Biggerthanfrogs
@biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social
Lurking, learning, maybe commenting. "Conscientious objector from the culture war." Reposts ≠ 100% agreement
"Using AI notetakers to transcribe all, or the majority of, your meetings will create many new organisational risks relating to workplace culture, information quality, and data management."
I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries
AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.
www.careful.industries
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Using AI notetakers to transcribe all, or the majority of, your meetings will create many new organisational risks relating to workplace culture, information quality, and data management."
"[T]housands of wounded people — including children, women, and the elderly — face an uncertain future, deprived of any real chance of treatment or recovery."
Thousands of Gazans Disabled by Genocide Still Can’t Access Treatment truthout.org/articles/tho...
Thousands of Gazans Disabled by Genocide Still Can’t Access Treatment
Shrapnel from a tank shell lodged near a nerve in my hand in 2024. It remains there, a reminder of what I have endured.
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"[T]housands of wounded people — including children, women, and the elderly — face an uncertain future, deprived of any real chance of treatment or recovery."
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1/ No surpirise that Business Council of Australia's leading the charge for further regressive changes to Watt's already regressive EPBC package
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
Alliance of Industry Groups: Letter on EPBC - Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
1/ No surpirise that Business Council of Australia's leading the charge for further regressive changes to Watt's already regressive EPBC package
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
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This is utterly outrageous by the Group of Eight unis, and deeply insulting and undermining for environment and climate experts trying their hardest to achieve a more sustainable future for society. Shameful stuff.
1/ No surpirise that Business Council of Australia's leading the charge for further regressive changes to Watt's already regressive EPBC package
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
Alliance of Industry Groups: Letter on EPBC - Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is utterly outrageous by the Group of Eight unis, and deeply insulting and undermining for environment and climate experts trying their hardest to achieve a more sustainable future for society. Shameful stuff.
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Paul Bronks—
"𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦"
"𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦"
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Paul Bronks—
"𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦"
"𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦"
"What’s amazing is that the Nationals – with less than 4% of the vote at the last federal election – have been able to get away with prosecuting such a fact-free, yet influential case that’s now dictating Liberal party policy and, to some degree, public sentiment."
"It is regional economies who are most affected by climate change and stand to gain most from action to mitigate fire, flood, storm and drought. Everyone is letting them down with lies, delays and failure to make the argument" writes Zoe Daniel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Coalition is spinning a line that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"What’s amazing is that the Nationals – with less than 4% of the vote at the last federal election – have been able to get away with prosecuting such a fact-free, yet influential case that’s now dictating Liberal party policy and, to some degree, public sentiment."
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Disobeying illegal orders cannot be sedition. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, article 92, requires service members to follow LAWFUL orders. If an order is illegal, they have a duty to DISOBEY. Obeying an illegal order can result in criminal liability.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Disobeying illegal orders cannot be sedition. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, article 92, requires service members to follow LAWFUL orders. If an order is illegal, they have a duty to DISOBEY. Obeying an illegal order can result in criminal liability.
"Clearly, the reason the new Danish minister of the interior said she’d “rather invest in cycle tracks than freeways,” is that only one of those has a positive return."
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"Clearly, the reason the new Danish minister of the interior said she’d “rather invest in cycle tracks than freeways,” is that only one of those has a positive return."
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Brave policy can be great politics.
With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/3JJCass
With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/3JJCass
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Brave policy can be great politics.
With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/3JJCass
With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/3JJCass
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Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review. www.wpbf.com/article/flor...
FAU reinstates 2 professors suspended over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death
Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review.
www.wpbf.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review. www.wpbf.com/article/flor...
"Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said Paul Offit, MD, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine."
Scientists tell Americans not to trust the CDC.
Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said @pauloffit.bsky.social.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"Instead of a global leader in science, the CDC has devolved into “a propaganda machine for RFK Jr.'s fixed, immutable, science-resistant theories,” said Paul Offit, MD, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine."
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The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
"[A]fter ICE’s Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees, the agency said that two weeks of video footage that could have shown how immigration detainees are treated in the facility was lost in a “system crash” on October 31."
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"[A]fter ICE’s Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees, the agency said that two weeks of video footage that could have shown how immigration detainees are treated in the facility was lost in a “system crash” on October 31."
