excog
@excog.bsky.social
"I do not think therefore I am a moustache"
Sartre, La Nausée, 1938
Interests:
art, art history, culture, film/photography, history, music, science, sociology, comparative religion, technology, current affairs.
* adferoafferro.wordpress.com
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Interesting & honest discussion here between Varoufakis and Polanski on centrist liberalism, nationalists and nationalism/fascist collaboration through history. A history of oligarchical control up to present day ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Interesting & honest discussion here between Varoufakis and Polanski on centrist liberalism, nationalists and nationalism/fascist collaboration through history. A history of oligarchical control up to present day ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
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✍️ Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter
This exhibition at Harewood House in Leeds, captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago
By Oksana Hubina
This exhibition at Harewood House in Leeds, captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago
By Oksana Hubina
Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter
This exhibition at Harewood House in Leeds, captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
✍️ Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter
This exhibition at Harewood House in Leeds, captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago
By Oksana Hubina
This exhibition at Harewood House in Leeds, captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago
By Oksana Hubina
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#infographic
#working_class_history
map.workingclasshistory.com?event=11266#...
⚪ A monumental project with endless fascination.
#infographic
#working_class_history
map.workingclasshistory.com?event=11266#...
⚪ A monumental project with endless fascination.
WCH Map
map.workingclasshistory.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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#infographic
#working_class_history
map.workingclasshistory.com?event=11266#...
⚪ A monumental project with endless fascination.
#infographic
#working_class_history
map.workingclasshistory.com?event=11266#...
⚪ A monumental project with endless fascination.
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" Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ireland, for Shahed-107 production, according to HUR."
" Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ireland, for Shahed-107 production, according to HUR."
⚡️Ukraine details foreign-made parts in Russia's Shahed-107 drones used on front line, warns of “deepening cooperation” between Iran and Russia.
Ukraine details foreign-made parts in Russia's Shahed-107 drones used on front line
Similarily to other types of Shahed drones, Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ir...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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" Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ireland, for Shahed-107 production, according to HUR."
" Iran and Russia rely on electronic components from Western and other countries, such as the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Ireland, for Shahed-107 production, according to HUR."
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😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
⚪ Labour MPs, including Ministers, seems to have been bought, left, right and centre: fossil fuels, defence and aviation industries, Israel lobby. You name one they're on board.
😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
⚪ Labour MPs, including Ministers, seems to have been bought, left, right and centre: fossil fuels, defence and aviation industries, Israel lobby. You name one they're on board.
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
⚪ Labour MPs, including Ministers, seems to have been bought, left, right and centre: fossil fuels, defence and aviation industries, Israel lobby. You name one they're on board.
😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
⚪ Labour MPs, including Ministers, seems to have been bought, left, right and centre: fossil fuels, defence and aviation industries, Israel lobby. You name one they're on board.
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#BBC
#Panorama
The BBC is not News & Current Affairs, though its a very big News biz.
Total BBC expenditure £4.5 b. p.a., largely from the licence fee. Though it earns from sales of programs made. Much of the programs made have been outsourced, creating work.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#BBC
#Panorama
The BBC is not News & Current Affairs, though its a very big News biz.
Total BBC expenditure £4.5 b. p.a., largely from the licence fee. Though it earns from sales of programs made. Much of the programs made have been outsourced, creating work.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Turner painted the world like no-one else, yet his life remains a mystery. Tracey Emin, Timothy Spall and Ronnie Wood explore his personal sketches to reveal the man behind the art.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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#BBC
#Panorama
The BBC is not News & Current Affairs, though its a very big News biz.
Total BBC expenditure £4.5 b. p.a., largely from the licence fee. Though it earns from sales of programs made. Much of the programs made have been outsourced, creating work.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#BBC
#Panorama
The BBC is not News & Current Affairs, though its a very big News biz.
Total BBC expenditure £4.5 b. p.a., largely from the licence fee. Though it earns from sales of programs made. Much of the programs made have been outsourced, creating work.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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#Thnksgiving
...often associated with 1621 harvest feast shared by Pilgrims of Plymouth & Wampanoag people, its modern form evolved from earlier English traditions of days of thanksgiving and religious observances, and it has become a secular national tradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag
#Thnksgiving
...often associated with 1621 harvest feast shared by Pilgrims of Plymouth & Wampanoag people, its modern form evolved from earlier English traditions of days of thanksgiving and religious observances, and it has become a secular national tradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag
Wampanoag - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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#Thnksgiving
...often associated with 1621 harvest feast shared by Pilgrims of Plymouth & Wampanoag people, its modern form evolved from earlier English traditions of days of thanksgiving and religious observances, and it has become a secular national tradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag
#Thnksgiving
...often associated with 1621 harvest feast shared by Pilgrims of Plymouth & Wampanoag people, its modern form evolved from earlier English traditions of days of thanksgiving and religious observances, and it has become a secular national tradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag
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We Ain't Buying It
Target caved to Trump and rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Home Depot has doesn't protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids
Amazon funded the Trump administration through donations and discounted government contracts
Target caved to Trump and rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Home Depot has doesn't protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids
Amazon funded the Trump administration through donations and discounted government contracts
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We Ain't Buying It
Target caved to Trump and rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Home Depot has doesn't protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids
Amazon funded the Trump administration through donations and discounted government contracts
Target caved to Trump and rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Home Depot has doesn't protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids
Amazon funded the Trump administration through donations and discounted government contracts
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#Starmer
Has to go & soon. This will mean the spring. But with him all the old Blairite lags & their acolytes must be 'shown the door' too.
The hard bit is imagining a Labour govt. with competents rather than Place Men. Those who have been bought (most of the cabinet) have to be pushed aside.
#Starmer
Has to go & soon. This will mean the spring. But with him all the old Blairite lags & their acolytes must be 'shown the door' too.
The hard bit is imagining a Labour govt. with competents rather than Place Men. Those who have been bought (most of the cabinet) have to be pushed aside.
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#Starmer
Has to go & soon. This will mean the spring. But with him all the old Blairite lags & their acolytes must be 'shown the door' too.
The hard bit is imagining a Labour govt. with competents rather than Place Men. Those who have been bought (most of the cabinet) have to be pushed aside.
#Starmer
Has to go & soon. This will mean the spring. But with him all the old Blairite lags & their acolytes must be 'shown the door' too.
The hard bit is imagining a Labour govt. with competents rather than Place Men. Those who have been bought (most of the cabinet) have to be pushed aside.
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#Trump
The natives are getting more & more restive. Yesterday a big crowd gathered round a ICE squad & shooed 'em off.
Not much talked about is if 47 dies leaving J D Vance, the cut-price Gilead, POTUS till 2018.
Despite 2 further years of mayhem it'd be better for the term to be completed.
#Trump
The natives are getting more & more restive. Yesterday a big crowd gathered round a ICE squad & shooed 'em off.
Not much talked about is if 47 dies leaving J D Vance, the cut-price Gilead, POTUS till 2018.
Despite 2 further years of mayhem it'd be better for the term to be completed.
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#Trump
The natives are getting more & more restive. Yesterday a big crowd gathered round a ICE squad & shooed 'em off.
Not much talked about is if 47 dies leaving J D Vance, the cut-price Gilead, POTUS till 2018.
Despite 2 further years of mayhem it'd be better for the term to be completed.
#Trump
The natives are getting more & more restive. Yesterday a big crowd gathered round a ICE squad & shooed 'em off.
Not much talked about is if 47 dies leaving J D Vance, the cut-price Gilead, POTUS till 2018.
Despite 2 further years of mayhem it'd be better for the term to be completed.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#Panorama
#PrescottMemo
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test
The document at the heart of the BBC’s crisis is unfairly selective and ignores most of the corporation’s output
David Aaronovitch, Observer, 12 Nov 2025
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
⚪ Top article explaining the memo
#Panorama
#PrescottMemo
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test
The document at the heart of the BBC’s crisis is unfairly selective and ignores most of the corporation’s output
David Aaronovitch, Observer, 12 Nov 2025
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
⚪ Top article explaining the memo
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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#Panorama
#PrescottMemo
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test
The document at the heart of the BBC’s crisis is unfairly selective and ignores most of the corporation’s output
David Aaronovitch, Observer, 12 Nov 2025
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
⚪ Top article explaining the memo
#Panorama
#PrescottMemo
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test
The document at the heart of the BBC’s crisis is unfairly selective and ignores most of the corporation’s output
David Aaronovitch, Observer, 12 Nov 2025
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
⚪ Top article explaining the memo
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JOSE OLIVARES AND ALEX COLSTON, DropSite News
A single warehouse in Jersey City, New Jersey, packaged and transported over a thousand tons of military equipment to Israel every week in the first eight months of 2025
JOSE OLIVARES AND ALEX COLSTON, DropSite News
A single warehouse in Jersey City, New Jersey, packaged and transported over a thousand tons of military equipment to Israel every week in the first eight months of 2025
A Single Warehouse in Jersey City Moved Over A Thousand Tons of Military Cargo to Israel Every Week
Three New Jersey-based logistics companies have worked for decades with Israel's Ministry of Defense, U.S. contractors, and weapons manufacturers to ship military equipment from the U.S to Israel.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
JOSE OLIVARES AND ALEX COLSTON, DropSite News
A single warehouse in Jersey City, New Jersey, packaged and transported over a thousand tons of military equipment to Israel every week in the first eight months of 2025
JOSE OLIVARES AND ALEX COLSTON, DropSite News
A single warehouse in Jersey City, New Jersey, packaged and transported over a thousand tons of military equipment to Israel every week in the first eight months of 2025
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#MauriceGlassman
#Baron_Glasman_of_Stoke_Newington_&_of_Stamford_Hill
"John Prescott, spoke for many Labour members [..] tweeted: “Glasman. You know sod all about politics, economic policy, Labour or solidarity. Bugger off & go ‘organise’ some communities.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/s...
