Ali C
@alic.bsky.social
Human <--> techie translator. Organ donation advocate. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. Views are mine, you can't have them.
Current mood 😶
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January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Current mood 😶
Hey London folk, in case any of you were stupid enough to be doing something outdoors, GET INSIDE the rain is gonna be back on you in half an hour and it's horrendous over here! #PSA
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Hey London folk, in case any of you were stupid enough to be doing something outdoors, GET INSIDE the rain is gonna be back on you in half an hour and it's horrendous over here! #PSA
I remember @meredithmeredith.bsky.social warning about the death of privacy related to Agentic AI. This quote typifies what she was talking about. (extra points for amusing surname) I don't want an AI making decisions about anything for me without a human being part of the process.Ever.
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
I remember @meredithmeredith.bsky.social warning about the death of privacy related to Agentic AI. This quote typifies what she was talking about. (extra points for amusing surname) I don't want an AI making decisions about anything for me without a human being part of the process.Ever.
I had to check this was legit Bruce, and it is.
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I had to check this was legit Bruce, and it is.
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
Shit, 4 years. That's horrific.
📅 24 Feb 2026 marks 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
We’re mobilising to say clearly: Occupation is not peace. 🇺🇦✊
We’re mobilising to say clearly: Occupation is not peace. 🇺🇦✊
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Shit, 4 years. That's horrific.
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This is the language of ICE right here in the UK
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This is the language of ICE right here in the UK
Oh my god why do they all ask the same question instead of having a shred of humility and looking inward?! It's not *any* woman, it's one you know something about and *actually like*. We can smell that desperation/lack of genuine interest MILES away.
Keep fighting the good fight, Dr NerdLove.
Keep fighting the good fight, Dr NerdLove.
NOW LIVE ON PATREON: He knows he's tall, fit and good looking. So why doesn't that "count" when he's meeting women? How can he start feeling like women actually desire him and not like he's just some weird freak?
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January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Oh my god why do they all ask the same question instead of having a shred of humility and looking inward?! It's not *any* woman, it's one you know something about and *actually like*. We can smell that desperation/lack of genuine interest MILES away.
Keep fighting the good fight, Dr NerdLove.
Keep fighting the good fight, Dr NerdLove.
It's really a thing! I am super attuned to notice anyone I care about start talking enthusiastically about any anti-trans topics, or mega health grifters (AG1 anyone? Yawn), or self-styled guru types. The danger slide is real, yo.
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It's really a thing! I am super attuned to notice anyone I care about start talking enthusiastically about any anti-trans topics, or mega health grifters (AG1 anyone? Yawn), or self-styled guru types. The danger slide is real, yo.
Do this AND tell your MP what an absolutely stupid idea this is.
UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Do this AND tell your MP what an absolutely stupid idea this is.
I can't get over how much Sepp Blatter looks like the BFG in this photo.
George Woke Bush was bad enough, I absolutely refuse to deal with Enlightened Blatter www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I can't get over how much Sepp Blatter looks like the BFG in this photo.
I recently contacted the council to ask about setting up a diversion on our road for two days, so a cherry picker can maintain trees on our land. I have to apply for two different permits, pay at least a four figure sum and wait at least 90 days before they'll even respond.
ICYMI: Why a council were told they'd have to wait an entire year to start fixing a destroyed road, prompting a bizarre 36-mile diversion. (Short film.)
Britain's Weirdest Detour
When badgers destroyed a road in rural Lincolnshire, the response was wilder than you might imagine.
martinrobbins.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I recently contacted the council to ask about setting up a diversion on our road for two days, so a cherry picker can maintain trees on our land. I have to apply for two different permits, pay at least a four figure sum and wait at least 90 days before they'll even respond.
A very beautiful little timeline cleanse <3
Happy 50th birthday* one of the most important figures in my childhood**
Ivor the Engine E01 | The Railway
YouTube video by JellyTelly
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A very beautiful little timeline cleanse <3
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Reform have announced their latest defections, Jack the Ripper, Covid 19, & Rail Replacement Bus Services
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Reform have announced their latest defections, Jack the Ripper, Covid 19, & Rail Replacement Bus Services
Damn, this guy is GOOD
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Damn, this guy is GOOD
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New Olympic logo just dropped
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
New Olympic logo just dropped
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January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I saw Chumbawumba with a young black rapper called Credit To The Nation in 1994 when I was a student.
Such optimism we had, that things were going the way of the progressive.
Still a top album too.
Such optimism we had, that things were going the way of the progressive.
Still a top album too.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I saw Chumbawumba with a young black rapper called Credit To The Nation in 1994 when I was a student.
Such optimism we had, that things were going the way of the progressive.
Still a top album too.
Such optimism we had, that things were going the way of the progressive.
Still a top album too.
I genuinely don't understand this ad. Are they worrying about Climate Change?? It makes no sense. And it's the wrong hemisphere for penguins.
Reform UK:
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I genuinely don't understand this ad. Are they worrying about Climate Change?? It makes no sense. And it's the wrong hemisphere for penguins.
Seriously, are we talking about this yet?? The World Cup is a lost cause, football is without morals, but at least so e of the Olympic sports (and indeed individual athletes of colour!!) must be thinking about it.
Can you imagine what the opening ceremony would be like?!?! 🤮
Can you imagine what the opening ceremony would be like?!?! 🤮
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Seriously, are we talking about this yet?? The World Cup is a lost cause, football is without morals, but at least so e of the Olympic sports (and indeed individual athletes of colour!!) must be thinking about it.
Can you imagine what the opening ceremony would be like?!?! 🤮
Can you imagine what the opening ceremony would be like?!?! 🤮
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Timeline cleanse - needed more than ever.
Archways of light. Taken in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Timeline cleanse - needed more than ever.
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
Fuck, did not consider this. I love European spa culture. I'd like to think it'll be self reinforcing as they model good culture of nakedness not being salacious, but these glasses. Nightmare.
The German parliament, confronted with complaints of people (women) being covertly filmed in saunas (naked, of course here, and often mixed) and those films being posted on the internet: because there is no law against it.
(but then, generally it's only women so who cares? amirite?)
(but then, generally it's only women so who cares? amirite?)
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Fuck, did not consider this. I love European spa culture. I'd like to think it'll be self reinforcing as they model good culture of nakedness not being salacious, but these glasses. Nightmare.
I've been thinking about the appropriate response to a guy wearing glasses which may be these all morning.
Asking them to remove them won't work, because if they are genuine glasses that's harsh on the wearer, though I guess they'd mostly show anyone who asked to prove they're aren't glassholes 1/
Asking them to remove them won't work, because if they are genuine glasses that's harsh on the wearer, though I guess they'd mostly show anyone who asked to prove they're aren't glassholes 1/
"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I've been thinking about the appropriate response to a guy wearing glasses which may be these all morning.
Asking them to remove them won't work, because if they are genuine glasses that's harsh on the wearer, though I guess they'd mostly show anyone who asked to prove they're aren't glassholes 1/
Asking them to remove them won't work, because if they are genuine glasses that's harsh on the wearer, though I guess they'd mostly show anyone who asked to prove they're aren't glassholes 1/
Nice try, The BBC hating Telegraph 🙄
January 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Nice try, The BBC hating Telegraph 🙄
Hugo must be so pissed off 🤣 #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Hugo must be so pissed off 🤣 #TheTraitors