sgoldswo
@sgoldswo.bsky.social
Finance/Regulatory Lawyer. Sometimes Photographer. Pro Competency in Government and Pro European. London/Herts/Wales. @sgoldswo in the other place.
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I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Cliffs at Dunraven. Nikon Z8, Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 S
July 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Cliffs at Dunraven. Nikon Z8, Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 S
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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
February 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
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I think we've reached the point where it's reasonable to call anyone supporting the Trump administration a quisling and an appeaser and we should reserve nothing but contempt and disdain for them.
February 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I think we've reached the point where it's reasonable to call anyone supporting the Trump administration a quisling and an appeaser and we should reserve nothing but contempt and disdain for them.
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Brexit was pushed through by lies. The Sun lied about benefits tourism. Later, it printed this pathetically small apology.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Brexit was pushed through by lies. The Sun lied about benefits tourism. Later, it printed this pathetically small apology.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
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Front cover of The National tomorrow. Calling JD Vance as a liar 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lucy and Alice from Back off Scotland are a couple of legends.
February 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Front cover of The National tomorrow. Calling JD Vance as a liar 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lucy and Alice from Back off Scotland are a couple of legends.
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The owner of X, SpaceX and Tesla has a powerful position in the US government, which scrutinises his businesses. Suggestions of a conflict of interest abound
Elon Musk net worth: how his companies benefit from Trump’s shake-up
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The owner of X, SpaceX and Tesla has a powerful position in the US government, which scrutinises his businesses. Suggestions of a conflict of interest abound
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Noticed a£14 off voucher on Amazon for a GMKtec G5 Nucbox Pc (already reduced substantially). This “pc” runs windows 11 pro, but is 7x7x5cm in size and can be powered by a usb-c PD charger. I’ve now set it up headless with a upnp server (Asset) and lots of 24 bit flacs for travel.
February 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Noticed a£14 off voucher on Amazon for a GMKtec G5 Nucbox Pc (already reduced substantially). This “pc” runs windows 11 pro, but is 7x7x5cm in size and can be powered by a usb-c PD charger. I’ve now set it up headless with a upnp server (Asset) and lots of 24 bit flacs for travel.
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Was just disinvited by @bbc5live.bsky.social to a discussion of Brexit 5 years on- on the entirely reasonable/correct grounds that I know what I am talking about and would give an expert, objective view.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Was just disinvited by @bbc5live.bsky.social to a discussion of Brexit 5 years on- on the entirely reasonable/correct grounds that I know what I am talking about and would give an expert, objective view.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
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Such an annoying critique of big infrastructure plans - 'but it'll take years for it to be built/make a difference'. Yes! That's why stuff needs to get started & why governments need to look beyond one political cycle. Otherwise we just end up 20 years later in the same position.
January 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Such an annoying critique of big infrastructure plans - 'but it'll take years for it to be built/make a difference'. Yes! That's why stuff needs to get started & why governments need to look beyond one political cycle. Otherwise we just end up 20 years later in the same position.
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I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going
January 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going
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Radio 3 vs Classic FM.
January 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Radio 3 vs Classic FM.
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Funny how Farage - and indeed most of the Brexiteers - don’t want to talk about Brexit any more
January 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Funny how Farage - and indeed most of the Brexiteers - don’t want to talk about Brexit any more
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A genuinely useful application of AI would be a browser plugin or social media add-on that automatically hides any story that's about Trump saying or threatening to do something - unless the article/post includes evidence he or his administration have taken a single concrete step toward doing it.
January 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A genuinely useful application of AI would be a browser plugin or social media add-on that automatically hides any story that's about Trump saying or threatening to do something - unless the article/post includes evidence he or his administration have taken a single concrete step toward doing it.
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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
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To be honest the issue is people complain about the most minor problems ever. If they dont like your content they should just unfollow you
January 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
To be honest the issue is people complain about the most minor problems ever. If they dont like your content they should just unfollow you
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A month until Musk calls for Tommy Robinson to be replaced as Chief Racist.
First time I've had a Christmas present on January 5th.
Fuck it, I'm cracking a bottle open.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fuck it, I'm cracking a bottle open.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader
The billionaire has been rumoured to be considering a multi-million pound donation to Reform UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A month until Musk calls for Tommy Robinson to be replaced as Chief Racist.
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"have the ketamine-addled man-child call for Farage's resignation because he won't support Tommy Robinson"
"aren't you meant to be on holiday?"
"aren't you meant to be on holiday?"
January 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"have the ketamine-addled man-child call for Farage's resignation because he won't support Tommy Robinson"
"aren't you meant to be on holiday?"
"aren't you meant to be on holiday?"
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The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
January 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
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Also: it is weird what they are training kids for. When I hire I don't need silent, obedient, neat dressers who can vom facts.
January 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Also: it is weird what they are training kids for. When I hire I don't need silent, obedient, neat dressers who can vom facts.