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gregk.co.uk
warrior cop @wyatt_privilege • .. Hearing reports that i was 100% wrong and reality is basically the opposite of what i claimed. Let me explain why that doesn't matter
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
Ain’t I been telling ya
iamthewaffle.bsky.social David E @iamthewaffle.bsky.social · 7d
@flyingrodent.bsky.social I know you often say they’d rather fly the plane into the mountain than give up power and it seems hyperbole and yet….
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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georgiststeve.bsky.social
I've seen the video. It's an execution.
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 8d
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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eschatonblog.com
Hi it's me, author of "Fuck Unions: Why Dems Need To Destroy Those Dirty Sweaty Hogpeople" back with my latest book, "Gone Woke: How Democrats Lost Their Connection To The Working Class"
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
Yes now it's embarrassing
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
* Mid-level and senior officials uncomfortable with award * Fifa says it still ‘strongly’ supports the peace prize There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump. The US president was handed the award at the World Cup draw in Washington DC in December with the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, telling Trump: “We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future. This is what we want to see from a leader and you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize.” Since then, the US has launched airstrikes across Venezuela and captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them to the US, where he was put in jail. Maduro appeared in court on 5 January, pleading not guilty to drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges. Trump has also threatened to invade Greenland because he said the US needs the territory “very badly”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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tdward.bsky.social
100% tariff on the MM/DD/YY format.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
Such a pity for Starmer. After capitulating and capitulating he said "ooh steady on" to Greenland, and now.. what? Trump's turned on him? So he debased himself for nothing? If only he could have seen that coming somehow.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Boromir from the movie The Fellow ship of the rings thinking out loud about the one ring, with the caption "Perhaps we could give the ring better training."
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
I've seen this described as a form of Gell-man Amnesia, but I think there's something else. LLMs *are* (now) quite good at coding, so coders have the opposite effect, and are more likely to think gen AI can do everything.
magicmooshka.bsky.social feeb 🍓 @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 23d
it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
remarkable
ariaa.bsky.social Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 29d
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
Speedrun Iraq is so much simpler: the American president saying "we're doing this for their oil" and the British PM explaining "we're America's lapdog, we follow whatever they say"
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28d
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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gregk.co.uk
Remember: It is a mystery to every journalist and pundit why this Labour government are so roundly and universally detested.
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 29d
Govt minister Darren Jones is asked what element of international law gives the US the right to abduct the leader of another country.

Jones says he's not qualified to answer that question and he's not a spokesperson for the US administration.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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socialistboat.dad
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
I knew Starmer's first response would be "fast moving situation, we only have the statement from the president of the United States. I can't give any opinions yet, all very uncertain"
gregk.co.uk Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 29d
Gutless
4m ago12.35 GMT Starmer says UK not involved and he believes 'we should all uphold international law' UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has reacted to Donald Trump’s military action in Venezuela saying: “The UK was not involved in any way in this operation.” He added: “I want to establish the facts first. I want to speak to President Trump. I want to speak to allies. I can be absolutely clear that we were not involved ... and I always say and believe we should all uphold international law.”
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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katemck.bsky.social
the back of Noam Chomsky's head in the foreground, seated facing Andrew Marr in a studio for an wonderful interview on literary censorship where Andrew Marr finds out he's a useful idiot but pretends not to
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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seanjones.org
Nigeria hit with FIFA peace missiles
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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watsoncomedian.bsky.social
Here for those interested is the answer to my most frequently asked question of 2025 (and every other year till I die). I'll keep trying for a new set. MERRY BLOODY CHRISTMAS.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mwj...
🎄 Christmas Special 2025 – No More Jockeys with Alex Horne, Tim Key + Mark Watson
YouTube video by No More Jockeys
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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ahjohnson.bsky.social
I wrote about NYT, CNN, and ABC’s casual acceptance that US dictates and Trump’s arbitrary use of American violence against Venezuela is somehow a form of “international” law. It’s not, and US media should stop implying and/or outright lying that it is.
US Media Rushes to Manufacture Legal Legitimacy for Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Piracy
Venezuela oil exports are not “black market” and US sanctions are not “international sanctions.” Why does our media keep saying otherwise?
www.columnblog.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
If it's not dishwasher safe I'm not having it in my house, and that includes your children.
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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matthewhodson.bsky.social
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).

"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
sprawld.sprawledoctopus.com
Insane in the year of our Lord 2025 to read an article using the word "boffins". I assume Angus Daeyton will skewer this on HIGNFY
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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lasrina.bsky.social
I for one will welcome, etc. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
Oxford researchers say octopuses 'likely to take over the world'
Oxford University boffins say the octopuses are likely to take over the world after humans.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
Tom Newton Dunn • @tnewtond. 1... 7h S New: Former British Army chiefs attack Keir Starmer on human rights laws to warn lawfare now "risks everything". In an unprecedented open letter to @thetimes, nine 4-star generals reveal an SAS exodus and say it's now "a direct threat to national security"
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM