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one of the london borough of lambeth's middlemost public intellectuals.
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One of the most maddening things about our current government is the way that they seem to think that if you find the right ambiguity of framing, they can continue to have it both ways and be everyone’s friend indefinitely.
Darren Jones is asked if the US bombing Venezuela & abducting its leader was lawful
Jones says he won't give a view on the action & he goes on to say its not up to politicians to make judgements on international law. Phillips points out thats exactly what they've done on Ukraine
Jones says he won't give a view on the action & he goes on to say its not up to politicians to make judgements on international law. Phillips points out thats exactly what they've done on Ukraine
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
One of the most maddening things about our current government is the way that they seem to think that if you find the right ambiguity of framing, they can continue to have it both ways and be everyone’s friend indefinitely.
to be fair to yglesias, who sucks, though it's an accurate description of the history of western nations, it's not why they are rich, and these sorts of things hold back growth
lovely little logic loop here. the left have accurately described reality, but i still think they're wrong, so what if it was somehow in fact the left's describing of reality that perverted history to make them right. quantum politics. no fair, you changed the outcome by measuring it!
I was wondering how this might all turn out to have been my fault
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
to be fair to yglesias, who sucks, though it's an accurate description of the history of western nations, it's not why they are rich, and these sorts of things hold back growth
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I feel like Trump is jealous of Obama for taking out Bin Laden. He wants his own heavily publicized victory against a monstrous enemy of the people who killed huge numbers of U.S. citizens.
More than oil or anything else he wants the optics of quickly and (for us) painlessly taking out an "enemy".
More than oil or anything else he wants the optics of quickly and (for us) painlessly taking out an "enemy".
If Maduro is in custody my expectation is the admin will try to hold Dumb Nuremberg. They'll make it a judicial referendum on fentanyl and try to blame Maduro for the deaths from the opiate crisis.
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I feel like Trump is jealous of Obama for taking out Bin Laden. He wants his own heavily publicized victory against a monstrous enemy of the people who killed huge numbers of U.S. citizens.
More than oil or anything else he wants the optics of quickly and (for us) painlessly taking out an "enemy".
More than oil or anything else he wants the optics of quickly and (for us) painlessly taking out an "enemy".
understand desire of some people to still post in the other place because they believe there is an audience there worth speaking to. in that case seems prudent to use a client to post without reading the feed
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
understand desire of some people to still post in the other place because they believe there is an audience there worth speaking to. in that case seems prudent to use a client to post without reading the feed
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This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS
“Upside down calculator says ‘BOOBS’”
January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS
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I've done a lot of work in dementia clinics, and I've never tested a patient as many times on the same test as trump seems to be doing. I have literally no idea why they keep making him take them.
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I've done a lot of work in dementia clinics, and I've never tested a patient as many times on the same test as trump seems to be doing. I have literally no idea why they keep making him take them.
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it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
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If you read twitter backwards it's about nazi pedophiles trapping Stephen fry in a lift
January 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
If you read twitter backwards it's about nazi pedophiles trapping Stephen fry in a lift
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This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Has everyone whose scroll the illegal image appeared on also committed an offence by downloading it? This is one of those AI worst case scenarios that ought to make everyone aware of the current direction of travel.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
everyone I don't like is a stakeholder
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
everyone I don't like is a stakeholder
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just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
January 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
the politics of the XL bully ban would be much harder today under a labour govt. you'd have Robert Jenrick talking about how he had a pitbull in the 80s and it hardly mauled anyone
Think one of the next big fronts in the culture wars will be between dog owners and people who really dislike dogs
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
the politics of the XL bully ban would be much harder today under a labour govt. you'd have Robert Jenrick talking about how he had a pitbull in the 80s and it hardly mauled anyone
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“tax progressivity analysis reimagined as racial biology” perfectly sums up the new, very unpleasant (and ultimately misleading) fad for talking about members of our society as “net fiscal contributors” or as “net fiscal drains”
It isn't a real defense because as you must know, despite all these tweets, the whole concept is bullshit. In a society with redistributive taxation like ours, lots of people are net recipients, so lots of immigrants are net recipients. It's tax progressivity analysis reimagined as racial biology.
January 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“tax progressivity analysis reimagined as racial biology” perfectly sums up the new, very unpleasant (and ultimately misleading) fad for talking about members of our society as “net fiscal contributors” or as “net fiscal drains”
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There are actually many more things you can point to as examples of recent scientific breakthroughs www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br... than 'curing Alzheimer's in mice', which people have been claiming to have done for decades and has a tenuous connection to what happens in humans.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
There are actually many more things you can point to as examples of recent scientific breakthroughs www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br... than 'curing Alzheimer's in mice', which people have been claiming to have done for decades and has a tenuous connection to what happens in humans.
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one last time, for the road
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
one last time, for the road
Since we moved on from simple single sales, there is no objective truth about what is the best selling song, only choices about how to weigh different inputs. For me this means they are weighing those inputs wrongly.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Since we moved on from simple single sales, there is no objective truth about what is the best selling song, only choices about how to weigh different inputs. For me this means they are weighing those inputs wrongly.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So we just accept this then? This is a legitimate use of technology going forward? This vile individual's account is just prompt after prompt asking Al to alter real-life images of women. The law needs to catch up with technology now - because we can't trust these tech companies to police themselves
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 AM
So we just accept this then? This is a legitimate use of technology going forward? This vile individual's account is just prompt after prompt asking Al to alter real-life images of women. The law needs to catch up with technology now - because we can't trust these tech companies to police themselves
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NHS doctors claiming HRT for trans people is too specialized of a knowledge for them is actually a labour dispute more than it is a skill issue. Not only do they do the same hormones for cis ppl, any chranny can and has learned all the basics about dosages and monitoring in under an hour online.
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NHS doctors claiming HRT for trans people is too specialized of a knowledge for them is actually a labour dispute more than it is a skill issue. Not only do they do the same hormones for cis ppl, any chranny can and has learned all the basics about dosages and monitoring in under an hour online.
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Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
I'd be open to voting labour again in the future if labour want me to vote for them, but they've made very clear that they don't.
If you keep telling social liberals to fuck off to impress the Times, don't act all surprised when they actually fuck off.
December 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'd be open to voting labour again in the future if labour want me to vote for them, but they've made very clear that they don't.
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A classic #WTAF? from the NHS. They have spent serious money deploying a tool to solve a problem that doesn't exist: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... ...
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter
Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A classic #WTAF? from the NHS. They have spent serious money deploying a tool to solve a problem that doesn't exist: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... ...
I hate them because they're banning me from going to the toilet. I assume it's the same for everyone else 🤷♀️
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I hate them because they're banning me from going to the toilet. I assume it's the same for everyone else 🤷♀️