@flossie998.bsky.social
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Yet again, it seems like the government will be saved from defeat by its own MPs from the quick political judgment of Angela Rayner.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Yet again, it seems like the government will be saved from defeat by its own MPs from the quick political judgment of Angela Rayner.
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Funny how this keeps happening?
EXCLUSIVE | A man convicted of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old child is now part of a group of vigilantes, who have been ‘patrolling’ Belfast's streets and claim to be protecting women and children from migrants
Thug convicted of bid to murder child is part of far right ‘save our children’ vigilante group in east Belfast
A man convicted of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old child is part of a far-right vigilante ‘save our children’ group patrolling Belfast’s streets.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Funny how this keeps happening?
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I increasingly wonder if this is down to so many government people still using X and mistaking that for an actual measure of public opinion.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I increasingly wonder if this is down to so many government people still using X and mistaking that for an actual measure of public opinion.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
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The Reform UK conference gives a standing ovation to "special guest" Lucy Connolly, who pled guilty to stirring up racial hatred after she called for asylum hotels to be set on fire with people inside them.
September 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Reform UK conference gives a standing ovation to "special guest" Lucy Connolly, who pled guilty to stirring up racial hatred after she called for asylum hotels to be set on fire with people inside them.
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Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook’s parent company without consent in an apparent breach of data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Betting companies secretly track visitors to their sites before sending data to parent company Meta
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook’s parent company without consent in an apparent breach of data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Also: news organizations (& GB News aspires to that status) should not be generating life-like fakes.
If they want a parodic image, they can use a cartoon.
Once fake images start coming up in searches, with the names of news media attached, it's going to be impossible to know what is & isn't real.
If they want a parodic image, they can use a cartoon.
Once fake images start coming up in searches, with the names of news media attached, it's going to be impossible to know what is & isn't real.
So here's a curious thing, Jacob Rees-Mogg posted this teaser for his discussion on Rachel Reeves in China, with an image he attributed to Grek (I assume he
meant Grok) & it has given her an exaggerated hook nose. I'd love to know how what it was in the wording or algorithm which accounts for that
meant Grok) & it has given her an exaggerated hook nose. I'd love to know how what it was in the wording or algorithm which accounts for that
January 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Also: news organizations (& GB News aspires to that status) should not be generating life-like fakes.
If they want a parodic image, they can use a cartoon.
Once fake images start coming up in searches, with the names of news media attached, it's going to be impossible to know what is & isn't real.
If they want a parodic image, they can use a cartoon.
Once fake images start coming up in searches, with the names of news media attached, it's going to be impossible to know what is & isn't real.
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Amid all the Elon noise and fury, I had not noticed that Labour's 7 point lead with DeltaPoll last weekend was the largest lead govt has had with any pollster since the budget. The Conservatives' 23% in that poll is the joint lowest share since Badenoch became leader. deltapoll.co.uk/wp-content/u...
deltapoll.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Amid all the Elon noise and fury, I had not noticed that Labour's 7 point lead with DeltaPoll last weekend was the largest lead govt has had with any pollster since the budget. The Conservatives' 23% in that poll is the joint lowest share since Badenoch became leader. deltapoll.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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So... What does it actually mean that European states including the UK are "suspending" asylum claims from Syrian nationals?
Irresponsible & xenophobic commentary aside, here's the facts as I understand them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPE...
Irresponsible & xenophobic commentary aside, here's the facts as I understand them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPE...
A Syrian ASYLUM BAN?
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM
So... What does it actually mean that European states including the UK are "suspending" asylum claims from Syrian nationals?
Irresponsible & xenophobic commentary aside, here's the facts as I understand them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPE...
Irresponsible & xenophobic commentary aside, here's the facts as I understand them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPE...
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Telegraph article:
"The OBR found that the average migrant worker pays more in tax than they receive in public services throughout their lives compared to British-born workers."
The headline:
"The OBR found that the average migrant worker pays more in tax than they receive in public services throughout their lives compared to British-born workers."
The headline:
September 13, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Telegraph article:
"The OBR found that the average migrant worker pays more in tax than they receive in public services throughout their lives compared to British-born workers."
The headline:
"The OBR found that the average migrant worker pays more in tax than they receive in public services throughout their lives compared to British-born workers."
The headline:
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I wrote about Gary Stevenson, the inequality campaigner who claims to have once been Citi’s “most profitable trader globally”
His old colleagues disagree.
Gary’s old boss Jeff Feig, Citi’s former global head of FX, said the claim “is “laughable” and “an outlandish fib.”
www.ft.com/content/7e8b...
His old colleagues disagree.
Gary’s old boss Jeff Feig, Citi’s former global head of FX, said the claim “is “laughable” and “an outlandish fib.”
www.ft.com/content/7e8b...
Gary Stevenson claims to have been the best trader in the world. His old colleagues disagree
What is the truth behind the inequality campaigner’s Citigroup memoir?
www.ft.com
September 12, 2024 at 6:14 AM
I wrote about Gary Stevenson, the inequality campaigner who claims to have once been Citi’s “most profitable trader globally”
His old colleagues disagree.
Gary’s old boss Jeff Feig, Citi’s former global head of FX, said the claim “is “laughable” and “an outlandish fib.”
www.ft.com/content/7e8b...
His old colleagues disagree.
Gary’s old boss Jeff Feig, Citi’s former global head of FX, said the claim “is “laughable” and “an outlandish fib.”
www.ft.com/content/7e8b...
