Peter Howitt
@peterhowitt.bsky.social
AI optimist (Iain M Banks / James Lovelock variety). Full time lawyer, part-time poet and fumbling philosopher - "That is not what I meant, at all.” https://compossible.blog/
New York Toilet paper, surpringly absorbent - you know what to do
Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · 4h agoDisgusting of NYT to describe the most criminal conduct of ICE and the massacre of boatmen on the high seas this way: “Mr. Miller has been the driver of the president’s most muscular actions” Muscular? Despicable spin. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/u...
As Trump's chief advisor on immigration, Miller was the architect of cruel, inhuman policies ranging from concentration camps to permanent, gratitous family separations. As Chief of Staff, he will now turn his attention to doing the same to all Americans.
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Anyone thinking Trump and his goons will go down quietly needs a reality check - Miller is a "dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist"
With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.
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"Idaho officials paid hunters thousands of dollars for killing a dozen newborn wolf pups this spring, including what appears to be at least one full litter killed in or near its den"
‘An abomination’: Idaho hunters earned thousands of dollars to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal
Wildlife advocates incensed as documents show state paid out $2,000 per kill in effort to shrink state’s wolf population
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In the end, voters voted and made Tuesday into what it was. But @marcelias.bsky.social was so instrumental, invaluable and indispensable that he deserves much credit for how democracy performed on Tuesday
Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 17h agoOne of the benefits of the massive blue wave is being able to build a long-term pro-democracy agenda. And we can start now. “We have to use this time so that we are not just every two years having this … constitutional crisis,” Marc Elias says. This is just the start. Follow us to stay close.
Suffering, Sacrifice and Compassion — Part 1: Tide Pools of Self‑Consciousness
Suffering, Sacrifice and Compassion — Part 1: Tide Pools of Self‑Consciousness
Suffering as a catalyst to understanding the world anew
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🧵 Wilfred Owen: "Happy are men who yet before they are killed Can let their veins run cold. Whom no compassion fleers Or makes their feet Sore on the alleys cobbled with their brothers. The front line withers. But they are troops who fade, not flowers, For poets’ tearful fooling:
🎉 Good news to wrap up the week! 🎉 2026 saw the lowest level of deforestation of the Amazon since 1988. It is almost half of what it was in 2025. With Lula just reelected, we expect this trend will continue and that we will see record lows every year going forwards!
Abdul: How do we make sure that we're holding ourselves accountable to international law? How do you make sure our tax dollars aren't spent on genocide+apartheid or making war we have no business fighting? And it's not just about Israel. I take the same approach to Egypt, where my family is from
Citizen Lab found Pegasus spyware on the phone of Belgrade University rector Vladan Đokić, a supporter of student protests. Anti-corruption prosecutor Rade Bajić also received an Apple threat alert. At least 16 Serbian civil society figures were targeted.
Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures - VSquare.org
Professor Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, and prominent supporter of the Serbian student movement, was hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2026.
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If you ever feel useless just know that Elon Musk spent $40 billion buying the world's most powerful propaganda tool, then spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to buy Texas, and no one listened to him so now he's deleting all his tweets 😭😭😭
Google (at last) starts to compete with Anthropic in the agentic AI space
Gemini 4 Carbon lags just behind Claude in benchmark, but wins in value
Google’s new frontier model, Gemini 4 Carbon, brings some welcome improvements and while it doesn’t top the charts in a...
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Headline of the day - Man caught in car with £14k of drugs as a lamb ate chips in the back seat avoids jail
Man caught in car with £14k of drugs as a lamb ate chips in the back seat avoids jail
Police officers found the animal in the back seat of John McNeil's car on the M74 in Glasgow.
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Arnon Nampa, a 42-year-old human rights lawyer. His offence was to call for Thailand's powerful monarchy to be scrutinised and held accountable. He did this dressed as the eponymous young wizard at a Harry Potter-themed demonstration in central Bangkok in 2020.
Lèse majesté: Arnon Nampa questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Now he's in jail for 34 years
Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.
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Full solidarity with colleague Prof Andreas Malm, banned from entering the UK for siding with Palestine Action. This is outrageous. He is one of the best and most principled academics. @andyburnham.bsky.social please reverse immediately. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK
Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the group
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I'm very late to the party, but I just watched this absolute masterclass in political communication. And I hope that every politician who stands for democracy, rather than the brute power of money and arms, has watched it too. This is how to do it.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
"Fighting Fascist Crime Families, From Brazil to Israel to the U.S." For 'Unshocked,' @naomiaklein.bsky.social & I break down what the Trumps, Bolsonaros, and Netanyahus have in common, and what Brazil’s election result can teach us about beating authoritarian crooks in America. Watch/share:
Fighting Fascist Crime Families, From Brazil to Israel to the U.S.
Naomi and Mehdi break down what the Trumps, Bolsonaros, and Netanyahus have in common, and what Brazil’s election result can teach us about beating authoritarian crooks in America.
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How Israel’s outgoing government remade the West Bank A special project by +972 and @mekomit.bsky.social documents the transformation of an already fragmented territory, with the occupation intruding into every aspect of Palestinian life. www.972mag.com/israel-gover...
How Israel’s outgoing government remade the West Bank
Expanded land seizures, military restrictions, mass displacement, and over 100 new Jewish settlements have transformed an already fragmented territory — and the very fabric of Palestinian life.
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WATCH: Yesterday, Lula won a stunning comeback victory to defeat Flavio Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets to celebrate, their parties reflecting the joy of the mobilizations that propelled his win! All over Brasil last night, you heard people singing “Ole ole olaaaa, Lulaaaaa, Luuula".
"One person who really understands AI will outperform an entire startup team In 5 years, the people who build with AI will run whole companies with a tenth of the headcount" Sir Demis Hassabis
Accelerating Scientific Discovery with AI - lecture by Sir Demis Hassabis
YouTube video by CambridgeComputerLab
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