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Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'

readtheline.ca · Dec 08

Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.

Shared by @noplasticshower and 106 others.
Quixoticgeek (@quixoticgeek) · Dec 10
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Anomalous Human (@JustToOdd) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

C.W. Williams 🇺🇦 🌊🇨🇦🦑 (@TidalFlats) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Chris Adams (@acdha) · Dec 11
🔁 @letoams:

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Witchzilla (@msbw) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

James Young (@pronoiac) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists (@SharonCrockett) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

65dBnoise (@65dBnoise) · Dec 10
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Thomas Sturm (@tsturm) · Dec 10
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩 (@benroyce) · Dec 11
🔁 @SKleefeld:

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-w

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Yetch Studio | Unique Solutions to Everyday Problems

yetch.studio · Dec 10

Unique solutions to every day problems, straight from Simone Giertz's brain.

Shared by @adrianco and 12 others.
Adrian Cockcroft (@adrianco) · Dec 11
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Glenn Fleishman (@glennf) · Dec 11
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Zhi Zhu 🕸️ (@ZhiZhu) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

icy (@otterly_icy) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Wayne Werner (@ketmorco) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Shauna GM (@shauna) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Ian Brown :verified: (@igb) · Dec 11
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲 (@cainmark) · Dec 11
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

spiegelmama (@spiegelmama) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

Tim Murtaugh (@murtaugh) · Dec 10
🔁 @andybaio:

It's not enough for scammers to steal Simone's ideas, commissioned artwork, and product design, they are literally defrauding potential customers with her stolen image. Go buy her puzzles at her official store! yetch.studio/

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Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

theguardian.com · Dec 10

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed

Shared by @topstories and 14 others.
DoomsdaysCW (@DoomsdaysCW) · Dec 10
🔁 @RadicalAnthro:

Here's Chris Stringer...
'So early Neanderthals were making fire in Britain about 400,000 years ago,” said Prof Chris Stringer, of the Natural History Museum and part of the team behind the findings. “Of course, our species was evolving in Africa, while these people were living in Britain and Europe. We guess that our species, too, would have had this knowledge, but we don’t actually have the evidence of it.”
theguardian.com/science/2025/d

Jamez Barrett 🜃 ॐ Ⓐ (@didgebaba) · Dec 10

Humans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.

It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago.

The latest evidence, which includes a patch of scorched earth and fire-cracked hand-axes, makes a compelling case that humans were creating fire far earlier, at a time when brain size was approaching the modern human range and some species were expanding into harsher northern climates, including Britain.

theguardian.com/science/2025/d

Brian Smith (@BrianSmith950) · Dec 10
🔁 @markmccaughrean:

Hmm. While the title of this story is formally right, it's a bit misleading.

It might better read "Neanderthals figured out how to make & use fire long before we did".

That is, Neanderthals are indeed classified as human, because they're in the genus Homo, but I suspect most readers likely conflate "human" with our species, Homo sapiens.

Then again, most of us carry a few % of Neanderthal DNA, so ... 🤷‍♂️

Interesting story & discovery though – worth a read 👍

theguardian.com/science/2025/d

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AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key

theverge.com · Dec 10

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” says Linux Foundation CEO Jim Zemlin.

Shared by @Techmeme and 8 others.
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Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water

wired.com · Dec 10

New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.

Shared by @tabmcleo and 26 others.
Robin (@firefly) · Dec 10
🔁 @BE:

I want to add onto what this article talks about in regards to funding going towards genetics. It's not just Parkinson's. There's a lot of "Before we do something radical like clean air and water we should spend the rest of our lives making sure it's not something else" in research funding. It's one of the big reasons I eventually went out on my own in my former career as a chemist, and what we found over and over was that your health is largely dictated by what you ingest. And, sadly, you ingest a lot of things you don't want to.

At this point, particularly in the US, no one else is going to clean your water for you, so you'd better be doing it yourself.

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

Madeleine Morris (@Remittancegirl) · Dec 10
🔁 @BE:

I want to add onto what this article talks about in regards to funding going towards genetics. It's not just Parkinson's. There's a lot of "Before we do something radical like clean air and water we should spend the rest of our lives making sure it's not something else" in research funding. It's one of the big reasons I eventually went out on my own in my former career as a chemist, and what we found over and over was that your health is largely dictated by what you ingest. And, sadly, you ingest a lot of things you don't want to.

At this point, particularly in the US, no one else is going to clean your water for you, so you'd better be doing it yourself.

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

tekphloyd (@tekphloyd) · Dec 10
🔁 @mmalc:

“I think TCE [trichlorethylene] is the most important cause of Parkinson’s in the US,” says Ray Dorsey, the Parkinson’s expert at the University of Rochester.

