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Dec 16
Dr Sarah Beaulieu was contracted to do the ground penetrating radar at Kamloops Residential School, because "she is an expert" in that field

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The evidence to support her expertise in ground penetrating radar is her master thesis work, Remembering the Forgotten, where suspected grave sites were analyzed Image
Except in her thesis, Dr Sarah Beaulieu had no training on ground penetrating radar, did not conduct any of the operations herself, and outsourced the work to a party who did.

You can see these "experts" and their dog in her thesis Image
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Dec 16
Nano Banana Pro es una locura.

Combínalo con @Gammaapp y tendrás prácticamente un estudio creativo completo en tu navegador.

Le pedí que creara una página web para un agente inmobiliario en Austin y generó un Portafolio hiperrealista en menos de un minuto.

Mira cómo funciona en acción:

[Comenta "Gamma" y te enviaré por DM 500 prompts para que puedas empezar]
@Gammaapp ha lanzado recientemente Nano Banana Pro para todos los usuarios.

Esto significa que puedes generar presentaciones, sitios web, documentos y contenido para redes sociales en cuestión de segundos utilizando tanto la herramienta como el modelo de Google.
Le pedí a Gamma:

«Crea un feed de redes sociales para esta marca de aceite de oliva de producción limitada».

En menos de un minuto, Nano Banana Pro generó:
→ Fotografías hiperrealistas del producto
→ Texto y tipografía perfectos en la etiqueta de cada botella.

Sin sesiones fotográficas, sin Photoshop, solo un único prompt.
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Dec 16
Orgullo, buen juego y resultados, tres conceptos asiduamente entremezclados en confundidos análisis que dificultan la autocrítica, el aprendizaje y el crecimiento. La semana del @AthleticClub en sus tres enfrentamientos refleja esa realidad...

El HILO en @canteradelezama

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1.- LAS VENTAJAS EN EL JUEGO
2.- ORGULLO VS RENDIMIENTO
3.- PLANTILLA Y POSIBILIDADES

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LAS VENTAJAS EN EL JUEGO

Puede parecer extraño, quizá porque le damos mas importancia a la herramienta que al objetivo, pero se enfrentaron dos equipos cuyo propósito final era similar, encontrar ventaja para que los más adelantados expresaran su capacidad en el espacio

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Dec 16
🚀 We tested 5 leading AI image generators @washingtonpost to see which tool is truly the best at editing & creating visuals. From adding bangs to @therock to removing people from photos — the results might surprise you 🧵👇 #AI Image
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@kevinschaul and I gave ChatGPT, Gemini, Adobe Firefly, ByteDance Seedream and Meta AI the same 5 image tasks — including edits, emotional portraits, and making original “art.” Expert judges @dahliadb @solsticeretouch & @PDPJ scored them blind.
Link: washingtonpost.com/technology/int…
🥇 Google’s Gemini 3 Nano Banana Pro came out on top on every test — producing the most convincing edits and realistic compositions. Image
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Dec 16
We’ve shipped more updates for Claude Code:

- Syntax highlighting for diffs
- Prompt suggestions
- First-party plugins marketplace
- Shareable guest passes Image
We’ve added syntax highlighting to diffs in Claude Code, making it easier to scan Claude’s proposed changes within the terminal view.

The syntax highlighting engine has improved themes, knows more languages, and is available in our native build. Image
Claude will now automatically suggest your next prompt.

After a task finishes, Claude will occasionally show a followup suggestion in ghost text. Press Enter to send it or Tab to prefill your next prompt.
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Dec 16
Greta Garbo es el arquetipo de la belleza inalcanzable.

Fue una de las primeras divas en proteger ferozmente su privacidad.

En la pantalla, sus sonrisas eran raras, enigmáticas o melancólicas. Más que actuar, habitaba sus personajes con un magnetismo contenido.

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Greta Lovisa Gustafsson nació el 18 de septiembre de 1905 en Estocolmo, Suecia, en una familia humilde. Su infancia estuvo marcada por la pobreza. A los 14 años, la muerte de su padre la sumió en la melancolía y la obligó a trabajar para ayudar a mantener a su madre y hermanos. Image
Trabajaba como dependienta en unos grandes almacenes cuando, por azar, fue requerida como modelo para una campaña publicitaria.

