Raluca Terry-Enescu
@ralucahippie.bsky.social
Health policy wonk, workers' rights advocate & employability mentor. Data cruncher, purveyor of pretty graphs. Relentlessly hopeful. Kitchen gadgets addict, poster of cat pics, wearer of too many florals. She/her. Views my own. #QISky
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In light of the Trump/Musk circus, let me remind you of your favourite Romanian language fact:
When someone throws stupid tantrums hurting their own interests just for the sake of being an ahole, we say they hit their own testicles with an adze (carpentry tool). The Romanian word for adze is Tesla.
When someone throws stupid tantrums hurting their own interests just for the sake of being an ahole, we say they hit their own testicles with an adze (carpentry tool). The Romanian word for adze is Tesla.
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Hebrews 13:2
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hebrews 13:2
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
Some really cool science here
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Some really cool science here
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People who did vote Labour, who might vote Labour and who won't vote Labour by views of immigration
Potential Labour considerers are a bit more liberal than Labour 2024 voters: lost ethnic minority and younger voters in 2024
The toughest group are hostile to Labour
Potential Labour considerers are a bit more liberal than Labour 2024 voters: lost ethnic minority and younger voters in 2024
The toughest group are hostile to Labour
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
People who did vote Labour, who might vote Labour and who won't vote Labour by views of immigration
Potential Labour considerers are a bit more liberal than Labour 2024 voters: lost ethnic minority and younger voters in 2024
The toughest group are hostile to Labour
Potential Labour considerers are a bit more liberal than Labour 2024 voters: lost ethnic minority and younger voters in 2024
The toughest group are hostile to Labour
Bigot argued: unfair to sacrifice privacy of women, 20% of workforce, for 5 trans staff members, 0.5 % of the workforce.
Judge pointed out: only 1 person had raised a complaint - 0.05% of female workforce.
As a cis woman, this is SO IMPORTANT to me. Don't you dare assume my views just bc I'm cis.
Judge pointed out: only 1 person had raised a complaint - 0.05% of female workforce.
As a cis woman, this is SO IMPORTANT to me. Don't you dare assume my views just bc I'm cis.
Woman loses sex discrimination case after toilet complaint - BBC News share.google/BB6M30HX7b65...
Woman loses sex discrimination case after toilet complaint
Maria Kelly took legal action against Leonardo UK alleging harassment and discrimination after seeing a trans colleague in female toilets.
share.google
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Bigot argued: unfair to sacrifice privacy of women, 20% of workforce, for 5 trans staff members, 0.5 % of the workforce.
Judge pointed out: only 1 person had raised a complaint - 0.05% of female workforce.
As a cis woman, this is SO IMPORTANT to me. Don't you dare assume my views just bc I'm cis.
Judge pointed out: only 1 person had raised a complaint - 0.05% of female workforce.
As a cis woman, this is SO IMPORTANT to me. Don't you dare assume my views just bc I'm cis.
The Sweetie remarked that our two armchairs perfectly sum up our taste in home decor.
(If you're curious - his is from Debenhams and it reclines, mine is a Poang from IKEA, with the cover swapped - from Kilimikea on Etsy.)
(If you're curious - his is from Debenhams and it reclines, mine is a Poang from IKEA, with the cover swapped - from Kilimikea on Etsy.)
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The Sweetie remarked that our two armchairs perfectly sum up our taste in home decor.
(If you're curious - his is from Debenhams and it reclines, mine is a Poang from IKEA, with the cover swapped - from Kilimikea on Etsy.)
(If you're curious - his is from Debenhams and it reclines, mine is a Poang from IKEA, with the cover swapped - from Kilimikea on Etsy.)
Happened to me.
I'm not old, I'm a hippie.
I'm not old, I'm a hippie.
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Happened to me.
I'm not old, I'm a hippie.
I'm not old, I'm a hippie.
