Indeed, very calculated. Although most people agree Trump is embarrassingly ignorant in so many ways, a ridiculous bragging con, it can't be denied that he has been clever enough to capture the Presidency...
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Alas, Shakespeare Day
#ShakespeareDay
Correct
Tamora, but strictly speaking the 'indigestion' is being fed her own sons, killed and baked in a pie by Titus...
My son has a degree and PhD in maths but it didn't help as he voted for Brexit. Still breaks my heart
2016
"problem is not just that Trump is ignorant of the Constitution; it’s that he doesn’t care. His political philosophy, to the extent that he has one, is the demagoguery that the Founders designed the Constitution to protect us against"
@democracyprof.bsky.social
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Sounds like it. Listening to him I thought he'll have very good grounds for unfair dismissal. Starmer is fucked
Tbh I don't think an "alternative view" that's needed. It's understanding or perhaps relearning what has been known for decades. Here's the late Prof Neville Moray talking about systems in 1994 (something I posted in the other place)...
Agree, there’s still a lot of misplaced emphasis on ‘human error’ in response to incidents and accidents, though it’s less prevalent today. FWIW I don’t think Safety-II is the answer. It's been oversold by Hollangel and others, and Prof Nancy Leveson has been scathing in her criticism...
I’m not sure what you’ve been reading but in my experience Human Factors always emphasises the human in a systems context. I could give you numerous examples in different domains but here’s a one in healthcare…
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The PM says it is "unforgivable" that he was not informed about Mandelson failing vetting.
It is Starmer's clear lack of judgement and disregard for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein which is unforgivable. The PM must take responsibility and resign.
Well said. Starmer should resign
Yep
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Very moving. I've nothing but admiration for Zelenskkyy
#SlaviUkraine
In advance of Starmer drama...
Knew Mandelson was risky choice but gambled it was canny appointment in Trump land (=stupid)
S believes M’s assurances no skeletons but doesn't check vetting is ok (=moron)
S discovers M lied, then discovers M failed vetting and claims not informed by others (=moron)
Corporate capture of the state.
The Post Office with help from Fujitsu, accountants, lawyers illegally convicted postmasters for fraud.
£1.5bn+ compensation paid from public purse. Perpetrators paid ZERO.
No one charged/prosecuted for lying in courts. Fujitsu gets govt contracts.
Who governs?
Yep
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Nah, zero sympathy for Starmer. Saying that Mandelson lied to him about extent of links to Epstein was bad enough. Now to say he wasn't told about about the failed security vetting, and is "furious" about it, is just pathetic. It was his fucking job to know
Poster called 'Everybody Dies' that takes a witty look at how actors die in Shakespeare's tragedies (Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth etc). Means of death include lots of stabbings, poisoning, hanging, drowning, snakebite, hot coals, shock, grief, shame, broken heart, and a lack of sleep. Credit: National Theatre, London
"Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity"
#ShakespeareDay
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The report in the Independent that Mandelson had failed security vetting was actually raised in the Commons by Lib Dem MP Rachel Gilmour on 16 September 2025
“a source from MI6 has reportedly claimed that they failed to clear Mandelson”
The Prime Minister says he found out on Tuesday
Mandelson's dismissal as ambassador was debated at length in Parliament on 16 Sept 2025. An MP (Rachel Gilmour) even remarks "...this murky affair has been thickened by the fact that a source from MI6 has reportedly claimed that they failed to clear Mandelson"
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Speaking as a boomer, happy to report a healthy brain and as much a political lefty as my teenage yrs. Currently supporting @greenparty.org.uk ....
Indeed. Thankfully in my family no rightwing bigots but Brexit certainly strained relationships. Lost contact with Brexit-supporting brother but still on good terms with a sister & b-in-law who realise grudgingly that blissfully voting Leave with plan (now abandoned) to retire in EU was kinda dumb
Indeed. According to my (grown-up) kids, AI is creeping into their work but tangible benefits seem limited and specific to particular applications. Govt is desperate for AI to have a big impact but still not seeing it...
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Snap!
Yep. Difficulty even posting this reply
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Precisely. There are different versions of dynamic alignment but they all involve, and can't escape, some rule-taking...
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