Neil
@nudgecloud.bsky.social
A reader. A coder. Against certainty. A one-time London marathon runner.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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When metrics become a target we have a problem.
Here we have a target altering society for the worse.
Here we have a target altering society for the worse.
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When metrics become a target we have a problem.
Here we have a target altering society for the worse.
Here we have a target altering society for the worse.
Murder most foul
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Murder most foul
One of Beveridge's giants gets a mention in Star Trek.
There is a line in an upcoming episode of #StarfleetAcademy that hits particularly close to the chest at the moment:
'There has been a tragedy. Don't compound it with ignorance.'
Star Trek, on the ball as usual
#StarTrek
'There has been a tragedy. Don't compound it with ignorance.'
Star Trek, on the ball as usual
#StarTrek
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
One of Beveridge's giants gets a mention in Star Trek.
Reposted by Neil
All news that doesn’t state this administration is lying is complicit in the fascist coup.
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM
All news that doesn’t state this administration is lying is complicit in the fascist coup.
There's a quote here from someone @paulburgin.bsky.social knows
"Please explain to me what is Stalinist about amenities being walking-distance away?"
"Basically you're getting wound up over corner shops": Telegraph ridiculed for "Stalinist" 15-minute cities story, as readers accuse newspaper of "going full conspiracy theory"; Kangaroo crash carnage...
Welcome back to another week of live blog action, Dan Alexander in the hot seat for your Monday round-up of all the goings on in the world of cycling today
road.cc
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
There's a quote here from someone @paulburgin.bsky.social knows
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January 26, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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"This is what fascism looks like – there is no bright line between democracy and autocracy, it’s a spectrum .. But let’s be clear: there is a US city living under occupation by fascist presidential secret police right now.”
Garrett Graff in Doomsday Scenario blog as reported in The Guardian
Garrett Graff in Doomsday Scenario blog as reported in The Guardian
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"This is what fascism looks like – there is no bright line between democracy and autocracy, it’s a spectrum .. But let’s be clear: there is a US city living under occupation by fascist presidential secret police right now.”
Garrett Graff in Doomsday Scenario blog as reported in The Guardian
Garrett Graff in Doomsday Scenario blog as reported in The Guardian
Marshalling at our club's cross country race.
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Marshalling at our club's cross country race.
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Death in Minnesota
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Death in Minnesota
Ho hum.
The Board of Peace is the Christmas Adventurers Club's Retired Members Section
The Board of Peace is the Christmas Adventurers Club's Retired Members Section
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ho hum.
The Board of Peace is the Christmas Adventurers Club's Retired Members Section
The Board of Peace is the Christmas Adventurers Club's Retired Members Section
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(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
I love this song. I love its message. And I love Costello’s tone of defiance. This is the message and tone for our times.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
YouTube video by ElvisCostelloVEVO
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
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"The Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time".
Prestigious means fraudulent, deceitful, and is related to tricks and conjuring, hence prestidigitation.
Sounds about right.
Prestigious means fraudulent, deceitful, and is related to tricks and conjuring, hence prestidigitation.
Sounds about right.
January 23, 2026 at 8:21 AM
"The Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time".
Prestigious means fraudulent, deceitful, and is related to tricks and conjuring, hence prestidigitation.
Sounds about right.
Prestigious means fraudulent, deceitful, and is related to tricks and conjuring, hence prestidigitation.
Sounds about right.
Human rights are a universal right
What it feels like to live in America and believe ALL people should have basic human rights.
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Human rights are a universal right
Reposted by Neil
Who could have guessed that electing a convicted felon to the presidency would result in a lawless presidency?
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Who could have guessed that electing a convicted felon to the presidency would result in a lawless presidency?
Handling a surge in articles requires skill and judgement, what Aristotle called phronesis, or knowing what to do and when to do it.
"Phronesis cannot be reduced to rules or algorithms. It requires experience, [and] judgment."
Ask not whether this paper is right. Ask does it matter.
"Phronesis cannot be reduced to rules or algorithms. It requires experience, [and] judgment."
Ask not whether this paper is right. Ask does it matter.
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Handling a surge in articles requires skill and judgement, what Aristotle called phronesis, or knowing what to do and when to do it.
"Phronesis cannot be reduced to rules or algorithms. It requires experience, [and] judgment."
Ask not whether this paper is right. Ask does it matter.
"Phronesis cannot be reduced to rules or algorithms. It requires experience, [and] judgment."
Ask not whether this paper is right. Ask does it matter.
What happens when I click here? That's part of being a curious scientist.
Another part of being a curious scientist is having a restore and recovery plan.
Once it's gone it's gone - OpenAI or Lidl?
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Another part of being a curious scientist is having a restore and recovery plan.
Once it's gone it's gone - OpenAI or Lidl?
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What happens when I click here? That's part of being a curious scientist.
Another part of being a curious scientist is having a restore and recovery plan.
Once it's gone it's gone - OpenAI or Lidl?
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Another part of being a curious scientist is having a restore and recovery plan.
Once it's gone it's gone - OpenAI or Lidl?
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We're talking about Greenland.
The guy who started the conversation about Greenland is now talking about Iceland.
Do we try and get the conversation back on track or do we move on to Iceland?
The guy who started the conversation about Greenland is now talking about Iceland.
Do we try and get the conversation back on track or do we move on to Iceland?
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
We're talking about Greenland.
The guy who started the conversation about Greenland is now talking about Iceland.
Do we try and get the conversation back on track or do we move on to Iceland?
The guy who started the conversation about Greenland is now talking about Iceland.
Do we try and get the conversation back on track or do we move on to Iceland?
It's knowing what you can do and what you shouldn't do.
Most technical training is concerned with the how and leaves aside wider ethical and moral concerns.
Should we be here abusing these people?
A classic question to which the answer is NO.
Most technical training is concerned with the how and leaves aside wider ethical and moral concerns.
Should we be here abusing these people?
A classic question to which the answer is NO.
"I’ll add right up front that nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training."
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It's knowing what you can do and what you shouldn't do.
Most technical training is concerned with the how and leaves aside wider ethical and moral concerns.
Should we be here abusing these people?
A classic question to which the answer is NO.
Most technical training is concerned with the how and leaves aside wider ethical and moral concerns.
Should we be here abusing these people?
A classic question to which the answer is NO.
Should we respect what Trump is saying about Iceland?
Or should we pay no heed to what he says and interpret him as talking about Greenland?
Sometimes it's just about the cheese makers and not manufacturers of all dairy products.
Or should we pay no heed to what he says and interpret him as talking about Greenland?
Sometimes it's just about the cheese makers and not manufacturers of all dairy products.
January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Should we respect what Trump is saying about Iceland?
Or should we pay no heed to what he says and interpret him as talking about Greenland?
Sometimes it's just about the cheese makers and not manufacturers of all dairy products.
Or should we pay no heed to what he says and interpret him as talking about Greenland?
Sometimes it's just about the cheese makers and not manufacturers of all dairy products.