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1938: One People, One Nation, One Leader

2026: One Homeland. One People. One Heritage.

This isn't even between the lines, it's clear as day what the US is becoming.
January 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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"Where was Brian Cox as his co-host and friend of 16 years was being sacked by the BBC for being a trans ally?"

The same place he's always been as his wife became a key figure in a hate campaign - silent.
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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If this is true (and I take anything the Telegraph says with a massive heap of salt) it is a significant step in the right direction of the EU having a backbone.

But bases in Greenland would be better.
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Labour, continuing the assault on immigration, are sowing the seeds of their destruction by making Britain poorer and more isolated, creating the case for "Labour is disaster for the economy" themselves whilst alienating their own voter base.

When it results in electoral disaster they'll deserve it
January 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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I don’t think I have ever seen it explained so well.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Aye if the UK is considering sending troops, it's real, Greenland is Washington's next target.
Mentioned here, see screenshot in following post:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Many British media outlets still promote this man as a "feminist" with deep concern for "women's rights"
Have deleted a reply elsewhere with glinner approvingly sharing a call to revoke the 19th amendment (women’s right to vote btw) by a wee 4chan loser nazi on X, cos it was full of lies and ableist slurs. Here it is again with the irrelevant disgusting stuff removed and just the relevant info.
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Watching this while doing chores this morning and I am struck again by two things:

1. Transphobia loses you friends and this is how.

2. People reached out and given responded to all the “reasonable concerns” in good faith so many, many times.
Last month, @robinince.bsky.social announced that the BBC pushed for his resignation after 16 years as host of the popular science show Infinite Monkey Cage, citing his support for trans people. This is esp fucked up bc his own co-host's wife is an anti-trans activist
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
skepchick.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Scottish Labour are apparently convinced they can win this year's election by ignoring the SNP voter base and focusing on Reform instead.

This is very good news for everyone who doesn't want Labour to do well in Scotland and to waste a lot of cash on nothing.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish Labour's election plans to get Anas Sarwar into Bute House
Scottish Labour faces a tough fight to win at Holyrood in May but party insiders believe Bute House is within their reach.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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I sure wasn't expecting Unity to resurrect as the more ethical option in the face of Tim Sweeney's conservative spiral
So how we feelin' about that Epic ecosystem nowadays?

We all feel confident that Fortnite is a good spot for kids to hang out?
January 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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"We have to stay on twitter because it's where the news is happening, so of course we have to report everything that twitter claims uncritically because that's the news even if it's lying to our faces."

Journalism.
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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I wouldn't be shocked if Putin is goading Trump into seizing Greenland by force, knowing it will shatter NATO
January 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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European allies of Denmark should already be establishing bases there.

Make the weight of trying this so significant that even the US Republican Party will baulk.
Trump: “I’m not talking about buying Greenland, though I might talk about that later, but right now, we are going to do something with Greenland, whether they like it or not.

“Because if we don’t, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as our neighbour
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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UK Gov, on X Corp's Grok software producing CSAM: "if another media company had billboards in town centres showing unlawful images, it would act immediately to take them down or face public backlash"

No, they would be arrested. They would be arrested for doing that. What are you talking about.
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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WOOFT

Labour's Scottish Secretary just openly admitting to preferential treatment to devolved Governments depending on whether they're controlled by Labour or not?
"How Wales chooses to allocate that funding from the UK Government, rightly and reasonably, is a matter for the Welsh to decide. In contrast, in Scotland, we are taking a different view," [Douglas] Alexander told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast this morning
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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In case you thought the backlash would slow them down - ICE is now shooting people outside hospitals knowing there's functionally no check on their murderous powers given that the Trump FBI will control all the cases.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland
Mayor urges ICE to pause operations as representative says victims alive but extent of injuries unknown
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Holy fuck what
"One senior Labour figure told me they've already had conversations on doorsteps with Reform supporters, asking them to lend their vote to Labour in order to oust an SNP MSP, while backing Reform on the regional list." I mean there you go - they're only interested in one block of voters.
Scottish Labour's election plans to get Anas Sarwar into Bute House
Scottish Labour faces a tough fight to win at Holyrood in May but party insiders believe Bute House is within their reach.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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International conventions should not be hosted by American cities until further notice.

It is not a safe location for an international audience.
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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"Hey so we didn't think it was insulting enough to suggest that we can buy your country from you, but we also think it's possible to do so for the princely sum of ten thousand US Dollars per person" - just completely evil bastards

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources famil...
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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So as more and more stories come out about ChatGPT causing major health (physical and mental) concerns for people, or worsening existing ones OpenAI is... doubling down on that nightmare pipeline.

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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I think the reason this isn't being shared more widely is absolutely no one in the UK trusts or expects Ofcom or Starmer to do literally anything about this, let alone banning it.

A slap-on-the-wrist fine is the most likely result, maybe a report, because they're toothless cowards.
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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The BBC higher ranks need a clear-out. They're unfit for their duties.
And the BBC package ends with some crap about ‘in these politically charged times, dualling narratives’

WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD IS GOING ON!?!

There is no dual narratives

An innocent woman was shot dead and the Trump administration is lying about

THAT in the story
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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I had really good timing to switch-off gmail.

Proton mail is right there folks, and it's more secure as well.

gizmodo.com/google-just-...
Google Just Stuffed a Bunch of New AI Into Your Gmail
Heard you like inboxes. Well, you're getting an
gizmodo.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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"It's not the gun that made child porn, it was the shooter"
He again then says there is individual responsibility.

Extraordinary.
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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As a software engineer I am beyond fed up of AI corp consultants who have never touched code in their professional lives being given more credibility on the future of engineering than the people doing the actual engineering are.

Yeah, of course they tell you AI is great, their bonus depends on it!
January 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM