James Graham
@jamesgraham.theliberati.net
Tabletop gaming retailer, cat owner and retired political campaigner.
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Why Nick Clegg is not digital Jesus: a review of How to Save the Internet www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog...
February 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Why Nick Clegg is not digital Jesus: a review of How to Save the Internet www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog...
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
I was thinking of cleaning this up so it looked better, but I figured that it suited his embrace of enshittification.
I'm begging and praying this won't prove to be the image that keeps me up tonight.
February 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I was thinking of cleaning this up so it looked better, but I figured that it suited his embrace of enshittification.
Wow, they filmed that quickly!
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Wow, they filmed that quickly!
Wow, that seemed quick and decisive!
Great to see that Ryan Dancey's embrace of plagiarizing AI and his denigration of the games created for his company was a step too far for AEG.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
February 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Wow, that seemed quick and decisive!
Why Nick Clegg is not digital Jesus: a review of How to Save the Internet www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog...
February 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Why Nick Clegg is not digital Jesus: a review of How to Save the Internet www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog...
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The pro-AI, anti-game-designer nonsense Suz is quoting below is on LinkedIn, in the comments on a post by the SAME PERSON about how AI told him to *walk* to the car wash. (The cognitive dissonance is killing me!) Here's what I replied over there:
February 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The pro-AI, anti-game-designer nonsense Suz is quoting below is on LinkedIn, in the comments on a post by the SAME PERSON about how AI told him to *walk* to the car wash. (The cognitive dissonance is killing me!) Here's what I replied over there:
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![SCENE: A PASSPORT CONTROL GATE, IN THE SKY, ON A CLOUD. THE PASSPORT CONTROL GATE HAS ‘CORPOREAL REALM’ WRITTEN ON IT.
PASSPORT CONTROL OFFICIAL: Passport please, sir.
OFFICIAL [LOOKING AT PASSPORT]: Ah - the famous Dr Jenner!
EDWARD JENNER, A FLOATING GHOST IN EDWARDIAN GARB: Indeed, haha
OFFICIAL: And what's the purpose of your visit to the corporeal realm, Dr Jenner?
EDWARD JENNER: Haunting.
OFFICIAL: Oh lovely. Anyone nice?
EDWARD JENNER: Just a little tour of some anti-vaxxers.
OFFICIAL: Wonderful. I hear Andrew Wakefield’s bedroom is just •perfect• at this time of year.
EDWARD JENNER: It is! I spent last summer standing by his bed, calling him a c--.
OFFICIAL: Lucky yooou…
OFFICIAL [LOOKING AT DOCUMENTS]: Oh... oh dear...
EDWARD JENNER: Is everything OK?
OFFICIAL: I’m afraid your card says you haven’t had the required stupidity vaccination for your trip.
EDWARD JENNER: Oh dear!
OFFICIAL: It’s fine - we can do it here…
Just read this anti-vax tweet by Jim Carrey
EDWARD JENNER [reading a smartphone]: Egads!
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The photo finish camera shot is a 10/10.
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The photo finish camera shot is a 10/10.
A political SNL sketch that actually made me laugh? Is such a thing possible in 2026? youtu.be/-wQhY5CMMl4?...
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A political SNL sketch that actually made me laugh? Is such a thing possible in 2026? youtu.be/-wQhY5CMMl4?...
It never ceases to amuse me that @2000ad.bsky.social would not exist IPC not got wind of the prerelease Star Wars hype, and yet gets to celebrate its anniversary 3 months before that film.
The two have always been Ying and Yang in my head.
The two have always been Ying and Yang in my head.
han solo is talking to obi wan kenobi in a star wars movie
Alt: Obi Wan Kenobi saying “in my experience there’s no such thing as luck”.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It never ceases to amuse me that @2000ad.bsky.social would not exist IPC not got wind of the prerelease Star Wars hype, and yet gets to celebrate its anniversary 3 months before that film.
The two have always been Ying and Yang in my head.
The two have always been Ying and Yang in my head.
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Beyond outrage, always check the FACTS in what Farage says.
It wasn't "the day after" Mandelson story broke, but six days later, and it was also on FT front. Reform story wasn't "silly". Head of Kent DOGE told FT they hadn't found any savings, denied it when Farage had a tantrum, and had to resign.
It wasn't "the day after" Mandelson story broke, but six days later, and it was also on FT front. Reform story wasn't "silly". Head of Kent DOGE told FT they hadn't found any savings, denied it when Farage had a tantrum, and had to resign.
![Reform councillor quits role after lack of cuts weakens Farage claims on waste
ANSA GROSS
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
The head of Reform UK's Elon Musk inspired cost-cutting drive at Kent county council has stood down after he told the FT it had not made significant cuts, undermining claims by senior party figures of vad wasteful spending.
Matthew Fraser Mast, one of the KCC cabinet members in charge of its so called Department of Local Govern ment Efficiency (Dolge), had told the FThe was proud that the Reform council had "not actually made any caus".
