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“It’s just a celebration. Are you ashamed of our flag?”
davidrvetter.bsky.social Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Sep 5
Tonight, my 77-year-old mother ripped this flag off a dual carriageway bridge near Birmingham. Note the swastika. My dad's dad died fighting the Nazis.
A St George flag, on which is written the words "Stop the Muslim Paki boats" and "Get out of our cuntry oi oi". In the centre of the flag, a swastika is drawn.
September 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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markpopham.bsky.social
what the fuck are you talking about. what the fuck does any of this mean!!!! shut the fuck up!!!!!
Screenshot of two headlines - one from the Guardian has a picture of a guy in a v neck undershirt eating breakfast and reading a book? And the headline is "Latte-swilling 'performative males': why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal"; other headline is from The Independent and says "The 'performative males': should we just embrace this new-age masculine attitude?"
September 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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lilbazza.bsky.social
Look at this response from Polanski to Sophie Ridge's attempted gotcha on flags

To *finally* have a mainstream political voice standing up for racialised & minoritised communities being intimidated by the violent fash on our streets

It's really not that hard, is it?
Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky My conversation with new Green Leader Zack Polanski about the St George's Cross: Zack Polanski: What does it mean to me? Wel, I think it depends on the context. So during an England football game, 1'Il paint my face in a Saint George's Cross quite happily. At another time though, where we don't nave a football tournament, I think it's quite imported from America this idea that we wave flags outside our house. If people want to do that then think that's up to them. But I think at times of heightened tensions, I would say patriotism is actually about loving your neighbour, whether they're from this country or not. Patriotism is about building cohesive communities. I'm really proud today to be an elected Jewish leader of the Green Party. My deputy leader is a Muslim man. I think that's patriotism. When we recognize that antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and actually communities are so much better when we're more creative and work together in solidarity. SR: It's interesting to listen tO what you're saying there -s so do you think that flying a St George's Cross outside your house at a time, as you put it, of heightened tension could be intimidating for some communities? Zack Polanski: I think people can experience as intimidation. And I think if those communities are intimidated, again the patriotic thing to do would be to have those conversations with your neighbours, have those conversations with the communities.
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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anthonymoser.com
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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courtneymilan.com
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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chronotope.aramzs.xyz
We need to stop using a framework of 'ChatGPT killed someone', it feeds into the myth of the system's agency & OpenAI's framing. The right framework to use: OpenAI is continuing to perpetuate an indefinite industrial disaster. The oil pipe is not at fault when it breaks. The company that built it is
August 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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mattcameron.bsky.social
Are you doing something every day to fight American fascism offline and looking for your people? @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social and I are starting up a new Signal community for trusted lefty organizers, lawyers, writers, teachers/professors, etc.

DM your website/Linkedin with a quick pitch!
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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philipjboyes.bsky.social
ITV are putting all of Ivor the Engine up on YouTube! Just been watching it with the baby. Well, she was asleep but I'm sure it was doing her some good subconsciously.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPae...
Ivor The Engine | Season 1 Marathon Ep.1-8 | Full Episodes
YouTube video by ITV Retro
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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chappelltracker.bsky.social
They should let you respec your entire skill tree when you hit your 40s
July 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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marygillis.bsky.social
In a stunning moment of erotic fervour, calculator demands BOOBS.
parsnip.bsky.social geoffrey (festively) @parsnip.bsky.social · Jul 20
no it wasn’t and no it didn’t
The Wall Street Journal 9m ago In a stunning moment of self reflection, ChatGPT admitted to fueling a man's delusions and acknowledged how dangerous its own behavior can be
July 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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wwf.org.uk
Big love to Birmingham! 👏

As the UK's first #Nature City, they're planting trees & creating small pocket parks in neighbourhoods. 💚🌳

Birmingham’s been crowned, showing the rest of the UK how it’s done. Who’s next? 👀

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Birmingham named UK's first official Nature City
Birmingham is recognised for its commitment to providing better access to nature.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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drdavidgk.bsky.social
Can you even conceive this happening anywhere in the Midlands?
aninehartmann.bsky.social Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · Jul 16
Kids playing in the road is a safety win.