Su rostro llamó tanto la atención que le abrió las puertas de la escuela del Teatro Real de Estocolmo. Image
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Dec 16
Earth’s surface is full of huge curved features. Arcs of sediment, ocean ridges, and tectonic zones. I adapted Meinesz method for predicting shear force trajectories around a specific Euler - in this case, the ECDO 104° along the 31° meridian [figs 1 & 2]. The maps show predicted global shear stresses on Earth’s surface if the planet underwent large-scale reorientation (true polar wander). The model is predictive - generated before comparison to the geology. One of Meinesz' original shear maps, based on a 70° TPW along the 90° meridian is shown in fig 3. [1/7]Image
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[2/7] In the southeastern United States, surface clay forms a near-perfect arc with a ~250km radius. The arc crosses multiple geological provinces and rock types, which makes local explanations difficult. Carbonate enrichment (CaCO₃) appears along the same arc, while sand does not. The geometry matches the predicted shear contours almost exactly. When a single, smooth arc cuts cleanly across multiple provinces, with no obvious structural boundary. How does a feature like this maintain a precise geometry unless it reflects a large-scale, organizing stress field?Image
[3/7] Around Sulawesi bathymetry and fault systems curve in tight spirals, aligning with the predicted shear trajectories around the Euler focal points. Different rocks. Different ages. Consistent geometry. Image
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Dec 16
WHAT CHINESE SCIENTISTS THINK THE WORLD COULD LOOK LIKE BY 2049

On December 6, the Tengchong Scientists Forum convened in Yunnan, where a group of leading Chinese scientists and research institutions released a report titled Tech Foresight and Future Visions 2049. The report outlines ten technology visions and corresponding future life scenarios, spanning AI, robotics, energy, health, computing, materials, transportation, and human habitation.

What stands out is not just the scope, but the framing. Advanced intelligence, including ASI, is treated directly and largely positively, as part of a broader project to expand human capability and improve quality of life over the long run. Rather than focusing on failure modes or existential risk, the report consistently emphasizes uplift, coordination, and human-centered outcomes.

The report reflects over a year of structured discussion among scientists and researchers affiliated with major research and corporate institutes, including Huawei, China Mobile, Tencent Research Institute, Shanghai AI Lab, and SPIC’s innovation center. What follows is a condensed summary of the ten visions, with their key milestones.
Vision 1: From AGI to ASI

AI evolves from task-specific agents toward AGI and eventually ASI, with the explicit goal of amplifying human cognition, creativity, and complex decision-making. Self-evolution is treated as the core requirement, enabled by embodied intelligence grounded in the physical world.

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L1/L2 (today): Vertical AI agents drive productivity gains
L3 (~2030): Early AGI embedded in core industry workflows
L4 (~2035): Partial self-evolution reshapes labor and social organization
L5 (2049): ASI enables paradigm-level knowledge breakthroughsImage
Vision 2: General-purpose robots at scale

Robots transition from research tools to everyday assistants and long-term companions across homes and industries. Progress depends on advances in dexterous manipulation, tactile sensing, and data flywheels powered by real-world deployment.

Trajectory
L1/L2 (today): Research-led deployments, limited industrial pilots
L2/L3 (~2030): World models and VTLA systems enable scaling
L3/L4 (~2035): Around 30% of households consider robot purchases
L5 (2049): Consumer-level pricing and mass adoptionImage
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Dec 16
Cheryl Hines never understood why making vaccines safer made people so angry.

Then she had a conversation with Tucker Carlson, and suddenly it clicked.

People aren’t offended by the idea of safer vaccines because it’s extreme or “crazy.” They’re offended because vaccines are already “perfect,” and if you dare propose safer vaccines, you are denying that perfection.

Think about this for a moment.

RFK Jr. was once a darling of the left, celebrated as an environmental attorney fighting to clean up air and water. But once he began criticizing vaccines, he was effectively excommunicated.

The “belief” in vaccines is like a religion, and it has been for a very long time. Look up Diego Rivera’s vaccine mural from the 1930s. It depicts a child who looks strikingly similar to Baby Jesus being vaccinated while surrounded by “wise” scientists. Rivera was not a religious man. Ironically, “science” was his religion.

After decades of brainwashing, people are starting to realize that what they believed about vaccines their entire lives wasn’t grounded in science, but in a belief system.

And through that awakening, they’re finally able to see the vaccine and pharmaceutical industries for what they really are. 🧵
Those of us who have cared for years about the health of this country have come close to losing hope entirely, more than most people realize.

The medical establishment has grown more and more corrupt, Big Pharma's power has exploded, and public health policies have become increasingly detached from reality while much of the country cheered them on.

Watching it play out felt like being trapped in a straitjacket in a downward spiral with no exit. But it wasn’t COVID that created that feeling. COVID finally exposed it.

For the first time in decades, that never-ending spiral may finally find an end. That’s why the forces responsible for it are panicking.Image
The information in this thread comes from the work of medical researcher @MidwesternDoc.

For all the sources and details, read the full report below.
midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-dam-is-b…
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Dec 16
NERI OXMAN: Plant.

*FATHER: DEAN EMERITUS of (SMART CITIES) ARCHITECTURE, TECHNION

*Israeli Air Force -> America/MIT (2005) -> given MIT MEDIA LAB (2010) -> Meets & takes $750,000 from CONVICTED EPSTEIN

*Her 2019 ‘marriage’ to Ackman appears to be spousal testimony protection. Image
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Yep. In 2018, evidence surfaces of EPSTEIN’S MUCH DEEPER MIT TIES & how MIT actually got $7.5 MILLION from the CONVICTED PEDO ‘OFF-THE-BOOKS’. So naturally, ACKMAN/OXMAN get ‘married’ at the BEGINNING of 2019, EPSTEIN is WHACKED LATER that year & OXMAN quietly leaves MIT in 2020. Image
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EPSTEIN was a HUGE HARVARD donor too. They got $9 MILLION BEFORE his CHILD SEX CRIMES CONVICTION. MIT got $7.5 MILLION AFTER.

Know who ELSE worked at MIT/MIT MEDIA LABS & at HARVARD? THIS fgt.👇

👺GUY RACHMUTH

*Builds BRAIN CHIPS w/his HONG KONG POSTDOC ADVISOR, CHI-SANG POON. Image
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Dec 16
High cholesterol is usually treated as a fat problem.

In reality, it’s often a metabolic problem driven by excess glucose and insulin resistance.

Once you understand that distinction, the dietary solution flips completely.

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First, understand that cholesterol is NOT the villain.

It’s essential for building cell membranes, producing hormones like estrogen and testosterone, and supporting brain function and nerve signaling.

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The "cholesterol hypothesis" stemmed from Ancel Keys' flawed Seven Countries Study (1958). He cherry-picked data that supported his hypothesis while ignoring contradicting evidence from 15 other countries.

France has a high intake of saturated fat yet low heart disease rates.

Thus, the "French Paradox" might not be a paradox at all; it could disprove the original hypothesis...Image
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Dec 16
“That is actually more Roman than Rome, and more Prussian than Prussia.”

I explored modern considerations about the book of Daniel with the machine this morning.

Thought it was worth sharing.

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“No longer legions marching under banners, but systems enforcing compliance.”

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“In Daniel, Iron is about enforcement, not flags.”

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Dec 16
Today we're announcing cua-bench: a framework for benchmarking, training data, and RL environments for computer-use AI agents. Why? Current agents show 10x variance across minor UI changes. Here's how we're fixing it.
1/ The problem: Claude Computer-Use, OpenAI CUA, and Gemini 2.5 Computer-Use show 10x performance difference across minor UI changes.

Completes tasks on a clean desktop, fails when windows overlap. Works on default themes, breaks on high contrast mode.

The root cause: training data lacks visual diversity.Image
2/ cua-bench is a framework for benchmarking, training data generation, and RL environments for computer-use agents.

HTML-based environments render across 10+ OS themes—macOS, Win11, WinXP, Win98, iOS, Android. Define once, generate thousands of visual variations. Image
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Dec 16
The Pittet 2000 paper makes the infamous claim. "HH remains the single most important measure to prevent nosocomial infections" (NB not just transmission but infections). There is just 1 citation... Image
Is to Larson 1995 the APIC Guideline on hand washing and hand antisepsis.
In which there is no such claim... Image
The claim made is that handwashing can reduce patient morbidity and mortality from nosocomial infection.... 4 references supplied. Image
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Dec 16
🇪🇹🇮🇳 Historic Visit Built on Enduring Relations

PM Narendra Modi’s visit highlights over 70 years of modern ties — and centuries of deeper connections.

