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Charles Stewart

@chalst.bsky.social
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Born in Canada, schooled in the UK, living in Berlin. Mobility impaired following my treatment for brain cancer.

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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The linked post from “At the Crossroads” is good.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wow! So the DOJ sinks to a new level of crackpottery…
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Making the case that there are positives about the AI bursting, and that they outweigh the justly feared negatives.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I think it’s likely to badly hurt Starmer’s support from the PLP.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’m quite a fan of DHL, especially his under-appreciated poetry, but I didn’t know of this.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is excellent, Cory’s best post in a long while.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“We see an endless string of permutations of this perverse logic Trump and the [SSCOTUS] have:…Trump can fire anyone he wants. He can “negotiate” with his own appointees to award him cash settlements over claimed wrongs other presidents have done him” talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bring...
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Good move, and in the US, it strengthens the case for universal healthcare.
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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The mind boggles. What a totally unnecessary bureaucratic mess with a complete disregard for the realities of living in a modern, culturally diverse society. The UK hostile environment has reached its lowest and most pointless level, now even targeting British citizens. Well done, Labour.
theguardian.com
British schoolgirl stranded in Denmark after return flight blocked over UK border rules
Exclusive: Hanne, 16, from Sussex, was denied board on flight to London after weekend in Copenhagen
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“Pretti Good” as a pun can easily be disrespectful, but I guess there are contexts where it’s useful.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Sources for bsky.app/profile/lund...
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Naturally, this incident was misrepresented by the admin.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“AI can help us do that” At what cost? Are AIs an appropriate substitute for human tutors in the case of rich kids?
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“AI can help us do that” At what cost? Are AIs an appropriate substitute for human tutors in the case of rich kids?
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“I’m cautiously optimistic about the…demands Democrats are currently making to get their votes. But I’m not even sure specific demands are even the right approach...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Maybe between 2019 and 2022, but there’s no way that’s the case anymore.
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Pamela Fiore... and live alone in the bee-loud glade @pfiore8.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
And then there’s this analysis of trump’s mental break down In Trump’s mind the Reiners were murdered “because they spoke out against Trump” And I’m thinking this is so spot on i could scream
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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Hey hey! We recently tripped over a ZFS data corruption bug–introduced over 18 years ago! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I discuss with members of the Oxide team as well as Matt Ahrens, the co-inventor of ZFS.
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Oxide and Friends 11/24/2025 -- A Grown-up ZFS Data Corruption Bug
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This young man has it exactly right.
A tweet from “Adam Mockler @adammockler” reads:
“Stephen Miller just went on Fox News and said telling troops to refuse illegal orders is an ‘open act of insurrection.’ He is telling on himself.
They are planning to give illegal orders, and they want a military that will follow them blindly.”
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Xander vs. The 21st Century @futurexander.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Brad Lander’s call for NYC pension funds to sever ties with BlackRock signals a fierce stand against climate negligence. This isn’t just financial maneuvering; it’s accountability for a future where greed must yield to sustainability.
bloomberg.com
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing to tackle global warming.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
“For less than $2 billion, the EU’s poorest nation…infiltrated the US, and convinced it to dismantle its most effective foreign policy tool (USAID), debase the coin of NATO and allied itself with…Putin while convincing the US president and his enablers…that these were all wise actions.”
dekleptocracy.substack.com
Hungary's Hidden Hand in Project 2025
Strategic corruption matters for foreign and domestic policies.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Anyways, it would be nice if Bluesky could grow but I think social media in general is hemorrhaging as people retreat from online life. Not really sure how one fixes that.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/did-t...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc?
I try not to share ideas or theories that I suspect, by...
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We’re often told to “think critically” online. But in today’s attention economy, that’s only half the battle. The other half? Knowing what to ignore. New post on "critical ignoring," a powerful media literacy skill for cutting through the noise. matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-overlo...
matthewfacciani.substack.com
The Overlooked Skill We All Need Online: Critical Ignoring
Thinking critically matters, but in today’s attention economy, knowing what to ignore may matter even more.
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Philosopher Andy Norman calls it cognitive immunology: the science of how our minds fight off bad ideas. In this episode, we explore what it means to build mental immunity, and why it might be the key to staying free, curious, and clear-headed in our noisy world.
matthewfacciani.substack.com
Thinking as Freedom: Building Mental Immunity in a Noisy World
Philosopher Andy Norman joins me to discuss the mind’s immune system, how bad ideas spread, and how to strengthen our defenses against misinformation.
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This paper argues that when the public and lived-experience experts are included in evaluating AI, the science actually becomes more rigorous and the technology becomes more trustworthy. If we want safe, reliable AI, we need the people affected by it at the table. www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
New review paper describes how disinformation in public health is often created by powerful industries to protect profits, not people. One simple step to help: create content that names the tactic (“this mixes truth with omission") because once people can spot the tactic, it loses its power.
annualreviews.org
The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health
Disinformation is a coordinated or deliberate effort to knowingly circulate misinformation (i.e., false information) to gain money, power, or reputation. While most public health research has focused ...
