Beth In France
@bethinfrance.bsky.social
Misanthropic empath in France.
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apparently a whole week of it left but that can't be right
oh my god how is it still january
January 23, 2026 at 7:16 PM
apparently a whole week of it left but that can't be right
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I find NBC's "conflict of interest" excuse ridiculous. Commentators are not in a position to influence how judges score anyone's performance, and Gabi doing commentary won't affect her ex partner's results in any way. NBC should honor its contract with Gabi and let her do her job!
In her new memoir, Gabriella Papadakis alleges her former skating partner Guillaume Cizeron was “controlling.” Cizeron says that's “a smear campaign” ahead of Milan-Cortina. Now, NBC is dropping Papadakis: "Her new book creates a clear conflict of interest." Damn!
www.sportico.com/personalitie...?
www.sportico.com/personalitie...?
NBC Pulls Olympic Champ From Milan Coverage for ‘Conflict of Interest’
Gabriella Papadakis' feud with ex-skating partner Guillaume Cizeron led NBC to alter ice dance coverage at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.
www.sportico.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I find NBC's "conflict of interest" excuse ridiculous. Commentators are not in a position to influence how judges score anyone's performance, and Gabi doing commentary won't affect her ex partner's results in any way. NBC should honor its contract with Gabi and let her do her job!
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It’s funny how Wikipedia used to seem relatively unreliable, because it was written by regular people instead of encyclopedia experts, and now it seems relatively reliable, because it’s written by regular people instead of glib CliffsNotes robots
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It’s funny how Wikipedia used to seem relatively unreliable, because it was written by regular people instead of encyclopedia experts, and now it seems relatively reliable, because it’s written by regular people instead of glib CliffsNotes robots
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“Britain has been in decline” says Robert Jenrick who served in the Conservative government for 12 years.
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
“Britain has been in decline” says Robert Jenrick who served in the Conservative government for 12 years.
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This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Some of my 📚 have included 50+ photos. I've spent *entire summers* tracking down rights holders + handling clearances. Every copyrighted graphic in 100+ articles and chapters: all researched, cleared, and, in most cases, *paid for*. That's a ton of time, expertise, effort, and (unrecouped) 💰.
“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
January 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Some of my 📚 have included 50+ photos. I've spent *entire summers* tracking down rights holders + handling clearances. Every copyrighted graphic in 100+ articles and chapters: all researched, cleared, and, in most cases, *paid for*. That's a ton of time, expertise, effort, and (unrecouped) 💰.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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Update: she just told me that she thought "free bird" was by some "really old band like the Foo Fighters"
Watching Buffy S4E20 with my daughter (15) where Giles sings "Freebird"
D: Giles always sounds like music you'd listen to, Daddy.
D: Giles always sounds like music you'd listen to, Daddy.
January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Update: she just told me that she thought "free bird" was by some "really old band like the Foo Fighters"
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
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Spain’s approach to immigration should serve as an example. Spain will continue to defend a migration model that works, for Spain & could also help awaken an ageing Europe,
Migration has driven 80% of Spain’s economic expansion past 6 years, contributes roughly 10% of social security income
Migration has driven 80% of Spain’s economic expansion past 6 years, contributes roughly 10% of social security income
PM Sánchez defends Spain's immigration model, urging Europe to take note - Spain in English
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that Spain’s approach to immigration should serve as an example for the rest of Europe, arguing
www.spainenglish.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Spain’s approach to immigration should serve as an example. Spain will continue to defend a migration model that works, for Spain & could also help awaken an ageing Europe,
Migration has driven 80% of Spain’s economic expansion past 6 years, contributes roughly 10% of social security income
Migration has driven 80% of Spain’s economic expansion past 6 years, contributes roughly 10% of social security income
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"ChatGPT: that thing you need for reasons and stuff!"
If ChatGPT was really as useful as its proponents claim, OpenAI would not be spending nearly this much money on prime-time NFL ads.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
"ChatGPT: that thing you need for reasons and stuff!"
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It's not voters fault.
It's the fault of a media which deliberately spreads misinformation.
It's the fault of a media which deliberately spreads misinformation.
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It's not voters fault.
It's the fault of a media which deliberately spreads misinformation.
It's the fault of a media which deliberately spreads misinformation.
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Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
A large majority of UK voters believe immigration is increasing despite sharp falls in the number of people entering the UK, according to exclusive polling shared with the Guardian.
Voters also say they have no confidence in the government’s ability to control the UK’s borders, according to the poll by More in Common. The results will come as a blow to Keir Starmer’s administration, which has taken an increasingly hardline stance on immigration in recent months. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
And I should have mentioned donations are Gift Aid eligible for UK taxpayers.
This sanctuary in the UK has already rescued five lions from Ukraine. Now it is raising funds to rescue a Eurasian lynx. Every donation helps: thebigcatsanctuary.org/cats-in-cris...
Cats in Crisis - The Big Cat Sanctuary
thebigcatsanctuary.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 PM
And I should have mentioned donations are Gift Aid eligible for UK taxpayers.
This sanctuary in the UK has already rescued five lions from Ukraine. Now it is raising funds to rescue a Eurasian lynx. Every donation helps: thebigcatsanctuary.org/cats-in-cris...
Cats in Crisis - The Big Cat Sanctuary
thebigcatsanctuary.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This sanctuary in the UK has already rescued five lions from Ukraine. Now it is raising funds to rescue a Eurasian lynx. Every donation helps: thebigcatsanctuary.org/cats-in-cris...
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I don’t think this is good advice.
More from Starmer’s political cabinet today, where he told ministers to ignore Labour’s dire poll ratings
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I don’t think this is good advice.
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When someone suggested using AI to translate work this week I found a graduate student with the expertise and the institutional funds to get them paid to do the translation. Everyone was happy in the end. It’s a tiny thing but an example of a small difference one can make.
Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
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Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
When someone suggested using AI to translate work this week I found a graduate student with the expertise and the institutional funds to get them paid to do the translation. Everyone was happy in the end. It’s a tiny thing but an example of a small difference one can make.
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Ps how is it still Monday
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ps how is it still Monday
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First Monday of the new year really Mondaying as hard as it possibly can
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
First Monday of the new year really Mondaying as hard as it possibly can
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This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
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2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
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Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz