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Hadley Thomson

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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is just so awful. It is so very important that the full story comes to light. Real, consequential change *must* be the outcome of this tragedy. substack.com/@alimcforeve...
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The Routes to Intellectual Authority
How colonial money bought a Cambridge fellowship for a eugenics researcher — and how that researcher helped destroy the Black professor who studied the system that wanted to destroy him.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"The reality is that a ruthless propaganda war is being waged against the survival of human civilisation in the name of short-term greed." Media Lens on how manufactured confusion has produced a dangerous mix of climate denial and apathy: medialens.substack.com/p/invitation...
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Invitation To A Turkey Shoot – How To Debunk Climate Denial
We, of course, post on all kinds of emotive and controversial issues on social media: genocide in Gaza, the war of aggression on Iran, the weaponisation of anti-semitism to undermine democratic choice...
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Cold? How’s about: burn your clothes and furniture for warmth
Money Property Pensions Savings Borrowing Careers
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Young people need money because our system is rigged. Here's a way to give it to them Polly Toynbee
One plan would see young workers offered early access to a slice of future pensions. It's not perfect, but we need bold
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 06/06/2026
This paper doesn't use the term "intentional stance," but it does really expose that imputation of consciousness is an act by the observer that's usually not based on dispassionate analysis of the observed's internal structures. It's just vibes, and those aren't sufficient. arxiv.org/pdf/2605.31514
Much research has been carried out on large language models (LLMs) and LLMpowered agentic workflows. However, many works within the field state emergence of, ascribe to, or assume, generalised anthropomorphic attributes to them (e.g., morality or understanding of natural language). Our goal is not to argue in favour or against the existence of these attributes, but to point out that these conclusions could be incorrect. For this we build and train a simple neural network on the videogame Age of Empires II, and note that any entity in a sufficiently-powerful substrate, such as LEGO or the Greater Boston Area, could also present such attributes. Hence, the purported anthropomorphic attributes of LLMs are empirically non-unique: although some properties (e.g., responses to prompts) could remain constant, others, such as the interpretation of their perceived behaviour, might change with the substrate. Thus, any empirically-grounded discussion requires explicit measurement criteria; otherwise the interpretation is left to the representation. We then show that assuming that these attributes exist or not in a system, independent of the substrate and in a generalised way, leads to either circular or uninformative conclusions, regardless of the experimenter’s viewpoint on the subject. Finally we propose a ‘null’ assumption, where one assumes LLM non-uniqueness instead of assuming anthropomorphic attributes to set up an experiment, along with examples of it. We also discuss potential objections to our work, briefly survey the field, and prove that Age of Empires II is functionally- and Turing-complete.
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
gives thirst trap a whole new meaning
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I like big triatomic molecules and I cannot lie
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Grow From Here @growfromhere.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Just saw this sentence and it explains stuff "Cost of greed crisis"
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Instead of hospitals and schools, NZ Govt spends $2.7 billion on military, to lock us into the US war machine. This US war machine is currently closing one of our key energy access points driving the global cost of living crisis, to make oil companies richer. Let’s have an independent foreign policy
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NZ's $2.6 billion military helicopter purchase approved by US
Plans to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to replace the existing maritime fleet have been given the go-ahead.
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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This: "We need leaders who understand that they are there to deliver health, prosperity and happiness to as many citizens as possible, not just the wealthy and privileged." #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/06/a...
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Anne Salmond: Hayek's bastards, revisited
Neoliberalism's attempt to make self-interest into a governing philosophy has proven to be a disaster, writes Dame Anne Salmond, but alternatives do exist
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Well what do ya know, addressing the underlying causes of crime can be helpful in reducing crime? Tickle me silly & knock me down with a wealth tax! 💚 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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🫜🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚🫜 @catespice.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Free Speech Union are now platforming Bob McKoskrie of Family First, and both are arguing that banning gay/trans conversion therapy is restricting ‘free speech’. FSU are homophobes (we already knew they were transphobes). Happy Pride month.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 31/05/2026
the reality is that decline will come from instituting machines that regularly churn out biased and false information, and believing that government must trust and rely on them
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Not using AI in public services would mean ‘choosing decline’, UK minister warns
Newly appointed chief secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby wants to roll out technology across Whitehall
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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The best chance of any meaningful change in the way the wealthy are taxed is a very strong Greens as part of a coalition. Can't see any other way it comes about.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🔥 Ronny Chieng at Harvard: “F*ck A.I. — the mission of your generation is to destroy it… shortcuts to skip to the end aren’t always good. The journey is the point of all this.”
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Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Claude Opus 4.8 is out, and the AI model indeed struggles with some seemingly easy tasks. At least it's honest about it. ChatGPT (not sure what version is active) doesn't do this.
Claude Opus 4.8 is out, and the AI model does indeed struggle with some seemingly easy things. At least it's honest about it. ChatGPT (not sure what version is active) doesn't do this.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ahem
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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 29/05/2026
Embarrassing for NZ media that it took the @nytimes.com to visit rural Māori communities to show the hardship they are experiencing.
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
“A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a (case) management decision.”
