Dr. Steven Buckley
@stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Media Sociology. PhD in Journalism and US media. Researching digital streaming culture, political communication and authenticity.
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Every ai booster believes that college is about doing homework. They think there’s a homework goblin that pays the colleges for their homework. Their dream is that they can have a machine that you can pay $75,000 to and receive a college degree from in four years.
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Every ai booster believes that college is about doing homework. They think there’s a homework goblin that pays the colleges for their homework. Their dream is that they can have a machine that you can pay $75,000 to and receive a college degree from in four years.
"International student numbers at the campus had fallen by 52% since 2021-22, the university said."
Yet another aspect of the fallout from Brexit.
Yet another aspect of the fallout from Brexit.
At what point will someone in the UK government wake up and see the crisis higher education is in? We are seeing these news eveey week and this government is doing absolutely nothing about it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
University of Essex to shut Southend campus and cut 400 jobs
The Southend-on-Sea campus is home to the award-winning East 15 drama school.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"International student numbers at the campus had fallen by 52% since 2021-22, the university said."
Yet another aspect of the fallout from Brexit.
Yet another aspect of the fallout from Brexit.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Cult behaviour.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cult behaviour.
Just an unserious person.
Like how, HOW, does she plan to nationalise the internet?
I’m all for more regulation of tech giants and web services but says shit like this further cements my view that she’s not to be taken seriously.
She’s all rhetoric, no substance.
Like how, HOW, does she plan to nationalise the internet?
I’m all for more regulation of tech giants and web services but says shit like this further cements my view that she’s not to be taken seriously.
She’s all rhetoric, no substance.
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just an unserious person.
Like how, HOW, does she plan to nationalise the internet?
I’m all for more regulation of tech giants and web services but says shit like this further cements my view that she’s not to be taken seriously.
She’s all rhetoric, no substance.
Like how, HOW, does she plan to nationalise the internet?
I’m all for more regulation of tech giants and web services but says shit like this further cements my view that she’s not to be taken seriously.
She’s all rhetoric, no substance.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
I’d love for these people to define ‘culture’.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I’d love for these people to define ‘culture’.
Love Red Letter Media. And it's depressing that I can't tell whether some of their suggestions are actually legitimate are not.
youtu.be/u0JNJOVG1VA?...
youtu.be/u0JNJOVG1VA?...
What Are Next? (2025 Edition)
YouTube video by RedLetterMedia
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Love Red Letter Media. And it's depressing that I can't tell whether some of their suggestions are actually legitimate are not.
youtu.be/u0JNJOVG1VA?...
youtu.be/u0JNJOVG1VA?...
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rarely an indicator that things are going good for him
The president of the United States is on a poasting bender right now.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
rarely an indicator that things are going good for him
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How do u post this and not think I sound like an adulterous Nazi
Meanwhile on X...
Noem: "I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies."
Noem: "I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies."
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
How do u post this and not think I sound like an adulterous Nazi
Yes.
LLMs are used to outsource our critical thinking.
(as an aside I wish news stories would differentiate between LLMs like ChatGPT and AI being used in places like medical screenings)
LLMs are used to outsource our critical thinking.
(as an aside I wish news stories would differentiate between LLMs like ChatGPT and AI being used in places like medical screenings)
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Yes.
LLMs are used to outsource our critical thinking.
(as an aside I wish news stories would differentiate between LLMs like ChatGPT and AI being used in places like medical screenings)
LLMs are used to outsource our critical thinking.
(as an aside I wish news stories would differentiate between LLMs like ChatGPT and AI being used in places like medical screenings)
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Heard the one about how dozens of researchers assigned $144,000 worth of real world human tasks to the world’s “smartest” AIs to manage and…
They fucked up so monumentally that they were able to generate $1700 between them
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26787
They fucked up so monumentally that they were able to generate $1700 between them
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26787
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Heard the one about how dozens of researchers assigned $144,000 worth of real world human tasks to the world’s “smartest” AIs to manage and…
They fucked up so monumentally that they were able to generate $1700 between them
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26787
They fucked up so monumentally that they were able to generate $1700 between them
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26787
Most informed people in society:
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Most informed people in society:
Giving real "when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal" Nixon vibes
Q: Was the initial order from Hegseth to kill everyone and did that come from President Trump?
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Giving real "when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal" Nixon vibes
That's..... that's really not how international law works.
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
That's..... that's really not how international law works.
What irks me in this clip is at the end he insults the press and one of them just says “thank you Mr President”.
It’s just so pathetic and loathsome how febrile and cucked so much of the media has become.
It’s just so pathetic and loathsome how febrile and cucked so much of the media has become.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
What irks me in this clip is at the end he insults the press and one of them just says “thank you Mr President”.
It’s just so pathetic and loathsome how febrile and cucked so much of the media has become.
It’s just so pathetic and loathsome how febrile and cucked so much of the media has become.
It's so clear from this whole exchange that Noem has no clue if the guy had been properly vetted during his asylum application.
If he had been during the Trump admin, she would say so.
If he had been during the Trump admin, she would say so.
WELKER: His asylum was approved in April on Trump's watch. Was there a vetting process in place?
NOEM: The vetting process all happened under Biden
WELKER: Are you saying he wasn't vetted?
NOEM: Vetting happens when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Biden
NOEM: The vetting process all happened under Biden
WELKER: Are you saying he wasn't vetted?
NOEM: Vetting happens when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Biden
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's so clear from this whole exchange that Noem has no clue if the guy had been properly vetted during his asylum application.
If he had been during the Trump admin, she would say so.
If he had been during the Trump admin, she would say so.
You miss 100% of opportunities to suck up to fascists you don't take.
Yes, that is Wayne Gretzky golfing with Trump
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You miss 100% of opportunities to suck up to fascists you don't take.
Lethality at home = Trump's administration intends to kill people in America it perceives as enemies.
Enemies = Anyone Trumps says is an enemy.
Enemies = Anyone Trumps says is an enemy.
Markwayne Mullin: "The president and the secretary of war have been very clear. They're gonna use lethality against our enemies -- home and abroad."
November 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Lethality at home = Trump's administration intends to kill people in America it perceives as enemies.
Enemies = Anyone Trumps says is an enemy.
Enemies = Anyone Trumps says is an enemy.
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Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
As someone who wrote their PhD about the public sphere, I feel pretty confident in saying that currently, Twitter/X is the most poisonous influence on both national and international discourse.
It is actively harming democratic societies.
It is actively harming democratic societies.
If a drug was having this societal effect it would be banned within a week. Across the world, politicians are - through their inaction - completely abdicating their responsibilities to civil democratic discourse.
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As someone who wrote their PhD about the public sphere, I feel pretty confident in saying that currently, Twitter/X is the most poisonous influence on both national and international discourse.
It is actively harming democratic societies.
It is actively harming democratic societies.
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Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
This almost feels like a @theonion.com headline.
Benedict Cumberbatch says the tanks in World of Tanks are no match for Doctor Strange. https://bit.ly/3K36X3A
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This almost feels like a @theonion.com headline.