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
After five years of work, I finally held a copy of my book Misguided—a surreal moment and long-time dream come true. The book explores the psychology of misinformation and is now available for preorder; I’m also booking podcast interviews and talks to support the launch. #BookSky #Misguided
matthewfacciani.substack.com
The First Copy of Misguided Arrived—Here’s What Comes Next
Preorders for my new book are live, events are coming, and I’m booking interviews.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
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Stefan C. Aykut @stefanaykut.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🇹🇷📢 Oppositionsführer #İmamoğlu, seit 8 Monaten im Gefängnis weil er in jeder Umfrage führt, wurde nun erneut unter absurden Spionagevorwürfen angeklagt, 1 der letzten 3 unabhängigen TV-Sendern steht unter Zwangsverwaltung. Ein bisschen Rückgrat stünde 🇩🇪 gut zu Gesicht! share.google/t2YIjgPBZyms...
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Kanzler Merz zu Besuch in der Türkei: Präsident Erdogan hält Hof
Der türkische Staatschef ist für Europa wichtig wie nie. Doch gleichzeitig ist Erdogan ein problematischer Partner. Experten erwarten, dass er sich trotz einiger Probleme an der Macht hält.
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Red Pepper Media @redpeppermag.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
redpepper.org.uk
Warfare's waste is welfare's loss - Red Pepper
Labour's increased spending will funnel money to private contractors that should fund public services argues Richard Norton Taylor
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/10/2025
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
“Labour should…find the most extreme examples on the right and demand that Farage and Jenrich disassociate themselves from them…Ian Dunt: > Right now…several mainstream right-wing commentators are claiming that black people cannot be English. Matthew Goodwin [and] Isabel Oakshott ha[ve] said it.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
The uphill struggle to stop Reform
Making political predictions is foolish, but I can only see two political parties that can stop a Reform government in the UK: Labour and ...
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This excellent article identifies a hole in otherwise thriving free political journalism: the failure to cover the nitty-gritty of how policy is made. washingtonmonthly.com/2015/11/08/c...
washingtonmonthly.com
Confessions of a Paywall Journalist
Thanks to a booming trade press, lobbyists and other insiders know what’s happening in government. The rest of the country, not so much.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Great post. If you want to read the post by Ferguson which Josh is commenting on, niallferguson.substack.com/p/how-real-e... is more readable that the version Josh links to.
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How Real Estate-ism Got the Deal Done in Gaza
Trump’s critics pine for old-school diplomacy. But Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff triumphed where Joe Biden’s national security professionals failed.
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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 03/10/2025
Reviews like this make every hard part of being an #indieauthor worth it 🥰 To grab your own copy: ravenbelas.co/lesbian-vamp... #bskybookclub #booksky #queerbooks
Book titled That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story" is overlaid over a ship's steering wheel, underneath is a glowing review from Amazon
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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Non-USA #medlibs might find this useful www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What does a government shutdown mean and why is this year’s more serious?
The US government has shut down because Congress couldn’t reach a funding agreement. Here’s what to know about what happens next
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System Working As Intended @systemnotbroken.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Free Press. My ---
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Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Bari Weiss
Billionaire David Ellison installed conservative ideologue Bari Weiss atop CBS News, dropping any pretense of independence at the network.
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Ryu Pradana @bsky.best · 26/09/2025
House Democrats release latest Jeffrey Epstein documents with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions.
independent.co.uk
Democrats release Epstein docs with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions
Small tranche of documents includes meeting itineraries, flight manifest and redacted financial transactions
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Not great www.ocregister.com/2025/09/24/w...
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Westminster man, a former DACA recipient picked up in a car wash raid, dies in ICE custody
Ismael Ayala-Uribe is at least the 14th person to die this year while in ICE custody.
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them.” —The President of the United States, speaking at a memorial service
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
“Nexstar was the real driver of the Jimmy Kimmel story. FCC Chair…Carr made his demand. Nexstar needs Carr’s help with their merger. So they cut off Kimmel and then ABC did too.
talkingpointsmemo.com
The Age of Monsters
We live in an age of monsters: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, the...
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Good to see Jeffries has a spine.
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Megan Gray @megangray.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Trump defamation lawsuit against NYT is STRUCK, thrown out of court, for being bloviating BS. I'm not joking, see next:
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Chicago: ICE agents with suspicious looks and tattoos stoped a truck with three Latino construction workers inside. The 3 men were asked for their papers and taken into custody just because of their ethnicity. Racial profiling is now a norm in America.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Another false claim from The Mail.
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Charles Stewart @chalst.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Great thread.
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