Stefan Siebert
@stefansiebert.bsky.social
Professor at University of Glasgow in beautiful Scotland. Views obviously my own and not medical advice or representative of my employers. Hate injustice and worried about the future of healthcare (and humanity)! ☮️
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Sure, AI is costing $billions and consuming copious resources, all to produce creepy slop that barely anyone likes. But the alternative would giving that funding to actual human artists. Can you imagine!?! Countless talented people, with free reign to create. What sort of world would that be!?
February 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Sure, AI is costing $billions and consuming copious resources, all to produce creepy slop that barely anyone likes. But the alternative would giving that funding to actual human artists. Can you imagine!?! Countless talented people, with free reign to create. What sort of world would that be!?
Big surprise (to absolutely no-one) that Weatherspoon's boss and all round Brext fan supports Reform and their plans, including wage slavery.
One of several reasons why I would rather pay more for a drink than go to Weatherspoons.
One of several reasons why I would rather pay more for a drink than go to Weatherspoons.
Wetherspoon boss, a Reform UK funder, supports Farage because of pub-aid.
Cut beer duty by 10%
Cut VAT to 10% for hospitality sector
Reverse employers’ NIC
Remove business rates for pubs
To be paid by increasing child poverty ... Jeez.
Reform oppose workers rights, tax rises on the rich.
Cut beer duty by 10%
Cut VAT to 10% for hospitality sector
Reverse employers’ NIC
Remove business rates for pubs
To be paid by increasing child poverty ... Jeez.
Reform oppose workers rights, tax rises on the rich.
Wetherspoon chairman urges hospitality sector to back Reform’s pub tax overhaul
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has advised those in the hospitality industry to back Reform's plans for the pub sector
www.london-now.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Big surprise (to absolutely no-one) that Weatherspoon's boss and all round Brext fan supports Reform and their plans, including wage slavery.
One of several reasons why I would rather pay more for a drink than go to Weatherspoons.
One of several reasons why I would rather pay more for a drink than go to Weatherspoons.
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Women hold the key to a peaceful future.
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Women hold the key to a peaceful future.
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More of this please!
It really shouldn't be rare to hear humanity and empathy in politics.
It really shouldn't be rare to hear humanity and empathy in politics.
“If you’ve lived in Greater Manchester all your life like I have, or you came here yesterday — if you’re part of our community and you’re mucking in, you’re one of us.”
Our candidate for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer, rejects the demonisation of immigrants and calls for politics that unite.
Our candidate for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer, rejects the demonisation of immigrants and calls for politics that unite.
February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
More of this please!
It really shouldn't be rare to hear humanity and empathy in politics.
It really shouldn't be rare to hear humanity and empathy in politics.
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Incredibly powerful front page from the Sunday Post
‘These are the faces of the close to 200 women killed by men in Scotland over the last 16 years. Many were murdered in the one place they should feel completely safe - their own home. Today, we ask for your help in ending misogynistic violence’
‘These are the faces of the close to 200 women killed by men in Scotland over the last 16 years. Many were murdered in the one place they should feel completely safe - their own home. Today, we ask for your help in ending misogynistic violence’
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Incredibly powerful front page from the Sunday Post
‘These are the faces of the close to 200 women killed by men in Scotland over the last 16 years. Many were murdered in the one place they should feel completely safe - their own home. Today, we ask for your help in ending misogynistic violence’
‘These are the faces of the close to 200 women killed by men in Scotland over the last 16 years. Many were murdered in the one place they should feel completely safe - their own home. Today, we ask for your help in ending misogynistic violence’
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The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio giving a speech that is basically an extended version of the ethnonationalist Proud Boys oath: “I'm a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.
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£73 Billion for "defence"
Immediately committed from the "magic money tree"
NHS treating people in corridors and cupboards.
Immediately committed from the "magic money tree"
NHS treating people in corridors and cupboards.
"Britain’s War Economy: £73bn for Defence, 7.3 Million on Waiting Lists"
Keir Starmer 'preaches war at a conference bankrolled by defence contractors & attended by the very people who profit from escalation ..." (and whose lobbyists fund Labour)
labourheartlands.com/gaslighting-...
#SocialistSunday
Keir Starmer 'preaches war at a conference bankrolled by defence contractors & attended by the very people who profit from escalation ..." (and whose lobbyists fund Labour)
labourheartlands.com/gaslighting-...
