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· Jun 12
i'm watching (almost) all of doctor who from the very beginning and I'll be collecting all of my thoughts in this megathread
i'm not going to post about every serial/episode, just whenever i feel like it
i'm not going to post about every serial/episode, just whenever i feel like it
hmmm. if i were founding a new political party i'd probably set some foundational principles going in, rather than going along with whoever happens to show up to the first conference
What fresh hell is this? #YourParty #TransRights
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
hmmm. if i were founding a new political party i'd probably set some foundational principles going in, rather than going along with whoever happens to show up to the first conference
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They will never stop
BREAKING: Israeli forces have stormed the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, report our colleagues on the ground.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/oapeu6
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/oapeu6
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They will never stop
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As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
one of these things is not like the others. the gov is cutting cash ISAs specifically to encourage investing in stocks and shares. £20k, £12k, whatever, but encouraging people to put their savings in stocks during a huge bubble is just gifting capital more bag holders
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
one of these things is not like the others. the gov is cutting cash ISAs specifically to encourage investing in stocks and shares. £20k, £12k, whatever, but encouraging people to put their savings in stocks during a huge bubble is just gifting capital more bag holders
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joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
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Yikes, OpenReview had a bug that exposed the anonymous reviewers, authors, and area chairs. openreview.net/forum/user%7...
For those not familiar: it's a tool allowing running a double-blind review process (think HotCRP, EasyChair etc) except review comments and author responses are all public.
For those not familiar: it's a tool allowing running a double-blind review process (think HotCRP, EasyChair etc) except review comments and author responses are all public.
Statement Regarding API Security Incident
openreview.net
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yikes, OpenReview had a bug that exposed the anonymous reviewers, authors, and area chairs. openreview.net/forum/user%7...
For those not familiar: it's a tool allowing running a double-blind review process (think HotCRP, EasyChair etc) except review comments and author responses are all public.
For those not familiar: it's a tool allowing running a double-blind review process (think HotCRP, EasyChair etc) except review comments and author responses are all public.
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I know we're all focusing on the chat gpt thing but this is an absolutely insane way for the observer and also glinner to refer to an ecofacsist who believes that trans people were invented by jews to eliminate humanity and that mass bombing campaigns should happen for the enviroment.
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I know we're all focusing on the chat gpt thing but this is an absolutely insane way for the observer and also glinner to refer to an ecofacsist who believes that trans people were invented by jews to eliminate humanity and that mass bombing campaigns should happen for the enviroment.
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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This is in the West Bank, not Gaza.
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men in Jenin, saying ‘terrorists must die’
Video of an Israeli military raid in Jenin shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier.
The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under justice ministry review, but has already been defended by Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who declared: “terrorists must die”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is in the West Bank, not Gaza.
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“I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us”
Says the straight man who approvingly visited anti-LGBT+ churches, brought anti-LGBT+ lobbyists into the heart of his own government, and still refuses to deliver a conversion-therapy abuse ban
Says the straight man who approvingly visited anti-LGBT+ churches, brought anti-LGBT+ lobbyists into the heart of his own government, and still refuses to deliver a conversion-therapy abuse ban
"[...] the Labour leader said the homophobic attack left him worried for the future of the UK"
*clears throat*
I HAVE OPINIONS
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/k...
*clears throat*
I HAVE OPINIONS
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/k...
Keir Starmer's fury after neice and wife 'beaten by blokes for holding hands'
'I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us.'
metro.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us”
Says the straight man who approvingly visited anti-LGBT+ churches, brought anti-LGBT+ lobbyists into the heart of his own government, and still refuses to deliver a conversion-therapy abuse ban
Says the straight man who approvingly visited anti-LGBT+ churches, brought anti-LGBT+ lobbyists into the heart of his own government, and still refuses to deliver a conversion-therapy abuse ban
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What is wrong with these people???
This is unbelievable and totally unacceptable! That British military trained in Israel whilst Israel was committing a Genocide against Palestinian people living in Gaza!!!
www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
This is unbelievable and totally unacceptable! That British military trained in Israel whilst Israel was committing a Genocide against Palestinian people living in Gaza!!!
www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
British military trained in Israel amid Gaza genocide
Exclusive: Armed forces personnel have ‘studied on educational staff courses’ since October 2023, Ministry of Defence discloses
www.declassifieduk.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What is wrong with these people???
