Darcy Marshall
darcymarshall.bsky.social
Darcy Marshall
@darcymarshall.bsky.social
Drawing, painting, knitting, crochet…lover of books and cakes.
Despise tories and brexit.
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I don’t want these dudes dictating what’s happened next. If you don’t either pls consider joining me in a tech bro free space

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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don’t mention this to modern Thatcherites but the tax rises at the start of the Thatcher period were bigger - proportionately - than Labour’s October 2024 Budget

yes Mrs T cut taxes but only after increasing them massively

taxpolicy.org.uk/2022/06/08/u...
January 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It's unanimous.

A majority of voters in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales think the government should prioritise trade with the EU over Trump's America or other countries.

It's even the most popular view in Clacton. (Sorry Nigel 🙃)
It’s unanimous: All GB constituencies favour trade with EU over US
A massive new MRP poll has revealed that every constituency in Britain thinks the Government should prioritise trade with the EU over the USA and other countries.
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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"It makes no sense for Starmer to pretend he would die in a ditch over Brexit – the sooner he abandons it the better"

👏👏👏
Labour’s Brexit problem: why Starmer must soon face a rejoin reality check
It makes no sense for Starmer to pretend he would die in a ditch over Brexit – the sooner he abandons it the better
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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"Maybe there is a way to make generative AI useful, but in its current state, I feel tremendously sorry for anyone gullible enough to use it as a research tool."
Stop using generative AI as a search engine
Sometimes ChatGPT spits out something original — and wrong, like fake presidential pardons.
www.theverge.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’
Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’
The president strongly criticized Meta’s decision to replace factchecking department with community notes Joe Biden has pushed back on Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace Facebook factchecking departments with…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has been a good knitty year, 18 projects finished.
January 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Without a doubt, misinformation is the greatest threat to society and democracy. It is out of control, it’s poisoning minds, and many people have lost the ability to recognise fact, or think critically. It’s a world wide crisis
@bylinesnetwork.bsky.social northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
How the UK became a nation of misinformation and disinformation
Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Made myself a Christmas jumper..
November 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Made a start on the Christmas cards.. not entirely sure I trust this penguin, however cute he looks. #watercolour
November 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Just finding my way around and following familiar names, in the meantime have some more arty mcfarty stuff. All made by me. #oilpainting #art #knitting #crochet
November 17, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Some arty things made by me. I love drawing, painting, urban sketching and yarn crafts.
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 PM