What the hell is this @forbes.com? www.forbes.com/sites/joelsh...
The Fastest Path To Greenland Runs Through Novo Nordisk
Why economic leverage beats military pressure on Greenland, and how Denmark’s exposure through Novo Nordisk makes trade tools faster, quieter, and more effective.
www.forbes.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
What the hell is this @forbes.com? www.forbes.com/sites/joelsh...
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Conservatives and their reactionary cousins believe that their views are true because they believe them. They don't need hard proof or to be able to argue for them. They're "common sense."
This viewpoint is the fundamental unifier of everyone on the right, from atheist ancaps to Christofascists.
This viewpoint is the fundamental unifier of everyone on the right, from atheist ancaps to Christofascists.
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Conservatives and their reactionary cousins believe that their views are true because they believe them. They don't need hard proof or to be able to argue for them. They're "common sense."
This viewpoint is the fundamental unifier of everyone on the right, from atheist ancaps to Christofascists.
This viewpoint is the fundamental unifier of everyone on the right, from atheist ancaps to Christofascists.
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Gotta do a massssssssive push on phone noise on buses. Has to have big top down element. Expecting individuals to do it alone won’t work
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Gotta do a massssssssive push on phone noise on buses. Has to have big top down element. Expecting individuals to do it alone won’t work
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I really think some Americans cannot comprehend that there is no ‘deal going through against expectations’. that’s not an option on the table. if the USA ends up with Greenland it will have been by force and you’re gonna have much bigger problems by 2028
January 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I really think some Americans cannot comprehend that there is no ‘deal going through against expectations’. that’s not an option on the table. if the USA ends up with Greenland it will have been by force and you’re gonna have much bigger problems by 2028
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if i were starmer looking at these numbers i would resign and go into exile somewhere. how does he get out of bed without dying of shame. he should be studied by scientists
General Election Nowcast - 18/01/26:
RFM: 337 (+332), 29.1% (24 Maj.)
LAB: 86 (-325), 18.7%
LDM: 77 (+5), 12.8%
CON: 50 (-71), 19.4%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
GRN: 22 (+18), 12.9%
PLC: 8 (+4), 1.3%
Oth: 7 (+2), 3.2%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
RFM: 337 (+332), 29.1% (24 Maj.)
LAB: 86 (-325), 18.7%
LDM: 77 (+5), 12.8%
CON: 50 (-71), 19.4%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
GRN: 22 (+18), 12.9%
PLC: 8 (+4), 1.3%
Oth: 7 (+2), 3.2%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
January 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
if i were starmer looking at these numbers i would resign and go into exile somewhere. how does he get out of bed without dying of shame. he should be studied by scientists
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January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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A thing I didn’t really understand when I was 21 and George Bush II was made president was: Reagan was also an absolutely deranged wingnut wacko of the first water and a massive dumbass, so little George was not unprecedented. Presumably older politicians and media figures understood quite well.
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A thing I didn’t really understand when I was 21 and George Bush II was made president was: Reagan was also an absolutely deranged wingnut wacko of the first water and a massive dumbass, so little George was not unprecedented. Presumably older politicians and media figures understood quite well.
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the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
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Christ, this (from Lizza's latest) is pretty fucking damning of...literally the entire media(?) What the fuck?
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Christ, this (from Lizza's latest) is pretty fucking damning of...literally the entire media(?) What the fuck?
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It resonates because it plays to the fear of people that Britain is sliding towards a failed stare. Large parts of the North have been poorer than equivalent areas in Eastern Europe for a decade. Local services have been getting worse each year, and voters see erosion of public norms daily.
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It resonates because it plays to the fear of people that Britain is sliding towards a failed stare. Large parts of the North have been poorer than equivalent areas in Eastern Europe for a decade. Local services have been getting worse each year, and voters see erosion of public norms daily.
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so many of these "here's how our new AI feature would be useful" scenarios sound like they're targeted at, say, an alien who has taken possession of a human body and is desperately trying to pass without anybody noticing
think this really gets to the bottom of it - obviously the idea of using AI to, eg, count the number of people at a table is inherently silly, but there is something genuinely disturbing about trusting a robot to....what? tell you how hungry you are that day? it's so *weird*
I'm genuinely trying to get my head around this because, like, you don't actually ever need to know how many people are ordering? If ten people want to share three pizzas, you order three pizzas. If they want one each, you order ten. It's no one's business how many people are in the room.
January 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
so many of these "here's how our new AI feature would be useful" scenarios sound like they're targeted at, say, an alien who has taken possession of a human body and is desperately trying to pass without anybody noticing
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If there is to be a serious movement for Rejoin - and the numbers are there in the polls - it will fall to a new generation of politicians. Rather than ones with so much - how to put it? - baggage…
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM
If there is to be a serious movement for Rejoin - and the numbers are there in the polls - it will fall to a new generation of politicians. Rather than ones with so much - how to put it? - baggage…
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If only there were some kind of useful lesson here about deploying more senior skills in triage outside of strike periods
www.ft.com/content/c928...
www.ft.com/content/c928...
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If only there were some kind of useful lesson here about deploying more senior skills in triage outside of strike periods
www.ft.com/content/c928...
www.ft.com/content/c928...
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Quite fun that government still reliant on communication technique honed three decades ago, like Tony Blair aping Alec Douglas Home
This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Quite fun that government still reliant on communication technique honed three decades ago, like Tony Blair aping Alec Douglas Home
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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“Oughtposting vs isposting” is immediately load bearing for me
I have a theory that the general epistemic crisis has led to a lot of very online people getting used to communicating primarily through oughtposting and kind of forgetting how to deal with isposting
people gotta chill out about making normative vs. descriptive claims. it’s tedious to have to specify “of course, I do NOT support fire” if you’re talking about a house burning down.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“Oughtposting vs isposting” is immediately load bearing for me
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Not as good as their weeks long and ultimately successful campaign instructing Reform to stand down candidates in seats where they might hurt the Tories *during an election campaign* but yes, this is what they’re like.
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Not as good as their weeks long and ultimately successful campaign instructing Reform to stand down candidates in seats where they might hurt the Tories *during an election campaign* but yes, this is what they’re like.
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Yes this. It's all very well saying "it's really just graduate tax" but there is no way that a graduate tax would have been allowed to get to this level.
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Yes this. It's all very well saying "it's really just graduate tax" but there is no way that a graduate tax would have been allowed to get to this level.
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A market with no price signals that has created some of the highest fees in the world that hasn’t secured university funding. A policy that achieves literally none of its aims!
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A market with no price signals that has created some of the highest fees in the world that hasn’t secured university funding. A policy that achieves literally none of its aims!
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
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Oof. Well, I guess that‘s an answer to “why wasn’t the racism enough to sack him?”
NEW: Kemi Badenoch confirms that Nick Timothy -Theresa May's former chief of staff at No 10 - will be the new shadow justice secretary.
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Oof. Well, I guess that‘s an answer to “why wasn’t the racism enough to sack him?”
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Europe is approaching a singularity. I hope our leaders have a plan and if they do they better start sharing.
Saying "please don't hurt us" to MAGA really isn't working.
Saying "please don't hurt us" to MAGA really isn't working.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Europe is approaching a singularity. I hope our leaders have a plan and if they do they better start sharing.
Saying "please don't hurt us" to MAGA really isn't working.
Saying "please don't hurt us" to MAGA really isn't working.
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“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)