Neil Madden
@nwm.bsky.social
IT infrastructure, Public Sector, UK
Geology major (OU). Digital Master (Northumbria Uni). Love geoscience & finance. Thinking about longevity recently.
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Geology major (OU). Digital Master (Northumbria Uni). Love geoscience & finance. Thinking about longevity recently.
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Neil Madden
@nwm.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Spring is arriving, time to gradually get back into running home from work, with peaceful views like this on the way. Stress be gone! 🏃🏻♂️
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ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
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"It's the same as saying people with lung cancer have matches in their pockets. It's not the matches that gave them lung cancer, it's the smoking."
Former Centres for Disease Control director Dr Demetre Daskalakis on President Trump linking paracetamol and autism.
#Newsnight
Former Centres for Disease Control director Dr Demetre Daskalakis on President Trump linking paracetamol and autism.
#Newsnight
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"It's the same as saying people with lung cancer have matches in their pockets. It's not the matches that gave them lung cancer, it's the smoking."
Former Centres for Disease Control director Dr Demetre Daskalakis on President Trump linking paracetamol and autism.
#Newsnight
Former Centres for Disease Control director Dr Demetre Daskalakis on President Trump linking paracetamol and autism.
#Newsnight
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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This photo was taken of miners at the end of their shift during the Gilded Age before they were unionized.
This Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights we enjoy today.
#UnionStrong #HappyLaborDay #NoGodsNoMasters
This Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights we enjoy today.
#UnionStrong #HappyLaborDay #NoGodsNoMasters
September 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This photo was taken of miners at the end of their shift during the Gilded Age before they were unionized.
This Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights we enjoy today.
#UnionStrong #HappyLaborDay #NoGodsNoMasters
This Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights we enjoy today.
#UnionStrong #HappyLaborDay #NoGodsNoMasters
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August 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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There probably is a genuine panic among right-wing think tanks that it's so difficult to get AI trained on real-world data to say what they want it to say.
The new Truth Social bot contradicts Trump. Musk tried to get Grok to stop criticising right-wing talking points and created "MechaHitler".
The new Truth Social bot contradicts Trump. Musk tried to get Grok to stop criticising right-wing talking points and created "MechaHitler".
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
There probably is a genuine panic among right-wing think tanks that it's so difficult to get AI trained on real-world data to say what they want it to say.
The new Truth Social bot contradicts Trump. Musk tried to get Grok to stop criticising right-wing talking points and created "MechaHitler".
The new Truth Social bot contradicts Trump. Musk tried to get Grok to stop criticising right-wing talking points and created "MechaHitler".
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Trump will fail in his various efforts. He won't be King. Globalisation will survive. US elections will survive. The cost to the US will be incalculable. The lawsuits will go on for a long time.
June 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Trump will fail in his various efforts. He won't be King. Globalisation will survive. US elections will survive. The cost to the US will be incalculable. The lawsuits will go on for a long time.
I would have jumped at a chance of 6 weeks at the BGS before going to uni at 18. It would add such perspective prior to beginning undergrad degree. If you are considering earth sciences at uni later in 2025, seriously check out this link… #geology 🌋🪨 🔨
Are you considering a career in earth sciences? Interested in a paid, six-week summer placement at the British Geological Survey?
Then don't delay, closing date for applications is Friday 23 May. For more information, including how to apply, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/wo...
Then don't delay, closing date for applications is Friday 23 May. For more information, including how to apply, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/wo...
May 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I would have jumped at a chance of 6 weeks at the BGS before going to uni at 18. It would add such perspective prior to beginning undergrad degree. If you are considering earth sciences at uni later in 2025, seriously check out this link… #geology 🌋🪨 🔨
Spring leaves are coming out in my garden.
April 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Spring leaves are coming out in my garden.
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Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
…like the climax to a finance movie. This collection of countries have the power to cause financial collapse in the US & US cant pull that move on them cos ‘American exceptionalism’ means it doesn’t hold foreign bonds. Orchestrated by @mark-carney.bsky.social 1/2
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Carney’s Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs
Carney, Japan And The EU proved America's Idiot Emperor Has No Clothes
open.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
…like the climax to a finance movie. This collection of countries have the power to cause financial collapse in the US & US cant pull that move on them cos ‘American exceptionalism’ means it doesn’t hold foreign bonds. Orchestrated by @mark-carney.bsky.social 1/2
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Swap rates breaking down, credit spreads blowing, volatility extreme, retail investors still treating bubble equities like a detached-from-reality casino, #tradewar invigorating inflation. Economic signs are flashing, ‘batten down the hatches’ on your portfolios.
April 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Swap rates breaking down, credit spreads blowing, volatility extreme, retail investors still treating bubble equities like a detached-from-reality casino, #tradewar invigorating inflation. Economic signs are flashing, ‘batten down the hatches’ on your portfolios.
