EmSiDo
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Devon & Cornwall police winning a £2.8m confiscation order against the Tate brothers?
Get the Cornettos in, my lovelies
Get the Cornettos in, my lovelies
two police officers in a car one eating ice cream
ALT: two police officers in a car one eating ice cream
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Devon & Cornwall police winning a £2.8m confiscation order against the Tate brothers?
Get the Cornettos in, my lovelies
Get the Cornettos in, my lovelies
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
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NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY. NOT EVERYTHING SHOULD MAKE MONEY.
December 17, 2024 at 1:53 AM
NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO MAKE MONEY. NOT EVERYTHING SHOULD MAKE MONEY.
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⚡️West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says.
Future negotiations "should be encouraged and forced on the aggressor, not the victim," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Dec. 16.
Future negotiations "should be encouraged and forced on the aggressor, not the victim," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Dec. 16.
West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says
"Both the United States and the European Union must help Ukraine to achieve a better negotiating position for possible future negotiations, which should be encouraged and forced on the aggressor, not ...
kyivindependent.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
⚡️West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says.
Future negotiations "should be encouraged and forced on the aggressor, not the victim," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Dec. 16.
Future negotiations "should be encouraged and forced on the aggressor, not the victim," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Dec. 16.
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It’s being reported tonight that Reform’s Treasurer Nick Candy is planning to visit America to meet Elon Musk after reports he could donate £100m to the party. The meeting could apparently come within days.
We need to make BlueSky the biggest social media platform on the planet
We need to make BlueSky the biggest social media platform on the planet
December 14, 2024 at 9:14 PM
It’s being reported tonight that Reform’s Treasurer Nick Candy is planning to visit America to meet Elon Musk after reports he could donate £100m to the party. The meeting could apparently come within days.
We need to make BlueSky the biggest social media platform on the planet
We need to make BlueSky the biggest social media platform on the planet
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As featured on Rest is Entertainment our @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling of how Brits favourite Christmas films breakdown by voting intention. Labour holds landslide leads with fans of Elf & the Grinch. Tories storm ahead with Love Actually and Reform are ahead by 5 points with fans of Scrooged.
December 10, 2024 at 1:55 PM
As featured on Rest is Entertainment our @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling of how Brits favourite Christmas films breakdown by voting intention. Labour holds landslide leads with fans of Elf & the Grinch. Tories storm ahead with Love Actually and Reform are ahead by 5 points with fans of Scrooged.
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I've been writing publicly for YEARS about unis starving the humanities of funding & pitching it towards AI. The AI-developed Comp Lit course at UCLA is just some toes in the water. We're going to see much more of this if faculty don't resist. My piece from 2021: theconversation.com/how-ai-is-hi...
December 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
I've been writing publicly for YEARS about unis starving the humanities of funding & pitching it towards AI. The AI-developed Comp Lit course at UCLA is just some toes in the water. We're going to see much more of this if faculty don't resist. My piece from 2021: theconversation.com/how-ai-is-hi...
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“A coordinated network of Facebook pages, related to the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)” ran “4,140 political ads … reaching an audience of 160 million. These campaigns, with a budget ranging from €167,900 to €264,909, repeatedly violated Meta’s advertising policies”
Romanian presidential election: It's not all about TikTok. We've uncovered over 4k political ads on Meta's platforms. They were run from 25 facebook pages tied to a network of websites pushing unverified claims in favour of the far-right.
Read more: checkfirst.network/research-not...
Read more: checkfirst.network/research-not...
Research Note: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election - CheckFirst
Check First, with the help of Reset.tech, EU DisinfoLab and independent journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie publish the flash research note “Ads, Influence, and Democracy: Meta’s Role in Romania...
checkfirst.network
December 9, 2024 at 7:47 AM
“A coordinated network of Facebook pages, related to the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)” ran “4,140 political ads … reaching an audience of 160 million. These campaigns, with a budget ranging from €167,900 to €264,909, repeatedly violated Meta’s advertising policies”
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Lee Krasner’s Mosaic Table to brighten a stormy morning. 1947.
December 7, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Lee Krasner’s Mosaic Table to brighten a stormy morning. 1947.
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With Farage back on Question Time last night...
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
An open letter to the BBC
Dr Russell Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, writes to the BBC about Question Time
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 6:25 PM
With Farage back on Question Time last night...
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
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Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
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Laura Wolvaardt currently has 601 runs in ODIs at an average of 100.17 in 2024.
