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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 18h

Every country with English expat populations should retaliate.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 22h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 21h

a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

media.tenor.com

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 21h

It's the prerequisite level the best UK universities recruit at for postgraduate degrees.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 1d

Yes I suppose it was a genuine conceptual element of Warhol's work - and perhaps it explains the erosion of Hirst's reputation, where it feels more nakedly instrumental.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 1d

But hasn't the commercial face of the art market digested this contradiction post-Warhol, Koons, Hirst etc. by allowing the figure of the artist to become a brand in itself? Even reproduction doesn't seem to present an obstacle.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 1d

Pamuk's My Name Is Red is poorly disguised rip-off of The Name Of The Rose.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 1d

Someone once called him 'yassified Limmy' and I have not been able to unsee it since.

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 2d

I can’t express how dually maddening and affirming it is to have spent years reading philosophy and theory trying to make sense of myself, my politics and my place in the universe as our leaders get worked by dickheads who believe they’ve cracked the code by abusing amphetamines and watching anime.

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 2d

They’re morons, they’re just dickheads who accidentally struck it rich by chance, not by merit, and this system does not give a fuck about the ability or morality of the idiots who relentlessly quest to amass as much money as possible

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 6d

I assume that was 9pm rather than 9am, or else you were doing some epic sessions!

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 6d

The sort of epistemological naiveté you wouldn't even accept from an undergraduate.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 6d

Matthew Syed, who recently wrote a long read about why he just joined the Conservatives, objected to his BBC introduction including this fact: "Yes, I just joined the Conservatives, but I still see myself, first and foremost, as an objective journalist, if I may say so."

Phew! Glad that's settled.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 6d

I think the combination of a looming AI bubble burst, and clustered governance/economic crises in the US will throw bond markets into a tailspin well before that.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 7d

This is it. STEM is incredibly useful as a set of subjects but the market cannot bear more graduates. Humanities and social science graduates are in demand because of their wide skills base and adaptability.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 7d

Universities are engines for levelling up many post-industrial areas of the UK. This statement from Starmer shows how seriously he and the party take that.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 8d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 7d

I.... wow.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine having natural charisma like that! But it helps that the music and words are really very good in themselves.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

Saw him a while back here in London, and it was amazing. Like a church sermon, but we all danced.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

The British understanding of the benefits of multilinguality remains poor - quelle surprise!

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8d

Katie Lam says there are some schools in London "where 3/4 pupils don't speak English to the standard needed to for education"

Are there? London school results are outperforming everywhere else, partly + migration/diversity effects

[CPS livestreaming this if want to check the quote.It was 915am]

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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvdsande.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday 250.000 people assembled in Amsterdam to protest the complicity of the Dutch government with the genocide in Gaza. This amounts to 1.4% of the country's entire population. We were there to show our solidarity with the Palestinians, but this massive turn-out also conveys something else.

Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 9d

A human flood in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, in support of Gaza and in condemnation of the ongoing Israeli starvation and aggression.

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 8d

Nikon N60 | Fuji 400
#filmphotography

A blue apartment with a white 80s Ford RV parked out front. There is the faintest reflection of both in a puddle in a gutter

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

Grimly funny, especially given that the rest of London Fields turns into Glastonbury when the weather is halfway decent.

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting point. I think the Wire eventually includes that patriarchal element into its critique. Breaking Bad on the other hand is just cliffhangers wrapped around a moral quandary.

Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 8d

"Let them eat Tesco sandwiches"

Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 9d

perfect detail

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 9d

silky bastard

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Casper Hoed @telecasper.bsky.social · 9d

this is amazing!