Captain Haddock
@realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social
The tweeter formerly known as @jxb101 at the previous place
Brexit is shite
🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸
Brexit is shite
🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸
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You know when pro-HS2 people said it was about capacity more than speed, and the West Coast Main Line was filling up? Now we have no national rail strategy, no HS2 to Manchester and this absurd stupidity. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
You know when pro-HS2 people said it was about capacity more than speed, and the West Coast Main Line was filling up? Now we have no national rail strategy, no HS2 to Manchester and this absurd stupidity. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"He's very good at lobbing hand grenades at other politicians – he's not very good at receiving them."
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage fails to address racism claims: ‘He’s thin-skinned, and it’s getting thinner all the time’ | The News Agents
Nigel Farage, who is facing resurfaced allegations of making racist comments at school, now says he “never directly racially abused” anyone – following a previous outright denial by Reform UK. What…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"He's very good at lobbing hand grenades at other politicians – he's not very good at receiving them."
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
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🗣️ Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions ⬇️
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions ⬇️
Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🗣️ Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions ⬇️
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions ⬇️
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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20 days apart. Yikes
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
20 days apart. Yikes
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Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space | The Independent share.google/G1VHwMN90YjK...
Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space
For the first time since 1961, Russia has lost the ability to launch crewed rockets
share.google
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space | The Independent share.google/G1VHwMN90YjK...
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
So just got forwarded a Linkedin post. Dude based in London says he’s spending Thanksgiving weekend (it’s not Thanksgiving in London and it’s a Friday) in a library and his 6 year old child just chose Winston Churchill’s History of the English Speaking Peoples as holiday reading.
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So just got forwarded a Linkedin post. Dude based in London says he’s spending Thanksgiving weekend (it’s not Thanksgiving in London and it’s a Friday) in a library and his 6 year old child just chose Winston Churchill’s History of the English Speaking Peoples as holiday reading.
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“Brutal competition among models as the cost to compete goes down leading to an outcome like solar in the 2010s: the consumer wins, the producers do not.” (By @alexbhturnbull.bsky.social) syncretica.substack.com/p/ai-bubble-...
AI Bubble or Not
Getting specific about what bubble
syncretica.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Brutal competition among models as the cost to compete goes down leading to an outcome like solar in the 2010s: the consumer wins, the producers do not.” (By @alexbhturnbull.bsky.social) syncretica.substack.com/p/ai-bubble-...
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‘The way Brexit was mishandled’ is designed to con you into thinking there is a Labour piloted Brexit that won’t carry those costs.
Labour’s James Murray "The report that the OBR put out alongside the budget shows the impact on productivity from the previous government"
"Austerity, the way Brexit was mishandled" #BBCQT
Labour Brexit right now costs us £90 billion a year in lost tax revenue
"Austerity, the way Brexit was mishandled" #BBCQT
Labour Brexit right now costs us £90 billion a year in lost tax revenue
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
‘The way Brexit was mishandled’ is designed to con you into thinking there is a Labour piloted Brexit that won’t carry those costs.
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Talking to an LLM is like talking to an actor: it’s trained to give realistic-looking responses. You ask a question thinking you’re talking to Dr House but it’s really Hugh Laurie doing improv, and he’s not going to respond with “I don’t know, I’m not a doctor” because that would be terrible improv.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Talking to an LLM is like talking to an actor: it’s trained to give realistic-looking responses. You ask a question thinking you’re talking to Dr House but it’s really Hugh Laurie doing improv, and he’s not going to respond with “I don’t know, I’m not a doctor” because that would be terrible improv.
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COME ON THIS HAS TO BE A SPOOF
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
COME ON THIS HAS TO BE A SPOOF
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I remember when Cleve Hill was just a twinkle in a planning officer's eye.
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months – pv magazine International share.google/SXoR2Q8kcNvo...
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months – pv magazine International share.google/SXoR2Q8kcNvo...
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months
Latest government figures record 20.7 GW deployed PV capacity at the end of October 2025, up 10.4% in a 12-month period. Surge in contracts for difference (CfD) supported connections recorded in 2025 ...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I remember when Cleve Hill was just a twinkle in a planning officer's eye.
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months – pv magazine International share.google/SXoR2Q8kcNvo...
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months – pv magazine International share.google/SXoR2Q8kcNvo...
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Thames Water’s lenders are not offering enough on.ft.com/4rkHi7f | opinion
Thames Water’s lenders are not offering enough
The water industry regulator should not let the utility’s bondholders take control too easily
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thames Water’s lenders are not offering enough on.ft.com/4rkHi7f | opinion
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The modal British voter thinks that pensioners are the group who gets the least good deal from the state! You can't have a serious conversation either about shrinking the state or expanding the tax base from that starting point!
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The modal British voter thinks that pensioners are the group who gets the least good deal from the state! You can't have a serious conversation either about shrinking the state or expanding the tax base from that starting point!
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Isolated: Peeping Light
Acrylic on canvas
25% of original sales tp @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
Acrylic on canvas
25% of original sales tp @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Isolated: Peeping Light
Acrylic on canvas
25% of original sales tp @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
Acrylic on canvas
25% of original sales tp @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
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Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
If only Keir Starmer was in a position to order an investigation into Reform-Russia links!
Oh wait…
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Oh wait…
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If only Keir Starmer was in a position to order an investigation into Reform-Russia links!
Oh wait…
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Oh wait…
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...