Nick Honeywell 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸
@holdencarver.bsky.social
Make Bluesky weird again.
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The only Legitimate Concerns about asylum seekers are concerns for their well being and safety. For a rich country like ours to incessantly whine about these people as if we are their victims is perhaps the single most pathetic spectacle in British politics over the past quarter century.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The only Legitimate Concerns about asylum seekers are concerns for their well being and safety. For a rich country like ours to incessantly whine about these people as if we are their victims is perhaps the single most pathetic spectacle in British politics over the past quarter century.
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Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
Me, last night: That's a brilliant idea for a post, brain. I shall remember it for a more sensible time tomorrow.
Me, this morning: ... Fuck.
Me, this morning: ... Fuck.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Me, last night: That's a brilliant idea for a post, brain. I shall remember it for a more sensible time tomorrow.
Me, this morning: ... Fuck.
Me, this morning: ... Fuck.
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Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
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I do like how, in the bit of Prescott's memo where he criticises the BBC for editing together different parts of Trump's speech, his own quote of "what Trump actually said" is... edited together from different parts of his speech.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I do like how, in the bit of Prescott's memo where he criticises the BBC for editing together different parts of Trump's speech, his own quote of "what Trump actually said" is... edited together from different parts of his speech.
This is precisely why social media platforms are so guarded around how they manage trust and safety. And why banks don't reveal how they detect fraud. Any gain from being open is greatly outweighed by the fact you've given bad actors a manual on how to get around them.
At an event where a speaker said: "The moment you are transparent with your trust and safety rules, you give a guidebook to your enemies on how to game them."
Which feels pretty much where the BBC has ended up! All this focus on being open and transparent just gives levers for opponents to pull.
Which feels pretty much where the BBC has ended up! All this focus on being open and transparent just gives levers for opponents to pull.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is precisely why social media platforms are so guarded around how they manage trust and safety. And why banks don't reveal how they detect fraud. Any gain from being open is greatly outweighed by the fact you've given bad actors a manual on how to get around them.
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Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
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Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement
I'm no fan of Davie, but that he was forced out over a virtual non-issue for political reasons is wrong and deeply disturbing.
I'm not a fan of BBC News; since the death of Dr David Kelly in 2003, the corporation has been too cautious about opposing the govt that manages its funding.
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'm no fan of Davie, but that he was forced out over a virtual non-issue for political reasons is wrong and deeply disturbing.
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Moore rather gave the game away on Today just now when he mentioned climate change as one of the things on which the BBC should be impartial. Treating the truth and lies as though they are equal isn't impartiality, it's an abdication of the most basic journalistic responsibility
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Moore rather gave the game away on Today just now when he mentioned climate change as one of the things on which the BBC should be impartial. Treating the truth and lies as though they are equal isn't impartiality, it's an abdication of the most basic journalistic responsibility
My pop-culture references are bang up to date*
*A decade behind the times
*A decade behind the times
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
My pop-culture references are bang up to date*
*A decade behind the times
*A decade behind the times
A @filmsradiance.bsky.social double-bill
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A @filmsradiance.bsky.social double-bill
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I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.
I can't wait to see what wildly popular and well understood meme is going to get misrepresented by Bluesky staff next.
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I can't wait to see what wildly popular and well understood meme is going to get misrepresented by Bluesky staff next.
Slightly traumatised by the sudden realisation that there is less time between the release of Messiah of Evil and Cure (23 years) than there is between the release of Cure and now (28 years) 😭
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Slightly traumatised by the sudden realisation that there is less time between the release of Messiah of Evil and Cure (23 years) than there is between the release of Cure and now (28 years) 😭
Alright, here we go. A gallop through all the spooky films I've watched this October. Title, year, country, and some kind of related comment. All in this one thread, to make it easier to follow if you're interested (or ignore if you're not). 1/31
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Alright, here we go. A gallop through all the spooky films I've watched this October. Title, year, country, and some kind of related comment. All in this one thread, to make it easier to follow if you're interested (or ignore if you're not). 1/31
Film count for the month - 28. Will I be able to watch three tonight to make a full 31? Finish watching Messiah of Evil that's 29. Then I have some of the BFI Short, Sharp Shocks releases, so can round off with a couple of shorts. Cheating slightly? Maybe, but it'll do me.
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Film count for the month - 28. Will I be able to watch three tonight to make a full 31? Finish watching Messiah of Evil that's 29. Then I have some of the BFI Short, Sharp Shocks releases, so can round off with a couple of shorts. Cheating slightly? Maybe, but it'll do me.
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
1
NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
4
MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
5
NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
10
MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
12
[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Started watching a film I've been looking forward to watching for a good long while... and nearly turned it off straight away because the titles were in Comic Sans 🤮
Why, France, why?
Why, France, why?
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Started watching a film I've been looking forward to watching for a good long while... and nearly turned it off straight away because the titles were in Comic Sans 🤮
Why, France, why?
Why, France, why?
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not normally a "hurrah for English defamation law" guy, but this was a pretty egregious case (and honestly baffling how it made it to screen)
Oh, this is interesting! A twist on the usual question of ‘historical accuracy’ in movies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man wins 'substantial damages' over portrayal in Steve Coogan Richard III film
Richard Taylor sued Steve Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the movie.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
not normally a "hurrah for English defamation law" guy, but this was a pretty egregious case (and honestly baffling how it made it to screen)
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uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. n.pr/3L5exuu
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
n.pr
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.