@desmond-hume.bsky.social
We gasp for air among people who believe they are absolutely right, whether it be in their machines or their ideas. And for all who cannot live without dialogue and the friendship of other human beings, this silence is the end of the world.
#AlbertCamus
#AlbertCamus
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Deeply disappointed to hear that the BBC has pushed out one of the most brilliant presenters in all of science communication for speaking with integrity and honor in support of human rights and dignity.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Deeply disappointed to hear that the BBC has pushed out one of the most brilliant presenters in all of science communication for speaking with integrity and honor in support of human rights and dignity.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Not easy to get to sleep tonight - have burnt the bridge of whatever career I had left and really don’t feel that my opinions are so extreme that that should have been necessary
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Not easy to get to sleep tonight - have burnt the bridge of whatever career I had left and really don’t feel that my opinions are so extreme that that should have been necessary
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They hate on our Black queens because they can’t handle their greatness.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
They hate on our Black queens because they can’t handle their greatness.
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Embracing the festive spirit! 😂
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Embracing the festive spirit! 😂
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My comments with @nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My comments with @nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
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It should be a crime for government officials to lie to the American public about something as critical as vaccine safety.
The disinformation coming from this administration is killing people.
The disinformation coming from this administration is killing people.
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It should be a crime for government officials to lie to the American public about something as critical as vaccine safety.
The disinformation coming from this administration is killing people.
The disinformation coming from this administration is killing people.
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TikTok is rapidly growing in Africa and is being used to sell bushmeat, underscoring the role of social media in the global illegal wildlife trade
People Are Using TikTok to Sell Endangered Animals to Eat
TikTok is rapidly growing in Africa and is being used to sell bushmeat, underscoring the role of social media in the global illegal wildlife trade
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
TikTok is rapidly growing in Africa and is being used to sell bushmeat, underscoring the role of social media in the global illegal wildlife trade
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Principles for #EU:
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
"The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe."
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
It was the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Principles for #EU:
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
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Principles for #EU:
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
1) Never give in to #Autocracy. Used to be #Russia, now includes the #US.
2) Defend yourself. With, without, or against the US.
3) Divest from the US. Seek new markets in Asia.
4) Never build deep energy dependencies on #Autocrat nations
5) Show teeth & market yourself. Now.
"The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe."
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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📣Europeans are speaking loud and clear!
EU citizens see strong benefits from EU membership, and call for a stronger and more assertive EU with reinforced economic independence and a common defence and security policy.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/D8krNJ
EU citizens see strong benefits from EU membership, and call for a stronger and more assertive EU with reinforced economic independence and a common defence and security policy.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/D8krNJ
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📣Europeans are speaking loud and clear!
EU citizens see strong benefits from EU membership, and call for a stronger and more assertive EU with reinforced economic independence and a common defence and security policy.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/D8krNJ
EU citizens see strong benefits from EU membership, and call for a stronger and more assertive EU with reinforced economic independence and a common defence and security policy.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/D8krNJ
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A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
Astronomers have discovered a filament 50 million light years long containing hundreds of galaxies, all spinning together. This immense structure, located 140 million light years away, challenges current models of galaxy formation by showing that large scale rotation can persist far longer and more coherently than theories predicted. The discovery offers a rare glimpse into how galaxies acquire their spin and reveals the Cosmic Web as a more dynamically active place than previously imagined.
www.universetoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A 50 Million Light Year Structure Caught Spinning
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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The agreement strengthens:
✅ Cooperation on AI, including large AI infrastructures and fundamental research
✅ Work on digital credentials, trust services and digital identity wallets
✅ Our commitment to media independence
✅ Joint efforts on secure connectivity
✅ Cooperation on AI, including large AI infrastructures and fundamental research
✅ Work on digital credentials, trust services and digital identity wallets
✅ Our commitment to media independence
✅ Joint efforts on secure connectivity
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The agreement strengthens:
✅ Cooperation on AI, including large AI infrastructures and fundamental research
✅ Work on digital credentials, trust services and digital identity wallets
✅ Our commitment to media independence
✅ Joint efforts on secure connectivity
✅ Cooperation on AI, including large AI infrastructures and fundamental research
✅ Work on digital credentials, trust services and digital identity wallets
✅ Our commitment to media independence
✅ Joint efforts on secure connectivity
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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The toxic behavior of Trump’s EPA continues. In a move that will further endanger public health and result in greater cumulative exposure to cancer-causing formaldehyde, the agency is now proposing to gut the methods they use to evaluate the health risks of this harmful chemical.
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The toxic behavior of Trump’s EPA continues. In a move that will further endanger public health and result in greater cumulative exposure to cancer-causing formaldehyde, the agency is now proposing to gut the methods they use to evaluate the health risks of this harmful chemical.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’