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· Jun 10
McPhee 31
Reviewed by Adam McPhee
www.thetemzreview.com
I'm in the new issue of the @thetemzreview.bsky.social with a look at Kate Beaton's latest. Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour is a call for working-class art and a survey of the literature of Cape Breton, full of the great anecdotes she's known for. www.thetemzreview.com/mcphee-31.html
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Great talk among people how some of the Fanatiques do say that the end of the world is at hand, and that next Tuesday is to be the day. Against which, whenever it shall be, good God fit us all.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Great talk among people how some of the Fanatiques do say that the end of the world is at hand, and that next Tuesday is to be the day. Against which, whenever it shall be, good God fit us all.
It's my suspicion that people who work within the judicial system see juries as inefficient. Even if that's true I don't think we should get rid of them, because that's ultimately a good thing. As KSR says, justice is the opposite of efficiency!
DEFEND OUR JURIES
David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing cases passing a public interest test.
We saw this coming. It is the reason Defend Our Juries exists.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing cases passing a public interest test.
We saw this coming. It is the reason Defend Our Juries exists.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It's my suspicion that people who work within the judicial system see juries as inefficient. Even if that's true I don't think we should get rid of them, because that's ultimately a good thing. As KSR says, justice is the opposite of efficiency!
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My constituent is one of six political prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the right to a fair trial and the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My constituent is one of six political prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the right to a fair trial and the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
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I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
Always grinds my gears when people say "No one would work drudge jobs if there was a UBI"
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
drop the frozen turkey directly into the hot oil
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
drop the frozen turkey directly into the hot oil
Getting fed Yanis Varoufakis AI slop on youtube now
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Getting fed Yanis Varoufakis AI slop on youtube now
Leftist circa 2013: we need measurements like the gini coefficient that indicate how the economy is working for us; the GDP was always bad and is getting worse as it's made to account for fake growth
Leftist after the monkey's paw curls: hmm well, it was nice while we had it
Leftist after the monkey's paw curls: hmm well, it was nice while we had it
BEA: GDP Q3 data originally scheduled for October 30th is cancelled.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Leftist circa 2013: we need measurements like the gini coefficient that indicate how the economy is working for us; the GDP was always bad and is getting worse as it's made to account for fake growth
Leftist after the monkey's paw curls: hmm well, it was nice while we had it
Leftist after the monkey's paw curls: hmm well, it was nice while we had it
a gifted and accomplished courtier, possessing both a gallant heart and deep humanistic learning... narrowly averted poisoning at the instigation of his aunt...
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
a gifted and accomplished courtier, possessing both a gallant heart and deep humanistic learning... narrowly averted poisoning at the instigation of his aunt...
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[nodding toward the Power and Politics studio] I bet it smells crazy in there
Checking up on Canadian politics. I think Liberal strategist Gerald Butts is going to shit all over Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse's plans
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
[nodding toward the Power and Politics studio] I bet it smells crazy in there
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Someone's taking the piss
Checking up on Canadian politics. I think Liberal strategist Gerald Butts is going to shit all over Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse's plans
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Someone's taking the piss
Checking up on Canadian politics. I think Liberal strategist Gerald Butts is going to shit all over Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse's plans
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Checking up on Canadian politics. I think Liberal strategist Gerald Butts is going to shit all over Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse's plans
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NEW: Why are so many right-wing accounts based outside the United States?
Simple: Republican oligarchs are outsourcing their media campaigns. www.peoplesline.org/p/blowback-a...
Simple: Republican oligarchs are outsourcing their media campaigns. www.peoplesline.org/p/blowback-a...
Blowback and the international troll industry
Why are so many Twitter reactionaries from outside of the United States?
www.peoplesline.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NEW: Why are so many right-wing accounts based outside the United States?
Simple: Republican oligarchs are outsourcing their media campaigns. www.peoplesline.org/p/blowback-a...
Simple: Republican oligarchs are outsourcing their media campaigns. www.peoplesline.org/p/blowback-a...
Everything else aside, the reason they shot those ostriches is actually crazy. Yeah, turns out the sign on the mailbox said no flyers
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Everything else aside, the reason they shot those ostriches is actually crazy. Yeah, turns out the sign on the mailbox said no flyers
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always nice when a piece finds its audience! check it out, won't you?
