PG Holmlov
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Mr. Epstein told Ms. Maxwell… “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.” He added that an unnamed victim “spent hours at my house with him… he has never once been mentioned”… Mr. Epstein wrote of Mr. Trump: “Of course he knew about the girls…” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mr. Epstein told Ms. Maxwell… “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.” He added that an unnamed victim “spent hours at my house with him… he has never once been mentioned”… Mr. Epstein wrote of Mr. Trump: “Of course he knew about the girls…” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
If you’re connecting airside at Heathrow, you should follow the signs for flight connections. The purple signs are all over the arrivals area of the terminal… Instead, it sounds like this guy totally exited the secure area, took the landside train onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
If you’re connecting airside at Heathrow, you should follow the signs for flight connections. The purple signs are all over the arrivals area of the terminal… Instead, it sounds like this guy totally exited the secure area, took the landside train onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Myndigheter, sjukvård, militär och polis använder privata plattformar, byggda på kod som de själva inte äger och inte förstår… Techbolagen vet mer om oss än regeringen men är inte bundna av offentlighetsprinciper, dataskydd eller hot om politiskt ansvarsutkrävande ui.ungpd.com/Issues/74e75...
Demokratins fiender tar över staten
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November 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Myndigheter, sjukvård, militär och polis använder privata plattformar, byggda på kod som de själva inte äger och inte förstår… Techbolagen vet mer om oss än regeringen men är inte bundna av offentlighetsprinciper, dataskydd eller hot om politiskt ansvarsutkrävande ui.ungpd.com/Issues/74e75...
When he joined Crick at England’s Cavendish laboratory, Watson knew virtually nothing about molecular structures or “the basic fundamentals of the field”… He saw his double-helix discovery as proof that outsiders could see and achieve what insiders couldn’t www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
When he joined Crick at England’s Cavendish laboratory, Watson knew virtually nothing about molecular structures or “the basic fundamentals of the field”… He saw his double-helix discovery as proof that outsiders could see and achieve what insiders couldn’t www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
The scam ended only because Elizabeth’s adult sons confronted her… Next came crashing waves of shock, along with shame, anger, fear… grief. “I was mourning a person that didn’t exist”… Over 12 months, romance scams reported by customers over 55 rose by 52% www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I opened up like a giant elevator’: the seven sly, savage stages of a £100,000 romance scam
Last year, romance fraud rose 52% for over-55s in the UK. Victims often feel they’ve made a terrible mistake and are at fault – but really, they’ve been expertly groomed by criminals
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The scam ended only because Elizabeth’s adult sons confronted her… Next came crashing waves of shock, along with shame, anger, fear… grief. “I was mourning a person that didn’t exist”… Over 12 months, romance scams reported by customers over 55 rose by 52% www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Democrats are brandishing thermometers, Republicans power up flamethrowers. MAGA’s stories are potent and memorable… In contrast, Pollingism relies on survey results… “the economy” reliably features as top issue… this does not get more people to vote for you contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part II
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Last Tuesday Showed the Power of Magnetism.
contrarian.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Democrats are brandishing thermometers, Republicans power up flamethrowers. MAGA’s stories are potent and memorable… In contrast, Pollingism relies on survey results… “the economy” reliably features as top issue… this does not get more people to vote for you contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
In terms of raw totals, Mamdani may have won more votes than any candidate since 1969, but he also had more votes against him (aggregating the totals of his opponents) than any candidate since 1969 musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/a-graveyar...
A Graveyard of Bad NYC Mayoral Election Narratives
The electoral outcome and its drivers were far more banal than most seem willing to recognize.
musaalgharbi.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In terms of raw totals, Mamdani may have won more votes than any candidate since 1969, but he also had more votes against him (aggregating the totals of his opponents) than any candidate since 1969 musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/a-graveyar...
