Jonathan Legg
@jonathanlegg.bsky.social
Politics | Infrastructure Planner | Geographer | Uninterested in USA happenings | European | North Devon & Bristol
Views my own.
Views my own.
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NEW: In January 2024, a man purchased Meta's newly AI-infused smart glasses.
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
NEW: In January 2024, a man purchased Meta's newly AI-infused smart glasses.
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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When are people going to be held accountable for the nonsense slop and puff they emit.
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 AM
When are people going to be held accountable for the nonsense slop and puff they emit.
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The EU supports Denmark and the people of Greenland. We do so united in resolve.
The measures against NATO allies announced today will not help in ensuring security in the Arctic. They risk the opposite, emboldening our joint enemies & those who wish to destroy our common values & way of life.
The measures against NATO allies announced today will not help in ensuring security in the Arctic. They risk the opposite, emboldening our joint enemies & those who wish to destroy our common values & way of life.
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The EU supports Denmark and the people of Greenland. We do so united in resolve.
The measures against NATO allies announced today will not help in ensuring security in the Arctic. They risk the opposite, emboldening our joint enemies & those who wish to destroy our common values & way of life.
The measures against NATO allies announced today will not help in ensuring security in the Arctic. They risk the opposite, emboldening our joint enemies & those who wish to destroy our common values & way of life.
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V interesting by @faisalislam.bsky.social: “How can it be that the over 50s, and pensioners in particular, are living through another collapse in economic confidence, and yet the young adult population is much more positive?” 1/
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
V interesting by @faisalislam.bsky.social: “How can it be that the over 50s, and pensioners in particular, are living through another collapse in economic confidence, and yet the young adult population is much more positive?” 1/
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The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told on.ft.com/48x09Vg
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told
A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense
on.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told on.ft.com/48x09Vg
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I don't think people realise just what a mess these absolute clowns would make. Of the economy, the Budget, diplomacy, industrial relations, trade, the Union, the media - everything. So wildly out of step with mainstream thinking and the median voter they may as well be from Mars.
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I don't think people realise just what a mess these absolute clowns would make. Of the economy, the Budget, diplomacy, industrial relations, trade, the Union, the media - everything. So wildly out of step with mainstream thinking and the median voter they may as well be from Mars.
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The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
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Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
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The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
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Labour have secured a record breaking 8.4GW of additional offshore wind capacity.
The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Labour have secured a record breaking 8.4GW of additional offshore wind capacity.
The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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Blimey. Did I really just hear Keir Starmer say this
“They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra. No wonder they are knackered and they left the country screwed”
#PMQs
“They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra. No wonder they are knackered and they left the country screwed”
#PMQs
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Blimey. Did I really just hear Keir Starmer say this
“They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra. No wonder they are knackered and they left the country screwed”
#PMQs
“They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra. No wonder they are knackered and they left the country screwed”
#PMQs
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Bloody hell. They are going to build two new Warringtons, a second Manchester Airport, a new Huddersfield and move the entire of Manchester!
As for Hull, well it’s not like either of them actually need to be on the coast
As for Hull, well it’s not like either of them actually need to be on the coast
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Bloody hell. They are going to build two new Warringtons, a second Manchester Airport, a new Huddersfield and move the entire of Manchester!
As for Hull, well it’s not like either of them actually need to be on the coast
As for Hull, well it’s not like either of them actually need to be on the coast
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Good that the City of London is doing this, and about time, too.
City to fight disinformation that undermines London on world stage
Government, police and cyber experts point to surge in social media posts spreading fake narratives about safety
www.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Good that the City of London is doing this, and about time, too.
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It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Also striking that Rachel Reeves has been off of it since 2 January.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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Is it possible that certain politicians defend X because "those on the other side“ criticize it? Has UK politics become so moronically polarized and binary that people would say the most absurd things simply because it is the opposite of what the others say? Is this a pathetic culture war issue now?
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Is it possible that certain politicians defend X because "those on the other side“ criticize it? Has UK politics become so moronically polarized and binary that people would say the most absurd things simply because it is the opposite of what the others say? Is this a pathetic culture war issue now?
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Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
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Today in the business and trade select committee we are talking EU reset: how is it going and what more scope is there to improve trade and cooperation? We have the TUC, the CBI, UK Steel, the Road Haulage Association and others joining us
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Today in the business and trade select committee we are talking EU reset: how is it going and what more scope is there to improve trade and cooperation? We have the TUC, the CBI, UK Steel, the Road Haulage Association and others joining us
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The Liberal Democrats have long argued for shifting the big levers on the economy to make a difference to people's lives.
That's why we are pushing for a Customs Union with the EU.
We have to see shifts in the economy so that small business can thrive.
That's why we are pushing for a Customs Union with the EU.
We have to see shifts in the economy so that small business can thrive.
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The Liberal Democrats have long argued for shifting the big levers on the economy to make a difference to people's lives.
That's why we are pushing for a Customs Union with the EU.
We have to see shifts in the economy so that small business can thrive.
That's why we are pushing for a Customs Union with the EU.
We have to see shifts in the economy so that small business can thrive.
Oh dear, don't think I'll be investing in oil and gas mate. Fascist ideology is going to be crushed by economics. Bwhahaha
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
What the Market Gets Wrong about Renewables | OilPrice.com
A German study argues that a renewables-dominated grid can fully decarbonize power systems within 20 years.
oilprice.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Oh dear, don't think I'll be investing in oil and gas mate. Fascist ideology is going to be crushed by economics. Bwhahaha
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
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In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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Just thought I'd post this:
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just thought I'd post this:
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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This is really interesting. I’ve visited a few houses with large libraries where the books are protected with wires so you can’t take them off the shelves. Felt like such a waste. In contrast I remember visiting Husserl’s library and being able to pick up volumes and see his annotations. Magical.
‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use
‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use
Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
This is really interesting. I’ve visited a few houses with large libraries where the books are protected with wires so you can’t take them off the shelves. Felt like such a waste. In contrast I remember visiting Husserl’s library and being able to pick up volumes and see his annotations. Magical.