Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
Writer of books and short stories: derekdesanges.wordpress.com/books
Writer of feature articles & reviews in the museum sector: https://desangeswritings.wordpress.com/
Media-adjacent (sorry)
https://linktr.ee/derekdesanges
Profile artwork by Emma Weakley.
Writer of feature articles & reviews in the museum sector: https://desangeswritings.wordpress.com/
Media-adjacent (sorry)
https://linktr.ee/derekdesanges
Profile artwork by Emma Weakley.
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There is nothing more virtue signalling than saying someone is virtue signalling
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There is nothing more virtue signalling than saying someone is virtue signalling
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Stop giving James Bond lore. He drives a car with an ejector seat and his pen is a laser gun. Put him in Fortnite
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Stop giving James Bond lore. He drives a car with an ejector seat and his pen is a laser gun. Put him in Fortnite
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Elon screaming while scrolling Ulysses on his phone after googling “Joyce author famous books” because how many female writers can there be
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Elon screaming while scrolling Ulysses on his phone after googling “Joyce author famous books” because how many female writers can there be
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Goddamn Joyce, the body ain’t even cold from the last one lmao.
More please.
More please.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Goddamn Joyce, the body ain’t even cold from the last one lmao.
More please.
More please.
Stop, stop, he's already dead
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Stop, stop, he's already dead
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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I recall someone once saying that the way “wellness” advocates talk about toxins is identical to Sumerian curse tablets talking about demons.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I recall someone once saying that the way “wellness” advocates talk about toxins is identical to Sumerian curse tablets talking about demons.
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pop quiz: does molecular gastronomy produce ultraprocessed food? is this something we should instigate a moral panic about? why or why not? show your work
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
pop quiz: does molecular gastronomy produce ultraprocessed food? is this something we should instigate a moral panic about? why or why not? show your work
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the weird part is, they also do the reverse: define the value of a food (described almost exclusively as "nutritional value") based on assumptions about who eats it and what their characteristics are
those assumed characteristics are then implied to somehow *reside in the food itself* as nutrients
those assumed characteristics are then implied to somehow *reside in the food itself* as nutrients
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the weird part is, they also do the reverse: define the value of a food (described almost exclusively as "nutritional value") based on assumptions about who eats it and what their characteristics are
those assumed characteristics are then implied to somehow *reside in the food itself* as nutrients
those assumed characteristics are then implied to somehow *reside in the food itself* as nutrients
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people infer what type of person you are (meaning, which cultural or social group or class you belong to) by the foods you eat
which is potentially problematic, yet also fairly understandable since food and cuisine are actually a potent marker of cultural identity, as well as money and status
which is potentially problematic, yet also fairly understandable since food and cuisine are actually a potent marker of cultural identity, as well as money and status
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
people infer what type of person you are (meaning, which cultural or social group or class you belong to) by the foods you eat
which is potentially problematic, yet also fairly understandable since food and cuisine are actually a potent marker of cultural identity, as well as money and status
which is potentially problematic, yet also fairly understandable since food and cuisine are actually a potent marker of cultural identity, as well as money and status
It is my heartfelt wish that the British media class not only experience a blinding and irreversible understanding of what they have done to vulnerable minorities but also that this acute guilt and sorrow drives them to spend the rest of their lives trying to fix it, and that they never feel peace.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is my heartfelt wish that the British media class not only experience a blinding and irreversible understanding of what they have done to vulnerable minorities but also that this acute guilt and sorrow drives them to spend the rest of their lives trying to fix it, and that they never feel peace.
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There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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I put in a freedom of information request for her register of interests, which would reveal if she owns OpenAI shares. The government refused to share it, claiming it contains ‘personal information’.
For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
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For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I put in a freedom of information request for her register of interests, which would reveal if she owns OpenAI shares. The government refused to share it, claiming it contains ‘personal information’.
For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
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For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
3/5
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I think the combination of the dominance by the BBC of news, together with the levels of trust it enjoys, gives it a degree of influence which is unhealthy for it and for democracy. And it uses them to perpetuate a status quo-ism which is demonstrably failing the nation.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I think the combination of the dominance by the BBC of news, together with the levels of trust it enjoys, gives it a degree of influence which is unhealthy for it and for democracy. And it uses them to perpetuate a status quo-ism which is demonstrably failing the nation.
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Personally I'd be pleased to see BBC News disappear entirely. To argue, as many do, that British politics or our news environment would be so much worse without the BBC you have to explain why British politics and news environment is so very bad with the BBC.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Personally I'd be pleased to see BBC News disappear entirely. To argue, as many do, that British politics or our news environment would be so much worse without the BBC you have to explain why British politics and news environment is so very bad with the BBC.
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How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.
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BECAUSE THESE FUCKING CENTRIST CUNTS ARE ALL TRANSPHOBIC
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
BECAUSE THESE FUCKING CENTRIST CUNTS ARE ALL TRANSPHOBIC
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The "lesbians are being forced to have sex with trans women*" BBC is too pro trans? Yeah, sure. 🙄
* As told by a cis lesbian with multiple accusations of SA against her.
* As told by a cis lesbian with multiple accusations of SA against her.
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The "lesbians are being forced to have sex with trans women*" BBC is too pro trans? Yeah, sure. 🙄
* As told by a cis lesbian with multiple accusations of SA against her.
* As told by a cis lesbian with multiple accusations of SA against her.
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The BBC has no pro-trans bias. The BBC is appalling on trans issues, just like the rest of the media.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The BBC has no pro-trans bias. The BBC is appalling on trans issues, just like the rest of the media.
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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“Why aren’t they banning trans men from sport”
They were before, and they are now, I’ve watched my mutual (@geekyjules.julessherred.com) go through this for months whilst people chat shit about shit they don’t know about
They were before, and they are now, I’ve watched my mutual (@geekyjules.julessherred.com) go through this for months whilst people chat shit about shit they don’t know about
There are many misperceptions about taking testosterone — including among trans men — but the small amount Jules Sherred takes does not translate to bulging biceps. Those are the result of many hours of training, he said.
Changed Rules Will Shut a Trans Bodybuilder Out of Competition | The Tyee
The Canadian association that regulates the sport will no longer allow gender-affirming hormone therapy, citing American rules.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Why aren’t they banning trans men from sport”
They were before, and they are now, I’ve watched my mutual (@geekyjules.julessherred.com) go through this for months whilst people chat shit about shit they don’t know about
They were before, and they are now, I’ve watched my mutual (@geekyjules.julessherred.com) go through this for months whilst people chat shit about shit they don’t know about