Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
@ereshkigal99.bsky.social
Ex-climate scientist, ex-Martian volcanologist, plays Elite Dangerous, studies archaeology, needs a part time job. Will do science for food.
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Today in Canadians are hella smart:
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Today in Canadians are hella smart:
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
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Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
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It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
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Attn Labour Party
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Attn Labour Party
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This figure from a perspective piece on our paper by Virginie Pinel beautifully illustrates our proposed magma-pumping mechanism!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This figure from a perspective piece on our paper by Virginie Pinel beautifully illustrates our proposed magma-pumping mechanism!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Ah, I'm awake again. Time to open the psychological harm app
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ah, I'm awake again. Time to open the psychological harm app
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
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Future AI viruses will be written in iambic pentameter or sprung rhythm. Go for it, poets! Let your verse burn down the AI house!
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Future AI viruses will be written in iambic pentameter or sprung rhythm. Go for it, poets! Let your verse burn down the AI house!
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At today’s plenary of the American Anthropological Association #TheDawnOfEverything was awarded the Staley Prize for ‘outstanding scholarship’ by the School for Advanced Research🙏
It would have meant so much to David Graeber, as it does to me
sarweb.org/awards/j-i-s...
It would have meant so much to David Graeber, as it does to me
sarweb.org/awards/j-i-s...
J.I. Staley Prize - School for Advanced Research
sarweb.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
At today’s plenary of the American Anthropological Association #TheDawnOfEverything was awarded the Staley Prize for ‘outstanding scholarship’ by the School for Advanced Research🙏
It would have meant so much to David Graeber, as it does to me
sarweb.org/awards/j-i-s...
It would have meant so much to David Graeber, as it does to me
sarweb.org/awards/j-i-s...
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This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Just finished reading this and it was the best thing I’ve read in a while 🖤
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Just finished reading this and it was the best thing I’ve read in a while 🖤
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Nationalise UK O&G.
Rejoin the EU.
Build small scale nuclear to escape Russia energy grip.
Actually process asylum claims.
Close tax loop holes/Tax wealth.
Nationalise noncompetitive institutions: rail, water etc.
in lieu of tax ask mega corps to build & run schools to established curriculum.
Rejoin the EU.
Build small scale nuclear to escape Russia energy grip.
Actually process asylum claims.
Close tax loop holes/Tax wealth.
Nationalise noncompetitive institutions: rail, water etc.
in lieu of tax ask mega corps to build & run schools to established curriculum.
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nationalise UK O&G.
Rejoin the EU.
Build small scale nuclear to escape Russia energy grip.
Actually process asylum claims.
Close tax loop holes/Tax wealth.
Nationalise noncompetitive institutions: rail, water etc.
in lieu of tax ask mega corps to build & run schools to established curriculum.
Rejoin the EU.
Build small scale nuclear to escape Russia energy grip.
Actually process asylum claims.
Close tax loop holes/Tax wealth.
Nationalise noncompetitive institutions: rail, water etc.
in lieu of tax ask mega corps to build & run schools to established curriculum.
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New 'online first' paper from Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social - on 'multi-stakeholderism' in food policy, and how this renders power of corporations less visible
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
The post-politics of partnership: Understanding corporate power in multistakeholder governance
| Journal of Critical Public Health
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New 'online first' paper from Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social - on 'multi-stakeholderism' in food policy, and how this renders power of corporations less visible
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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This looks useful👇
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This looks useful👇
You know who else took jewellery away from people it ‘interned’?
not the main point I guess but holy hell, Denmark, wtf
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
You know who else took jewellery away from people it ‘interned’?
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Name one way in which it actually effectively replaces cognition. Effectively, in practical application
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Name one way in which it actually effectively replaces cognition. Effectively, in practical application
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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