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In some ways, I think this was the same deeper reason that Sunak ended up tanking
He was usually announcing relatively popular policies, but "smug", "smiley", "wooden" was his issue too
Huge generalisation but people generally like their Lab PMs suit-y and Con PMs eccentric
He was usually announcing relatively popular policies, but "smug", "smiley", "wooden" was his issue too
Huge generalisation but people generally like their Lab PMs suit-y and Con PMs eccentric
September 2, 2024 at 2:20 PM
In some ways, I think this was the same deeper reason that Sunak ended up tanking
He was usually announcing relatively popular policies, but "smug", "smiley", "wooden" was his issue too
Huge generalisation but people generally like their Lab PMs suit-y and Con PMs eccentric
He was usually announcing relatively popular policies, but "smug", "smiley", "wooden" was his issue too
Huge generalisation but people generally like their Lab PMs suit-y and Con PMs eccentric
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NEW: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces that the British govt will suspend some arms sales to Israel. He says there is a “clear risk” those weapons could be used in a way which breaks international law.
Around 30 of 350 licences will be suspended.
Around 30 of 350 licences will be suspended.
September 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM
NEW: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces that the British govt will suspend some arms sales to Israel. He says there is a “clear risk” those weapons could be used in a way which breaks international law.
Around 30 of 350 licences will be suspended.
Around 30 of 350 licences will be suspended.
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Spot on by @simonprice.bsky.social
I had forgotten about the Neil Kulkarni English Rock Defence League quote. I miss Neil.
#oasis
I had forgotten about the Neil Kulkarni English Rock Defence League quote. I miss Neil.
#oasis
Stop the celebrations – Oasis are the most damaging pop-cultural force in recent British history | Simon Price
Dismal lyrics, plodding tunes and prehistoric political views: why is everyone so happy that the Gallagher brothers are back, asks Simon Price
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Spot on by @simonprice.bsky.social
I had forgotten about the Neil Kulkarni English Rock Defence League quote. I miss Neil.
#oasis
I had forgotten about the Neil Kulkarni English Rock Defence League quote. I miss Neil.
#oasis
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Americans are severely undereducated and the electoral college specifically amplifies the voices of people with some of the highest educational deficits
August 29, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Americans are severely undereducated and the electoral college specifically amplifies the voices of people with some of the highest educational deficits
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It would be fair to say that @hpiandycowper.bsky.social is not entirely convinced by the the latest TBI report on AI (Andy is right and you should subscribe to his newsletter!)
August 27, 2024 at 6:54 AM
It would be fair to say that @hpiandycowper.bsky.social is not entirely convinced by the the latest TBI report on AI (Andy is right and you should subscribe to his newsletter!)
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This Migration Observatory review piece has a few sources in the motivations section migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
People crossing the English Channel in small boats - Migration Observatory
This briefing examines the phenomenon of people crossing the English Channel in small boats.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
August 27, 2024 at 10:06 AM
This Migration Observatory review piece has a few sources in the motivations section migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
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I found this article quite insightful generally, though it still only hints at the answers theconversation.com/ive-spent-ti...
I’ve spent time with refugees in French coastal camps and they told me the government’s Rwanda plan is not putting them off coming to the UK
Despite the relentless hardships and suffering, one thing appeared to unite the refugees I met: they wanted to seek sanctuary in the UK, no matter what.
theconversation.com
August 27, 2024 at 9:53 AM
I found this article quite insightful generally, though it still only hints at the answers theconversation.com/ive-spent-ti...
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This and some references in it, maybe? academic.oup.com/aristotelian...
II—Refugees, Safety, and a Decent Human Life
Abstract. In this paper, I explore how engaging with refugee voices might contribute to more nuanced and informed philosophical responses to refugee moveme
academic.oup.com
August 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM
This and some references in it, maybe? academic.oup.com/aristotelian...
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People should be aware that telegram and Durov are compromised by some unknown amount by fsb control
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Influenced - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat - Left the Chat: No 6. The Telegram War - BBC Sounds
How one messaging app became Vladimir Putin’s nemesis - and perhaps his secret weapon.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2024 at 3:17 AM
People should be aware that telegram and Durov are compromised by some unknown amount by fsb control
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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My dudes, Telegram is not an e2e messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp. Telegram is more like Twitter. It is a social media app that is mostly public content that also happens to have DMs, where you can turn on e2e messaging with questionable cryptography that most people never even bother to use.
August 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
My dudes, Telegram is not an e2e messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp. Telegram is more like Twitter. It is a social media app that is mostly public content that also happens to have DMs, where you can turn on e2e messaging with questionable cryptography that most people never even bother to use.
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👀 "Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer treatment after crashing economy".
Priceless quote from Kwarteng. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Priceless quote from Kwarteng. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
August 27, 2024 at 1:29 PM
👀 "Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer treatment after crashing economy".
Priceless quote from Kwarteng. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Priceless quote from Kwarteng. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Great title for a book on how Elon Musk killed Twitter.
Written by New York Times reporters @kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social and published on 17 September.
Written by New York Times reporters @kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social and published on 17 September.
August 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Great title for a book on how Elon Musk killed Twitter.
Written by New York Times reporters @kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social and published on 17 September.
Written by New York Times reporters @kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social and published on 17 September.
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Fuck this is a horrendous read; poor guy and you can see and relate to every step of what heppened to him. Fuck the TV industry, fuck freelance employment laws, and most importantly fuck everything about the hideous true crime entertainment circus (ht @lottelydia.bsky.social)
The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror
His symptoms began with dizziness, headaches, a lack of sleep and panic attacks. Over time, they grew worse. All the while, this beloved husband, father and son was wondering about the role his work p...
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Fuck this is a horrendous read; poor guy and you can see and relate to every step of what heppened to him. Fuck the TV industry, fuck freelance employment laws, and most importantly fuck everything about the hideous true crime entertainment circus (ht @lottelydia.bsky.social)