Andrew Robertson
@andrewrobertson.bsky.social
Escaping X for lovely Blue Sky and Sunshine. Steam engines, transport books, photography. My avatar is Popeye from Lings Moonrocket at the Fairgrond Heritage Trust, Lifton in Devon.
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I did a little experiment of one here. And uploaded my 2023 radiology reports. ChatGPT recommended waiting 3 months for another scan, with a 10-40% estimate of cancer. Not wrong, evidence-based.
My doc, who’s been practicing for 30 years, saw scans & ordered an immediate biopsy.
I had cancer.
My doc, who’s been practicing for 30 years, saw scans & ordered an immediate biopsy.
I had cancer.
Today’s show, with @brittanytrang.com. OpenAI and Anthropic want you to upload your medical records. Is that, uh, a good idea? slate.com/podcasts/wha...
ChatGPT, MD
Yes, it’s just like The Pitt.
slate.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I did a little experiment of one here. And uploaded my 2023 radiology reports. ChatGPT recommended waiting 3 months for another scan, with a 10-40% estimate of cancer. Not wrong, evidence-based.
My doc, who’s been practicing for 30 years, saw scans & ordered an immediate biopsy.
I had cancer.
My doc, who’s been practicing for 30 years, saw scans & ordered an immediate biopsy.
I had cancer.
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The smoke grenades in use are not white phosphorus. This sort of obviously false claim hurts the cause
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The smoke grenades in use are not white phosphorus. This sort of obviously false claim hurts the cause
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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Noem's claim is FALSE. Here is ICE's own data on the detention population among those arrested by ICE:
- 43% no criminal record (up from 6% at the start of the year),
- 29% at least one prior conviction*
- 28% at least one pending charge
*most common are traffic and immigration offenses.
- 43% no criminal record (up from 6% at the start of the year),
- 29% at least one prior conviction*
- 28% at least one pending charge
*most common are traffic and immigration offenses.
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Noem's claim is FALSE. Here is ICE's own data on the detention population among those arrested by ICE:
- 43% no criminal record (up from 6% at the start of the year),
- 29% at least one prior conviction*
- 28% at least one pending charge
*most common are traffic and immigration offenses.
- 43% no criminal record (up from 6% at the start of the year),
- 29% at least one prior conviction*
- 28% at least one pending charge
*most common are traffic and immigration offenses.
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This is like saying that the whole history of America is a history of allowing people to be enslaved. Things change.
Cruz: "When it comes to Greenland, I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first... I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland... the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories"
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is like saying that the whole history of America is a history of allowing people to be enslaved. Things change.
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for now Trump is backing off. I know a new trade war doesn't feel like a retreat to anyone whose livelihood depends on US exports, but if it was that or an actual war.. which suggests he's had to take pushback from Republicans in congress seriously (roundup here www.politico.com/news/2026/01...)
‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
for now Trump is backing off. I know a new trade war doesn't feel like a retreat to anyone whose livelihood depends on US exports, but if it was that or an actual war.. which suggests he's had to take pushback from Republicans in congress seriously (roundup here www.politico.com/news/2026/01...)
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The American government is run by the dumbest people on earth.
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The American government is run by the dumbest people on earth.
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"We're the hottest country in the world."
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"We're the hottest country in the world."
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
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UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires action
Online disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmingly dangerous” city, are seeking to undermine British democracy, a senior Labour MP has warned.
Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said online disinformation about the UK was being promoted by Donald Trump and other US and UK politicians, adding that Britain was “constantly suffering from disinformation campaigns from both state and non-state actors”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
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The classic Trump options:
1. We fuck you up
Or
2. We fuck you up more
1. We fuck you up
Or
2. We fuck you up more
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The classic Trump options:
1. We fuck you up
Or
2. We fuck you up more
1. We fuck you up
Or
2. We fuck you up more
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The Daily Telegraph hates Britain with nearly the same passion with which Reform hates Britain
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Daily Telegraph hates Britain with nearly the same passion with which Reform hates Britain
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Wish my finely-tuned sense of embarrassment took this long to kick in after I’ve done something silly.
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Wish my finely-tuned sense of embarrassment took this long to kick in after I’ve done something silly.
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Having the Qusling Fellow at the Lord Haw Haw Institute come out and tell me that its not viable for the government to oppose US militarism as we need the resources for ethnic cleansing
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Having the Qusling Fellow at the Lord Haw Haw Institute come out and tell me that its not viable for the government to oppose US militarism as we need the resources for ethnic cleansing
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A lot of people have been very slow on the uptake about what is happening in America (including Americans too, obviously).
A lot of people are going to have to get used to the reality that America is no longer our closest ally.
Kamikaze stuff from Badenoch.
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A lot of people have been very slow on the uptake about what is happening in America (including Americans too, obviously).
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
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The British far-right aren't making any secret of what they want for the UK. They're literally printing it in headlines.
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The British far-right aren't making any secret of what they want for the UK. They're literally printing it in headlines.
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All key European leaders now said they won’t go along with this. So if the objective was coercion it has already failed. (This is not a US miscalculation- its a very Trumpian one).
Keir Starmer often takes 2-3 days to issue very mild criticism of US actions. This is both direct and issued fast.
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
NEW - Starmer says US "completely wrong" in threatening tariffs over Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
All key European leaders now said they won’t go along with this. So if the objective was coercion it has already failed. (This is not a US miscalculation- its a very Trumpian one).
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Do I sense the Telegraph getting cold feet over Trump...?
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Do I sense the Telegraph getting cold feet over Trump...?
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The trophies are truly piling up.
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The trophies are truly piling up.
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The fact that CBS didn’t report this incident tells you everything.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The fact that CBS didn’t report this incident tells you everything.
King Charles should send Trump one of these with a note telling him he can only be King of Mar-A-Lago and to leave Greenland alone.
January 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
King Charles should send Trump one of these with a note telling him he can only be King of Mar-A-Lago and to leave Greenland alone.
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Proposed title for a book on Danish foreign policy over the ages
"From King Cnut to King C...."
"From King Cnut to King C...."
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Proposed title for a book on Danish foreign policy over the ages
"From King Cnut to King C...."
"From King Cnut to King C...."