Arbre
@missarbre.bsky.social
Mardy but nice
Prone to the occasionla typo
📍UK
Prone to the occasionla typo
📍UK
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“Ahem excuse me your joke doesn’t accurately reflect my highly specific personal experience”
WRITE YOUR OWN FUCKING JOKE THEN
WRITE YOUR OWN FUCKING JOKE THEN
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Ahem excuse me your joke doesn’t accurately reflect my highly specific personal experience”
WRITE YOUR OWN FUCKING JOKE THEN
WRITE YOUR OWN FUCKING JOKE THEN
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Martin Parr, absolute mensch.
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Martin Parr, absolute mensch.
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
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Before / After the school street Rue du Capitaine Lagache in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. In video with sound this time ;) For the anecdote, this video was not done with a before / after effect in mind, but by luck it turns out there was a Street view photo that could work with it !
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Before / After the school street Rue du Capitaine Lagache in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. In video with sound this time ;) For the anecdote, this video was not done with a before / after effect in mind, but by luck it turns out there was a Street view photo that could work with it !
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This is a true story
I often think about how, based on the title of his book, historian Nils Gilman was (fleetingly) invited to keynote at the National Citrus Growers Convention
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is a true story
Anyone who says they didn’t count them is a liar
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Anyone who says they didn’t count them is a liar
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
“grassroots” right wing org
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“grassroots” right wing org
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
Incredible stuff
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Incredible stuff
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
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Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
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We estimate the number of non-EU citizens with ILR is likely to be between 620k and 820k
More details on how we reached those figures in the commentary
More details on how we reached those figures in the commentary
A key recent discussion about UK migration has been people's rights to settle permanemently - or "indefinite leave to remain" - but how many people have this status? Our latest piece gives you the info (NB - doesn't include EU settlement scheme) migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
How many migrants in the UK have settlement? - Migration Observatory
This commentary estimates the number of non-EU citizens who currently have settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We estimate the number of non-EU citizens with ILR is likely to be between 620k and 820k
More details on how we reached those figures in the commentary
More details on how we reached those figures in the commentary
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all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
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It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
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To be fair, I doubt Farage gets much pleasure from remembering that his side lost World War Two.
Genuinely cannot stop laughing at this title and tagline.
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
To be fair, I doubt Farage gets much pleasure from remembering that his side lost World War Two.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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You know that crap MIT Safe Security Generative AI ransomware paper, which they deleted? Try asking any AI to analyse and it. Here’s ChatGPT:
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
You know that crap MIT Safe Security Generative AI ransomware paper, which they deleted? Try asking any AI to analyse and it. Here’s ChatGPT: