@jeesjess.bsky.social
Scottish Kiwi chose to live in the "wokest constituency in the UK". Politics, sci fi and gigs.
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It's that magical time of year, when the more unapologetically rage-baiting parts of our press dust off the "they're cancelling christmas!" stories. Thank you Telegraph, Express and Mail - it wouldn't be winterval without you! 😍
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's that magical time of year, when the more unapologetically rage-baiting parts of our press dust off the "they're cancelling christmas!" stories. Thank you Telegraph, Express and Mail - it wouldn't be winterval without you! 😍
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
@digitalfutures.bsky.social Have you seen this paper?
“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@digitalfutures.bsky.social Have you seen this paper?
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how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
I have no real, specific to today, explanation of why but this is so me today.
Before coffee: I hate everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I have no real, specific to today, explanation of why but this is so me today.
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Women are paying the price for ancient & contemporary gender bias in medicine & surgery
We ask what we can do about it Oct 30 at Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3
W/ Gabriel Weston Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com
time.com/6074224/gend...
#bristoltalks #women #medecine #surgery #genderequality #feminism
We ask what we can do about it Oct 30 at Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3
W/ Gabriel Weston Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com
time.com/6074224/gend...
#bristoltalks #women #medecine #surgery #genderequality #feminism
time.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Women are paying the price for ancient & contemporary gender bias in medicine & surgery
We ask what we can do about it Oct 30 at Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3
W/ Gabriel Weston Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com
time.com/6074224/gend...
#bristoltalks #women #medecine #surgery #genderequality #feminism
We ask what we can do about it Oct 30 at Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3
W/ Gabriel Weston Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com
time.com/6074224/gend...
#bristoltalks #women #medecine #surgery #genderequality #feminism
In recent years The Seahorse Trust has worked with the Studland Bay Marine Partnership to develop eco-moorings as the seagrass meadow which seahorses thrive in had been damaged by boats' anchors.they have been seen in the inner harbour in Torquay for the first time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More seahorses being spotted close to the shore in South West
The Seahorse Trust founder reflects on two seahorses being found in the Torquay's inner harbour.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Reminder: The existence of these in most Scottish supermarkets and corner shops is proof that anyone shilling for the notion that multiculturalism can't work on this island is a charlatan
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Reminder: The existence of these in most Scottish supermarkets and corner shops is proof that anyone shilling for the notion that multiculturalism can't work on this island is a charlatan
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What a fascinating period piece - Estonian early music ensemble Hortus Musicus perform the original version of Arvo Pärt's Fratres on Finnish television in 1979. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cruM...
Arvo Pärt "Fratres" (original version, 1977) performed by Hortus Musicus (1979)
YouTube video by The Harp Consort & Il Corago
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What a fascinating period piece - Estonian early music ensemble Hortus Musicus perform the original version of Arvo Pärt's Fratres on Finnish television in 1979. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cruM...
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Charles I:
"I cannot for the life of me understand how the Parliamentarians think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into the House of Commons to arrest five members and show how crime can be reduced."
"I cannot for the life of me understand how the Parliamentarians think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into the House of Commons to arrest five members and show how crime can be reduced."
Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."
September 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Charles I:
"I cannot for the life of me understand how the Parliamentarians think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into the House of Commons to arrest five members and show how crime can be reduced."
"I cannot for the life of me understand how the Parliamentarians think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into the House of Commons to arrest five members and show how crime can be reduced."
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I can only dream.of continental European style fast trains in the UK in my lifetime. This though.
And ... being inside.
September 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I can only dream.of continental European style fast trains in the UK in my lifetime. This though.
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Wonderful piece on why Grosse Pointe Blank is a great movie, "a morally grey rom-com with a body count" with a protagonist "skeptical of everything, emotionally frozen, and desperate for something real." (And I'd forgotten how charming John Cusack was.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90My...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90My...
Why Grosse Pointe Blank Still Hits Hard
YouTube video by Films You Forgot
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Wonderful piece on why Grosse Pointe Blank is a great movie, "a morally grey rom-com with a body count" with a protagonist "skeptical of everything, emotionally frozen, and desperate for something real." (And I'd forgotten how charming John Cusack was.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90My...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90My...
@digitalfutures.bsky.social did I perhaps mention this? Jeez.
The “the British government are going to ban VPNs” discussion is revealing that a lot of people don’t realise the “remote access system” they’re using to work from home is, uh, a VPN.
August 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@digitalfutures.bsky.social did I perhaps mention this? Jeez.
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This was such a rewarding gig!
Ep 1 of our epic #defence talk podcast, the whole talk by Gen Tim Radford Prof Ana Garcia & Richard Graham w host @digitalfutures.bsky.social
Do #Alaska & yesterday’s meet in the W House mean anything concrete for Uk defence in the era of #AmericaFirst?
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#nato
Do #Alaska & yesterday’s meet in the W House mean anything concrete for Uk defence in the era of #AmericaFirst?
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#nato
August 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This was such a rewarding gig!
🚨🚨 Attention legal academic bsky ... Otago Law is seeking to appoint the "New Zealand Law Foundation Chair in Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies". This was held by @digitalfutures.bsky.social for the best part of a decade, so you KNOW it's a quality opportunity!
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
July 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Jeff Bezos found new ways to exploit labour and externalise environmental costs. Gates and Brin took advantage of a newly privatised, publicly funded technology to create new gadgets.
This thoughtless sycophancy dressed up as radical truth telling perfectly sums up why we're in such a mess
This thoughtless sycophancy dressed up as radical truth telling perfectly sums up why we're in such a mess
I know it’s trendy to hate billionaires, but many didn’t get rich by accident.
Jeff Bezos made goods cheaper & quickly accessible. Bill Gates put computers in homes. Sergey Brin gave the world a search engine that works. I could go on.
So yes…they should exist.
Jeff Bezos made goods cheaper & quickly accessible. Bill Gates put computers in homes. Sergey Brin gave the world a search engine that works. I could go on.
So yes…they should exist.
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that billionaires shouldn’t exist
June 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Jeff Bezos found new ways to exploit labour and externalise environmental costs. Gates and Brin took advantage of a newly privatised, publicly funded technology to create new gadgets.
This thoughtless sycophancy dressed up as radical truth telling perfectly sums up why we're in such a mess
This thoughtless sycophancy dressed up as radical truth telling perfectly sums up why we're in such a mess
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I have this pinned up in my office. I can’t remember where I first saw it. But it’s key to a lot of radical politics.
June 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I have this pinned up in my office. I can’t remember where I first saw it. But it’s key to a lot of radical politics.
This will be a great panel. Always had the chat that current events might change the tone. But man how relevant will this be. Great planning 😁 @alteredstatetalks.bsky.social
32 nations but only one man matters - Nato's summit is about Trump
Tuesday’s NATO summit will try to present unity but we’ll talk the same day w/ a former NATO Dep Supreme Commander about the challenges facing Britain & its allies
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#bristoltalks #bristolevents
Tuesday’s NATO summit will try to present unity but we’ll talk the same day w/ a former NATO Dep Supreme Commander about the challenges facing Britain & its allies
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#bristoltalks #bristolevents
32 nations but only one man matters - Nato's summit is all about Trump - BBC News
Higher defence spending will top the agenda when members of the Western alliance gather in The Hague.
www.bbc.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This will be a great panel. Always had the chat that current events might change the tone. But man how relevant will this be. Great planning 😁 @alteredstatetalks.bsky.social
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It is 0855 in the morning, the temperature outside is 14 ℃ already, and I need the weather to go to its room and think VERY HARD about what it's done. (This is Scotland!)
June 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It is 0855 in the morning, the temperature outside is 14 ℃ already, and I need the weather to go to its room and think VERY HARD about what it's done. (This is Scotland!)
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"Palliative and end-of-life care and assisted dying can and do work side by side to give terminally ill patients the care and choice they deserve in their final days."
Last week @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social made the case for choice at the end of life.
Last week @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social made the case for choice at the end of life.
June 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"Palliative and end-of-life care and assisted dying can and do work side by side to give terminally ill patients the care and choice they deserve in their final days."
Last week @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social made the case for choice at the end of life.
Last week @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social made the case for choice at the end of life.
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If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
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Good to see Richard Tice back on TV. It's about time Laura Kuenssberg did her bit to normalise Reform policies by platforming a party with only 5 MPs almost every week.
June 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Good to see Richard Tice back on TV. It's about time Laura Kuenssberg did her bit to normalise Reform policies by platforming a party with only 5 MPs almost every week.