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TBF, I don't know, I just assumed they were as when we found it on Prime, it had all of the shows listed. Guess I'll found out later 😊

Watched the first 3 eps of Last One Laughing and it's sooo good. Bob is great, but I thought Joe Wilkinson's RNLI speech was the highlight so far... Superb. Looking forward to the rest tomorrow night.😭

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cj4n7r4gqr9o Next couple of nights good for aurora spotting

Idk. But we should not be afraid to ask the question. Some will not, but some may be. Let's not forget that Trump is dismantling the way education is being practiced in the US and some may be fearful of their jobs or future prospects and therefore exercise what control they have in partisan ways. If we become a supine populace we lose out in so many ways.

Of course, but I also consider that the same professor may use his perceived influence and sway in a way that might benefit him by tarnishing someone who had stated that they wanted to dismantle education in the same country. I think there is self-interest at play in that article and we would do well to take that into account when considering the points made.

I'm unsure how to read this, especially coming from you. The very essence of the scientific method is to hypothesise, test, then offer up for consideration and testing by others... Why would anyone applying the scientific method NOT question the observations, irregardless of political persuasion? Sagan was not averse to using political means to get to his aims and goals either, and was noted for being highly speculative in some of his interviews. Some might say he became more akin to "do as I say, not as I do". I am not saying that we deride experts at all, but experts must expect to be questioned when they make statements in public. I think when it involves matters of a medical nature it is even more critical to be precise and accurate, which I accept is very hard to do, especially in matters related to the mind. Experts are valuable, they can provide shortcuts to knowledge and guidance on their subjects of study/interest, but that does not give them a free pass to expect everything they say should be accepted as accurate and correct. Trust, but verify. Everyone should be allowed to make mistakes without fear or favour, but the politicisation and coercion by funding of all areas of science has whittled this away. One mistake and you can never be funded again, it leaves factions even within the same sphere fighting each other for funding of projects, so that science is done for the highest bidder. So when I see an expert, I do consider what they have to say, but I also consider who's funded them and what are their overall aims. I'm not sure a pure scientific method does exist, or perhaps has ever existed the more I think about it.

And you do not think there could be any bias in that article at all? .. because a contributor lectures at an Ivy League university?

Have you seen the sex-based YouTube parodies of Pat by any chance? 😭

The timing of that article might suggest it's more 'wish fulfillment' than anything else. You can point to counter factuals for each of the points referenced. I'm in no way pro-Trump, tbc, but that is not a very good article on which to base an argument imo.

If that is true, I would guess that we should expect to see Eric or Donald Jr start to be seen acting on their father's behalf a lot more. I've only seen Eric out and about once - I think to Greenland? - since DT took office. That's not to say that they do a lot in the shadows... Based on previous utterances, I think he'll keep it in the family in terms of overall control as he wants to build a dynasty like the Bushes and Kennedy's

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vzgnn3560o Wtf was the "Due diligence" one wonders... Best not leave the heating on too long in case your chimney gives you away. Joke of a Police force atm and the impending investigation around the Nottingham three murders is going to ask even more questions.

Beware! Those videos are a time sink 😉

Thing is, why expend valuable cyber teams and leave a trace when you can hire local hoods and tell them to "Molotov cocktail" a couple of sub stations? Much cheaper, you're removed from a direct association and you can instruct at different locations at will. Leave the cyber teams to concentrate on the military assets - that way you keep both civilian ops and military ops busy/ tied up?

This is from 2023 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/growing-concern-national-grid-security-david-rotenberg We've been aware for a good while.

Any disruption is the Achilles heel of a JIT (Just In Time) economy with resilience seen as an expense that is to be mitigated as much as possible.

Never attribute to malace, that which is borne of incompetence

If it were suspicious a) we wouldn't find out about it for years due to sensitivity of the event and World affairs at present i.e. let's not go to war over a fire and some delayed flights b) it's another example of how we can run away with one particular notion without any real evidence, which reinforces point A above. c) I wonder what the odds are on us stumbling accidentally into the next War with an event like this?

You're right for what he'd need for abolishing the Dept if Ed. It depends upon what he's looking to change. However, given the state of the Dems at present, gaining 7 may not be as difficult as it used to be.

He is governing via EO's correct. What I do not understand is that in the main, he has the numbers to push through changes onto the Statute book .i.e. proper laws that a following President would then have to try and undo through Congress. At present, all the EOs he has created can be undone on day one by the next incoming President.

The backup failed as well. The first could be sabotage, the second could just be down to the typical attitude that we don't look after our backup resources - it's always a quick way to save money and often one of the first to be cut when savings need to be made.

It's snippets like this which are going to feed peeps like SpacedX. You need to read it all in context. So RB is doing pretty much as Spaced predicted. Need to be a tortoise, not a hare for this.

You might need to wait a while. They've not digitised the whole lot yet, you can visit the files in person if you want to. Some parts are still redacted... Give it 6 months to a year maybe?

It's all relative 😉

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4geldjjge0o Intriguing.

Have you seen the comments under that thread ripping the proposal apart?