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@portentious.bsky.social
· Jul 24
Hi friends, you may know me from my previous incantations as owning my own business, maps, GIS, tech, strategy, IT, green stuff and renewable energy. Glad to see familiar folk here! :)
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Reporting from Reuters.
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Reporting from Reuters.
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Quick check on the markets: shares up, pound down...
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Quick check on the markets: shares up, pound down...
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Christ, this is heartbreaking. Looking around my bit of Cornwall... the sheer scale of what was thrown away... millions for farmers, hundreds of thousands for schools, more hundreds for young people and culture and...
www.myeu.uk
www.myeu.uk
myeu.uk – see what the EU has done for you
The EU invests around £5 billion a year in the UK. Search by your address or postcode to see some of the investments near you.
www.myeu.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Christ, this is heartbreaking. Looking around my bit of Cornwall... the sheer scale of what was thrown away... millions for farmers, hundreds of thousands for schools, more hundreds for young people and culture and...
www.myeu.uk
www.myeu.uk
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Digital threats against the Netherlands are becoming increasingly diverse and unpredictable, involving a mix of state and non-state actors impacting digital security.
Source: National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
Source: National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
Cybersecurity Outlook 2025: Risky Mix in an Unpredictable World
Digital threats against the Netherlands are becoming increasingly diverse and unpredictable, involving a mix of state and non-state actors impacting digital security.
openrijk.nl
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Digital threats against the Netherlands are becoming increasingly diverse and unpredictable, involving a mix of state and non-state actors impacting digital security.
Source: National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
Source: National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
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“There is no question that AI will destroy us. It has already started destroying us every day (...) There is a hidden cost of each prompt,” said Krystyna Jarek, CEO at Booster of Innovation, in the latest episode of Warsaw Debate.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
“There is no question that AI will destroy us. It has already started destroying us every day (...) There is a hidden cost of each prompt,” said Krystyna Jarek, CEO at Booster of Innovation, in the latest episode of Warsaw Debate.
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ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
Link by link: Hundreds of webpages cite pro-Russia Pravda network
ISD has built a free browser extension to help individuals recognise Pravda network sites, which hundreds of media outlets still treat as credible.
www.isdglobal.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
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Every Lego set is a Millennium Falcon Lego set if you Millennium Falcon Lego hard enough.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Every Lego set is a Millennium Falcon Lego set if you Millennium Falcon Lego hard enough.
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Italy’s parliament approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.
Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison | CNN
Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Italy’s parliament approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.
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“Polish people support Ukraine not so actively and not so bravely as at the beginning of the full scale invasion. That's what the Russians achieved,” said Grzegorz Rzeczkowski, a Polish journalist and non-fiction author, in the latest episode of Anatomy of Disinformation.
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“Polish people support Ukraine not so actively and not so bravely as at the beginning of the full scale invasion. That's what the Russians achieved,” said Grzegorz Rzeczkowski, a Polish journalist and non-fiction author, in the latest episode of Anatomy of Disinformation.
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Orbán Threatens to Block EU Aid to Ukraine. EU Law Says Rule-Breakers Can Lose Funding – Not Gain Leverage.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/orb%C3%...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/orb%C3%...
Orbán Threatens to Block EU Aid to Ukraine. EU Law Says Rule-Breakers Can Lose Funding – Not Gain Leverage.
Orbán threatens to block EU aid to Ukraine — but EU law says rule-breakers can lose funding. Here’s what the law actually says, and why the
https://www.onestnetwork.com/post/orbán-threatens-to-block-eu-aid-to-ukraine-eu-law-says-rule-breakers-can-lose-funding-not-gain-le
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Orbán Threatens to Block EU Aid to Ukraine. EU Law Says Rule-Breakers Can Lose Funding – Not Gain Leverage.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/orb%C3%...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/orb%C3%...
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When will the EU take action over Hungary's persistent breaches of EU law?
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Hungary - Open letter: EU must take concrete action against Hungary’s continued defiance of human rights and rule of law
On 27 May, EU Ministers will meet at the General Affairs Council (GAC) to hold yet another hearing on the situation in Hungary under Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In a joint open ...
www.amnesty.eu
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When will the EU take action over Hungary's persistent breaches of EU law?
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
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European countries are working on an emergency plan B to stop Ukraine running out of money early next year in case they cannot reach a deal on raiding Russia’s frozen assets to fund Kyiv’s war effort.
EU countries seek urgent plan B to fund Ukraine
Officials are looking at an EU bridging loan to help Kyiv stay afloat if they can’t agree on using Moscow’s frozen state assets in time.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
European countries are working on an emergency plan B to stop Ukraine running out of money early next year in case they cannot reach a deal on raiding Russia’s frozen assets to fund Kyiv’s war effort.
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Stolen Buffalo, Rising Stars: How Plains Women Turned Quilts into Weapons of Memory
open.substack.com/pub/rogueart...
open.substack.com/pub/rogueart...
Stolen Buffalo, Rising Stars: How Plains Women Turned Quilts into Weapons of Memory
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
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“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.”
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
‘The directive was nothing left’: How Gaza’s cities were destroyed
Israel has razed large parts of the Gaza Strip since the war began in October 2023. The evidence points to systemic destruction
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.”
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
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Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
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Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack on a Russian Research Institute of Refraction Engineering in Cheboksary, Russia.
This research institute produces (among other electronics) Kometa antennas for the Russian army. They protect Russian drones from Ukrainian EW.
This research institute produces (among other electronics) Kometa antennas for the Russian army. They protect Russian drones from Ukrainian EW.
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack on a Russian Research Institute of Refraction Engineering in Cheboksary, Russia.
This research institute produces (among other electronics) Kometa antennas for the Russian army. They protect Russian drones from Ukrainian EW.
This research institute produces (among other electronics) Kometa antennas for the Russian army. They protect Russian drones from Ukrainian EW.
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If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.
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Labour are putting in place all of the tools and eliminating fundamental protections that will enable Reform to come in 2029 and govern in an overtly fascist and totalitarian way. No jury trials, digital ID, elimination of the ECHR etc. It feels intentional.
This will only end badly.
This will only end badly.
EXCLUSIVE: Jury trials to be scrapped in most cases to tackle court backlog - in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Jury trials to be scrapped in most cases to tackle court backlog
David Lammy, the justice secretary, is proposing that judges hear cases alone for crimes that could result in a sentence of up to five years
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Labour are putting in place all of the tools and eliminating fundamental protections that will enable Reform to come in 2029 and govern in an overtly fascist and totalitarian way. No jury trials, digital ID, elimination of the ECHR etc. It feels intentional.
This will only end badly.
This will only end badly.
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A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
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What Francesca says.
Francesca Albanese—
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
What Francesca says.
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Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.