Cameron Clark
@cameronclark.bsky.social
Premature geriatric
Former journo & audience guy, now solicitor
Former journo & audience guy, now solicitor
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It does feel like half the stories in the UK press only make sense if you follow Enoch1488, a peadophile on twitter who they have decided is the voice of True Working Class Brits
At some point the media’s view of their jobs changed from holding politicians accountable to active scalp hunting over relatively nothing. They’re trying to use a relentless drum-beat of less than honest narrative creation to try and force resignations in a way they never did before.
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It does feel like half the stories in the UK press only make sense if you follow Enoch1488, a peadophile on twitter who they have decided is the voice of True Working Class Brits
I hate to do the whole ‘everything is comms’ line, but you do once again get a sense from this that the government really has no grasp of how modern media works
They’re still framing policy through a 90’s/2000’s lens, then ending up in a bind when it doesn’t play out as planned
They’re still framing policy through a 90’s/2000’s lens, then ending up in a bind when it doesn’t play out as planned
This OBR/Treasury row on who said what, when... is very muddy and complicated.
A few points:
• idea that the OBR said on Oct 31 Reeves was already meeting her target by £4b isn't really the full picture - fcast excluded the welfare u-turns since March (some media have pointed that out, others not)
A few points:
• idea that the OBR said on Oct 31 Reeves was already meeting her target by £4b isn't really the full picture - fcast excluded the welfare u-turns since March (some media have pointed that out, others not)
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I hate to do the whole ‘everything is comms’ line, but you do once again get a sense from this that the government really has no grasp of how modern media works
They’re still framing policy through a 90’s/2000’s lens, then ending up in a bind when it doesn’t play out as planned
They’re still framing policy through a 90’s/2000’s lens, then ending up in a bind when it doesn’t play out as planned
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
They’re doing what now
Supermarkets doing reasonably priced frozen lobsters for ‘Christmas’ has become one of my favourite bits of December. Fully intend on having lobster once a week between now and January.
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
They’re doing what now
It really is quite jarring to recall that Badenoch was framed as some sort of intelectual heavyweight, prior to becoming leader
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It really is quite jarring to recall that Badenoch was framed as some sort of intelectual heavyweight, prior to becoming leader
I do wonder if there's any way to escape this framework that doesn't involve some sort of spasmodic correction (most likely a Reform government, in the UK context)?
No.10 could definitely drive this via regulation and policy around legacy and social media. But in the absence of that, what is there?
No.10 could definitely drive this via regulation and policy around legacy and social media. But in the absence of that, what is there?
It's part of the electionification of everything, which is why we as a country are failing to have a proper conversation about our actual problems. It's bad for the left *and* the right.
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I do wonder if there's any way to escape this framework that doesn't involve some sort of spasmodic correction (most likely a Reform government, in the UK context)?
No.10 could definitely drive this via regulation and policy around legacy and social media. But in the absence of that, what is there?
No.10 could definitely drive this via regulation and policy around legacy and social media. But in the absence of that, what is there?
The guy next to me on the tube is intently reading the Wikipedia page for OJ Simpson, and I’m desperate to know what series of events led him to this moment
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The guy next to me on the tube is intently reading the Wikipedia page for OJ Simpson, and I’m desperate to know what series of events led him to this moment
I thought this criticism from Warhorse director Daniel Vávra was a bit brutal at the time. But having now played The Outer Worlds 2, I’m inclined to agree
It feels like a game from a different era – and not in a good way
It feels like a game from a different era – and not in a good way
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss hands The Outer Worlds 2 a "7/10," hopes Obsidian spends "all of Microsoft's money" on RPGs more like Fallout New Vegas and, also, like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
"I would bet that budget for KCD2 was WAY LOWER than Outer Worlds 2"
www.gamesradar.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I thought this criticism from Warhorse director Daniel Vávra was a bit brutal at the time. But having now played The Outer Worlds 2, I’m inclined to agree
It feels like a game from a different era – and not in a good way
It feels like a game from a different era – and not in a good way
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I think plenty of it speaks to the state of the media, but an obvious one is that Vox and Vanity Fair barely investigated her and that she managed to commit an unforgivable journalistic crime before getting a book deal and walking into another prestige job, while plenty of others are being laid off
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think plenty of it speaks to the state of the media, but an obvious one is that Vox and Vanity Fair barely investigated her and that she managed to commit an unforgivable journalistic crime before getting a book deal and walking into another prestige job, while plenty of others are being laid off
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i mean not to prejudge this, but the cyber expert is likely to say 'yeah you hit publish, mate'
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
i mean not to prejudge this, but the cyber expert is likely to say 'yeah you hit publish, mate'
“Am I stupid? Scientists say it’s time to consider”
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“Am I stupid? Scientists say it’s time to consider”
I for one can’t wait for Labour to eat a mountain of shit for this budget, only to have to do it all over again next year when it fails to change the structural balance of the economy
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I for one can’t wait for Labour to eat a mountain of shit for this budget, only to have to do it all over again next year when it fails to change the structural balance of the economy
Yeah, I don’t think that’s how that works lads…
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Yeah, I don’t think that’s how that works lads…
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New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
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My “We’re not ENRON” press releases are raising a lot of questions already answered by the press releases.
