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I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
Imagine when The Terminator came out if you told someone that in 40 years the world’s richest weirdo would fill the sky with a communications net, embrace AI, and now promise to build an army of robots, and nobody seems inclined to stop him.
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
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Why would we want Britishness? It is a flimsy construct of the English ruling class to control the Celtic Fringe and always has been. The Scots are Scottish for a good reason, our own culture, education system and Law among several. We don't need Britishness or the English, just mutual respect.
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Why would we want Britishness? It is a flimsy construct of the English ruling class to control the Celtic Fringe and always has been. The Scots are Scottish for a good reason, our own culture, education system and Law among several. We don't need Britishness or the English, just mutual respect.
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"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
Everybody Hates Keir
How did Starmer go from landslide to endgame in under two years? Also this week: the most murderous mammal on earth; and every thought I have about an insane train plan.
jonn.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
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"The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world —...
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world —...
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instead of lashing out at "coups" and "plots" by Burnham, Streeting etc, have Team Starmer considered just... being less shit at governing?
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
instead of lashing out at "coups" and "plots" by Burnham, Streeting etc, have Team Starmer considered just... being less shit at governing?
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Remember the Soviet joke about a man who always goes to look at the papers but never buys one. The news agent asks him what he's looking for and he says, "An obituary" and the news agent points out that they're always in the back section. "This one won't be".
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Remember the Soviet joke about a man who always goes to look at the papers but never buys one. The news agent asks him what he's looking for and he says, "An obituary" and the news agent points out that they're always in the back section. "This one won't be".
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Norway apologises for not presenting Trump with a Nobel Prize and sends an alternative as a peace offering #trumpawards
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Norway apologises for not presenting Trump with a Nobel Prize and sends an alternative as a peace offering #trumpawards
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Sums it up.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
January 18, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Sums it up.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
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People living in UK - especially GB - should not be thinking 'at least we're not as bad as America,' when Northern Ireland exists and civilians were being shot by state forces there for decades, and recent governments have given those forces amnesty. @grantsana.bsky.social leading bsky voice here.
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
People living in UK - especially GB - should not be thinking 'at least we're not as bad as America,' when Northern Ireland exists and civilians were being shot by state forces there for decades, and recent governments have given those forces amnesty. @grantsana.bsky.social leading bsky voice here.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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Jones is making the mistake of thinking isolated authoritarian leaders don’t miscalculate.
Putin’s Russia has a history of miscalculated and sadistic aggression.
We owe it to our allies in Eastern Europe to help deter its repetition.
And we would be less safe were Putin to involve them in war.
Putin’s Russia has a history of miscalculated and sadistic aggression.
We owe it to our allies in Eastern Europe to help deter its repetition.
And we would be less safe were Putin to involve them in war.
What are you even talking about! I am saying it is a delusional fantasy to suggest Russia is going to invade European countries like Poland, Germany or indeed the UK, which is the insane drivel currently being promoted in support of a disastrous arms race.
December 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jones is making the mistake of thinking isolated authoritarian leaders don’t miscalculate.
Putin’s Russia has a history of miscalculated and sadistic aggression.
We owe it to our allies in Eastern Europe to help deter its repetition.
And we would be less safe were Putin to involve them in war.
Putin’s Russia has a history of miscalculated and sadistic aggression.
We owe it to our allies in Eastern Europe to help deter its repetition.
And we would be less safe were Putin to involve them in war.
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
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The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
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On a smaller point: do these people ever actually read Tolkien?
The whole point of the LoTR is that power corrupts; that no one can be trusted with the ring except the little people who want to destroy it; & that it's "the pity of Bilbo", not "the hard men of Gondor", that saves Middle Earth.
The whole point of the LoTR is that power corrupts; that no one can be trusted with the ring except the little people who want to destroy it; & that it's "the pity of Bilbo", not "the hard men of Gondor", that saves Middle Earth.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
On a smaller point: do these people ever actually read Tolkien?
The whole point of the LoTR is that power corrupts; that no one can be trusted with the ring except the little people who want to destroy it; & that it's "the pity of Bilbo", not "the hard men of Gondor", that saves Middle Earth.
The whole point of the LoTR is that power corrupts; that no one can be trusted with the ring except the little people who want to destroy it; & that it's "the pity of Bilbo", not "the hard men of Gondor", that saves Middle Earth.
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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Trump wants to send Tony Blair to Gaza.
The only place Tony Blair should be is on trial in the Hague.
The only place Tony Blair should be is on trial in the Hague.
September 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump wants to send Tony Blair to Gaza.
The only place Tony Blair should be is on trial in the Hague.
The only place Tony Blair should be is on trial in the Hague.
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The cynical gesture of Keir Starmer recognising a Palestinian state.
The room applaud but when are we going to stop arming Israel who are murdering those same Palestinians?
The room applaud but when are we going to stop arming Israel who are murdering those same Palestinians?
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The cynical gesture of Keir Starmer recognising a Palestinian state.
The room applaud but when are we going to stop arming Israel who are murdering those same Palestinians?
The room applaud but when are we going to stop arming Israel who are murdering those same Palestinians?
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Starmer surrendered when he turned his back on disabled people that rely on the government for support.
He surrended when he cut aid for the disabled.
He surrendered the moment he called us an island of strangers.
Real patriotism requires us to care.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
He surrended when he cut aid for the disabled.
He surrendered the moment he called us an island of strangers.
Real patriotism requires us to care.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
We will never surrender our flag, Sir Keir Starmer says
The prime minister said the flag represents "our diverse country" and he will not allow people to feel intimidated.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Starmer surrendered when he turned his back on disabled people that rely on the government for support.
He surrended when he cut aid for the disabled.
He surrendered the moment he called us an island of strangers.
Real patriotism requires us to care.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
He surrended when he cut aid for the disabled.
He surrendered the moment he called us an island of strangers.
Real patriotism requires us to care.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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We have struggled to explain the Starmer government. But I think the explanation comes down to two simple forces:
1. A visceral, obsessive hatred of the Labour left. Any progressive policy, however necessary and popular, looks to the inner circle like a dangerous concession to the left.
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1. A visceral, obsessive hatred of the Labour left. Any progressive policy, however necessary and popular, looks to the inner circle like a dangerous concession to the left.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We have struggled to explain the Starmer government. But I think the explanation comes down to two simple forces:
1. A visceral, obsessive hatred of the Labour left. Any progressive policy, however necessary and popular, looks to the inner circle like a dangerous concession to the left.
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1. A visceral, obsessive hatred of the Labour left. Any progressive policy, however necessary and popular, looks to the inner circle like a dangerous concession to the left.
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Arrest him.
Stop the genocide.
Stop the genocide.
'Brutal insult': Green leader Zack Polanski demands Israeli president's arrest on UK visit - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-green-leader-zack-polanski-demands-israeli-presidents-arrest-uk-visit
'Brutal insult': Green leader Zack Polanski demands Israeli president's arrest on UK visit
Polanski tells MEE Isaac Herzog's visit is a 'brutal insult' to those mourning innocent people killed in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Arrest him.
Stop the genocide.
Stop the genocide.
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Does...does fucking anyone quotimg Leonidas know how that battle ended or what happened to Sparta after that war
Harmeet Dhillon at NatCon: "When the next group of elites comes to demand we stop protecting fairness in hiring, confidence in our elections, safety in girls sports, we're going to answer them the same way that Leonidas answered on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae: Molon Labe. Come and take it."
September 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Does...does fucking anyone quotimg Leonidas know how that battle ended or what happened to Sparta after that war