Dan
@obblestones.bsky.social
Dimbleby might be wrong but what he's saying is not really "absurd"
Jonathan Dimbleby, who just happens to be close friends, with the King, being allowed to make the absurd case on Radio 4 that Andrew being arrested won't damage the monarchy in any way and "will actually make it stronger"
February 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Dimbleby might be wrong but what he's saying is not really "absurd"
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I'm ambivalent on the monarchy, but no, I don't think it is going to damage the throne as such. Charles has acted wisely putting distance between himself and his brother.
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I'm ambivalent on the monarchy, but no, I don't think it is going to damage the throne as such. Charles has acted wisely putting distance between himself and his brother.
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I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Sadly the Red-Green alliance has been alive and well for decades in the UK. I wrote about this in my book 10 years ago. 5 Pillars is an Islamist website who engage in antisemitism, attack Muslims countering extremism while hypocritically platforming neo-Nazis and anti-Muslim extremists. Peverse.
I think there are some pretty legitimate questions for the Greens to answer in this short thread – entirely possible they didn't know the history here, but if so they should say that and distance themselves.
"5 Pillars" runs a Podcast called "Blood Brothers", which has hosted some of Britain's most notorious neo-Nazis & far right activists, like Nick Griffin (BNP), Mark Collett (Patriotic Alternative) & Jayda Fransen (ex-Britain First), to rant about Jews.
Now the Greens are cosying up to them.
Now the Greens are cosying up to them.
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Sadly the Red-Green alliance has been alive and well for decades in the UK. I wrote about this in my book 10 years ago. 5 Pillars is an Islamist website who engage in antisemitism, attack Muslims countering extremism while hypocritically platforming neo-Nazis and anti-Muslim extremists. Peverse.
No, I refuse to know anything about Blair's purple passage
Tonty shagging the grief away is something I have just read, so I'm afraid you also have to
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
No, I refuse to know anything about Blair's purple passage
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In which the endlessly credulous Guardian breathlessly reports the opinions of a man with an opinion.
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In which the endlessly credulous Guardian breathlessly reports the opinions of a man with an opinion.
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Green Party members: please read this short thread and the one it quotes.
jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/12/w...
jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/12/w...
February 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Green Party members: please read this short thread and the one it quotes.
jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/12/w...
jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/12/w...
Please don't recommend any books because I might buy them and not read them
February 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Please don't recommend any books because I might buy them and not read them
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
Can you get me to be annoyed by the content rather than the headline please?
February 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Can you get me to be annoyed by the content rather than the headline please?
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Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"...overestimating the proportion of social media users who post harmful content makes people feel more negative emotion..."
Good news: Effects can be mitigated by correcting misperception. 👍
"...overestimating the proportion of social media users who post harmful content makes people feel more negative emotion..."
Good news: Effects can be mitigated by correcting misperception. 👍
Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content
Abstract. Americans can become more cynical about the state of society when they see harmful behavior online. Three studies of the American public (n = 1,0
academic.oup.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"...overestimating the proportion of social media users who post harmful content makes people feel more negative emotion..."
Good news: Effects can be mitigated by correcting misperception. 👍
"...overestimating the proportion of social media users who post harmful content makes people feel more negative emotion..."
Good news: Effects can be mitigated by correcting misperception. 👍
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A free piece of advice to members of the "Jewish Alliance for Reform" - if you're trying to persuade other Jews that Nigel Farage isn't an antisemite, maybe don't use the *exact formulation* that was used to try and defend Corbyn & Livingstone against charges of antisemitism.
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A free piece of advice to members of the "Jewish Alliance for Reform" - if you're trying to persuade other Jews that Nigel Farage isn't an antisemite, maybe don't use the *exact formulation* that was used to try and defend Corbyn & Livingstone against charges of antisemitism.
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Polanski personally intervened in my London social housing regeneration project to try and stop it based on some bad faith arguments about saving trees.
youtu.be/AJWEfjVlfsw
youtu.be/AJWEfjVlfsw
Zack Polanski Save 42 Trees on The Wornington Green Estate
YouTube video by Elm Tree
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February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Polanski personally intervened in my London social housing regeneration project to try and stop it based on some bad faith arguments about saving trees.
youtu.be/AJWEfjVlfsw
youtu.be/AJWEfjVlfsw
For a split second I did see this and think, "I don't remember Rolf Harris being made a Lord"
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's ex-comms chief suspended from Labour over links to sex offender
Matthew Doyle, who now sits in the House of Lords, has had the Labour whip withdrawn
inews.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
For a split second I did see this and think, "I don't remember Rolf Harris being made a Lord"
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Unmasked: Man behind satirical ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ AI videos is convicted far-right racist – exclusive
The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.
📩 Read the full newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/unmasked-m...
The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.
📩 Read the full newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/unmasked-m...
Unmasked: Man behind satirical ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ AI videos is convicted far-right racist – exclusive
The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.
channel4news.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Unmasked: Man behind satirical ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ AI videos is convicted far-right racist – exclusive
The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.
📩 Read the full newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/unmasked-m...
The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.
📩 Read the full newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/unmasked-m...
Its not working very well on my phone so it just looks like I'm surrounded by germs
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Its not working very well on my phone so it just looks like I'm surrounded by germs
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Give it some umbilicus
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Give it some umbilicus
Should I say "yo blood" to a phlebotomist?
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Should I say "yo blood" to a phlebotomist?
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Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
