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The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
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Would have thought he’d be pro-EU then.
December 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Would have thought he’d be pro-EU then.
The thing that is always missing from these predictions is an explanation as to how contemporary AI models are supposed to do these things.
They’re always presented as an inevitability, but no one ever asks how guessing the next word in a sentence will lead to this.
They’re always presented as an inevitability, but no one ever asks how guessing the next word in a sentence will lead to this.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The thing that is always missing from these predictions is an explanation as to how contemporary AI models are supposed to do these things.
They’re always presented as an inevitability, but no one ever asks how guessing the next word in a sentence will lead to this.
They’re always presented as an inevitability, but no one ever asks how guessing the next word in a sentence will lead to this.
Get Adrian Chiles in to do it, no one does it better.
Keir Starmer doing an email newsletter is a good idea, but the execution needs a complete overhaul:
Politics that makes a difference
Over half a million children, lifted out of poverty
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Get Adrian Chiles in to do it, no one does it better.
“We’re cracking down on family reunion”.
Can they even hear themselves?
Have they tried saying it this stuff out loud?
Did they not go “Jesus Christ, I sound like a fucking comic book villain.”
Can they even hear themselves?
Have they tried saying it this stuff out loud?
Did they not go “Jesus Christ, I sound like a fucking comic book villain.”
The Government says these reforms are “for councils”, but councils themselves are warning they will cause real harm.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“We’re cracking down on family reunion”.
Can they even hear themselves?
Have they tried saying it this stuff out loud?
Did they not go “Jesus Christ, I sound like a fucking comic book villain.”
Can they even hear themselves?
Have they tried saying it this stuff out loud?
Did they not go “Jesus Christ, I sound like a fucking comic book villain.”
Shocked to hear that racist Reform voters don’t care about Farage being racist.
Still, I’m sure they’ll all love being associated with racism.
Still, I’m sure they’ll all love being associated with racism.
Seen a lot of comments about Reform voters not caring what Farage said at school, which is probably true.
But you've also got to consider people who aren't going to vote Reform but you want to turnout or vote tactically against them.
But you've also got to consider people who aren't going to vote Reform but you want to turnout or vote tactically against them.
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Shocked to hear that racist Reform voters don’t care about Farage being racist.
Still, I’m sure they’ll all love being associated with racism.
Still, I’m sure they’ll all love being associated with racism.
In Yarmouth Town there lived a man, had a little inn down by the sand…
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In Yarmouth Town there lived a man, had a little inn down by the sand…
I’ve said this before: the solution is to let anyone become a multimillionaire if they really have to, but as soon as their net worth reaches $1billion we kill them.
This may sound harsh, and maybe illegal, but as Kemi Badenoch says “for the betterment of mankind, some laws are worth breaking.”
This may sound harsh, and maybe illegal, but as Kemi Badenoch says “for the betterment of mankind, some laws are worth breaking.”
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’ve said this before: the solution is to let anyone become a multimillionaire if they really have to, but as soon as their net worth reaches $1billion we kill them.
This may sound harsh, and maybe illegal, but as Kemi Badenoch says “for the betterment of mankind, some laws are worth breaking.”
This may sound harsh, and maybe illegal, but as Kemi Badenoch says “for the betterment of mankind, some laws are worth breaking.”
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I don't think transgender athletes are the problem facing girls and women in sports.
Investigators say former coach Sean Gardner created videos showing close-up images of at least 10 minors naked or undressing, which they recovered from his computers last year while investigating reports of sexual abuse.
Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed pending trial.
Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed pending trial.
Olympics Sports Watchdog Failed to Stop Mississippi Coach's Sexual Abuse, Women Allege
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I don't think transgender athletes are the problem facing girls and women in sports.
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Elon Musk is a global enemy to democracy.
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Elon Musk is a global enemy to democracy.
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
“Some laws are worth breaking for the betterment of mankind.”
I did not expect Kemi Badenoch to be a Luigi Mangione stan, but it takes all sorts I suppose.
I did not expect Kemi Badenoch to be a Luigi Mangione stan, but it takes all sorts I suppose.
She compares the boat strikes to Jesus breaking the sabbath to heal someone.
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“Some laws are worth breaking for the betterment of mankind.”
