Disappointed Optimist
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I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
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This is my thread of threads - the stories & tales I tell in one place for the Bluesky:
Meanwhile literally on every instagram advert for solar panels are people saying they don’t work
NEW: UK rooftop solar growth reached an all-time high in 2025
Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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January 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Meanwhile literally on every instagram advert for solar panels are people saying they don’t work
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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If someone makes you cry in the first month of seeing them you need to bin them off x
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If someone makes you cry in the first month of seeing them you need to bin them off x
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ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
most cafe conversations blend into the background for me, but as soon as a man starts the “do you use ChatGPT? I’ve started using it for…” conversation within a 10 table radius, I feel my brain short circuiting
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
Could a journo follow up on this? Feels like a story worth pulling at then asking questions of UK gov
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Could a journo follow up on this? Feels like a story worth pulling at then asking questions of UK gov
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Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews
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This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
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(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Amazon appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
Say the quote with a German accent. Imagine you are standing in front of a busy courtroom at Nuremberg.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Say the quote with a German accent. Imagine you are standing in front of a busy courtroom at Nuremberg.
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
You’re not going to like this after the first 5 Minutes
Something you can say during sex and at the Melania movie.
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
You’re not going to like this after the first 5 Minutes
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Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
I see once again the face eating leopards party are surprised the leopards are eating their faces
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I see once again the face eating leopards party are surprised the leopards are eating their faces
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liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
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In 2019 my Upskirting Bill passed, making it an offence to record underneath a person's clothes without consent.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In 2019 my Upskirting Bill passed, making it an offence to record underneath a person's clothes without consent.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
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Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, is sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...
Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes
A lower court on Wednesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church but acquitted her of separate charges on stock price manipulation and illegal political funding.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, is sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...
If ever you want a mark for a con:
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
I would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If ever you want a mark for a con:
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
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The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
Anyone else sometimes forget they are wearing EarPods & have now just assumed their life has a cool as fuck soundtrack instead?
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Anyone else sometimes forget they are wearing EarPods & have now just assumed their life has a cool as fuck soundtrack instead?