Lenny
@wiblesworth.bsky.social
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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1725: Why the fuck did I lose my left hand for the same wages I earned while being 10x more productive than last year? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
2025: Why am I losing my job to a machine that encourages kids to kill themselves and can't actually do my job? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
2025: Why am I losing my job to a machine that encourages kids to kill themselves and can't actually do my job? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
1725: Why the fuck did I lose my left hand for the same wages I earned while being 10x more productive than last year? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
2025: Why am I losing my job to a machine that encourages kids to kill themselves and can't actually do my job? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
2025: Why am I losing my job to a machine that encourages kids to kill themselves and can't actually do my job? Who the fuck is benefiting here?
When your boss is using chatGTP you know you're working for a clown outfit
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
When your boss is using chatGTP you know you're working for a clown outfit
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UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
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If this is the One Big Idea then we’re even more fucked than I thought we were. Rail fares are extortionate - travel costs need to be massively reduced, not simply frozen at already too-high amounts
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If this is the One Big Idea then we’re even more fucked than I thought we were. Rail fares are extortionate - travel costs need to be massively reduced, not simply frozen at already too-high amounts
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Been working on some new #astrophotography photos, check the alt text for descriptions and info about focal length and exposure time for each target.
These were taken with:
📷 ZWO ASI183MC Pro
🧰 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
💻 ASIAir
🖌️ Siril + Photoshop
#space #astronomy #photography #nebula
These were taken with:
📷 ZWO ASI183MC Pro
🧰 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
💻 ASIAir
🖌️ Siril + Photoshop
#space #astronomy #photography #nebula
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Been working on some new #astrophotography photos, check the alt text for descriptions and info about focal length and exposure time for each target.
These were taken with:
📷 ZWO ASI183MC Pro
🧰 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
💻 ASIAir
🖌️ Siril + Photoshop
#space #astronomy #photography #nebula
These were taken with:
📷 ZWO ASI183MC Pro
🧰 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
💻 ASIAir
🖌️ Siril + Photoshop
#space #astronomy #photography #nebula
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There is no pot of money to pay your pension. Pensions are paid by the contribution of people in work today. The ratio of workers to pensioners is dropping due to the ageing population. We need 250000 immigrants per yr (as does Germany) to continue paying at the rate we do now. #immigration
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
There is no pot of money to pay your pension. Pensions are paid by the contribution of people in work today. The ratio of workers to pensioners is dropping due to the ageing population. We need 250000 immigrants per yr (as does Germany) to continue paying at the rate we do now. #immigration
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
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MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms.
Quite right.
Bet365 CEO collected £323m in pay and dividends last year. Company paid 12.7% corporation tax on £1.4bn profit.
Almost all betting companies have offshore tax haven operations, solely to dodge UK taxes.
Quite right.
Bet365 CEO collected £323m in pay and dividends last year. Company paid 12.7% corporation tax on £1.4bn profit.
Almost all betting companies have offshore tax haven operations, solely to dodge UK taxes.
MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms
Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online games
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms.
Quite right.
Bet365 CEO collected £323m in pay and dividends last year. Company paid 12.7% corporation tax on £1.4bn profit.
Almost all betting companies have offshore tax haven operations, solely to dodge UK taxes.
Quite right.
Bet365 CEO collected £323m in pay and dividends last year. Company paid 12.7% corporation tax on £1.4bn profit.
Almost all betting companies have offshore tax haven operations, solely to dodge UK taxes.
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working at the nyt
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
working at the nyt
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Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour, he asked the Court to put TW into special administration.
Blatant attempt to silence MPs.
TW paying £200m a year to advisers, charges customers for its failures.
Abuses will continue until execs held personally liable.
Blatant attempt to silence MPs.
TW paying £200m a year to advisers, charges customers for its failures.
Abuses will continue until execs held personally liable.
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour
Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour, he asked the Court to put TW into special administration.
Blatant attempt to silence MPs.
TW paying £200m a year to advisers, charges customers for its failures.
Abuses will continue until execs held personally liable.
Blatant attempt to silence MPs.
TW paying £200m a year to advisers, charges customers for its failures.
Abuses will continue until execs held personally liable.
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Single fault at Thames Water sewage works could imperil London’s supply, lead to mass evacuations, military on standby.
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply
Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Single fault at Thames Water sewage works could imperil London’s supply, lead to mass evacuations, military on standby.
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
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The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
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Water company United Utilities enjoys 131% rise in profits after bills go up £112.
UU has 205+ criminal convictions.
Loses over 175bn litres of water to leaks. In 2024 dumped sewage 450,778 hours in rivers//akes. No exec prosecuted/fined
Rewarded with higher price and profit.
archive.ph/7aP8O
UU has 205+ criminal convictions.
Loses over 175bn litres of water to leaks. In 2024 dumped sewage 450,778 hours in rivers//akes. No exec prosecuted/fined
Rewarded with higher price and profit.
archive.ph/7aP8O
Water company enjoys 131% rise in profits after bills go up £112
United Utilities, whose executives are barred from receiving bonuses because of pollution record, will pay out most of the increase in dividends
www.thetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Water company United Utilities enjoys 131% rise in profits after bills go up £112.
UU has 205+ criminal convictions.
Loses over 175bn litres of water to leaks. In 2024 dumped sewage 450,778 hours in rivers//akes. No exec prosecuted/fined
Rewarded with higher price and profit.
archive.ph/7aP8O
UU has 205+ criminal convictions.
Loses over 175bn litres of water to leaks. In 2024 dumped sewage 450,778 hours in rivers//akes. No exec prosecuted/fined
Rewarded with higher price and profit.
archive.ph/7aP8O
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Thanks to Labour's hard work your family's data can enjoy increased vulnerability to hackers in 2026 🌹
UK government spends millions shifting to the outdated Windows 10
Large volumes of end-of-life hardware continue to undermine service reliability
www.techradar.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Thanks to Labour's hard work your family's data can enjoy increased vulnerability to hackers in 2026 🌹
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England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
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WHERE'S YOUR FUCKING POPPY?
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
WHERE'S YOUR FUCKING POPPY?
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"Wheres your fucking poppy?"
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Wheres your fucking poppy?"
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The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
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“Where’s your fucking poppy?”
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Where’s your fucking poppy?”
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For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
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[Ongoing thread] The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
The Expanse is back! 🤩 As another video game (after the Telltale story), a story-driven sci-fi Action RPG made with Unreal Engine 5, and it looks a lot like Mass Effect/Gears of War 👀
The story seems to start near the end of Season 1, and...
The Expanse is back! 🤩 As another video game (after the Telltale story), a story-driven sci-fi Action RPG made with Unreal Engine 5, and it looks a lot like Mass Effect/Gears of War 👀
The story seems to start near the end of Season 1, and...
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Owlcat Games
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
[Ongoing thread] The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
The Expanse is back! 🤩 As another video game (after the Telltale story), a story-driven sci-fi Action RPG made with Unreal Engine 5, and it looks a lot like Mass Effect/Gears of War 👀
The story seems to start near the end of Season 1, and...
The Expanse is back! 🤩 As another video game (after the Telltale story), a story-driven sci-fi Action RPG made with Unreal Engine 5, and it looks a lot like Mass Effect/Gears of War 👀
The story seems to start near the end of Season 1, and...
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Private Healthcare
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Private Healthcare
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where are the pro-lifers?
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
where are the pro-lifers?