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The i Paper is reporting that once the changes are brought in, the 20 year route will be applied to refugees who are already here.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
This is a declaration of war on Scotland. Immigrants to Scotland become Scottish before they become legally British. The Westminster government would be deporting Scots.
Star Trek socialism is popular if it doesn't skip any necessary ingredients.
Last week @davidshor.bsky.social released polling that showed support for data centers *if* they lowered property taxes by 10%. But that isn't going to happen; it's unclear what that insight does outside of helping hyperscalers craft their pitch to the public. 1/🧵
Support for Data Centers in Shor Supply | Revolving Door Project
No, data centers aren't going to cut all of our taxes.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Star Trek socialism is popular if it doesn't skip any necessary ingredients.
I knew which episode of Columbo that was. It's a rare one where minor characters are foregrounded, in this case Jessica Walter playing the victim's wife who was maybe having an affair with the suspect - none of whom are the murderer (José Ferrer).
But impressive that chatgpt now uses "Enhance!"
But impressive that chatgpt now uses "Enhance!"
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I knew which episode of Columbo that was. It's a rare one where minor characters are foregrounded, in this case Jessica Walter playing the victim's wife who was maybe having an affair with the suspect - none of whom are the murderer (José Ferrer).
But impressive that chatgpt now uses "Enhance!"
But impressive that chatgpt now uses "Enhance!"
Whole point of hiring a club legend as manager is you can give them longer to settle in.
🚨 BREAKING: Xabi Alonso has left Real Madrid by mutual agreement.
"Xabi Alonso will always have the affection and admiration of all Madrid fans because he is a Real Madrid legend and has always represented the values of our club. Real Madrid will always be his home."
"Xabi Alonso will always have the affection and admiration of all Madrid fans because he is a Real Madrid legend and has always represented the values of our club. Real Madrid will always be his home."
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Whole point of hiring a club legend as manager is you can give them longer to settle in.
There are probably worthwhile people who don't enjoy drugs or gambling but I haven't met one yet.
Bitcoin was invented 16 years ago. If crypto provided any utility beyond buying drugs online, creating a new form of gambling or indulging Libertarian anti-state fantasies, it would have broken into the mainstream by now.
Fed Kashkari still hating on crypto: "It's still basically useless for consumers. I mean, there's, there's nothing you can do with Bitcoin or a stablecoin that you can't already do with Venmo or with your traditional banking products, other than circumventing banking regulation."
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
There are probably worthwhile people who don't enjoy drugs or gambling but I haven't met one yet.
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Civic nationalism can beat the far right. Metro liberalism would like to but doesn't have the numbers.
I'm betting on Farage in 29, then Zack leading an awakened English nation in 34.
I'm betting on Farage in 29, then Zack leading an awakened English nation in 34.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Civic nationalism can beat the far right. Metro liberalism would like to but doesn't have the numbers.
I'm betting on Farage in 29, then Zack leading an awakened English nation in 34.
I'm betting on Farage in 29, then Zack leading an awakened English nation in 34.
Imagine England had a left-liberal nationalist party.
Skipping to one of the other devolved legislatures, if you are not watching the developing political earthquake in Wales, you need to start. A lot of the potential drama of the Holyrood election has evaporated, and good gods has the Senedd stepped up. www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Imagine England had a left-liberal nationalist party.
Hilarious that they torpedoed her job prospects by upsetting someone less fluent in the good grammar of civility.
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Hilarious that they torpedoed her job prospects by upsetting someone less fluent in the good grammar of civility.
Often see "neoliberalism is ill-defined".
Maybe, but it doesn't have to be.
"Neoliberalism is the religious belief that the market can effect a moral code."
Straightforward.
Maybe, but it doesn't have to be.
"Neoliberalism is the religious belief that the market can effect a moral code."
Straightforward.
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Often see "neoliberalism is ill-defined".
Maybe, but it doesn't have to be.
"Neoliberalism is the religious belief that the market can effect a moral code."
Straightforward.
Maybe, but it doesn't have to be.
"Neoliberalism is the religious belief that the market can effect a moral code."
Straightforward.
Learning Brawlhalla to play with my nephew, just got top place in a free-for-all with the fewest KOs.
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Learning Brawlhalla to play with my nephew, just got top place in a free-for-all with the fewest KOs.