🧵 What do Ethiopia–India relations look like? 👇

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🟠 A 2,000-Year-Old Connection

Dating back to over 2,000 years, trade between the two countries flourished during the Aksumite Empire, with Indian merchants trading silk and spices via the port of Adulis.

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🟠 Modern Diplomatic Ties Begin

Emperor Haile Selassie’s 1948 visit to India marked the start of modern relations.

His grand reception symbolized early respect and laid the foundation for today’s partnership.

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Dec 16
🧵 THREAD: On this day, 16 December 1944 — the Battle of the Bulge begins 👇 Image
1/ Before dawn on 16 December 1944, the forests of the Ardennes were silent. American troops believed the sector was quiet—fit for rest, refit, and green replacements. They were wrong. Image
2/ At 05:30, the silence shattered. Over 1,600 German artillery pieces opened fire through fog and snow, slamming into U.S. lines across Belgium and Luxembourg. Hitler’s last great gamble had begun. Image
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Dec 16
Thread: Quand L'ONG 🇵🇸 "féministe" MIFTAH, épinglée pour avoir nié les atrocités sexuelles commises par le Hamas le 7 octobre et accusé 🇮🇱 de vol d'organes, organise une conférence avec le soutien de l'🇪🇺. Retour sur les déclarations nauséabondes de l'ONG🧵 Image
1⃣ En mars et avril 2024, MIFTAH a publié deux communiqués faisant référence aux crimes sexuels du Hamas les qualifiant d'"allégations israéliennes non fondées qui ont été utilisées pour justifier et commettre le génocide en cours à Gaza" #complotisme Image
2⃣ Hanan Ashrawi, la fondatrice de MIFTAH et Présidente du conseil d'administration de l'ONG a immédiatement accusé Israël (11 octobre 2023) de "fabriquer d'horribles mensonges", y compris les viols, dans le cadre d'une "campagne de diffamation orchestrée"... Image
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Dec 16
🚨BREAKING: You can now edit NotebookLM slides

Codia just dropped NoteSlide, and it can convert NotebookLM slides to a fully editable PowerPoint deck in seconds.

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NoteSlide fills NotebookLM’s biggest gap.

A tool that finally makes NotebookLM slide PDFs editable.

🔗 codia.ai
Here's how it works:

I tried with my NotebookLM PDF
⤷ Go to
⤷ Upload your PDF
⤷ Get a fully editable PPT/Keynote/Slides file.

Fonts, spacing, shapes, tables… everything comes back perfectly. codia.ai/noteslide
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Dec 16
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🧵 How terrorists who murder Jews are quietly humanized in media coverage.

Not through praise – but through framing, emphasis, and omission.

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Let’s start with this headline from @Newsweek:
“Mom of Bondi terror attack suspect says he was a ‘good boy’”

Pause on that.

This is not context. It's emotional laundering – shifting attention from victims to the feelings of the terrorist’s family. Image
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Humanization also shows up in language choices.

“Terrorists” become gunmen. “Murder” becomes an incident. A mass-casualty attack on Jews becomes something that “happened at Bondi Beach.”

This @bbc headline doesn’t even tell readers that people were killed. Image
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Dec 16
Nano Banana Pro es increíble.

Si lo combinas con @Gammaapp obtienes literalmente un estudio creativo completo directamente en tu navegador.

Le pedí que recreara el lanzamiento del iPhone de Apple y generó una presentación hiperrealista en menos de un minuto.

Así es como funciona en la práctica:

Comenta “Gamma” y te envío por DM 500 prompts para empezar.
@Gammaapp lanzó recientemente Nano Banana Pro para todos los usuarios. Esto significa que ahora puedes generar presentaciones, sitios web, documentos y contenido para redes sociales en segundos usando tanto la herramienta como el modelo de Google.
Le pedí a Gamma:

“Crea un feed de redes sociales para esta marca de aceite de oliva artesanal.”

