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Chris Marsden
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Professional on LinkedIn, no quote without permission pls. I'm not the news. Often post blue skies. Mainly sports politics (not US) travel. Prof AI & Internet/tech co-regulation: views personal. He/him #FirstGen Liverpool, cricket & cycling tragic #JFT97
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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · Feb 4
Is it worth reminding everyone that we wrote about the solutions to digital dominance in #RegulatingCode (2013) & #InternetCoregulation (2011), based on multi year multidisciplinary multinational (multiple) studies for the European Commission from 2004-7?! It's the 21st birthday of @ox.ac.uk report
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Beth Reinhard's soul checked out a while ago?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist known for her virulently anti-Muslim views, was quick to speculate about the shooter’s background on X, where she has 1.8 million followers. “Communist, Muslim, Trans terrorist, Furry, or ANTIFA?” she asked. Loomer also posted a photo of a bearded man being carried into an ambulance, though The Washington Post could not immediately verify that the image came from Wednesday’s crime scene. “I’m just going to say. That’s a very Mohammedan looking beard,” she wrote. “I’ll wait for more details. But the beard with no mustache the night before a Western holiday is not lost on me.”
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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"iPhone shipments will increase 10% in 2025, 19.4% smartphone market share. Samsung’s predicted share will be 18.7%. Global smartphone shipments will rise 3.5%, Counterpoint thinks. Chinese OEMs like Oppo, Xiaomi, and vivo have had a tougher year"
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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this — considering that Florida is a two-party consent state — might even be a crime. i’m floored
text from lizza’s latest drop claiming that olivia nuzzi sent an artist in to draw the president while secretly recording him in florida, a two party consent state
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump's speech about the shooting in DC veered into him attacking the Somali community in Minnesota, which of course had nothing to do with the shooting. Gives away his bigoted game.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Of much interest! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/as...
Monash University hiring Associate Professor - International Trade Law, Taxation Law and Technology Law in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 2:35:46 AM. Job No.: 686173Location: Caulfield campusEmployment Type: Full-timeDuration: Continuing…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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2million Aussie dollars perhaps. World's tiniest violin 🎻
jameschalmers.bsky.social James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 20h
Mumsnet is already on the case.
My elderly mum lives in a London house worth about 2million. She's been there for over 50 years, and is physically and mentally fragile. There is no way she would EVER want to move, the house and her neighbours are her whole world. She has no spare money - at all. (Neither do I, before anyone suggests this!) How is she supposed to manage this? It's not exactly her fault that the value of the property increased so much since my parents bought it all that time ago. I also have a friend, also in London. Both parents sadly died in an accident about 15 years ago, and she used her inheritance to buy a family home which has also increased massively in value. It's probably also worth over 2 million now! She's a single mum on a lower income with 3 kids who very happy at their local school and within their community - what's she supposed to do? It's just not as simple as 'you live in a high-value house, you can obviously afford to pay several grand a year' as RR seems to think. And for anyone who is about to say 'oh tiny violin, their houses are worth two million' - both of these situations are complicated and quite sad in many ways. Neither my mum nor my friend can simply just sell up and move...anyone have any thoughts on this?
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Remember that the Guard were originally deployed to DC to avenge Big Balls, who is meanwhile rifling through all our Social Security data.

AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Since August 11, 2025, over 2,000 members of the National Guard have been deployed to the District of Columbia. While in the District, these units have provided support to local and federal law enforcement agencies. Guard units have patrolled on the National Mall, in Metro Transit stations, and across D.C. neighborhoods. The Guard’s operations in D.C. have been coordinated by the Joint Task Force District of Columbia (JTF-DC), which oversees units from D.C.’s own National Guard (DCNG) and from other states, including South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, and South Dakota. At this point, National Guard units are expected to remain in the District through February 28, 2026. The District of Columbia (Plaintiff) filed this suit, alleging that the National Guard deployment violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), and the Constitution. The complaint named three categories of Defendants: (1) President Donald J. Trump, (2) the United States Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth, the United States Army, and Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll (collectively, DOD Defendants), and (3) the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, the U.S.
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Applications Close: Sunday 4 January 2026 #techlaw #cyberlaw
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Fascinating new Legal-phi interview with Paul Burgess (Monash). A must read for those interested in the Rule of Law and related topics. legalphi.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/p...
Paul Burgess: Rule of Law, the Past, and the Future.
Welcome to Legal-Phi, Paul. Can you tell us about the journey that led you to law and to legal philosophy? Paul: Thanks for having me! I’ve had a somewhat circuitous route to legal philosophy and to...
legalphi.wordpress.com
January 11, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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1/ No surpirise that Business Council of Australia's leading the charge for further regressive changes to Watt's already regressive EPBC package