Wolvaardt is one of just two women to have scored 600+ runs in the format in three different calendar years (2017, 2022, 2024). The other is Tammy Beaumont (2016, 2019, 2022).
#SAvENG
Wolvaardt is one of just two women to have scored 600+ runs in the format in three different calendar years (2017, 2022, 2024). The other is Tammy Beaumont (2016, 2019, 2022).
#SAvENG
December 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Laura Wolvaardt currently has 601 runs in ODIs at an average of 100.17 in 2024.
Wolvaardt is one of just two women to have scored 600+ runs in the format in three different calendar years (2017, 2022, 2024). The other is Tammy Beaumont (2016, 2019, 2022).
#SAvENG
Wolvaardt is one of just two women to have scored 600+ runs in the format in three different calendar years (2017, 2022, 2024). The other is Tammy Beaumont (2016, 2019, 2022).
#SAvENG
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Universities do not exist to 'train', produce 'skills' or generate 'impact'. They exist to create new knowledge and teach about it. Any assertion to the contrary is in error, and is destroying everything it touches.
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Universities do not exist to 'train', produce 'skills' or generate 'impact'. They exist to create new knowledge and teach about it. Any assertion to the contrary is in error, and is destroying everything it touches.
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Powerful speech by Labour MP Flo Eshalomi who argues that health inequalities mean assisted dying is not safe - people are already being denied care due to their background.
November 29, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Powerful speech by Labour MP Flo Eshalomi who argues that health inequalities mean assisted dying is not safe - people are already being denied care due to their background.
Extortionate it certainly is.
No it couldn't. Hope that helps.
Immigration, borders and asylum actually, despite political posturing, have minimal impact on other areas because they are primarily self funded, via other migrants' extortionate visa costs for example. This is purely fearmongering and scapegoating by the Telegraph.
Immigration, borders and asylum actually, despite political posturing, have minimal impact on other areas because they are primarily self funded, via other migrants' extortionate visa costs for example. This is purely fearmongering and scapegoating by the Telegraph.
November 26, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Extortionate it certainly is.
Aw, shame, so sweet.
Snow is forecast, so bringing my young ones back - everyone loves how they run over the little footbridge - just like their mummies taught them when they were little lambs!!!
November 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Aw, shame, so sweet.
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This is great news. Let’s do the water industry next
November 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
This is great news. Let’s do the water industry next
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for some reason I’ve remembered what Jeremy Clarkson, who said he bought land to avoid inheritance tax, said on live TV about striking public sector workers (extra marks for use of ‘us’)
November 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
for some reason I’ve remembered what Jeremy Clarkson, who said he bought land to avoid inheritance tax, said on live TV about striking public sector workers (extra marks for use of ‘us’)
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With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
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could we maybe do a protest of people who are currently renting and can't afford to buy property and who also won't inherit enough to ever buy a place
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
could we maybe do a protest of people who are currently renting and can't afford to buy property and who also won't inherit enough to ever buy a place
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Victoria Derbyshire nails Jeremy Clarkson over his Inheritance Tax scam.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Victoria Derbyshire nails Jeremy Clarkson over his Inheritance Tax scam.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
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Hi @mashley.bsky.social
Would you consider adding @zero-hour.bsky.social to your starter pack please? 🙏
This is the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill—for legally-binding, science-led action on the environmental crisis. #CANBill
go.bsky.app/Gq8LXLp
Would you consider adding @zero-hour.bsky.social to your starter pack please? 🙏
This is the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill—for legally-binding, science-led action on the environmental crisis. #CANBill
go.bsky.app/Gq8LXLp
November 18, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Hi @mashley.bsky.social
Would you consider adding @zero-hour.bsky.social to your starter pack please? 🙏
This is the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill—for legally-binding, science-led action on the environmental crisis. #CANBill
go.bsky.app/Gq8LXLp
Would you consider adding @zero-hour.bsky.social to your starter pack please? 🙏
This is the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill—for legally-binding, science-led action on the environmental crisis. #CANBill
go.bsky.app/Gq8LXLp
Exactly this!
This is exactly what I was hoping for. Not an echo chamber of consistent opinions, but an echo chamber of consistent respect. It feels like coming home.
I would say one of the best pros is that as a conservative I have engaged many liberals and most people have been very open to conversation. It overall just seems more civil and like what conversation or sharing your cultural beliefs and values should be like.
November 14, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Exactly this!
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