Michael Garvey-Eckett
@meckett.bsky.social
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“to listen and read the British press over recent weeks is to get the impression that not only is Farage not in any way racist, but that to dare to suggest otherwise is a major affront to decency that risks putting his very life in danger.”
On Nigel Farage's racism, of course it is possible that someone can believe one thing when they're a teenager and something completely different when they're an adult.
But where is the evidence that has happened in this case?
Instead all of the evidence points in the complete opposite direction
But where is the evidence that has happened in this case?
Instead all of the evidence points in the complete opposite direction
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“to listen and read the British press over recent weeks is to get the impression that not only is Farage not in any way racist, but that to dare to suggest otherwise is a major affront to decency that risks putting his very life in danger.”
I'm so fucking tired of nonsense like this
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm so fucking tired of nonsense like this
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Me & my comics pal @fraserc69.bsky.social were adding our unused TFTQ page to this but the con artist AKA Frazer Brown has put that on hold for now.
Instead Fraser (good one) & I are creating a brand, spankin’ 1 pager for A1 DEADLINE so please…
BACK IT NOW!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
Instead Fraser (good one) & I are creating a brand, spankin’ 1 pager for A1 DEADLINE so please…
BACK IT NOW!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL
A1 and DEADLINE, two landmark UK comic book publications ARE BACK! The heart of UK counterculture returns to print.
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Me & my comics pal @fraserc69.bsky.social were adding our unused TFTQ page to this but the con artist AKA Frazer Brown has put that on hold for now.
Instead Fraser (good one) & I are creating a brand, spankin’ 1 pager for A1 DEADLINE so please…
BACK IT NOW!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
Instead Fraser (good one) & I are creating a brand, spankin’ 1 pager for A1 DEADLINE so please…
BACK IT NOW!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
We had a little Kiki and Jiji at Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We had a little Kiki and Jiji at Halloween
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Many months ago, Ram hit me up to ask if I'd consider unretiring for one last thing.
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Many months ago, Ram hit me up to ask if I'd consider unretiring for one last thing.
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
I asked him what he had in mind.
He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics.
I thought it over.
I said yes.
www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...
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Having money does not mean you’re a genius
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Having money does not mean you’re a genius
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“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”
Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster
The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.
futurism.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”
Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Step behind the scenes of the trailer for Supergiant’s 'Hades II,' full game out today. London’s The Line shares exclusive artwork and reveals how they brought Melinoë’s mythic journey to life, from ritual-inspired combat to lush, hand-crafted textures.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hades...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hades...
September 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step behind the scenes of the trailer for Supergiant’s 'Hades II,' full game out today. London’s The Line shares exclusive artwork and reveals how they brought Melinoë’s mythic journey to life, from ritual-inspired combat to lush, hand-crafted textures.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hades...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hades...
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I will always quote @dorwright.bsky.social with “there are Disney villains who went over cliffs for less than what abuela did.”
September 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I will always quote @dorwright.bsky.social with “there are Disney villains who went over cliffs for less than what abuela did.”
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Kier Starmer is very much the Neville Chamberlain of our time. Appeasing. Giving away any moral ground in the hopes of delaying what may come further down the line. Morality and decency sacrificed at the altar of populism and the hope of holding on to any modicum of power/control. Spineless.
September 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kier Starmer is very much the Neville Chamberlain of our time. Appeasing. Giving away any moral ground in the hopes of delaying what may come further down the line. Morality and decency sacrificed at the altar of populism and the hope of holding on to any modicum of power/control. Spineless.
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This is good;
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
Suzanne Harrington: The UK's treatment of Graham Linehan and Kneecap is a study in contrasts
"Unlike Linehan, in court charged with harassing a trans teenager and smashing their phone (this was before he urged his online followers to physically attack trans people), Mo Chara’s ‘terrorist’ cha...
www.irishexaminer.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is good;
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
"Minister of Hypocrisy Wes Streeting"
"So there we have it. One Irish person is charged with ‘terrorism’ in a UK court for speaking out against violence, while another Irish person is being held up as a victim of unfree speech for speaking out in favour of violence."
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I would be happy if I never heard the name Graham Linehan again, but I do feel the need to comment, because the nature of a lot of the abuse trans people receive is straight up sexual harassment, but is not recognized as such because the victim is trans.
What Glinner is doing is sexual harassment.
What Glinner is doing is sexual harassment.
Just for a second, take a step back, and remember that these are the actions of a 56 year old man towards a 17 year old girl.
September 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I would be happy if I never heard the name Graham Linehan again, but I do feel the need to comment, because the nature of a lot of the abuse trans people receive is straight up sexual harassment, but is not recognized as such because the victim is trans.
What Glinner is doing is sexual harassment.
What Glinner is doing is sexual harassment.
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Undertale
August 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Undertale
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Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.
Exclusive: Kana to release Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki’s BILLY BAT in English
Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.
www.comicsbeat.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.
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I never thought I would see this in my life, and that they’re making it immediately generic so it’s affordable is making me want to cry
Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I never thought I would see this in my life, and that they’re making it immediately generic so it’s affordable is making me want to cry
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Hard To Contain All This Good Stuff (aka big update!)
1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/hard-to-co...
1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/hard-to-co...
Hard To Contain All This Good Stuff
Hey Guys
1979semifinalist.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hard To Contain All This Good Stuff (aka big update!)
1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/hard-to-co...
1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/hard-to-co...
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Here's a bonus ep of Better Offline. I report on how OpenAI’s new "router-based" ChatGPT-5 makes it impossible for OpenAI to cache the static prompt for any model or tool it uses every single prompt, doubling token burn for mediocre gains.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline
Exclusive: How GPT-5 Actually Works
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 08/22/2025 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Here's a bonus ep of Better Offline. I report on how OpenAI’s new "router-based" ChatGPT-5 makes it impossible for OpenAI to cache the static prompt for any model or tool it uses every single prompt, doubling token burn for mediocre gains.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline
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God, the number of people who were willing to believe that the South Yorkshire police were too woke to prosecute sexual abuse cases, when in fact the police force was itself an instrument of patriarchal sexual violence. It’s like a case study in the worst excesses of the British press.
Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers
Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
God, the number of people who were willing to believe that the South Yorkshire police were too woke to prosecute sexual abuse cases, when in fact the police force was itself an instrument of patriarchal sexual violence. It’s like a case study in the worst excesses of the British press.
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Oh my god
Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima
The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.
www.pcgamer.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Oh my god
On this, my 38th Birthday, I have decided to solo take the 3 year old to a theme park.
July 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
On this, my 38th Birthday, I have decided to solo take the 3 year old to a theme park.
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Land’s End: @meckett.bsky.social on John Constantine: Hellblazer #5: shelfdust.com/2023/04/05/l...
Land’s End: Michael Eckett on John Constantine: Hellblazer #5
By Michael Eckett I’m silently sitting on the floor of my infant daughter’s room at 2am as we try (again) to get her to sleep and I’m concerned that this is the point where this piece has clicked i…
shelfdust.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Land’s End: @meckett.bsky.social on John Constantine: Hellblazer #5: shelfdust.com/2023/04/05/l...