Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
Wikipedia expert at @wikieducation.bsky.social.
Plant ecology Ph.D. 🇹🇹Trinbagonian in exile
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Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Eulogy for my father, Ian Ramjohn (1931–2025)
YouTube video by Ian Ramjohn
youtu.be
I recorded this for my father's funeral today.
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
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one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
It’s interesting how deregulation — which was supposed to breed competition — instead led to consolidation.
It’s almost like we were lied to.
It’s almost like we were lied to.
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It’s interesting how deregulation — which was supposed to breed competition — instead led to consolidation.
It’s almost like we were lied to.
It’s almost like we were lied to.
This is fascinating. And not in a good way.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is fascinating. And not in a good way.
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Museums should stop displaying their collections as if patrons will view them, and start designing them for robbers who will be stealing them.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Museums should stop displaying their collections as if patrons will view them, and start designing them for robbers who will be stealing them.
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The SciArt Feed 🐡 is NUMBER 4 in both science and art Feeds on Bluesky!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The SciArt Feed 🐡 is NUMBER 4 in both science and art Feeds on Bluesky!
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This is a great (and depressing) article. It strengthens my belief that all knowledge post-2022 is likely to be contaminated by AI fabrications, and increasingly likely to be as we go forward, because our sources are.
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is a great (and depressing) article. It strengthens my belief that all knowledge post-2022 is likely to be contaminated by AI fabrications, and increasingly likely to be as we go forward, because our sources are.
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The Wikipedia Signpost republished this Grokipedia essay today (from @techpolicypress.bsky.social last week). Signpost is the unofficial (but sorta official) newspaper of the English Wiki community, and is reliably useful for all things Wikipedia "Inside Baseball." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-11-10/Opinion - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Wikipedia Signpost republished this Grokipedia essay today (from @techpolicypress.bsky.social last week). Signpost is the unofficial (but sorta official) newspaper of the English Wiki community, and is reliably useful for all things Wikipedia "Inside Baseball." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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Key points in new Cornell Tech research:
56% of Grokipedia entries carry the Wikipedia CC license, suggesting wholesale ingestion
Grokipedia’s top 100 sources include fewer news outlets and more UGC (e.g. LinkedIn scraping)
Grokipedia has fewer citations overall, making it harder to check sources
56% of Grokipedia entries carry the Wikipedia CC license, suggesting wholesale ingestion
Grokipedia’s top 100 sources include fewer news outlets and more UGC (e.g. LinkedIn scraping)
Grokipedia has fewer citations overall, making it harder to check sources
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Key points in new Cornell Tech research:
56% of Grokipedia entries carry the Wikipedia CC license, suggesting wholesale ingestion
Grokipedia’s top 100 sources include fewer news outlets and more UGC (e.g. LinkedIn scraping)
Grokipedia has fewer citations overall, making it harder to check sources
56% of Grokipedia entries carry the Wikipedia CC license, suggesting wholesale ingestion
Grokipedia’s top 100 sources include fewer news outlets and more UGC (e.g. LinkedIn scraping)
Grokipedia has fewer citations overall, making it harder to check sources
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After 10 years, if Tesla hasn't figured out how to torque lugnuts on one of their signature models, assume any Model X on the highway might lose a wheel and slam into you at any moment. Exercise more caution than passing an 18 wheeler on the right sight.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
After 10 years, if Tesla hasn't figured out how to torque lugnuts on one of their signature models, assume any Model X on the highway might lose a wheel and slam into you at any moment. Exercise more caution than passing an 18 wheeler on the right sight.
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I want to highlight one critical chunk of a brilliant summary piece on Larry Summers by my colleague @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. This bit concerns the revolving door and scuzzy businesses relying on made men with government experience. theintercept.com/2025/11/18/l...
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I want to highlight one critical chunk of a brilliant summary piece on Larry Summers by my colleague @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. This bit concerns the revolving door and scuzzy businesses relying on made men with government experience. theintercept.com/2025/11/18/l...
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Tool use in animals article! #CrittersClass
A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
Have wild wolves learned to use tools?
Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?
www.science.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Tool use in animals article! #CrittersClass
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
I still don't want Schlossberg - or any "scion of a political dynasty" running for office. But I think it's very appropriate for him to speak like this on behalf of the family.
The problem is that the family should have spoken up about the problem with RFKjr long ago.
The problem is that the family should have spoken up about the problem with RFKjr long ago.
November 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I still don't want Schlossberg - or any "scion of a political dynasty" running for office. But I think it's very appropriate for him to speak like this on behalf of the family.
The problem is that the family should have spoken up about the problem with RFKjr long ago.
The problem is that the family should have spoken up about the problem with RFKjr long ago.
Interesting history I knew nothing about.
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🧵 Did you know a Black woman stood up against a notorious gangster? Stephanie St. Clair, aka Madame Queen, was a Caribbean immigrant who built a gambling empire in Harlem during the 1920s–30s. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Interesting history I knew nothing about.
"naval drills by Trinidad and Tobago"? Ugh, seriously?
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro sang John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ to supporters at a rally where he criticised naval drills by Trinidad and Tobago as well as the US military build up in the Caribbean.
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"naval drills by Trinidad and Tobago"? Ugh, seriously?
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The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
Does anyone know? Is there another level of elites, above presidents and princes, that Epstein couldn't pierce?
So has RFK, Jr. shown up yet in the emails?
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Does anyone know? Is there another level of elites, above presidents and princes, that Epstein couldn't pierce?
Who is the Jeffrey Epstein of 2025? Who has built a network of access and information that makes them indispensable to the elites?
Now that we've read some Epstein emails I think it all makes sense. It's all about access and entry to that small world of elites.
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who is the Jeffrey Epstein of 2025? Who has built a network of access and information that makes them indispensable to the elites?
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The first quarter of the 21st Century in America has essentially been defined by exposure of child rape.
Early 2000s and the exposure of what had been happening in the Catholic Church.
Late 2000 to mid-2010s Sandusky, Nassar, Hastert etc. cases.
Everything ongoing with Epstein.
Early 2000s and the exposure of what had been happening in the Catholic Church.
Late 2000 to mid-2010s Sandusky, Nassar, Hastert etc. cases.
Everything ongoing with Epstein.
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The first quarter of the 21st Century in America has essentially been defined by exposure of child rape.
Early 2000s and the exposure of what had been happening in the Catholic Church.
Late 2000 to mid-2010s Sandusky, Nassar, Hastert etc. cases.
Everything ongoing with Epstein.
Early 2000s and the exposure of what had been happening in the Catholic Church.
Late 2000 to mid-2010s Sandusky, Nassar, Hastert etc. cases.
Everything ongoing with Epstein.
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This is a 52-pound 9000+ page accordion-bound artist’s book of Donald Trump’s lies, conceived, printed, and bound by Jill and Ray Nichols of @leadgraffiti.bsky.social in Delaware. Each of the 9000 pages has the text (per the Washington Post) of one or more of Trump’s lies; none are repeated.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a 52-pound 9000+ page accordion-bound artist’s book of Donald Trump’s lies, conceived, printed, and bound by Jill and Ray Nichols of @leadgraffiti.bsky.social in Delaware. Each of the 9000 pages has the text (per the Washington Post) of one or more of Trump’s lies; none are repeated.