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There is a fairly clean answer to this btw: every one of the plenty-of-countries in that group you'd actually respect has constitutional restrictions against abuse of ID cards carrying criminal penalties, and literally everyone in the UK knows in their soul that they have NONE of that reassurance

Scoop: Trump fired a U.S. Attorney in Sacramento less than six hours after she told his California border patrol chief to abide by court orders and the Constitution while conducting his immigration raids. With @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

“Portrait of a DNA Sequence” is a 50-foot sculpture in the lobby of UC Davis' Life Sciences Building. Created in 1997 by sculptor Roger Berry, it represents 201 base pairs of DNA, represented by stainless steel & dichroic mirrors. The mirrors cast colored reflections on the stairwell.

🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record. As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.

Do you know how hard it is to get this many Americans to agree to something political

Latest person making sarcastic Tylenol quips to me — the farmer who delivers my hay. ‘And what is wrong with the Republicans? When are they finally going to do something,’ he adds. ‘Turkeys voting for Christmas,’ and he makes a face.

We've had this discussion last time this was mooted about 15 years ago. The only way this works is if the Irish govt introduces a similar id card scheme which is compatible with the UK system. Which is... problematic... On many levels. So it's dead in the water. www.thejournal.ie/michelle-one...

I’ve unexpectedly turned into a woman who thinks, now that’s a really nice bale of hay

OUR BATHROOM MIRRORS ARE VITAL TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY

At a major "anti-hate" conference a few years ago I was on a panel where I lightly suggested big tech companies were faking their concerns about hate/misinfo. It didn't go over too well. But let the record show that once again I was right. They only care about money. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

President Trump, who implored pregnant women not to take Tylenol, is only the latest in a long line of people offering unsolicited advice to expectant mothers. New mothers are “constantly being told that things that happen are their fault,” Emily Oster, the founder of ParentData, said.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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hope someone notices

Flat peaches: why

And it is official, she failed to get the needed nominations to run.

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

I once did a whole radio interview in the dark patting a (reasonably so) restless baby on the back while talking in a weird whispery voice, answering questions about trans-Atlantic data transfers.

We are thrilled to publish Irish STEM Lives, a new publication from the Dictionary of Irish Biography. Edited by Turlough O'Riordan and Jane Grimson, it retraces the extraordinary work & contributions of natural philosophers, mathematicians, engineers, particle physicists, code breakers & many more

Here’s to good news:

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😵‍💫 hostile to cars

The only thing better than hackers are dumb hackers. san.com/cc/app-for-o...

timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning

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I am a doctor. Take the fucking paracetamol. Jesus.

But, hey, beware of Tylenol Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/c...

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

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Yesterday's Tylenol press conference was at "inject bleach" levels of insanity, but it also revealed the plan for cancelling the MMR. Here's how I think this is going to go down. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

“In some respects this was the most unhinged discussion of autism that I have ever listened to. It was clear that none of the presenters knew much about autism — other than the mothers’ lived experience — and nothing about the existing science. This may be the most difficult day in my career.”

An issue the Irish DPC and govt has just basically ignored despite complaints, & this issue having been written about generally as a huge risk FOR YEARS and Ireland a centre for big tech and data centre businesses. Ireland is so hopeless on data protection despite having a global regulatory role 🤬

This is an excellent discussion about the Trump/Kennedy autism spectacle. The experts provide plenty of facts & context about the wild, unsubstantiated claims. But this raw, very personal reaction from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social really stood out: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...

Beware a new scam (to me) — UK number rings, I answer to recorded voice saying they’d like to discuss a job offer, please add their number to my WhatsApp. Duh, if the job were real or significant 1) they wouldn’t have a recording 2) they’d not need me to WhatsApp rather than just ring back 🙄 🤪

Anne Louise Avery's Etsy shop is called Souris des Moissons and is filled with small treasures, carefully gleaned.

Yes, here we are again...

The EU will seek to again delay the implementation of its landmark law to tackle deforestation, according to Jessika Roswall, the bloc’s environment commissioner

Over dinner, I ask my Israeli family a question: ‘What do you think of the images from Gaza?’ www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

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This message is very important to remind ourselves of and to share with other people.

The apple trees are loaded this year and at peak sweetness. Picking and biting into a sun-warmed perfectly sweet 🍎 is one of the joys of autumn

New from me: Last week I noticed a feature on TikTok that used AI to scan videos and identify products. It turns out the feature is being applied even to videos from Gaza. In one, a mother cries out for her family. TikTok tagged dresses, head coverings, and handbags. www.theverge.com/tech/782540/...

So many requests for Brenda Fricker's memoir after her interview with Brendan O'Connor. Listen back here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egypt's president pardons prominent activist Amazing news!!

Meta AI on Facebook just now. 🤔

Fun story this morning. I spoke with Curtis Evans, the retired Marine in the viral photo below who took part in the anti-ICE protest at Broadview. He's a thoughtful guy, well read and with a dry sense of humor. Story @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...

It’s an astute observation that MAGA have strayed so far from traditional American ideals that they can’t quote Lincoln or Reagan anymore. In fact they have more in common with despotic regimes from the 19th & 20th century than American democracy. From United States to a divided country.