What a difference a day makes🎶
Twenty four little hours…🎶
Insane volatility! volmageddon. #tradewar #recession #stonks #s&p500
Twenty four little hours…🎶
Insane volatility! volmageddon. #tradewar #recession #stonks #s&p500
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What a difference a day makes🎶
Twenty four little hours…🎶
Insane volatility! volmageddon. #tradewar #recession #stonks #s&p500
Twenty four little hours…🎶
Insane volatility! volmageddon. #tradewar #recession #stonks #s&p500
The stock market is like the proverbial dog’s tail wagging the dog and the dog, the bond market, …is currently waking up. Yields rising on US bonds mean globe has lost faith in the ‘safest’ of assets. The last few weeks chaos could just be the beginning. #recession or #depression #markets
April 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The stock market is like the proverbial dog’s tail wagging the dog and the dog, the bond market, …is currently waking up. Yields rising on US bonds mean globe has lost faith in the ‘safest’ of assets. The last few weeks chaos could just be the beginning. #recession or #depression #markets
Worked during the night on stressful matter so expected in a few hours late this morning. Diverted walk to work via the Komatsu Friendship Garden in the amazing Saltwell park in Gateshead. Created to celebrate the welcome presence of Komatsu manufacturing in the borough. #小松市 #株式会社小松製作所 #枯山水 #イギリス
April 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Worked during the night on stressful matter so expected in a few hours late this morning. Diverted walk to work via the Komatsu Friendship Garden in the amazing Saltwell park in Gateshead. Created to celebrate the welcome presence of Komatsu manufacturing in the borough. #小松市 #株式会社小松製作所 #枯山水 #イギリス
Good read with no paywall, on why Japan doesn’t buy US made cars. Trump should read it! #tradewar #tarrifs
Commentary: Why are Japanese streets empty of U.S. cars? It’s no mystery — they're not good enough.
The Japan tariff myth that just won’t die
The belief that unfair trade practices are at fault isn’t only false, but also one of those enduring myths that refuses to die.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Who is susceptible to misinformation? We looked at >60,000 people from 24 countries who took our MIST test. Key results: Gen Z are more susceptible & those on the extreme right (but they don't know it).
Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
April 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Who is susceptible to misinformation? We looked at >60,000 people from 24 countries who took our MIST test. Key results: Gen Z are more susceptible & those on the extreme right (but they don't know it).
Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Trump’s tariffs are like a baby in a pram throwing it’s toys out. Countries putting retaliatory tariffs back on him is like giving the angry baby his toys back so he can do it again. #tradewar
April 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Trump’s tariffs are like a baby in a pram throwing it’s toys out. Countries putting retaliatory tariffs back on him is like giving the angry baby his toys back so he can do it again. #tradewar
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when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
April 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
European Open: “volatility halts across the board”. Once a decade/generation day in the market. Good luck to anyone managing money. Hope you were prepared. #tradewar
April 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
European Open: “volatility halts across the board”. Once a decade/generation day in the market. Good luck to anyone managing money. Hope you were prepared. #tradewar
Trump’s tariffs hurt America & Americans, responses to his tariffs hurt the country making them. We need to ignore his tantrums, not retaliate & reconfigure our trade arrangements as best as possible to exist without US & its crises. #TradeWar
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Trump’s tariffs hurt America & Americans, responses to his tariffs hurt the country making them. We need to ignore his tantrums, not retaliate & reconfigure our trade arrangements as best as possible to exist without US & its crises. #TradeWar
What a day in the markets. Watching gold, it won’t roll over until margin calls are hitting speculators in a *major* way - they’ll need to liquidate gold to cover losses in all other assets. The end of this downturn is not in sight until gold has capitulated. 📉👨🏻💻 #TrumpChaos #TradeWar
April 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
What a day in the markets. Watching gold, it won’t roll over until margin calls are hitting speculators in a *major* way - they’ll need to liquidate gold to cover losses in all other assets. The end of this downturn is not in sight until gold has capitulated. 📉👨🏻💻 #TrumpChaos #TradeWar
Now then, which counties are going to retaliate this weekend and which will appease Trump’s tariffs. #tradewar
Markets up or down on Monday? Any asset classes spared? Would not like to be a pension fund manager today.
Markets up or down on Monday? Any asset classes spared? Would not like to be a pension fund manager today.
April 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Now then, which counties are going to retaliate this weekend and which will appease Trump’s tariffs. #tradewar
Markets up or down on Monday? Any asset classes spared? Would not like to be a pension fund manager today.
Markets up or down on Monday? Any asset classes spared? Would not like to be a pension fund manager today.
Absolutely loving that #AlanPartridge’s Side Kick Simon @timkey is on @cnn.com’s Amanpour! Tuned in half way, not sure of project. But i need to see it.
April 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Absolutely loving that #AlanPartridge’s Side Kick Simon @timkey is on @cnn.com’s Amanpour! Tuned in half way, not sure of project. But i need to see it.