Paul Guinnessy
@paulguinnessy.bsky.social
Physicist, Journalist, Director of Digital Experience. All views are my own, not my employer. Fan of Film Festivals, Opera, and theater. Believer in buying two books for every one leaving the house. Unlikely to respond to DMs unless I know you.
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Recruitment
workforcenow.adp.com
So I have a job going: Solutions Architect, responsible for designing and implementing effective and scalable technology solutions that meet the needs of an organization that delivers programs and services to a federation of scientific societies. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
A tale of China in two parts. 1. What does China want from the world? "There is nothing that China wants to import, nothing it does not believe it can make better and cheaper, nothing for which it wants to rely on foreigners a single day longer than it has to." 1/2
China is making trade impossible
Europe has nothing to offer and difficult decisions to make
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A tale of China in two parts. 1. What does China want from the world? "There is nothing that China wants to import, nothing it does not believe it can make better and cheaper, nothing for which it wants to rely on foreigners a single day longer than it has to." 1/2
I would say, sign me up, but this actually inspired me to sign up. I think this and Mubi will keep me occupied and away from Disney and HBO.
The one #BlackFriday sale I recommend.
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I would say, sign me up, but this actually inspired me to sign up. I think this and Mubi will keep me occupied and away from Disney and HBO.
"When a doctor told me I’d come close to dying, and that the play had to stop using real knives, I remember thinking: “You just don’t understand theatre.”
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Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"When a doctor told me I’d come close to dying, and that the play had to stop using real knives, I remember thinking: “You just don’t understand theatre.”
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First Scotland, now Australia. Somehow I suspect it will be a long time before the US reaches this state.
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
First Scotland, now Australia. Somehow I suspect it will be a long time before the US reaches this state.
Over 10 days reporters have keep their mouth shut and said nothing because they were 'worried' about losing access, instead of wondering what the country thinks of their self respect and support of female reporters.
In 10 days Trump has slurred 4 female reporters as “Horrible” “Piggy,” “Ugly” and “Stupid.” people.com/trump-snaps-...
Trump Snaps at CBS Reporter on Thanksgiving When She Questions His Comments on National Guard Shooting: 'Are You a Stupid Person?'
President Donald Trump snapped at CBS News' Nancy Cordes when she questioned him about something he said during a Thanksgiving press conference, asking her, 'Are you a stupid person?'
people.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Over 10 days reporters have keep their mouth shut and said nothing because they were 'worried' about losing access, instead of wondering what the country thinks of their self respect and support of female reporters.
I never understood how Meta lost this suit either. Cory Doctorow explains how Zuck can write everything down explaining how buying WhatsApp and Instagram was to crush competition and form a monopoly, and yet he STILL wins his case. There's something seriously wrong with our legal system.
Pluralistic: The long game (20 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I never understood how Meta lost this suit either. Cory Doctorow explains how Zuck can write everything down explaining how buying WhatsApp and Instagram was to crush competition and form a monopoly, and yet he STILL wins his case. There's something seriously wrong with our legal system.
Asked ChatGPT: "If you were the devil, how would you destroy the next generation, without them even knowing it?"
"Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.” Basically phones. #socialmedia
"Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.” Basically phones. #socialmedia
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar, writes Jonathan Haidt.
www.thefp.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Asked ChatGPT: "If you were the devil, how would you destroy the next generation, without them even knowing it?"
"Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.” Basically phones. #socialmedia
"Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.” Basically phones. #socialmedia
Rebecca Solnit: “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” #resist We need to keep applying pressure to remind the Adminstration that they will be held accountable for illegal actions.
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Rebecca Solnit: “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” #resist We need to keep applying pressure to remind the Adminstration that they will be held accountable for illegal actions.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
The caption reads, “the monitors show he’s deathly ill, what should we do?” Trump’s response is “hide the monitors”
Mike Luckovich by Mike Luckovich for November 28, 2025 | GoComics
Read Mike Luckovich—a comic strip by creator Mike Luckovich—for today, November 28, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The caption reads, “the monitors show he’s deathly ill, what should we do?” Trump’s response is “hide the monitors”
If the US won’t hold a war crime trial, pretty sure The Hague could, even without the US being a signatory to the court.
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If the US won’t hold a war crime trial, pretty sure The Hague could, even without the US being a signatory to the court.
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If it's true, if the US is willing to allow borders to be redrawn by force and let aggressors be rewarded, then the gates of hell are about to be opened.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If it's true, if the US is willing to allow borders to be redrawn by force and let aggressors be rewarded, then the gates of hell are about to be opened.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
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In my political fantasy, we get Trump's actual medical records and use his 2025 stroke and mild/moderate Alzheimer's dementia diagnosis to invalidate every single decision made in his name during his presidency bc they were actually made by unelected staff.