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I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
"[T]he Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines."
Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"[T]he Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines."
"The persistence of misinformation is driven by a complex interplay of cognitive biases, psychological factors, and platform algorithms that amplify its reach and impact. This dynamic highlights the challenges of health communication in the post-truth era ..."
Health Communication in the Age of Platforms: Drivers of Misinformation and the Crisis of Medical Expertise
www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/5/...
www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/5/...
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"The persistence of misinformation is driven by a complex interplay of cognitive biases, psychological factors, and platform algorithms that amplify its reach and impact. This dynamic highlights the challenges of health communication in the post-truth era ..."
"Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower the state to take the largest oil and gas companies to court following major weather disasters made worse by climate change."
Extreme weather disasters are driving up home insurance rates nationwide, and New Yorkers have had enough.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
New York bill would make Big Oil pay for the home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
Senate Bill 8585 would keep insurance affordable and available by holding oil and gas giants accountable for damage from extreme weather disasters
climateintegrity.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower the state to take the largest oil and gas companies to court following major weather disasters made worse by climate change."
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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
CDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.
The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
'“If we handed in stuff that was AI-generated, we would be kicked out of the uni, but we’re being taught by an AI,” said James during a confrontation with his lecturer recorded as a part of the course in October 2024.'
Food for thought: students don’t want ‘cheap AI’ instruction (anyone with half a brain cell knows this already). But worth telegraphing to a sector being tapped for AI investment: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
'“If we handed in stuff that was AI-generated, we would be kicked out of the uni, but we’re being taught by an AI,” said James during a confrontation with his lecturer recorded as a part of the course in October 2024.'
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Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
"Internal bank emails suggest JPMorgan may have waited to file [Suspicious Activity Reports] because it wanted “to continue working with Epstein” as a source of referrals for business even after firing him as a client in 2013 ..."
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Internal bank emails suggest JPMorgan may have waited to file [Suspicious Activity Reports] because it wanted “to continue working with Epstein” as a source of referrals for business even after firing him as a client in 2013 ..."
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
"AMA leaders warned physicians, particularly trainees, that any expression of dissent during CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz’s speech could result in sanctions, expulsion, or other professional consequences."
Internal sources say AMA threatened sanctions if trainees protested Dr. Oz.
Silence wasn’t voluntary — it was enforced.
Full story:
open.substack.com/pub/codeblac...
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Silence wasn’t voluntary — it was enforced.
Full story:
open.substack.com/pub/codeblac...
@canadahealthwatch.ca
The American Medical Association Has Lost Control of Its Own House
Under political pressure, financial dependence, and internal coercion, the profession’s largest organization is now enforcing silence instead of safeguarding medicine.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"AMA leaders warned physicians, particularly trainees, that any expression of dissent during CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz’s speech could result in sanctions, expulsion, or other professional consequences."
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Meanwhile, the American Medical Association is platforming Dr. Oz and silencing all internal dissent by doctors.
They threatened professional retaliation against anyone who protested or showed any signs of disagreement.
At the meeting Oz called Medicaid funding “legalized money-laundering.”
They threatened professional retaliation against anyone who protested or showed any signs of disagreement.
At the meeting Oz called Medicaid funding “legalized money-laundering.”
Internal sources say AMA threatened sanctions if trainees protested Dr. Oz.
Silence wasn’t voluntary — it was enforced.
Full story:
open.substack.com/pub/codeblac...
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Silence wasn’t voluntary — it was enforced.
Full story:
open.substack.com/pub/codeblac...
@canadahealthwatch.ca
The American Medical Association Has Lost Control of Its Own House
Under political pressure, financial dependence, and internal coercion, the profession’s largest organization is now enforcing silence instead of safeguarding medicine.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Meanwhile, the American Medical Association is platforming Dr. Oz and silencing all internal dissent by doctors.
They threatened professional retaliation against anyone who protested or showed any signs of disagreement.
At the meeting Oz called Medicaid funding “legalized money-laundering.”
They threatened professional retaliation against anyone who protested or showed any signs of disagreement.
At the meeting Oz called Medicaid funding “legalized money-laundering.”