Marc J Thomas
@marcjt1969.bsky.social
Woodcut printmaker. SF & Fantasy lover. Head currently full of Pratchett, N K Jemisin, and Martha Wells. He/Him
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Nothing that an "AI" does has any anchorage in material reality, it's all just code, continuously juggling. It has no grounded understanding of anything, no responsibility, no reasoned sense of consequence, or anything else...
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Nothing that an "AI" does has any anchorage in material reality, it's all just code, continuously juggling. It has no grounded understanding of anything, no responsibility, no reasoned sense of consequence, or anything else...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
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The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
Times New Roman is an imported font, developed for London newspaper The Times in 1931. You know what American-designed font cooked up in 1994 would be perfect for this regime? Comic Sans.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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1: Trump slaps tariffs on Australia, despite U.S. having a trade surplus with the country.
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
Trump has orchestrated a golden age for Australia
China’s epochal rise was the driver of Australia’s first resource boom, in 2025 President Trump has engineered something almost as astounding.
www.smh.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1: Trump slaps tariffs on Australia, despite U.S. having a trade surplus with the country.
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
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London film lovers!
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
London film lovers!
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
When someone asks if you're a god, you say yes, Charlie Brown!
Have the lambs stopped screaming, Charlie Brown?
Never get out of the boat, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
When someone asks if you're a god, you say yes, Charlie Brown!
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Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
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 6:35 PM
Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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The work of contemporary Northjmbrian printmaker Rebecca Vincent ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The work of contemporary Northjmbrian printmaker Rebecca Vincent ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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Drawing pictures is one of the most fun, satisfying, challenging, beautiful things you can do. Making a terrible ugly drawing is so pure and gorgeous and human and I can't believe anyone would let a robot pretend to do that for them.
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Drawing pictures is one of the most fun, satisfying, challenging, beautiful things you can do. Making a terrible ugly drawing is so pure and gorgeous and human and I can't believe anyone would let a robot pretend to do that for them.
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OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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can't remember whether I've ever shared my Predator essay here, but it feels like a good time to do so
Predator | Priscilla Page
Get more from Priscilla Page on Patreon
www.patreon.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
can't remember whether I've ever shared my Predator essay here, but it feels like a good time to do so
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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"More than half of the political content came from accounts that used hateful or extreme language."
Obviously, nothing in this analysis of X's data surprises me, but I am still sad and disappointed that Twitter, a tool I loved, where I met so many great people, has been so ruined by just 1 person.
Obviously, nothing in this analysis of X's data surprises me, but I am still sad and disappointed that Twitter, a tool I loved, where I met so many great people, has been so ruined by just 1 person.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"More than half of the political content came from accounts that used hateful or extreme language."
Obviously, nothing in this analysis of X's data surprises me, but I am still sad and disappointed that Twitter, a tool I loved, where I met so many great people, has been so ruined by just 1 person.
Obviously, nothing in this analysis of X's data surprises me, but I am still sad and disappointed that Twitter, a tool I loved, where I met so many great people, has been so ruined by just 1 person.
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"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
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BOYCOTT SPOTIFY - they air ICE ads & refuse to stop. I unsubscribed, transferred my playlists & likes for $5 with Soundiiz.
Let's keep showing Big Biz we can inflict great damage on their bottom line if they support fascism over democracy.
#RegisterDemocrats #Voterizer
Let's keep showing Big Biz we can inflict great damage on their bottom line if they support fascism over democracy.
#RegisterDemocrats #Voterizer
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
BOYCOTT SPOTIFY - they air ICE ads & refuse to stop. I unsubscribed, transferred my playlists & likes for $5 with Soundiiz.
Let's keep showing Big Biz we can inflict great damage on their bottom line if they support fascism over democracy.
#RegisterDemocrats #Voterizer
Let's keep showing Big Biz we can inflict great damage on their bottom line if they support fascism over democracy.
#RegisterDemocrats #Voterizer
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Here is Indivisible's video on how to cancel your Spotify subscription: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...
Tutorial: How to cancel your Spotify subscription
YouTube video by Indivisible
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Here is Indivisible's video on how to cancel your Spotify subscription: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...
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UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...