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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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1. Some people align their morality with the law, and consider breaking it to be immoral, even when the law is oppressive.
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
July 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1. Some people align their morality with the law, and consider breaking it to be immoral, even when the law is oppressive.
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
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At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
July 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
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Would all those, on the Right and Left, who were so enraged by Bob Vylan at Galastobury care to weigh in with the same level of vociferousness on this?
Yvette Cooper - perhaps we'll see the Orange Order being proscribed with the same speed as Palestine Action?
Yvette Cooper - perhaps we'll see the Orange Order being proscribed with the same speed as Palestine Action?
July 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Would all those, on the Right and Left, who were so enraged by Bob Vylan at Galastobury care to weigh in with the same level of vociferousness on this?
Yvette Cooper - perhaps we'll see the Orange Order being proscribed with the same speed as Palestine Action?
Yvette Cooper - perhaps we'll see the Orange Order being proscribed with the same speed as Palestine Action?
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The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
July 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
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Letters from the rubble of Gaza: Part 2
“I am Waseem from Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war and ongoing massacres until this moment, and a siege, starvation, and the prevention of aid from entering"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
“I am Waseem from Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war and ongoing massacres until this moment, and a siege, starvation, and the prevention of aid from entering"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
Letters from the rubble of Gaza: Part 2
“I am Waseem from Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war and ongoing massacres until this moment, and a siege, starvation, and the prevention of aid from entering"
northeastbylines.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Letters from the rubble of Gaza: Part 2
“I am Waseem from Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war and ongoing massacres until this moment, and a siege, starvation, and the prevention of aid from entering"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
“I am Waseem from Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war and ongoing massacres until this moment, and a siege, starvation, and the prevention of aid from entering"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
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“I feel like people mistook my 250k for enthusiasm” is something I’ve often found myself saying out loud
Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
June 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“I feel like people mistook my 250k for enthusiasm” is something I’ve often found myself saying out loud
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Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
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Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
June 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
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If you go on the BBC and repeat the Genocidal trope "Israel has the right to defend itself." They will bring you back on again and again to repeat it.
If you say Israel needs to stop committing Genocide they will cancel you.
If you say Israel needs to stop committing Genocide they will cancel you.
May 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If you go on the BBC and repeat the Genocidal trope "Israel has the right to defend itself." They will bring you back on again and again to repeat it.
If you say Israel needs to stop committing Genocide they will cancel you.
If you say Israel needs to stop committing Genocide they will cancel you.
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The UK has got to be the only country in the world that is politically held hostage by like 15 newspaper columnists that basically nobody reads
April 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The UK has got to be the only country in the world that is politically held hostage by like 15 newspaper columnists that basically nobody reads
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British Steel's turnover (2023) £1.26 billion - Votes at risk! Red Wall! Urgent legislation!
UK universities' combined turnover (2023/4) £57.2bn - Central to innovation and the industrial strategy. Educating a dumbed down nation. Silence.
Yes, let's save steel, but for heavens sake help unis too!
UK universities' combined turnover (2023/4) £57.2bn - Central to innovation and the industrial strategy. Educating a dumbed down nation. Silence.
Yes, let's save steel, but for heavens sake help unis too!
April 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
British Steel's turnover (2023) £1.26 billion - Votes at risk! Red Wall! Urgent legislation!
UK universities' combined turnover (2023/4) £57.2bn - Central to innovation and the industrial strategy. Educating a dumbed down nation. Silence.
Yes, let's save steel, but for heavens sake help unis too!
UK universities' combined turnover (2023/4) £57.2bn - Central to innovation and the industrial strategy. Educating a dumbed down nation. Silence.
Yes, let's save steel, but for heavens sake help unis too!
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BREAKING
After a debate in Parliament, the Government has accepted my Private Members’ Water Bill.
As of today:
• Above-inflation water bill hikes suspended
• Dividend payouts halted
• Citizens’ Assembly on water ownership confirmed
Democratic control of water is here!
After a debate in Parliament, the Government has accepted my Private Members’ Water Bill.
As of today:
• Above-inflation water bill hikes suspended
• Dividend payouts halted
• Citizens’ Assembly on water ownership confirmed
Democratic control of water is here!
April 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
BREAKING
After a debate in Parliament, the Government has accepted my Private Members’ Water Bill.
As of today:
• Above-inflation water bill hikes suspended
• Dividend payouts halted
• Citizens’ Assembly on water ownership confirmed
Democratic control of water is here!
After a debate in Parliament, the Government has accepted my Private Members’ Water Bill.
