@graysonb.bsky.social
I’m just here to like your posts when you have something sensible or nice to say
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Failure to include Trump’s government as part of this new probe would be deeply irresponsible and would leave a gaping hole in our defences against the manipulation of our politics.
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Failure to include Trump’s government as part of this new probe would be deeply irresponsible and would leave a gaping hole in our defences against the manipulation of our politics.
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Farage’s Reform !!
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Farage’s Reform !!
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The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
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MathUnderflow:
"Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble?"
mathoverflow.net/questions/50...
"Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble?"
mathoverflow.net/questions/50...
Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble?
In the 2007 bubble, economists but even mathematicians had their reputations stained somewhat, especially "financial mathematicians". Because they knew what was going on, and they didn't ...
mathoverflow.net
December 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
MathUnderflow:
"Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble?"
mathoverflow.net/questions/50...
"Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble?"
mathoverflow.net/questions/50...
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For the latest Naked Pravda episode, I spoke to Nikolay Kononov about his new book on Pavel Durov and Telegram. Tech-bro feudalism, massive cryptocurrency schemes, free speechism, and a never-ending quest to evade regulatory oversight. meduza.io/en/episodes/...
Pavel Durov’s tech-bro feudalism — Meduza
Earlier this year, Telegram raised $1.7 billion from convertible bonds — funds earmarked to pay off debt due next year, leaving about $745 million in surplus. In December 2024, in its first profitable...
meduza.io
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For the latest Naked Pravda episode, I spoke to Nikolay Kononov about his new book on Pavel Durov and Telegram. Tech-bro feudalism, massive cryptocurrency schemes, free speechism, and a never-ending quest to evade regulatory oversight. meduza.io/en/episodes/...
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I keep seeing the data centre boom being presented as a sort of 'training gym' for infrastructure build-out, as if it's a tide that lifts all boats (particularly for renewables, transmissions etc).
The reality: it's a black hole whose gravity well is sucking resources from socially-useful stuff
The reality: it's a black hole whose gravity well is sucking resources from socially-useful stuff
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I keep seeing the data centre boom being presented as a sort of 'training gym' for infrastructure build-out, as if it's a tide that lifts all boats (particularly for renewables, transmissions etc).
The reality: it's a black hole whose gravity well is sucking resources from socially-useful stuff
The reality: it's a black hole whose gravity well is sucking resources from socially-useful stuff
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Indeed - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Indeed - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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"Unregulated AI development will drive a surge in data center construction, [with] massive energy, water, & land demands whose impacts...fall hardest on predominantly Black, Brown, low-income, & Indigenous communities. This is a power grab [favoring] Big Tech billionaires." naacp.org/articles/naa...
NAACP, Climate Justice Alliance Condemn Trump Administration's Move to Block State Authority on AI Regulation
In response to the White House’s Executive Order released December 11th, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for the Artificial Intelligence,” Climate Justice Alliance Legislative Director Mar Zeped...
naacp.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Unregulated AI development will drive a surge in data center construction, [with] massive energy, water, & land demands whose impacts...fall hardest on predominantly Black, Brown, low-income, & Indigenous communities. This is a power grab [favoring] Big Tech billionaires." naacp.org/articles/naa...
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90 million battery swaps, 'full self driving' and other sizzling stories in the recent Almost Breaking News on the Everything Electric Tech channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4p...
NIO's 90 MILLION Battery Swaps, The Largest Solar-Powered Heat Battery & Tesla's Full Self-Driving!
YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
90 million battery swaps, 'full self driving' and other sizzling stories in the recent Almost Breaking News on the Everything Electric Tech channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4p...
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"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes.
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes.
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
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🤣 Bullshitters-in-chief Reform UK claim to have made £1.7 million in savings for Lancashire County Council. The problem is the savings are for the year before their Benny Hill Brigade councilors actually took over. Incredible work once again, lads.
Reform claim 1.7 million saving at county council they weren't overseeing
Reform claimed they'd saved British taxpayers £1.7 million - but it turns out the saving was made well before Reform took over
www.thecanary.co
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🤣 Bullshitters-in-chief Reform UK claim to have made £1.7 million in savings for Lancashire County Council. The problem is the savings are for the year before their Benny Hill Brigade councilors actually took over. Incredible work once again, lads.
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Nigel Farage under pressure over crypto links as MPs call for investigation
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage under pressure over crypto links as MPs call for investigation
The Electoral Commission has been asked to investigate the situation after Reform declared a £9million donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne in August
www.mirror.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nigel Farage under pressure over crypto links as MPs call for investigation
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
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There needs to be a full-blown inquiry into Fartage and Reform, including his racist attacks on pupils at school. It won't happen. Starmer and co haven't got the balls.
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There needs to be a full-blown inquiry into Fartage and Reform, including his racist attacks on pupils at school. It won't happen. Starmer and co haven't got the balls.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
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Reform UK, owned by people resident abroad and serving the interests of those resident abroad
www.ukfactcheck.com/article/88/r...
www.ukfactcheck.com/article/88/r...
Record £9m Harborne Donation Vaults Farage’s Reform UK to Top of Fundraising League and Fuels Row Over Big Money in Politics
Record £9m from Christopher Harborne propels Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to the top of Britain’s donor league and intensifies calls to cap political donations.
www.ukfactcheck.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reform UK, owned by people resident abroad and serving the interests of those resident abroad
www.ukfactcheck.com/article/88/r...
www.ukfactcheck.com/article/88/r...
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This is the guy who gave Boris Johnson £1 million and then won a big MoD contract....
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is the guy who gave Boris Johnson £1 million and then won a big MoD contract....
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“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
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November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Just 5,000 more votes needed to reach 100,000. Can we do it by lunchtime?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Just 5,000 more votes needed to reach 100,000. Can we do it by lunchtime?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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As right wing rags attack the chancellor for her Budget, they can't ignore the disastrous impact Brexit has had on our economy.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
As right wing rags attack the chancellor for her Budget, they can't ignore the disastrous impact Brexit has had on our economy.
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Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenues every year, according to new analysis.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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34 dead as floods ravage last habitat of world’s rarest orangutan
Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
34 dead as floods ravage last habitat of world’s rarest orangutan
Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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