Streetlights

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Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’ in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lesson learned, surely the Americans won't elect a complete nutjob ever again after this?

[Completed] Christmas Giveaway in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 2 points 1 month ago

Nothing for me thanks but merry fucking Christmas to you you magnificent bastard.

According to Russian sources, a Ka-52 attack helicopter and its crew were lost after being shot down by Russian air defense. in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 12 points 1 month ago

Keep 'em coming

National Film Registry Adds Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I have been, and always shall be, the best Star Trek movie.

Two Russian oil tankers reportedly sink in Kerch Strait in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 1 points 1 month ago

Russia is an environmental disaster. There is no carbon neutral way to stop them.

Two Russian oil tankers reportedly sink in Kerch Strait in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh no...

Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 2 points 1 month ago

I thought we were tired of experts.

[update] Henry Cavill to Star in and Produce 'Warhammer 40,000' TV Series for Amazon in c/grimdank
[–] Streetlights 13 points 1 month ago

Now please don't suck.

Lost Primarchs in c/grimdank
[–] Streetlights 7 points 1 month ago

He's out of line but he's right.

Assad’s days are numbered, lol in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 31 points 1 month ago (4 children)

LOL

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 06.12.24 in c/[email protected]
[–] Streetlights 4 points 1 month ago

3/4 of a million so far.

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Kerch Bridge Traffic Halted As Explosions Reported In Russian-Occupied Crimea (www.rferl.org)
 

Ukraine attacked Kerch Bridge with drones this morning. Russia says it repelled the attack of course...

They made a statue of our boy in the Central African Republic! in c/noncredibledefense
[–] Streetlights 15 points 1 month ago

Gentlemen, we have a holy site for the NCD pilgrimage.

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Russia ‘fires intercontinental ballistic missile’ at Ukraine for first time (www.telegraph.co.uk)
 

Supposedly, an RS-26 was launched from Astrakhan and targeted at infrastructure in Dnipro.

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Suggested episodes for Halloween (self.tenforward)
submitted 2 months ago by Streetlights to c/tenforward
10 comments fedilink
 

Putting together a playlist for the weekend, please give me your best suggestions. Trying to get at least one episode from the five OG series.

No, I will not be considering the one where Beverley bones a ghost.

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Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions (www.theguardian.com)
 

Explosive revelations from the inquiry this week. These convictions are starting to look more than a little unsafe.

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Investigation: Shattering the secrecy of Putin’s top spy chief (kyivindependent.com)
 

The second-in-command at the Russian Federal Security Service was placed on international sanctions lists with errors in his personal data, potentially enabling him to evade them.

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Letby shift data was scientifically worthless, statisticians warn (www.telegraph.co.uk)
 

Archive link here: https://archive.ph/mwFp9

Is the Royal Statistical Society debasing itself by pouring doubt on our judicial system, or is there something to it?

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Netflix confirms S2 of Ancient Apocalypse with Keanu Reeves to guest (www.televisual.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Streetlights to c/skeptic
3 comments fedilink
 

Get ready for another 8 hours of speculative bullshit. This time with Keanu Reeves for some reason.

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Texas is about to execute someone based on junk science. (www.texastribune.org)
submitted 4 months ago by Streetlights to c/skeptic
4 comments fedilink
 

"Shaken baby syndrome" was a fad medical diagnosis in the 80's and 90's that has led to many miscarriages of justice (e.g. Sally Clark). It has subsequently been widely discredited by most of the Medical community, but that won't stop some prosecuters...

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It's even funnier the second time (lemmy.world)
 

They did it again! https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hezbollah-official-walkie-talkies-group-exploded-part-blasts-113808691

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Mayor of Cologne heaps praise on the Tartan Army (x.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Streetlights to c/scotland
3 comments fedilink
 

Dear Scots, those have been a wonderful couple of days with you. I could not be a happier mayor. You are always welcome to come back to Cologne! #tartanarmy @ScotlandNT #euro2024

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Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (youtu.be)
submitted 7 months ago by Streetlights to c/skeptic
88 comments fedilink
 

Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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Female foragers sometimes hunt, yet gendered divisions of labor are real: a comment on Anderson et al. (2023) The Myth of Man the Hunter (www.sciencedirect.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Streetlights to c/science
11 comments fedilink
 

Tl;dr an undergraduate paper last year claiming females hunt just as often as males got picked up by the media and amplified before it was discovered their analysis was deeply flawed and unreliable. Here several anthropologists present a very gracious rebuttal.

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