Danny Birchall
@dannybirchall.bsky.social
Capercaillie, lammergeier, cassowary
My wife's lost her floral print midi dress, so now she's persona non Grattan
Someone stole my vintage hand-powered rotary Mouli, so now I'm persona non grater
someone stole my dish of hot potato covered in cheese, so I'm persona non gratin
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My wife's lost her floral print midi dress, so now she's persona non Grattan
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someone stole my Peters projection map, so now I'm persona non graticule
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
someone stole my Peters projection map, so now I'm persona non graticule
My lit mag subscription didn't arrive in the post so now I'm persona non Granta
someone stole my dish of hot potato covered in cheese, so I'm persona non gratin
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
My lit mag subscription didn't arrive in the post so now I'm persona non Granta
Someone stole my vintage hand-powered rotary Mouli, so now I'm persona non grater
someone stole my dish of hot potato covered in cheese, so I'm persona non gratin
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Someone stole my vintage hand-powered rotary Mouli, so now I'm persona non grater
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A happy fuck you to the labour party. you love to see it. Please proceed to get it right up you.
π¨ BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Governmentβs banning of Palestine Action using the Terrorism Act is unlawful
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A happy fuck you to the labour party. you love to see it. Please proceed to get it right up you.
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Babe come over, weβre melancholiamaxxxing, weβre sadgooning our crypipes
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Babe come over, weβre melancholiamaxxxing, weβre sadgooning our crypipes
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
turns out the c in charli xcx stands for bloody cello
February 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
turns out the c in charli xcx stands for bloody cello
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Proscribe the Labour Party
New School Guidance announces:
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Proscribe the Labour Party
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Labour has brought back section 28 against trans and non-binary individuals. I lived through section 28 last time. I suffered the harms of it. This will do the same thing. Not even allowing young people to socially transition is plain wrong. It prevents them finding their own identity.
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Labour has brought back section 28 against trans and non-binary individuals. I lived through section 28 last time. I suffered the harms of it. This will do the same thing. Not even allowing young people to socially transition is plain wrong. It prevents them finding their own identity.
he should consider going back to getting beaten up by strangers
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
he should consider going back to getting beaten up by strangers
oh I very much liked Saltburn and I was assuming I wouldn't like this, but you might have changed my mind
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
oh I very much liked Saltburn and I was assuming I wouldn't like this, but you might have changed my mind
Regardless of specific technologies, the venn overlap between 'useful to bosses' and 'evil' is ... not small
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Regardless of specific technologies, the venn overlap between 'useful to bosses' and 'evil' is ... not small
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In these cases, AI is being used to solder together the libertarian goal of dismantling administrative capacity with the fascist goal of ever present control and enforcement. This mediating function between contrasting desires is at least as important whether it actually works.
βSchool officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding βadvocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.ββ
Terms: βdismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice orientedβ
Terms: βdismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice orientedβ
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
βThe AI was upset with my use of the phrase βwomen's rights movement.ββ
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In these cases, AI is being used to solder together the libertarian goal of dismantling administrative capacity with the fascist goal of ever present control and enforcement. This mediating function between contrasting desires is at least as important whether it actually works.
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and yet mostly
abhors poetry
apart from the
parochial anecdote
abhors poetry
apart from the
parochial anecdote
this generation rules
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
and yet mostly
abhors poetry
apart from the
parochial anecdote
abhors poetry
apart from the
parochial anecdote
My god, *that* is a review!
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
My god, *that* is a review!
Is this a review?
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Is this a review?
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this generation rules
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
this generation rules
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
It's telling that for all the talk of sport in this piece, the unbroken & unspoken consensus of government support for Israel is evident in the fact that Hattenstone doesn't ask Nandy a single question about her not insignificant role in the Maccabees fiasco.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
βYou call it a shitshow β I say itβs unforgivableβ: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson and Labourβs torrid week
The culture secretary talks about secret briefings, the need for solidarity and why the government must recognise its big moment of reckoning
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It's telling that for all the talk of sport in this piece, the unbroken & unspoken consensus of government support for Israel is evident in the fact that Hattenstone doesn't ask Nandy a single question about her not insignificant role in the Maccabees fiasco.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The Street Art Mystery is out today π
A story about creativity, courage, friendship β and how art can hold secrets and make us look closer.
This is the final outing for the Copseys, and Iβm so grateful to everyone who helped bring their journey to life, and to every reader whoβs been part of it. π€
A story about creativity, courage, friendship β and how art can hold secrets and make us look closer.
This is the final outing for the Copseys, and Iβm so grateful to everyone who helped bring their journey to life, and to every reader whoβs been part of it. π€
February 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The Street Art Mystery is out today π
A story about creativity, courage, friendship β and how art can hold secrets and make us look closer.
This is the final outing for the Copseys, and Iβm so grateful to everyone who helped bring their journey to life, and to every reader whoβs been part of it. π€
A story about creativity, courage, friendship β and how art can hold secrets and make us look closer.
This is the final outing for the Copseys, and Iβm so grateful to everyone who helped bring their journey to life, and to every reader whoβs been part of it. π€
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Weβre expanding the Oxford RSE group. The deadline for applications is tomorrow.
Any prior experience working with frontend/backend web development, machine learning, or high performance computing would be desirable, as would any experience designing or delivering training courses.
Any prior experience working with frontend/backend web development, machine learning, or high performance computing would be desirable, as would any experience designing or delivering training courses.
Come and work with me! Weβre looking for a Research Software Engineer to join the Oxford RSE group. Deadline 13th February.
https://www.rse.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
https://www.rse.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Vacancies
www.rse.ox.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Weβre expanding the Oxford RSE group. The deadline for applications is tomorrow.
Any prior experience working with frontend/backend web development, machine learning, or high performance computing would be desirable, as would any experience designing or delivering training courses.
Any prior experience working with frontend/backend web development, machine learning, or high performance computing would be desirable, as would any experience designing or delivering training courses.
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weird phenomenon: pubs in decline, but pub bores on the rise
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
weird phenomenon: pubs in decline, but pub bores on the rise
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The Rest Is Actually A Codification of Narrow Attitudes Masquerading As a Broadening of Perspectives
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The Rest Is Actually A Codification of Narrow Attitudes Masquerading As a Broadening of Perspectives
book podcast hosted by a Torystorian and a former assistant to Princess Michael of Kent, no thanks.
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
book podcast hosted by a Torystorian and a former assistant to Princess Michael of Kent, no thanks.
this generation rules
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
this generation rules
the nation with enjambment
and lineation
the nation with enjambment
and lineation