Doug Sloane
@dougsloane.bsky.social
Post Doug ergo propter Doug
My mostly Irish, mostly Cork, Starter Pack
https://go.bsky.app/M4vKL27
Software / Databases. Scared of AI.
My mostly Irish, mostly Cork, Starter Pack
https://go.bsky.app/M4vKL27
Software / Databases. Scared of AI.
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Disastrous Maya Collapse Knocked Down an Entire Network of Cities in Mesoamerica www.discovermagazine.com/the-disastro...
The Disastrous Maya Collapse Knocked Down an Entire Network of Cities in Mesoamerica
Learn what caused a major population crash in the Maya civilization, driving several cities to fall into ruin.
www.discovermagazine.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Disastrous Maya Collapse Knocked Down an Entire Network of Cities in Mesoamerica www.discovermagazine.com/the-disastro...
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Not the ‘UK’ folks. The right to a jury trial was abolished here in the north of Ireland years ago. The imperial boomerang at work
The UK has gone from "We need to enshrine the right to jury trial in a British Bill of Rights" to "We need to abolish jury trial" in the space of about 3 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not the ‘UK’ folks. The right to a jury trial was abolished here in the north of Ireland years ago. The imperial boomerang at work
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"A person familiar with the Russian naval incursions" 😂
A Mhichíl, an tusa é sin?
Pity they didn't get a person familiar with the history of why we value our neutrality & how it can be used to promote & progress diplomatic solutions & peace, such as the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
#IrishPol
A Mhichíl, an tusa é sin?
Pity they didn't get a person familiar with the history of why we value our neutrality & how it can be used to promote & progress diplomatic solutions & peace, such as the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
#IrishPol
But critics argue that Ireland, awash with cash from a corporation tax bonanza paid by global firms with big operations in the country, is using its neutral status to duck its 21st-century responsibilities.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"A person familiar with the Russian naval incursions" 😂
A Mhichíl, an tusa é sin?
Pity they didn't get a person familiar with the history of why we value our neutrality & how it can be used to promote & progress diplomatic solutions & peace, such as the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
#IrishPol
A Mhichíl, an tusa é sin?
Pity they didn't get a person familiar with the history of why we value our neutrality & how it can be used to promote & progress diplomatic solutions & peace, such as the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
#IrishPol
In the grass. In the long f*cking grass.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In the grass. In the long f*cking grass.
If you had a euro for every undelivered Cork transport announcement you'd have enough money to deliver a fantastic transportation system for Cork. And finish the event center while you're at it you absolute charlatans.
The re-opening of the Blackpool train station is about to get re-announced, again. Going strong now for 30 years. #Cork
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations
More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio
www.irishexaminer.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If you had a euro for every undelivered Cork transport announcement you'd have enough money to deliver a fantastic transportation system for Cork. And finish the event center while you're at it you absolute charlatans.
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The re-opening of the Blackpool train station is about to get re-announced, again. Going strong now for 30 years. #Cork
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations
More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio
www.irishexaminer.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The re-opening of the Blackpool train station is about to get re-announced, again. Going strong now for 30 years. #Cork
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Michael Weiss is calling him "Dim Philby"
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Michael Weiss is calling him "Dim Philby"
All organisations should run like this.
We're hoping to send out our newsletter today. The last one was in March, so no need to worry about being spammed with content. You can sign up on our website where I notice it says monthly, if we remember. We haven't remembered. www.worldofmoose.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
All organisations should run like this.
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That's a lot of cash. The UK "only" spent £60 bn on defence.
Feels like that money could be better spent than on trying to keep Latvians and Spaniards from renting houses on your street and availing of the NHS
Feels like that money could be better spent than on trying to keep Latvians and Spaniards from renting houses on your street and availing of the NHS
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
That's a lot of cash. The UK "only" spent £60 bn on defence.
Feels like that money could be better spent than on trying to keep Latvians and Spaniards from renting houses on your street and availing of the NHS
Feels like that money could be better spent than on trying to keep Latvians and Spaniards from renting houses on your street and availing of the NHS
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Latest estimates suggest the UK has lost 6-8% of GDP due to Brexit.
That's equivalent to £180bn-240bn every year.
That £30bn 'black hole' in the UK's public finances, which requires so much pain to fix, is a drop in the ocean compared to the utter devastation due to Brexit.
That's equivalent to £180bn-240bn every year.
That £30bn 'black hole' in the UK's public finances, which requires so much pain to fix, is a drop in the ocean compared to the utter devastation due to Brexit.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Latest estimates suggest the UK has lost 6-8% of GDP due to Brexit.
That's equivalent to £180bn-240bn every year.
That £30bn 'black hole' in the UK's public finances, which requires so much pain to fix, is a drop in the ocean compared to the utter devastation due to Brexit.
That's equivalent to £180bn-240bn every year.
That £30bn 'black hole' in the UK's public finances, which requires so much pain to fix, is a drop in the ocean compared to the utter devastation due to Brexit.
Lads, I'm by the beach in Garretstown and the there's about 8 hurleys in the house, we're grand.
When it comes to modern war, Ireland is a high-value target: its waters on the western fringe of Europe contain three-quarters of all undersea cables in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, is unprotected and unprepared.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Lads, I'm by the beach in Garretstown and the there's about 8 hurleys in the house, we're grand.
Run Dougal, run quite fast
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Run Dougal, run quite fast
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And cynics will say this has something to do with the fact he was guest of honour at a highly publicised White House dinner with Trump, Muhammad Bin Salman and Gianni Infantino four days ago.
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
Ronaldo available for World Cup opener despite red card
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to be available for the start of Portugal's World Cup campaign despite his red card against the Republic of Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
And cynics will say this has something to do with the fact he was guest of honour at a highly publicised White House dinner with Trump, Muhammad Bin Salman and Gianni Infantino four days ago.
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
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Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
This would be so funny
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This would be so funny
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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I'd strongly encourage people to look at a map of Indian reservations in the united states before hoping for the best from treaties drafted by colonisers, particularly pertaining to lands rich in natural resources & strategic value
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'd strongly encourage people to look at a map of Indian reservations in the united states before hoping for the best from treaties drafted by colonisers, particularly pertaining to lands rich in natural resources & strategic value
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"Dear Colonials, the expression is "I could NOT care less"
Signed, angry Brit!"
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Signed, angry Brit!"
87k comments
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Dear Colonials, the expression is "I could NOT care less"
Signed, angry Brit!"
87k comments
Signed, angry Brit!"
87k comments