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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 22h

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 6h

you have to at least entertain the thesis that bari weiss has been propped up and sustained by moneyed elite interests with an agenda, and that there is no organic market for her zionist flattery out in the border mass market

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 10h

All the fawning op-eds and bluesky posts from politics understanders. She doesn't differ from trump in any meaningful way.

Paragraphs reading:

Tensions between Venezuela and America soared following the attack, but Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.

"I totally support his strategy" Machado said. "And I've said on behalf of the Venezuelan people that we are very grateful. I think it's the right thing to do. It's courageous. It's visionary"

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 10h

I mean, she supports the extrajudicial murder of her fellow citizens, so who are we to say she doesn't deserve a prize.

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 10h

But she's just like him, simply a more acceptable face of the same beliefs. If you support the extrajudicial murder of your fellow citizens by a foreign power whilst pretending that your own government is the bad guy, you aren't deserving of recognition on the world stage.

Paragraph from the Sunday Times. Machado supporting murder of her fellow citizens by trumps military.

Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 10h

This is the person that won the Nobel Peace Prize. Doesn't seem very peaceful.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13h

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 11h

Keir Starmer has won the Nobel Piss Prize for chugging the most piss in a 24-hour window

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Even Spookier Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 17h

It says something about the sheer fucking state of our politics that Polanski basically saying "you can't just blame immigrants for everything, austerity was a choice" has made me a little giddy.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly! The bare minimum, awareness of the real issues facing the world, and it feels revolutionary.

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?"

It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x

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Sasha Simic @sashasimic.bsky.social · 1d

@uklabour.bsky.social's @shabanamahmood.bsky.social says protesting against #Israel's #genocide in #Gaza is "un-British".
@sashasimic.bsky.social in today's @mstaronline.bsky.social say's she got a point because, for the establishment, there's nothing more "British" than #genocide.
#FreePalestine

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Waiting for Doggo, my new play.

Two dogs are released onto a stage for two and a half hours, and you just watch whatever the hell they decide to do.

Two cats turn up a couple of times, and a boy appears to give them Bonios.

Please give me all your money.

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 1d

Off topic, but whenever I read 'nanoparticles' I think of this banger tweet from the good Dr Wolf.

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 1d

I'm white(Irish),
working class, sociaist. I see the flags on lampposts and I feel anger and dismay. Everyone in my social group is ashamed by them. We/you know that the people putting them up have malign intent. Conflating the issue with Trans rights is abhorrent BTW.

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

this is reconcilable with the theory i sketched out which is "everyone's a cop now"

Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 2d

So sad, losing a friend like this always hurts. Best wishes.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 4d

Hey chums , don’t forget that tomorrow is a special day for a free speech warrior & surprise masturbator to join hands at Riyadh comedy festival (& Jack Whitehall will be there for some splashback) - & they’ll still be on your TV all the time because these values are more acceptable than socialism

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 2d

“Sorry we all collaborated on an obviously fraudulent national panic about a fictional clandestine cabal of sinister Muslims plotting to jihadify the schools of Britain, the key figures responsible will now quietly commit seppuku” feels like it would be a good start, but it’d only be a start.

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 3d

This is just nonsense. Even Sam Altman doesn't believe this. There is no path for LLM's to 'wipe out' jobs, it is far too unreliable and can't be made better. Software engineering was supposed to be the cutting edge, and it's not breaking through there either.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4d

Nearly 100 million jobs could be wiped out by AI over the next decade, a new report by Senate Democrats has revealed.

Bernie Sanders Warns AI Could Eliminate More Than 100M Jobs

The senator accuses billionaires of using AI to consolidate wealth and power.

trib.al

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 3d

Giving artists the freedom to fail allows them the freedom to succeed. It's very simple.
The same freedom, to walk away from poor employers without risking your financial/mental health, should be given to everyone through a true UBI.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 3d

This is not it. Increasing the number of colonialist flags, even with this wet slop on them, is the last thing our communities need.
Anyone believing that there is a past era to 'reclaim' where these flags meant anything good is delusional at best.

Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 5d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Barrington Womble. @barrydowney.bsky.social · 3d

Giving artists the freedom to fail allows them the freedom to succeed. It's very simple.
The same freedom, to walk away from poor employers without risking your financial/mental health, should be given to everyone through a true UBI.

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