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Not particularly apropos of anything but:
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Not particularly apropos of anything but:
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
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In December 1885 the Liberal William Gladstone came out for "Home Rule for Ireland": restoring the Irish Parliament & govt in Dublin.
Gladstone thought this would save the Union, building a true "Union of Hearts".
Critics called it a "mandate for massacre", that would annihilate Protestant Ireland
Gladstone thought this would save the Union, building a true "Union of Hearts".
Critics called it a "mandate for massacre", that would annihilate Protestant Ireland
January 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
In December 1885 the Liberal William Gladstone came out for "Home Rule for Ireland": restoring the Irish Parliament & govt in Dublin.
Gladstone thought this would save the Union, building a true "Union of Hearts".
Critics called it a "mandate for massacre", that would annihilate Protestant Ireland
Gladstone thought this would save the Union, building a true "Union of Hearts".
Critics called it a "mandate for massacre", that would annihilate Protestant Ireland
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The now closed Ffestiniog railway extension passing the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in 1972.
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The now closed Ffestiniog railway extension passing the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in 1972.
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Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
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Dame Chi Onwurah MP chair of Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, said the reports were "deeply disturbing". She said the Committee found OSA "woefully inadequate" and called it "a shocking example of how UK citizens are left unprotected whilst social media companies act with impunity".
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Dame Chi Onwurah MP chair of Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, said the reports were "deeply disturbing". She said the Committee found OSA "woefully inadequate" and called it "a shocking example of how UK citizens are left unprotected whilst social media companies act with impunity".
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Smoth’red in errors, feeble, shallow, weak
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Smoth’red in errors, feeble, shallow, weak
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Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
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It’s important to note the UK has multiple, strong laws against creating both CSAM and generating sexualised images of women, especially for the purposes of harassment. And it has the Online Safety Act, too.
This isn’t about needing new laws. It’s simply about enforcing existing ones.
This isn’t about needing new laws. It’s simply about enforcing existing ones.
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It’s important to note the UK has multiple, strong laws against creating both CSAM and generating sexualised images of women, especially for the purposes of harassment. And it has the Online Safety Act, too.
This isn’t about needing new laws. It’s simply about enforcing existing ones.
This isn’t about needing new laws. It’s simply about enforcing existing ones.
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Now is the time to organise against the fear & division!
It's us against them. If you believe in anti-racism, compassion and equality, you’re one of us.
Lets get @togetheralliance.bsky.social . My column ✍🏾:
www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comm...
It's us against them. If you believe in anti-racism, compassion and equality, you’re one of us.
Lets get @togetheralliance.bsky.social . My column ✍🏾:
www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comm...
Dawn Butler: ‘The far-right is getting organised. And so are we’ - Voice Online
The far-right is organising. A new national movement says Britain’s anti-racist majority must now do the same.
www.voice-online.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Now is the time to organise against the fear & division!
It's us against them. If you believe in anti-racism, compassion and equality, you’re one of us.
Lets get @togetheralliance.bsky.social . My column ✍🏾:
www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comm...
It's us against them. If you believe in anti-racism, compassion and equality, you’re one of us.
Lets get @togetheralliance.bsky.social . My column ✍🏾:
www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comm...
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Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
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Apparently UK citizenship test asks what Britons traditionally call their evening meal. Multiple choice: lunch, breakfast, tea or dinner. Though two of those answers could be right, depending on which region you’re in, only one is officially correct. Not helpful to migrants living in the north …
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Apparently UK citizenship test asks what Britons traditionally call their evening meal. Multiple choice: lunch, breakfast, tea or dinner. Though two of those answers could be right, depending on which region you’re in, only one is officially correct. Not helpful to migrants living in the north …
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The Labour Tribune Group of MPs turns 60 this year. We have a proud tradition, rooted in the trade union movement, of standing for solidarity, fairness and shared prosperity. I’m honoured to be on our executive committee as secretary. Here’s our vision for the economy in 2026:
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The Labour Tribune Group of MPs turns 60 this year. We have a proud tradition, rooted in the trade union movement, of standing for solidarity, fairness and shared prosperity. I’m honoured to be on our executive committee as secretary. Here’s our vision for the economy in 2026:
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PS from this account's admin.
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
If you make a silly, niche social media account that somehow starts getting a large following, that doesn't mean you can suddenly pivot to giving your thoughts on world events or politics. People follow you for the silly niche thing and that's all they'll ever want from you.
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
PS from this account's admin.
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
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For 50 years, the Tribune Group of Labour MPs has been advocating for the interests of ordinary people.