As of today:
• Above-inflation water bill hikes suspended
• Dividend payouts halted
• Citizens’ Assembly on water ownership confirmed
Democratic control of water is here!
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She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.
Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
Betty Webb MBE worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two intercepting enemy messages.
www.bbc.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.
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The Libyan Ministry of internal affairs has said OUT LOUD that its planning a campaign to end “anarchy.” The campaign is set to last for 90 days and will take place in all directions: the capital, east, west, south. They say that they intend to end "anarchy" by force—by bullets, by death. 1/2
March 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Libyan Ministry of internal affairs has said OUT LOUD that its planning a campaign to end “anarchy.” The campaign is set to last for 90 days and will take place in all directions: the capital, east, west, south. They say that they intend to end "anarchy" by force—by bullets, by death. 1/2
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Tonight Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was violently attacked by settlers in his home village of Susya in the West Bank. He was then detained by IDF soldiers while injured. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
March 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tonight Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was violently attacked by settlers in his home village of Susya in the West Bank. He was then detained by IDF soldiers while injured. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
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Incredible article from @theatlantic.com
Some thoughts:
1- if this leak had come from Democrats it would lead to criminal charges (and a few terrible movies)
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bsky.app/profile/thea...
Some thoughts:
1- if this leak had come from Democrats it would lead to criminal charges (and a few terrible movies)
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bsky.app/profile/thea...
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Incredible article from @theatlantic.com
Some thoughts:
1- if this leak had come from Democrats it would lead to criminal charges (and a few terrible movies)
1/2
bsky.app/profile/thea...
Some thoughts:
1- if this leak had come from Democrats it would lead to criminal charges (and a few terrible movies)
1/2
bsky.app/profile/thea...
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Proportional representation is the simple idea that the share of seats in parliament a party wins should closely match their share of the vote.
How would proportional representation work in the UK?
Proportional Representation (PR) is the idea that seats in parliament should closely match votes cast in an election. A system that’s perfectly proportional would mean that if a poli
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
March 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Proportional representation is the simple idea that the share of seats in parliament a party wins should closely match their share of the vote.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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March 13, 2025:
March 13, 2025
Stocks fell again today.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
March 13, 2025:
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Illarionov says he learned of the Trump administration decision to cut off all military support to Ukraine on February 25th, before Zelensky's White House meeting on February 28th.
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Trump decided to end military support for Ukraine BEFORE Zelensky's White House meeting - Illarionov
YouTube video by The Racecar Driver
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Illarionov says he learned of the Trump administration decision to cut off all military support to Ukraine on February 25th, before Zelensky's White House meeting on February 28th.
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
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Presumably this was the plan all along and the spat with Zelenskyy in the White House the premeditated excuse.
Donald Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine
The fallout from last week's argument in the Oval Office ratchets up significantly as America suspends arms for an as-yet unknown period.
news.sky.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Presumably this was the plan all along and the spat with Zelenskyy in the White House the premeditated excuse.
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Friday's Oval Office betrayal was to create a pretext for this move. As long as Trump is in office, America will be on Putin's side.
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Friday's Oval Office betrayal was to create a pretext for this move. As long as Trump is in office, America will be on Putin's side.
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"for 75 years the continent has been squeezed by the 3 centers of hydrocarbon power: the US, Russia, and the Gulf Kingdoms
to be free from authoritarian blackmail—whether Putin’s or Trump’s—Europe must go green"
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/eur...
@katemac.bsky.social @70sbachchan.bsky.social
to be free from authoritarian blackmail—whether Putin’s or Trump’s—Europe must go green"
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/eur...
@katemac.bsky.social @70sbachchan.bsky.social
Europe Enters Its Metal Era | Kate Mackenzie & Tim Sahay
What kind of Europe survives a fractured transatlantic military alliance?
www.phenomenalworld.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"for 75 years the continent has been squeezed by the 3 centers of hydrocarbon power: the US, Russia, and the Gulf Kingdoms
to be free from authoritarian blackmail—whether Putin’s or Trump’s—Europe must go green"
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/eur...
@katemac.bsky.social @70sbachchan.bsky.social
to be free from authoritarian blackmail—whether Putin’s or Trump’s—Europe must go green"
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/eur...
@katemac.bsky.social @70sbachchan.bsky.social
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Nasdaq has now given up all its gains since November 5th. Hope it was worth it for the invitation to the inauguration guys!
March 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nasdaq has now given up all its gains since November 5th. Hope it was worth it for the invitation to the inauguration guys!