Aidan Skinner
@aidan.skinner.me.uk
Open Source Open Rights Open Banking Open Supply Chains Open Labour
Open Minds
Open Containers
Open's a verb
GNU/Accelerationist
Dusty black coat red right hand
(He/Him)
Open Minds
Open Containers
Open's a verb
GNU/Accelerationist
Dusty black coat red right hand
(He/Him)
The Scottish Greens want to leave the UK
The UK has more than enough money to fund our public services and rebuild our infrastructure. But it's hoarded by a tiny minority.
The 50 richest families now hold more wealth than 50% of the population combined.
A tax on the wealth of the top 1% would raise over £70 billion.
The 50 richest families now hold more wealth than 50% of the population combined.
A tax on the wealth of the top 1% would raise over £70 billion.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Scottish Greens want to leave the UK
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You can hire me to edit for you! I provide fast, professional, and personalised proofreading, copy editing, and developmental editing services
www.wellreadherring.com/editing
www.wellreadherring.com/editing
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
You can hire me to edit for you! I provide fast, professional, and personalised proofreading, copy editing, and developmental editing services
www.wellreadherring.com/editing
www.wellreadherring.com/editing
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Conspiracy to not commit a crime is a flex of 18 USC
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Conspiracy to not commit a crime is a flex of 18 USC
yo dawg:
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aidan@ahab:~ $ screen -x
Attaching from inside of screen?
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aidan@ahab:~ $ screen -x
Attaching from inside of screen?
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
yo dawg:
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aidan@ahab:~ $ screen -x
Attaching from inside of screen?
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aidan@ahab:~ $ screen -x
Attaching from inside of screen?
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Tonight, Labour and Co-operative MPs voted for community empowerment.
Here’s what that means for communities like those represented by Baggy Shanker MP in Derby.
Here’s what that means for communities like those represented by Baggy Shanker MP in Derby.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tonight, Labour and Co-operative MPs voted for community empowerment.
Here’s what that means for communities like those represented by Baggy Shanker MP in Derby.
Here’s what that means for communities like those represented by Baggy Shanker MP in Derby.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Might start asking people who object which of my clients should give their lease cars back. Jayne probably has the most expensive one, it’s basically a minivan. Admittedly she may need it what with the epilepsy and motor neurone disease and so on but she can walk to those hospital appointments right
Don’t want to be too moralistic about this, but it is an active disgrace what people are doing to a profoundly liberational scheme that costs relatively piddling amounts on the basis of a couple of right wing shitposters misrepresenting it on Twitter.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Might start asking people who object which of my clients should give their lease cars back. Jayne probably has the most expensive one, it’s basically a minivan. Admittedly she may need it what with the epilepsy and motor neurone disease and so on but she can walk to those hospital appointments right
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
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Look when Hillary Clinton invented the trans in 2015...
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Look when Hillary Clinton invented the trans in 2015...
As a Brit who's worked with many Americans: do this. It'd be glorious.
they should really give everyone the whole week of thanksgiving off, it’s not like any work gets done mon-wed with half of every office out anyway
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As a Brit who's worked with many Americans: do this. It'd be glorious.
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There’s a vicious circle of “no fixed address so nobody hires you” and “they’ve been housing you in the sticks and there’s no jobs nearby” and “pay me a lot of money as a deposit” and “no we won’t give you a bank account”
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There’s a vicious circle of “no fixed address so nobody hires you” and “they’ve been housing you in the sticks and there’s no jobs nearby” and “pay me a lot of money as a deposit” and “no we won’t give you a bank account”
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This is brutal and just shoves vulnerable broke people into homelessness.
The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is brutal and just shoves vulnerable broke people into homelessness.
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My pre-budget take for the LSE Politics blog is up:
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Wealth tax and looser fiscal rules won’t save the Budget | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The narrative on the left that a wealth tax and looser fiscal rules would solve the Chancellor's 2025 Budget headaches has got out of hand.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My pre-budget take for the LSE Politics blog is up:
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Users are always the problem 😌
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Users are always the problem 😌
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movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
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Atomised evangelism and anti-bedtime left are mirrors of each other; signs of people looking for faith and identity, but that need only being met in a very individualised way that doesn't recognise their obligations to others. It's easier, but empty.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Atomised evangelism and anti-bedtime left are mirrors of each other; signs of people looking for faith and identity, but that need only being met in a very individualised way that doesn't recognise their obligations to others. It's easier, but empty.
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I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
Oh no this is really sad, great guy and great food
Sorry to hear of the death of city chef John Quigley.
His rock 'n' roll tales of tour chefing for Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, and Morrissey were legend.
More than that, he was just a really nice down to earth guy.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2564707...
His rock 'n' roll tales of tour chefing for Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, and Morrissey were legend.
More than that, he was just a really nice down to earth guy.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2564707...
'Far too soon': Glasgow restaurateur John Quigley dies after cancer fight
A Glasgow chef who catered to the stars as well as running a much-loved city centre restaurant has passed away after a "courageous battle"…
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh no this is really sad, great guy and great food
Trying to figure out if I can spend the budget tomorrow eating pasties and drinking whisky
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Trying to figure out if I can spend the budget tomorrow eating pasties and drinking whisky
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A decade ago it looked like it was possible to hope for trans rights to get better in this country (from the "OK but a lot to be desired" that it was before). We were being treated with respect and dignity for the first time. This sent many parts of the British establishment insane.
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A decade ago it looked like it was possible to hope for trans rights to get better in this country (from the "OK but a lot to be desired" that it was before). We were being treated with respect and dignity for the first time. This sent many parts of the British establishment insane.
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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the worst people alive are now convinced they're geniuses, and recognition and admiration are just one more prompt away, if only people would listen and agree
we've built a chatbot that causes causes people to act like stephen wolfram in the mildest of cases
and hans reiser in the worst
we've built a chatbot that causes causes people to act like stephen wolfram in the mildest of cases
and hans reiser in the worst
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
the worst people alive are now convinced they're geniuses, and recognition and admiration are just one more prompt away, if only people would listen and agree
we've built a chatbot that causes causes people to act like stephen wolfram in the mildest of cases
and hans reiser in the worst
we've built a chatbot that causes causes people to act like stephen wolfram in the mildest of cases
and hans reiser in the worst
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First the anti-foreigner crowd went after hotels, and now they're going after schools, and people with a platform who refuse to call it out are guilty of appalling cowardice.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
First the anti-foreigner crowd went after hotels, and now they're going after schools, and people with a platform who refuse to call it out are guilty of appalling cowardice.
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every day i am told "ai solves technical problems" and every day i see ai making the social problems worse
today it's an ocaml PR, where someone desiring the status of a contributor but unwilling to do anything more than copy and pasting things out of chatbot logs
a huge waste of people's time
today it's an ocaml PR, where someone desiring the status of a contributor but unwilling to do anything more than copy and pasting things out of chatbot logs
a huge waste of people's time
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
every day i am told "ai solves technical problems" and every day i see ai making the social problems worse
today it's an ocaml PR, where someone desiring the status of a contributor but unwilling to do anything more than copy and pasting things out of chatbot logs
a huge waste of people's time
today it's an ocaml PR, where someone desiring the status of a contributor but unwilling to do anything more than copy and pasting things out of chatbot logs
a huge waste of people's time