Peter Scott Reid
@peterscottreid.bsky.social
user researcher
Cambridge, UK
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banner is a photo of Composition 8: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1924
Cambridge, UK
he | him
banner is a photo of Composition 8: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1924
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Rancid
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Rancid
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I think it's worth noticing how completely major media institutions have just gone along with the project of sacrificing the national economy on the altar of "some people in marginal constituencies don't like hearing foreign accents when they go out"
"Why do we put hurdles in the way of the people that are actually going to drive our economy? It makes zero sense."
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I think it's worth noticing how completely major media institutions have just gone along with the project of sacrificing the national economy on the altar of "some people in marginal constituencies don't like hearing foreign accents when they go out"
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extremely normal peace trophy
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
extremely normal peace trophy
The movement against trans people - on both sides of the Atlantic - aims to remove them from public life.
In my experience, people that argue for 'moderation' or 'compromise' on transgender rights don't acknowledge this.
There is no middle ground with denying that trans people exist.
In my experience, people that argue for 'moderation' or 'compromise' on transgender rights don't acknowledge this.
There is no middle ground with denying that trans people exist.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The movement against trans people - on both sides of the Atlantic - aims to remove them from public life.
In my experience, people that argue for 'moderation' or 'compromise' on transgender rights don't acknowledge this.
There is no middle ground with denying that trans people exist.
In my experience, people that argue for 'moderation' or 'compromise' on transgender rights don't acknowledge this.
There is no middle ground with denying that trans people exist.
Why are people driving these Mercedes - hearses?
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Why are people driving these Mercedes - hearses?
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Autumn in Cagnes, 1918
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16294
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16294
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Autumn in Cagnes, 1918
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16294
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16294
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Lane at alchamps, Arles
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12269
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12269
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Lane at alchamps, Arles
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12269
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12269
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Fascinating review of Michael Barr's 'Singapore: A Modern History' from 2021
Thomas Meaney · The Bayswater Grocer: The Singapore Formula
The well-oiled pistons of the market-state are increasingly accompanied by the creaks and squabbles of a Chinese dynasty...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fascinating review of Michael Barr's 'Singapore: A Modern History' from 2021
10/10 the most devious species
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
10/10 the most devious species
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A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
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taking a quick break from the serious journalistic project of explaining how my ex-wife repeatedly violated professional ethical standards to quote verbatim how I totally roasted her
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
taking a quick break from the serious journalistic project of explaining how my ex-wife repeatedly violated professional ethical standards to quote verbatim how I totally roasted her
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The failure of car clubs to spread beyond major cities or to be sustainable within them is a real instance of market failure which government policy should be looking to fix. Allowing people to live car-free is a public good we should be looking to make as widely available as possible.
Zipcar is shutting down its UK operations, basically the only car club that worked in London. Massive kick to anyone who tries to live in capital without owning a car. Having been a customer for 17 years and used Zipvans to move house repeatedly, this is.... very bad! (Zipcar is owned by Avis)
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The failure of car clubs to spread beyond major cities or to be sustainable within them is a real instance of market failure which government policy should be looking to fix. Allowing people to live car-free is a public good we should be looking to make as widely available as possible.
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Everyone at Google should look at how their company was once a verb and has now become a heaping plate of nonsense and revolt against the dipshits forcing this on everyone
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone at Google should look at how their company was once a verb and has now become a heaping plate of nonsense and revolt against the dipshits forcing this on everyone
Intriguing piece
A Tech Millionaire’s Costly Quest to Prove His Brother Was Murdered
Steve Johnson became convinced that his brother was the victim of an anti-gay hate crime. Decades later, a man was convicted for the killing. But did the police solve the case or perpetrate a miscarri...
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Intriguing piece
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have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
People are very hard on young people on here, lack of critical thinking, lack of responsibility etc, and then you see something like this and it all makes a different kind of sense.
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
THOMASINA: Septimus, what is carnal embrace?
SEPTIMUS: Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.
THOMASINA: Is that all?
SEPTIMUS: No... a shoulder of mutton, a haunch of venison well hugged, an embrace of grouse ... caro, carnis, feminine; flesh.
SEPTIMUS: Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.
THOMASINA: Is that all?
SEPTIMUS: No... a shoulder of mutton, a haunch of venison well hugged, an embrace of grouse ... caro, carnis, feminine; flesh.
Arcadia is my favorite modern play. Maybe my favorite play. The live performance I saw in NY all those years ago the greatest play going experience of my life
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
THOMASINA: Septimus, what is carnal embrace?
SEPTIMUS: Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.
THOMASINA: Is that all?
SEPTIMUS: No... a shoulder of mutton, a haunch of venison well hugged, an embrace of grouse ... caro, carnis, feminine; flesh.
SEPTIMUS: Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.
THOMASINA: Is that all?
SEPTIMUS: No... a shoulder of mutton, a haunch of venison well hugged, an embrace of grouse ... caro, carnis, feminine; flesh.
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Ottone Rosai
Belvedere
Belvedere
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Ottone Rosai
Belvedere
Belvedere
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slapping `reddit -ai` to the end of everything i type into the world’s most popular search engine, the tech industry is fine and cannot possibly be improved
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
slapping `reddit -ai` to the end of everything i type into the world’s most popular search engine, the tech industry is fine and cannot possibly be improved
'[AI models have] been recklessly jammed into commercial software despite not actually being capable of the things tech companies claim they are.'
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
'[AI models have] been recklessly jammed into commercial software despite not actually being capable of the things tech companies claim they are.'
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
'Is the cost of the learning and development greater than £10,000?'
I want an £8.99 paperback, pls have mercy
I want an £8.99 paperback, pls have mercy
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
'Is the cost of the learning and development greater than £10,000?'
I want an £8.99 paperback, pls have mercy
I want an £8.99 paperback, pls have mercy
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Jules Renard’s journal, 28 June 1899
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Jules Renard’s journal, 28 June 1899
Listening to @duncanweldon.bsky.social's great overview of budgets and bond markets intertwining - from April this year
Currently - Of Budgets and Bond Markets - BBC Sounds
Duncan Weldon explores the political and economic reality of relying on the bond markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Listening to @duncanweldon.bsky.social's great overview of budgets and bond markets intertwining - from April this year
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Time to post this banger again
January 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Time to post this banger again