Ed Stern
@edstern.bsky.social
Basic Prog Brit Woke Remoaner Centrist Dad.
He/Him, Bi, ADHD, the usual.
Former Splash Damage game dev.
Full-Stack Narrative Designer/Game Writer available for hire:
https://www.sternword.co.uk/
He/Him, Bi, ADHD, the usual.
Former Splash Damage game dev.
Full-Stack Narrative Designer/Game Writer available for hire:
https://www.sternword.co.uk/
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It’s conventional on New Year’s Eve to do a review of the year.
The year I have decided to review is 1964.
(Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)
The year I have decided to review is 1964.
(Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It’s conventional on New Year’s Eve to do a review of the year.
The year I have decided to review is 1964.
(Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)
The year I have decided to review is 1964.
(Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)
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I get the impression there were established Hispanic/Latin immigrants who really thought that they could do it like the Irish & Italians did: join in with the anti-immigrant racism of the larger society in order to direct it elsewhere, at newer/different immigrants.
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I get the impression there were established Hispanic/Latin immigrants who really thought that they could do it like the Irish & Italians did: join in with the anti-immigrant racism of the larger society in order to direct it elsewhere, at newer/different immigrants.
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The belief that there are tens of millions in need of deportation stems from the belief that specific categories of people are inherently criminal with a few exceptions to account for the fact that they personally know nice POC.
You have to be racist to believe in mass deportation. Full stop.
You have to be racist to believe in mass deportation. Full stop.
December 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The belief that there are tens of millions in need of deportation stems from the belief that specific categories of people are inherently criminal with a few exceptions to account for the fact that they personally know nice POC.
You have to be racist to believe in mass deportation. Full stop.
You have to be racist to believe in mass deportation. Full stop.
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When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
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If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
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I have been trolled EXPERTLY TROLLED.
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I have been trolled EXPERTLY TROLLED.
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This is a super-huge issue in news writing, which almost always gets flagged as AI. News stories are formulaic by design and often have the same cadence and language.
Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
December 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This is a super-huge issue in news writing, which almost always gets flagged as AI. News stories are formulaic by design and often have the same cadence and language.
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That when Nobel-winning physicist Max Born fled Nazi Germany to the UK, his daughter ended up working at Bletchley Park, where she met and married a RAF officer. After the war they emigrated to Australia and had a daughter: Olivia Newton-John.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That when Nobel-winning physicist Max Born fled Nazi Germany to the UK, his daughter ended up working at Bletchley Park, where she met and married a RAF officer. After the war they emigrated to Australia and had a daughter: Olivia Newton-John.
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one day from retirement, you hate to see it
RIP 2025
2025-2025
2025-2025
December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
one day from retirement, you hate to see it
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Always read the fine print.
December 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Always read the fine print.
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that’s one long mermaid
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
that’s one long mermaid
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you’re in her dms she’s stuck in my washing machine ,
March 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
you’re in her dms she’s stuck in my washing machine ,
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Wait. It's only *then* that you realized the importance of correcting them?
Again I believe that AI tools are quite useful but only if users know from the start their limitations
Again I believe that AI tools are quite useful but only if users know from the start their limitations
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wait. It's only *then* that you realized the importance of correcting them?
Again I believe that AI tools are quite useful but only if users know from the start their limitations
Again I believe that AI tools are quite useful but only if users know from the start their limitations
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New Year's resolutions don't have to be about socially acceptable change.
Break the mould: resolve to become a troll, or to gain 10kg at the doughnut shop.
Break the mould: resolve to become a troll, or to gain 10kg at the doughnut shop.
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New Year's resolutions don't have to be about socially acceptable change.
Break the mould: resolve to become a troll, or to gain 10kg at the doughnut shop.
Break the mould: resolve to become a troll, or to gain 10kg at the doughnut shop.
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A sommelier for medical side effects.
December 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A sommelier for medical side effects.
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Good thread. A reminder how heartening and significant it is that the American people are resounding rejecting the Trump/Miller worldview and agenda:
Trump's attempting to transform the US from a country that welcomes immigrants into a radically xenophobic nation that demonizes immigrants of color, and even their US born children. But Trump didn't campaign on this destructive/reactionary remaking of America and most Americans don't support it. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Good thread. A reminder how heartening and significant it is that the American people are resounding rejecting the Trump/Miller worldview and agenda:
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Spoiler: They used the money just as wisely as anyone else would, and it's so frustrating that this still isn't a common sense assumption to make.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Spoiler: They used the money just as wisely as anyone else would, and it's so frustrating that this still isn't a common sense assumption to make.
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I'd like to sit down now.
December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'd like to sit down now.
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fun fact, his wife now can't move to the uk and they both have to remain in Portugal
Colin Firth’s plot line is great isn’t it? “I’m in love with you because you are a servant who doesn’t speak English”
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
fun fact, his wife now can't move to the uk and they both have to remain in Portugal
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Malenkov is dead. Again
Shortwave radio listeners are well acquainted with the mysterious Russian military station known as the 'Buzzer.' UVB-76 rarely broadcasts music, thus the airing of 'Swan Lake' is giving rise to speculation. m.economictimes.com/us/news/r...
Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’ plays ‘Swan Lake’, dumps cryptic codes, speculations rise about the mysterious message and links to Ukraine war
Russia's UVB-76 radio station, dubbed 'Doomsday Radio,' has reactivated, broadcasting Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and a reworked Soviet song allegedly celebrating an attack on Kyiv. This rare musical broadcast, accompanied by unusual muffled voices, fuels speculation about the station's purpose and potential hacks, especially given 'Swan Lake's' historical association with Soviet instability.
m.economictimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Malenkov is dead. Again
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It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
December 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
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What if 2026 turns out to be two 2025s in a trench coat
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What if 2026 turns out to be two 2025s in a trench coat
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the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
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This is exactly how my cousin justified her use of it and accepting a death of a thousand cuts even when those cuts are slow and spread out drives me crazy
“Well its just for this little thing” soon blossoms into “well its just for—“ for everything
“Well its just for this little thing” soon blossoms into “well its just for—“ for everything
Slowly realizing even my political friends who say they hate AI are using it to speed up tasks like email writing, formatting grant applications etc
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is exactly how my cousin justified her use of it and accepting a death of a thousand cuts even when those cuts are slow and spread out drives me crazy
“Well its just for this little thing” soon blossoms into “well its just for—“ for everything
“Well its just for this little thing” soon blossoms into “well its just for—“ for everything
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It's stuff like this that makes it so amazing whenever somebody yells at Pete Hegseth or whoever in a restaurant and the entire news media superstructure spends 10 days fretting over civility and comity.
Oh. my. god. This is the Asst. US Atty General calling people -- in print -- "hoes."
December 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It's stuff like this that makes it so amazing whenever somebody yells at Pete Hegseth or whoever in a restaurant and the entire news media superstructure spends 10 days fretting over civility and comity.