@bareftdoctor.bsky.social
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It isn't perfect, but Wikipedia is still the closest thing we have to a site that actually fulfills the original promise of the internet as a radical experiment in participatory democracy. We must protect it from AI slop at all costs. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Volunteers fight to keep ‘AI slop’ off Wikipedia
Hundreds of Wikipedia articles may contain AI-generated errors. Editors are working around the clock to stamp them out.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It isn't perfect, but Wikipedia is still the closest thing we have to a site that actually fulfills the original promise of the internet as a radical experiment in participatory democracy. We must protect it from AI slop at all costs. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Proscribe the Spectator
July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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This is an absolute scandal & why this country needs a party that will put an end to developers pleading poverty! Sack all of the councillors who either fell for this developer’s refusal to build “affordable” homes on site & now wriggling out of any obligation!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Developer's bid to ditch Fulwood affordable housing demand - BBC News
Developers want to see Grade II-listed buildings in Fulwood converted to a gated community.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is an absolute scandal & why this country needs a party that will put an end to developers pleading poverty! Sack all of the councillors who either fell for this developer’s refusal to build “affordable” homes on site & now wriggling out of any obligation!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As Thomas Macaulay reminded MPs, in the great reform debates of 1831, "We are legislators, not antiquaries".
His instruction to "reform, that you may preserve", helped a medieval parliament adapt to a new democratic age.
For Lord John Russell, reform was itself a constitutional tradition:
His instruction to "reform, that you may preserve", helped a medieval parliament adapt to a new democratic age.
For Lord John Russell, reform was itself a constitutional tradition:
June 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
As Thomas Macaulay reminded MPs, in the great reform debates of 1831, "We are legislators, not antiquaries".
His instruction to "reform, that you may preserve", helped a medieval parliament adapt to a new democratic age.
For Lord John Russell, reform was itself a constitutional tradition:
His instruction to "reform, that you may preserve", helped a medieval parliament adapt to a new democratic age.
For Lord John Russell, reform was itself a constitutional tradition:
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What's the latest rate of global warming? Has it accelerated to 0.27°C or to 0.36°C per decade?
Statistician Tamino explains why he has more confidence in a *continuous* piecewise linear fit (as in our preprint) rather than a discontinous piecewise linear fit. tamino.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/a...
Statistician Tamino explains why he has more confidence in a *continuous* piecewise linear fit (as in our preprint) rather than a discontinous piecewise linear fit. tamino.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/a...
Another Estimate of the Warming Rate
A reader asked about a paper by Forster et al. (2025) in which they state An overall best estimate attributed rate of human-induced warming of 0.27 °C per decade is found for the decade 2015–2024. …
tamino.wordpress.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What's the latest rate of global warming? Has it accelerated to 0.27°C or to 0.36°C per decade?
Statistician Tamino explains why he has more confidence in a *continuous* piecewise linear fit (as in our preprint) rather than a discontinous piecewise linear fit. tamino.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/a...
Statistician Tamino explains why he has more confidence in a *continuous* piecewise linear fit (as in our preprint) rather than a discontinous piecewise linear fit. tamino.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/a...
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It’s odd to me that “we need to restore Christian values to Europe” is not coded as anti-Semitic even though it is, quite literally, anti-semitism’s original form.
June 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s odd to me that “we need to restore Christian values to Europe” is not coded as anti-Semitic even though it is, quite literally, anti-semitism’s original form.
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For all public figures with a platform — this is how it’s done:
Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back
May 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
For all public figures with a platform — this is how it’s done:
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Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
May 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
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There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
May 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
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Interesting move. Nice that at least one party wants to challenge Reform rather than dance to their tune.
Nigel Farage has made it clear that Reform wants to do to our councils what Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing to America.
On behalf of local people, our new team will shine a light on what Reform councils are up to, scrutinise their actions and fight to protect local services.
On behalf of local people, our new team will shine a light on what Reform councils are up to, scrutinise their actions and fight to protect local services.
May 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Interesting move. Nice that at least one party wants to challenge Reform rather than dance to their tune.
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This chart is from @britishelectionstudy.com @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social, me and Ed Fieldhouse. You can see that 2024 Reform voters mainly came from the Conservatives or UKIP in 2015.
This has been a story on the right for *ten years* now, unless something very different happened last week.
This has been a story on the right for *ten years* now, unless something very different happened last week.
May 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This chart is from @britishelectionstudy.com @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social, me and Ed Fieldhouse. You can see that 2024 Reform voters mainly came from the Conservatives or UKIP in 2015.
This has been a story on the right for *ten years* now, unless something very different happened last week.
This has been a story on the right for *ten years* now, unless something very different happened last week.
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Lonely pubs, photographs by John Bulmer.
May 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lonely pubs, photographs by John Bulmer.
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You don't get this sort of segment on Fox. Eye-opening.
