@yougov.co.uk am I the only one thinking the at minimum the 12% who said they strongly oppose making illegal for A.i companies to supply tools designed to create intimate images of people without their consent, are deserving of some follow up questions at the very least? With a lawyer if they like.

I think rather than discounting a lot of Trump’s actions and speeches as posturing and theatrics, we should instead take him at his word much more readily.

3) pondering that :-

“in the event of a major war, rather than run for a third term, if there will not be a way to simply extend the length of the second term.”

From Cognitive Dissonance: Episode 889: Welcome to 2026, 5 Jan 2026
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2) I heard a very good discussion on another show I listen to regularly, reminiscing on how unpopular Bush Jr was before 9/11, but then after Iraq he sailed into a second term. Their take away being that starting some kind of major conflict could be a realistic route for Trump to hold onto power…..

@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com 1) With regards to the discussion about Trump and Venezuela as well as his designs on Greenland, it’s worth bearing in mind where this could lead. Project 2025 wasn’t shy about the idea of keeping hold of the Whitehouse (if under Trump or not could be debated)…

2) The Chinese Zodiac incorporates five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—which interact with the 12 animal signs in a 60-year cycle, by adding depth to personality traits beyond just the animal. Ifyou wanted to know more here’s a handy link! 😉
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1) Hey guys loving the 2025 round up. Just wanted to jump in with a bit of background about Sally Morgan’s appropriation of Chinese culture. She isn’t just making the wood snake thing up. Though I don’t subscribe to it, being of Chinese heritage I do have some affection/respect for the culture.….

Google was no help while I was trying to look up the YouTube video of @mrmmarsh.bsky.social talking to the guy about his Sosatec Wellbalancer. Luckily YouTube did know, i should have just gone straight to the source.
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Spent the entire episode waiting for someone to point out, if you can smell the chlorine in your tap water then there’s also a significant amount of urea in your water supply. Thanks Mark Rober! 😉

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