LTurculet
@lturculet.bsky.social
Chemistry prof at Dalhousie University. Canadian 🇨🇦, Maritimes ⚓️. Opinions my own.
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Why can't they just analyse their data? Why is any computation or statistics called AI now?
Major UK project launched to tackle drug-resistant superbugs with AI. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Major AI project to tackle drug-resistant superbugs
The UK turns to artificial intelligence (AI) to reverse the rising numbers of infections that shrug off antibiotics.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Why can't they just analyse their data? Why is any computation or statistics called AI now?
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
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The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
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Child care is not a “goodie.” Child care is a necessity.
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
this is a rich (ha) text but I'm especially losing my mind at "she seeks to force residents of Seattle to pay for “free” child care and other goodies"
like man, a person thought up that sentence and allowed it to leave their brain? and other people allowed it to go to print?
like man, a person thought up that sentence and allowed it to leave their brain? and other people allowed it to go to print?
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Child care is not a “goodie.” Child care is a necessity.
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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“But the exodus of lawyers has created an opportunity to understand what’s happening within the agency.We interviewed more than 60 attorneys who recently resigned or were fired from the Justice Department.Much of what they told us is reported here for the first time.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“But the exodus of lawyers has created an opportunity to understand what’s happening within the agency.We interviewed more than 60 attorneys who recently resigned or were fired from the Justice Department.Much of what they told us is reported here for the first time.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is some horrifying predatory shit.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is some horrifying predatory shit.
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One thing that's abundantly clear: passing the SAFE Research Act would permanently end the United States' ability to be competitive in any area of advanced technology. Just straight up suicidal policy-making.
This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
One thing that's abundantly clear: passing the SAFE Research Act would permanently end the United States' ability to be competitive in any area of advanced technology. Just straight up suicidal policy-making.
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this dweeb doesn't even seem to be a US citizen. He's a student from the UK. hard to prove from the evidence online that he's not naturalized. (even then the below would be pretty rich). But he seems to be some posh brit here on a student visa.
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
this dweeb doesn't even seem to be a US citizen. He's a student from the UK. hard to prove from the evidence online that he's not naturalized. (even then the below would be pretty rich). But he seems to be some posh brit here on a student visa.
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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yell at your Senators. no deal! www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
www.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
yell at your Senators. no deal! www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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DURBIN'S NOT EVEN RUNNING AGAIN, the gutless fuck.
CALL ALL OF THEM. SAY PRIMARY.
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
DURBIN'S NOT EVEN RUNNING AGAIN, the gutless fuck.
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If you're looking for something to dislodge that Gordon Lightfoot earworm, tomorrow is ALSO the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's debut album. Like Bruce Springsteen says, starts with "probably the greatest opening line of anyone’s debut album in rock ’n’ roll."
This is a fun piece:
This is a fun piece:
Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary (Gift Article)
In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you're looking for something to dislodge that Gordon Lightfoot earworm, tomorrow is ALSO the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's debut album. Like Bruce Springsteen says, starts with "probably the greatest opening line of anyone’s debut album in rock ’n’ roll."
This is a fun piece:
This is a fun piece:
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Pretty much. Suckers.
Doing this even after this past Election Day and how the public thinks the shutdown is Republican’s fault (because it is).
Political malpractice.
Doing this even after this past Election Day and how the public thinks the shutdown is Republican’s fault (because it is).
Political malpractice.
If Democrats get no concessions, then what they are doing is casting blame on themselves for the shutdown,
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pretty much. Suckers.
Doing this even after this past Election Day and how the public thinks the shutdown is Republican’s fault (because it is).
Political malpractice.
Doing this even after this past Election Day and how the public thinks the shutdown is Republican’s fault (because it is).
Political malpractice.
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DNC Vice Chair calls Chuck Schumer's shutdown deal a "mistake"
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
DNC Vice Chair calls Chuck Schumer's shutdown deal a "mistake"
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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I swear to god, a second grader trying to get rid of bedtime is a fucking better negotiator than Chuck Schumer.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I swear to god, a second grader trying to get rid of bedtime is a fucking better negotiator than Chuck Schumer.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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The thing this always reminds me of is the apocryphal stories of, like, a cargo cult or somesuch hearing a radio for the first time and thinking there must be a tiny man trapped inside.
Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The thing this always reminds me of is the apocryphal stories of, like, a cargo cult or somesuch hearing a radio for the first time and thinking there must be a tiny man trapped inside.
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This speech in 1 sentence: we are staying in power, come hell or high water.
Listen to him carefully. No, seriously, listen! These guys aren’t joking.
Be as deadly serious as they are.
Listen to him carefully. No, seriously, listen! These guys aren’t joking.
Be as deadly serious as they are.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This speech in 1 sentence: we are staying in power, come hell or high water.
Listen to him carefully. No, seriously, listen! These guys aren’t joking.
Be as deadly serious as they are.
Listen to him carefully. No, seriously, listen! These guys aren’t joking.
Be as deadly serious as they are.
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“HOW ELON MUSK IS BOOSTING THE BRITISH RIGHT: For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.” news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“HOW ELON MUSK IS BOOSTING THE BRITISH RIGHT: For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.” news.sky.com/story/the-x-...