David Colquhoun
@davidcolquhoun.bsky.social
Likes #biophysics and #statistics, especially stochastic processes, dislikes pseudo-science.
Twitter refugee: undecided between BlueSky and Mastodon @david_colquhoun@mstdn.social
Blog: https://www.dcscience.net/
Work: https://onemol.org.uk/
Twitter refugee: undecided between BlueSky and Mastodon @david_colquhoun@mstdn.social
Blog: https://www.dcscience.net/
Work: https://onemol.org.uk/
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Dictator admits he reached out to Trump to save him from election doom: report
www.rawstory.com
Dictator admits he reached out to Trump to save him from election doom: report
twp.ai
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Dictator admits he reached out to Trump to save him from election doom: report
I Invented Gilead. The Supreme Court Is Making It Real.
I thought I was writing fiction in The Handmaid’s Tale.
By Margaret Atwood
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I thought I was writing fiction in The Handmaid’s Tale.
By Margaret Atwood
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I Invented Gilead. The Supreme Court Is Making It Real.
I thought I was writing fiction in "The Handmaid’s Tale."
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I Invented Gilead. The Supreme Court Is Making It Real.
I thought I was writing fiction in The Handmaid’s Tale.
By Margaret Atwood
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I thought I was writing fiction in The Handmaid’s Tale.
By Margaret Atwood
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Welcome To Gilead—The Creeping Threat Of Christian Nationalism
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/christian-...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/christian-...
Welcome To Gilead—The Creeping Threat Of Christian Nationalism
A recent survey shows over half of Republicans support Christian nationalism.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Welcome To Gilead—The Creeping Threat Of Christian Nationalism
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/christian-...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/christian-...
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It’s all projection with that fascist bunch of assholes in our WH, & the MSM propping him up!
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It’s all projection with that fascist bunch of assholes in our WH, & the MSM propping him up!
I love this cartoon.
In my experience, if you know enough to write a detailed description of a problem, it's quicker to write the code yourself, rather than writing screeds of description AND checking the AI code. At best, AI can be helpful in reminding youj about the rules of R, Python etc.
In my experience, if you know enough to write a detailed description of a problem, it's quicker to write the code yourself, rather than writing screeds of description AND checking the AI code. At best, AI can be helpful in reminding youj about the rules of R, Python etc.
10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I love this cartoon.
In my experience, if you know enough to write a detailed description of a problem, it's quicker to write the code yourself, rather than writing screeds of description AND checking the AI code. At best, AI can be helpful in reminding youj about the rules of R, Python etc.
In my experience, if you know enough to write a detailed description of a problem, it's quicker to write the code yourself, rather than writing screeds of description AND checking the AI code. At best, AI can be helpful in reminding youj about the rules of R, Python etc.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This kind of influence by a political appointee of the Johnson government, with a strong partisan record and reputation, appeared a Faustian pact imposed on the BBC by the government of the day. Its striking that this attempt continued after a change of government
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This kind of influence by a political appointee of the Johnson government, with a strong partisan record and reputation, appeared a Faustian pact imposed on the BBC by the government of the day. Its striking that this attempt continued after a change of government
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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truly disturbing video from palatine.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
truly disturbing video from palatine.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
Self-styled patriots, Farage etc, always seem to be on the side of other countries. They support Trump and Putin. #traitors
"There have been real and appalling scandals in the BBC’s recent history. This is not one of them. Any sane political/media environment would treat it as what it is: a minor, to the point of trivial embarrassment"
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Self-styled patriots, Farage etc, always seem to be on the side of other countries. They support Trump and Putin. #traitors
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"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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"There have been real and appalling scandals in the BBC’s recent history. This is not one of them. Any sane political/media environment would treat it as what it is: a minor, to the point of trivial embarrassment"
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"There have been real and appalling scandals in the BBC’s recent history. This is not one of them. Any sane political/media environment would treat it as what it is: a minor, to the point of trivial embarrassment"
"Porter said she saw a young man mowing a lawn in her neighborhood and told him to keep an eye out for Immigration and Customs Enforcement patrols that she’d seen earlier.
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago,” the young man said in reply."
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago,” the young man said in reply."
'Gassed, beaten, abducted, shot': Horror stories told as ICE agents pose in mocking selfie
www.rawstory.com
'Gassed, beaten, abducted, shot': Horror stories told as ICE agents pose in mocking selfie
twp.ai
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"Porter said she saw a young man mowing a lawn in her neighborhood and told him to keep an eye out for Immigration and Customs Enforcement patrols that she’d seen earlier.
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago,” the young man said in reply."
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago,” the young man said in reply."
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"...she appeared from nowhere..." should be treated as a guilty plea.
Fatal royal outrider crash footage shown to Old Bailey jury
Fatal royal outrider crash footage shown to Old Bailey jury
A Met Police outrider denies causing death by careless driving after he hit an 81-year-old woman.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"...she appeared from nowhere..." should be treated as a guilty plea.
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
It gets worse, every day.
Oath Keepers leader urges Trump to form private 'militia' that serves 'under his command'
www.alternet.org
Oath Keepers leader urges Trump to form private 'militia' that serves 'under his command'
twp.ai
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It gets worse, every day.
Well said.
"Trump’s tactic of beating up on critical media and rewarding journalistic sycophancy is working for him in the US. Now it’s making its mark here."
"Trump’s tactic of beating up on critical media and rewarding journalistic sycophancy is working for him in the US. Now it’s making its mark here."
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Well said.
"Trump’s tactic of beating up on critical media and rewarding journalistic sycophancy is working for him in the US. Now it’s making its mark here."
"Trump’s tactic of beating up on critical media and rewarding journalistic sycophancy is working for him in the US. Now it’s making its mark here."
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
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A conscious and deliberate decision basically to weaken everything that demanded anything of anyone - whether it was effectively cancelling the old Newsnight, scrapping HardTALK, just at every stage a 'people won't get mad if we retreat from detail and rigour'.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A conscious and deliberate decision basically to weaken everything that demanded anything of anyone - whether it was effectively cancelling the old Newsnight, scrapping HardTALK, just at every stage a 'people won't get mad if we retreat from detail and rigour'.
So the villains of the piece are Boris Johnson, Robbie Gibb and Michael Prescott. They are on Trump's side, not the UK's side. #traitors
“A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight” - @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the “political interference” that led to the departure of two most senior figures at the BBC observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So the villains of the piece are Boris Johnson, Robbie Gibb and Michael Prescott. They are on Trump's side, not the UK's side. #traitors
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Hate to be the scold again, but more capitalism is definitely NOT going to save us from ecological collapse. You can't trade your way out of a crisis. If gatherings like COP30 could only acknowledge the deep changes needed right now!
‘Deep Change Theory’ Could Pull Us Out of a Global Climate and Pollution Crisis, Scientists Say - Inside Climate News
A new U.N. report maps a path toward a more sustainable future and challenges society to question basic assumptions and values about the environment, consumption and waste.
insideclimatenews.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hate to be the scold again, but more capitalism is definitely NOT going to save us from ecological collapse. You can't trade your way out of a crisis. If gatherings like COP30 could only acknowledge the deep changes needed right now!