Mark Simmons
@markdsimmons.bsky.social
Mostly harmless. Disappointed. Be nice. He/him.
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'But if the BBC goes, we'll only have right-wing news'
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
'But if the BBC goes, we'll only have right-wing news'
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BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
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If you invented a robot that sometimes cleaned my house really well & quickly & saved me lots of work—but *often* just moved things around without really cleaning—& *sometimes* added germs *to* the surfaces—such that just to be safe, I always had to clean after it
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you invented a robot that sometimes cleaned my house really well & quickly & saved me lots of work—but *often* just moved things around without really cleaning—& *sometimes* added germs *to* the surfaces—such that just to be safe, I always had to clean after it
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
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A little too apt for a lot of shit going on in 2025.
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A little too apt for a lot of shit going on in 2025.
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The street fascists love it, the posh National Front love it, Tory crackpots love it, the country’s nastiest political commentators love it and they’re all cheering it on as loudly as they can. Because they’re all afraid Labour is wiping the floor with them and making them irrelevant, I assume.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The street fascists love it, the posh National Front love it, Tory crackpots love it, the country’s nastiest political commentators love it and they’re all cheering it on as loudly as they can. Because they’re all afraid Labour is wiping the floor with them and making them irrelevant, I assume.
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Also reminder that the Salvation Army uses your donations to bring ICE pizza:
bsky.app/profile/unra...
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It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Also reminder that the Salvation Army uses your donations to bring ICE pizza:
bsky.app/profile/unra...
bsky.app/profile/unra...
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This man's brain is cheese and somehow a mouse got in
Trump: "They saw a lot of unbelievable activity at the McDonald's next to the base where they take off. The McDonald's was doing -- right? -- 5 times, they were going crazy. So they say 'there's something going on over there.' The biggest activity that McDonald's had ever had. It was a nice story."
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This man's brain is cheese and somehow a mouse got in
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Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
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So the Epstein files will be released, Trump will pardon himself, the GOP will shrug its shoulders and say "there's nothing we can do" and nothing changes, right?
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So the Epstein files will be released, Trump will pardon himself, the GOP will shrug its shoulders and say "there's nothing we can do" and nothing changes, right?
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Antidepressants are all over the world, but mass shootings are not. If only we could identify some other factor that's correlated.
RFK Jr. Wants to Link Antidepressants Like SSRIs to Mass Shootings. Experts Aren’t Buying It gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-wants...
RFK Jr. Wants to Link Antidepressants Like SSRIs to Mass Shootings. Experts Aren’t Buying It
Studies show that people who commit mass shootings aren't more likely to be taking antidepressants. But is RFK Jr. paying any attention?
gizmodo.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Antidepressants are all over the world, but mass shootings are not. If only we could identify some other factor that's correlated.
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Well, I suppose they renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War, so probably about time to rename the Department of Health to the Department of Disease.
RFK Jr says he will end the "war" on saturated fats, contradicting decades of evidence-based dietary recommendations.
"We’re ending the war on saturated fats in this country. So, we’re going to publish dietary guidelines that are going to stress the importance of protein and saturated fats."
"We’re ending the war on saturated fats in this country. So, we’re going to publish dietary guidelines that are going to stress the importance of protein and saturated fats."
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Well, I suppose they renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War, so probably about time to rename the Department of Health to the Department of Disease.
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What would a bailout even be, though? TARP was to buy distressed assets, and in this case, what would those be? Mag7 companies aren't going bankrupt. OpenAI can't be "bailed out" in the same way, as it'll keep burning money. And no, oAI is not some giant "propaganda conspiracy."
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
What would a bailout even be, though? TARP was to buy distressed assets, and in this case, what would those be? Mag7 companies aren't going bankrupt. OpenAI can't be "bailed out" in the same way, as it'll keep burning money. And no, oAI is not some giant "propaganda conspiracy."
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the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
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These policies, where they aren't just reiterating ones which already exist in a differently worded form, are just plain idiotic.
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
These policies, where they aren't just reiterating ones which already exist in a differently worded form, are just plain idiotic.
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Why do they lie about something so easily verifiable?
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Why do they lie about something so easily verifiable?
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Does anyone else find it grimly hilarious that fascist Roman worshippers in the US are disproportionately descended from ethnic groups that the Romans considered "strong and stupid" and whose standard of living usually went down under Roman exploitation?
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Does anyone else find it grimly hilarious that fascist Roman worshippers in the US are disproportionately descended from ethnic groups that the Romans considered "strong and stupid" and whose standard of living usually went down under Roman exploitation?
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Congratulations to the Labour Party for becoming so dedicated to cruelty that you've alienated... the Church of England
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Congratulations to the Labour Party for becoming so dedicated to cruelty that you've alienated... the Church of England
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons
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Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Labour Party pivoting to this sort of things. Literal
Nazi shit
Nazi shit
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Labour Party pivoting to this sort of things. Literal
Nazi shit
Nazi shit
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I would never have believed we would see a headline like this under a Labour government
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I would never have believed we would see a headline like this under a Labour government
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The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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"What did Trump think Epstein was 'stealing' these girls for? Epstein did not own a resort hotel. The answer is that he was recruiting them for his sex trafficking operation. The idea that Trump would have had any uncertainty on that point is absurd." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
His ordinary scandal management techniques are not working.
www.publicnotice.co
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"What did Trump think Epstein was 'stealing' these girls for? Epstein did not own a resort hotel. The answer is that he was recruiting them for his sex trafficking operation. The idea that Trump would have had any uncertainty on that point is absurd." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social