Is this bad? I'm no international shipping expert, but this sounds bad.
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
You don't get this sort of segment on Fox. Eye-opening.
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Great example of adaptation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors
Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Great example of adaptation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Possibly my favourite chart of the elections... the median vote reuqired to win hit its lowest point ever. The era of two-party politics is over.
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Possibly my favourite chart of the elections... the median vote reuqired to win hit its lowest point ever. The era of two-party politics is over.
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
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The American effort to shift the Centre of the global economy away from China towards the US can be taken literally. This map by @PerrinRemonte visualizes the center of the global economy over time. Fun exercise. So far the eastward shift continues.
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The American effort to shift the Centre of the global economy away from China towards the US can be taken literally. This map by @PerrinRemonte visualizes the center of the global economy over time. Fun exercise. So far the eastward shift continues.
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Adam Przeworski: “My academic work led me to believe that democracy cannot survive when the electoral winners foreclose the possibility of losing elections in the future and when they make the lives of losers excessively miserable.”
"I am stuck with the prediction that the Trump historical episode will end in costly, probably violent, conflict."
From @adamprz.bsky.social, the US's leading scholar on democracy/elections, and far from an alarmist.
adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-10
From @adamprz.bsky.social, the US's leading scholar on democracy/elections, and far from an alarmist.
adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-10
WEEK 10
WEEK 10
adamprzeworski.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Adam Przeworski: “My academic work led me to believe that democracy cannot survive when the electoral winners foreclose the possibility of losing elections in the future and when they make the lives of losers excessively miserable.”
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Helluva opening paragraph that.
April 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Helluva opening paragraph that.
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Omg. This makes so much sense.
April 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Omg. This makes so much sense.
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There's a doom loop; Powell says rates need to be higher to respond to the inflationary effect of tariffs; Trump resents this and makes menacing noises about firing him. Inflation expectations rise because markets think that there is a chance Powell will be fired. Rates have to rise even more...
April 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
There's a doom loop; Powell says rates need to be higher to respond to the inflationary effect of tariffs; Trump resents this and makes menacing noises about firing him. Inflation expectations rise because markets think that there is a chance Powell will be fired. Rates have to rise even more...
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Read this interview of @frediotto.bsky.social by @jeffgoodell.bsky.social about climate change. Two smart people, one asking good questions and the other giving interesting answers. I’m proud to call both of them friends.
This Scientist Wants Us to Combat the Climate Crisis by Thinking Like a Woman
The author of “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequity to Combat Climate Change” has helped pioneer attribution science.
www.rollingstone.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Read this interview of @frediotto.bsky.social by @jeffgoodell.bsky.social about climate change. Two smart people, one asking good questions and the other giving interesting answers. I’m proud to call both of them friends.
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At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
xkcd.com/3073/
xkcd.com/3073/
Tariffs
xkcd.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
xkcd.com/3073/
xkcd.com/3073/
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Here’s my interview with Krishnan Guru-Murphy on my new book ‘’A Climate of Truth’
Thank you C4!
www.channel4.com/news/mike-be...
Thank you C4!
www.channel4.com/news/mike-be...
Mike Berners-Lee: Why dishonesty is destroying the planet | WTCTW Podcast
In this episode of Ways to Change the World, sustainability expert and professor Mike Berners-Lee argues that dishonesty in politics, business, and the media is one of the biggest barriers to tackling...
www.channel4.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here’s my interview with Krishnan Guru-Murphy on my new book ‘’A Climate of Truth’
Thank you C4!
www.channel4.com/news/mike-be...
Thank you C4!
www.channel4.com/news/mike-be...
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Running an errand this evening soundtracked by some choice selections from the Pressure Sounds back catalogue. What a label. Long may Pete Holdsworth continue…Here’s an ace interview with him by @wrongtom.bsky.social from 2021 when the label reached 100 titles 🎉💥
thevinylfactory.com/features/pre...
thevinylfactory.com/features/pre...
Independence dub: Pressure Sounds at 100
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thevinylfactory.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Running an errand this evening soundtracked by some choice selections from the Pressure Sounds back catalogue. What a label. Long may Pete Holdsworth continue…Here’s an ace interview with him by @wrongtom.bsky.social from 2021 when the label reached 100 titles 🎉💥
thevinylfactory.com/features/pre...
thevinylfactory.com/features/pre...
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Another nasty climate feedback: climate change drives conflicts but "increasing global fragmentation and conflict means that [climate] mitigation will likely be even more obstructed in the future".
Very happy to share a new publication on the impacts of geopolitical conflicts on climate change mitigation that I had the opportunity to co-author with @katharinablock.bsky.social , Mengyu Li and Manfred Lenzen.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
www.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another nasty climate feedback: climate change drives conflicts but "increasing global fragmentation and conflict means that [climate] mitigation will likely be even more obstructed in the future".