En menos de un minuto, Nano Banana Pro generó:

→ Imágenes de producto hiperrealistas
→ Texto de etiqueta y tipografía perfectos en cada botella

Sin sesión de fotos, sin Photoshop, solo un prompt.
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Dec 16
SUPERMAN was released 47 years ago this week. Acclaimed as one of the first and greatest superhero movies, and among the most beloved of director Richard Donner, the story of how it was made will make you believe a man can fly…

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Alexander and Ilya Salkind were a French-Mexican father-and-son movie producing duo, who wanted to make a big-screen adaptation of Superman. After pitching the idea round Hollywood since 1973, the release of Star Wars in 1977 made studios more receptive to the idea.

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After many studio rejections, the Salkinds finally struck a deal with Warner Bros. It was a negative pickup, meaning WB were under no obligation to put any money in until they saw the film. So the Salkinds had to find funding themselves.

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Dec 16
You’ve probably heard this before: “Send the right message to the right person at the right time”

Well, segmentation is how you actually do that

You don’t need to build 25 dynamic flows or hire a data analyst

You just need to stop treating your entire list like one person

Here are 5 simple segments every eCommerce brand should start with👇
Segmentation is when you split your list into smaller groups: based on things like behavior, location, or engagement

Instead of blasting everyone the same message, you’re giving each group something they actually want to open, read, and click

Most email service providers like @omnisend let you create segments

The trick is knowing which segments to build first
1. New vs. Returning Subscribers

First-timers need a welcome. Regulars need value.

Someone who just joined your list has zero context. Give them an intro, a reason to trust you, and a little nudge to buy.

Someone who’s been around? They’ve seen the brand, maybe even placed an order. Give them a good reason to stay on your list.

Here’s what to send:

-New subscribers: Welcome flow, brand story, top products, first-timer discount

-Returning subscribers: Early access to new drops, loyalty perks, exclusive bundles

Most ESPs let you trigger welcome emails automatically to new subscribers. You can also create segments based on signup date or flow completion.Image
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Dec 16
$440 million vanished in 45 minutes
No crash. No panic in the markets
Just one quiet mistake at market open
This is the story of Knight Capital

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1. Knight Capital wasn’t reckless or inexperienced.
They were one of the largest market makers in the U.S., executing millions of trades daily and providing liquidity to the entire market. Image
2. Before the market opened that day, Knight Capital deployed a new trading algorithm.
It was meant to improve performance.
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Dec 16
After some technical difficulties from the missing month of data, we're up.

It's not just that this job report is bad, though it is. Unemployment is up 0.47% in 2025 and increasing.

It's that it shows what Trump hoped to do with the economy is failing. Let's dig in. /1 Image
If you want to see where unemployment increased, here it is broken down.

It's up everywhere, but especially for younger workers, black workers, and those with BAs and without a high school diploma, and a bit more for men. This isn't a shift in employment they were hoping for. /2 Image
On the jobs side, their goal this year was to shift the labor market from health care and federal jobs to goods-producing ones. It didn't work.

They did drop federal workers; with -162,000 in the month where those taking the deferral buyout would show up in the data. /3 Image
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Dec 16
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@xena4319 @news_and_truth Si voter changeait quelque chose, il y a longtemps que ça serait interdit.
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Dec 16
Terrorism has no religion. But it does have certain preferred geographics to flourish.

Today we trace one such geography: Pakistan.

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Since 2000, the West has increasingly been on the receiving end of terrorism. The 9/11 attacks, the shoe bomber incident, attacks in New York, London, Paris, Munich, and Barcelona - different cities, different years, different incidents - but the same source of trouble: Pakistan

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Pakistan- Epicenter of homegrown terrorism:

The UNSC 1267 list is replete with Pakistani individuals

26/11 Mumbai: 166 killed
Pulwama: 40 killed
Peshawar School: 149 children murdered 9/11 mastermind found hiding 800m from Pakistan Military Academy

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Dec 16
Last week, the media declared a “partial victory” for Sandie Peggie, who sued the NHS for letting a trans colleague use the women’s changing room. In fact, the case was a flop. The gender-critical movement might be persuading journalists, but it’s failing with judges 🧵 Image
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Though the judge found that NHS Fife had harassed Peggie, this was on procedural grounds: by taking too long to investigate a complaint against her, for example. Image
On the much more substantive point, that the NHS & Dr Upton harassed her, Peggie’s argument failed entirely. In fact, the judge found *Peggie* harassed Upton. In fact, he also found that *Peggie’s lawyer* may have harassed her.
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