Dr Stephanie Farnsworth-Meek
@mutanttheorist.bsky.social
Lecturer of Media and Communications at the University of Sunderland. Researcher of Mutant Theory and monstrous bodies. https://mutanttheory.com/
Ghost of Yōtei multiplayer next month!!
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Ghost of Yōtei multiplayer next month!!
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Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers
Ho-oh my
www.nintendolife.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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It's been clear for some time that sustained use of AI for knowledge work de-motivates and de-skills. Even among academics, the last population I'd expect to allow such atrophy, folks are now reduced to playing cynical games with the language machine and justifying it via the grant hamster wheel.
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question it has been avoiding for decades buff.ly/uHtisNU
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
It's been clear for some time that sustained use of AI for knowledge work de-motivates and de-skills. Even among academics, the last population I'd expect to allow such atrophy, folks are now reduced to playing cynical games with the language machine and justifying it via the grant hamster wheel.
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"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
The real victim is Starmer? Labour are so bad at narratives
Labour MPs & party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry as over Mandelson’s lies about Epstein links.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The real victim is Starmer? Labour are so bad at narratives
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A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
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Stanley Kubrick did not know who Jeffrey Epstein was and had not left England for several years before making the movie, I hope this helps
Where I'm at right now on the "is EYES WIDE SHUT about Jeffrey Epstein?" question is that I'm no longer sure if the movie even makes sense if it is not about him
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Stanley Kubrick did not know who Jeffrey Epstein was and had not left England for several years before making the movie, I hope this helps
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“The best way to proceed is to ignore it,” Chomsky wrote in a text Epstein sent to a lawyer and publicist. “That’s particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder.”
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“The best way to proceed is to ignore it,” Chomsky wrote in a text Epstein sent to a lawyer and publicist. “That’s particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder.”
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Atlantic Shmatlantic.
My students all watch every movie and love every movie I assign. After a screening of "Diary of a Country Priest" a freshman first-gen came up to me and said "Sir, that was an amazing aesthetic experience!"
I am the best film prof evah.
My students all watch every movie and love every movie I assign. After a screening of "Diary of a Country Priest" a freshman first-gen came up to me and said "Sir, that was an amazing aesthetic experience!"
I am the best film prof evah.
February 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Atlantic Shmatlantic.
My students all watch every movie and love every movie I assign. After a screening of "Diary of a Country Priest" a freshman first-gen came up to me and said "Sir, that was an amazing aesthetic experience!"
I am the best film prof evah.
My students all watch every movie and love every movie I assign. After a screening of "Diary of a Country Priest" a freshman first-gen came up to me and said "Sir, that was an amazing aesthetic experience!"
I am the best film prof evah.
Cult of The Lamb is still a favourite
February 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Cult of The Lamb is still a favourite
Really loved Split Fiction. Some parts felt slightly too derivative of the Jedi series but overall huge fun. Been teaching genre theory today and would work so well as part of a workshop
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Really loved Split Fiction. Some parts felt slightly too derivative of the Jedi series but overall huge fun. Been teaching genre theory today and would work so well as part of a workshop
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For those of us here in the UK who are watching with horror what is going on over in the US it is very important to remember that this is exactly what Reform wants for us over here. They've said so. They want 'forced deportations' in the US style. We're not safe here either if they win.
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
For those of us here in the UK who are watching with horror what is going on over in the US it is very important to remember that this is exactly what Reform wants for us over here. They've said so. They want 'forced deportations' in the US style. We're not safe here either if they win.
Venba is an extraordinary short game. Any cooking fans will especially enjoy it
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Venba is an extraordinary short game. Any cooking fans will especially enjoy it
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The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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Your yearly reminder that “Blue Monday” was made up by travel companies to sell more holidays at the point of the year when we’re all poorest and the weather is shit. Depression is real all year round.
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Your yearly reminder that “Blue Monday” was made up by travel companies to sell more holidays at the point of the year when we’re all poorest and the weather is shit. Depression is real all year round.
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"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Book manuscript passed reviews first time so onto production!
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Book manuscript passed reviews first time so onto production!
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There ought to be an absolute firewall between genAI and any form of decision making process. It cannot be trusted.
Sadly, this isn't the direction being set by the Government and this is what happens...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Sadly, this isn't the direction being set by the Government and this is what happens...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
An intelligence report referred to a football game that never existed - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement later today.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
There ought to be an absolute firewall between genAI and any form of decision making process. It cannot be trusted.
Sadly, this isn't the direction being set by the Government and this is what happens...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Sadly, this isn't the direction being set by the Government and this is what happens...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
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By contrast, China built 13,500km of high-speed rail between 2021-2025 and plans to add a further 10,000km by 2030.
I know we shouldn't make a like-for-like comparison, but also...come on now, lads.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
I know we shouldn't make a like-for-like comparison, but also...come on now, lads.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
By contrast, China built 13,500km of high-speed rail between 2021-2025 and plans to add a further 10,000km by 2030.
I know we shouldn't make a like-for-like comparison, but also...come on now, lads.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
I know we shouldn't make a like-for-like comparison, but also...come on now, lads.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
Finally started Split Fiction yesterday. Didn't need the reminder of what we did to Cutie in It Takes Two though
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Finally started Split Fiction yesterday. Didn't need the reminder of what we did to Cutie in It Takes Two though