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I once went to a debate between Bourdieu and Hobsbawm. Audience question about the difference between a French and a British intellectual. Bourdieu wittered on for ages. Then Hobsbawm stood up and said “There is no such thing as a British intellectual” and sat down again to much applause.
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
This path leads to chaos.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I once went to a debate between Bourdieu and Hobsbawm. Audience question about the difference between a French and a British intellectual. Bourdieu wittered on for ages. Then Hobsbawm stood up and said “There is no such thing as a British intellectual” and sat down again to much applause.
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love seeing all the #CSS subgrid excitement in my timeline!! def @joshwcomeau.com inspired 🤘🏻
now that your subgrid interest is piqued, checkout a post I made too‽ maybe even just for the long list of resource examples at the end
web.dev/articles/css...
now that your subgrid interest is piqued, checkout a post I made too‽ maybe even just for the long list of resource examples at the end
web.dev/articles/css...
CSS subgrid | Articles | web.dev
Subgrid enables grid shareability, allowing nested grids to align to ancestors and siblings.
web.dev
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
love seeing all the #CSS subgrid excitement in my timeline!! def @joshwcomeau.com inspired 🤘🏻
now that your subgrid interest is piqued, checkout a post I made too‽ maybe even just for the long list of resource examples at the end
web.dev/articles/css...
now that your subgrid interest is piqued, checkout a post I made too‽ maybe even just for the long list of resource examples at the end
web.dev/articles/css...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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This is extremely unfortunate to say the least. Not sure how I would have reacted to having my Reith lectures censored - the world has changed in an ill way in the two years since.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This is extremely unfortunate to say the least. Not sure how I would have reacted to having my Reith lectures censored - the world has changed in an ill way in the two years since.
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It is good to see that that some people a) actually have values/principles and b) do not abandon those when entering Parliament
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It is good to see that that some people a) actually have values/principles and b) do not abandon those when entering Parliament
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Labour’s contribution to the field of “least surprising opinion poll results” continues to to be very strong.
Those who hold more restrictive views on refugees are more likely to see Labour as pro-immigration, while those who hold more liberal views tend to see Labour as anti-immigration
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Labour’s contribution to the field of “least surprising opinion poll results” continues to to be very strong.
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I asked this question because I think whether the government acts to mitigate this possibility is key to whether it can pass this policy
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I asked this question because I think whether the government acts to mitigate this possibility is key to whether it can pass this policy
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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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How big a piece of shit would you have to be to buy the confiscated jewelry of asylum seekers at a government auction?
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
How big a piece of shit would you have to be to buy the confiscated jewelry of asylum seekers at a government auction?
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“A vote for Labour is the only way to stop Reform”
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“A vote for Labour is the only way to stop Reform”
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
If anyone had any doubts about #BlueLabour being #Mosleyite, confiscating refugees’ jewellery should remove any doubts.
@uklabour.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @welshlabour.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
@uklabour.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @welshlabour.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If anyone had any doubts about #BlueLabour being #Mosleyite, confiscating refugees’ jewellery should remove any doubts.
@uklabour.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @welshlabour.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
@uklabour.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @welshlabour.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
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the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
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The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.
piccalil.li/blog/program...
piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.
piccalil.li/blog/program...
piccalil.li/blog/program...
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Gordon Brown says two-child benefit must be abolished in full for Labour to meet goal to bring child poverty down, Patrck Butler reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Gordon Brown says two-child benefit must be abolished in full for Labour to meet goal to bring child poverty down, Patrck Butler reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Anti-abortion advocates are pushing for review of the drug’s safety, claiming there’s “new evidence to consider” based on new junk science reports that were put up on the internet.
pennsylvaniaindependent.com/reproductive...
pennsylvaniaindependent.com/reproductive...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells FDA to review safety of mifepristone
Years of scientific evidence from rigorous studies have overwhelmingly established the safety and effectiveness of the abortion pill.
pennsylvaniaindependent.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Anti-abortion advocates are pushing for review of the drug’s safety, claiming there’s “new evidence to consider” based on new junk science reports that were put up on the internet.
pennsylvaniaindependent.com/reproductive...
pennsylvaniaindependent.com/reproductive...
