David P. Carey
Neuropsychologist working at Bangor university. Perplexed by marketisation of universities, Brexit, Farage, Trump and neoliberals in general.
- Reposted by David P. CareyThere’s is nothing the won’t defend. Vile.
- Reposted by David P. CareyDon't want to sound flippant about the nature and severity of the threat, but to quote that anonymous Ukrainian soldier, "we are lucky they are so fucking stupid". Imagine how much more dangerous this would be if they weren't threatening invasion, dissing NATO troops, hitting us with tariffs etc
- Reposted by David P. CareyNo joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by David P. CareyI hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
- Reposted by David P. CareyBREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)
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- Reposted by David P. CareyHow could I have possibly known that Peter Mandelson couldn't be 100% taken at his word, says Keir Starmer, about a man whose public nicknames include 'the Prince of Darkness' and 'the Dark Lord'
- Reposted by David P. CareyThe morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand. Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
- Reposted by David P. CareyAlex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.
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- Reposted by David P. CareyDo they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment? "Pull factors" on steroids. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by David P. CareyRe-upping this in light of the discussion with Secretary Bessent today. The oil companies have all been put on alert that they are financially exposed if the WH is selling them oil without clean title. Bessent said nothing today to assuage that risk.
- Any oil company that invests in the production, refining or distribution of Venezuelan oil is exposing their shareholders to significant long term credit liability. We raised that point in a letter to the oil majors today, but want to dive into why: casten.house.gov/media/press-...
- Reposted by David P. CareyIf you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
- Reposted by David P. CareyBy the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government. Thanks Keir.
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- Reposted by David P. CareyThat‘s the spirit.
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- Reposted by David P. Carey'Chinese citizens were granted 25 per cent fewer visas for higher education study in the second half of 2025 compared with the equivalent period of 2024, according to the latest available statistics from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs.' When Oz HE sneezes, UK HE....
- Reposted by David P. Carey#ProtistsOnSky no 'swimming' by 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, definitively no 'staying still'. just a relaxed walk towards the lunch...
- Do microbes get more food by swimming or staying still? Turns out both work, and cilia help them pull in nutrients no matter the strategy. buff.ly/vK3GmK5
- Reposted by David P. CareyAnd like clockwork, just days after climate denier Bjorn Lomborg was exposed in the Epstein Files, Jeff Bezos's Washington Post publishes Lomborg op-ed downplaying the climate threat:
- Reposted by David P. CareyNEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program. This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE. Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
- Reposted by David P. CareyIs Trump finally figuring out that the Koch operation (Leo/McGahn) really picked “his” Supreme Court justices; that Trump was their chump. Trump the chump! Hysterical.
- JUST IN: Trump takes another hard shot at former adviser and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo. Unclear what prompted. Last time it was fears of losing tariffs case at #SCOTUS
- Reposted by David P. CareyWhistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
- Reposted by David P. CareyJacob Frey: "The continued presence of 2,000 federal agents in a city that only has 600 police officers is still not deescalation"
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- Reposted by David P. Careyok this is pretty good
- Anthropic just took a big swipe at OpenAI's decision to put ads in ChatGPT. Anthropic is airing ads mocking ChatGPT ads during the Super Bowl, and they're hilarious 😅 Anthropic is also committing to no ads in Claude www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
- Reposted by David P. CareyIf Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
- Reposted by David P. CareyFind the answer by using the @kenwhite.bsky.social principle. Works with most things but it was literally made for this moment.
- Reposted by David P. CareyEvery once in awhile a Republican tears their skin mask off to reveal they are actually alien beings
- Reposted by David P. CareyReform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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- Reposted by David P. CareyIn the UK academic recession, you will be at one of these stages since many unis buy the same cuts model from the same consultancies. It is always the same process: *Talk of belt-tightening *Incidental savings (e.g. printing, refreshments) *Travel budgets cut *Promotion freeze (1/4)
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- Reposted by David P. CareyBulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
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- Reposted by David P. CareyThis is becoming a critical election for control of the left bloc samf.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
- Betting market now suggesting Hannah Spencer, Green, more likely to win Gorton & Denton than not, 51% probability; Matthew Goodwin, Reform, 32%; Angeliki Stogia, Labour, 18% www.oddschecker.com/politics/bri...
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- Reposted by David P. CareyPRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed… 🧵1/5
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