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martin
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“If Song conveys anything here, it's that dating talk is inevitably still talk. It's exciting, it's scandalous, and it sells reams upon reams of magazines, but it's a distinct phenomenon from dating itself.”
February 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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having mostly gay friends in their 20s is so fun like, which twink will grow a moustache next?? keeps u on ur toes
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
oh thank god
UK's Chancellor Reeves: With Starmer as PM, we are turning the country around.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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I'm SO mad, I got kidnapped by evil scientists and put in the evil science facility where they give you psychic powers and wings and stuff but I was in the control group so nothing happened
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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I wonder if I could get an exorcism for the endometriosis. like it’s worth a try right
Curious. It was definitely an x ray I had last month. Not an exorcism. 😏
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
so tempted to delete all my bluesky history and be more mindful with my posting
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
If you know or hear about any journalism / communications /media job leads in London, please tell me so I can put it on my big spreadsheet thank you
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
do i know anyone in nyc
December 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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oh my god
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Absolutely devastated by the news about West Yorkshire mass transit this morning, ngl
December 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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somebody hire me pls
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I am a serious individual.
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I'm calling a town meeting because we can't all be bottoms. Some of you have to start topping. We live in a society.
December 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I think what we’ve seen and is often not given enough attention is the constant reframing of the “concerns on immigration” debate. Remember when it was mostly about Polish and Romanian people? Then it was about specific kinds of Muslims, and now it’s about the racial threat posted by brown people
New post just out:

"The Overshoot"

Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration.

What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election?

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Overshoot
What happens to politics, and the country, as net migration collapses?
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
i'm in my performative male bag this year
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Caved in and finally started watching Heated Rivalry.
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Great, another piece of news about potential direct trains between Germany and London
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
somebody hire me pls
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM