Alessandro Mencarini
@amencarini.bsky.social
Italian in London, UK, into languages (programming and otherwise), film and games
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a man is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below him
Alt: Micheal Scott from The Office is riding a segway in an office with the words “welcome aboard” below him
media.tenor.com
Hello to all my new followers! I suspect the influx is due to some starter pack ☺️
I’m Alessandro, technically I qualify as a FinTech bro but I don’t own a Patagonia vest, and on BlueSky I mostly shitpost about politics, with some occasional forays into software and web stuff
I’m Alessandro, technically I qualify as a FinTech bro but I don’t own a Patagonia vest, and on BlueSky I mostly shitpost about politics, with some occasional forays into software and web stuff
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What is truly pathetic about Labour is that this is all they have got. They have failed so spectacularly already, despite a whacking great majority, to even attempt to govern positively that all they have is punching down on marginalised groups and saying "oh but Reform will be worse".
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
What is truly pathetic about Labour is that this is all they have got. They have failed so spectacularly already, despite a whacking great majority, to even attempt to govern positively that all they have is punching down on marginalised groups and saying "oh but Reform will be worse".
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What if you rent your dead Mum for a few years and then we get bought out by Meta and she advertises Temu and a monthly subscription for knickers to you?
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
What if you rent your dead Mum for a few years and then we get bought out by Meta and she advertises Temu and a monthly subscription for knickers to you?
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me waking up to see that Bluesky suspended Patton Oswalt @patton.oswalt.bsky.social for saying that it’s evil to sexually assault children:
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
me waking up to see that Bluesky suspended Patton Oswalt @patton.oswalt.bsky.social for saying that it’s evil to sexually assault children:
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I like how @safety.bsky.app is all "pedophiles have a right to be heard"
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I like how @safety.bsky.app is all "pedophiles have a right to be heard"
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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUESKY
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUESKY
Is this what Chaos with Ed Miliband look like?
Starmer isn't Britain's worst ever prime minister, but he is Labour's worst ever prime minister and it's not even close
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Is this what Chaos with Ed Miliband look like?
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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Bond markets not happy about Reeves bottling it on tax, it seems.
And there we go 10y opened up 11 basis points erasing 1/3 of the rally since October.
39 minutes until the bond markets make reeves reconsider I reckon.
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Bond markets not happy about Reeves bottling it on tax, it seems.
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God help us, it looks like utter chaos in there.
Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax in budget
Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax in budget
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less than two weeks from the budget.
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
God help us, it looks like utter chaos in there.
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Unless someone in the Treasury reassures the markets pretty soon, there’s every chance the UK will need to raise *more* tax for less in return. Total clusterfuck in the making, this.
Having a budget fall apart more than a week before it’s actually be delivered might be a new record.
Having a budget fall apart more than a week before it’s actually be delivered might be a new record.
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Unless someone in the Treasury reassures the markets pretty soon, there’s every chance the UK will need to raise *more* tax for less in return. Total clusterfuck in the making, this.
Having a budget fall apart more than a week before it’s actually be delivered might be a new record.
Having a budget fall apart more than a week before it’s actually be delivered might be a new record.
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Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
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it’s called a double negative maybe you’ve never not heard of it
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
it’s called a double negative maybe you’ve never not heard of it
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All sorts of decency set aside, the biggest political scoop in history, and they don't want it because they'll lose access to the free canapes
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
All sorts of decency set aside, the biggest political scoop in history, and they don't want it because they'll lose access to the free canapes
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Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving alongside troops that are fat and out of shape, or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men in their units."
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving alongside troops that are fat and out of shape, or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men in their units."
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This pic 😂
Health Secretary Wes Streeting denies plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but launched a series of sharp criticisms about the British leader’s political operation.
Streeting Denies Plot to Oust Starmer as UK Prime Minister
Health Secretary Wes Streeting denied plotting to oust Keir Starmer, as fresh doubts about the British prime minister’s grip on power plunged the government into crisis.
bloom.bg
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This pic 😂
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VPNs are a critical tool in corporate IT. I routinely use them to access clients' systems, and to remotely access my own home server. I am also currently unable to read the website of one of the foremost practitioners in my field because the OSA has forced them to block UK traffic
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
VPNs are a critical tool in corporate IT. I routinely use them to access clients' systems, and to remotely access my own home server. I am also currently unable to read the website of one of the foremost practitioners in my field because the OSA has forced them to block UK traffic
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Always think it's important to point out that our healthcare isn't free, it's free at the point of use - we all pay for it through a variety of taxes. A lot of people don't realise this and it helps counter the (US, usually) narrative of 'who'll pay for it?!''. We all will, we all do.
Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Always think it's important to point out that our healthcare isn't free, it's free at the point of use - we all pay for it through a variety of taxes. A lot of people don't realise this and it helps counter the (US, usually) narrative of 'who'll pay for it?!''. We all will, we all do.
I wonder if the United Kingdom can learn anything from it, doesn’t seems likely at this point
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I wonder if the United Kingdom can learn anything from it, doesn’t seems likely at this point
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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is it time for Jay Jay the Vance plane to soar across Hell again
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
is it time for Jay Jay the Vance plane to soar across Hell again