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Louisa Whitton
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Obsessions include cricket, transport, music, poetry and remembering useless facts. She/her 🏳️‍⚧️
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Megan Aldrich, 33, was shocked to discover that, despite a long history of debunked headlines, Snopes-worthy urban legends and baseless moral panics, confirmation bias is still alive and well in people who really should know better.
Autistic woman just assumed everyone was consuming media critically
An autistic woman has made the foolish and illogical assumption that other people consume media critically instead of taking everything at face value, it has been claimed. Megan Aldrich, 33, was…
thedailytism.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...

-> my rule is: if it's more convenient and faster for me to get the info, then I'm going to absolutely trust it... lolz
AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it
The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union have produced a large study of how well AI chatbots handle summarising the news. In short: badly. [BBC; EBU] The researchers asked ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemi…
pivot-to-ai.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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True story.

Via @xkcd.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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If YouTubers (and politicians) are going to insist on this maddening trend of holding their lapel mics instead of clipping them on, then at least go the full Terry Wogan and clip them onto a long stick.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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seeing how many people show up in jeffery epstein's emails makes me happy i never reply to anyone's email
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This may possibly be the greatest achievement of my adult life...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Rosalind Franklin
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Timor Leste play their first international cricket match tomorrow, against Indonesia.

As one of my first political campaigns was against the sale of British military jets to Indonesia for use against he Timorese independence movement, it makes me a little emotional to see them play each other.
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Living in York, is a great place to reflect on what it means to be 'British'. Founded in 71AD by the Roman Empire, Eboracum was such an important city that two Roman Emperors happened to be here when they died. The multangular tower is largely of Roman construction. @VisitYork
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November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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No matter how broken & tired your brain may feel you’re a valuable human.
I’m saying this to myself as well as you 🌿
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I’ve been holding onto this for a little while and quite frankly it’s only a starting point for me. Understanding the Flawed Theories of Simon Baron-Cohen – from empathy disorders to spectrum 10k. #BoycottSpectrum10K #Autism #Research
Understanding the Flawed Theories of Simon Baron-Cohen
The critique of Simon Baron-Cohen highlights the negative impact of his theories on the perception of autistic individuals, framing autism as a deficit. His work reinforces harmful stereotypes, particularly for autistic women and gender minorities, and has been influential in diagnostic criteria and treatments. Despite new insights, he clings to outdated ideas, marginalizing autistic voices and perpetuating misconceptions. Better research must be collaborative and rooted in lived experiences.
autisticltd.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You've got a 7 day all line rover ticket... What 7 stations will you be visiting?

For me it will be:
London Waterloo*
Salisbury
Sea Mills
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Nethertown
Wemyss Bay
Dunrobin Castle

* the only major London terminus I've never visited!
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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If we switched to #renewableenergy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying coal & oil & gas!! buff.ly/dpTrSpO

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
1. Backstage on the "Bake Off" she was known as "Beery" due to her drunkeness
2. She compulsively bakes custard pies for use in her pranks
3. She was Serge Gainsbourg's first choice of partner on "Je t'aime..."
4. She was once clocked driving at 173mph on the M3
5. Her real accent is Glaswegian
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Irresponsibly posting my location on social media
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Many years ago, when I was a student in Leicester, I got talking to a wonderful woman who had lived all her seventy-odd years in the city.

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The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Top three Hitchcock:
North by Northwest
Rear Window
Rebecca

Then there's about a ten-way tie for fourth place
Top three Hitchcock:
North By Northwest
Shadow Of A Doubt
Rebecca

There was a lot of competition for the third spot but Rebecca has George Sanders entering a house via the French windows, so it wins.
Top three Hitchcock:

Notorious
The Lady Vanishes
North by Northwest

Give me love and light and sex and occasionally a refined Nazi with a wine cellar
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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The showbiz level of #F1 podiums has come a very long way. Here are (1) last weekend’s Austin podium & (2) the Fuji ’77 podium, which only the 3rd-placed driver bothered with, & about which chaotic race I’ve written my latest #MotorSport column. Click the link in my post below.
October 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Are you wearing the-
The 12ft Remembrance Week Poppy dress? Yes i am

Why arent you commie
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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NEW VIDEO!

We start our epic 200-year journey through the history of British women in the air with the very earliest days of flight - the age of hot air balloons and gliders.

youtu.be/Rd0ILLtjk84
Women Who Made Britain Fly: Getting Off the Ground, 1785 - 1900
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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womp womp
October 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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[The swimmer] said: “I made the mistake of using ChatGPT for research to see when the low tide was. It said 9.30am. So we were out on that side and then as soon as you come back over it was literally completely different. A lesson learned for me."
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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This seems salient again:
No, I don’t want to talk to your godforsaken machine. Seriously!
Whether it’s Alexa, Siri, or the TV – if it’s not alive, I absolutely do not want to talk to it!
loreandordure.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM