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We ran the simulation:
- Universal basic income increased mental health
- Unionization improved life satisfaction
- Public housing reduced crime
So naturally, we cut benefits, banned strikes, and sold the land to BlackRock.

New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Are Models of Strong Gravitational Lensing by Clusters Converging or Diverging?" by Derek Perera (U. Minnesota), John H Miller Jr & Liliya L. R. Williams (U. Minnesota, USA), Jori Liesenborgs (Hasselt U., Belgium), Allison Keen (U. Minnesota), Sung Kei Li (Hong Kong University), Marceau Limousin (Aix Marseille Univ., France)

doi.org/10.33232/001c.136341

@QasimRashid

And it looks weak and pathetic from where I am in the UK.

Just today:
•Two planes collided at Reagan airport in DC
•A helicopter crashed in the Hudson, killing 6
•Dow closed down 1,000 points
•MAGAs voted for the "SAVE" Act to disenfranchise tens of millions of voters

We've suffered 25 deadly aviation incidents in 2025, killing ~120 people. The economy is on the verge of recession. And MAGAs are enacting autocracy. But good thing they fired Black & brown people from government.

This is what a country run by white supremacists looks like.

@kims

SO basically is is fine for Meta et al to suck up peoples personal data like a vacuum cleaner and no one is bothered as Meta is American, but forign companies are not allowed to, people should feel the same about protecting their personal data, regardless of who owns the company that collects it.

This seems more of a anti china (racial) thing than anything else.

@SocraticEthics

I think sending troops from NATO countries to Ukraine will be seen by Russia as a intervention from NATO, and is a bad idea, 2nd thought on this is that the UK army is already suffering from low personnel, low morale and under equipped, not to mention veterals being abandoned.

We need to sort our own Armed forces out first, make it something people want to join (regardless of their ethnic group, gender or other things) and build something that can be deployed quickly to multiple theatres, and allow for regular rotation.

We have ex soldiers homeless on the streets, WHY!!?? when many have put their lives on hold to serve this country, they should be looked after properly.

@TheViking

If China sits tight long enough the US economy will destory itself, so less effort on their part, they can concentrate on finding trade partners who have actually gone through puberty and adolocence and have a sensible head at the top, unlike the current leader who throws a wobbly each time he fails to get his own way. He seems to be a cross between a toddler and a teenager who has never been told NO as a child.

@charleskeener.bsky.social

If you deport an armed robber, that perhaps a handful of offenses, compared to the long long list of offenses committed by Trump, surely Trump should also be deported. Not sure who would want him, may be he could go live with his buddy Putin in Russia.

Despite the Trump administration’s claims it’s targeting so-called violent criminals, data shows 90% of those removed in last month’s flights had no criminal record.

@laprice

I have put yes, but... as I think things like this should be used along side other moddeling so there are comparisons to results, each should be done independently. As with anything there can be bias, errors and other factors, that need to be taken in to consideration.

@michael_w_busch

I was thinking Xenomorph (from Alien series), but I am sure there are insects that live inside other organisms in a similar way, not sure if any exit their host and kill their host in the process, Probably, then again that set up may have been the inspiration for the Xenomorph in the first place.

@ChrisMayLA6

I am sure we need to stop talking ourselves down, constant negatives and talk of recession surely spooks investors which impacts on a much wider range of sectors.

The UK economy continues to essentially flailing - growth in GDP struggled up to 0.5% in February, but this was before the ripples of Trump's more recent actions hit these shores.

For the de-growth crowd this looks OK, but as I've said before while there may be an argument for managed de-growth, chaotic & unplanned economic stagnation (prompted in part by the BoE policies on inflation) skews the adjustment onto the poor & vulnerable.

The UK needs a new economic mind-set...

#economics

@FlockOfCats

Thanks for this, I was thinking along those lines that there are differences between the 3 technologies, you have added more clarity to this.

I think the media are really not helping with this, but the media also mix up Free software (GNU) with Open source models for sofware.

With regard to AI

Is there a difference between:-

LLM (Large Language Models)
Gen AI (Generative AI)
ML ( Machine learning)

As I get the impression all 3 are being placed under the same AI Banner, which in some cases has nothing to do with Intelligence.

@conejoclint

Bizaar policy, I agree with freedom of speech but when that spreads total nonsense, that in some cases is also dangerous then there has to be limitations. The educated will disregard anti vax arguments or at least come up with counter arguments, but the educated will also spread science backed information.

Seems that doing that on Meta platforms won't make any difference.

Facebook Pushes Its Llama 4 AI Model to the Right, Wants to Present “Both Sides”

“The ‘both sides’ approach here is false-equivalence, like that of treating an anti vax conspiracy theorist on a par with a scientist or medical doctor. One is illegitimate and dangerous, the other driven by verifiable empirical evidence.”

404media.co/facebook-pushes-it

BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

One in six UK jobs paid below the real Living Wage in 2024 — 800,000 more than the previous year. The workers who keep society running shouldn't be fighting to make ends meet.

tribunemag.co.uk/2025/04/we-ne

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