There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In my political fantasy, we get Trump's actual medical records and use his 2025 stroke and mild/moderate Alzheimer's dementia diagnosis to invalidate every single decision made in his name during his presidency bc they were actually made by unelected staff.
It’s worth subscribing to.
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s worth subscribing to.
The shadow fleet also consists of a lot of old decrepit tankers, so I wouldn’t rule anything out including poor maintenance until there’s more data.
🚨 BREAKING: Explosion aboard oil tanker KAIROS near the SW Black Sea, close to the Bosporus entrance. Initial reports suggest a drifting mine or possibly a drone strike. Ship is drifting; crew reportedly rescued with injuries. #MaritimeEmergency #BlackSea
SOURCE:https://www.denizhaber.com/
SOURCE:https://www.denizhaber.com/
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The shadow fleet also consists of a lot of old decrepit tankers, so I wouldn’t rule anything out including poor maintenance until there’s more data.
And to steal copyright.
Billionaires Amass War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
* Goal is influence ahead of 2026 midterm elections
* More than 1,000 AI-related bills were introduced by state lawmakers in 2025
* Leading the Future super PAC has $100 million+
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
by @laurajnelson.bsky.social
* Goal is influence ahead of 2026 midterm elections
* More than 1,000 AI-related bills were introduced by state lawmakers in 2025
* Leading the Future super PAC has $100 million+
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
by @laurajnelson.bsky.social
Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And to steal copyright.
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Also if you’re unwilling to be confrontational with powerful people you just should not be a journalist. You aren’t cut out for it.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Which means two thirds are not paying attention to the news until it’s too late.
Recent polls found one-third of Latino voters who supported Trump now regret their choice. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-26/californians-sharply-divided-along-partisan-lines-about-immigration-raids-poll-finds?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Californians sharply divided along partisan lines about immigration raids, poll finds
California voters are sharply divided among partisan lines about the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles and across the nation earlier this year, according to a new poll.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Which means two thirds are not paying attention to the news until it’s too late.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Some theme related cartoons of the day.
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Some theme related cartoons of the day.
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Re-routing of ships around the Cape of Good Hope led to a natural experiment.
By "comparing NO₂ [unaffected by the sulfur-reducing regulations], with cloud droplet number, which is sensitive to sulfur, [they] found a 67% reduction in ships' cloud-altering abilities" after the new IMO regulations.
By "comparing NO₂ [unaffected by the sulfur-reducing regulations], with cloud droplet number, which is sensitive to sulfur, [they] found a 67% reduction in ships' cloud-altering abilities" after the new IMO regulations.
When trade routes shift, so do clouds: Researchers uncover ripple effects of new global shipping regulations
When militia attacks disrupted shipping lanes in the Red Sea, few imagined the ripple effects would reach the clouds over the South Atlantic. But for Florida State University atmospheric scientist Mic...
phys.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Re-routing of ships around the Cape of Good Hope led to a natural experiment.
By "comparing NO₂ [unaffected by the sulfur-reducing regulations], with cloud droplet number, which is sensitive to sulfur, [they] found a 67% reduction in ships' cloud-altering abilities" after the new IMO regulations.
By "comparing NO₂ [unaffected by the sulfur-reducing regulations], with cloud droplet number, which is sensitive to sulfur, [they] found a 67% reduction in ships' cloud-altering abilities" after the new IMO regulations.
“Restarting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under both Russian and Ukrainian control as part of any peace deal would be practically impossible in the plant’s current condition.”
Splitting Europe's largest nuclear plant between Russia, Ukraine in peace deal won't work, experts say
Restarting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under both Russian and Ukrainian control as part of any peace deal would be practically impossible in the plant’s current condition, several experts tol...
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Restarting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under both Russian and Ukrainian control as part of any peace deal would be practically impossible in the plant’s current condition.”
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy. The fight against that rebellion seemed at first to be too much for the nation to survive.” But they rallied and turned it around.
“And in 1865, at least, they won.”
“And in 1865, at least, they won.”
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy. The fight against that rebellion seemed at first to be too much for the nation to survive.” But they rallied and turned it around.
“And in 1865, at least, they won.”
“And in 1865, at least, they won.”
Or they could cut their troops done to 200,000?
⁉️ Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has been ready to state in writing that it does not intend to attack Europe.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Or they could cut their troops done to 200,000?
This used to be a tradition for many politicians, and a reminder to some of why they need to help people. I heard that Mamdani used to do it before elected mayor, so kudos to him for keeping up this tradition. And for those making snide remarks, well, they always need volunteers, so go ahead & help.
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This used to be a tradition for many politicians, and a reminder to some of why they need to help people. I heard that Mamdani used to do it before elected mayor, so kudos to him for keeping up this tradition. And for those making snide remarks, well, they always need volunteers, so go ahead & help.