Interesting article. It argues that because formal disciplinary processes in police departments produce paper trails, many departments are actively shifting to informal discipline processes to frustrate records requests. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I don't feel they need advice on this.

Alex Partridge@alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 7h ago

In a post on X he says he’ll instead be advising the Conservative Party on how young men become radicalised

Chapter 2 of our reading club for "The Brain, In Theory" starting now! www.crowdcast.io/c/brain-in-t...

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A stock market is where shares in companies are bought and sold based on economic data such as “did the president say war words or peace words last night?” and “can you imagine a future where computers do all your work for you much better than you do would but you keep all the money?”

It's your computer mate

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 14h ago

As I said above, focusing on questions of liability might be fruitful in changing the incentives for behaviour through the system

"Look, I’ve got nothing against Queequeg. He’s a nice guy. And he can spy a whale spout in a hurricane. And hit a nickel-sized moving target in open water in one steel stroke. But all those 'biggee' tattoos? Tell me they don’t scream 'diversity hire.'"

I’d Be Lead Harpooner on the Pequod If It Wasn’t for These DEI Hires

“Look, I’ve got nothing against Queequeg. He’s a nice guy. And he can spy a whale spout in a hurricane. And hit a nickel-sized moving target in open water in...

buff.ly

I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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you can't build a big enough coalition if Gavin Barwell is too radical for you but an ex-Neo Nazi who broke into a police station isn't

Evidence of the great benefits of AI: it used to take a huge amount of time and effort to make yourself look this stupid; now AI allows you to humiliate yourself almost instantly.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

IKEA provides a vast repository of pseudo swears Skubb! Bumerang! Knagligg! Kuggis!

Could a simple "Ok, fuck off then" for racist users help to cut waiting times in the NHS? Discuss

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2d ago

"There's a real thing going on in the composition of the staff...does that not have to be looked at as well?" Nick Robinson, on Today, discussing this news.sky.com/story/nhs-st...

I don't want to add to any ratios here, but there have been a few incidences of 'I am deeply saddened and shocked at the reaction to the death of [X very nefarious journalist and proven abuser]' Yes, that's kind of the point. These responses act as a warning and deterrent against abusing your power.

Kate Watson@loreandordure.com · 3y ago

Once again for those at the back: ‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ is about your great aunt Elsie, who liked a long gin with a short tonic at elevenses, and blew your inheritance money betting on the horses. Speaking ill of absolute monsters is a moral obligation, actually.

It's not magic. It's regulation, enforcement, and alignment. Check out the salmonella stats on chicken, for one example

Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 2d ago

People in Europe and Canada think they have magically more healthy food because of labeling law differences.

Could a simple "Ok, fuck off then" for racist users help to cut waiting times in the NHS? Discuss

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2d ago

"There's a real thing going on in the composition of the staff...does that not have to be looked at as well?" Nick Robinson, on Today, discussing this news.sky.com/story/nhs-st...

Which is an example of why I think the term 'Brexitism' is useful, as I argue in this recently published piece: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZGMSN... (not sure if this link wil give full access: apologies if not) 2/2

Brexitism: Brexit’s new domains

This commentary argues that the term ‘Brexitism’ is a necessary addition to the lexicon of concepts used to understand contemporary British politics. Its value lies in capturing how Brexit continue...

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Reform's latest proposals display many features of pro-Brexit arguments, including bogus but technical-sounding claims (here, UNCLOS, cf 'CTA', 'WTO terms', 'GATT 24'), and assumptions aboutt what other countries/ EU will/ should/ must do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2

France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Royal Navy

It comes after the party said it would override French objections to return migrants to France.

bbc.co.uk

Underneath solar panels, plants grew much more and used less water, "Chiltepin pepper plants produced three times as much fruit as those grown in full sun. Jalapenos matched their usual harvest while using 65 percent less water. Tomatoes grown under the array came in at twice the normal yield."

hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 4d ago

*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…

Very happy to share our new review on visual computation in the cephalopod brain, with @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social, out now! We discuss exciting recent advances in understanding how the radically different brain of cephalopods processes the visual scene. 🐙🔬👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Your Much Needed Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ... Have fun at work, and if you can, make someone's day.

Owning the libs shalt be the whole of the law

@lastpositivist.bsky.social · 3d ago

From a historical perspective it's a genuinely strange state of affairs that the Church of England turns out to be too woke for much of the modern right. But really it just feels like: having a consistent moral code that demands taking Lessers and Outgroup seriously is impossible for populist right.

Spoke to NYT about the politics of migration and asylum in Europe www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...

Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on Spain Migrant Crisis (Gift Article)

Europe sheltered many refugees in 2015. Its hard-line reaction to a new crisis in Ceuta shows how, 11 years on, the far right has reshaped European attitudes.

nytimes.com

Hello world! 👋 We’re Minds, Machines, and Brains (MMB) 👤🤖🧠 a new open access journal from @mitpress.bsky.social exploring the principles of intelligence and cognition across natural and artificial minds. Submissions open this Fall! 🔗 direct.mit.edu/mmb

Reform gonna bust Fraud and Waste! though, just like Nazi Space Karen

Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉@paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 3d ago

The #ClactonByElectionFarce has the record as the longest ballot in British electoral history, costing four times as much to print than regular ballot papers.. Farage’s attempt to dodge Parliamentary investigation into his dodgy £5 million & avoid accountability is costing taxpayers over £250,000

totally snuck up on us

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 3d ago

People are just not ready for the consequences of climate change.

People are just not ready for the consequences of climate change.

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

theguardian.com

Funny how no one calls this "overcapacity" @katemac.bsky.social @aldasky.bsky.social @edwardongwesojr.com US Data Center capex boom of many trillions over a decade + global dominance at about 80% of global AI investments is analagous to China's enormous Green boom + 70-80% global dominance.

Cruelty is the foundation of those 'policies'. Making us feel threatened is the purpose. We have no physical proof of our status, we are at the mercy of a glitch. We are aliens, and we must be made aware of it. Reform's 'plan' to strip us of our Leave to remain is just a darker shade of grey.

Lisa O’Carroll@lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 3d ago

Exclusive: Some EU citizens in the UK have been contacted by the Home Office to say they were granted settlement status after Brexit "in error". If you know anyone this happened to contact me on lisa.ocarroll@theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just to be clear, I reported an exhaustive piece about the allegations against Max Miller on July 18. The New York Times published their story, without crediting me, on July 28. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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