Penny Homer
@socialsoprano.bsky.social
Usually found in or in front of the choir. More of a menopausal mezzo these days but gotta keep the brand identity. When not singing I'm usually Trekking to a Star or drinking a beer (or both). West Brom sufferer. Trans rights are human rights. She/her
No more Zadok the Priest lads it's over...
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
No more Zadok the Priest lads it's over...
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J. R. R. Tolkien was born in South Africa, Paddy Ashdown in India, JG Ballard in China, Gyles Brandreth Germany, Harry H Corbett Myanmar, Gerald Durrell India....
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
J. R. R. Tolkien was born in South Africa, Paddy Ashdown in India, JG Ballard in China, Gyles Brandreth Germany, Harry H Corbett Myanmar, Gerald Durrell India....
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So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
Worked example of the crippling effects or Treasury brain here
Elizabeth Line would ‘never’ be built, Michael Portillo wrote when urging cancellation
Former Treasury minister warned that Crossrail London link was too costly and unnecessary, newly released papers show
www.ft.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
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Shamima Begum was the beginning of something in so many ways, one of which was 'the last government's inability to just do its job properly (in this case by passing legislation that would have allowed it to prosecute her here at home) and instead going 'no option but to undermine all our rights'.
There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
Hell, I'm not convinced we should revoke citizenship at all.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
December 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Shamima Begum was the beginning of something in so many ways, one of which was 'the last government's inability to just do its job properly (in this case by passing legislation that would have allowed it to prosecute her here at home) and instead going 'no option but to undermine all our rights'.
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#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
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EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
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There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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I think what hits me the most about AI use is that the tradeoffs aren't worth the impact on already strained people, communities, and our struggling planet
organizing your notes or adding a funny filter or generating ideas for something you won't pay someone for isn't worth the strain
organizing your notes or adding a funny filter or generating ideas for something you won't pay someone for isn't worth the strain
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I think what hits me the most about AI use is that the tradeoffs aren't worth the impact on already strained people, communities, and our struggling planet
organizing your notes or adding a funny filter or generating ideas for something you won't pay someone for isn't worth the strain
organizing your notes or adding a funny filter or generating ideas for something you won't pay someone for isn't worth the strain
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they have designed these machines to simulate human agents and they are constantly pitching the idea that these machines really *are* agents, but when one of these machines kills a person they say “you can’t hold them to account, they’re just machines, read the instructions”
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
they have designed these machines to simulate human agents and they are constantly pitching the idea that these machines really *are* agents, but when one of these machines kills a person they say “you can’t hold them to account, they’re just machines, read the instructions”
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Anotha one
The covid pandemic is still happening and acknowledging that and acting accordingly (masking at least in public transit and at the dr's office) doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your life. It's not all or nothing.
It might still disable and kill you and others & use your body to do it
The covid pandemic is still happening and acknowledging that and acting accordingly (masking at least in public transit and at the dr's office) doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your life. It's not all or nothing.
It might still disable and kill you and others & use your body to do it
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anotha one
The covid pandemic is still happening and acknowledging that and acting accordingly (masking at least in public transit and at the dr's office) doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your life. It's not all or nothing.
It might still disable and kill you and others & use your body to do it
The covid pandemic is still happening and acknowledging that and acting accordingly (masking at least in public transit and at the dr's office) doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your life. It's not all or nothing.
It might still disable and kill you and others & use your body to do it
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it's not that hard to mask on public transit even if you're monogamous
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
it's not that hard to mask on public transit even if you're monogamous
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Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
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"How do you know that? How do you know things??"
I don't know, man. Books, essays, I continued to be curious after I was finished with formal education? It's not witchcraft, just keep learning things.
I don't know, man. Books, essays, I continued to be curious after I was finished with formal education? It's not witchcraft, just keep learning things.
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"How do you know that? How do you know things??"
I don't know, man. Books, essays, I continued to be curious after I was finished with formal education? It's not witchcraft, just keep learning things.
I don't know, man. Books, essays, I continued to be curious after I was finished with formal education? It's not witchcraft, just keep learning things.
Just bring back 22 episode seasons of live TV series I beg
you know how evolution keeps trying to create crabs again? i feel like that’s where we are with television. social media? tv. podcasts? tv. explanatory articles? tv. movies? tv.
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Just bring back 22 episode seasons of live TV series I beg
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you know how evolution keeps trying to create crabs again? i feel like that’s where we are with television. social media? tv. podcasts? tv. explanatory articles? tv. movies? tv.
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
you know how evolution keeps trying to create crabs again? i feel like that’s where we are with television. social media? tv. podcasts? tv. explanatory articles? tv. movies? tv.
My mother took me to see this while we were on holiday in Australia. I was 12.
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
My mother took me to see this while we were on holiday in Australia. I was 12.
Honestly it's so depressing to me how incredibly relevant this is is 30 years on
G'kar's speech, season 2 of babylon 5
it's one of those bits where cheap sets and silly costumes and dumb names melt away and, for just a bit, you're in a real moment in history, which matters
youtu.be/T3_9Xb3U1V4
it's one of those bits where cheap sets and silly costumes and dumb names melt away and, for just a bit, you're in a real moment in history, which matters
youtu.be/T3_9Xb3U1V4
December 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Honestly it's so depressing to me how incredibly relevant this is is 30 years on
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Yay. I had a virus right before Thanksgiving and tested negative repeatedly for Covid, flu, and RSV.
I'm experiencing several of the serious effects listed for enterovirus.
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...
I'm experiencing several of the serious effects listed for enterovirus.
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Yay. I had a virus right before Thanksgiving and tested negative repeatedly for Covid, flu, and RSV.
I'm experiencing several of the serious effects listed for enterovirus.
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...
I'm experiencing several of the serious effects listed for enterovirus.
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...
OK so we need to talk about how the true neurodivergent /neurotypical divide is phones on speaker.
It took me so long to realise that neurotypicals are the ones who insist on having their phones on speaker and hold them the wrong way round to their ear.
It took me so long to realise that neurotypicals are the ones who insist on having their phones on speaker and hold them the wrong way round to their ear.
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
OK so we need to talk about how the true neurodivergent /neurotypical divide is phones on speaker.
It took me so long to realise that neurotypicals are the ones who insist on having their phones on speaker and hold them the wrong way round to their ear.
It took me so long to realise that neurotypicals are the ones who insist on having their phones on speaker and hold them the wrong way round to their ear.
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Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender
Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender
Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender
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Neuter your cats! Not only in the UK, but all across Europe
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Neuter your cats! Not only in the UK, but all across Europe
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But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!