Tom Donald
@tomclearwood.bsky.social
Frankly I'm here for the Indy: hope & community
diversity - equity - inclusion. But more so.
diversity - equity - inclusion. But more so.
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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Released this morning. A great resource to challenge Britnats
TOP 10 MOST CRAZY CLAIMS UNIONISTS MAKE | And Why Scottish Independence ... youtu.be/JtAJcMZhUos?... via @YouTube
We have all heard them - the most ridulous claims unionists make to defend the UK and attack Scottish independence.
TOP 10 MOST CRAZY CLAIMS UNIONISTS MAKE | And Why Scottish Independence ... youtu.be/JtAJcMZhUos?... via @YouTube
We have all heard them - the most ridulous claims unionists make to defend the UK and attack Scottish independence.
TOP 10 MOST CRAZY CLAIMS UNIONISTS MAKE | And Why Scottish Independence Support Keeps Growing
YouTube video by The Scotland Channel
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Released this morning. A great resource to challenge Britnats
TOP 10 MOST CRAZY CLAIMS UNIONISTS MAKE | And Why Scottish Independence ... youtu.be/JtAJcMZhUos?... via @YouTube
We have all heard them - the most ridulous claims unionists make to defend the UK and attack Scottish independence.
TOP 10 MOST CRAZY CLAIMS UNIONISTS MAKE | And Why Scottish Independence ... youtu.be/JtAJcMZhUos?... via @YouTube
We have all heard them - the most ridulous claims unionists make to defend the UK and attack Scottish independence.
I was that husband. 🤓😘
Frosty cold morning out with the dog. My shadow is enormously long and we're still a month out from the solstice.
My husband took a picture of me as I was playing with my shadow. I think I look a bit Frankenstein-y 🧟
My husband took a picture of me as I was playing with my shadow. I think I look a bit Frankenstein-y 🧟
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I was that husband. 🤓😘
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We stayed in touch & collaborated on several projects, always driven by his desire to help scientists think beyond the status quo.
I loved the discussion on "What makes a paper really pioneering", it is a relevant today as it was five years ago plantae.org/plantae-webi...
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I loved the discussion on "What makes a paper really pioneering", it is a relevant today as it was five years ago plantae.org/plantae-webi...
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What makes a paper *really* pioneering? | Plantae
What makes a paper *really* pioneering? Recorded Friday, May 8, 2020 About This Webinar With the benefit of hindsight, we can all recognize key ideas and innovations that opened up new avenues of…
plantae.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We stayed in touch & collaborated on several projects, always driven by his desire to help scientists think beyond the status quo.
I loved the discussion on "What makes a paper really pioneering", it is a relevant today as it was five years ago plantae.org/plantae-webi...
(2/3)
I loved the discussion on "What makes a paper really pioneering", it is a relevant today as it was five years ago plantae.org/plantae-webi...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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しちごさん
Shichigosan for my second granddaughter today.
I didn't make it in person but I am enjoying the cute pictures 🩷🩷, and I will be in Japan when she turns four in a few weeks 🇯🇵.
Shichigosan for my second granddaughter today.
I didn't make it in person but I am enjoying the cute pictures 🩷🩷, and I will be in Japan when she turns four in a few weeks 🇯🇵.
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
しちごさん
Shichigosan for my second granddaughter today.
I didn't make it in person but I am enjoying the cute pictures 🩷🩷, and I will be in Japan when she turns four in a few weeks 🇯🇵.
Shichigosan for my second granddaughter today.
I didn't make it in person but I am enjoying the cute pictures 🩷🩷, and I will be in Japan when she turns four in a few weeks 🇯🇵.
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We took the dog past the horse pasture for the first time, and her reactions were brilliant. I'm not sure what was going on in her head, but she thought these huge creatures were fascinating.
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We took the dog past the horse pasture for the first time, and her reactions were brilliant. I'm not sure what was going on in her head, but she thought these huge creatures were fascinating.
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
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We are looking with lawyers at the propensity of AI to produce dishonest and defamatory statements.
I've just been called a "rape enabler" by the X AI tool Grok. This is a shocking allegation which has totally taken me aback & beyond anything I've ever encountered in normal political discourse. These AI tools are supposed to be there to serve us honestly with facts. Disturbing.
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We are looking with lawyers at the propensity of AI to produce dishonest and defamatory statements.
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Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
✍️ Rachel Ehrenberg
knowmag.org/4hImL8e
✍️ Rachel Ehrenberg
knowmag.org/4hImL8e
How a humble weed became a superstar of biology
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
knowmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
✍️ Rachel Ehrenberg
knowmag.org/4hImL8e
✍️ Rachel Ehrenberg
knowmag.org/4hImL8e
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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This extra £25.5 million means more appointments, more procedures, more people getting care faster - part of £135.5 million invested this year to keep cutting waiting times.