Yep, I relate
keep meaning to write about this but god if this isn't me - feel like people maybe assume that being bilingual means thinking in a mix of words but my god it's so much worse than that, I conjugate French verbs in English, I feminise/masculinise English nouns, it's a MESS up here
My partner's language with siblings is second generation family Italian via Malta with English accents. Lots of English verbs can be made Italian if you add semi-appripriate suffixes, it turns out
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Yep, I relate
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Trying to breastfeed baby because it's been 4 hours since her last feed, but she'd rather sleep on my chest. Since today is also Romania's National Day, the Sweetie decided to play to her the Romanian national anthem, which fittingly says "Awaken, Romanian!"
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trying to breastfeed baby because it's been 4 hours since her last feed, but she'd rather sleep on my chest. Since today is also Romania's National Day, the Sweetie decided to play to her the Romanian national anthem, which fittingly says "Awaken, Romanian!"
We have some big life news :
Baby M, the Terry-Enescu firstborn, 3.165 kg, Apgar score 9, born Saturday November 29. Shares a birthday with CS Lewis and Louisa May Alcott.
Baby M, the Terry-Enescu firstborn, 3.165 kg, Apgar score 9, born Saturday November 29. Shares a birthday with CS Lewis and Louisa May Alcott.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We have some big life news :
Baby M, the Terry-Enescu firstborn, 3.165 kg, Apgar score 9, born Saturday November 29. Shares a birthday with CS Lewis and Louisa May Alcott.
Baby M, the Terry-Enescu firstborn, 3.165 kg, Apgar score 9, born Saturday November 29. Shares a birthday with CS Lewis and Louisa May Alcott.
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an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
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As a vegan, when the president pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving, I'm relieved, but since it's Trump, I can only assume the turkey is guilty of human trafficking or sedition.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As a vegan, when the president pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving, I'm relieved, but since it's Trump, I can only assume the turkey is guilty of human trafficking or sedition.
I just kept pursuing things that were interesting, were making a positive difference or ideally both. That's how public health found me.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I just kept pursuing things that were interesting, were making a positive difference or ideally both. That's how public health found me.
Hah!
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Hah!
A bad habit for our age?
LLMs reflect what they are taught
LLMs reflect what they are taught
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A bad habit for our age?
LLMs reflect what they are taught
LLMs reflect what they are taught
That sounds dangerously like that episode of The Thick of It where they do a focus group of one person who turns out to be a paid actress.
Morgan McSweeney (UK Labour's Dominic Cummings knock-off) is reportedly experimenting with 'synthetic voters' – "essentially fake focus groups of AI voters who can tell ministers more quickly and cheaply what the public thinks of policies" www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-...
#govtech #govcomms
#govtech #govcomms
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
That sounds dangerously like that episode of The Thick of It where they do a focus group of one person who turns out to be a paid actress.
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For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Hah, unsurprising.
A few weeks ago this Reform rising star went on LBC & said young people were being paid too much,citing his experience in hospitality.
So we looked into his companies & found 3 tribunal judgments for failure to pay wages, holiday pay & provide contracts
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
So we looked into his companies & found 3 tribunal judgments for failure to pay wages, holiday pay & provide contracts
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hah, unsurprising.
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“The students best prepared to evaluate AI output could very well be the ones not with specialized AI training but with deep domain knowledge in the disciplines. This, of course, is exactly the kind of knowledge and skills that colleges have been trying to nurture for centuries."
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“The students best prepared to evaluate AI output could very well be the ones not with specialized AI training but with deep domain knowledge in the disciplines. This, of course, is exactly the kind of knowledge and skills that colleges have been trying to nurture for centuries."
I'm trying not to swear on social media, but :
For fuck's sake, when have we decided that refugees fleeing persecution and atrocities aren't allowed a bit of joy?
For fuck's sake, when have we decided that refugees fleeing persecution and atrocities aren't allowed a bit of joy?
There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today.
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm trying not to swear on social media, but :
For fuck's sake, when have we decided that refugees fleeing persecution and atrocities aren't allowed a bit of joy?
For fuck's sake, when have we decided that refugees fleeing persecution and atrocities aren't allowed a bit of joy?
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
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CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
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EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
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EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
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EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
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[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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[Customer looks inside the cup]
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[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
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CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
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EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
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Ah, the duality of London.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ah, the duality of London.