Chris Painter

Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI laws

Makes complete sense of this ( evidence is also emerging that users get more credulous ). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

This is a frightening piece on the power of men, sidelining and destruction of women. I would like to think noone would act like this, but obviously many do and they did.

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Perish the Thought: You Didn’t Override Anything Je m’accuse. I find myself bickering on social media again. Zut, alors! Unfortunately, I struck a nerve with otherwise unidentified Adam. He may believe that I need to be right; rather, I&#82…

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#philosophy #blog #podcast #cognitive

Meet the brains who explain Trumpism The Californian think-tank that applies intellectual gloss to MAGA

The Californian think-tank that applies intellectual gloss to MAGA

Does America have a conscience any more?

Same thinking as Musk with Twitter, soon both will be relics.

Peter Mandelson is fleeing the House of Lords: now let’s throw out all the other rogues and idlers | Jenny Jones The disgraced politician throws all that is wrong with our present system into sharp focus. We need a second chamber the public can trust, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer

"Mandelson’s career is littered with scandal, but no one cared – because everyone assumes that corruption is the norm."

Green Party peer Jenny Jones on why Mandelson's case, and patronage politics, demands fundamental reform of the House of Lords.

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Why Better Political Arguments Don't Win
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#philosophy #politics #podcast #essay #summary #perspective #communication #argument #spotify

The AI image generation was really quite bad indeed - for example in one prompt I asked for a man sitting behind a desk with his arms crossed. Folks - the image that came back had two dismembered arms on the desk (?) and I asked for an image of a young man wearing a hoodie with a logo of an owl on

A critical vote on protest rights happens this Wednesday This Wednesday, the House of Lords will debate whether animal testing sites should be classified as “key national infrastructure” under the Public Order Act.

What I am doing about 3.45pm Wednesday - my #HouseofLords fatal motion explained

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It's an interesting one, very difficult to fake and quite explosive if genuine. I'd love to know who takes these old indoor flashers!

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You and me both, but if there's something I'd trust even less than ChatGPT it'd resemble Farage.

Robert Maxwell - Wikipedia

Robert Maxwell was of Jewish descent and worked for British Intelligence at the birth of Israel. The seeds were sown long ago.

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I thought that, it's a pocket.

Genuine photo or AI fake ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

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Genuine photo or AI fake ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

Fake news they cry, but is it? Photofakes are easy to spot, especially by the machines that generate them, so mull this over. I fed it in and got this from ChatGPT.

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Ex HRH took the same denial path, no sweat, but it didn't end well. Bannon is mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein dump, and Nige never met him either.

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A lake with the sky reflected in the still water. There are low hills in the background and rocks in the foreground.

A crannog in a lake with the sky reflected in the still water. There is a stream entering the lake in the foreground.

All is so very peaceful in Sligo this evening.

Genuine photo or AI fake ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

I believe it is, AI images have easily spotted defects, and ChatGPT can't find them. chatgpt.com/s/t_6981f9d0...

Think about when flash was around.

House of Lords should strip Mandelson of peerage, says Starmer PM believes ex-Labour minister should not be member of House of Lords or use title, No 10 spokesperson says

House of Lords should strip Mandelson of peerage, says Starmer.

That alone won't do. Mandelson leaked sensitive govt info. How many times did he do so? Who benefited from the leaks?

Mandelson advised Starmer. Starmer made him US ambassador. What did Starmer know?

... and the reverse ;^)

Shared reciprocal edges act as semantic interchanges: they let you step directly between documents at points where the same relationship is doing the same work.

With FIFA World Cup matches due to be played in 11 US cities, the shooting of innocent people by ICE raises serious concerns about the safety of fans travelling to America, especially those at risk of racial profiling.

It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

The real threat to Greenland isn’t from the north — it’s from the west.

Project Zeno ~ Concept maps, simples