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
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@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My “We’re not ENRON” press releases are raising a lot of questions already answered by the press releases.
It should worry us all that such a deeply bigoted sickness has overtaken so much of Britain’s media class
These people are as detached from reality as they are their morals – they just can’t see it
These people are as detached from reality as they are their morals – they just can’t see it
Trevor Philips in the Times, calling for a Trump/Miller-style of random deportations based on skin colour.
archive.ph/RlXPj
archive.ph/RlXPj
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It should worry us all that such a deeply bigoted sickness has overtaken so much of Britain’s media class
These people are as detached from reality as they are their morals – they just can’t see it
These people are as detached from reality as they are their morals – they just can’t see it
So Pritzker v. Vance in 2028 is just going to be us re-litigating The Last Jedi?
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So Pritzker v. Vance in 2028 is just going to be us re-litigating The Last Jedi?
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Only the best people!
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Only the best people!
Probably a bad sign for the company that most people's reaction to this will be "OpenAI had a mental health team?"
A Research Leader Behind ChatGPT’s Mental Health Work Is Leaving OpenAI
The model policy team leads core parts of AI safety research, including how ChatGPT responds to users in crisis.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Probably a bad sign for the company that most people's reaction to this will be "OpenAI had a mental health team?"
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Just an absolute joke of a newspaper these days
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just an absolute joke of a newspaper these days
I've observed this myself and often find it mad. You've got candidates who, most likely, have another 10-15 years of work in them, and significant experience/past seniority
I do understand the hesitancy, but it feels antiquated that we still regard employees in their 50s as 'old'
I do understand the hesitancy, but it feels antiquated that we still regard employees in their 50s as 'old'
Also, employers increasingly don't want anyone much over 50: if you lose a job in your 50s, you might well be absolutely stuffed, and the small lifeline of the state pension doesn't kick in until your late 60s. This is a big crisis coming down the track. Put as much money as you can into a pension!
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I've observed this myself and often find it mad. You've got candidates who, most likely, have another 10-15 years of work in them, and significant experience/past seniority
I do understand the hesitancy, but it feels antiquated that we still regard employees in their 50s as 'old'
I do understand the hesitancy, but it feels antiquated that we still regard employees in their 50s as 'old'
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Mayor's plan for pedestrianising Oxford Street is out, with only the western end of losing traffic for now (largely on one side of Regent Street) but the rest may follow at a later date if there's the political desire. Buses will go to the north, along Wigmore Street. Cycles will also be banned.
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Mayor's plan for pedestrianising Oxford Street is out, with only the western end of losing traffic for now (largely on one side of Regent Street) but the rest may follow at a later date if there's the political desire. Buses will go to the north, along Wigmore Street. Cycles will also be banned.
See also: 'Nepotism'/'nepo-baby'
8 times out of 10, when people use this they're actually referring to cronyism
8 times out of 10, when people use this they're actually referring to cronyism
I grumble about this. A new buzzword emerges with a specific, useful meaning, then quickly turns into a loose synonym for something we already have a word for because it's been around for ages (eg clickbait doesn't just mean a provocative headline, gaslighting doesn't just mean lying)
A reminder that “enshittification” has a specific and useful meaning and doesn’t just mean “things, companies or countries are getting worse”. There is an existing word for that which is “decline”.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
See also: 'Nepotism'/'nepo-baby'
8 times out of 10, when people use this they're actually referring to cronyism
8 times out of 10, when people use this they're actually referring to cronyism