@andrewladbrook.bsky.social
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My definitve case against ANYONE buying Warner Bros.
- It fails the consumer welfare standard
- It won't create value for the economy
- And it lessens competition.
entertainment.substack.com/p/why-i-hate...
- It fails the consumer welfare standard
- It won't create value for the economy
- And it lessens competition.
entertainment.substack.com/p/why-i-hate...
Why I HATE Anyone Buying Warner Bros.
More Strategy Thoughts on the Sale of Warner Bros.
entertainment.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My definitve case against ANYONE buying Warner Bros.
- It fails the consumer welfare standard
- It won't create value for the economy
- And it lessens competition.
entertainment.substack.com/p/why-i-hate...
- It fails the consumer welfare standard
- It won't create value for the economy
- And it lessens competition.
entertainment.substack.com/p/why-i-hate...
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Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
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If the government can deliver this - and it’s a significant if - it would go a long way to dealing with one of the biggest challenges faced by its clean power strategy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ofgem approves early investment in three UK electricity ‘superhighways’
Green light intended to limit amount consumers pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high generation
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If the government can deliver this - and it’s a significant if - it would go a long way to dealing with one of the biggest challenges faced by its clean power strategy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The adversary of my annoyance is my fair weather friend. 😄
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The adversary of my annoyance is my fair weather friend. 😄
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The notion that Europeans live in a repressive anti-free-speech hellscape because Twitter got fined is so funny to me.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The notion that Europeans live in a repressive anti-free-speech hellscape because Twitter got fined is so funny to me.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
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if you want an overview of where humanoid robots are at right now — what's hype and what's real — then check out my long read for @harpers.bsky.social. here's me teleopping a humanoid, and yes i was told MANY times "do not take off the headset until you've disconnected"
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
if you want an overview of where humanoid robots are at right now — what's hype and what's real — then check out my long read for @harpers.bsky.social. here's me teleopping a humanoid, and yes i was told MANY times "do not take off the headset until you've disconnected"
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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The overton window shifted so far we now say Halo had simple graphics.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The overton window shifted so far we now say Halo had simple graphics.
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The former heads of Microsoft's cancelled Perfect Dark game have been tapped by Take-Two Interactive to set up a new 2K Games studio.
Bloomberg previously reported that Take-Two was interested in continuing the Perfect Dark, but disagreements over long-term ownership of the IP became a dealbreaker.
Bloomberg previously reported that Take-Two was interested in continuing the Perfect Dark, but disagreements over long-term ownership of the IP became a dealbreaker.
Former Perfect Dark Leads To Establish New 2K Games Studio
Take-Two Interactive will establish a new 2K Games studio, led by former bosses of the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The former heads of Microsoft's cancelled Perfect Dark game have been tapped by Take-Two Interactive to set up a new 2K Games studio.
Bloomberg previously reported that Take-Two was interested in continuing the Perfect Dark, but disagreements over long-term ownership of the IP became a dealbreaker.
Bloomberg previously reported that Take-Two was interested in continuing the Perfect Dark, but disagreements over long-term ownership of the IP became a dealbreaker.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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I hope I'm starting a trend here. #citizenship
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I hope I'm starting a trend here. #citizenship
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i asked my biology students to make memorable mitosis memes and this might be favorite:
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
i asked my biology students to make memorable mitosis memes and this might be favorite:
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After much consideration, I've decided that the problem with Liz Truss's new YouTube venture is Liz Truss.
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
The Liz Truss Show premieres Friday on the Just the News podcast network
YouTube video by Just the News
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
After much consideration, I've decided that the problem with Liz Truss's new YouTube venture is Liz Truss.
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
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This week's top posts: Commissioners switch email in effort to protect whistleblowers insidecroydon.com/2025/12/01/c... #Croydon #Commissioners
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This week's top posts: Commissioners switch email in effort to protect whistleblowers insidecroydon.com/2025/12/01/c... #Croydon #Commissioners
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In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
(RNS) — 'We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,' the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
religionnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
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David Lammy, "Leaving the EU has badly damaged our economy"
"Untruths were peddled by Brexiters"
"We should work to be closer to EU"
Labour should have said this 16 months ago when they came into office. Better late than never
"Untruths were peddled by Brexiters"
"We should work to be closer to EU"
Labour should have said this 16 months ago when they came into office. Better late than never
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
David Lammy, "Leaving the EU has badly damaged our economy"
"Untruths were peddled by Brexiters"
"We should work to be closer to EU"
Labour should have said this 16 months ago when they came into office. Better late than never
"Untruths were peddled by Brexiters"
"We should work to be closer to EU"
Labour should have said this 16 months ago when they came into office. Better late than never
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Look how it's growing! Renewable capacity is accelerating in the UK www.power-technology.com/analyst-comm...
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Look how it's growing! Renewable capacity is accelerating in the UK www.power-technology.com/analyst-comm...
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The only principled stance is to punish Russia into retreat: militarily, economically, diplomatically. Let the future imperialists see what becomes of invaders.
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The only principled stance is to punish Russia into retreat: militarily, economically, diplomatically. Let the future imperialists see what becomes of invaders.
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Politico management genuinely tried to argue that because AI is crafted by coders, not journalists, it shouldn't be held to any sort of journalistic ethical standards, despite being widely adapted (poorly) to do, you know, journalism
Some rare good news: Journalists at the PEN Guild won their arbitration case against Politico, which deployed two separate faulty AI products (a "report builder" and a headline and summary generator on the homepage) without their knowledge or input.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
Journalists win a key battle over AI in the newsroom
PLUS: Artists fight for an AI transparency law in the belly of the beast, a Spotify mass deletion event, and an interview with a top video games journalist about AI and labor.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Politico management genuinely tried to argue that because AI is crafted by coders, not journalists, it shouldn't be held to any sort of journalistic ethical standards, despite being widely adapted (poorly) to do, you know, journalism
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London Liverpool Street has retained its title as Great Britain’s busiest railway station for the third year running, with almost 100 million entries and exits, according to figures from the Office of Rail and Road.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/eli...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/eli...
Elizabeth line drives Liverpool Street station to nearly 100 million entries and exits
London Liverpool Street has retained its title as Great Britain’s busiest railway station for the third year running, with almost 100 million entries and exits, according to figures from the Office of...
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
London Liverpool Street has retained its title as Great Britain’s busiest railway station for the third year running, with almost 100 million entries and exits, according to figures from the Office of Rail and Road.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/eli...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/eli...
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“One of the first experiences they will have in the Isa market is HMRC charging them on . . . interest on the tiny amount of cash that they have in there. It’s absolutely bonkers.”
AJ Bell boss warns over ‘absolutely bonkers’ Isa charge
Charge on cash in stocks-and-shares Isas ‘essentially a tax’, Michael Summersgill says
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“One of the first experiences they will have in the Isa market is HMRC charging them on . . . interest on the tiny amount of cash that they have in there. It’s absolutely bonkers.”
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The right wing British politics twitter reaction/the policy.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The right wing British politics twitter reaction/the policy.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.