Adrian Boutel
@aboutel.bsky.social
Kiwi in Suisse Romande. Have practised law and taught philosophy. Wondering whether to do WSET 4.
“High earners and [successful] entrepreneurs” is a set of people defined by how much they take, Kier mate.
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“High earners and [successful] entrepreneurs” is a set of people defined by how much they take, Kier mate.
Things Rowling is pretending to believe here: 1) that trans women, who she wants to be kept out of women’s spaces to stop them taking over, erasing and assaulting women, won’t do any of those things if there’s a sign.
For non-Brits: one of these people has for years been held up as a lion of personal courage, bravely standing up to vicious bullies, and the other was denounced at astonishing intensity as a Stalinist thug imposing their crazy beliefs on others by force. Would you like to guess which is which?
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Things Rowling is pretending to believe here: 1) that trans women, who she wants to be kept out of women’s spaces to stop them taking over, erasing and assaulting women, won’t do any of those things if there’s a sign.
Sometimes I wonder if the real purpose of those ludicrous junior-doctor schedules isn’t to instil contempt for laypeople, who haven’t had to go through it.
The fact that many GPs don't believe people with mental health conditions will not be news to those of us with mental health conditions who have had to deal with these cunts.
Kudos on the BBC for continuing to manufacture consent to take away our rights and healthcare though.
Kudos on the BBC for continuing to manufacture consent to take away our rights and healthcare though.
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sometimes I wonder if the real purpose of those ludicrous junior-doctor schedules isn’t to instil contempt for laypeople, who haven’t had to go through it.
I am just a simple country tax lawyer, but the Equality Act claim seems to be that trans-inclusive women’s groups are (a) discriminating by sex, so they need the exemption for single-sex associations; but also (b) *not* discriminating by sex, so they don’t get it. Which is it then?
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I am just a simple country tax lawyer, but the Equality Act claim seems to be that trans-inclusive women’s groups are (a) discriminating by sex, so they need the exemption for single-sex associations; but also (b) *not* discriminating by sex, so they don’t get it. Which is it then?
Farage et al do not care about *net* migration. Their problem is not *actually* that Britain is getting full.
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Farage et al do not care about *net* migration. Their problem is not *actually* that Britain is getting full.
Fewer people coming (by 30% in a year!), more people leaving. How to reduce net migration by making your country shit. on.ft.com/4p1MuLr
Net migration to UK plummets by two-thirds to 204,000
Immigration falls sharply alongside a slight rise in people leaving
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fewer people coming (by 30% in a year!), more people leaving. How to reduce net migration by making your country shit. on.ft.com/4p1MuLr
Geneva airport determined to help everyone get their steps in. At least, I assume that’s why they put bus gates at the far end of a long pier with no travelators…
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Geneva airport determined to help everyone get their steps in. At least, I assume that’s why they put bus gates at the far end of a long pier with no travelators…
A movie that takes place where you’re from letterboxd.com/film/what-we...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from letterboxd.com/film/what-we...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/20/k...
Mast year incoming: so many Kākāpō chicks expected scientists will have to let their parents look after them.
Mast year incoming: so many Kākāpō chicks expected scientists will have to let their parents look after them.
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Today from The Detail: Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on.
newsroom.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/20/k...
Mast year incoming: so many Kākāpō chicks expected scientists will have to let their parents look after them.
Mast year incoming: so many Kākāpō chicks expected scientists will have to let their parents look after them.
Time to bust out those old “Goodbye Pork Pie” t-shirts?
Can I please put in an early request that "Quiet, quiet, piggy" be inscribed on Trump's tombstone?
Thanks.
Thanks.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Time to bust out those old “Goodbye Pork Pie” t-shirts?
Reposted by Adrian Boutel
Borders should delineate legal sovereignty but should not be barriers to movement.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Borders should delineate legal sovereignty but should not be barriers to movement.
People should just be able to move countries if they want to.
“But what about the criminals” do whatever you do to locally sourced criminals. Restricting *foreigners* does exactly nothing to keep your country criminal-free.
“But what about the criminals” do whatever you do to locally sourced criminals. Restricting *foreigners* does exactly nothing to keep your country criminal-free.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
People should just be able to move countries if they want to.
“But what about the criminals” do whatever you do to locally sourced criminals. Restricting *foreigners* does exactly nothing to keep your country criminal-free.
“But what about the criminals” do whatever you do to locally sourced criminals. Restricting *foreigners* does exactly nothing to keep your country criminal-free.
Excellent. Now do the dollar bill!
If you haven't read @caity.bsky.social's definitive penny abolitionist story, which I will choose to give full credit for a rare good Trump policy, here you go:
On this solemn day, a blast from the past.
Thanks, @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social, for the reminder and the gift article link.
A wonderful read.
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/m...
Thanks, @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social, for the reminder and the gift article link.
A wonderful read.
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/m...
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Excellent. Now do the dollar bill!
More delay for the Wings of Winter.
Boeing takes near $5 billion hit on 777X program reut.rs/3L9q3oR
Boeing takes near $5 billion hit on 777X program
Boeing reported a charge of nearly $5 billion related to delays in its 777X jet program on Wednesday, but its quarterly loss narrowed on improved production and deliveries of commercial aircraft.
reut.rs
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
More delay for the Wings of Winter.
All that murder, and he won’t even be a trillionaire. If those things vest I’ll eat a Tesla.
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
All that murder, and he won’t even be a trillionaire. If those things vest I’ll eat a Tesla.
See also: managed exchange rates are libertarianism, socialism is when you let people exchange things at market prices
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
See also: managed exchange rates are libertarianism, socialism is when you let people exchange things at market prices
“Forrester's analysis found that using AI for financially driven layoffs can backfire: 55 percent of employers regret laying off workers because of AI. More people in charge of AI investment expect it to increase headcount (57 percent) than to decrease it (15 percent) over the next year.”
AI layoffs to backfire: Half quietly rehired at lower pay
: Bosses banking on automation? 55% will regret those job cuts
www.theregister.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Forrester's analysis found that using AI for financially driven layoffs can backfire: 55 percent of employers regret laying off workers because of AI. More people in charge of AI investment expect it to increase headcount (57 percent) than to decrease it (15 percent) over the next year.”
Caught the extra innings again this morning. Apparently the rest of the game was exciting as well?
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Caught the extra innings again this morning. Apparently the rest of the game was exciting as well?
Holy crap
“They coldbloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present in the wards,” a spokesperson for the Sudan Doctors Network said, adding that the RSF had transformed hospitals “into human slaughterhouses”.
“They coldbloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present in the wards,” a spokesperson for the Sudan Doctors Network said, adding that the RSF had transformed hospitals “into human slaughterhouses”.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Holy crap
“They coldbloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present in the wards,” a spokesperson for the Sudan Doctors Network said, adding that the RSF had transformed hospitals “into human slaughterhouses”.
“They coldbloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present in the wards,” a spokesperson for the Sudan Doctors Network said, adding that the RSF had transformed hospitals “into human slaughterhouses”.
I thought this was just an abstract paradox.
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I thought this was just an abstract paradox.