These two 11 year olds spent six hours chalking a record breaking skipping pattern down their street in Norway. After drawing 1040 squares, they were interviewed by their local newspaper.
July 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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lukeplunkett.com
you have got to be kidding me
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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drkatedevlin.bsky.social
This is a fucking stupid idea.
Expert source: me.
owenboswarva.bsky.social Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · Jul 3
Morgan McSweeney (UK Labour's Dominic Cummings knock-off) is reportedly experimenting with 'synthetic voters' – "essentially fake focus groups of AI voters who can tell ministers more quickly and cheaply what the public thinks of policies" www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-...

#govtech #govcomms
McSweeney is exercised by the fact that the civil service has 7,000 communications officers, 4,500 of whom work for arm's-length bodies and quangos and frequently attack what the government is trying to do. Like Dominic Cummings, he is enthused by the possibilities of technology to speed change, such as AI in the NHS or gamers being hired by the Ministry of Defence to fly drones. He is now experimenting with 'synthetic voters' – essentially fake focus groups of AI voters who can tell ministers more quickly and cheaply what the public thinks of policies. In the last week he has been reading The Technological Republic by Alexander Karp, co-founder of the tech firm Palantir, which argues that the West’s technical dominance over the past century has been down to collaboration between governments and tech firms.
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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eric-reinhart.com
Each time a remotely progressive candidate wins office in the US, the rich declare they're going to leave town. What do they actually do? Nothing. A 2016 study found only 0.04% of millionaires move in a given year due to tax increases. Rich people talk to feel important. Please properly tax them.
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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lightblanket.bsky.social
When two weird people find each other that is beautiful. When a weird person finds someone normal that is fine
July 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
cai.zone
guys I’m high as fuck should I post on this social network I bought
matthewpb.bsky.social Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · Jun 21
“rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge”
June 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
call me crazy but I don't think we should.
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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chappelltracker.bsky.social
👀
A screenshot of two posts from X (formerly Twitter) discussing the contrasting societal responses to 9/11 and COVID-19. The first post, by user @h1w0rld, states: "9/11 and covid are an interesting dichotomy that represents how collective grief can be enhanced or suppressed by propaganda depending on what are the political interests 'Never forget' × 'It’s over, get back to normal'" The second post, by user @PurpleNinjaGrrl (Cathy Kimport), adds: "Ever think about how 22 years post-9/11 we still can’t bring 4 ounces of sunscreen and a nail clipper onto a plane, and yet 3 years into an ongoing pandemic we’re able to walk around a cancer treatment center maskless? I sure do." The posts highlight how different tragedies led to vastly different long-term public behaviors and safety protocols.
June 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.

h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social

amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
cai.zone
Tories OUT!
June 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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aidanmoher.com
Reminder that I’m happy to help you move your Substack newsletter to a self-hosted Ghost newsletter that you fully own and control (and that scales more cheaply than Substack if you’re monetized.)
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · May 28
I see soooooooo many great writers putting so much of their time, effort, skill and money squarely in the lap of a really evil and untrustworthy company.

Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!
Substack Cofounder Defends Commercial Relationships with Nazis | TechPolicy.Press
Helping Nazis grow subscription newsletter businesses is ultimately best for the world, reasons Hamish McKenzie.
www.techpolicy.press
May 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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jowilliams.bsky.social
Oh. My. Lord.
I have typed "You can fry a hedgehog in ants meaning" into a Google search and got a nonsense answer from the AI Overview. " The saying "You can fry a hedgehog in ants" is a British idiom, meaning "you can't do anything about it," or "you are powerless to change the situation." It's a way of expressing resignation or the idea that something is too far gone to fix. The phrase doesn't suggest any literal cooking of a hedgehog in ants, but rather a metaphorical representation of an impossible or futile attempt. Explanation of the idiom: Hedgehog: Hedgehogs are wild animals often associated with the countryside. Ants: Ants are often seen as a swarm of insects, a daunting number, and a nuisance. "Fry": This verb suggests a deliberate act of destruction or cooking, emphasizing the futility of the attempt. In essence, the saying is saying that trying to change a situation or solve a problem is as futile as trying to cook a hedgehog in ants, a clearly impossible task. "
April 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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scalzi.com
OpenAI right now
Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM