James Cronin
@cronin.xxx
Internet, charities, chocolate & dogs.
Founder, chair, director or trustee of a truly marvelous list of organisations that this box is too narrow too contain 🏳️🌈
Founder, chair, director or trustee of a truly marvelous list of organisations that this box is too narrow too contain 🏳️🌈
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
transsafety.network
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
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Young people feel like we've lost agency over our lives. We can't *really* pick where to live, or whether to change jobs, or how many kids to have -- the cost of living makes us feel trapped.
Younger candidates can powerfully speak to that emotional truth. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
Younger candidates can powerfully speak to that emotional truth. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
Young Candidates Can Speak to the Affordability Crisis Because They’re Living It
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Young people feel like we've lost agency over our lives. We can't *really* pick where to live, or whether to change jobs, or how many kids to have -- the cost of living makes us feel trapped.
Younger candidates can powerfully speak to that emotional truth. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
Younger candidates can powerfully speak to that emotional truth. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
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A great quote for those of us in the older generations:
"Maybe that’s what older generations don’t quite see yet: young people aren’t asking for anything radical. We’re just asking for the space to build our lives — and maybe even dream a little, too."
"Maybe that’s what older generations don’t quite see yet: young people aren’t asking for anything radical. We’re just asking for the space to build our lives — and maybe even dream a little, too."
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A great quote for those of us in the older generations:
"Maybe that’s what older generations don’t quite see yet: young people aren’t asking for anything radical. We’re just asking for the space to build our lives — and maybe even dream a little, too."
"Maybe that’s what older generations don’t quite see yet: young people aren’t asking for anything radical. We’re just asking for the space to build our lives — and maybe even dream a little, too."
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Elon Musk's legacy of failure, destruction and unnecessary deaths. He's a real psychopath.
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Elon Musk's legacy of failure, destruction and unnecessary deaths. He's a real psychopath.
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Misread this as samosas. Was still interested.
Brilliant demonstration of how maple samaras catch the wind; The Huntington, January 2025
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Misread this as samosas. Was still interested.
Nobody wants this.
Meta’s Hyperscape is ready to turn your real living room into a VR hangout
Meta’s Hyperscape is ready to turn your real living room into a VR hangout
Soon, you won’t have to visit Hyperspace rooms all on your own.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Nobody wants this.
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Sometimes it’s hard to argue with Grok
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sometimes it’s hard to argue with Grok
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Obviously a heck of a lot to digest from the Covid inquiry but this one rings true with our experience at the time. Stronger multi disciplinary expertise might have helped show the interconnections and trade offs between health, economics, geography and societal impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Obviously a heck of a lot to digest from the Covid inquiry but this one rings true with our experience at the time. Stronger multi disciplinary expertise might have helped show the interconnections and trade offs between health, economics, geography and societal impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If my Bluetooth could talk
BLUETOOTH: Your neighbor tried to mate with your AppleTV 20 times today.
ME: Are you still named “THIS AIN’T YOUR APPLETV BILL”?
BLUETOOTH: Yes.
BLUETOOTH: Your neighbor tried to mate with your AppleTV 20 times today.
ME: Are you still named “THIS AIN’T YOUR APPLETV BILL”?
BLUETOOTH: Yes.
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If my Bluetooth could talk
BLUETOOTH: Your neighbor tried to mate with your AppleTV 20 times today.
ME: Are you still named “THIS AIN’T YOUR APPLETV BILL”?
BLUETOOTH: Yes.
BLUETOOTH: Your neighbor tried to mate with your AppleTV 20 times today.
ME: Are you still named “THIS AIN’T YOUR APPLETV BILL”?
BLUETOOTH: Yes.
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"Imagine the person you disagree with most in politics...
"Imagine what they could do with this type of [Digital ID] system if you didn't have the right safeguards in place."
"We don't have a written constitution that has privacy protections."
🗣️ ORG's James Baker
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
"Imagine what they could do with this type of [Digital ID] system if you didn't have the right safeguards in place."
