Guy-Bart Stan
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Patent Examiner at European Patent Office, The Hague, NL. Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Control, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK
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TLDR: The consequence of increased polarization is less democracy.
There's also a cool "what do we do about it?" section at the bottom including a tool that lets you take the emotional temperature of what you read (are you being rage baited?) mores-horizon.eu/blog/when-de... #scicomm 🧪 #polisci
There's also a cool "what do we do about it?" section at the bottom including a tool that lets you take the emotional temperature of what you read (are you being rage baited?) mores-horizon.eu/blog/when-de... #scicomm 🧪 #polisci
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
TLDR: The consequence of increased polarization is less democracy.
There's also a cool "what do we do about it?" section at the bottom including a tool that lets you take the emotional temperature of what you read (are you being rage baited?) mores-horizon.eu/blog/when-de... #scicomm 🧪 #polisci
There's also a cool "what do we do about it?" section at the bottom including a tool that lets you take the emotional temperature of what you read (are you being rage baited?) mores-horizon.eu/blog/when-de... #scicomm 🧪 #polisci
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A new study, based on a survey of 1,150 workers suggests that the injection of AI tools into the workplace has not resulted in a magic productivity boom and instead increased the amount of time that workers say they spend fixing low-quality AI-generated “work.”
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-workslop-...
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-workslop-...
AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable
AI slop is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and reliable than they did before receiving the output."
www.404media.co
September 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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From 2016, just a refresher, the European parties the Kremlin was bankrolling, had captured, or had compromised individuals (marked by *) within them. This has only grown because nobody took the threat seriously then, despite all the warnings, which led to the invasion of Ukraine, Brexit, Trump.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
From 2016, just a refresher, the European parties the Kremlin was bankrolling, had captured, or had compromised individuals (marked by *) within them. This has only grown because nobody took the threat seriously then, despite all the warnings, which led to the invasion of Ukraine, Brexit, Trump.
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By engaging with Maxwell, Blanche impermissibly conflates prior representation with present prosecutorial authority.
Such conduct threatens the Department of Justice’s duty of neutrality, risks tainting evidentiary processes, & likely constitute de facto obstruction of investigatory function.
Such conduct threatens the Department of Justice’s duty of neutrality, risks tainting evidentiary processes, & likely constitute de facto obstruction of investigatory function.
July 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
By engaging with Maxwell, Blanche impermissibly conflates prior representation with present prosecutorial authority.
Such conduct threatens the Department of Justice’s duty of neutrality, risks tainting evidentiary processes, & likely constitute de facto obstruction of investigatory function.
Such conduct threatens the Department of Justice’s duty of neutrality, risks tainting evidentiary processes, & likely constitute de facto obstruction of investigatory function.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s initiative to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell presents a clear conflict of interest. Having previously served as Donald Trump’s personal defense counsel, Blanche’s involvement compromises prosecutorial impartiality in any matter potentially implicating Trump.
July 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s initiative to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell presents a clear conflict of interest. Having previously served as Donald Trump’s personal defense counsel, Blanche’s involvement compromises prosecutorial impartiality in any matter potentially implicating Trump.
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The @royalsociety, which honours Musk with its Fellowship, must be *so* proud.
Musk has adjusted Grok’s algorithm so it’s now a neo-Nazi.
Pretty cool that almost every progressive commentator, elected official and organization still uses Musk’s X algorithm to communicate with the public! Good job guys.
Pretty cool that almost every progressive commentator, elected official and organization still uses Musk’s X algorithm to communicate with the public! Good job guys.
July 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The @royalsociety, which honours Musk with its Fellowship, must be *so* proud.
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Theda Skocpol puts the creation of Trump's secret police force, which is the centerpiece of the OBBB, in historical perspective. It has close precedents in Europe between the wars.
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Theda Skocpol puts the creation of Trump's secret police force, which is the centerpiece of the OBBB, in historical perspective. It has close precedents in Europe between the wars.
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You helped get these guys elected, Elon.
June 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You helped get these guys elected, Elon.
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Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.
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This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.
May 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.
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This piece had me thinking a lot about how authoritarianism doesn’t always arrive with a bang. Sometimes it shows up cloaked in 'law and order.' Definitely a must-read.
Trump's DOJ Is Now Coming For Members Of Congress
What's really behind the Justice Department's baseless charges against Rep. McIver?
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This piece had me thinking a lot about how authoritarianism doesn’t always arrive with a bang. Sometimes it shows up cloaked in 'law and order.' Definitely a must-read.
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Trump's genius plan: scare off international students from Harvard, handing talent to Hong Kong on a silver platter. The US, once a beacon of academic excellence, now stumbles in the global arena, tripping over its own shoelaces. #3E
May 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Trump's genius plan: scare off international students from Harvard, handing talent to Hong Kong on a silver platter. The US, once a beacon of academic excellence, now stumbles in the global arena, tripping over its own shoelaces. #3E
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Just done a couple of promotion assessments for another institution (more unpaid work of course!).
Unbelievable what the expectations are - to be brilliant at everything - for a mediocre salary less than many of our graduates and with a 24/7 workload.
Unbelievable what the expectations are - to be brilliant at everything - for a mediocre salary less than many of our graduates and with a 24/7 workload.
May 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just done a couple of promotion assessments for another institution (more unpaid work of course!).
Unbelievable what the expectations are - to be brilliant at everything - for a mediocre salary less than many of our graduates and with a 24/7 workload.
Unbelievable what the expectations are - to be brilliant at everything - for a mediocre salary less than many of our graduates and with a 24/7 workload.
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A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
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Europe's anxiety over a potential U.S. NATO withdrawal isn't paranoia. With whispers of troop cuts and a pivot towards China, the alliance's backbone seems shaky. As Russia looms, the stakes for European security—and by extension, global stability—are perilously high. #3E
May 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Europe's anxiety over a potential U.S. NATO withdrawal isn't paranoia. With whispers of troop cuts and a pivot towards China, the alliance's backbone seems shaky. As Russia looms, the stakes for European security—and by extension, global stability—are perilously high. #3E
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Nigel Farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions triple lock if he wins next election
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions triple lock if he wins next election
Reform UK leader unveils series of tax cuts without fully explaining how party would pay for them
Nigel Farage has refused to commit to keeping the pensions triple lock in place if he wins the next election, even as he unveiled a series of expensive tax cuts without fully explaining how his party would pay for them.
The Reform UK leader said on Tuesday that if he becomes prime minister he might not keep the policy – which guarantees that the state pension rises by at least inflation, earnings or 2.5% a year, whichever is the highest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions triple lock if he wins next election
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Trump's Big Ugly Bill hides a sinister clause: stripping courts of power to enforce contempt. A move to neuter judicial authority, leaving democracy gasping for air. The audacity of crowning oneself king in a republic. #3E
May 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump's Big Ugly Bill hides a sinister clause: stripping courts of power to enforce contempt. A move to neuter judicial authority, leaving democracy gasping for air. The audacity of crowning oneself king in a republic. #3E
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walking by the DOJ building in DC
May 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
walking by the DOJ building in DC
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Proud of Harvard for pushing back, exercising some creativity, and, maybe, helping folks get some needed education.
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Proud of Harvard for pushing back, exercising some creativity, and, maybe, helping folks get some needed education.
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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This is a BIG deal. They’re preventing Harvard from enrolling international students. Any university could be next
May 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is a BIG deal. They’re preventing Harvard from enrolling international students. Any university could be next
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Nobody anywhere on earth waits for “the data” or “proof” to overthrow a fascist, they just do it.
April 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Nobody anywhere on earth waits for “the data” or “proof” to overthrow a fascist, they just do it.
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The US Navy's new Director of Communications, Kristina Wong, is a Jan 6 terrorist and an anti-Ukraine, pro-Kremlin mouthpiece. Likely an unregistered foreign agent (spy).
April 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The US Navy's new Director of Communications, Kristina Wong, is a Jan 6 terrorist and an anti-Ukraine, pro-Kremlin mouthpiece. Likely an unregistered foreign agent (spy).