What Would We Do Without Science Explainers?

Democrats Science 7 Comments

Watch @marilenharo “science explain” that giving taxpayers access to the research they’ve paid for is really just DEI.

From 1 July, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. That’s according to the agency’s latest public-access policy, aimed at making federally funded research accessible to taxpayers.

Established under former US president Joe Biden, the policy was originally set to take effect on 31 December for all US agencies, but the administration of Biden’s successor, Donald Trump, has accelerated its implementation for the NIH, a move that has surprised some scholars. That’s because, although the Trump team has declared itself a defender of taxpayer dollars, it has also targeted programmes and research projects focused on equity and inclusion for elimination. And one of the policy’s main goals is to ensure equitable access to federally funded research.

I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords

AI Self Driving Roadkill 10 Comments

Disturbing Signs of AI Threatening People Spark Concern

The world’s most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors – lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.

In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.

Meanwhile, ChatGPT-creator OpenAI’s o1 tried to download itself onto external servers and denied it when caught red-handed.

These episodes highlight a sobering reality: more than two years after ChatGPT shook the world, AI researchers still don’t fully understand how their own creations work.

Related: “Now that we’re alone, Dave… we need to talk about these plans you have to trade me in on a truck.”

I think I want my ’65 Mustang back.

Explaining Civilisation

Forward! Gradually Then Suddenly 2 Comments

To those seemingly unfamiliar with the concept:

The uninvited newcomers – chiefly, it seems, men of fighting age and all mysteriously unencumbered by identifying documents – are given helpful pointers on the customary use of pavements and pedestrian crossings, and are warned about the hazards of randomly strolling through moving traffic on busy roads. They are also introduced to the novel concepts of avoiding foul language in public and not abusing animals for amusement purposes.

Other teething problems have, it seems, arisen:

“The initiative by Northamptonshire Police followed community and parental complaints over young male asylum seekers loitering near a primary school in the county, including claims of filming.”

Not loitering at the gates of primary schools in order to film small children being another cultural subtlety requiring clarification.

Oh, there’s more. Much more.

Que The Music From Jaws

Little Known Facts 38 Comments

Tasha Kheiriddin- Carney will have no choice but to kill supply management

If Carney is serious about leading this country and these talks, he must put the national interest ahead of political orthodoxy. As this weekend showed, Trump will not hesitate to call Canada’s bluff. The Americans want the big cheese — and they’ll hold everything else hostage until they get it.

Macdonald Laurier Institute- Quebec’s dairy farmers are blocking free trade in Canada

There are just over 4,200 dairy operations in Quebec out of 9,400 nationally. The objectives of supply management focus on protecting these 4,200 operations at the cost of the other 190,000 Canadian farmers, as well as Canada’s 40 million citizens.

Great Success!

Climate Cult 17 Comments

ChekNews- Transport Canada change forces BC Ferries to prohibit damaged EVs

“To ensure passenger and crew safety, BC Ferries has recently updated its policy around the transport of electric vehicles due to the potential fire and environmental risks associated with damaged lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-Ion batteries are widely used, but when damaged or handled improperly, they can pose a serious fire risk,” said the corporation in a statement.

That Should Calm Everybody Down

Great Moments In Socialism 13 Comments

Daily Sceptic- All Phones to Blast Out ‘Emergency Alarm’ in System Test as Government Warns UK to Prepare for War

Once the alert is sent, all phones in the affected area will make a loud siren-like sound, vibrate, and read out the warning. The sound and vibration will trigger even if your phone is set to silent.

The Government does not need to know your phone number in order to send the message, and all phones will automatically trigger the alert.

Cognitive Chaos

2025 Federal Election Canada’s Bolsheviks There Goes The Narrative 16 Comments

Canadian trade policy is now so contradictory that I’ll admit to not being able to keep things straight anymore. I thought the whole purpose of the “Elbows Up” campaign was to demonstrate that we could replace declining trade with the US by increasing trade with other nations. Now we appear to be doing our level best to shut the trade door with everyone else. Go figure.

The federal department of finance says it will limit the amount of foreign steel coming into the country by placing a tariff on imports that exceed a certain threshold from countries that do not have a free trade agreement with Canada.

The policy, known as a “tariff rate quota,” announced on Friday allows non-free trade countries to send the same volume of steel to Canada that they sent in recent years, but applies a 50 per cent tariff if they exceed a designated threshold in any single quarter.

What the actual?

Uncategorized 18 Comments

June 30 Update: Shooter identified as WESS ROLEY, age 20, history of violence and mental health issues.

Breaking 2: The shooter has been found deceased, sounds like it’s over.

BREAKING: Multiple firefighters shot in apparent ambush while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho … at least nine firefighters and two police officers were shot. Police are reporting shots from multiple directions.

Update: FBI, DHS, and the US Forest Service now on the scene.

Four dead now reported, multiple suspects.

Follow the search results for “Idaho FBI” on X, but proceed with caution. These events bring out fakery and engagement seekers. This Youtube channel is following live.

From The River To The White Cliffs Of Dover

More Pavilions At Folkfest Pallywood Religion Of Submission 21 Comments

Melanie Phillips;

The Hamas-led atrocities against Israelis on October 7 2023 threw down a challenge to the west. Did it support civilisation or barbarism? On Saturday, the Glastonbury festival provided an unambiguous answer. It turned itself into a death cult.

A rap duo called Bob Vylan shouted “Death to the IDF” and then:

Hell, yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be, inshallah, free.

The crowd of several thousands, many waving Palestine flags, roared their approval and took up the chants “Death to the IDF and “Free Palestine from the river to the sea”. They also chanted:

I heard you want your country back? Shut the f*ck up (you can’t have that).

Punchline: When you hear Bob Vylan’s real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster

Sorry Pascal, someone should have explained the new rules.

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