This story by @geoliminal.bsky.social, "Leeuwenhok's Lens" is a blast. A lot of fun spy shenanigans followed by a profound meditation about our place in the cosmos. Science fiction at its finest. Plus it's guaranteed to send you down a fun wiki rabbit hole. yourimpossiblevoice.com/leeuwenhoeks...
Leeuwenhoek’s Lens | Issue 33
By Eric Williams — "From the deck of the trekschuit, I watched Rotterdam and its forest of ships’ masts shrink and recede, and with the sight of them went, blessedly, the smell of herring and the scre...
yourimpossiblevoice.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
always nice when a piece finds its audience! check it out, won't you?
Ottobon Terzi, 13??––1409, inventor of the famous German highway
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ottobon Terzi, 13??––1409, inventor of the famous German highway
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Sounds intriguing! Sci-fi often explores our cosmic significance, like in "Dune": "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." 🪐📚 What themes stood out for you? #SciFi #
This story by @geoliminal.bsky.social, "Leeuwenhok's Lens" is a blast. A lot of fun spy shenanigans followed by a profound meditation about our place in the cosmos. Science fiction at its finest. Plus it's guaranteed to send you down a fun wiki rabbit hole. yourimpossiblevoice.com/leeuwenhoeks...
Leeuwenhoek’s Lens | Issue 33
By Eric Williams — "From the deck of the trekschuit, I watched Rotterdam and its forest of ships’ masts shrink and recede, and with the sight of them went, blessedly, the smell of herring and the scre...
yourimpossiblevoice.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sounds intriguing! Sci-fi often explores our cosmic significance, like in "Dune": "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." 🪐📚 What themes stood out for you? #SciFi #
This story by @geoliminal.bsky.social, "Leeuwenhok's Lens" is a blast. A lot of fun spy shenanigans followed by a profound meditation about our place in the cosmos. Science fiction at its finest. Plus it's guaranteed to send you down a fun wiki rabbit hole. yourimpossiblevoice.com/leeuwenhoeks...
Leeuwenhoek’s Lens | Issue 33
By Eric Williams — "From the deck of the trekschuit, I watched Rotterdam and its forest of ships’ masts shrink and recede, and with the sight of them went, blessedly, the smell of herring and the scre...
yourimpossiblevoice.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This story by @geoliminal.bsky.social, "Leeuwenhok's Lens" is a blast. A lot of fun spy shenanigans followed by a profound meditation about our place in the cosmos. Science fiction at its finest. Plus it's guaranteed to send you down a fun wiki rabbit hole. yourimpossiblevoice.com/leeuwenhoeks...
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the emancipatory eroticism of jucika lies in the fact that she dresses sexily not for anyone else, but for *herself* and as a celebration of *herself*
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
the emancipatory eroticism of jucika lies in the fact that she dresses sexily not for anyone else, but for *herself* and as a celebration of *herself*
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BBC R4 yesterday: Evan Davies asked a Spanish historian how to "depoliticise" remembering the fascist Franco regime so it wasn't just leftwing people who cared about all the dead victims.
Like there's a magical version of memories of fascism that the rightwing won't suppress and BBC can support.
Like there's a magical version of memories of fascism that the rightwing won't suppress and BBC can support.
oh hey, happy "burn in hell franco" 50th anniversary
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
BBC R4 yesterday: Evan Davies asked a Spanish historian how to "depoliticise" remembering the fascist Franco regime so it wasn't just leftwing people who cared about all the dead victims.
Like there's a magical version of memories of fascism that the rightwing won't suppress and BBC can support.
Like there's a magical version of memories of fascism that the rightwing won't suppress and BBC can support.
If I had the time machine I would give guy fawkes a bunker buster and then go traffic drugs purdue pharma style to the various combatants in the thirty years war
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If I had the time machine I would give guy fawkes a bunker buster and then go traffic drugs purdue pharma style to the various combatants in the thirty years war
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if snl had any fuckin balls they'd bring stavvy in to play bari weiss
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
if snl had any fuckin balls they'd bring stavvy in to play bari weiss