@Sean1987

Former particle physicist turned data scientist turned AI researcher. Freetime👨‍🚒. Views are my own and those of anyone sensible. Sean.acastustwo on threads

 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined January 2009
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🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️"Frost said the deal he negotiated while in Johnson’s government would have run smoothly only if it had never been fully applied by the EU." theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…

‘Weakness’ of UK position shaped Northern Ireland protocol negotiations, David Frost says

Former Brexit negotiator criticises Irish government’s focus on ‘all-island’ economy

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Interesting to read about the origins of the laws making charges of crimes against humanity possible. I hope the crime of aggression also becomes written into law soon ‘theguardian.com/law/2022/mar…
BBC needs to give people hints in their daily game of spot the difference... bbc.com/news/live/world-euro… via @BBCNews
Mariupol. 48% ethnic Ukrainians. 44% ethnic Russians. 89% Russian-speaking. 100% anti-Putin now. #StandWithUkraine️ #CloseTheSky #PutinIsaWarCriminal
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Vladimir Putin is literally what happens when you make a taxi driver the leader of a country
New rule: people can only join an army if they have at least a year of experience caring for newborns so they know the value of a life and how much effort a life takes to raise
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Great speech. Kenya's envoy to UN cites colonial past as he condemns Russian move into... youtu.be/jwDWxyLVBxk via @YouTube
Wordle 242 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I didn't believe #wordle was getting harder since it moved to NYTimes until today. As a native english speaker, the word is not one I knew (#wordle242 giving me the finger was a little unnecessary).
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We are going to be explaining to our grandkids that people used to be let loose with explosives in public to celebrate things and it will be met unilaterally with facepalms bbc.com/news/world-europe-59…

New Year's Eve fireworks kill and injure in Europe despite bans

Among three killed is a 12-year-old Dutch boy who was watching an adult set off a device.

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When you’re sitting next to 95-year-old Sir David Attenborough and you *still* can’t be arsed to wear a mask. Or even stay awake. #COP26
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So the tories are happy to say that the Scots have to have more than 60% support for independence for a sustained period in order to have a referendum but a self-destructive #Brexit can happen with a slim majority at a single point theguardian.com/politics/202…

Scottish independence vote depends on sustained support, says UK minister

Alister Jack says government could allow vote if support for referendum stays above 60% for long period

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Republican asks forestry service official if "fixing" the moon's orbit can help solve climate change... theguardian.com/us-news/2021…

Texas Republican asks: can we fix the moon’s orbit to fight climate change?

‘I’d have to follow up with you on that one,’ says forestry official Jennifer Eberlien to bizarre question from Louie Gohmert

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After the world has taken the stage away from idiots like Trump, Alex Jones, and Piers Morgan, am I the only one hoping that Tucker Carlson is the next one to go?
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UK government advice: Avoid #brexit by just moving your business to the EU: bbc.com/news/business-557869…

UK firms told 'set up in EU to avoid trade disruption'

Firms say they have been advised by officials to set up EU hubs, but the government says it is not policy.

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Newsflash: Michael Grove and Boris Johnson are not political geniuses theguardian.com/politics/202… #Brexit

Brexit problems halt some Scottish seafood exports to EU

Fishing industry plunged into crisis as smaller firms face huge post-Brexit obstacles

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With less than 3 weeks to go before the end of the transition period, apparently "now is the time" to prepare for no deal according to Johnson. Essentially: Brace brace #Brexit ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ bbc.com/news/uk-politics-552…

Brexit: 'Strong possibility' of no trade deal with EU - PM

Boris Johnson says negotiations with the EU will continue, but are "not yet there at all".

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With all of the surge in green investments lately, am surprised I am not hearing more about this: futurity.org/solar-refinery-… Synthetic fuel or alternatively a solar-powered carbon scrubber #green #carbonneutral

Solar refinery turns light and air into liquid fuel

A new rooftop solar refinery pulls in CO2 and light and turns them into a liquid fuel.

futurity.org
An open admission that it's one rule for some people and another for others #Twitter #TrumpvsBiden independent.co.uk/life-style…
This impression is epic #GBBO #BorisJohnson
Ed Bottomley 💙@EdBottomley22 Sep 2020
What an opening to the Great British Bake Off and a sensational impression of Boris from @RealMattLucas! #GBBO
#Brexit now means that the #Tories break international law to stop a border in the Irish sea, and then voluntarily make one in Kent 😂 can we have a Kentish passport that keeps us in the #EU too? independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Police to stop lorries without permits entering Kent in new ‘internal border’

First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’

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