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This extra £25.5 million means more appointments, more procedures, more people getting care faster - part of £135.5 million invested this year to keep cutting waiting times.
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Ugh. Really, conferences should require (?) / request that no AI-generated art is used in the presentations.
It's ugly, it's insulting, and it takes away our credibility as subject-matter experts.
Not to mention that the planet is burning up .... 🔥🌀
It's ugly, it's insulting, and it takes away our credibility as subject-matter experts.
Not to mention that the planet is burning up .... 🔥🌀
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ugh. Really, conferences should require (?) / request that no AI-generated art is used in the presentations.
It's ugly, it's insulting, and it takes away our credibility as subject-matter experts.
Not to mention that the planet is burning up .... 🔥🌀
It's ugly, it's insulting, and it takes away our credibility as subject-matter experts.
Not to mention that the planet is burning up .... 🔥🌀
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A few years ago I made a slide showing the top 10 results if you search Google Image for "cartoon scientist".
In my slide, 10/10 are white men.
Someone asked if this is still true, so I tried again.
Here below you have 24 images.
20 are men, 4 are women (progress!).
23 are white, 1 is blue 🤔
In my slide, 10/10 are white men.
Someone asked if this is still true, so I tried again.
Here below you have 24 images.
20 are men, 4 are women (progress!).
23 are white, 1 is blue 🤔
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A few years ago I made a slide showing the top 10 results if you search Google Image for "cartoon scientist".
In my slide, 10/10 are white men.
Someone asked if this is still true, so I tried again.
Here below you have 24 images.
20 are men, 4 are women (progress!).
23 are white, 1 is blue 🤔
In my slide, 10/10 are white men.
Someone asked if this is still true, so I tried again.
Here below you have 24 images.
20 are men, 4 are women (progress!).
23 are white, 1 is blue 🤔
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Brexit is leaving a generation of young Scots behind, a senior German politician has said. 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇺 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
'We would welcome Scotland back into the EU with or without UK'
Brexit is 'leaving behind an entire generation' of young people, according to a senior German politician who said Scotland would be welcomed back…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Brexit is leaving a generation of young Scots behind, a senior German politician has said. 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇺 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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Isn't it odd* how unionists still insist that the throwaway comment 'once in a generation opportunity' was some king of contract that must be abided by, but BetterTogether's Vow and actual promise of a federal UK within 2 years can be ignored.
* By odd I of course mean predictable and dishonest.
* By odd I of course mean predictable and dishonest.
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Isn't it odd* how unionists still insist that the throwaway comment 'once in a generation opportunity' was some king of contract that must be abided by, but BetterTogether's Vow and actual promise of a federal UK within 2 years can be ignored.
* By odd I of course mean predictable and dishonest.
* By odd I of course mean predictable and dishonest.
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Did you know?
🏘️ The Scottish Government are delivering more homes per head than anywhere else in the UK.
🫵 The SNP are focused on what matters to you: secure homes, strong communities, and a fairer Scotland.
🏘️ The Scottish Government are delivering more homes per head than anywhere else in the UK.
🫵 The SNP are focused on what matters to you: secure homes, strong communities, and a fairer Scotland.
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Did you know?
🏘️ The Scottish Government are delivering more homes per head than anywhere else in the UK.
🫵 The SNP are focused on what matters to you: secure homes, strong communities, and a fairer Scotland.
🏘️ The Scottish Government are delivering more homes per head than anywhere else in the UK.
🫵 The SNP are focused on what matters to you: secure homes, strong communities, and a fairer Scotland.
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Oh, that’s a good one.
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Oh, that’s a good one.
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Excellent!
"We must focus on process over product. We must explore the complex, intricate, dynamic connection between the writing process and the thinking process and reflect on what it means and what it feels like when we outsource these processes."
"We must focus on process over product. We must explore the complex, intricate, dynamic connection between the writing process and the thinking process and reflect on what it means and what it feels like when we outsource these processes."
Writing lecturers will not reach students by simply talking down AI, but we might reach them by embracing our expertise and engaging in the politics of resistance
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
The craft and politics of academic writing in the AI universe
Writing lecturers will not reach students by simply talking down AI, but we might reach them by embracing our expertise and engaging in the politics of resistance
northwestbylines.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Excellent!
"We must focus on process over product. We must explore the complex, intricate, dynamic connection between the writing process and the thinking process and reflect on what it means and what it feels like when we outsource these processes."
"We must focus on process over product. We must explore the complex, intricate, dynamic connection between the writing process and the thinking process and reflect on what it means and what it feels like when we outsource these processes."