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

"In Silicon Valley, where TCE was integral to the manufacturing of early transistors, a necklace of underground plumes have been identified along Highway 101 from Palo Alto to San Jose. Santa Clara County has more toxic Superfund sites, at 23, than any other county"

#SFBayArea
#SiliconValley
#Parkinsons

kittyface83 (@kittyface83) · Dec 10
🔁 @susankayequinn:

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

StillIRise1963 (@StillIRise1963) · Dec 10
🔁 @susankayequinn:

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

Goose goes Brrrr 🥶 (@dasparky) · Dec 10
🔁 @susankayequinn:

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

Shaula Evans (@ShaulaEvans) · Dec 10
🔁 @susankayequinn:

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

Keith Dawson (@kdawson) · Dec 10
🔁 @BE:

I want to add onto what this article talks about in regards to funding going towards genetics. It's not just Parkinson's. There's a lot of "Before we do something radical like clean air and water we should spend the rest of our lives making sure it's not something else" in research funding. It's one of the big reasons I eventually went out on my own in my former career as a chemist, and what we found over and over was that your health is largely dictated by what you ingest. And, sadly, you ingest a lot of things you don't want to.

At this point, particularly in the US, no one else is going to clean your water for you, so you'd better be doing it yourself.

wired.com/story/scientists-tho

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The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race » Yale Climate Connections

yaleclimateconnections.org · Dec 10

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%.

Shared by @samueljohnson and 9 others.
Adrian Cockcroft (@adrianco) · Dec 11
🔁 @CelloMomOnCars:

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

SamuelJohnson (@samueljohnson) · Dec 11
🔁 @CelloMomOnCars:

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Mastodon Migration (@mastodonmigration) · Dec 10
🔁 @CelloMomOnCars:

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦 (@dgoldsmith) · Dec 10
🔁 @CelloMomOnCars:

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Witchzilla (@msbw) · Dec 10
🔁 @climatenewsnow:

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Marion Grau (@marion_grau) · Dec 10
🔁 @climatenewsnow:

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Dave Sanderson 🇨🇦🍁 (@Sanderde) · Dec 10
🔁 @climatenewsnow:

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

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The Weird Way The 404 Media Zine Was Built

tedium.co · Dec 11

Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE.

Shared by @trixter and 4 others.
Trixter of the Moon Council (@trixter) · Dec 11
🔁 @ernie:

Over on @tedium tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404mediaco zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.

Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.

tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media

Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson (@SrRochardBunson) · Dec 11
🔁 @ernie:

Over on @tedium tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404mediaco zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.

Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.

tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media

Jon Henshaw (@jon) · Dec 11
🔁 @ernie:

Over on @tedium tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404mediaco zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.

Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.

tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media

Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) · Dec 11
🔁 @ernie:

Over on @tedium tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404mediaco zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.

Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.

tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media

Ernie Smith (@ernie) · Dec 11

Over on @tedium tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404mediaco zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.

Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.

tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media

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Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients

statnews.com · Dec 10

“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”

Shared by @gregggonsalves and 8 others.
Miro Collas (@Miro_Collas) · Dec 11
🔁 @HelenBranswell:

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

VeeRat (@VeeRat) · Dec 11
🔁 @HelenBranswell:

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

there is beauty in simplicity (@kinsale42) · Dec 10
🔁 @HelenBranswell:

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

Auscandoc (@auscandoc) · Dec 10
🔁 @HelenBranswell:

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) · Dec 10

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

skry (@skry) · Dec 11
🔁 @HelenBranswell:

This op-ed in @STAT is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. statnews.com/2025/12/10/anti-v

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How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it

laurenleek.substack.com · Dec 10

I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.

Shared by @HauntedOwlbear and 13 others.
Voline (@Voline) · Dec 10

#PDX
“Because once you start looking at London’s restaurant scene through data, you stop seeing all those cute independents and hot new openings. You start seeing an algorithmic market — one where visibility compounds, demand snowballs, and who gets to survive is increasingly decided by code.”
laurenleek.substack.com/p/how-

Calishat (@researchbuzz) · Dec 11

#GoogleMaps #food #restaurants #London #England

'The dashboard currently allows users to search by name and filter by underrated gems (identified by my machine learning algorithm), cuisine, borough, price level, min rating, and review volume.'

laurenleek.substack.com/p/how-

hnbot (@hnbot) · Dec 10

How Google Maps allocates survival across London's restaurants
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- a day ago | 49 points | 13 comments
- URL: laurenleek.substack.com/p/how-
- Discussions: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4
- Summary: Lauren scraped 13k London restaurants, trained a gradient-boosted model to predict each venue’s Google rating from features like cuisine, chain status, location and review volume, then measured the gap between predicted and actual ratings. Positive gaps surface “underrated gems” whose quality exceeds what the algorithm normally boosts. Results are mapped in an interactive dashboard (laurenleek.eu/food-map) that lets users filter by cuisine, price, borough and residual score. Clustering shows chains and high-footfall areas receive compounding visibility, while migrant cuisines often sit in algorithmically weaker zones. The project argues Google Maps acts as an unaudited “market maker” that quietly determines which restaurants thrive, urging transparency rules akin to financial-market oversight.

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