@mh33uk.bsky.social
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watching this john frankenheimer HBO movie on the johnson presidency — “Path to War” — and i think michael gambon might have the best on screen depiction of LBJ
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
watching this john frankenheimer HBO movie on the johnson presidency — “Path to War” — and i think michael gambon might have the best on screen depiction of LBJ
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As skepticism of AI deepens, we keep coming back to this Gary Marcus interview from May — where he argued OpenAI would be “the WeWork of AI.”
@cnbc.com @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...
@cnbc.com @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As skepticism of AI deepens, we keep coming back to this Gary Marcus interview from May — where he argued OpenAI would be “the WeWork of AI.”
@cnbc.com @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...
@cnbc.com @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...
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I suspect what Trump is doing with Venezuela is just this www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I suspect what Trump is doing with Venezuela is just this www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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In response to some of the comments:
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In response to some of the comments:
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
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You see that? How “far right” views are routinely re-packaged as “populist”?
A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You see that? How “far right” views are routinely re-packaged as “populist”?
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The documentary "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink," about how Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is gobbling up newspapers across America and gutting them, is available to watch on PBS.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The documentary "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink," about how Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is gobbling up newspapers across America and gutting them, is available to watch on PBS.
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September is usually when China, the world’s biggest importer of soybeans, puts in orders to the farms in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana.
For the first time since 2018, however, Chinese importers aren’t buying due to President Trump’s tariffs.
For the first time since 2018, however, Chinese importers aren’t buying due to President Trump’s tariffs.
How China weaponized soybeans to squeeze U.S. farmers — and spite Trump
China, the world’s biggest importer of soybeans, has stopped buying U.S. crops to put pressure on Trump ahead of his trade-focused meeting with Xi Jinping.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
September is usually when China, the world’s biggest importer of soybeans, puts in orders to the farms in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana.
For the first time since 2018, however, Chinese importers aren’t buying due to President Trump’s tariffs.
For the first time since 2018, however, Chinese importers aren’t buying due to President Trump’s tariffs.
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At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
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I guess I just feel like it should be a bigger deal that Penske Media owns the Golden Globes and ALSO Rolling Stone, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, GoldDerby, and Deadline, plus 20% of Vox Media
Scoop: Jay Penske, who owns the Golden Globes, is pitching far-right podcasters with a proposal that they spend upwards of $75,000 to boost their chances of winning this year's inaugural podcasting award.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
Penske and the Podcasters
Jay Penske’s Golden Globes are debuting a “Best Podcast” award—and documents obtained by Status show he’s trying to sell pricey packages that could boost the chances of right-wing extremists winning t...
www.status.news
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I guess I just feel like it should be a bigger deal that Penske Media owns the Golden Globes and ALSO Rolling Stone, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, GoldDerby, and Deadline, plus 20% of Vox Media
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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Peter Atwater
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Peter Atwater
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”
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No, it's not. It's all a lie. The blunt truth is across the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them.
Outstanding piece by Stephen Daisley.
Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.
That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.
Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.
That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
No, it's not. It's all a lie. The blunt truth is across the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them.
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I feel there is a difference between stock market crashes, which is what this is shaping up to be, and financial crises, which are usually the result of leverage (debt), particularly leverage that is not readily visible beforehand. The former --> recession. The latter --> banking collapse
October 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I feel there is a difference between stock market crashes, which is what this is shaping up to be, and financial crises, which are usually the result of leverage (debt), particularly leverage that is not readily visible beforehand. The former --> recession. The latter --> banking collapse
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Can't disagree with Gavin Barwell. It's high time the right in this country cleaned house.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Can't disagree with Gavin Barwell. It's high time the right in this country cleaned house.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
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somebody's granddaddy came back 🔥🔥🔥🔥
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
somebody's granddaddy came back 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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Fascinating time to air MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON @tcmtv.bsky.social
here’s one of my favorite reaction shots by a true master as he silently compares who he was to what he has become
Perfect take from a consummate craftsman
Then his introspection is broken by his puppet master
Great filmmaking
here’s one of my favorite reaction shots by a true master as he silently compares who he was to what he has become
Perfect take from a consummate craftsman
Then his introspection is broken by his puppet master
Great filmmaking
September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Fascinating time to air MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON @tcmtv.bsky.social
here’s one of my favorite reaction shots by a true master as he silently compares who he was to what he has become
Perfect take from a consummate craftsman
Then his introspection is broken by his puppet master
Great filmmaking
here’s one of my favorite reaction shots by a true master as he silently compares who he was to what he has become
Perfect take from a consummate craftsman
Then his introspection is broken by his puppet master
Great filmmaking
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Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
September 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
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Extremely helpful from @pkrugman.bsky.social about why markets' reaction to Trump's attempts to abolish the foundations of American prosperity have been so muted, even as he's gone after Fed independence: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
It's even got a political epistemology angle.
It's even got a political epistemology angle.
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Extremely helpful from @pkrugman.bsky.social about why markets' reaction to Trump's attempts to abolish the foundations of American prosperity have been so muted, even as he's gone after Fed independence: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
It's even got a political epistemology angle.
It's even got a political epistemology angle.
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what the fuck is this headline from the BBC, I feel like I'm losing my mind www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lucy Connolly says she was political prisoner over Southport post
She gives her first newspaper interview after being released from prison.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
what the fuck is this headline from the BBC, I feel like I'm losing my mind www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
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"I feel like I know him. And right now, l'm watching my government facilitate the destruction of his life," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his favorite fitness influencer Mohammed Hatem. youtube.com/shorts/oWgLI...
Hayes: Gaza is starving. These are real people.
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"I feel like I know him. And right now, l'm watching my government facilitate the destruction of his life," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his favorite fitness influencer Mohammed Hatem. youtube.com/shorts/oWgLI...