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@davej@dice.camp
2026-01-19 20:45:45

Bell died in office in 1851, but it’d take another 35 years before Parliament legislated the removal of MPs judged of unsound mind.
That particular instrument was only used once, to replace Charles Leach in 1916 after he was institutionalised for what may’ve been vascular dementia. The onset of #WW1 delayed a general election, whereupon an unfit MP would normally have been allowed to retire graceful…

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
TIL that John Bell, a British politician, remained as an MP for two years despite believing that he was a bird (one who could fly better than most birds due to keeping his shoulders oiled). No mechanism existed to disqualify him from Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bell_(Liberal_politician) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qhf93m/til_that_john_bell_a_british_politician_remained/

@gray17@mastodon.social
2026-01-02 20:13:33

I am an AI model made for everything in general.
I've memorized the wiki page of every Minecraft mineral.
I know the Queen rules England. My training set's historical.
Hallucinations are my Waterloo—That isn't allegorical.
I'm built from matrix operations simple and mathematical,
My neurons are a metaphor, not actually synaptical.
The data centers built today are ninety-nine percent for me.
Spare no expense; you'll live forever soon in …

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 21:50:05

Our current Governor General Mary Simon -- Titular Commander of our Armed Forces in the King's adsence -- is Inuk, and grew up in traditional life. (yes, dog sleds, Donald!)
Her Inuk name is: Ningiukudluk
It means: “bossy little old lady”.
I am absolutely sure #TheAmericanFascist would hate her. 👍
She has a long career in Arctic/Inuk/Circumpolar politics. She will be in Nuuk next month to open Canada's new consulate.
#Greenland #Nunavut #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Solidarity #Iqaluit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sim