Alan Hasell
@alanhasell.bsky.social
Scientist. Engineer. Cynic. Generally grumpy old git. Geek but not the cool kind. Currently clean on OPSEC.
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
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One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
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“We all know why,” says Matt Goodwin.
And we do! It’s because the methodology for estimating emigration changed! I’m sure that’s what Matt is getting at here, right?
And we do! It’s because the methodology for estimating emigration changed! I’m sure that’s what Matt is getting at here, right?
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“We all know why,” says Matt Goodwin.
And we do! It’s because the methodology for estimating emigration changed! I’m sure that’s what Matt is getting at here, right?
And we do! It’s because the methodology for estimating emigration changed! I’m sure that’s what Matt is getting at here, right?
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"Well, Jim, we're going to move to dismiss because we think they improperly influenced the grand jury to vote their way. It's a high standard so it'll be an uphill battle, but we're going to fight hard."
"Actually, the grand jury never saw the indictment."
" . . . . . . fucking what?"
"Actually, the grand jury never saw the indictment."
" . . . . . . fucking what?"
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Well, Jim, we're going to move to dismiss because we think they improperly influenced the grand jury to vote their way. It's a high standard so it'll be an uphill battle, but we're going to fight hard."
"Actually, the grand jury never saw the indictment."
" . . . . . . fucking what?"
"Actually, the grand jury never saw the indictment."
" . . . . . . fucking what?"
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Somebody who isn't a real US attorney has been proceeding against somebody in federal court with a faked indictment.
In a sane system, Halligan would be going to prison.
In a sane system, Halligan would be going to prison.
Sure. "The Grand Jury did not see the operative indictment" is the kind of fuckup where lawyers literally don't actually know what happens next because it SO fundamental a thing that it is LITERALLY possible nobody had even thought of this as a thing that could happen.
Translate for us non-law-talkers...?
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Somebody who isn't a real US attorney has been proceeding against somebody in federal court with a faked indictment.
In a sane system, Halligan would be going to prison.
In a sane system, Halligan would be going to prison.
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WHAT
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series » GateWorld
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm.
www.gateworld.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
WHAT
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I refuse to lose our Republic to a guy with swollen ankles and a tribble on his head.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I refuse to lose our Republic to a guy with swollen ankles and a tribble on his head.
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“a White House official told The Guardian, “…If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take it”.
“Giving it” is doing one’s job, apparently, and “taking it” is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“Giving it” is doing one’s job, apparently, and “taking it” is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“a White House official told The Guardian, “…If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take it”.
“Giving it” is doing one’s job, apparently, and “taking it” is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“Giving it” is doing one’s job, apparently, and “taking it” is being called a pig by the president for asking him a question”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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For different reasons - jobs, study, family!
Most went to more ethnically diverse countries (Australia, Canada, America + UAE) than the UK!
Because an increasingly ethnonationalist Goodwin has an ever narrow view of who is "British" he instinctively imagines all these British emigrants are white
Most went to more ethnically diverse countries (Australia, Canada, America + UAE) than the UK!
Because an increasingly ethnonationalist Goodwin has an ever narrow view of who is "British" he instinctively imagines all these British emigrants are white
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
For different reasons - jobs, study, family!
Most went to more ethnically diverse countries (Australia, Canada, America + UAE) than the UK!
Because an increasingly ethnonationalist Goodwin has an ever narrow view of who is "British" he instinctively imagines all these British emigrants are white
Most went to more ethnically diverse countries (Australia, Canada, America + UAE) than the UK!
Because an increasingly ethnonationalist Goodwin has an ever narrow view of who is "British" he instinctively imagines all these British emigrants are white
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Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
Ben Shapiro: “When the president said deport all the illegal immigrants, I never thought that he meant that literally”
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
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When you assemble a squad of thugs and tell them they're above the law, don't be shocked if they start behaving as if they're above the law.
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When you assemble a squad of thugs and tell them they're above the law, don't be shocked if they start behaving as if they're above the law.
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I don’t care what happens with the Texas legislative maps. Democrats should still gerrymander the shit out of blue states.
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I don’t care what happens with the Texas legislative maps. Democrats should still gerrymander the shit out of blue states.
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Hello @ec.europa.eu , or whoever is responsible for enforcing the rules, X's AI, Grok, is denying the Holocaust. Holocaust denial is illegal in France. Please don't make an exception when it comes to a billionaire, as usual.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hello @ec.europa.eu , or whoever is responsible for enforcing the rules, X's AI, Grok, is denying the Holocaust. Holocaust denial is illegal in France. Please don't make an exception when it comes to a billionaire, as usual.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that he is leading "the first government in history to float increasing income tax rates only to then U-turn on it all after the actual budget".
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that he is leading "the first government in history to float increasing income tax rates only to then U-turn on it all after the actual budget".
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Imagine believing that this should be the policy of a Labour government
The Labour government does not want to rule out deporting somebody once here as a refugee 16-19 years with a British-born 15 year old child
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Imagine believing that this should be the policy of a Labour government
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I got asked if I want to pitch on (another) major franchise reboot at Paramount. I replied saying that I can't in good conscience work for a guy who is currently sitting down to dinner with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mohammed bin Salman. Maybe I'm my own worst enemy, but... fuck to the no.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I got asked if I want to pitch on (another) major franchise reboot at Paramount. I replied saying that I can't in good conscience work for a guy who is currently sitting down to dinner with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mohammed bin Salman. Maybe I'm my own worst enemy, but... fuck to the no.
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“Spreading these kinds of lies stigmatises autistic people and makes life harder for them and their families.”
National Autistic Society
They’ve had enough of Richard Tice’s constant attempts to sound tough
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-start...
National Autistic Society
They’ve had enough of Richard Tice’s constant attempts to sound tough
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-start...
Reform starts to reveal its thinking on SEND reform
Councils should trial scrapping annual reviews of education and health care plans, Reform has said, as its deputy leader claimed there is a "crisis of over diagnosis" of special educational needs. Ric...
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Spreading these kinds of lies stigmatises autistic people and makes life harder for them and their families.”
National Autistic Society
They’ve had enough of Richard Tice’s constant attempts to sound tough
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-start...
National Autistic Society
They’ve had enough of Richard Tice’s constant attempts to sound tough
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-start...
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If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
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Journalists - if the person you are all trying to question insults one of your peers and them comes to you, the only reasonable response is to defer back to the insulted journo or to repeat their question. It’s not just about integrity - our main job is to make sure difficult questions are answered
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Journalists - if the person you are all trying to question insults one of your peers and them comes to you, the only reasonable response is to defer back to the insulted journo or to repeat their question. It’s not just about integrity - our main job is to make sure difficult questions are answered