Overlizard
@aitch-el.bsky.social
Power corrupts.
Formerly @Aitch_El on Twitter (bsky underscoreless).
Living on the unceded dja dja wurrung country of the djaara people.
Formerly @Aitch_El on Twitter (bsky underscoreless).
Living on the unceded dja dja wurrung country of the djaara people.
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Honestly, the great thing about AI is it’s going to free up so much spare time for us to be misinformed and out of work.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Honestly, the great thing about AI is it’s going to free up so much spare time for us to be misinformed and out of work.
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Tasmania’s plea to the PM: stay in your lane mate.
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tasmania’s plea to the PM: stay in your lane mate.
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It will never cease to amaze me that so many tech bros read Lord of the Rings, decided the hobbits were the bad guys and Sauron and his forces were the good guys, and have built their entire personalities around being corporate ring wraiths.
My rule of thumb is if the company is named after something in Lord of the Rings, it’s almost certainly evil.
Since its founding in 2017, Anduril Industries has become one of the hottest companies in a crowded field of defense-tech startup.
Its fast-moving approach comes with its share of setbacks.
Its fast-moving approach comes with its share of setbacks.
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It will never cease to amaze me that so many tech bros read Lord of the Rings, decided the hobbits were the bad guys and Sauron and his forces were the good guys, and have built their entire personalities around being corporate ring wraiths.
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I agree with @grogsgamut.bsky.social that these figures are horrific.But i think his diagnosis is wrong.
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I agree with @grogsgamut.bsky.social that these figures are horrific.But i think his diagnosis is wrong.
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
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Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
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Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇
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For those unfamiliar, this involves:
- Cutting down trees that have sucked up carbon as they grew
- Burning them for energy
- Capturing the carbon that results from burning
- Transporting the carbon
- Injecting it underground
- Guarding it for the next few thousand years at least
- Cutting down trees that have sucked up carbon as they grew
- Burning them for energy
- Capturing the carbon that results from burning
- Transporting the carbon
- Injecting it underground
- Guarding it for the next few thousand years at least
NEW | A single carbon removal project at a biomass power station In the UK could cost £30 BILLION in government subsidies.
This would cost more than the UK government plans on spending for carbon capture programmes over 25 years.
https://loom.ly/XibxT4k
This would cost more than the UK government plans on spending for carbon capture programmes over 25 years.
https://loom.ly/XibxT4k
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
For those unfamiliar, this involves:
- Cutting down trees that have sucked up carbon as they grew
- Burning them for energy
- Capturing the carbon that results from burning
- Transporting the carbon
- Injecting it underground
- Guarding it for the next few thousand years at least
- Cutting down trees that have sucked up carbon as they grew
- Burning them for energy
- Capturing the carbon that results from burning
- Transporting the carbon
- Injecting it underground
- Guarding it for the next few thousand years at least
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Although Trump has the broad power to grant a pardon or commutation to Maxwell, Raskin’s resolution would “put House members on record opposing a pardon for Maxwell, adding pressure to the White House if the chamber votes overwhelming in favor”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A top House Democrat pushes to oppose Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) introduced a symbolic measure to put House members on the record opposing a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Although Trump has the broad power to grant a pardon or commutation to Maxwell, Raskin’s resolution would “put House members on record opposing a pardon for Maxwell, adding pressure to the White House if the chamber votes overwhelming in favor”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
🧵
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🧪“…destabilizes ecosystem function because relatively few additional extinctions lead to accelerated losses of functional diversity, particularly in trophic groups that deliver important ecological services such as seed dispersal and insect predation.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Land-use change undermines the stability of avian functional diversity - Nature
Large-scale analyses of bird species traits reveal that land-use change reduces resilience of key ecological functions more than previously thought.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🧪“…destabilizes ecosystem function because relatively few additional extinctions lead to accelerated losses of functional diversity, particularly in trophic groups that deliver important ecological services such as seed dispersal and insect predation.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Strong #earthquake with a magnitude of M6.6 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, this morning. Here's the seismic signal of my Raspishake seismometer 13 mins after origin time in Herne, Germany, which is 9700 km away from the epicenter. 🧪⚒️ #geology @raspishake.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Strong #earthquake with a magnitude of M6.6 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, this morning. Here's the seismic signal of my Raspishake seismometer 13 mins after origin time in Herne, Germany, which is 9700 km away from the epicenter. 🧪⚒️ #geology @raspishake.bsky.social
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Ditto his move from “No, Brexit can’t be stopped” in 2017 to “with an option to Remain”. But increasingly I think the more low-effort take of “he just blows with the wind” is a better explanation.
