Swimming in a fish bowl
@plentie.bsky.social
Interested in opinion polling. And how the mainstream press frames stories. Third-culture person.
Stop calling Mahmood 'tough'. She's a coward.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Stop calling Mahmood 'tough'. She's a coward.
We're not talking enough about the change from B1 to B2 language requirements for Earned Settlement, which is not subject to consultstikn and for many people is at least as problematic as adding years. How many natives would pass B2?
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We're not talking enough about the change from B1 to B2 language requirements for Earned Settlement, which is not subject to consultstikn and for many people is at least as problematic as adding years. How many natives would pass B2?
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The Authoritarian Stack: how tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America and why Europe is next.
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Authoritarian Stack: how tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America and why Europe is next.
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
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inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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#OtD 19 Oct 1945 the UK Labour govt decided to illegally deport over 1000 Chinese seamen who lived in Liverpool. Even men married to British women were expelled, along with some of their wives who were then stripped of British citizenship stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9142...
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#OtD 19 Oct 1945 the UK Labour govt decided to illegally deport over 1000 Chinese seamen who lived in Liverpool. Even men married to British women were expelled, along with some of their wives who were then stripped of British citizenship stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9142...
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Here is a direct link for this consultation. It only took me about five minutes. Please take the time to answer. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Here is a direct link for this consultation. It only took me about five minutes. Please take the time to answer. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is
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see also: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
see also: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This was a really great interview by @parkermolloy.com — questions ab how public opinion works today, why influencers really matter, what antivaxxers get that the silent majority still doesn’t, & why participating in online trends drives ideology
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
The machinery of modern propaganda: Renée DiResta on invisible rulers and bespoke realities
The disinformation researcher explains how small communities of propagandists have transformed the rules of influence and public opinion.
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This was a really great interview by @parkermolloy.com — questions ab how public opinion works today, why influencers really matter, what antivaxxers get that the silent majority still doesn’t, & why participating in online trends drives ideology
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
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🚨🚨1000 % of this. This is extremely good by @iandunt.bsky.social also with his very high standards. "THANK GOD FOR IMMIGRANTS".
May 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨🚨1000 % of this. This is extremely good by @iandunt.bsky.social also with his very high standards. "THANK GOD FOR IMMIGRANTS".
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My interview with exiled Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom:
"I constantly ask myself: Am I doing enough? Am I amplifying the voices of others — or unintentionally overshadowing them? That balance is a constant struggle."
Published by @globalvoices.org
advox.globalvoices.org/2025/05/08/e...
"I constantly ask myself: Am I doing enough? Am I amplifying the voices of others — or unintentionally overshadowing them? That balance is a constant struggle."
Published by @globalvoices.org
advox.globalvoices.org/2025/05/08/e...
Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity
“Exile sharpens your voice — because you no longer live under the immediate threat of imprisonment. But it’s also deeply challenging, because your audience remains inside the country, still living und...
advox.globalvoices.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My interview with exiled Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom:
"I constantly ask myself: Am I doing enough? Am I amplifying the voices of others — or unintentionally overshadowing them? That balance is a constant struggle."
Published by @globalvoices.org
advox.globalvoices.org/2025/05/08/e...
"I constantly ask myself: Am I doing enough? Am I amplifying the voices of others — or unintentionally overshadowing them? That balance is a constant struggle."
Published by @globalvoices.org
advox.globalvoices.org/2025/05/08/e...
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We're not tourists, or fresh off the boat, and we speak English perfectly. Covering the tiny range of British Chinese history and arts output since the early 2010s, I've been wanting to see a book like this. It's about time the Chinese in Britain explored their own identities. #books
May 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We're not tourists, or fresh off the boat, and we speak English perfectly. Covering the tiny range of British Chinese history and arts output since the early 2010s, I've been wanting to see a book like this. It's about time the Chinese in Britain explored their own identities. #books
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It’s a constant, and subversive and relentless drip drip pervasiveness… but for those specifically targeted it must be terrifying
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK
Social media incitement following last summer’s riots appears to be new tactic against Hong Kong exiles
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It’s a constant, and subversive and relentless drip drip pervasiveness… but for those specifically targeted it must be terrifying
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
I'm not sure an increase in those who self-identify with the political left, which is what the survey shows, is equivalent to 'journalists are getting more left-wing). (1/2)
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly work freelance
New survey reveals journalist salaries, age, gender and ethnicity make-up, answering question: "who are UK journalists in 2025?"
pressgazette.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm not sure an increase in those who self-identify with the political left, which is what the survey shows, is equivalent to 'journalists are getting more left-wing). (1/2)
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
Labour's lost me today.
Until now I gave them the benefit of doubt: inherited a poisoned chalice, change takes time, quiet competence better than grandiose gestures etc.
But announcements on the very same day which give racists AND transphobes the green light for hatred? Utterly unforgivable.
Until now I gave them the benefit of doubt: inherited a poisoned chalice, change takes time, quiet competence better than grandiose gestures etc.
But announcements on the very same day which give racists AND transphobes the green light for hatred? Utterly unforgivable.
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Labour's lost me today.
Until now I gave them the benefit of doubt: inherited a poisoned chalice, change takes time, quiet competence better than grandiose gestures etc.