We're fuelled by a determination that British people should be allowed to build a politics and economy that works for them.
labourlist.org/2026/01/trib...
We're fuelled by a determination that British people should be allowed to build a politics and economy that works for them.
labourlist.org/2026/01/trib...
'Tribune – standing between the elite and the people' - LabourList
Tribune MPs argue Labour must challenge a broken economic model and rebuild the economy to serve people, not powerful interests.
labourlist.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
For 50 years, the Tribune Group of Labour MPs has been advocating for the interests of ordinary people.
We're fuelled by a determination that British people should be allowed to build a politics and economy that works for them.
labourlist.org/2026/01/trib...
We're fuelled by a determination that British people should be allowed to build a politics and economy that works for them.
labourlist.org/2026/01/trib...
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It’s tough. It’s grim. And the world stage is frightening.
But.. we still have each other. Most people are peaceful, helpful and compassionate.
May 2026 be a year of shining more light on our collective goodness.
But.. we still have each other. Most people are peaceful, helpful and compassionate.
May 2026 be a year of shining more light on our collective goodness.
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It’s tough. It’s grim. And the world stage is frightening.
But.. we still have each other. Most people are peaceful, helpful and compassionate.
May 2026 be a year of shining more light on our collective goodness.
But.. we still have each other. Most people are peaceful, helpful and compassionate.
May 2026 be a year of shining more light on our collective goodness.
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1/2 Trump has launched an illegal act of aggression against Venezuela.
A clear breach of the Nuremberg principles - which the UK helped write. Now a Labour government won’t even defend them.
This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag.
A clear breach of the Nuremberg principles - which the UK helped write. Now a Labour government won’t even defend them.
This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag.
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
1/2 Trump has launched an illegal act of aggression against Venezuela.
A clear breach of the Nuremberg principles - which the UK helped write. Now a Labour government won’t even defend them.
This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag.
A clear breach of the Nuremberg principles - which the UK helped write. Now a Labour government won’t even defend them.
This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag.
For the simpletons clinging to their magic amulets:
There is no such thing as a free market. Never has been. Never will be.
There is no such thing as a free market. Never has been. Never will be.
You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
For the simpletons clinging to their magic amulets:
There is no such thing as a free market. Never has been. Never will be.
There is no such thing as a free market. Never has been. Never will be.
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There’s appeal across the political spectrum, and you take the fight head on with the rule breakers of the former Tory govt and the rule destroyers of the far-right.
But this govt have taken cowardice over justice every time. Bankers bonuses, Israel, Trump, ECHR, winter fuel, immigration…
But this govt have taken cowardice over justice every time. Bankers bonuses, Israel, Trump, ECHR, winter fuel, immigration…
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There’s appeal across the political spectrum, and you take the fight head on with the rule breakers of the former Tory govt and the rule destroyers of the far-right.
But this govt have taken cowardice over justice every time. Bankers bonuses, Israel, Trump, ECHR, winter fuel, immigration…
But this govt have taken cowardice over justice every time. Bankers bonuses, Israel, Trump, ECHR, winter fuel, immigration…
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A major use-case for AI is reality destabilization.
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A major use-case for AI is reality destabilization.
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Also on Spotify and all the other usual podcast platforms open.spotify.com/episode/0gla...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Maduro, Chavez, Delcy Rodriguez and where we're going in Venezuela
open.spotify.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Also on Spotify and all the other usual podcast platforms open.spotify.com/episode/0gla...
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Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY
Thin Lizzy - Dr. Who Theme / '69 Rock (Live at the Waldbuhne '73)
YouTube video by ThinLizzyFanpage
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY
Oh, these are cool.
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Oh, these are cool.
Genuine absurdity. Humping cardboard spitfires for decades degrades the gene pool.
Florida man, unsurprisingly, enjoys international fascism.
Florida man, unsurprisingly, enjoys international fascism.
Monday's MAIL: PM faces revolt by Labour's Maduro apologists #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Genuine absurdity. Humping cardboard spitfires for decades degrades the gene pool.
Florida man, unsurprisingly, enjoys international fascism.
Florida man, unsurprisingly, enjoys international fascism.
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Joint statement by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain & Uruguay rejecting “military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of int’l law…an extremely dangerous precedent for peace/regional security & puts the civilian population at risk.”
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Joint statement by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain & Uruguay rejecting “military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of int’l law…an extremely dangerous precedent for peace/regional security & puts the civilian population at risk.”