I lost big on that. Didn't occur to me that the American system doesn't work by itself, it needs to be directed. Nobody with sufficient power was pushing against him.
I will never understand, not for as long as I live, how January 6th, 2021 wasn’t the end of Donald Trump’s political career.
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I lost big on that. Didn't occur to me that the American system doesn't work by itself, it needs to be directed. Nobody with sufficient power was pushing against him.
Just learned that Goodfellas and My Blue Heaven were based on the same set of interviews between Henry Hill and married couple Nick Pileggi & Nora Ephron. My Blue Heaven is about when Hill goes into witness protection.
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Just learned that Goodfellas and My Blue Heaven were based on the same set of interviews between Henry Hill and married couple Nick Pileggi & Nora Ephron. My Blue Heaven is about when Hill goes into witness protection.
This has been a rollercoaster.
Hearts currently favourites, even after this news. Probably changes if Celtic bring back O'Neill.
Hearts currently favourites, even after this news. Probably changes if Celtic bring back O'Neill.
I like Hearts above 3 (currently 3.8) for the league.
Consensus is Rodgers is bad.
Consensus is Rodgers is bad.
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This has been a rollercoaster.
Hearts currently favourites, even after this news. Probably changes if Celtic bring back O'Neill.
Hearts currently favourites, even after this news. Probably changes if Celtic bring back O'Neill.
To be clear I include socialists as shitlibs when they're wed to the status quo at the most obviously incorrect moment.
We live in changetimes that will lead to either oligarchy and a giant slave class or Star Trek socialism, and any shitlib wishing for the status quo is an unwitting agent of their own destruction.
To be blunt.
To be blunt.
am i the only person who cares about housing prices? is this like a niche political interest or something?
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
To be clear I include socialists as shitlibs when they're wed to the status quo at the most obviously incorrect moment.
Writers aren't paid to know what will happen next. It's gamblers you should follow for that.
Thoughts with @ianleslie.bsky.social at this difficult time.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Writers aren't paid to know what will happen next. It's gamblers you should follow for that.
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
They're incredibly useful for some people, useless for some, and harmful for some. Psychologists should study this. We may have revealed something.
"Cognitive amplifier tools" son it's a Teddy Ruxpin that makes teenagers commit suicide.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
They're incredibly useful for some people, useless for some, and harmful for some. Psychologists should study this. We may have revealed something.
Swedemason, after 17 years of being the best at this, still has less than 100k youtube subscribers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
Berry Bars - Swedemason
YouTube video by swedemason
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Swedemason, after 17 years of being the best at this, still has less than 100k youtube subscribers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Bluesky hides your replies from 'replies' if you reply to someone it's hiding from you.
Do I need a specialised 'feed' to see everything I've written?
Do I need a specialised 'feed' to see everything I've written?
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bluesky hides your replies from 'replies' if you reply to someone it's hiding from you.
Do I need a specialised 'feed' to see everything I've written?
Do I need a specialised 'feed' to see everything I've written?
Why does he want to be in prison? He could buy his way out. He's choosing to stay there.
Twenty months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after being found guilty of a multibillion-dollar fraud. Since then, he has become a prolific jailhouse lawyer, dispensing advice to his fellow prisoners, including the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs.
Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Has New Pursuit: Jailhouse Lawyer
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Why does he want to be in prison? He could buy his way out. He's choosing to stay there.
I wouldn't take that at 5/2 against.
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I wouldn't take that at 5/2 against.
Labour can no longer appeal to Welsh, English, Scots or Irish.
They only have the Brits.
They only have the Brits.
Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures.
[Thread]
[Thread]
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Labour can no longer appeal to Welsh, English, Scots or Irish.
They only have the Brits.
They only have the Brits.
I like to make bold predictions and smugly retweet them later, but I would love to be wrong on both parts of this.
Realistically we're looking at 2034 and whether England has a viable left-liberal nationalist movement, unless Labour can drag us into an insane war.
December 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I like to make bold predictions and smugly retweet them later, but I would love to be wrong on both parts of this.
Autistics who don't know they're autistic - or who aren't meta-modelling correctly to include their renormalised perspective - do this.
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Autistics who don't know they're autistic - or who aren't meta-modelling correctly to include their renormalised perspective - do this.