Jack Stapleton
@jnrstapleton.bsky.social
Sustainability & Storytelling
📍Southampton, UK
📍Southampton, UK
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
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if you're being pedantic about the definition of pedophilia I'm assuming you are a pedophile
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
if you're being pedantic about the definition of pedophilia I'm assuming you are a pedophile
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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Need to emphasize that if you tell me you use chatbots to do your job, especially if your job is something creative like writing, I am going to assume that you are probably bad at your job and also gullible and not terribly bright and you should assume I am not remotely alone in that
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Need to emphasize that if you tell me you use chatbots to do your job, especially if your job is something creative like writing, I am going to assume that you are probably bad at your job and also gullible and not terribly bright and you should assume I am not remotely alone in that
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
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In 1982, 43% of fathers in the UK had never changed a nappy.
By 2000, this had dropped to 3%.
By 2000, this had dropped to 3%.
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In 1982, 43% of fathers in the UK had never changed a nappy.
By 2000, this had dropped to 3%.
By 2000, this had dropped to 3%.
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- I keep dreaming about rodents drowning in treacle, crying out for some cheddar.
- Mice in syrup holler 'CHEESE'?
- Hey it's not your fault.
- Mice in syrup holler 'CHEESE'?
- Hey it's not your fault.
January 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
- I keep dreaming about rodents drowning in treacle, crying out for some cheddar.
- Mice in syrup holler 'CHEESE'?
- Hey it's not your fault.
- Mice in syrup holler 'CHEESE'?
- Hey it's not your fault.
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Something grimly predictable about the way that the conversation about 'ripoff degrees' in the UK is always about degrees that aren't rip-offs, but are instead fairly obvious 'this student has chosen something unlikely to pay off economically' rather than the short tail of crap business degrees:
Everyone needs educating in the fight over university degrees
Political confusion over the purpose of these institutions means the obvious fixes are being neglected
www.ft.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Something grimly predictable about the way that the conversation about 'ripoff degrees' in the UK is always about degrees that aren't rip-offs, but are instead fairly obvious 'this student has chosen something unlikely to pay off economically' rather than the short tail of crap business degrees:
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then perish 😀
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
then perish 😀
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Taking a long shower in the morning and sitting in your car when you get home from work are top tier stamina regen processes. Warm. Quiet. Alone. Nice. My thermostat. Mine.
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Taking a long shower in the morning and sitting in your car when you get home from work are top tier stamina regen processes. Warm. Quiet. Alone. Nice. My thermostat. Mine.
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I know what you're thinking and no, that's not how they rescued him.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Child rescued after getting trapped in Co Clare claw machine
The young child is believed to have climbed into the ‘Cosmic Crane’ machine through a large slot from which the footballs are dispensed
www.irishexaminer.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I know what you're thinking and no, that's not how they rescued him.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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In addition to the normative points, I am once again tapping the sign marked 'net immigration to the UK in 2029 will still be, in relative terms, very high, and the government needs to have a position that allows it to defend what the Actually Existing UK looks like'.
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In addition to the normative points, I am once again tapping the sign marked 'net immigration to the UK in 2029 will still be, in relative terms, very high, and the government needs to have a position that allows it to defend what the Actually Existing UK looks like'.
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Noticing a semantic drift in “hostile environment” which serves to help no-one. It wasn’t “the vibe is anti-immigration” or “it’s hard to get a visa”, it was “the state will deputise the act of immigration enforcement to every layer of civil society”
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Noticing a semantic drift in “hostile environment” which serves to help no-one. It wasn’t “the vibe is anti-immigration” or “it’s hard to get a visa”, it was “the state will deputise the act of immigration enforcement to every layer of civil society”
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Letting Japan emerge as the global leader in Kit Kat flavors was a huge bag fumble tbh
September 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Letting Japan emerge as the global leader in Kit Kat flavors was a huge bag fumble tbh
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Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.
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“This policy is a fucking disgrace and will do harm to the people it affects, our economy, our services, and it’s morally reprehensible” is the correct response not “haha your numbers are wrong and it may not even be legal”
September 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“This policy is a fucking disgrace and will do harm to the people it affects, our economy, our services, and it’s morally reprehensible” is the correct response not “haha your numbers are wrong and it may not even be legal”
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I was not ready to be hit with this triple whammy of "that's still a thing?"
September 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I was not ready to be hit with this triple whammy of "that's still a thing?"
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An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
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can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
good video hands-on with meta's smart glasses. i've been skeptical on smart glasses for a while, but it looks like the hardware side of this is finally becoming feasible? plus, in a world where kids list "creator" as their dream job, POV video recording is v attractive youtu.be/5cVGKvl7Oek?...
Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried
YouTube video by The Verge
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
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[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that