I did not expect Kemi Badenoch to be a Luigi Mangione stan, but it takes all sorts I suppose.
I did not expect Kemi Badenoch to be a Luigi Mangione stan, but it takes all sorts I suppose.
Typical ableism from BlueSky.
Some of us spend our days wishing we could stop thinking all these thoughts.
Some of us spend our days wishing we could stop thinking all these thoughts.
December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Typical ableism from BlueSky.
Some of us spend our days wishing we could stop thinking all these thoughts.
Some of us spend our days wishing we could stop thinking all these thoughts.
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It's quite a common view that I spend a lot of time arguing with. For a lot of conservative Jews the left's position on Israel means they're genuinely blind to the problem on the right because they want allies (see Netanyahu and Tommy Robinson ffs!)
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's quite a common view that I spend a lot of time arguing with. For a lot of conservative Jews the left's position on Israel means they're genuinely blind to the problem on the right because they want allies (see Netanyahu and Tommy Robinson ffs!)
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Over on Xitter, Kirill Dmitriev, whose country censors Xitter entirely, is on a 7-plus tweet rant about the EU enforcing transparency rules on Xitter.
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Over on Xitter, Kirill Dmitriev, whose country censors Xitter entirely, is on a 7-plus tweet rant about the EU enforcing transparency rules on Xitter.
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The macro evidence points to poor health, weak demand, and institutional design, and treats migration as an exogenous poison rather than an endogenous response to sectoral shortages in a badly governed, austerity-scarred economy.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The macro evidence points to poor health, weak demand, and institutional design, and treats migration as an exogenous poison rather than an endogenous response to sectoral shortages in a badly governed, austerity-scarred economy.
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One of the wildest discoveries I ever made was finding out people don't all think of storytelling as like this fun, moldable discipline you can make fun and endlessly experiment with. I have been doing this since I was a kid. I used to play act stories with narrative arcs
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
One of the wildest discoveries I ever made was finding out people don't all think of storytelling as like this fun, moldable discipline you can make fun and endlessly experiment with. I have been doing this since I was a kid. I used to play act stories with narrative arcs
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While his previous relationship with Hitler speaks to his character, his current relationship with Putin is really the one that should be of interest to journalists (and to the security services!)
Nigel Farage has gone to war with the BBC after a radio presenter suggested he had “a relationship when he was younger with Hitler,” vowing he would not speak to the national broadcaster until it apologized for its own past “racist” content.
Farage goes to war with the BBC over presenter’s ‘Hitler’ comment
The Reform UK leader says he will not speak to the national broadcaster until they apologize for all their own past racist coverage.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
While his previous relationship with Hitler speaks to his character, his current relationship with Putin is really the one that should be of interest to journalists (and to the security services!)
“I know you are, but what am I?”
Classic defensive move from Farage there.
Classic defensive move from Farage there.
Nigel Farage has gone to war with the BBC after a radio presenter suggested he had “a relationship when he was younger with Hitler,” vowing he would not speak to the national broadcaster until it apologized for its own past “racist” content.
Farage goes to war with the BBC over presenter’s ‘Hitler’ comment
The Reform UK leader says he will not speak to the national broadcaster until they apologize for all their own past racist coverage.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“I know you are, but what am I?”
Classic defensive move from Farage there.
Classic defensive move from Farage there.
Starmer’s strategy of wooing Reform voters with performative cruelty and racism is beginning to pay dividends.
If voters could vote against a party (More in Common)
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Starmer’s strategy of wooing Reform voters with performative cruelty and racism is beginning to pay dividends.
Liars poker, but with your CV.
Not all heroes wear capes. www.ft.com/content/81b8...
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Liars poker, but with your CV.
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The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control.
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
Watchdog’s silence after removing figures that showed social security spending is not ‘spiralling’
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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I would say “everyone is 12”, but I’m not sure even my 12 year old is quite so immature as to try “I wrote my name on it, so it’s mine now”.
The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, despite an ongoing fight over the institute's control. n.pr/48Oegp8
Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building
The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, despite an ongoing fight over the institute's control.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I would say “everyone is 12”, but I’m not sure even my 12 year old is quite so immature as to try “I wrote my name on it, so it’s mine now”.