Just a reminder that immigration was only a big deal for freaks not so long ago. The 2020s have been a time of wild hysteria. 2025 is what happens when "centrists" cede all ground to manky racists in the hope of short-term political gain

Google News really shouldn't include AI-written (or AI-level) articles full of hallucinated falsehoods in its recommendations. This is just a Bob Dylan article from Collider but makes you wonder about its role in ushering in the bogus post-truth era

A feature, not a bug - some people drone on about 'legitimate concerns' but this is basically all Reform is about. If you're a Farage fan, or are willing to adopt his party's saddo positions for strategic reasons, this is you. www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...

Some thoughts on AI pop, The Velvet Sundown and implications for artists in Monocle... monocle.com/culture/art/...

So extreme that you evidently could buy it until recently from... Foyles and Waterstones for £19.95

Never used Grok till now... It just told me straight up that it's "designed" to align with "Musk's vision for 'anti-woke' AI" in how it handles certain questions. An information platform is only really useful if it at least aspires to neutrality.

Which one is you?

Driving around Tatooine

My son Kurt's amazing Star Wars clone trooper directory

Great illustrations by Klaus Kremmerz accompanying my feature on male loneliness in the current issue of @menshealthuk.bsky.social