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@cdrhbiscuitiii.bsky.social

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PhD in superbugs, and MD. Policy failings aren't due to a lack of evidence, but a flagrant disregard for anything thay doesn't further ideological aims. Clean Space Halo wearer, infection dodger. #GoWhales

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Disgruntled @cdrhbiscuitiii.bsky.social · Apr 23

Posting old pinned thread from the bad place from April 2021. Feels appropriate as a record of everything we warned would play out.
The thread was edited only for continuity, as an error meant some of the posts were not properly ordered:

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 3d

*Centrists played into the right’s hands with Gaza protests, joining with conservatives to tar universities as radicalizing, anti-free speech cesspools of antisemitism. That falsehood is now the justification for Trump and Vance’s war on higher education*

prospect.org/politics/cen...

Centrist Democrats Have Already Forgotten About Kamala Harris

Pivoting to the right didn't work in 2024. It won't work now.

prospect.org

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17h

"I’m an engineer, so I have an objective, scientific view of the world. Everything I do is thought out and logical, and it means I won’t ever have the desire to surround myself with MBAs and yes-men who let me win at Catan."

Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO

I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that...

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Benjamin Mazer @mazer.us · 17h

“When I directly pressed Bhattacharya about this exodus during our meeting, he said that if researchers did not like the way things are in the United States, they were welcome to go elsewhere.”

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

www.the-scientist.com

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 1d

Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities

A massive #PublicHealth issue
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose

Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers

www.theguardian.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

we need to abolish this shit

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 20h

What's important here is that it's the ICE raids that are capturing their attention.

This is why the reliance on focus groups and polls and the inevitable claim that voters only care about "kitchen table" issues misses the mark.

paulwaldman.substack.com/p/why-trump-...

Why Trump Lost the Podcast Bros

It's cool to support the Rebellion. It's not cool to support the Empire.

paulwaldman.substack.com

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Disgruntled @cdrhbiscuitiii.bsky.social · 18h

Installed Linux on my new laptop. Not going back to Windows

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Jan 1

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmJI...

"billionaires want you to know they could have done physics"

I *am* intermittently binging her videos, they are all awesome.

billionaires want you to know they could have done physics

YouTube video by Angela Collier

www.youtube.com

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 22h

"Microplastics have been detected in the brains of dementia patients, and in arterial plaques from people with heart disease"

And the response of the plastics industry is......

....to massively ramp up plastic production

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

www.theguardian.com

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 19h

I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.

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Dr Mel T @drmel.bsky.social · 20h

Hey Britain! This is the welfare reforms they are trying to bring in here. See also the restricted Indue card instead of cash payments.

Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 1d

Great run-down of the mutual obligations system — both it's current unlawful administration, and it's rotten ideological underpinnings that destroys lives — by @amyremeikis.bsky.social here: www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

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Sue is Pissed! @spb1159.bsky.social · 1d

Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans

One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”…

truthout.org

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

Disgusting. Parents are British. Her older brother is British.

She’s fucking three years old and they’re denying her British citizenship, which is making her mum’s life a nightmare as a full-time carer of both of her kids.

Stop this shit. Just stop it.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport

Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment

www.theguardian.com

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Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah no thanks… 50% price increase I guess to pay for the AI I don’t even want?

Screenshot of inbox, 2 emails from adobe. First says service is changing second says service is canceled.

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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 1d

Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...

How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

www.youtube.com

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Paul Gadzikowski @sc4rfm4n.bsky.social · 1d

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.“

— Frank Wilhoit

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21h

Nigel Farage went to Dulwich College which when he attended was more expensive than Eton

He earns £1.5m a year, 92% of which comes from dodgy donations

His girlfriend pays £885,000 in cash to buy houses but she's a waitress.

He's not a 'working man' he's very rich and corrupt

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 20h

More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid.

Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!

journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...

journals.lww.com

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 20h

Another article that fails to talk about COViD being predominantly airborne and just focuses on handwashing only. Also again, no mention of #PostInfectionRisk. This is not a normal situation to be failing to prevent airborne infections.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Common cold, flu, Covid: Why is Britain so sick right now?

Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social · 1d

It’s dispiriting that this is what getting a COVID vaccination now looks like to this chronic asthmatic.

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 21h

The answer to the question is a resounding yes. Surveillance Capitalism is a *huge* industry... for your own good, naturally.

A picture of multiple cameras on top of a post looking down with the caption "Go ahead, act natural, don't mind us...."

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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