Leonor Guariguata
@leoguari.bsky.social
Postdoc @ KULeuven Access-to-Medicines Research Centre. Epidemiologist. Systems thinking for NCDs, food systems, sustainable health, all the connected things. Believer in justice and reparations. Pass the hot sauce. 🇻🇪🇪🇺
Everything is terrible but Ginkgo trees dgaf
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Everything is terrible but Ginkgo trees dgaf
"These generative AI systems give sometimes correct and sometimes wrong information. The errors are not bugs, but by design. They "predict" next words based on probabilities. Facts are not their forte." (Sigh)
The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
European Commission breaches own AI guidelines by using ChatGPT in public documents
ICCL has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman against the European Commission for its use of generative AI in public documents, which likely violates its own guidelines and its obligation under...
www.iccl.ie
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"These generative AI systems give sometimes correct and sometimes wrong information. The errors are not bugs, but by design. They "predict" next words based on probabilities. Facts are not their forte." (Sigh)
Evergreeeeeen
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Evergreeeeeen
I would like to purchase this album, please.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I would like to purchase this album, please.
Ready to canvas for "they"
Johnson: If we lose the majority… They will try to end the Trump administration. He won't have 4 years. He'll have only 2, because they will move to impeach him, probably on the first day of the new Congress in January 2027 and try to systematically unwind all the important reforms that we've done."
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ready to canvas for "they"
Going to need some more edits there.
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Going to need some more edits there.
Having lived many years in Houston, the city would very much prefer for pedestrians to disappear altogether.
How to be a good pedestrian; It's harder than you think: https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/how-to-be-a-good-pedestrian-its-harder-than-you-think/
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Having lived many years in Houston, the city would very much prefer for pedestrians to disappear altogether.
An allegory
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
An allegory
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NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.
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Last but not least, if you love birds, the regional NGO #BirdsCaribbean has an appeal:
6/6
givebutter.com/BC-Melissa-R...
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
6/6
givebutter.com/BC-Melissa-R...
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
Hurricane Melissa Relief: Rebuilding Hope for People and Birds
Hurricane Melissa has shattered forests, homes, and habitats across Jamaica and Cuba. Help our partners recover, restore vital habitats, and save their unique birds. Your gift today will be matched—do...
givebutter.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Last but not least, if you love birds, the regional NGO #BirdsCaribbean has an appeal:
6/6
givebutter.com/BC-Melissa-R...
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
6/6
givebutter.com/BC-Melissa-R...
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
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November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Doing God's work
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Doing God's work
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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This combination of pictures created on October 29, 2025 shows (top) ahandout satellite image by Vantor taken on February 9, 2025 shows an overview of #BlackRiver #Jamaica, before #HurricaneMelissa, and a handout satellite image on October 29 an overview of the town after the storm. (Photo: AFP)
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This combination of pictures created on October 29, 2025 shows (top) ahandout satellite image by Vantor taken on February 9, 2025 shows an overview of #BlackRiver #Jamaica, before #HurricaneMelissa, and a handout satellite image on October 29 an overview of the town after the storm. (Photo: AFP)
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Please. #Jamaica needs help. People are lost, homeless and pretty desperate. Most of the island has no power and very little telecoms. Some places, especially where #HurricaneMelissa made landfall (as the strongest Atlantic storm ever to do so) look like war zones.
petchary.substack.com/p/mi-cry-eye...
I know. #Jamaica will soon be out of the headlines, replaced by another disaster/crisis. Meanwhile, I am sharing in this post THREE websites/orgs that are urgently seeking donations, after #HurricaneMelissa (the strongest Atlantic storm EVER to make landfall).
I know. #Jamaica will soon be out of the headlines, replaced by another disaster/crisis. Meanwhile, I am sharing in this post THREE websites/orgs that are urgently seeking donations, after #HurricaneMelissa (the strongest Atlantic storm EVER to make landfall).
"Mi cry eye water"
The morning after, and survivor's guilt
petchary.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Please. #Jamaica needs help. People are lost, homeless and pretty desperate. Most of the island has no power and very little telecoms. Some places, especially where #HurricaneMelissa made landfall (as the strongest Atlantic storm ever to do so) look like war zones.
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Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
We have this in Latin culture too. So many tíos, tías, abuelitos, abuelitas, hermanos, primos.... They are our collective family but not blood relations. Some are in our lives every day. Some we've met once but are still called that way as a sign of kinship and honor.
This is it. As I’ve said before, there’s a dozen kids that call me “uncle” that aren’t “blood.” I have aunts & uncles that aren’t “blood.” My paternal grandfather married three times. I had four grandmas.
I have a sister who isn’t my sister.
My daughter is actually my sister-in-law…we raised her.
I have a sister who isn’t my sister.
My daughter is actually my sister-in-law…we raised her.
My momma bestie is my auntie
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We have this in Latin culture too. So many tíos, tías, abuelitos, abuelitas, hermanos, primos.... They are our collective family but not blood relations. Some are in our lives every day. Some we've met once but are still called that way as a sign of kinship and honor.
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
To friends and colleagues in Jamaica, I am thinking of you. Praying you will be safe on the other side of this terrible storm. 🖤💚💛
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
To friends and colleagues in Jamaica, I am thinking of you. Praying you will be safe on the other side of this terrible storm. 🖤💚💛
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> Among the signatories is Luc Steels, "the father of AI in Belgium." And he's not the only Belgian scientist supporting the resistance to "so-called 'AI' technologies." Apache spoke with Steels and co. "Universities encouraging students to use ChatGPT? I'm stunned"
apache.be/2025/10/23/a...
apache.be/2025/10/23/a...
Als AI-wetenschappers zich verzetten tegen AI in het hoger onderwijs
Deze wetenschappers en filosofen roepen op tot kritisch denken over AI.
apache.be
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
> Among the signatories is Luc Steels, "the father of AI in Belgium." And he's not the only Belgian scientist supporting the resistance to "so-called 'AI' technologies." Apache spoke with Steels and co. "Universities encouraging students to use ChatGPT? I'm stunned"
apache.be/2025/10/23/a...
apache.be/2025/10/23/a...
Oh my heart. My dear Jamaicans, please be safe. May it not be as bad as they say.
My Sunday update on explosive intensification of #HurricaneMelissa and why I fear a generational disaster is emerging
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Hurricane Melissa Approaches Rare Category 5 — Four Things To Know
Hurricane Melissa is on its way to Category 5 status after explosively intensifying. Here are 4 things you need to know right now about its strength, track, and impacts.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Oh my heart. My dear Jamaicans, please be safe. May it not be as bad as they say.
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Fascism isn’t some high-flown ideology
It’s what happens when you shut down higher brain functions and think only with your lizard brain.
Hate. Fear. Violence. Cruelty. Us vs. Them
It’s the opposite of thinking
It’s what happens when you shut down higher brain functions and think only with your lizard brain.
Hate. Fear. Violence. Cruelty. Us vs. Them
It’s the opposite of thinking
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Fascism isn’t some high-flown ideology
It’s what happens when you shut down higher brain functions and think only with your lizard brain.
Hate. Fear. Violence. Cruelty. Us vs. Them
It’s the opposite of thinking
It’s what happens when you shut down higher brain functions and think only with your lizard brain.
Hate. Fear. Violence. Cruelty. Us vs. Them
It’s the opposite of thinking
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For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.