But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
Alliance of Industry Groups: Letter on EPBC - Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Exam marking...
a man in a suit and tie says i 'm telling you ...
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i 'm telling you ...
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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miamidsa.org
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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cingraham.bsky.social
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
MNSPJ condemns St. Paul police attacks on journalists The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul. At least three local photojournalists were injured by less-lethal munitions deployed by St. Paul police officers while covering the story. One was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. All three journalists were clearly identified as press with badges and/or vests, in addition to having cameras in hand, clearly at work. All three photojournalists and multiple other local journalists on scene were also injured by chemical irritants. Kerem Yücel, with MPR News, was hit by a less-lethal munition in the shoulder and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. He has since been released and is recovering. Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist with Reuters, was struck in the stomach with a pepper ball round. Aaron Nesheim, a photojournalist with Sahan Journal, was struck in the head with a pepper ball round. Evans and Nesheim did not require hospitalization. The three journalists hit by munitions shared with MNSPJ that they believe they were targeted by law enforcement for doing their jobs. Photojournalists are on the frontlines of documenting history and it is imperative that they are kept safe and their First Amendment rights are protected. Attacking journalists sends a message to both journalists and everyday citizens that their First Amendment rights will not be respected. The First Amendment protects the rights of journalists to report on their communities and provide information that communities need — information that, on Tuesday, was not transparently available from any law enforcement agency. We demand answers from St. Paul city leadership about why the city’s police department attacked our colleagues and a commitment to seeing that this will never happen again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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simongerman600.bsky.social
I’m almost impressed by countries voting “against” in a vote against torture. You gotta respect honesty, I guess?
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.

He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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metaphorman.bsky.social
3)law

Sir Jonathan Swift:

has a long history of siding with the British state—for 8yrs he was the government’s top lawyer

In 2023 Swift rejected the appeal of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange against the British government’s approval of his extradition to the US for exposing US & UK war crimes
Review judge pulled from Palestine Action hearing at last hour, in patent stitch-up
Having a ruling from a panel of three judges is a desperate attempt to create a veneer of judicial authority in support of the actions of Keir Starmer's outlaw government
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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longcovidadvoc.com
It's time for a bold vision that is pragmatic & will save the UK from a growing social and economic crisis.

To move away from the Stone Age we need action & to stop treating Long Covid as a taboo subject.
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Huge breaking news from court in Liverpool. Paul Doyle has burst into tears in the dock and has pleaded guilty to all offences related to the Liverpool FC parade crash earlier this year in which he injured More than 100 pedestrians, aged between six months and 78

Follow live updates here
Paul Doyle pleads guilty - LIVE updates from court
More than 100 pedestrians, aged between six months and 78, were injured when a car collided with fans in Liverpool city centre
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Trump has fully backed the Russian asset Witkoff and said he’ll be meeting with Putin in Moscow next week. Jared Kushner may also go along. Some big property deals to sort out.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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"Yet while NHS England liaised with ice rinks about the cold storage of mass casualties (as I know from a private conversation with a senior figure there at this time), Johnson sat among 82,000 rugby fans" herd immunity was murder, he got away with it
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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“Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population”

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...
Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Drone Images Suggest
Scientists recorded a 47 percent drop in breeding females in South Georgia’s three largest elephant seal colonies after bird flu hit. Scaled to the whole island, that’s a potential loss of more than 5...
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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On this day in 2020, Diego Maradona, perhaps the greatest player to ever lace them up, left us.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Neo colonial arrogance written large in this ridiculous headline by the national broadcaster. Embarrassing
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia hands COP31 to Türkiye but Bowen to lead negotiations
Adelaide will not host next year's COP summit, but Australia's energy minister, Chris Bowen, will lead the negotiations, and a pre-event will be hosted by a Pacific Island nation.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM