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What's a traditional / archaic concept that actually happens to be right, just not for the reason originally thought?
  • Snake oil from Chinese water snakes may actually have some effect on conditions like arthritis because it contains large quantities of omega 3 fatty acids. Most of the "snake oil" sold in the west was fake and just mineral oil, or sometimes rattlesnake oil.

  • Judge defies High Court and orders police to arrest 11 for holding signs
  • They were quoting a plaque that's outside the old bailey.

  • skwawkbox.org Labour makes legal threat in bid to stop scrutiny of Nargund’s finances and declarations

    Skwawkbox contacted Corbyn opponent for comment – party responds with ‘confidential’ legal threat, despite police involvement, in what appears to be a repeat tactic The Labour par…

    Labour makes legal threat in bid to stop scrutiny of Nargund’s finances and declarations
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    Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer
  • First sensible thing he's said.

  • don't use ladybird browser lol
  • Wait, so you made all these posts because the author uses generic masculine for documentation?

    That's it?

    I was hoping for something more dramatic.

  • "In a letter to private health entrepreneur Praful Nargund, the former Labour leader said voters had been left “disappointed by your repeated ducking of local hustings.”"

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    Police use digger to remove Palestine Action activist from weapons company building
  • The FBU is one of the most left wing unions in the country.

  • Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes.
  • I've read depression is also linked to chronic low level inflammation, and inflammation causes heat, I wonder if that's the reason?

    Anecdotally I suffer with chronic depression and always seem warm.

  • skwawkbox.org Author who recommended killing Palestinian journalists receives German ‘peace prize’

    US right-winger Anne Applebaum gets award despite appalling record and accusations of being a mouthpiece for US and UK imperialism Right-wing author and journalist Anne Applebaum has been awarded t…

    Author who recommended killing Palestinian journalists receives German ‘peace prize’
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    Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion
  • They're rocket scientists, not clamp scientists.

  • Is this a thing in any slicers?
  • Cura lets you set the infill layer height to a multiple of the normal layer height https://support.ultimaker.com/s/article/1667411002588

  • In what scenario is conscription acceptable? (if any)
  • None, if the people won't voluntarily defend a nation, then they have decided it isn't worth defending.

  • What's the weirdest rule you've seen a website have as a part of its rules?
  • Not a website, but a facebook group I'm in specifically has a rule against "going live" from the bathroom.

  • www.disabilitynewsservice.com Election hustings candidates invent disability policies, days before general election

    A series of election candidates have been caught inventing party policy in front of an audience of disabled people, at a disability hustings event held just days before the general election. The ev…

    Election hustings candidates invent disability policies, days before general election

    >The Conservatives, Greens, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK sent candidates from one of the five Bristol constituencies, but Labour only offered a city councillor, Kelvin Blake.

    >There was frustration and concern after the event that each of the five representatives had made statements that were not in their parties’ manifestos and were not party policy.

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    www.disabilitynewsservice.com Labour manifesto drops key disability rights pledges

    Labour has published an election manifesto that has been shorn of key promises the party made on disability rights last autumn. The manifesto also confirms the party’s continuing refusal to promise…

    Labour manifesto drops key disability rights pledges
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    Why are Scientists Ignoring all the Gay Animals??
  • They don't want to remind people about all the chemicals they're putting in the water?

    spoiler

    Really shouldn't be necessary, but /s

  • www.lawgazette.co.uk Post Office lawyers held secret meeting with judge to stop disclosure

    Solicitor also admits he failed to comply with his duties in handling expert witnesses.

    Post Office lawyers held secret meeting with judge to stop disclosure
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    Faces made of living skin make robots smile - BBC News
  • Only the face? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms
  • My opinion will never change on this, I don't care if they're suing satan himself.

    Fuck the RIAA.

  • Not all ‘open source’ AI models are actually open: here’s a ranking
  • It doesn't once seem to mention that most "open source" AI aren't actually released under licenses that meet the open source definition.

  • local12.com Man impersonates cop only to pull over a real detective and get arrested

    Man was arrested on Wednesday night after he allegedly impersonated a police officer while trying to conduct a traffic stop on an actual officer.

    Man impersonates cop only to pull over a real detective and get arrested
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    skwawkbox.org Assange ‘reaches plea deal’

    Jailed journalist is free and has left the UK Persecuted journalist Julian Assange is said to have reached a deal with the US to enter a guilty plea of violating espionage law, in return for the en…

    Assange ‘reaches plea deal’
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    skwawkbox.org Video: Tory Davies threatens constituents with arrest for asking about Gaza

    Tory candidate can’t take the heat over his support for genocidal regime Tory candidate for Shipley couldn’t take the heat when constituents asked him about his support for genocidal Is…

    Video: Tory Davies threatens constituents with arrest for asking about Gaza
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    www.bbc.co.uk Post Office accidentally leaks names of sub-postmasters

    Former sub-postmasters react angrily as the company launches an urgent investigation into breach.

    Post Office accidentally leaks names of sub-postmasters

    "accidentally"

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