This is unbelievable and totally unacceptable! That British military trained in Israel whilst Israel was committing a Genocide against Palestinian people living in Gaza!!!
www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
This is unbelievable and totally unacceptable! That British military trained in Israel whilst Israel was committing a Genocide against Palestinian people living in Gaza!!!
www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
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Me in the angry mob at Emerald City: Ok, yeah, her turning you into tin is pretty extreme. I don't disagree. But I dunno, the lion's thing… feels a bit "bitch eating crackers," you know? Totally agree that she should be held accountable, but like, I don't think that part is that big of a deal…
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Me in the angry mob at Emerald City: Ok, yeah, her turning you into tin is pretty extreme. I don't disagree. But I dunno, the lion's thing… feels a bit "bitch eating crackers," you know? Totally agree that she should be held accountable, but like, I don't think that part is that big of a deal…
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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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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Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
crying in the club rn :'''')
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
crying in the club rn :'''')
classic capital flight scare tactics to make a wealth tax seem unrealistic, utterly obliterated by 'ok, but your capital is mayfair, good luck flying away with it'
The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
classic capital flight scare tactics to make a wealth tax seem unrealistic, utterly obliterated by 'ok, but your capital is mayfair, good luck flying away with it'
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
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Even Hilary Cass - who disgracefully called parents terrified that their trans kids would take their own lives if they were denied healthcare "shroud wavers" - didn't go so far as to call for a ban on puberty blockers.
Nothing Wes Streeting says turns out to be true.
Nothing Wes Streeting says turns out to be true.
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Even Hilary Cass - who disgracefully called parents terrified that their trans kids would take their own lives if they were denied healthcare "shroud wavers" - didn't go so far as to call for a ban on puberty blockers.
Nothing Wes Streeting says turns out to be true.
Nothing Wes Streeting says turns out to be true.
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
this guy is a labour peer btw. they gave him a seat in the house of lords for life. rotten party. rotten system.
Why is transphobia the default state for so many arseholes?
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
this guy is a labour peer btw. they gave him a seat in the house of lords for life. rotten party. rotten system.
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I won’t say what I want to say but this is unethical.
You don’t put 7.3% of cancer patients on a treatment and leave the rest to see how they get on.
Trans healthcare is the only branch where this is allowed to happen.
Puberty blockers were the compromise and they’ve taken that away.
You don’t put 7.3% of cancer patients on a treatment and leave the rest to see how they get on.
Trans healthcare is the only branch where this is allowed to happen.
Puberty blockers were the compromise and they’ve taken that away.
The trail will involve 220 children.
Meanwhile 3000 another children seeking health care for their gender dysphoria will be placed on an ‘observational’ study.
The old ‘watch and wait’ is how Alice was treated. Although this time there might be someone actually watching, this is not health care.🧵
Meanwhile 3000 another children seeking health care for their gender dysphoria will be placed on an ‘observational’ study.
The old ‘watch and wait’ is how Alice was treated. Although this time there might be someone actually watching, this is not health care.🧵
Puberty Blocker clinical trials to begin
on the NHS
- The trial will involve around 220 children under 16
- Young people will “undergo intensive medical and psychological screening”, including Gillick competency evaluation
- Trial: Group 1 will get PBs straight away vs Group 2, 12 months later
on the NHS
- The trial will involve around 220 children under 16
- Young people will “undergo intensive medical and psychological screening”, including Gillick competency evaluation
- Trial: Group 1 will get PBs straight away vs Group 2, 12 months later
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I won’t say what I want to say but this is unethical.
You don’t put 7.3% of cancer patients on a treatment and leave the rest to see how they get on.
Trans healthcare is the only branch where this is allowed to happen.
Puberty blockers were the compromise and they’ve taken that away.
You don’t put 7.3% of cancer patients on a treatment and leave the rest to see how they get on.
Trans healthcare is the only branch where this is allowed to happen.
Puberty blockers were the compromise and they’ve taken that away.
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Also seeing well-meaning posters writing about an 'immediate start' versus 'delayed start' wing of the trial. No-one is getting 'immediate start'.
The level of questioning, assessments, examinations and review panels before eligibility is HUGE. No-one has immediate start - don't use this phrasing
The level of questioning, assessments, examinations and review panels before eligibility is HUGE. No-one has immediate start - don't use this phrasing
Already seeing some terrible takes on here about supporting science re the puberty blocker trial.
Science that is unethical & designed terribly, influenced by those who don't want us to exist, is never ever going to lead to useful outcomes.
& this trial will cause immense harm to participants.
Science that is unethical & designed terribly, influenced by those who don't want us to exist, is never ever going to lead to useful outcomes.
& this trial will cause immense harm to participants.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Also seeing well-meaning posters writing about an 'immediate start' versus 'delayed start' wing of the trial. No-one is getting 'immediate start'.
The level of questioning, assessments, examinations and review panels before eligibility is HUGE. No-one has immediate start - don't use this phrasing
The level of questioning, assessments, examinations and review panels before eligibility is HUGE. No-one has immediate start - don't use this phrasing
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JUST KING THINGS heads to the local diner to discuss one high school teacher's mission to go back in time and teach more high school, and also get a girlfriend, learn how microphones work, and if he has time, stop the Kennedy assassination. It's all here in 11/22/63: rangedtouch.com/2025/09/08/1...
September 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
JUST KING THINGS heads to the local diner to discuss one high school teacher's mission to go back in time and teach more high school, and also get a girlfriend, learn how microphones work, and if he has time, stop the Kennedy assassination. It's all here in 11/22/63: rangedtouch.com/2025/09/08/1...