Ian
@highroads.bsky.social
Engineer, science fiction fan. he / him
Interests: nature, environment, photography, transportation, science.
Let's put our heads together
And start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed
We'll burn the river down
Interests: nature, environment, photography, transportation, science.
Let's put our heads together
And start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed
We'll burn the river down
Pinned
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
Court Filings Allege Meta ‘Lied To Congress’ About Harms To Kids
New court filings also allege it would take a whopping 17 strikes for solicitation before an account was deleted.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
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He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
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what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
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These of course are the sorts of account that get boosted under Musk’s X. If you’re still on the platform for engagement, you are a mug.
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
These of course are the sorts of account that get boosted under Musk’s X. If you’re still on the platform for engagement, you are a mug.
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Let’s not speak about that! ❤️🤍❤️
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Let’s not speak about that! ❤️🤍❤️
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
The Camber Sands bio-beads disaster
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
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Wieder eine großartige Forscherin. Die aufgrund ihres weiblichen Geschlechts übergangen wurde.
Cecilia Payne entdeckte vor 100 Jahren, woraus Sterne bestehen – und wurde übergangen
Die unkonventionelle Britin zeigte in ihrer brillanten Doktorarbeit, dass Sterne voller Wasserstoff sind. Sie stellte damit die Sicht auf das Universum auf den Kopf. Erst 1956 wurde sie die erste Prof...
www.derstandard.de
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Wieder eine großartige Forscherin. Die aufgrund ihres weiblichen Geschlechts übergangen wurde.
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As many of you know, I do a lot of volunteer work with asylum seekers and refugees. One thing that’s going on is that Labour’s hostility towards migrants and the counterbattery from Tories and Reform is causing horrific fear and anxiety among vulnerable people who deserve our protection.
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As many of you know, I do a lot of volunteer work with asylum seekers and refugees. One thing that’s going on is that Labour’s hostility towards migrants and the counterbattery from Tories and Reform is causing horrific fear and anxiety among vulnerable people who deserve our protection.
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It was a real privilege to join colleagues and volunteers as we marked the 20th anniversary of Mitzvah Day, the UK’s largest faith-led day of social action.
I was proud to stand alongside Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to pack surplus food boxes for Londoners in need.
I was proud to stand alongside Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to pack surplus food boxes for Londoners in need.
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It was a real privilege to join colleagues and volunteers as we marked the 20th anniversary of Mitzvah Day, the UK’s largest faith-led day of social action.
I was proud to stand alongside Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to pack surplus food boxes for Londoners in need.
I was proud to stand alongside Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to pack surplus food boxes for Londoners in need.
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
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At a time when divisions are rising across the world, coming together in the spirit of community to celebrate our shared values has never been more important.
For Mitzvah Day, I joined Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to prepare recipe boxes for Londoners facing food insecurity.
For Mitzvah Day, I joined Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to prepare recipe boxes for Londoners facing food insecurity.
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
At a time when divisions are rising across the world, coming together in the spirit of community to celebrate our shared values has never been more important.
For Mitzvah Day, I joined Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to prepare recipe boxes for Londoners facing food insecurity.
For Mitzvah Day, I joined Jewish, Muslim and Christian colleagues to prepare recipe boxes for Londoners facing food insecurity.
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Miteinander statt gegeneinander: «Ja zur Mobilität für alle» heisst NEIN zur rücksichtslosen und gefährlichen Änderung des Strassengesetzes im Kanton Zürich.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Miteinander statt gegeneinander: «Ja zur Mobilität für alle» heisst NEIN zur rücksichtslosen und gefährlichen Änderung des Strassengesetzes im Kanton Zürich.
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As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
bylinetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
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There will be a Guardian Blind Date review today. impeccable.theguyliner.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
There will be a Guardian Blind Date review today. impeccable.theguyliner.com
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"Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business,"
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business,"
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
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Very sustainable model!
"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Very sustainable model!
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22 November 1985: snow descends on East Berlin (via Bundesarchiv)
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
22 November 1985: snow descends on East Berlin (via Bundesarchiv)
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
Oh go on then. It's Saturday after all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Blind date: ‘She did laugh a few times but I’m not sure if it was at me or with me’
Henry, 28, a student, meets Sarah, 30, an operations manager
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Oh go on then. It's Saturday after all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...