CazDoesPolitics
@cazdoespolitics.bsky.social
PhD International Relations student, studying Sino-Russian relations in Africa. Gamer, politics nerd, never Tory, Remainer
Reminds me of something else I read recently, of a prison project where good behaviour was rewarded by the inmates being allowed to adopt a homeless cat from the local shelter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUb1...
January 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Reminds me of something else I read recently, of a prison project where good behaviour was rewarded by the inmates being allowed to adopt a homeless cat from the local shelter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUb1...
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Nothing says 'the continued relevance of monarchy' quite like a billionaire, English, unelected king, dressed up as a Scottish laird, turning up at a food bank in a helicopter
The optics of King Charles visiting a foodbank wearing his best Scottish landed gentry outfit are absolutely atrocious.
January 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Nothing says 'the continued relevance of monarchy' quite like a billionaire, English, unelected king, dressed up as a Scottish laird, turning up at a food bank in a helicopter
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I found this LA fires survivor very touching, in all her exhausted clarity.
"Climate change is happening everywhere. So, I guess, pick your disaster and live there. Because that is the world we're in." ~AA
"Climate change is happening everywhere. So, I guess, pick your disaster and live there. Because that is the world we're in." ~AA
January 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I found this LA fires survivor very touching, in all her exhausted clarity.
"Climate change is happening everywhere. So, I guess, pick your disaster and live there. Because that is the world we're in." ~AA
"Climate change is happening everywhere. So, I guess, pick your disaster and live there. Because that is the world we're in." ~AA
Express is surveying again as if their niche readership is representative...
You know what to do.
You know what to do.
Here’s another Express poll that needs some non-gammon input to even things out. Direct link below.
January 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Express is surveying again as if their niche readership is representative...
You know what to do.
You know what to do.
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ICYMI: Denmark makes a counteroffer...
January 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
ICYMI: Denmark makes a counteroffer...
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Meta unveiling big changes to Threads, Instagram, and Facebook today. Zuckerberg is abandoning fact checkers in favor of an X inspired Community Notes system in a move to restore “free expression” and reduce moderation mistakes www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...
Zuckerberg, inspired by Musk, abandons fact checking for Community Notes
Moderation will now be crowdsourced to Meta’s users.
www.theverge.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Meta unveiling big changes to Threads, Instagram, and Facebook today. Zuckerberg is abandoning fact checkers in favor of an X inspired Community Notes system in a move to restore “free expression” and reduce moderation mistakes www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...
Satire is dead
January 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Satire is dead
I'm not a fan of AI generally, too many problematic applications. This however is an exception and a thing of beauty.
news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time - Virgin Media O2
O2 has today unveiled the newest member of its fraud prevention team, 'Daisy'. As ‘Head of Scammer Relations’, this state-of-the-art AI Granny's mission is to talk with fraudsters and waste as much of...
news.virginmediao2.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM
I'm not a fan of AI generally, too many problematic applications. This however is an exception and a thing of beauty.
news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
Glasgow is a great university, no hesitation recommending it to prospective students.
Full scholarships for Black UK-domiciled PhD students, for research in any field, at Univ of Glasgow. Deadline 31 Jan. Details at this link: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
December 4, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Glasgow is a great university, no hesitation recommending it to prospective students.
Introduced my mother to Byline Times while she was here for my graduation. I think I made a convert, she has a list of people she plans to share articles with and is planning to gift a subscription too.
Grateful for good quality non-oligarch owned media @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
Grateful for good quality non-oligarch owned media @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Introduced my mother to Byline Times while she was here for my graduation. I think I made a convert, she has a list of people she plans to share articles with and is planning to gift a subscription too.
Grateful for good quality non-oligarch owned media @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
Grateful for good quality non-oligarch owned media @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
Interesting article about how academic impact is measured, arguing for the need to move away from citation metrics. The flip side of this though is that it could increase demands on already overworked academics. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Is there any alternative to the gamification of academic metrics?
Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public engagement and social impact, Daniel Pearson suggests these academics present an opportunity to rethink the existing…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 30, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Interesting article about how academic impact is measured, arguing for the need to move away from citation metrics. The flip side of this though is that it could increase demands on already overworked academics. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Zelensky has proposed that peace could be negotiated if Ukraine's unoccupied territories become a NATO member. IMO this is a red herring. Here's why:
1. When Putin invaded Ukraine, his reasoning was that NATO expansion Eastwards was threatening to Russia.
1. When Putin invaded Ukraine, his reasoning was that NATO expansion Eastwards was threatening to Russia.
November 29, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Zelensky has proposed that peace could be negotiated if Ukraine's unoccupied territories become a NATO member. IMO this is a red herring. Here's why:
1. When Putin invaded Ukraine, his reasoning was that NATO expansion Eastwards was threatening to Russia.
1. When Putin invaded Ukraine, his reasoning was that NATO expansion Eastwards was threatening to Russia.
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What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
So, this is BlueSky? Hi world, I'm Caroline, I'm a postgrad student studying China and Russia and hoping to do a PhD. I'm a total politics nerd (clue in the name), but am also a carer, crocheter and gamer.
How are you all today?
How are you all today?
October 4, 2023 at 1:35 PM
So, this is BlueSky? Hi world, I'm Caroline, I'm a postgrad student studying China and Russia and hoping to do a PhD. I'm a total politics nerd (clue in the name), but am also a carer, crocheter and gamer.
How are you all today?
How are you all today?