partner voting for the Spanish nazi party? People who want to remove her rights, including the human ones?
[him] She couldn’t care less. And despite being Ukrainian she is pro-Putin
[me] … and… uh… what does your friend’s wife think about her partner voting for the Spanish nazi party? People who want to remove her rights, including the human ones?
[him] She couldn’t care less. And despite being Ukrainian she is pro-Putin
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Now that Putin's Russia controls the entire United States government, can we finally show a little bit of respect for the Baltic states?
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now that Putin's Russia controls the entire United States government, can we finally show a little bit of respect for the Baltic states?
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
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I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.
December 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.
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cats be like: i put a smell on you... because you're mine 🎶
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
cats be like: i put a smell on you... because you're mine 🎶
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The Ukrainian delegation on the left
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Ukrainian delegation on the left
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
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I figure the reason dystopian fiction rarely shows how things got so bad is that it's mundane and incremental and boring and involved complacency and shrugs and rationalizations all along the way until it was too late. Kinda like now.
December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I figure the reason dystopian fiction rarely shows how things got so bad is that it's mundane and incremental and boring and involved complacency and shrugs and rationalizations all along the way until it was too late. Kinda like now.
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Extinction rarely departs with drama, it slips out the back door while we’re still debating the guest list. These records are made official on the Red List. "Conservation failures are often recognised only once they can no longer be reversed."
via @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
via @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Extinction rarely departs with drama, it slips out the back door while we’re still debating the guest list. These records are made official on the Red List. "Conservation failures are often recognised only once they can no longer be reversed."
via @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
via @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...