Mike Todman
@troubleddadreads.bsky.social
Formerly knowledgeable but still interested in migration studies, agency, Foucault.... Proud member of the neurodiverse squad. Growing interest in the intersection of neurodiversity and agency/migration.
When did we accept Putin's definition of the word 'operation' into the general lexicon?
It's a war right? Regardless of your position, you can see acts of war as acts of war, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a war right? Regardless of your position, you can see acts of war as acts of war, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Where is Israel's operation heading?
As the military confrontation between Iran and Israel intensifies, what is Israel’s real endgame?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When did we accept Putin's definition of the word 'operation' into the general lexicon?
It's a war right? Regardless of your position, you can see acts of war as acts of war, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a war right? Regardless of your position, you can see acts of war as acts of war, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm curious. If the Israel's military had the capacity to strike a specific target through their bedroom wall, what the eff happened in Gaza?
June 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm curious. If the Israel's military had the capacity to strike a specific target through their bedroom wall, what the eff happened in Gaza?
So the removal of non-essential personnel from the US Embassy in Baghdad was what, a coincidence?
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
So the removal of non-essential personnel from the US Embassy in Baghdad was what, a coincidence?
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At the start of the year, WIRED made a commitment to stop paywalling articles primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act @freedom.press. This includes this critical piece here.
The US Is storing migrant children’s DNA in a criminal database:
The US Is storing migrant children’s DNA in a criminal database:
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
At the start of the year, WIRED made a commitment to stop paywalling articles primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act @freedom.press. This includes this critical piece here.
The US Is storing migrant children’s DNA in a criminal database:
The US Is storing migrant children’s DNA in a criminal database:
Reposted by Mike Todman
Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
In a past life, when my brain got involved more, I wrote the attached.
Obviously, perceived exceptionality is subjective, but it cautions that this week's furious tempest is simply a precursor to the moderate storm in the next.
But, if the storm came first, it would seem an aberration.
Obviously, perceived exceptionality is subjective, but it cautions that this week's furious tempest is simply a precursor to the moderate storm in the next.
But, if the storm came first, it would seem an aberration.
March 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In a past life, when my brain got involved more, I wrote the attached.
Obviously, perceived exceptionality is subjective, but it cautions that this week's furious tempest is simply a precursor to the moderate storm in the next.
But, if the storm came first, it would seem an aberration.
Obviously, perceived exceptionality is subjective, but it cautions that this week's furious tempest is simply a precursor to the moderate storm in the next.
But, if the storm came first, it would seem an aberration.
'Rewriting History' is an overused phrase. Often it is used to simply devalue a differing perspective...
But we all watched this happen. Trump watched this happen. In this case 'rewriting History' is entirely appropriate, as is 'rewriting the present'.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
But we all watched this happen. Trump watched this happen. In this case 'rewriting History' is entirely appropriate, as is 'rewriting the present'.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
US resisting including reference to ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 Ukraine anniversary statement | CNN Politics
A diplomatic back-and-forth is underway among Group of Seven members over a joint statement marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the United States resisting a reference ...
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February 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'Rewriting History' is an overused phrase. Often it is used to simply devalue a differing perspective...
But we all watched this happen. Trump watched this happen. In this case 'rewriting History' is entirely appropriate, as is 'rewriting the present'.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
But we all watched this happen. Trump watched this happen. In this case 'rewriting History' is entirely appropriate, as is 'rewriting the present'.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
This article asks the question of when and how AI reductions of news stories will cause real world harm.
I find it inconcievable that we have not already passed that point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I find it inconcievable that we have not already passed that point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
The BBC's head of news and current affairs says the developers of the tools are
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This article asks the question of when and how AI reductions of news stories will cause real world harm.
I find it inconcievable that we have not already passed that point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I find it inconcievable that we have not already passed that point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thus rendering the original to appear as if fact, and any challenge to appear as comment/conjecture.
It probably isn't new, for the narrative to be dictated by they who can tell the most convincing tale. But more than 40 years ago, this scale of reach was unimaginable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It probably isn't new, for the narrative to be dictated by they who can tell the most convincing tale. But more than 40 years ago, this scale of reach was unimaginable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta to replace 'biased' fact-checkers with moderation by users
Meta says its platforms will instead rely on
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thus rendering the original to appear as if fact, and any challenge to appear as comment/conjecture.
It probably isn't new, for the narrative to be dictated by they who can tell the most convincing tale. But more than 40 years ago, this scale of reach was unimaginable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It probably isn't new, for the narrative to be dictated by they who can tell the most convincing tale. But more than 40 years ago, this scale of reach was unimaginable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I am intrigued to know whether it is staff or a bot that controls Elon Musk Twitter feed.
If it is an AI Bot, then it is an apt demonstration of such technology's capacity to steer an international discourse/narrative.
If it is an AI Bot, then it is an apt demonstration of such technology's capacity to steer an international discourse/narrative.
January 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I am intrigued to know whether it is staff or a bot that controls Elon Musk Twitter feed.
If it is an AI Bot, then it is an apt demonstration of such technology's capacity to steer an international discourse/narrative.
If it is an AI Bot, then it is an apt demonstration of such technology's capacity to steer an international discourse/narrative.
Fortunate that it's only about darts.
But what if it is about the outcome of a trial or an incorrectly named suspect in our febrile political climate?
There's enough intentional misinformation out there, without benign systems spewing it involuntarily.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But what if it is about the outcome of a trial or an incorrectly named suspect in our febrile political climate?
There's enough intentional misinformation out there, without benign systems spewing it involuntarily.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apple falsely claims Luke Littler won darts championship
The AI-generated notification said the teenager had won the tournament before the final had been played.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fortunate that it's only about darts.
But what if it is about the outcome of a trial or an incorrectly named suspect in our febrile political climate?
There's enough intentional misinformation out there, without benign systems spewing it involuntarily.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But what if it is about the outcome of a trial or an incorrectly named suspect in our febrile political climate?
There's enough intentional misinformation out there, without benign systems spewing it involuntarily.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel's manipulation and restructure of the water supply has been a feature of its deprivation and control strategy towards Palestinians for decades.
It's refreshing to see these acts being highlighted, but it's not clear why they are treated in discussions as new behaviours.
It's refreshing to see these acts being highlighted, but it's not clear why they are treated in discussions as new behaviours.
Israel accused of act of genocide over restriction of Gaza water supply
Israel accused of act of genocide over restriction of Gaza water supply
Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have acted deliberately to cut availability of clean water
Israel’s restriction of Gaza’s water supply to levels below minimum needs amounts to an act of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity, a…
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Israel's manipulation and restructure of the water supply has been a feature of its deprivation and control strategy towards Palestinians for decades.
It's refreshing to see these acts being highlighted, but it's not clear why they are treated in discussions as new behaviours.
It's refreshing to see these acts being highlighted, but it's not clear why they are treated in discussions as new behaviours.