After a week or so of not hearing from him, the usual worry began… The call never came… A passerby found him slumped on some steps outside a house, the police told me. He was only a mile from the alleyway where he had slept rough as a 13-year-old www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
The long read: I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truth
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
After a week or so of not hearing from him, the usual worry began… The call never came… A passerby found him slumped on some steps outside a house, the police told me. He was only a mile from the alleyway where he had slept rough as a 13-year-old www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
The understatedness of the dialogue in Flesh is the endpoint of a bold quest for realism – “the way”, as Szalay has pointed out in an interview, “that people actually speak”… Szalay has always been interested in how much the writer can leave out www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays off | Justine Jordan
The protagonist’s inner life is hidden from the reader in this highly original novel
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The understatedness of the dialogue in Flesh is the endpoint of a bold quest for realism – “the way”, as Szalay has pointed out in an interview, “that people actually speak”… Szalay has always been interested in how much the writer can leave out www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.
…superintelligence, which I thought was a concept you definitely shouldn’t mention if you want to be taken seriously in public, is being thrown around by tech CEOs planning to build it… They also say it’s going to kill us, laughing while they say it” www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies d...
www.technologyreview.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
…superintelligence, which I thought was a concept you definitely shouldn’t mention if you want to be taken seriously in public, is being thrown around by tech CEOs planning to build it… They also say it’s going to kill us, laughing while they say it” www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
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I consistently share this anecdote any time I hear anyone opine on how the poor spend their money then move on to the fact that UBI experiments pretty solidly indicate that poor people overwhelmingly do not do this when you give them money
There's this story about how CS Lewis was out with a friend and stopped to give a vagrant some money. Lewis's friend chided him, saying "you know he's just to buy liquor with it, right?"
Lewis responded, "Well, so was I."
Lewis responded, "Well, so was I."
The right's obsession with SNAP recipients buying popsicles is a modern version of a centuries-old tradition of scolding the poor for what they eat. It mimics verbatim Victorian complaints about the poor indulging in tea and sugar, mistaking consumption as a cause of poverty instead of a symptom.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I consistently share this anecdote any time I hear anyone opine on how the poor spend their money then move on to the fact that UBI experiments pretty solidly indicate that poor people overwhelmingly do not do this when you give them money
People who are at higher risk of problem gambling also tend to trade more in stock markets… Most people trade less in a low-volatility market, But the most extreme gamblers… will always trade a lot. They truly are compulsive gamblers klementoninvesting.substack.com/p/do-gambler...
Do gamblers invest differently?
The stock market is often compared to a casino, but what happens when you ask gamblers to come to a lab and trade in stocks?
klementoninvesting.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People who are at higher risk of problem gambling also tend to trade more in stock markets… Most people trade less in a low-volatility market, But the most extreme gamblers… will always trade a lot. They truly are compulsive gamblers klementoninvesting.substack.com/p/do-gambler...
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Utskick från Arbetsdomstolen idag och allt framstår än mer absurt än igår. Jag kan inte komma på någon historisk eller geografisk parallel. Var och när har man egentligen stängt ned domstolar för att det saknas pengar?
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Utskick från Arbetsdomstolen idag och allt framstår än mer absurt än igår. Jag kan inte komma på någon historisk eller geografisk parallel. Var och när har man egentligen stängt ned domstolar för att det saknas pengar?
…the kidnappers zip-tied her hands, placed a bag on her head and took her phone. They forced her into the trunk of a car… She would spend the next four and a half months in a big house, in a windowless room with two cameras, underfed and alone www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
…the kidnappers zip-tied her hands, placed a bag on her head and took her phone. They forced her into the trunk of a car… She would spend the next four and a half months in a big house, in a windowless room with two cameras, underfed and alone www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
These scholars ideally slow-cook these stories through meticulous analysis before they enter a peer review process that itself operates at a snail’s pace… the study of political identity can open a window into understanding identity more broadly, and how society operates undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
The Increasingly Complex Science of Political Identity
Opinion | Understanding why people vote the way they do has emerged as a cutting-edge scientific question requiring new tools.
undark.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
These scholars ideally slow-cook these stories through meticulous analysis before they enter a peer review process that itself operates at a snail’s pace… the study of political identity can open a window into understanding identity more broadly, and how society operates undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
So then she called First Christian Church that proudly declares “There is no greater joy than serving others”. The person who answered the phone said they had nothing to offer… a Baptist church admitted they only help people who are “part of the church” www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth: Many houses of worship preach compassion but practice indifference
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So then she called First Christian Church that proudly declares “There is no greater joy than serving others”. The person who answered the phone said they had nothing to offer… a Baptist church admitted they only help people who are “part of the church” www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
“A.I. is an extraordinary tool for journalists… It excels at analyzing large data sets, organizing notes, checking spelling and grammar, even pointing out possible flaws in a story. But, as with much of technology, it comes with significant risks” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“A.I. is an extraordinary tool for journalists… It excels at analyzing large data sets, organizing notes, checking spelling and grammar, even pointing out possible flaws in a story. But, as with much of technology, it comes with significant risks” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
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HASSETT: We're comfortable that inflation has come way down
QUINTANILLA: Even though it's been increasing for 5 straight months?
HASSETT: Well I guess there's ups and downs and seasonals
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
HASSETT: We're comfortable that inflation has come way down
QUINTANILLA: Even though it's been increasing for 5 straight months?
HASSETT: Well I guess there's ups and downs and seasonals
Recording for TikTok, Nikalie took on the role of a mother. She claimed to have run out of baby food and didn’t have the funds to purchase… There have been 43 parts in the series, with 33 rejecting her pleas. The first institutions to help were Islamic centres and mosques thetab.com/2025/11/10/c...
Churches respond as influencer exposes them for ignoring desperate mother in 43-part series
One pastor called her an evil witch
thetab.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Recording for TikTok, Nikalie took on the role of a mother. She claimed to have run out of baby food and didn’t have the funds to purchase… There have been 43 parts in the series, with 33 rejecting her pleas. The first institutions to help were Islamic centres and mosques thetab.com/2025/11/10/c...
If journalists can’t catch even the most basic, widely debunked lie about Elon Musk, how can they possibly dig through the layered falsehoods and impossible claims on which he has built his fortune? observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...
More from the vaunted fact-checkers of the New Yorker
[See here and here for previous examples of us watching the New Yorker watchmen.] Calling to mind the great Dianne Wiest line from Parenth...
observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If journalists can’t catch even the most basic, widely debunked lie about Elon Musk, how can they possibly dig through the layered falsehoods and impossible claims on which he has built his fortune? observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...
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I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Over 30 million solar products sold in 2024. 400,000 new solar installations every month across Africa. 50% market share captured by companies that didn’t exist 15 years ago… IoT chips in every device. 90%+ repayment rates on loans to people earning $2/day climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
climatedrift.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Over 30 million solar products sold in 2024. 400,000 new solar installations every month across Africa. 50% market share captured by companies that didn’t exist 15 years ago… IoT chips in every device. 90%+ repayment rates on loans to people earning $2/day climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
AI responses were rated as more empathic in 13 out of 15 studies – 87%… compared written responses rather than face-to-face, giving AI a structural advantage… none of these studies measured harms… many doctors admit that their empathy declines over time theconversation.com/ai-is-beatin...
AI is beating doctors at empathy – because we’ve turned doctors into robots
AI chatbots are outperforming doctors in empathy ratings. But the real story isn’t about robot superiority, it’s about how we’ve broken healthcare.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
AI responses were rated as more empathic in 13 out of 15 studies – 87%… compared written responses rather than face-to-face, giving AI a structural advantage… none of these studies measured harms… many doctors admit that their empathy declines over time theconversation.com/ai-is-beatin...
When we ask about AI usage, we can measure time saved, costs reduced, outputs generated… What we can’t see is the relationship dimension… The judgment skills that atrophy when we outsource decisions to algorithms… The informal knowledge systems that disappear mikekentz.substack.com/p/use-vs-rel...
Use vs. Relationship: What We're Not Asking About AI
How the language we use shapes the technology we build
mikekentz.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
When we ask about AI usage, we can measure time saved, costs reduced, outputs generated… What we can’t see is the relationship dimension… The judgment skills that atrophy when we outsource decisions to algorithms… The informal knowledge systems that disappear mikekentz.substack.com/p/use-vs-rel...