But in a later statement, he said his comments were the result of a "lapse of judgment and claimed his words had been "twisted to fit what I believe to be an anti-KCC narrative". He added that it was "not sustainable for him to continae as head of Dolge
Fraser Most's original comments contradicted claims by Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf that there was significant waste and fraud in local gover
Most said the Reform council had even blocked some of the previous adisainistration's proposed cuts to serv lom, including closing several libraries.
KCC, in a statement on Tuesday evening, said the FT's reporting did act accurately reflect the position at the council, neting it was set to deliver 4100ma in savings this year, had "reprofiled £39.5mn of potential future spend and cut debt by £67mn.
"Next year's budget includes lain of savings secured specifically to ensure that council tax increases for residents
are kept to a minimum," KCC said.
Farage said: "We have made savings of £100mn in Kost and if the Financial Times choose ast to report that... them frankly they are just plain wrong"
The Reform leader also said that KCC "had to take all the so-called under-15 [asylum seekers who come across the English channel] and put them up at their own cost"
However, a senior Reform councillor in Kent told the FT this was not accurate -the Home Office covers the costs of almost all asylum seekers, which were "not in our badget at all".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nxb36xbu3fmz476orupk4p6q/bafkreigqw7vegqrzh2z4mxl7jbep4ncbsoyhetdj6brg5xi35hcuqivahe@jpeg)
February 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Beyond outrage, always check the FACTS in what Farage says.
It wasn't "the day after" Mandelson story broke, but six days later, and it was also on FT front. Reform story wasn't "silly". Head of Kent DOGE told FT they hadn't found any savings, denied it when Farage had a tantrum, and had to resign.
It wasn't "the day after" Mandelson story broke, but six days later, and it was also on FT front. Reform story wasn't "silly". Head of Kent DOGE told FT they hadn't found any savings, denied it when Farage had a tantrum, and had to resign.
No pressure
Tomorrow (the 19th) will be the (real) 49th birthday of 2000AD! I can't wait to see what @2000ad.bsky.social create for the 50th next year! downthetubes.net/2000ad-49-ye...
2000AD: 49 Years and Counting!
No, we’re not too early – read on to find out why!
downthetubes.net
February 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
No pressure
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This is all very good and interesting, but I think one thing to say is that as someone who's currently experiencing a three cornered fight, the thing is as the world gets more multi-party deducing where your tactical vote should go becomes trickier and trickier.
🧵/ With tactical voting ever more common, who do voters back when only two parties have a chance in their seat?
Con 31% v Ref 24%
Lab 35% v Ref 31%
Lab 29% v Con 28%
LD 41% v Ref 29%
LD 34% v Con 26%
LD 29% v Lab 21%
LD 26% v Grn 25%
Grn 42% v Ref 27%
Grn 37% v Con 29%
Grn 30% v Lab 20%
Con 31% v Ref 24%
Lab 35% v Ref 31%
Lab 29% v Con 28%
LD 41% v Ref 29%
LD 34% v Con 26%
LD 29% v Lab 21%
LD 26% v Grn 25%
Grn 42% v Ref 27%
Grn 37% v Con 29%
Grn 30% v Lab 20%
February 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
This is all very good and interesting, but I think one thing to say is that as someone who's currently experiencing a three cornered fight, the thing is as the world gets more multi-party deducing where your tactical vote should go becomes trickier and trickier.
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Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
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Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
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Here's my variant cover for Superman/Spider-Man #1 without the text, featuring the vehicle that climbs walls and the other one that punches. Because I knew what to do with my one chance to draw Spider-Man.
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Here's my variant cover for Superman/Spider-Man #1 without the text, featuring the vehicle that climbs walls and the other one that punches. Because I knew what to do with my one chance to draw Spider-Man.
The left was pretty excited about the idea of an open internet before it got carved up into digital fiefdoms and dominated by e-commerce. It’s just hard to get excited about new systems that are focused on privatising wealth and increasing precarity for the majority.
"the left isn't excited about technology"
How many 3D printed whistles have been sent out to ICE watchers
How many 3D printed whistles have been sent out to ICE watchers
February 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM
The left was pretty excited about the idea of an open internet before it got carved up into digital fiefdoms and dominated by e-commerce. It’s just hard to get excited about new systems that are focused on privatising wealth and increasing precarity for the majority.
The thing is, even if you could pump out professional quality board games at the touch of a button, what that would mean is that companies like AEG are toast. Because if they can do it, anyone would be able to.
Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The thing is, even if you could pump out professional quality board games at the touch of a button, what that would mean is that companies like AEG are toast. Because if they can do it, anyone would be able to.
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Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
Rewatched The Social Network for the first time in 16 years. It isn’t very flattering about Zuckerberg but in one crucial way it lets him off the hook.
February 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Rewatched The Social Network for the first time in 16 years. It isn’t very flattering about Zuckerberg but in one crucial way it lets him off the hook.
What on earth is wrong with stupid food?
February 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
What on earth is wrong with stupid food?
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AI is the “asbestos of the internet”
February 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
AI is the “asbestos of the internet”