Sam Wise
@samwisephoto.bsky.social
Author of the world's first feature on the Pyongyang Microlighting Club. Socialist. He/him.
Aviation Analyst. All views are my own and not those of my employer.
Aviation Analyst. All views are my own and not those of my employer.
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You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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There's a Le Fanu story about a man who becomes aware of a demonic monkey that follows him everywhere, grinning and chattering menacingly in his face whenever he tries to have a connected or virtuous thought, and that's exactly how I feel about the Copilot logo in MS Office.
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
There's a Le Fanu story about a man who becomes aware of a demonic monkey that follows him everywhere, grinning and chattering menacingly in his face whenever he tries to have a connected or virtuous thought, and that's exactly how I feel about the Copilot logo in MS Office.
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We’re at the desperation stage. Altman on Fallon, Huang on Rogan. They have no idea what to do anymore
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re at the desperation stage. Altman on Fallon, Huang on Rogan. They have no idea what to do anymore
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
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The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Proud to be and remain a Day 1 Verstappen hater.
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Proud to be and remain a Day 1 Verstappen hater.
Commiserations to everyone who made manufacturing hate for Norris their entire personality this year. I mean, I'd rather it was Piastri, but good for Mclaren, good for F1.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Commiserations to everyone who made manufacturing hate for Norris their entire personality this year. I mean, I'd rather it was Piastri, but good for Mclaren, good for F1.
Just finished The Traitors series 3. Beyond unsatisfied.
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just finished The Traitors series 3. Beyond unsatisfied.
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I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
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As Rafael Behr says, “are we really going to spend the next four years watching Farage leaf casually through the familiar playbook, running the same campaign…? His probity and judgment were sold as the product called #Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
As Rafael Behr says, “are we really going to spend the next four years watching Farage leaf casually through the familiar playbook, running the same campaign…? His probity and judgment were sold as the product called #Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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The whole story is “The Tories promised something insane to impress racist pensioners when there was no need, then absolutely fucked it because they had never had to campaign *against* the press”. Everything beyond that is just details.
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The whole story is “The Tories promised something insane to impress racist pensioners when there was no need, then absolutely fucked it because they had never had to campaign *against* the press”. Everything beyond that is just details.
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Stephen Miller says Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal was incapable of assimilating to American culture. But a factcheck shows that Lakanwal used a gun to assault and kill multiple innocent people. Four Pinocchios.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Stephen Miller says Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal was incapable of assimilating to American culture. But a factcheck shows that Lakanwal used a gun to assault and kill multiple innocent people. Four Pinocchios.
It's extraordinary how abysmal the Flickr search function relentlessly is.
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's extraordinary how abysmal the Flickr search function relentlessly is.
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If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
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It’s almost as bad that so few of those politicians who campaigned against it will now say what a disaster it was, and is.
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It’s almost as bad that so few of those politicians who campaigned against it will now say what a disaster it was, and is.
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ayrton Senna Lego kit. Surely 15+ would have been more appropriate?
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Ayrton Senna Lego kit. Surely 15+ would have been more appropriate?
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Nice
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nice
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is bloody good you know.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is bloody good you know.
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The only time I want to see Kelvin Mackenzie on the news is with a pair of years under his photograph.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The only time I want to see Kelvin Mackenzie on the news is with a pair of years under his photograph.