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Some conservatives are closeted but when an alt-right guy is talking about women in a really demeaning way it's usually because he's a misogynist and not because he's secretly gay
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Lan Pham @lanpham.greens.org.nz · 29/05/2026
The utter rejection of information, evidence and science by this Government is astoundingly reckless. They didn't even want to see, let alone understand, the risks to the critical work of the Ministry for the Environment that would result from its disestablishment ☠️☠️
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Theocracidal🍝🇳🇿 @theocracidal.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#nzpol My pitch to those who say politicians are bad at governing, perhaps you're right, & that's why we all should support social activists. The Green Party is a party of ordinary people & social activists. Policies they put forward are center left on international political spectrum it means...1/8
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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Oh my. A co-ordinate hard right legislative push to stop climate polluters being sued. #nzpol @marcdaalder.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/clim...
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“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 28/05/2026
Genuinely really touched by the 10,000(!) women who have signed this petition already. It means a lot to see how fast that number is growing 🥹 our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
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E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
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🐶🐾Megan🍓🌻 @meganisalanis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Great article, accurate concerns. Don't listen, Do Vote #NZPol #Education Erica Stanford wants to tell you a story. Don’t listen. - Newsroom share.google/JH27YGQrioBc...
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Erica Stanford wants to tell you a story. Don’t listen.
Comment from Auckland University: Education is complicated, and we should be wary of stories that suggest it is otherwise
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Too Long Covid 💚 @toolongcovid.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
When will politicians dare to mention the elephant in the room? #nzpol #longcovid #covidnz
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If you’re feeling a bit down about the world right now, and could use some more positivity/optimism in your life, then this is likely to be worth your time: youtu.be/ZzOMmMFQZWs
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Governance must be grounded in wisdom. Greed and corruption are far too prominent, unrestrained in our politics & government. ( #nzpol - see “Sum of large donations in 2026 by party” charts, etc.) Wisdom dictates publicly-funded elections, maximum transparency. Clip from youtu.be/vEeXaiQnNTE?...
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I think about this a lot.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 28/05/2026
Today's chart after ACT get a casual extra SIX HUNDRED thousand #nzpol
National $727,970
Labour $182,333
Green $93,014
ACT $1,257,480
NZF $500,000
Te Pāti Māori $40,000
Opportunistic $240,520
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, then we will keep getting what we’ve been getting. Widening and entrenching wealth inequality is not ‘good economic management’. Our tax system needs to change. youtu.be/BJcpgg6-hNA?t=23m10s #NZPol #Election26 #TaxWealthMoreTaxWorkLess #TaxWealthNotWork
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
An important conversation: youtu.be/41nC3uxeOfo #NZPol
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“Shocking”: inside the fight over outsourcing in Wellington | In Brief
YouTube video by Public Interest NZ
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies
YouTube video by Re: News
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
National's ram-raid on the conservation estate is unravelling "full and final" Treaty settlements, and putting them up for renegotiation again. What utter cockwombles. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Ngāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reforms
Minister Potaka's reforms are the most significant in nearly four decades.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 09/05/2026
ICE have just transferred kidnapped new zealander everlee wihongi to arizona, the day she was due to meet with her lawyer in california. the valid green card holder has been in prison for 30 days. over on webworm, an essay from everlee's aunt, jen, writing from NZ: www.webworm.co/winstonpeters/
Well they have pulled a fast one,  they are transferring Evs to Arizona, it's happening now... she was meant to meet with her lawyer today...
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month buff.ly/Z2W42sy
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May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month – The Daily Blog
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Waffles Mcgrawl @waffles-mcgrawl.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oox_...
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The “Oligarchy Virus” in U.S. Tax Code
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
graphcel poasters like me: there is no omnicause that combines us imperialist atrocities abroad with cost of living issues at home; in general american hegemony serves the material interests of the electorate, so . . . Trump: AT LONG LAST I HAVE INVENTED OMNICAUSE, THE WAR CRIME THAT MAKES YOU POOR
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The mental model that most people have of the economy is shown below. It's OK. The trouble is that the ghouls have convinced us that it is taxpayers that create $, and that Govt have to take $ off taxpayers to pay for services. Friends, if taxpayers made $, that would be counterfeiting. [2/n]
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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I've written many Ukraine articles. This is one of the most extraordinary: the story of Vadym Lietunov, who spent two weeks in a dugout with a Russian soldier. Vadym fled after his own shelter was bombed and saw a fortified position. From inside came a rustling... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout
When Vadym Lietunov spotted a fortified position after his own had been blown up, he didn’t realise it belonged to the enemy
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
#nzpol #Q+AwithJackTame #nzqanda #TVNZBreakfastTovaO’Brien #LeadershipAndAccountability #DrSeuss
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Ooof. “The irony; it burns!” (From youtu.be/3dqz9Y6POwg)
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This was a worthwhile watch. Really interesting stuff. Full lecture on YouTube. Dr. Roy Casagranda, “The Shaping of the Modern Middle East” youtu.be/_Elv8hy5yaE
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
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ergopraxis @ergopraxis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Israel is a mature fascist society in endpoint genocidal mania. There is nothing more to say about it. Its civil society has comprehensively failed, and can't maintain the charade of the rule of law. All that's left is international coercion, and hopefully we'll get there soon.
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Hadley Thomson @hadley-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Really interesting conversation, about where the world is at right now, and why. youtu.be/SHvq9lIn1bk
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Mark Carney Bodies Trump Without Even Saying His Name | Matt Duss | TMR
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026
Hannity has a Fox reporter in Minneapolis talk to a random protester walking through the city who goes on to spit bars for 2 minutes
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Matt @mbunchanumbers.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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