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ditto his move from “No, Brexit can’t be stopped” in 2017 to “with an option to Remain”. But increasingly I think the more low-effort take of “he just blows with the wind” is a better explanation.
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Fired. Investigated. Silenced. Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Donald Trump — from federal workers and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. It’s the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Fired. Investigated. Silenced. Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Donald Trump — from federal workers and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. It’s the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
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"we should have screwed over all the locals we recruited to help us" should work out great next time we're in a conflict.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"we should have screwed over all the locals we recruited to help us" should work out great next time we're in a conflict.
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If you had questions about Trump's "assassination attempts" wait until you see info about the guy who shot the National Guard troops. He was a CIA trained killer who worked in an elite unit in Afghanistan known for killing civilians. Now he travelled from Wash state to DC to shoot random troops 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you had questions about Trump's "assassination attempts" wait until you see info about the guy who shot the National Guard troops. He was a CIA trained killer who worked in an elite unit in Afghanistan known for killing civilians. Now he travelled from Wash state to DC to shoot random troops 🤔
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The guy's race and nationality are less relevant than the fact a CIA contractor shot two National Guard soldiers
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said additional charges may come as the investigation continues to unfold.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The guy's race and nationality are less relevant than the fact a CIA contractor shot two National Guard soldiers
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Look at the sample of headlines about the shooter. Only the UK's Guardian notes in the headline that the shooter of the National Guard troops was trained by the CIA. Wonder why US media wants to downplay that?!
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Look at the sample of headlines about the shooter. Only the UK's Guardian notes in the headline that the shooter of the National Guard troops was trained by the CIA. Wonder why US media wants to downplay that?!
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Lemme see if I have this: the guy who shot National Guard troops, who never should have been in DC, worked for the CIA in Afghanistan and was approved to stay here by the Trump administration, which has gutted terrorism and refugee offices that might have stopped this. Just a clusterfuck of stupid.
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said additional charges may come as the investigation continues to unfold.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lemme see if I have this: the guy who shot National Guard troops, who never should have been in DC, worked for the CIA in Afghanistan and was approved to stay here by the Trump administration, which has gutted terrorism and refugee offices that might have stopped this. Just a clusterfuck of stupid.
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"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The Australian Bar Association Council has shut down its Diversity & Inclusion Committee, presumably because the problem has been fixed. Isn't that nice.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The Australian Bar Association Council has shut down its Diversity & Inclusion Committee, presumably because the problem has been fixed. Isn't that nice.
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Imagine being a National Party member? You’ve stuck with Joyce through all his drunken foolishness, his falling asleep as a slobbering mess in the chamber, his drunken ramblings as a slobbering mess on a Canberra street, then he repays your loyalty with a glib “ok fellas, I’m orf”.
#AusPol
#AusPol
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Imagine being a National Party member? You’ve stuck with Joyce through all his drunken foolishness, his falling asleep as a slobbering mess in the chamber, his drunken ramblings as a slobbering mess on a Canberra street, then he repays your loyalty with a glib “ok fellas, I’m orf”.
#AusPol
#AusPol
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It would help if the Albanese govt stopped approving massive new polluting gas and coal projects
Australia warned it’s in danger of missing its 2035 climate targets without deeper pollution cuts.
Australia Risks 2035 Climate Goal Without Bigger Emissions Cuts
Australia warned it’s in danger of missing its 2035 climate targets without deeper pollution cuts, which in turn threatens the nation’s ambitions to reach net zero by mid-century.
bloom.bg
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It would help if the Albanese govt stopped approving massive new polluting gas and coal projects