Andy Gibson
@gandy.bsky.social
Thinking about thinking and sometimes worrying about it. Into democracy, education, mental health and hats. Founder of @mindapples.bsky.social.
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I see American stock markets are tanking again.
March 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I see American stock markets are tanking again.
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Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."
New Democratic bill targets Elon Musk
Rep. Mark Pocan's ELON MUSK Act takes aim at the billionaire's federal contracts.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."
Very sad to hear of the passing of David Lynch. Lost Highway made a huge impression on me when it came out, completely blew my mind. Elephant Man is pure art and Wild at Heart brings me joy. I even have a forbidden love for his 1984 Dune. Rest in weirdness, sir.
January 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Very sad to hear of the passing of David Lynch. Lost Highway made a huge impression on me when it came out, completely blew my mind. Elephant Man is pure art and Wild at Heart brings me joy. I even have a forbidden love for his 1984 Dune. Rest in weirdness, sir.
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This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
All we're waiting for now is the New York Times editorial congratulating Trump on a great deal. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaza ceasefire deal agreed by Israel and Hamas, source tells BBC
The Israeli PM's office says there are "unresolved clauses" but it hopes a deal can be finalised within hours.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All we're waiting for now is the New York Times editorial congratulating Trump on a great deal. www.bbc.com/news/article...
You know how at a party, if a conversation gets taken over by rude, boring people, the nice people just quietly excuse themselves and start a better conversation in the kitchen?
I feel like we need to do that with the global monetary system.
I feel like we need to do that with the global monetary system.
January 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
You know how at a party, if a conversation gets taken over by rude, boring people, the nice people just quietly excuse themselves and start a better conversation in the kitchen?
I feel like we need to do that with the global monetary system.
I feel like we need to do that with the global monetary system.
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In one 24hr period Musk posted 153 times, 48% of posts about the UK, containing a wide range of misleading and falsified information aimed at disrupting public opinion and destabilising government.
A must watch analysis by the BBC’s @rosatkins.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
A must watch analysis by the BBC’s @rosatkins.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In one 24hr period Musk posted 153 times, 48% of posts about the UK, containing a wide range of misleading and falsified information aimed at disrupting public opinion and destabilising government.
A must watch analysis by the BBC’s @rosatkins.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
A must watch analysis by the BBC’s @rosatkins.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Trump voters: "Trump is the pacifist President who will end America's costly foreign wars."
Trump: "I will invade Nato"
Trump: "I will invade Nato"
January 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump voters: "Trump is the pacifist President who will end America's costly foreign wars."
Trump: "I will invade Nato"
Trump: "I will invade Nato"
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You know that feeling when you think you’re on the cusp of seeing how everything falls into place? Yeah, me neither.
January 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
You know that feeling when you think you’re on the cusp of seeing how everything falls into place? Yeah, me neither.
Trump is such an attention-seeking little baby.
January 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump is such an attention-seeking little baby.
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Derbyshire police stop use of X
news.sky.com/story/police...
news.sky.com/story/police...
Police force steps away from X over 'quality and quantity of interactions'
Derbyshire Police says its communities are no longer on X and has asked people to instead follow it on Instagram and Facebook.
news.sky.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Derbyshire police stop use of X
news.sky.com/story/police...
news.sky.com/story/police...
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NEW: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
NEW: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
December 28, 2024 at 7:09 AM
It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Celebrating the winter solstice by staying home and avoiding daylight.
December 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Celebrating the winter solstice by staying home and avoiding daylight.
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A few years ago I established that the words for the Manics "A Design For Life" work better in "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" than they do in "A Design For Life", and the same was true of "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Hark The Herald Angels Sing", and thankfully there is video proof
December 21, 2024 at 12:04 PM
A few years ago I established that the words for the Manics "A Design For Life" work better in "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" than they do in "A Design For Life", and the same was true of "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Hark The Herald Angels Sing", and thankfully there is video proof
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"Speak your speak, 'cause every silence you maintain is liable
to become first a lump in your throat, then a lump in your
lymphatic system."
—Toni Cade Bambara, quoting her mom
I'm working on it.
to become first a lump in your throat, then a lump in your
lymphatic system."
—Toni Cade Bambara, quoting her mom
I'm working on it.
December 17, 2024 at 8:38 PM
"Speak your speak, 'cause every silence you maintain is liable
to become first a lump in your throat, then a lump in your
lymphatic system."
—Toni Cade Bambara, quoting her mom
I'm working on it.
to become first a lump in your throat, then a lump in your
lymphatic system."
—Toni Cade Bambara, quoting her mom
I'm working on it.
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Merry Christmas to everyone out there in Bluesky land. #mindbaubles
December 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone out there in Bluesky land. #mindbaubles
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That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
The $82.5 million sale of "Hot Ones" studio First We Feast is part of a broader strategy at BuzzFeed to shift away from human editors, writers and content producers in favor of artificial intelligence, which result in "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
BuzzFeed sells "Hot Ones" studio for $82.5 million as it pursues more AI-driven content
The company said the sale will allow it to depend less on human-created content in favor of "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
thedesk.net
December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
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Just trying to read a news story on a website run by a company that definitely has a sustainable business model that won't soon drive away every single reader and advertiser.
December 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Just trying to read a news story on a website run by a company that definitely has a sustainable business model that won't soon drive away every single reader and advertiser.
A big thanks to everyone who made the @mindapples.bsky.social charity Christmas fundraiser a massive success. £20,450 raised!! 🎄🥂
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Helping young people look after their minds
Over 3 years we have developed programmes reaching young people in schools and universities. Delivering training in over 100 schools, …
donate.biggive.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:41 AM
A big thanks to everyone who made the @mindapples.bsky.social charity Christmas fundraiser a massive success. £20,450 raised!! 🎄🥂
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Commons Library visualisation of the history of refugees: Syrians were the largest group of refugees in the UK in the years after 2011
December 8, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Commons Library visualisation of the history of refugees: Syrians were the largest group of refugees in the UK in the years after 2011
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Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
I have been listening to this all afternoon after discovering it on KCRW. #thisismyjam 🎶
open.spotify.com/track/46RISR...
open.spotify.com/track/46RISR...
Mum Does the Washing
Joshua Idehen · Mum Does the Washing · Song · 2024
open.spotify.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I have been listening to this all afternoon after discovering it on KCRW. #thisismyjam 🎶
open.spotify.com/track/46RISR...
open.spotify.com/track/46RISR...
Hi Bluesky, my charity Mindapples is doing our annual Christmas fundraiser. This year we're expanding from schools, unis and youth groups into children's hospitals, so if you have any spare cash we'd be most grateful and every donation will be match funded. Thank you! ❤️
bit.ly/Mindapples
bit.ly/Mindapples
Helping young people look after their minds
Over 3 years we have developed programmes reaching young people in schools and universities. Delivering training in over 100 schools, …
bit.ly
December 6, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Hi Bluesky, my charity Mindapples is doing our annual Christmas fundraiser. This year we're expanding from schools, unis and youth groups into children's hospitals, so if you have any spare cash we'd be most grateful and every donation will be match funded. Thank you! ❤️
bit.ly/Mindapples
bit.ly/Mindapples