Karl🇬🇧
@karlr.bsky.social
Twitter exile, have many interests and keen to learn from others
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Appears that the most recent negotiated EU-US trade deal is dead, with Renew Europe and EPP party leadership rejecting the deal in light of Trump’s recent threats.
January 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Appears that the most recent negotiated EU-US trade deal is dead, with Renew Europe and EPP party leadership rejecting the deal in light of Trump’s recent threats.
Typical anchoring bias tactic from Trump circle and drives the narrative to home audience about expected outcome.
White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live
White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live
Denmark’s foreign secretary has denied the assertion and since reiterated that discussion over territory is a red line.
After meeting with the US vice-president JD Vance and state secretary Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers announced a new diplomatic channel to discuss their “fundamental” disagreements over Greenland: namely, a working group with the US.
Well, it turns out the White House does not see it exactly in the same way. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Typical anchoring bias tactic from Trump circle and drives the narrative to home audience about expected outcome.
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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Someone should really let the police know that Katie Hopkins is setting up a side hustle as a people trafficker, huh?
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Someone should really let the police know that Katie Hopkins is setting up a side hustle as a people trafficker, huh?
‘Fundamental disagreement' , well yes describes not wanting to be taken over!
Breaking news: Today’s meeting about Greenland between U.S. and Danish officials ended in a standstill.
“We didn’t manage to change the American position,” said Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the top Danish diplomat.
“We didn’t manage to change the American position,” said Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the top Danish diplomat.
Vance-hosted Greenland meeting ends with ‘fundamental disagreement’
Diplomats from Denmark and Greenland had originally requested the meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after provocative statements from the president.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
‘Fundamental disagreement' , well yes describes not wanting to be taken over!
Sounds about the right number to tick the box…
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Sounds about the right number to tick the box…
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“With each passing year, the global economy has become less capable of generating growth and seemingly more resilient to policy uncertainty”
Probably the most important statement that policy-makers will ignore today.
www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
Probably the most important statement that policy-makers will ignore today.
www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
Global Economy Shows Resilience Amid Historic Trade, Policy Uncertainty
Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, easing to 2.6% in 2026 before rising to 2.7% in 2027, an upward revision from the June forecast. Global growth is projected...
www.worldbank.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
“With each passing year, the global economy has become less capable of generating growth and seemingly more resilient to policy uncertainty”
Probably the most important statement that policy-makers will ignore today.
www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
Probably the most important statement that policy-makers will ignore today.
www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
Well done
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Well done
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Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
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Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
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This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Awesome!😂
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Awesome!😂
I don’t whether this is coincidental or by design to trigger. Extraordinary messaging, its like saying we are not hiding about who we really are…
Hundreds of thousands of Americans died to stop “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer"
80 years on, with Musk and Bannon saluting it, the enemy is truly within
80 years on, with Musk and Bannon saluting it, the enemy is truly within
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I don’t whether this is coincidental or by design to trigger. Extraordinary messaging, its like saying we are not hiding about who we really are…
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Whether you're new here, or just picking up here after a while away, this Restarter Pack will do a decent proportion of what it says on the tin.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Guy Venables in The Metro
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Guy Venables in The Metro
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Wonder why the illegal sex abuse image factory and racist promotion service owned by the world vilest man has such a poor reputation? It really is a mystery.
Views of Twitter/X in Britain
Favourable 14% (3% very favourable)
Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable)
By gender
Men 16-65 (-49)
Women 10-64 (-54)
By 2024 vote
Reform 23-46 (-23)
Cons 17-57 (-40)
Labour 10-76 (-66)
LibDem 6-79 (-73)
Green 5-89 (-84)
YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026
Favourable 14% (3% very favourable)
Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable)
By gender
Men 16-65 (-49)
Women 10-64 (-54)
By 2024 vote
Reform 23-46 (-23)
Cons 17-57 (-40)
Labour 10-76 (-66)
LibDem 6-79 (-73)
Green 5-89 (-84)
YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Wonder why the illegal sex abuse image factory and racist promotion service owned by the world vilest man has such a poor reputation? It really is a mystery.
Yes they will talk positively but there’s not going to be any capital invested in Venezuela oil infrastructure. The ROI would be decades.
Breaking news: The head of the biggest US oil company said he was ready to put a technical team on the ground within weeks, but he shied away from the president’s call for companies to commit to investments in the country 'today'. ft.trib.al/ygAV0lY
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Yes they will talk positively but there’s not going to be any capital invested in Venezuela oil infrastructure. The ROI would be decades.
Ah yes the society’s ethics policy is useless.
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Ah yes the society’s ethics policy is useless.
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Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
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⬇️ They are absolutely being trained to do this, and then to claim that they are being threatened and therefore justified in using deadly force. This is almost certainly coming down from Stephen Miller
Something that needs to be elevated is that ICE agents have been instructed to threaten and illegally detain legal observers. It's a criminal conspiracy to deprive Americans of their 1st & 4th amendment rights.
Renee Good isn't the only victim ICE has targeted and won't be the last.
Renee Good isn't the only victim ICE has targeted and won't be the last.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
⬇️ They are absolutely being trained to do this, and then to claim that they are being threatened and therefore justified in using deadly force. This is almost certainly coming down from Stephen Miller
Great leadership supporting the society’s ethics policy.
Paul Nurse: Royal Society has ‘influence’ but ‘almost no power’.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Paul Nurse: Royal Society has ‘influence’ but ‘almost no power’ - Research Professional News
UKRI leadership “has power but is all bogged down”, says Royal Society president
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Great leadership supporting the society’s ethics policy.
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Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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This has got to be done - it mustn’t just be threats anymore- restricting Grok to paying customers is wholly inadequate and will still not protect women and children who use X from having their images manipulated and disseminated
The government has urged the regulator Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X over concerns about unlawful AI images created on the site
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ofcom urged to use 'banning' powers over X AI deepfakes
It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This has got to be done - it mustn’t just be threats anymore- restricting Grok to paying customers is wholly inadequate and will still not protect women and children who use X from having their images manipulated and disseminated