Understanding Social Media Dynamics in Conflict

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The perception that supporters of both Israel and Hamas on social media are widespread. They are viewed as disproportionately “evil, amoral, depraved, and degenerate.” However, it is not evidence of inherent moral rot in either group. This view results from the dynamics of social media. It also stems from human behaviour in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. It’s a predictable outcome of how social media works and how humans behave in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. Here’s a clear, non-partisan breakdown.

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Loneskum Boycow is a vulgar racist – part one of many

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Dear Elon Musk (@elonmusk),

As the world’s richest man and a self-proclaimed truth-seeker, your platform on X amplifies ideas to hundreds of millions. That’s a superpower—and a responsibility. When you endorse claims like those from @C_3C_3 that “illegals are voting,” “receiving benefits,” and “changing Congressional maps,” you’re not just sharing “facts.” You’re fueling a dangerous, debunked narrative that dehumanizes millions of aspiring Americans and erodes trust in our democracy. Let’s examine these assertions with evidence, not echo chambers.1. “Illegals are voting.”This is flat-out false—and illegal. Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in presidential or congressional elections, with penalties including deportation, fines, and prison.

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An Open Letter to Mansoor Hussain Laghari

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Dear Mansoor Hussain Laghari,

Thank you for sharing your perspective on this deeply complex and painful situation in Gaza. As a fellow advocate for human rights and peace, I appreciate the passion you bring to discussions on justice. These are qualities you highlight in your impressive profile. Your background is as a U.S. Army veteran, filmmaker, and activist. This undoubtedly provides you with unique insights into the costs of conflict. I respect your commitment to standing against terrorism in all its forms. However, I must firmly push back. It appears to be a one-sided portrayal that risks oversimplifying a humanitarian crisis. This portrayal can perpetuate division. It does not foster the empathy needed for a lasting resolution. First, we’ll focus on the core of your post. You claim that the international community is pressuring Israel to “let [Hamas fighters] walk away” without consequences. This narrative, while emotionally charged, doesn’t fully align with the reported facts. Recent developments show that mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and the US are holding discussions. These talks concern the fate of approximately 200 Hamas fighters. They are trapped in tunnels in IDF-controlled areas of southern Gaza, such as Rafah and Khan Younis.

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Truth in Journalism: Sudan

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Recent BBC Reports on Sudan. The civil war in Sudan erupted in April 2023. It is between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This conflict continues to dominate coverage. Below is a list of key reports published on BBC News in 2025. The reports focus on significant developments. These include battles, humanitarian crises, and atrocities. I’ve prioritised the most recent and prominent articles, including titles, publication dates, and brief summaries.

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Bulls*** at the Data Lakehouse – Revisited

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Spain, 2nd November 2025

And So It Begins

Five years ago, I wrote a piece called Bullshit at the Data Lakehouse, which caused quite a bit of a stir on social media, so I’m taking this opportunity to revisit it and revise it and to offer it as a historical reference with ramifications for today and the future.

My piece began in this spirit and then progressed rapidly.

Move over, big data hubris, data mesh revisionism, and data lake stupidity, there’s a newer, thicker and far bigger arsehole on the block. And it goes by the unbelievably idiotic name of data lakehouse. It is being hailed as a new paradigm, but in reality, it is a naive, dishonest, and disruptive fraud. So what’s occurring?

The gutter-snipes, hustlers and useless pundits who failed to make big data and data lakes the success of the 2010s have set their vulture-eyed sights on data warehousing. It’s not smart, it is not funny, and it does no one any service.

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Debunking AI Myths: Quotes That Inspire Critical Thinking

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2nd November 2025

A Random Walk Down AI Street

Suppose you enjoy, abhor or are simply bored with the massive surfeit of hype surrounding degenerative AI. In that case, you might just hate these less-than-faithful quotes as well.

If you enjoy one or two of the quotes, well, then that’s an acceptable bonus too.

So, to begin at the beginning…

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Twelve Amazing Generative AI Terms You Should Know

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Madrid, Spain – 2nd November 2025

Intro

The world of generative AI is full of definitions, terms, buzzwords and monikers. Here are the definitions for twelve of the most important, pertinent and impressive terms found in the fantastic, exciting and revolutionary field. Enjoy the ride!

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10 Amazing Hacks to Dominate AI

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Inspired by conversations with Selina AItana Goya

Move over, data scientists, those earnest souls hunched over Jupyter notebooks, nursing lukewarm flat whites and dreaming of p-values. The new aristocrats of the algorithm have arrived, and they speak in barely audible breaths. Whispering AI specialists, the hushed virtuosos who coax meaning from murmurs, have quietly annexed the crown once worn by the “sexiest job of the 21st century”. (Apologies to Harvard Business Review; even the sexiest jobs suffer from inflationary pressures.)These soft-spoken savants are not merely surviving the generative-AI rollercoaster; they are redesigning the ride, adding velvet restraints and mood lighting. To avoid being flung into the souvenir shop of obsolescence, you must master ten career-extending hacks. Consider them the conversational equivalent of whispering sweet nothings into a supercomputer’s ear: intimate, precise, and oddly lucrative.

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Opinion | How Polls About Palestinians Are Being Weaponised to Justify Despair

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Sir Afilonius Rex

New York, New York

1st November 2025

A commentary circulated this week declares that “most Palestinians support Hamas’s atrocities.” It cites a new opinion poll as evidence that a future Palestinian state would be a moral and political disaster. The claim makes for an alarming headline, but it is also deeply misleading. What it really reveals is how data, stripped of context and empathy, can become a form of propaganda.

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Rompa en caso de emergencia – Óscar Puente y Esther Palomera – El Diario

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“La izquierda asumió en el pacto de la Transición que no se hiciera justicia con los crímenes del franquismo y la derecha no ha cumplido la parte fundamental que asumió: que el poder no le pertenece por derecho, que cambia de manos en función de los votos y que hay que respetarlo”, denuncia

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