James Turner 🇺🇦
@topsyjamie.bsky.social
Cyber security & infrastructure nerd. Interests; far too many to mention. Here to learn and engage in reasoned discourse 🙏
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Me before becoming a CS professor: "with tightly scoped and heavily regulated use-cases, it's worth developing an extremely limited form of AI"
Me after 3 years as a CS professor: "we have to destroy all AI of any and every kind immediately and ban any future development work of any kind"
Me after 3 years as a CS professor: "we have to destroy all AI of any and every kind immediately and ban any future development work of any kind"
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Me before becoming a CS professor: "with tightly scoped and heavily regulated use-cases, it's worth developing an extremely limited form of AI"
Me after 3 years as a CS professor: "we have to destroy all AI of any and every kind immediately and ban any future development work of any kind"
Me after 3 years as a CS professor: "we have to destroy all AI of any and every kind immediately and ban any future development work of any kind"
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I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
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Going thru customs in India today:
- Name?
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Occupation?
- No, those are self defence militias and Russia is not involved
- Name?
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Occupation?
- No, those are self defence militias and Russia is not involved
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Going thru customs in India today:
- Name?
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Occupation?
- No, those are self defence militias and Russia is not involved
- Name?
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Occupation?
- No, those are self defence militias and Russia is not involved
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
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After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
November 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
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Hungary's main opposition party has suffered a major security breach. Hackers leaked more than 200,000 user records from the TISZA party's mobile app.
hungarytoday.hu/yet-another-...
TISZA leader Péter Magyar blamed the hack on Russian hackers.
www.facebook.com/peter.magyar...
hungarytoday.hu/yet-another-...
TISZA leader Péter Magyar blamed the hack on Russian hackers.
www.facebook.com/peter.magyar...
Yet Another TISZA Party Data Breach Scandal: Blame the Russians and Orbán
Main opposition party leader Péter Magyar with his supporters The TISZA party, led by Péter Magyar, is embroiled in a new data scandal after sensitive data from 200,000 users of the TISZA Világ app wa...
hungarytoday.hu
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hungary's main opposition party has suffered a major security breach. Hackers leaked more than 200,000 user records from the TISZA party's mobile app.
hungarytoday.hu/yet-another-...
TISZA leader Péter Magyar blamed the hack on Russian hackers.
www.facebook.com/peter.magyar...
hungarytoday.hu/yet-another-...
TISZA leader Péter Magyar blamed the hack on Russian hackers.
www.facebook.com/peter.magyar...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Think of the quote in the photo below as you listen to this young man.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Think of the quote in the photo below as you listen to this young man.
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must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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Months before the pardon, the Trump family reportedly held talks with Binance about taking a financial stake in the crypto exchange’s US arm.
Trump on why he pardoned Binance CEO: “Are you ready? I don’t know who he is.”
Trump family business could benefit from pardon of crypto ex-con Changpeng Zhao.
arstechnica.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Months before the pardon, the Trump family reportedly held talks with Binance about taking a financial stake in the crypto exchange’s US arm.
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spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
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lmao, Poland is so real for this
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
lmao, Poland is so real for this
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Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project. They'd get $205 and coaching to build a business. Then came the cuts. n.pr/4ombzk8
They were promised a lifeline to 'graduate' from poverty. Then it was taken away
Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project. They'd get $205 and coaching to build a business. Then came the cuts.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project. They'd get $205 and coaching to build a business. Then came the cuts. n.pr/4ombzk8
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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To avoid LinkedIn’s rather aggressive “we use all your data to train our AI unless you opt out” policy you have a week to opt out!
This is for people in the U.K., Europe and Hong Kong I believe. They have tried to keep this quiet haven’t they 😂
Here is how you opt out:
This is for people in the U.K., Europe and Hong Kong I believe. They have tried to keep this quiet haven’t they 😂
Here is how you opt out:
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
To avoid LinkedIn’s rather aggressive “we use all your data to train our AI unless you opt out” policy you have a week to opt out!
This is for people in the U.K., Europe and Hong Kong I believe. They have tried to keep this quiet haven’t they 😂
Here is how you opt out:
This is for people in the U.K., Europe and Hong Kong I believe. They have tried to keep this quiet haven’t they 😂
Here is how you opt out:
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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Whoever is the next Democratic presidential candidate should vow to tear down the hideous ballroom and rebuild the Rose Garden, I bet there are a lot of votes in that
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Whoever is the next Democratic presidential candidate should vow to tear down the hideous ballroom and rebuild the Rose Garden, I bet there are a lot of votes in that
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You would think this is a huge injustice and the world wouldn’t let this happen. I thought so too, but here we are. Our allies are dragging out time and decreasing support while the russian attacks are increasing. Media doesn’t care to report all the attacks anymore.
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You would think this is a huge injustice and the world wouldn’t let this happen. I thought so too, but here we are. Our allies are dragging out time and decreasing support while the russian attacks are increasing. Media doesn’t care to report all the attacks anymore.