#SocialistSunday
Gaslighting Britain: Starmer's Manufacturing War - Heartlands
It is Valentine’s Day, 2026, and the Prime Minister is in Munich whispering sweet nothings to an audience of defence ministers, arms dealers, and
labourheartlands.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
£73 Billion for "defence"
Immediately committed from the "magic money tree"
NHS treating people in corridors and cupboards.
Immediately committed from the "magic money tree"
NHS treating people in corridors and cupboards.
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Transport yourself from all the gloom and rain and scroll through five minutes of exceptional photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
February 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Transport yourself from all the gloom and rain and scroll through five minutes of exceptional photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Scotrail - Scotland’s publicly owned railway - is seeing record numbers of passengers returning to rail travel with high satisfaction levels and lower fares thanks to the support of the SNP Government.
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Scotrail - Scotland’s publicly owned railway - is seeing record numbers of passengers returning to rail travel with high satisfaction levels and lower fares thanks to the support of the SNP Government.
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Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
February 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
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Media coverage of the far right in the UK:
- (euphemism) party accused of saying something deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic
- unmistakably deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic quote
- asks party whether it is
- party says of course not, it's free speech and the left is mean
Article ends
- (euphemism) party accused of saying something deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic
- unmistakably deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic quote
- asks party whether it is
- party says of course not, it's free speech and the left is mean
Article ends
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Media coverage of the far right in the UK:
- (euphemism) party accused of saying something deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic
- unmistakably deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic quote
- asks party whether it is
- party says of course not, it's free speech and the left is mean
Article ends
- (euphemism) party accused of saying something deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic
- unmistakably deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic quote
- asks party whether it is
- party says of course not, it's free speech and the left is mean
Article ends
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'Palantir was co-founded by the Trump supporter and billionaire Peter Thiel, who has previously said “the NHS makes people sick”, and described the British public’s affection for the NHS as a case of “Stockholm syndrome” – the term for hostages who feel a bond with their captors.'
The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
'Palantir was co-founded by the Trump supporter and billionaire Peter Thiel, who has previously said “the NHS makes people sick”, and described the British public’s affection for the NHS as a case of “Stockholm syndrome” – the term for hostages who feel a bond with their captors.'
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
🙌Scotland 🏴
“As one” 🥳
“As one” 🥳
February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🙌Scotland 🏴
“As one” 🥳
“As one” 🥳
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Really enjoying the ads giving me a break from the excitement of the rugby #SixNations #SCOvsENG PS sarcasm alert
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Really enjoying the ads giving me a break from the excitement of the rugby #SixNations #SCOvsENG PS sarcasm alert
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Why are Scottish schools still using Twitter when the site was used to create deepfake sexual images of children? Why is the Scottish government permitting this? Why are councils permitting this? Why are teachers permitting this? If you care about the safety of children get off that site right now.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Why are Scottish schools still using Twitter when the site was used to create deepfake sexual images of children? Why is the Scottish government permitting this? Why are councils permitting this? Why are teachers permitting this? If you care about the safety of children get off that site right now.
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This is insane. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This is insane. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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By refusing to even consider a customs union, Keir Starmer himself is the biggest block to closer ties with Europe.
Unless he changes that stance, this is all just meaningless blather
Unless he changes that stance, this is all just meaningless blather
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 AM
By refusing to even consider a customs union, Keir Starmer himself is the biggest block to closer ties with Europe.
Unless he changes that stance, this is all just meaningless blather
Unless he changes that stance, this is all just meaningless blather
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I don't know who I hold in contempt most, those who actually believe what they say or those who say it because people who they hold in contempt want to hear it.
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I don't know who I hold in contempt most, those who actually believe what they say or those who say it because people who they hold in contempt want to hear it.
Sometimes the world just needs to be loud to make sense - Deftones in Glasgow.
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Sometimes the world just needs to be loud to make sense - Deftones in Glasgow.
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Just in case you've missed this - if you are a dual national, you must have a UK passport to travel to UK from 25.02.26. You can't travel on your other passport. Or you have to pay £589 for a “certificate of entitlement” (which is fecking scam, if you ask me)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Just in case you've missed this - if you are a dual national, you must have a UK passport to travel to UK from 25.02.26. You can't travel on your other passport. Or you have to pay £589 for a “certificate of entitlement” (which is fecking scam, if you ask me)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat