Daniel
@deargodwhatnow.bsky.social
I'm just this guy yknow. All opinions entirely my own, and probably wrong
Call me a wet, but I'm not *thrilled* at the apparently acceptable opinion that people not born in the UK - or those with three generations back of migrant background- should be banned from being MPs or working for the state
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Call me a wet, but I'm not *thrilled* at the apparently acceptable opinion that people not born in the UK - or those with three generations back of migrant background- should be banned from being MPs or working for the state
Luv to be on the losing side of monetary policy, even when I have a mortgage
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Luv to be on the losing side of monetary policy, even when I have a mortgage
This story is sooo great, and soo immersive
“Whole firebase lit up like the Fourth of July,” Dotson says. “Mortars, rockets, the whole…” He stops mid-sentence, something shifting in his face.
Albert looks at him, confused for a second. “The Fourth of what?”
“July. You know. The Fourth of July.” Dotson’s voice is different now, flatter.
Albert looks at him, confused for a second. “The Fourth of what?”
“July. You know. The Fourth of July.” Dotson’s voice is different now, flatter.
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This story is sooo great, and soo immersive
Find someone who loves you like Bruno Mars loves tapping new markets (he did in fact 'come to Brazil')
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Find someone who loves you like Bruno Mars loves tapping new markets (he did in fact 'come to Brazil')
In agnostic on drug laws, but it is quite amusing how the party at the vanguard for changing the laws are just nuts
Just that steadily rising drumbeat of annual deaths that's at 6500 when you include Scotland, before you get into the associated violence, broader organised criminality it sits alongside and supports and the other ruined, but not ended lives.
But sure, nothing measurable.
But sure, nothing measurable.
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In agnostic on drug laws, but it is quite amusing how the party at the vanguard for changing the laws are just nuts
It's a truism that the more 'unethical' an organisation is, the better their working conditions and Vice versa- British American Tobacco apparently *really* look after their workers
something I think is underdiscussed about employment/capitalism discourse is that abusive/bad labor/management practices are probably more common in nonprofits and trendy organizations that people on the left are likely to work for than big boring office companies
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's a truism that the more 'unethical' an organisation is, the better their working conditions and Vice versa- British American Tobacco apparently *really* look after their workers
Bring back Dirk Gentley, you bastards
I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Bring back Dirk Gentley, you bastards
Guys, the central argument of pro migration policies for a very long time is 'we need migrants they contribute enormously to our economy and society'. This is just that rephrased
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Guys, the central argument of pro migration policies for a very long time is 'we need migrants they contribute enormously to our economy and society'. This is just that rephrased
Reposted by Daniel
When it's your round
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When it's your round
Iirc there was a secret report during The Troubles which just laid out how law and order had just collapsed, leading to everything from car thefts to poaching to pollution
Cute that he thinks a civil war will be against a clearly defined ideological enemy and not whatever local militia decides they need your car.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Iirc there was a secret report during The Troubles which just laid out how law and order had just collapsed, leading to everything from car thefts to poaching to pollution
The government needs to stop this guy spreading word about messing with people's pensions
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The government needs to stop this guy spreading word about messing with people's pensions
The worst side plot is of course when some spare characters gallivant around the desert for a bit, for no good reason
Stranger Things rewatch: the Russia stuff is so much more watchable the second time around, because the big problem with it is we sort of *know* that this is a cosy horror that isn’t going to off any of those characters and so it feels like making time/a thing holding you back from the other plots.
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The worst side plot is of course when some spare characters gallivant around the desert for a bit, for no good reason
It's mostly due to terrorism but it's so sad that you can't just breeze into e.g. the British Museum, when you have a spare half hour
what's so frustrating about this is not the protest as such - sure, you do you, this is free speech - but that it ruins the day for other visitors, and also will prob make getting into big attractions that much more tedious with more intrusive security. And someone else has to clear up the mess, too
Tower of London reopens after food thrown at crown jewels display
Four people arrested after civil-resistance group Take Back Power protest against inequality in the UK
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's mostly due to terrorism but it's so sad that you can't just breeze into e.g. the British Museum, when you have a spare half hour
Co-Pilot is currently running an advert of a negotiation where a woman types in 'what's the minimum we can sell for and still hit Q3 targets'
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
There’s a type of LLM advert which essentially depicts
1) a person using an LLM for a task it absolutely can perform
2) but a person who is qualified to double check its working wouldn’t need to.
Feels like this is the type of “AI misalignment” we should really worry about!
1) a person using an LLM for a task it absolutely can perform
2) but a person who is qualified to double check its working wouldn’t need to.
Feels like this is the type of “AI misalignment” we should really worry about!
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Co-Pilot is currently running an advert of a negotiation where a woman types in 'what's the minimum we can sell for and still hit Q3 targets'
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
Much like the IRA, Terry has only had to be lucky once
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Much like the IRA, Terry has only had to be lucky once
Gambling companies are basically looking for 'whales' - if 9/10 customers lose £10 a month but the other one loses their life savings, their house, their pension etc, then it's worth it for them
The mechanics are very simple: the growth mandate of these companies, vs the profit structure of gambling as a trade for as far as we've known it (it comes mostly from problem users) means your customer acquisition is by definition trying to create problematic use bsky.app/profile/rory...
Dodgy blokes in the backs of pub who'd break your legs provided better pastoral support of problem gamblers than betting companies
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Gambling companies are basically looking for 'whales' - if 9/10 customers lose £10 a month but the other one loses their life savings, their house, their pension etc, then it's worth it for them
Uhh isn't the party leader the one that makes policy
I don’t get how Jenrick can actually believe that we should shrink the population and then start making more of our own things from pots and pans to what iPhones? How does he think that happens?
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Uhh isn't the party leader the one that makes policy
(This is really a story about youth parties and how toxic they can be. None of the parties have learnt lessons from this)
Ten years on from this important story which exposed the YBF, Bannon, and the whole takeover of the Tory Party by the far right
Great work by Simon Hattenstone
RIP Elliott Johnson: the young Tory destroyed by the party he loved
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Great work by Simon Hattenstone
RIP Elliott Johnson: the young Tory destroyed by the party he loved
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Elliott Johnson: the young Tory destroyed by the party he loved
Simon Hattenstone investigates the apparent suicide of a 21-year-old activist – and uncovers a brutal world of alleged bullying and ambition, with ex-candidate Mark Clarke at its centre
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
(This is really a story about youth parties and how toxic they can be. None of the parties have learnt lessons from this)
I hear romania is a great place to invest money and visit on holiday
I hope you lot are just going to tweet the word "Romania" occasionally when I'm on mine
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I hear romania is a great place to invest money and visit on holiday
Tunbridge Wells has no drinkable water and Derby has a bomb scare. What a weird world
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tunbridge Wells has no drinkable water and Derby has a bomb scare. What a weird world
£2,400 to be a bit traitorous is so ridiculously cheap
Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts!
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
£2,400 to be a bit traitorous is so ridiculously cheap
Depressing if funny to watch Americans get exposed to mobile gambling, like a remote tribe with no immune system exposed to western explorers
So much of this shit is gambling! Robinhood is fucking gambling! Crypto is gambling! Videogame business models are gambling! It's all fucking gambling! Laws need to really catch up to the fact that the brain can be hacked by this shit.
This is gambling, and we've essentially decided that it's okay to let it go on entirely unregulated for ??? Reasons.
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Depressing if funny to watch Americans get exposed to mobile gambling, like a remote tribe with no immune system exposed to western explorers
Reposted by Daniel
Spotify wrapped but it's just things I've eaten from the fridge when I'm hungry/bored
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Spotify wrapped but it's just things I've eaten from the fridge when I'm hungry/bored
Unambiguously racist, and won't cause a ripple
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Unambiguously racist, and won't cause a ripple