"We don't have a written constitution that has privacy protections."
🗣️ ORG's James Baker
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Digital ID cannot be saved, MPs told - 'no one believes it's about immigration'
Campaigners told the Home Affairs Select Committee that voters are 'up in arms' about the proposals and do not believe it is just about tackling illegal migration
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Imagine the person you disagree with most in politics...
"Imagine what they could do with this type of [Digital ID] system if you didn't have the right safeguards in place."
"We don't have a written constitution that has privacy protections."
🗣️ ORG's James Baker
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
"Imagine what they could do with this type of [Digital ID] system if you didn't have the right safeguards in place."
"We don't have a written constitution that has privacy protections."
🗣️ ORG's James Baker
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Was just listening to a conversation between a VC and an author who writes about innovation, and they were discussing "why Elon couldn't successfully reform the government" and it was the dumbest conversation I've heard in a while. And I realized they were starting with the wrong premise...
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Was just listening to a conversation between a VC and an author who writes about innovation, and they were discussing "why Elon couldn't successfully reform the government" and it was the dumbest conversation I've heard in a while. And I realized they were starting with the wrong premise...
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This week, we have Bluesky being stupid, Google being evil, Apple being devious, the government being daft about AI. tech bros needing a much wider reading list, and AI dogs. My friends, it has not been a good week in tech.
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
Ten Blue Links “Don’t Be Evil (some conditions apply)” edition
1. This is fine dot gif of the week, part the first Cookie banners are theatre. Consent is supposed to be the point. The European Commission is now workshopping a new ending: “you consented,…
www.ianbetteridge.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This week, we have Bluesky being stupid, Google being evil, Apple being devious, the government being daft about AI. tech bros needing a much wider reading list, and AI dogs. My friends, it has not been a good week in tech.
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
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Anyone got any LGBTQ+ artist recommendations for prints?🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Anyone got any LGBTQ+ artist recommendations for prints?🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
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I've loved Kate Bush's music for the past 30 years. Sooz is probably my favourite performer of her work, and in particular this song.
Performing Kate Bush's A Coral Room at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern last week. What. A. Song.
youtu.be/iaufrSWRHhs
youtu.be/iaufrSWRHhs
Sooz Kempner sings A Coral Room (Kate Bush)
YouTube video by Sooz Kempner
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've loved Kate Bush's music for the past 30 years. Sooz is probably my favourite performer of her work, and in particular this song.
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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If you live in the Camden Town Wardin London - make sure you’re registered to vote and have ID so you can vote OUT this transphobic Labour Councillor at the Council Elections in May 2026! 🗳️
Send a message that transphobia isn’t welcome & #VoteGreen
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social
Send a message that transphobia isn’t welcome & #VoteGreen
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you live in the Camden Town Wardin London - make sure you’re registered to vote and have ID so you can vote OUT this transphobic Labour Councillor at the Council Elections in May 2026! 🗳️
Send a message that transphobia isn’t welcome & #VoteGreen
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social
Send a message that transphobia isn’t welcome & #VoteGreen
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social
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London people: if you have a "Library Of Things" as part of your library provision, they have made thermal imaging cameras free over November/December. Why is that useful, you ask?
You can find cold spots in your/your relative's abode and work out how to insulate them temporarily or permanently.
You can find cold spots in your/your relative's abode and work out how to insulate them temporarily or permanently.
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
London people: if you have a "Library Of Things" as part of your library provision, they have made thermal imaging cameras free over November/December. Why is that useful, you ask?
You can find cold spots in your/your relative's abode and work out how to insulate them temporarily or permanently.
You can find cold spots in your/your relative's abode and work out how to insulate them temporarily or permanently.
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😍
One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
Pentulive 24/7 | Pentulive
Pentuliven pikkuiset kehittyvät vauhdikkaasti ja jokainen pentu on saanut nimensä! Kahdeksan viikkoa kestävässä suorassa lähetyksessä seurataan englanninspringerspanieli Murua ja tämän pentuetta.
areena.yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
😍
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Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate