Emily Collins
@emily1collins.bsky.social
jusqu'ici, tout va bien
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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This is actually insane. How am I just hearing about this?
I don't think I've ever talked on Bluesky about why I hate the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This is actually insane. How am I just hearing about this?
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hence the completely underplayed driver of rising PIP claims - pure and simple cost of living inflation
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
hence the completely underplayed driver of rising PIP claims - pure and simple cost of living inflation
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Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
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This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
There is an actual interesting little deceit in the budget, namely ther have the OBR still forecasting based on increasing net immigration back to 300-350k whilst the Home Secretary is promising to bring it down from 200k, which does dissolve about half the headroom, but somehow we're doing vibes.
Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
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Links between the radical right in this country and the corrupt regime of the former President of Honduras, a convicted narcotrafficker, are clear. Most US media hasn’t laid them out; this thread absolutely does the job. Today was the Honduran election for Xiomara Castro’s successor. I’m worried.
Prospera Honduras is a Zone for Employment & Economic Development (ZEDE) backed by Peter Thiel. Trump plans to pardon the former Honduran president who championed ZEDES b4 his drug trafficking conviction. Honduras current outgoing president has tried to eliminate ZEDES, an obstacle for Prospera.
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Prospera: Honduras' Bitcoin City Project
Prospera is Honduras' Bitcoin City project. Located on the island of Roatan in the Caribbean Sea, it faces several challenges.
colombiaone.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Links between the radical right in this country and the corrupt regime of the former President of Honduras, a convicted narcotrafficker, are clear. Most US media hasn’t laid them out; this thread absolutely does the job. Today was the Honduran election for Xiomara Castro’s successor. I’m worried.
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Thinking about the Laconia Incident today for obvious reasons en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia...
Laconia incident - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thinking about the Laconia Incident today for obvious reasons en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia...
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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I'm amazed senior leaders would find a use for something whose primary response is mindlessly agreeing with what one suggests.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I'm amazed senior leaders would find a use for something whose primary response is mindlessly agreeing with what one suggests.
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I think Corbyn and Sultana's new party exists to help Farage into power by taking votes away from Labour. I think Corbyn's previous role was to help deliver Brexit for Putin.
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I think Corbyn and Sultana's new party exists to help Farage into power by taking votes away from Labour. I think Corbyn's previous role was to help deliver Brexit for Putin.
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"Why does no one care about men and boys?"
When I was in my twenties I used to buy the homeless guy I passed on the way home from work a cuppa or some food when I was grabbing myself something.
One day he tried to sexually assault me.
The men in my life blamed ME.
When I was in my twenties I used to buy the homeless guy I passed on the way home from work a cuppa or some food when I was grabbing myself something.
One day he tried to sexually assault me.
The men in my life blamed ME.
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Why does no one care about men and boys?"
When I was in my twenties I used to buy the homeless guy I passed on the way home from work a cuppa or some food when I was grabbing myself something.
One day he tried to sexually assault me.
The men in my life blamed ME.
When I was in my twenties I used to buy the homeless guy I passed on the way home from work a cuppa or some food when I was grabbing myself something.
One day he tried to sexually assault me.
The men in my life blamed ME.
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Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! 🤩
The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!
This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!
This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! 🤩
The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!
This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!
This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Every case study like this should be balanced by one such as a 15-year-old with suicidal ideation unable to receive any help because CAMHS has been cut to virtual non-existence.
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Every case study like this should be balanced by one such as a 15-year-old with suicidal ideation unable to receive any help because CAMHS has been cut to virtual non-existence.
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Rustaveli Avenue is absolutely packed tonight. One year of continuous, nationwide protests in Georgia against an illegitimate, pro-Russian regime.
🎥 Mo Se
🎥 Mo Se
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Rustaveli Avenue is absolutely packed tonight. One year of continuous, nationwide protests in Georgia against an illegitimate, pro-Russian regime.
