Alan
@sourcejedi.bsky.social
Bluesky has RSS feeds: https://bsky.app/profile/sourcejedi.bsky.social/rss
I has a Mastodon (different content): https://mastodon.social/@sourcejedi
He/him.
I has a Mastodon (different content): https://mastodon.social/@sourcejedi
He/him.
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tomorrow's newsletter is literally called "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and boy isn't this a darling example, a phrase popularised by full-on racists on Elon Musk's Twitter now being bandied around in the mainstream press and sold as a Labour term
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
tomorrow's newsletter is literally called "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and boy isn't this a darling example, a phrase popularised by full-on racists on Elon Musk's Twitter now being bandied around in the mainstream press and sold as a Labour term
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That perhaps the fault doesn't lie with the T&S policies of a two-year-old social media platform with no stream of income which bad actors want to see fail,
nor with their folksy idiom,
but perhaps with the fact that there are many perverse incentives for bad actors to Get Lucky, Only Once
nor with their folksy idiom,
but perhaps with the fact that there are many perverse incentives for bad actors to Get Lucky, Only Once
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
That perhaps the fault doesn't lie with the T&S policies of a two-year-old social media platform with no stream of income which bad actors want to see fail,
nor with their folksy idiom,
but perhaps with the fact that there are many perverse incentives for bad actors to Get Lucky, Only Once
nor with their folksy idiom,
but perhaps with the fact that there are many perverse incentives for bad actors to Get Lucky, Only Once
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Bad faith actors dogpile bad faith reports on good faith users' posts and comments to subvert inflexible moderation enforcement. They prioritise their targets based on whom they believe will be a "screamer" - people who maximise uncharitable narratives about the experience, with large audiences
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Shabana Mahmood has decided that her political future will be secured by being evil to refugees, just as Wes Streeting decided to be evil to trans kids.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Shabana Mahmood has decided that her political future will be secured by being evil to refugees, just as Wes Streeting decided to be evil to trans kids.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
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this is an exaggerated version of something I've encountered a lot talking to other men about #MeToo stuff; they could imagine themselves as the accused man (and thus, in their heads, as the 'wrongly' accused man) but not as the victim of abuse.
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
this is an exaggerated version of something I've encountered a lot talking to other men about #MeToo stuff; they could imagine themselves as the accused man (and thus, in their heads, as the 'wrongly' accused man) but not as the victim of abuse.
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"my island is completely normal"
normal island:
normal island:
The UK has surpassed US in VPN use. Just a few months into the disastrous roll-out of the Online Safety Act, the UK the number one G7 nation for VPN downloads and one of the fastest growing VPN markets in the world.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
VPN usage is exploding in the UK — here's how it compares to Europe and the US
The UK has become one of the world's top VPN-using nations, and the trend is accelerating
www.techradar.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"my island is completely normal"
normal island:
normal island:
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What percentage of politicians in your country are still relying on this site as a primary means of public communication?
It feels slightly maddening that this isn't being treated as an extremely urgent problem.
It feels slightly maddening that this isn't being treated as an extremely urgent problem.
This is a "recommended" tweet pushed to a (very much not-Nazi) contact's iPhone lockscreen last week.
Who knows how many millions it was pushed to by Musk's platform, including in this case, in the UK?
It's now been deleted, but only after getting thousands of RTs.
Who knows how many millions it was pushed to by Musk's platform, including in this case, in the UK?
It's now been deleted, but only after getting thousands of RTs.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
What percentage of politicians in your country are still relying on this site as a primary means of public communication?
It feels slightly maddening that this isn't being treated as an extremely urgent problem.
It feels slightly maddening that this isn't being treated as an extremely urgent problem.
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Note how, when the government’s condemnation is timely, the rest of the Westminster ecosystem does in fact, react differently!
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Note how, when the government’s condemnation is timely, the rest of the Westminster ecosystem does in fact, react differently!
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This is worse than her doing it IMV
Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp repeatedly refusing to say that he thinks Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying she doesn't like seeing black people on TV was racist.
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This is worse than her doing it IMV
National broadcaster getting sniped at on bsky, reasonably so. For not getting an answer from the shadow home sec: do they stand by their draft law of mass deportations?
The first part of the 6 min interview was taken up with him trying to argue racism doesn't count from Tories, only from Reform!
The first part of the 6 min interview was taken up with him trying to argue racism doesn't count from Tories, only from Reform!
Will people get a grip and realise just how close to fascism we are in this country?
Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp repeatedly refusing to say that he thinks Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying she doesn't like seeing black people on TV was racist.
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
National broadcaster getting sniped at on bsky, reasonably so. For not getting an answer from the shadow home sec: do they stand by their draft law of mass deportations?
The first part of the 6 min interview was taken up with him trying to argue racism doesn't count from Tories, only from Reform!
The first part of the 6 min interview was taken up with him trying to argue racism doesn't count from Tories, only from Reform!
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Chris Philp: "It is certainly not language that I would use"
Is it racist? "I am not going to call her that word"
Pivots straight to: "We should acknowledge that the public do have concerns, legitimate concerns, about large-scale IMMIGRATION. Discussing that is certainly not racist".
Eh?
Is it racist? "I am not going to call her that word"
Pivots straight to: "We should acknowledge that the public do have concerns, legitimate concerns, about large-scale IMMIGRATION. Discussing that is certainly not racist".
Eh?
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Chris Philp: "It is certainly not language that I would use"
Is it racist? "I am not going to call her that word"
Pivots straight to: "We should acknowledge that the public do have concerns, legitimate concerns, about large-scale IMMIGRATION. Discussing that is certainly not racist".
Eh?
Is it racist? "I am not going to call her that word"
Pivots straight to: "We should acknowledge that the public do have concerns, legitimate concerns, about large-scale IMMIGRATION. Discussing that is certainly not racist".
Eh?
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A real failure that a 6 minute BBC interview with the Shadow Home Secretary has simply failed to clarify
- whether the Bill in the Commons stands, or has been dropped?
- whether threat of removal to those currently with ILR stands, or dropping retrospective deportations of 430,000 people
- whether the Bill in the Commons stands, or has been dropped?
- whether threat of removal to those currently with ILR stands, or dropping retrospective deportations of 430,000 people
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A real failure that a 6 minute BBC interview with the Shadow Home Secretary has simply failed to clarify
- whether the Bill in the Commons stands, or has been dropped?
- whether threat of removal to those currently with ILR stands, or dropping retrospective deportations of 430,000 people
- whether the Bill in the Commons stands, or has been dropped?
- whether threat of removal to those currently with ILR stands, or dropping retrospective deportations of 430,000 people
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“We do not believe the EHRC has provided satisfactory responses to questions around how they expect businesses to implement such stringent expectations.”
Nearly 50 backbenchers have written to Peter Kyle warn about the EHRC’s upcoming guidance:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly 50 backbenchers have written to Peter Kyle warn about the EHRC’s upcoming guidance:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice
Nearly 50 backbenchers write to business secretary over potential costs and legal ‘minefield’ of upcoming guidance
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“We do not believe the EHRC has provided satisfactory responses to questions around how they expect businesses to implement such stringent expectations.”
Nearly 50 backbenchers have written to Peter Kyle warn about the EHRC’s upcoming guidance:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nearly 50 backbenchers have written to Peter Kyle warn about the EHRC’s upcoming guidance:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The EHRC's dodgy (now withdrawn) guidance, and their terrible Code of Practice, are simply unworkable. They are putting businesses in an impossible position, all whilst undermining trans people's human rights. The government needs to put it in the bin.
NEW: Dozens of Labour MPs have written to Peter Kyle warning that upcoming regulations on how to implement rules on gender recognition could cause chaos, including significant potential costs and a “minefield” of competing legal rights.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice
Nearly 50 backbenchers write to business secretary over potential costs and legal ‘minefield’ of upcoming guidance
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The EHRC's dodgy (now withdrawn) guidance, and their terrible Code of Practice, are simply unworkable. They are putting businesses in an impossible position, all whilst undermining trans people's human rights. The government needs to put it in the bin.
Good on @warinderjussmp.bsky.social sky.social for not directing people to x dot com!
Guess I'd better update the link on the Wikipedia page, so people can find his latest posts :-).
Guess I'd better update the link on the Wikipedia page, so people can find his latest posts :-).
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Good on @warinderjussmp.bsky.social sky.social for not directing people to x dot com!
Guess I'd better update the link on the Wikipedia page, so people can find his latest posts :-).
Guess I'd better update the link on the Wikipedia page, so people can find his latest posts :-).
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This is 100% correct. Including as to the chaos the Gender Critical Ideological Movement so beloved of Labour has now descended into as their facade of respectability crumbles like the Berlin Wall.
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
Nobody Knows What UK Law on Toilet Access is
The lawlessness of the government's response to For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is 100% correct. Including as to the chaos the Gender Critical Ideological Movement so beloved of Labour has now descended into as their facade of respectability crumbles like the Berlin Wall.
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
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Really recommend reading this piece by @kissane.myatproto.social if you are about the future of social media and decentralized networks. This piece is not just about Trump's arrival on Bluesky; it's about the state of play for the open networking sector, and the political risks it faces.
Trump Administration's Arrival on Bluesky Highlights Growing Pains for Open Networks | TechPolicy.Press
The administration’s antagonistic entry to the platform is best understood as a game of chicken, writes Erin Kissane.
www.techpolicy.press
October 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Really recommend reading this piece by @kissane.myatproto.social if you are about the future of social media and decentralized networks. This piece is not just about Trump's arrival on Bluesky; it's about the state of play for the open networking sector, and the political risks it faces.
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And every comment below is a blue tick demanding even more people are deported. Hardly surprising that politicians spending all there time on X think this stuff is popular.
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
And every comment below is a blue tick demanding even more people are deported. Hardly surprising that politicians spending all there time on X think this stuff is popular.
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All this stuff, aside from being ugly as hell, once more proposes the UK as a country which doesn’t pay its debts. It’s unserious.
You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes
People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
All this stuff, aside from being ugly as hell, once more proposes the UK as a country which doesn’t pay its debts. It’s unserious.
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Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
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Katie Lam has made a video - focusing on not giving new ILR grants to people who don't have it
But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...
But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...
x.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Katie Lam has made a video - focusing on not giving new ILR grants to people who don't have it
But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...
But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...
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Just shocking incompetence/laziness from @peston.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social here. No excuses.
Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Just shocking incompetence/laziness from @peston.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social here. No excuses.
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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This, this, this. If journalists don’t scrutinize this and explain it properly now then they have failed on their duty and will bear a share of the blame if such policies are enacted (most of the public oppose them and don’t I think realise what is being proposed yet).
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This, this, this. If journalists don’t scrutinize this and explain it properly now then they have failed on their duty and will bear a share of the blame if such policies are enacted (most of the public oppose them and don’t I think realise what is being proposed yet).