Interesting Links for 13-05-2025

[andrewducker]

1. How Gandalf Proved Mightiest: Spiritual Power in Tolkien

(tags:lotr Tolkien magic viaDanielDWilliam )

2. ScotRail trials wi-fi using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites

(tags:Scotland trains internet )

3. Continuous glucose monitors reveal variable glucose responses from the same people to the same meals

(tags:insulin sugar eating food )

4. The charts showing the big flaw in Starmer's immigration plan

(tags:migration economy uk doom )

5. Moderna's combo Covid and flu mRNA shot outperforms current vaccines in large trial

(tags:vaccine pandemic flu )

6. Despair at Starmer's divisive language as he channels Enoch Powell

(tags:bigotry immigration UK Labour OhForFucksSake )

7. US Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn't always fair use

(tags:ai copyright USA politics )

8. Edinburgh traffic bans in city centre to be made permanent following trial

(tags:traffic transport Edinburgh )

9. Top UK Special Forces general oversaw blocking of Afghan war-crime witnesses to Britain

(tags:UK military crime war OhForFucksSake Afghanistan )

10. How the news feels right now

(tags:news satire doom )

11. Mass vote losses to Lib Dems and Greens would cost Labour twice as many seats as mass Reform switch

(tags:labour libdem green )

12. Getting to know 'Reform curious Labour voters'

(tags:Labour politics UK )

13. Zodiac Killer Revealed by His Love of Comic Books, Author Says

(tags:comics murder usa history )

14. London, Brighton, Birmingham and Manchester Prides suspend political parties from taking part (over trans rights)

(tags:lgbt transgender protest uk politics )