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It is ridiculous to blame anyone other than Thomas Massie for his own loss. He was shellacked and he blames rural Jews of Kentucky. There is no way that rural Jews cost Thomas Massie his election. There are not enough Jews in Kentucky to make a difference.
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Regular Kentuckians rejected Thomas Massie. A reasonable estimate is that Thomas Massie’s district has on the order of a few thousand Jewish voters at most, and likely closer to the low thousands.
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In Massie's district, the Jewish share of the electorate is probably well under 1%. With a congressional district population of roughly 700,000 people, that would usually translate to something like 1,000 to 5,000 Jewish residents,
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Is GenAI causing the relative decline in early-career hiring? Our latest research finds that these effects may be conflated with another important driver: the rise of WFH arrangements (1/N) 
The decline, which has been widely documented, has seen a large fall in the share of new hires going to early-career / junior workers. We find a near 10pp decline in junior-share of new hires in US, UK, Canada, Australia
This has been shown to be concentrated in routine-cognitive white collar occupations. The challenge we highlight is that GenAI exposure is super strongly correlated with WFH exposure, posing a challenge for empirical analysis.
🚨 NEW: Five people have been arrested in Manchester over allegations of election fraud
It follows an investigation into the Tameside Labour group which put forward fake independent candidates in the local elections to split votes for opposition parties
[@ManchesterMill]
It follows an investigation into the Tameside Labour group which put forward fake independent candidates in the local elections to split votes for opposition parties
[@ManchesterMill]
UPDATE: Labour is understood to have no knowledge of any party figures being arrested and the election agents for Muhammad Ali and Marie Fairhurst are not Labour members
A Labour spokesperson said: "No evidence has been presented of any Labour Party involvement in these allegations. We categorically reject any suggestion that the Party was involved. The local Labour team is focussed on what really matters - delivering for residents and protecting services, not playing political games. We are unable to provide any further comment while police inquiries are underway"
A Labour spokesperson said: "No evidence has been presented of any Labour Party involvement in these allegations. We categorically reject any suggestion that the Party was involved. The local Labour team is focussed on what really matters - delivering for residents and protecting services, not playing political games. We are unable to provide any further comment while police inquiries are underway"
‘Spam,’ meaning “unsolicited usually commercial messages,” comes from Monty Python.
Well, before that, ‘Spam’ was only a canned meat product.
Still is.
But in 1970…
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Well, before that, ‘Spam’ was only a canned meat product.
Still is.
But in 1970…
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"Monty Python’s Flying Circus" had a sketch where a group of restaurant Vikings aggressively sing a song about "Spam"...
...over and over until they drown out all other conversations.
...over and over until they drown out all other conversations.
In the 1990s, unrelenting solicitations that popped up on Usenet reminded early Internet users of that sketch.
In 1994, "Network World "described these unwanted solicitations as a "spam attack," thereby introducing the annoying electronic type of ‘spam’ to a broader audience.
In 1994, "Network World "described these unwanted solicitations as a "spam attack," thereby introducing the annoying electronic type of ‘spam’ to a broader audience.
This is a genuine email from NHS England:
"I refer to your email of 27 September 2024 in which you requested information under the FOI Act from NHS England...
"I refer to your email of 27 September 2024 in which you requested information under the FOI Act from NHS England...
... Your Freedom of Information request was:
“The Welsh Gender Service (FOI/24/552) have informed me that you can provide the following information from...
“The Welsh Gender Service (FOI/24/552) have informed me that you can provide the following information from...
... your Gender Dysphoria National Referral Support Service:
1. Of the 884 patients referred for surgery by the Welsh Gender Service in the period 1.1.2019-31.12. 2023 how many have had surgery? ...
1. Of the 884 patients referred for surgery by the Welsh Gender Service in the period 1.1.2019-31.12. 2023 how many have had surgery? ...
🧵The moment you say "Article V convention," some people hear "new Constitution."
That's not it. We don't need to replace it.
But we do need to restore it — to close loopholes and fix what Congress and courts have broken over 200 years.
The Founders gave us the way.
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That's not it. We don't need to replace it.
But we do need to restore it — to close loopholes and fix what Congress and courts have broken over 200 years.
The Founders gave us the way.
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2/ They kept the words and changed the meaning.
"Interstate commerce" now reaches your backyard garden.
Agencies violate separation of powers and answer to no one.
They call it a "living Constitution" — it means whatever a judge says.
This is hijacking by deconstruction.
"Interstate commerce" now reaches your backyard garden.
Agencies violate separation of powers and answer to no one.
They call it a "living Constitution" — it means whatever a judge says.
This is hijacking by deconstruction.
3/ The Supreme Court is pushing back on some excesses. Good.
But courts created most of the problem.
Their fixes are partial and reversible the moment the Court changes or gets packed.