🎥 Mo Se
🎥 Mo Se
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A sharp rise in AI-generated sex crimes in South Korea is being driven largely by teenagers, according to police, in what officials describe as a troubling intersection of cheap deepfake technology, digital manipulation and underage offenders.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
Cheap AI tools fuel teen-driven rise in deepfake sex crimes in South Korea
A sharp rise in AI-generated sex crimes in South Korea is being driven largely by teenagers, according to police, in what officials describe as a troubling inte
www.koreaherald.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A sharp rise in AI-generated sex crimes in South Korea is being driven largely by teenagers, according to police, in what officials describe as a troubling intersection of cheap deepfake technology, digital manipulation and underage offenders.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Did you know of the link between this story and #MEcfs?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
THE LEGEND OF CAMELFORD: MEDICAL
CONSEQUENCES OF A WATER POLLUTION ACCIDENT
ANTHONY S. DAVID and SIMON C. WESSELY*
www.simonwessely.com/Downloads/Pu...
Did you know of the link between this story and #MEcfs?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
THE LEGEND OF CAMELFORD: MEDICAL
CONSEQUENCES OF A WATER POLLUTION ACCIDENT
ANTHONY S. DAVID and SIMON C. WESSELY*
www.simonwessely.com/Downloads/Pu...
Poison Water review – a damning tale of greed, incompetence and Britain’s biggest mass poisoning
When north Cornwall residents’ water turned black and gelatinous in 1988, they were urged to mix it with orange squash when drinking. This powerful film lays out the effects of the toxic H2O – and the...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Did you know of the link between this story and #MEcfs?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
THE LEGEND OF CAMELFORD: MEDICAL
CONSEQUENCES OF A WATER POLLUTION ACCIDENT
ANTHONY S. DAVID and SIMON C. WESSELY*
www.simonwessely.com/Downloads/Pu...
Did you know of the link between this story and #MEcfs?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
THE LEGEND OF CAMELFORD: MEDICAL
CONSEQUENCES OF A WATER POLLUTION ACCIDENT
ANTHONY S. DAVID and SIMON C. WESSELY*
www.simonwessely.com/Downloads/Pu...
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'Biodrones'. I've seen papers on this procedure being done to rodents, but to try to industrialise it for war is a bleaker & sicker place than I'd imagined anyone being prepared to go to.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
'Biodrones'. I've seen papers on this procedure being done to rodents, but to try to industrialise it for war is a bleaker & sicker place than I'd imagined anyone being prepared to go to.
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what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
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The take-home message when I give talks about race science: “for bad science to persist, you need (1) a core of ethically or methodologically compromised people who are willing to fabricate data or create misleading evidence & (2) a larger group of people who are willing to promote these ideas”
Sociology of science: What does it take for erroneous or fraudulent claims to take hold? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The take-home message when I give talks about race science: “for bad science to persist, you need (1) a core of ethically or methodologically compromised people who are willing to fabricate data or create misleading evidence & (2) a larger group of people who are willing to promote these ideas”
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Our conversation about immigration is framed entirely on Nigel Farage’s terms.
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our conversation about immigration is framed entirely on Nigel Farage’s terms.
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
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Frustrated by repeated delays, the Treasury has thrown down the gauntlet to Phillipson.
Sort out SEND - or see your planned increase in school funding become a 1.7% per pupil cut.
Big upping of the stakes for the promised SEND White Paper.
Sort out SEND - or see your planned increase in school funding become a 1.7% per pupil cut.
Big upping of the stakes for the promised SEND White Paper.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Frustrated by repeated delays, the Treasury has thrown down the gauntlet to Phillipson.
Sort out SEND - or see your planned increase in school funding become a 1.7% per pupil cut.
Big upping of the stakes for the promised SEND White Paper.
Sort out SEND - or see your planned increase in school funding become a 1.7% per pupil cut.
Big upping of the stakes for the promised SEND White Paper.
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I feel the opposite.
I don't understand how people I know who used to criticise creationists, antivaxxers and cllimate deniers, in a few years began insisting that a man could literally become a woman just because he declared he was, and that inner feelings took precedence over biological reality.
I don't understand how people I know who used to criticise creationists, antivaxxers and cllimate deniers, in a few years began insisting that a man could literally become a woman just because he declared he was, and that inner feelings took precedence over biological reality.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I feel the opposite.
I don't understand how people I know who used to criticise creationists, antivaxxers and cllimate deniers, in a few years began insisting that a man could literally become a woman just because he declared he was, and that inner feelings took precedence over biological reality.
I don't understand how people I know who used to criticise creationists, antivaxxers and cllimate deniers, in a few years began insisting that a man could literally become a woman just because he declared he was, and that inner feelings took precedence over biological reality.