Starglow
@dragon71.bsky.social
Reposted by Starglow
“The citations were false. The cases were invented.” @davidallengreen.bsky.social on how not to use AI as a lawyer.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
The use of artificial intelligence in courts: a warning
A judge deployed an onerous sanction when lawyers seemed to use fake, AI-generated case law
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“The citations were false. The cases were invented.” @davidallengreen.bsky.social on how not to use AI as a lawyer.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Reposted by Starglow
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has indicated that the Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.
Here's what that means.
Here's what that means.
Trump officials suggest suspending habeas corpus. Here’s what it means.
The Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.
wapo.st
May 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has indicated that the Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.
Here's what that means.
Here's what that means.
Reposted by Starglow
BREAKING | Explosions heard over Srinagar and Jammu just hours after ceasefire
India-Pakistan latest: Explosions heard over Srinagar and Jammu hours after truce
The announcement comes after weeks of the most serious military escalation between the two nuclear powers in years
www.independent.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
BREAKING | Explosions heard over Srinagar and Jammu just hours after ceasefire
Reposted by Starglow
Tonight I introduced my 5 year old to Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks, and I’m happy to report 50 year old slapstick is still incredibly funny to the youth of today
May 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Tonight I introduced my 5 year old to Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks, and I’m happy to report 50 year old slapstick is still incredibly funny to the youth of today
Reposted by Starglow
I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
The TRUTH about migrants seeking asylum in the UK
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
Reposted by Starglow
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
By @lsommer.bsky.social and @rhersher.bsky.social
By @lsommer.bsky.social and @rhersher.bsky.social
FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
By @lsommer.bsky.social and @rhersher.bsky.social
By @lsommer.bsky.social and @rhersher.bsky.social
Reposted by Starglow
European and British soils seriously degraded by intensive farming
European and British soils seriously degraded by intensive farming
Experts found 60% of the EU’s agricultural soils had been degraded, with about 40% similarly damaged in the UK
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
European and British soils seriously degraded by intensive farming
Reposted by Starglow
Britain facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns - www.reuters.com/technology/c...
UK facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns
Britain's cyber security chief warned on Tuesday of a rise in hostile activity in the country's cyberspace, with the number of incidents handled by officials rising by 16% in 2024 compared to a year ago.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Britain facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns - www.reuters.com/technology/c...
Reposted by Starglow
The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage.
Biden moves to end subminimum wages for people with disabilities
The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage, fulfilling one of the president’s campaign promi...
wapo.st
December 3, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage.
Reposted by Starglow
Breaking News: France’s prime minister pushed a budget bill through without a parliamentary vote, risking a no-confidence vote that could topple the government.
France’s Prime Minister Pushes Through Budget Bill; Opposition Parties Call for No-Confidence Vote
A collapse of the government could further unnerve financial markets, since it would put a quick passage of the budget at risk.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Breaking News: France’s prime minister pushed a budget bill through without a parliamentary vote, risking a no-confidence vote that could topple the government.
Reposted by Starglow
Coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans rose amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.
Orange crops wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; the cost of olive oil has soared in recent years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Orange crops wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; the cost of olive oil has soared in recent years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wake up and smell the coffee: rising food prices show destabilising impact of climate crisis | Heather Stewart
Policymakers must act as extreme weather events put more pressure on food inflation and production worldwide
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans rose amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.
Orange crops wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; the cost of olive oil has soared in recent years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Orange crops wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; the cost of olive oil has soared in recent years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Starglow
Britain’s Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage has in recent days been talking up a partnership with Elon Musk.
Elon Musk and Nigel Farage get flirty
Westminster is abuzz with talk of closer ties between the Trump adviser and chief Brexiteer.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Britain’s Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage has in recent days been talking up a partnership with Elon Musk.
Reposted by Starglow
Sign a proper petition this evening, not one of those comedy Musk ones...
Ban Driven Grouse Shooting!
It destroys ecosystems, is ridden with criminality, causes flooding, concentrates land with a tiny minority of bloodthirsty maniacs, and after all that, is a shit excuse for a sport anyway.
👇
Ban Driven Grouse Shooting!
It destroys ecosystems, is ridden with criminality, causes flooding, concentrates land with a tiny minority of bloodthirsty maniacs, and after all that, is a shit excuse for a sport anyway.
👇
21,000 and counting. Thank you bluesky people for your support! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
UK citizens (all over the world) and UK residents can sign - please see if you want to.
The new Labour government needs to hear from you, please.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Sign a proper petition this evening, not one of those comedy Musk ones...
Ban Driven Grouse Shooting!
It destroys ecosystems, is ridden with criminality, causes flooding, concentrates land with a tiny minority of bloodthirsty maniacs, and after all that, is a shit excuse for a sport anyway.
👇
Ban Driven Grouse Shooting!
It destroys ecosystems, is ridden with criminality, causes flooding, concentrates land with a tiny minority of bloodthirsty maniacs, and after all that, is a shit excuse for a sport anyway.
👇
Reposted by Starglow
Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Nigel Farage and the Reform UK Party through the UK branch of X, it has been reported.
Musk who donated tens of millions of pounds to Donald Trump’s campaign, is said to be considering funnelling $100 million to Farage's far-right party.
Musk who donated tens of millions of pounds to Donald Trump’s campaign, is said to be considering funnelling $100 million to Farage's far-right party.
Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Farage through UK branch of X
Elon Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Nigel Farage and the Reform UK Party through the UK branch of X.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Nigel Farage and the Reform UK Party through the UK branch of X, it has been reported.
Musk who donated tens of millions of pounds to Donald Trump’s campaign, is said to be considering funnelling $100 million to Farage's far-right party.
Musk who donated tens of millions of pounds to Donald Trump’s campaign, is said to be considering funnelling $100 million to Farage's far-right party.
Reposted by Starglow
The Georgian government’s decision to suspend its efforts to join the EU has sparked a political crisis, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to demand new elections even as police launched a violent crackdown on protesters.
Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia as government scraps EU bid
The European Parliament has called for elections to be rerun amid claims of irregularities and intimidation.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2024 at 9:54 AM
The Georgian government’s decision to suspend its efforts to join the EU has sparked a political crisis, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to demand new elections even as police launched a violent crackdown on protesters.
Reposted by Starglow
Trump try to cow the media through lawsuits.
Trump threatens to sue New York Times, Penguin Random House for 'defamatory statements': report
Donald Trump has reportedly sent a $10 billion threat to Penguin Random House and the New York Times — saying he plans to sue for ten figures — over "false and defamatory statements" made about him.
lawandcrime.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Trump try to cow the media through lawsuits.
Reposted by Starglow
Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders
They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders
They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders
Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders
They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders
They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders
They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders
Reposted by Starglow
Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
Reposted by Starglow
The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness.
As it enters polar night, this Alaska town won’t see sunrise for 64 days
Utqiagvik, Alaska — formerly known as Barrow — won’t see the sun rise until 2025.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness.
Reposted by Starglow
Russians hit residential building in Sumy with ballistic missile: 8 people killed, including children – photos, videos
Russians hit residential building in Sumy with ballistic missile: 8 people killed, including children – photos, videos
A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building in Sumy on the evening of 17 November. Eight people are reported to have been killed, including two children, and many people were injured.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Russians hit residential building in Sumy with ballistic missile: 8 people killed, including children – photos, videos
Reposted by Starglow
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Reposted by Starglow
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that Steven Cheung, a top communications adviser on his campaign, would serve as his communications director in the White House, with Sergio Gor directing the presidential personnel office.
Follow live updates:
Follow live updates:
Live updates: Johnson says he’ll ‘strongly request’ ethics report on Gaetz not be released
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that Steven Cheung, a top communications adviser on his campaign, would serve as his communications director in the White House, with Sergio Gor directing the presidential personnel office.
Follow live updates:
Follow live updates:
Reposted by Starglow
Stabber of former asylum-seeker found guilty of attempted murder - bizarre for BBC to refer to "protest" in the headline - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man stabbed asylum seeker in 'small boats protest'
White supremacist Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 25, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Stabber of former asylum-seeker found guilty of attempted murder - bizarre for BBC to refer to "protest" in the headline - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Starglow
This is a quite shocking expose from the WSJ on the one hand and firmly on brand on the other: Musk has been having secret conversations with Putin since 2022 and put Starlink in Taiwan at Putin’s request on behalf of Xi.
Musk has US security clearance.
Musk has US security clearance.
Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin — The Wall Street Journal
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters
apple.news
October 25, 2024 at 8:01 AM
This is a quite shocking expose from the WSJ on the one hand and firmly on brand on the other: Musk has been having secret conversations with Putin since 2022 and put Starlink in Taiwan at Putin’s request on behalf of Xi.
Musk has US security clearance.
Musk has US security clearance.
Reposted by Starglow
This, in my view, should be much bigger news.
Some radicalised neonazi went to the wrong hotel and stabbed an unfortunate victim, here legally, because he thought they were "one of those Channel migrants" and he was doing his "duty to England".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some radicalised neonazi went to the wrong hotel and stabbed an unfortunate victim, here legally, because he thought they were "one of those Channel migrants" and he was doing his "duty to England".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man stabbed asylum seeker in 'small boats protest'
White supremacist Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 25, 2024 at 3:14 PM
This, in my view, should be much bigger news.
Some radicalised neonazi went to the wrong hotel and stabbed an unfortunate victim, here legally, because he thought they were "one of those Channel migrants" and he was doing his "duty to England".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some radicalised neonazi went to the wrong hotel and stabbed an unfortunate victim, here legally, because he thought they were "one of those Channel migrants" and he was doing his "duty to England".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...