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We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
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Don’t think I’ve ever muttered the words “fuck me sideways” quite so much reading a story as this one.
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Don’t think I’ve ever muttered the words “fuck me sideways” quite so much reading a story as this one.
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This is such a good piece, gets it absolutely right
May 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is such a good piece, gets it absolutely right
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It is fascinating the way you can take money from hungry children or disabled people without consequence, but try to limit the amount that goes to rich pensioners and everything implodes.
EXCL: No 10 rethinking its controversial winter fuel payment cut amid growing anxiety at top of government that policy could wreak serious electoral damage.
Keir Starmer’s senior team has been discussing for several weeks how to handle public anger over policy which bubbled over at local elections.
Keir Starmer’s senior team has been discussing for several weeks how to handle public anger over policy which bubbled over at local elections.
May 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It is fascinating the way you can take money from hungry children or disabled people without consequence, but try to limit the amount that goes to rich pensioners and everything implodes.
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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It's barely 4 years since the UK had a British-Pakistani chancellor in Downing Street, calling out to his mum in Punjabi at the Tory Party conference "mum, did you ever think we'd make it here?"
And now Jenrick is smearing the whole community from the Tory front bench
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...
And now Jenrick is smearing the whole community from the Tory front bench
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...
January 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It's barely 4 years since the UK had a British-Pakistani chancellor in Downing Street, calling out to his mum in Punjabi at the Tory Party conference "mum, did you ever think we'd make it here?"
And now Jenrick is smearing the whole community from the Tory front bench
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...
And now Jenrick is smearing the whole community from the Tory front bench
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...
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Tomorrow's Independent front page revealing Brexit's catastrophic cost - five years after the UK left the EU.
- New bureaucracy
- Weaker UK exports
- Labour shortages in key sectors
- Less cash for public services
- Huge divorce bill
- 15% long term hit to UK trade
This is the price of populism.
- New bureaucracy
- Weaker UK exports
- Labour shortages in key sectors
- Less cash for public services
- Huge divorce bill
- 15% long term hit to UK trade
This is the price of populism.
January 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Tomorrow's Independent front page revealing Brexit's catastrophic cost - five years after the UK left the EU.
- New bureaucracy
- Weaker UK exports
- Labour shortages in key sectors
- Less cash for public services
- Huge divorce bill
- 15% long term hit to UK trade
This is the price of populism.
- New bureaucracy
- Weaker UK exports
- Labour shortages in key sectors
- Less cash for public services
- Huge divorce bill
- 15% long term hit to UK trade
This is the price of populism.
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RIP, Jimmy Carter.
Perhaps the best post-presidency ever—he showed us the sort of person a POTUS is supposed to be.
Perhaps the best post-presidency ever—he showed us the sort of person a POTUS is supposed to be.
December 29, 2024 at 9:09 PM
RIP, Jimmy Carter.
Perhaps the best post-presidency ever—he showed us the sort of person a POTUS is supposed to be.
Perhaps the best post-presidency ever—he showed us the sort of person a POTUS is supposed to be.
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ITS ALWAYS PRIVATE EQUITY. ITS ALWAYS SHITTY PEOPLE WITH MORE MONEY THAN THEYLL EVER NEED SLASH AND BURNING BUSINESSES SO THEY CAN MAKE THE LINE GO UP FOREVER. FUCK. GOD DAMN IT.
What’s that? Party City is suddenly closing every single store without warning? Huh. Always thought they did plenty of business. I wonder if…yep. Okay. Exactly what I thought it would be.
!["They [new owners] took out the top two things that made this company very special," Mandell told The Post in an exclusive interview.
"First, we were the
discount party superstore. Today, it is not a discount store. The prices are top dollar."
"Second, Party City had great variety," he added.
That changed in 2005, according to Mandell, when Party City was bought by private equity firms Berkshire Partners and Weston Presidio. They also owned the party supply manufacturer Amscan, essentially giving it a monopoly.
"Party City did away with competition," the 78-year-old Mandell said. "All of the innovation is long gone.
That is a huge problem.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oloqvkuiie22qabj5m6xg4th/bafkreibwqhljwftsrezicmovfpx5cbyqvoebyb2c4bh2f7ylhajipgfa24@jpeg)
December 20, 2024 at 8:23 PM
ITS ALWAYS PRIVATE EQUITY. ITS ALWAYS SHITTY PEOPLE WITH MORE MONEY THAN THEYLL EVER NEED SLASH AND BURNING BUSINESSES SO THEY CAN MAKE THE LINE GO UP FOREVER. FUCK. GOD DAMN IT.
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I just...I mean... seriously dude 🤷
Man disrupts TV interview about women feeling unsafe in public spaces and refuses to leave | ITV News Granada www.itv.com/news/granada...
Man disrupts TV interview about women feeling unsafe in public spaces and refuses to leave | ITV News Granada www.itv.com/news/granada...
www.itv.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I just...I mean... seriously dude 🤷
Man disrupts TV interview about women feeling unsafe in public spaces and refuses to leave | ITV News Granada www.itv.com/news/granada...
Man disrupts TV interview about women feeling unsafe in public spaces and refuses to leave | ITV News Granada www.itv.com/news/granada...
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one of the worst things about being alive and online at the moment is that we're not meant to, say, call people thick or say they got conned and deserved it, and I think that the Hawk Tuah girl crypto scam is the end of that era for me, I *want* to call these people stupid and laugh at them
December 6, 2024 at 6:31 PM
one of the worst things about being alive and online at the moment is that we're not meant to, say, call people thick or say they got conned and deserved it, and I think that the Hawk Tuah girl crypto scam is the end of that era for me, I *want* to call these people stupid and laugh at them
A lot of Conservatives always treated Fabricant as a fun, occasionally eccentric fellow who was fundamentally alright. He’s not, and this is pathetic.
Here's Michael Fabricant, who was handed a knighthood last year by Boris Johnson for "political and public service" to the nation, sharing a racist AI-generated video posted by the far-right group Britain First
December 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
A lot of Conservatives always treated Fabricant as a fun, occasionally eccentric fellow who was fundamentally alright. He’s not, and this is pathetic.
Occurred to me that while I didn’t find as much live commentary on South Korea tonight as I would have got on Twitter, I found a few great live threads from people in Seoul - as opposed to 30% news, 70% bot accounts posting slop for engagement or actively pushing disinformation. This is better.
December 4, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Occurred to me that while I didn’t find as much live commentary on South Korea tonight as I would have got on Twitter, I found a few great live threads from people in Seoul - as opposed to 30% news, 70% bot accounts posting slop for engagement or actively pushing disinformation. This is better.
Liking this platform so far but have nothing of value to post, so here’s a big cave I enjoyed this week.
November 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Liking this platform so far but have nothing of value to post, so here’s a big cave I enjoyed this week.