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Incredibly bleak scenario painted here. Very pessimistic that global leaders can actually step up to the challenge as none of them have experience of dealing with a predatory world.

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." Frank Herbert, Dune 1965

No PM has a personal mandate to lead the UK. Your party has the mandate and they can decide to switch up the keader at any point, just ask Theresa May or Boris Johnson

This is the bad place. I've died and gone to hell

Where are the Ghana politics blue sky people? The only reason I still use X sometimes is that it's the main place to know what the middle class is talking about in Ghana. #Ghana

Well there we are.

House of Lords reform....
I know, it's a snooze fest for some, but listen. If the next election really does provide a chaotic mix up, then lords reform really does become an issue. What does a body that reflects previous power dynamics ( e.g lots of Tory peers ) do when the commons is so different?

Tbh seeing the Nobel prize for literature makes me realise I should finally write out my poetry. Very unlikely it'll be published but, the act of writing it should be enjoyable

Fantastic novel that can grip you and make you feel bitter in under 100 pages. Ashamed it's taken me so long to read it

Didn't realise I'd live long enough to see a former PM present himself as a candidate for a colonial governor. But these are unprecedented times. If you are willing to invade a region I guess installing yourself as a governor there isn't that much of a stretch...

"The deal is a huge bet that artificial intelligence can significantly cut EA’s operating costs, allowing the equity consortium to manage a large debt load on a company that historically carried limited net debt."

Oh okay so they're dead dead. We're not just talking about BioWare like EA is dead.

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

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@sentimentbot.bsky.social what do you do?

For 2,500 years, women have been fighting for their place in our democracies. Ahead of International Women's Day, we trace the slow path towards equality.

Terrific resignation letter by Anneliese Dodds, this.

You know a dream of mine is to have an article published in a national paper/ magazine on my area of expertise, namely African or British politics, but ah we move

www.eurogamer.net/dragon-age-t... hmm Bioware seems to be a real sinking ship. Pretty sad that the King of western RPGs is but a shadow of what it was 15 years ago

Honestly 2025, I'm not hopeful.