But announcements on the very same day which give racists AND transphobes the green light for hatred? Utterly unforgivable.
Until now I gave them the benefit of doubt: inherited a poisoned chalice, change takes time, quiet competence better than grandiose gestures etc.
But announcements on the very same day which give racists AND transphobes the green light for hatred? Utterly unforgivable.
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I think it’s safe to say that the “mass media human” is here and they are far, far worse than either McLuhan or Eco thought they would be. Give me back the Gutenbergian human, please!
April 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I think it’s safe to say that the “mass media human” is here and they are far, far worse than either McLuhan or Eco thought they would be. Give me back the Gutenbergian human, please!
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I hate that people don't realize just how much words matter when talking about "autism" (autistic people). Like they do actually shape how the public thinks about us. If they just hear "autism" they don't connect it to people who exist. They think it's a *thing* that can be manipulated or researched
April 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I hate that people don't realize just how much words matter when talking about "autism" (autistic people). Like they do actually shape how the public thinks about us. If they just hear "autism" they don't connect it to people who exist. They think it's a *thing* that can be manipulated or researched
The Hobhouse story is a test of whether my hatred of authoritarianism surpasses my hatred of bullshit media framing.
Turns out it doesn't. It's obvious why she was excluded (even if it's a bullshit reason).
And spare me the bullshit faux-humanitarian "visiting her newly-born grandchild" angle.
Turns out it doesn't. It's obvious why she was excluded (even if it's a bullshit reason).
And spare me the bullshit faux-humanitarian "visiting her newly-born grandchild" angle.
April 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Hobhouse story is a test of whether my hatred of authoritarianism surpasses my hatred of bullshit media framing.
Turns out it doesn't. It's obvious why she was excluded (even if it's a bullshit reason).
And spare me the bullshit faux-humanitarian "visiting her newly-born grandchild" angle.
Turns out it doesn't. It's obvious why she was excluded (even if it's a bullshit reason).
And spare me the bullshit faux-humanitarian "visiting her newly-born grandchild" angle.
The omnipresent Victor Gao now on Matt Frei's LBC show. Why do broadcasters keep trotting out the same tired old voices when there so many others who are equally or more qualified? Is it simply laziness?
April 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The omnipresent Victor Gao now on Matt Frei's LBC show. Why do broadcasters keep trotting out the same tired old voices when there so many others who are equally or more qualified? Is it simply laziness?
LBC under Global, shamelessly agitating for clicks.
I grew up listening to Dan Damon and Phillip Hodson on LBC. I still listen, to quality hosts such as Matt Frei. But fuck everything about today's LBC. Like all Big Media, they seek not to inform, but to incite.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
I grew up listening to Dan Damon and Phillip Hodson on LBC. I still listen, to quality hosts such as Matt Frei. But fuck everything about today's LBC. Like all Big Media, they seek not to inform, but to incite.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Police officers taught they have white privilege during 'equity training'
Police at one of Britain’s biggest forces are being taught they have ‘white privilege’ as part of so-called ‘equity training’.
www.lbc.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
LBC under Global, shamelessly agitating for clicks.
I grew up listening to Dan Damon and Phillip Hodson on LBC. I still listen, to quality hosts such as Matt Frei. But fuck everything about today's LBC. Like all Big Media, they seek not to inform, but to incite.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
I grew up listening to Dan Damon and Phillip Hodson on LBC. I still listen, to quality hosts such as Matt Frei. But fuck everything about today's LBC. Like all Big Media, they seek not to inform, but to incite.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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“Inspired by Banksy’s subversiveness” tells you everything that is wrong with significant sections of the art world. Tbh Banksy isn’t subversive - he makes moderately edgy points in places where doing so carry no consequences apart … (1/4)
This work by @badiucao.bsky.social has been yanked. The Italian art org that claims it's inspired by Banksy's subversiveness decides it doesn't like political artists after all — at least in Hong Kong. Badiucao's called a criminal — even before officials say so. Timothy Snyder's obeying in advance.
"HERE AND NOW" —— A video work by Badiucao for Hong Kong 2025
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April 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“Inspired by Banksy’s subversiveness” tells you everything that is wrong with significant sections of the art world. Tbh Banksy isn’t subversive - he makes moderately edgy points in places where doing so carry no consequences apart … (1/4)
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The Disinformation War Against Mark Carney Begins: A Coordinated Global Attack
How a US-Russian Propaganda Machine is Targeting Canada’s Leading Political Threat
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March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Below, the context, as @demesdavid.bsky.social kindly pointed out.
Reminds one a bit of John Cena, who publicly prostrated himself after calling Taiwan a country, saying he was ”very very sorry“ and that this was ”very very very very very important”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z88z...
Reminds one a bit of John Cena, who publicly prostrated himself after calling Taiwan a country, saying he was ”very very sorry“ and that this was ”very very very very very important”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z88z...
March 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Below, the context, as @demesdavid.bsky.social kindly pointed out.
Reminds one a bit of John Cena, who publicly prostrated himself after calling Taiwan a country, saying he was ”very very sorry“ and that this was ”very very very very very important”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z88z...
Reminds one a bit of John Cena, who publicly prostrated himself after calling Taiwan a country, saying he was ”very very sorry“ and that this was ”very very very very very important”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z88z...