Simon Landmine
@simonlandmine.bsky.social
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
The way Palestine Action ban was approved by MPs has been raised in the High Court, with Dame Victoria Sharp noting 2 unrelated groups were on the same order
She says MPs may have been "reluctant" to vote against it but the home sec lawyer says the court should be "cautious" giving that any weight
She says MPs may have been "reluctant" to vote against it but the home sec lawyer says the court should be "cautious" giving that any weight
Many MPs demanding explanation on why two other groups are on same banning order
Labour MP Kim Johnson says: "Lumping Palestine Action together with other two obscure groups to ensure it is proscribed is a disgraceful manipulation of parliamentary procedure"
Labour MP Kim Johnson says: "Lumping Palestine Action together with other two obscure groups to ensure it is proscribed is a disgraceful manipulation of parliamentary procedure"
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
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“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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“Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned”
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
North East: Tunnel restoration final cost
Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned”
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
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Waves from the Siberia of SE London, where we ofc have actual dinosaurs
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Waves from the Siberia of SE London, where we ofc have actual dinosaurs
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I thought this quote from someone a lot smarter than me summed it up.
“If Russia stops fighting there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting there will be no Ukraine.”
“If Russia stops fighting there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting there will be no Ukraine.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I thought this quote from someone a lot smarter than me summed it up.
“If Russia stops fighting there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting there will be no Ukraine.”
“If Russia stops fighting there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting there will be no Ukraine.”
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Most of the public think net migration increased last year, when in fact numbers halved.
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Most of the public think net migration increased last year, when in fact numbers halved.
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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With a lot of my feed posting about the MBV gig at Wembley I've realised that 6music doesn't have any real music news. It's not been mentioned at all, on a station with a core audience for those sort of "legacy" acts, as Lou Barlow put it last night.
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
With a lot of my feed posting about the MBV gig at Wembley I've realised that 6music doesn't have any real music news. It's not been mentioned at all, on a station with a core audience for those sort of "legacy" acts, as Lou Barlow put it last night.
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Guys I have terrible news - this post has gone viral on Facebook, promoting hundreds of rage-filled comments from people who have taken it very seriously indeed. And, most annoyingly, the Autism Parents have found it!!
Mary Walker, 9, who has always displayed autistic traits, was miraculously fixed by her parents insisting that she stop it at once.
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Guys I have terrible news - this post has gone viral on Facebook, promoting hundreds of rage-filled comments from people who have taken it very seriously indeed. And, most annoyingly, the Autism Parents have found it!!
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"The Chinese-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model produces more insecure code when prompts mention subjects considered sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to recent research from Crowdstrike."
risky.biz/deepseek-and...
risky.biz/deepseek-and...
DeepSeek and Musk's Grok Both Toe the Party Line - Risky Business Media
The Chinese-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model produces more insecure code when prompts mention subjects considered sensitive to the Chinese Commun [Read More]
risky.biz
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"The Chinese-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model produces more insecure code when prompts mention subjects considered sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to recent research from Crowdstrike."
risky.biz/deepseek-and...
risky.biz/deepseek-and...
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7 a.m.
Next question?
Next question?
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
7 a.m.
Next question?
Next question?
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All I want is a seaside cottage, a captivating novel, a comfortable reading chair, the distant rumble of thunder, a pot of tea, a crackling fire, an emotional support owl, and a plate of freshly-baked scones.
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
All I want is a seaside cottage, a captivating novel, a comfortable reading chair, the distant rumble of thunder, a pot of tea, a crackling fire, an emotional support owl, and a plate of freshly-baked scones.
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Listen, people who say this shit are just lazy thieves. If they had all the money in the world, they'd still steal your stuff, and they throw insults around because they're perfectly aware it's wrong.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
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Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Listen, people who say this shit are just lazy thieves. If they had all the money in the world, they'd still steal your stuff, and they throw insults around because they're perfectly aware it's wrong.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
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Did anyone else read EKRANOPLAN and then sing this immediately aftewrwards?
two pink stuffed animals are standing next to each other .
ALT: two pink stuffed animals are standing next to each other .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Did anyone else read EKRANOPLAN and then sing this immediately aftewrwards?
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“We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
Reeves aims a searing ‘Russian assets’ gibe at Farage
Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
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Apparently I’m on Wrecks that Changed the World (Episode 4) on PBS this evening, talking about HMS Prince of Wales, Pearl Harbor etc. I wasn’t even sure they’d ever made the programme (I did a day of interviews at FAAM between lockdowns and never heard any more from them)
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Apparently I’m on Wrecks that Changed the World (Episode 4) on PBS this evening, talking about HMS Prince of Wales, Pearl Harbor etc. I wasn’t even sure they’d ever made the programme (I did a day of interviews at FAAM between lockdowns and never heard any more from them)
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Call me old-fashioned, but I much prefer doing my research amidst the shimmering glow of lanterns in an old-fashioned library in Prague during a thunderstorm, so I therefore must politely decline your suggestion to “just Google it.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Call me old-fashioned, but I much prefer doing my research amidst the shimmering glow of lanterns in an old-fashioned library in Prague during a thunderstorm, so I therefore must politely decline your suggestion to “just Google it.”
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Soup tastes better when you are eating it out of your most beloved bowl. Coffee or tea taste better when you are drinking them from your most cherished mug. A book is more captivating when you’re reading it in your preferred chair.
Denying these facts is akin to denying science itself.
Denying these facts is akin to denying science itself.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Soup tastes better when you are eating it out of your most beloved bowl. Coffee or tea taste better when you are drinking them from your most cherished mug. A book is more captivating when you’re reading it in your preferred chair.
Denying these facts is akin to denying science itself.
Denying these facts is akin to denying science itself.
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i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
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It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
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The world may be quite turbulent at the moment, but I think we can all take at least some solace in the fact that libraries, cafés, bookstores, bakeries, museums, and Oxford commas exist.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The world may be quite turbulent at the moment, but I think we can all take at least some solace in the fact that libraries, cafés, bookstores, bakeries, museums, and Oxford commas exist.