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The lessons of Mamdani’s victory for progressives:
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The lessons of Mamdani’s victory for progressives:
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
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Senior UK government figures like Healey, Alexander, and now Lammy claiming that the SNP are a national security threat isn't just infantile, it's dangerously delegitimising a democratically elected government, and is the first step in securitising the issue of Scottish self-determination.
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Senior UK government figures like Healey, Alexander, and now Lammy claiming that the SNP are a national security threat isn't just infantile, it's dangerously delegitimising a democratically elected government, and is the first step in securitising the issue of Scottish self-determination.
The #UK MP @petewishart.bsky.social has forced #Grok to apologise for libelling him as a rape enabler. This isn’t performative nonsense, what are the legal remedies when someone is libelled or defamed by an #LLM? Has the #UKGovernment considered this? This is the relationship between #Musk & #Grok
a cartoon of a girl walking a monkey with a box
ALT: a cartoon of a girl walking a monkey with a box
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The #UK MP @petewishart.bsky.social has forced #Grok to apologise for libelling him as a rape enabler. This isn’t performative nonsense, what are the legal remedies when someone is libelled or defamed by an #LLM? Has the #UKGovernment considered this? This is the relationship between #Musk & #Grok
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This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
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Not sure who will win out in the New York mayoralty, but I'm hearing some *very* confident noises from Susan Hall's team.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not sure who will win out in the New York mayoralty, but I'm hearing some *very* confident noises from Susan Hall's team.
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no no hear me out, roll the heads of former Conservative candidate Tim Davie and chief dickhead Robbie Gibb, replace them with people who've got nothing to do with the Conservative Party, tell Kemi you followed her wishes
Badenoch says 'heads should roll' at BBC over claim selective editing overstated Trump's support for attack on US Capitol - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
no no hear me out, roll the heads of former Conservative candidate Tim Davie and chief dickhead Robbie Gibb, replace them with people who've got nothing to do with the Conservative Party, tell Kemi you followed her wishes
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EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan urges New Yorkers to reject the "politics of hatred and fear" and back Zohran Mamdani.
Source close to the mayor highlights the "uncanny" similarities between the Conservative's Islamophobic campaigns against Khan and the attacks on Mamdani
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Source close to the mayor highlights the "uncanny" similarities between the Conservative's Islamophobic campaigns against Khan and the attacks on Mamdani
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Sadiq Khan Urges New Yorkers to Reject 'The Politics of Fear' and Vote for Zohran Mamdani
Source close to the London Mayor accuses Mamdani's political opponents of "weaponising" his Muslim faith in an "uncanny" repeat of Conservative attacks against Khan
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan urges New Yorkers to reject the "politics of hatred and fear" and back Zohran Mamdani.
Source close to the mayor highlights the "uncanny" similarities between the Conservative's Islamophobic campaigns against Khan and the attacks on Mamdani
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Source close to the mayor highlights the "uncanny" similarities between the Conservative's Islamophobic campaigns against Khan and the attacks on Mamdani
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
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Excellent piece from @colinyeo.bsky.social
"That Dubai-like future is one that Reform and the modern Conservative Party positively embrace and pursue. They want to exclude migrants from society, not integrate them. Labour should not follow their lead."
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/you-cant-p...
"That Dubai-like future is one that Reform and the modern Conservative Party positively embrace and pursue. They want to exclude migrants from society, not integrate them. Labour should not follow their lead."
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/you-cant-p...
You can't promote immigrant integration by making it harder
You might want workers but you get people
wewantedworkers.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Excellent piece from @colinyeo.bsky.social
"That Dubai-like future is one that Reform and the modern Conservative Party positively embrace and pursue. They want to exclude migrants from society, not integrate them. Labour should not follow their lead."
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/you-cant-p...
"That Dubai-like future is one that Reform and the modern Conservative Party positively embrace and pursue. They want to exclude migrants from society, not integrate them. Labour should not follow their lead."
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/you-cant-p...