We need the structural solution the Founders already provided.
But courts created most of the problem.
Their fixes are partial and reversible the moment the Court changes or gets packed.
We need the structural solution the Founders already provided.
1/ Russian warblogger Lev Vershinin wonders how Russia has managed to revert to 18th century standards of brutal military discipline, as seen in this video. How did it "become so savage in just one generation?", he asks. ⬇️
2/ The video shows a commander (almost certainly Russian, despite Vershinin's disingenuous uncertainty in the post below) savagely beating several men. They have apparently retreated ("rolled back") without authorisation from a mission or frontline position.
3/ “I came across some front-line footage. Not AI. But I don’t know which side it was filmed on. Neither the Russian language nor the swearing mean anything, because the war is essentially a civil one. So, it could be both.
1/ AI won’t save sloppy science.
Before you dive into deep learning, master your foundations.
Here’s why basic bioinformatics still rules 🧵
Before you dive into deep learning, master your foundations.
Here’s why basic bioinformatics still rules 🧵
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AI is flashy. But the core skills—UNIX, plotting, EDA—are what let you trust your data.
Without them? You’re flying blind.
AI is flashy. But the core skills—UNIX, plotting, EDA—are what let you trust your data.
Without them? You’re flying blind.
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UNIX isn’t sexy.
But it’ll save your life when you’ve got 100 samples and need to rename, reformat, or reprocess them—fast.
UNIX isn’t sexy.
But it’ll save your life when you’ve got 100 samples and need to rename, reformat, or reprocess them—fast.
Highest air alert just announced in Northeast Lithuania. People sent to seek shelter. Reports of air raid sirens blaring. A drone-like object detected by radars - NATO jets scrambled. Yesterday's such alert was the first in Lithuania's history since independence. Today again.
Drone alert issued today in Latvia as well. NATO jets scrambled. This is becoming a daily occurence in the Baltic - NATO - airspace. This comes as Russia openly threatens the Baltic states and as Putin, Lukashenko observe Russia-Belarus nuclear drills.
Baltic governments are saying that Russia is jamming and redirecting Ukrainian drones into Baltic airspace.
Your doctor says your "cholesterol" is too high.
But 50% of heart attack victims have NORMAL cholesterol.
Here are 7 science-backed ways to actually protect your heart (without statins):🧵
1. Control your Nitric Oxide levels
But 50% of heart attack victims have NORMAL cholesterol.
Here are 7 science-backed ways to actually protect your heart (without statins):🧵
1. Control your Nitric Oxide levels
Nitric oxide is what many call the "longevity molecule."
It relaxes your arteries, protects them from plaque, and keeps your blood pressure stable.
But your levels can drop by 50% as you age.
Here's the most underrated hack to boost naturally (you can literally try it now):
It relaxes your arteries, protects them from plaque, and keeps your blood pressure stable.
But your levels can drop by 50% as you age.
Here's the most underrated hack to boost naturally (you can literally try it now):
2. Stop fearing the number.
A standard panel hides the metrics that actually predict heart disease.
Ask for these instead:
• ApoB
• Triglyceride to HDL ratio
• Small dense LDL particle count
These reveal whether your cholesterol is actually dangerous.
A standard panel hides the metrics that actually predict heart disease.
Ask for these instead:
• ApoB
• Triglyceride to HDL ratio
• Small dense LDL particle count
These reveal whether your cholesterol is actually dangerous.
@SecRubio 1/8 Now THAT is rich Marco...telling the people of Cuba in your little video on of ALL days, Cuban Independence day, that the reason they are "suffering" is due to the corrupt people in charge of their country plundering "billions of dollars", but that nothing has been
2/8 used to help the people. Rich for the reason YOUR boss who sits in ur WH is literally STEALING millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers, and NOW the DOJ is set to give Trump $1.776 BILLION dollars, which is being STOLEN from U.S. TAXPAYERS, to establish a fund to pay criminal
3/8 defendants of Jan 6th, some of whom BEAT cops, which Trump PARDONED, who felt they "suffered" from DOJ "weaponization" which DID NOT happen! What YOUR administration is doing RIGHT now is called WEAPONIZATION Rubio! Trump himself has BLOCKADED Cuba the past FOUR months, what
1/ A Russian soldier says that he and his comrades were told by their commander that "a single shell is worth more than all your lives". The men were sent on suicidal missions without artillery support, without supplies, and had to scavenge for weapons on the battlefield. ⬇️
2/ In a video explaining his decision to desert from the Russian army's 144th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade (military unit 11739), 36-year-old Anton Aleksandrovich Shirshin describes his commanders as brutal and corrupt.
3/ He was forced to join the army after being blamed for a traffic accident. The police offered him a choice between imprisonment followed by being conscripted to join the army, or joining the army voluntarily. He chose the latter option.