#MauriceGlassman
#Baron_Glasman_of_Stoke_Newington_&_of_Stamford_Hill
"John Prescott, spoke for many Labour members [..] tweeted: “Glasman. You know sod all about politics, economic policy, Labour or solidarity. Bugger off & go ‘organise’ some communities.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/s...
Maurice Glasman, architect of Blue Labour: ‘Labour needs to be itself again’
Ten years ago, political theorist Maurice Glasman was one of Labour’s brightest stars – until a fall from grace. Now, back with a new book, he talks about conservative socialism, backing Brexit – and ...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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#MauriceGlassman
#Baron_Glasman_of_Stoke_Newington_&_of_Stamford_Hill
"John Prescott, spoke for many Labour members [..] tweeted: “Glasman. You know sod all about politics, economic policy, Labour or solidarity. Bugger off & go ‘organise’ some communities.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/s...
#MauriceGlassman
#Baron_Glasman_of_Stoke_Newington_&_of_Stamford_Hill
"John Prescott, spoke for many Labour members [..] tweeted: “Glasman. You know sod all about politics, economic policy, Labour or solidarity. Bugger off & go ‘organise’ some communities.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/s...
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#Trump
#Ellison
#Murdoch
‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
#Trump
#Ellison
#Murdoch
‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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#Trump
#Ellison
#Murdoch
‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
#Trump
#Ellison
#Murdoch
‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
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😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
Or is it the face of man who can't stand losers, especially if they faint in his office.
😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
Or is it the face of man who can't stand losers, especially if they faint in his office.
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
Or is it the face of man who can't stand losers, especially if they faint in his office.
😼 [Wry Ginger Cat emoji]
Or is it the face of man who can't stand losers, especially if they faint in his office.
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As in most things in life, there is choice. Right now it's between Culture Committee trying unsuccessfully [they need a barrister to do the questioning..] to winkle the truth out of Prescott and Shah, or watch Panahi's, No Bears on iPlayer.
If you're a Panahi fan, this is not exactly a choice.
As in most things in life, there is choice. Right now it's between Culture Committee trying unsuccessfully [they need a barrister to do the questioning..] to winkle the truth out of Prescott and Shah, or watch Panahi's, No Bears on iPlayer.
If you're a Panahi fan, this is not exactly a choice.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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As in most things in life, there is choice. Right now it's between Culture Committee trying unsuccessfully [they need a barrister to do the questioning..] to winkle the truth out of Prescott and Shah, or watch Panahi's, No Bears on iPlayer.
If you're a Panahi fan, this is not exactly a choice.
As in most things in life, there is choice. Right now it's between Culture Committee trying unsuccessfully [they need a barrister to do the questioning..] to winkle the truth out of Prescott and Shah, or watch Panahi's, No Bears on iPlayer.
If you're a Panahi fan, this is not exactly a choice.
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#Panorama
#Prescott
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee hearing:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
⚪ Anyone know who Nodding Donkey top right of screen is? SEE screengrab⬇️
#Panorama
#Prescott
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee hearing:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
⚪ Anyone know who Nodding Donkey top right of screen is? SEE screengrab⬇️
Senior BBC figures being questioned by MPs after claims of bias in leaked memo - live updates
The committee hearing follows two high-profile resignations at the BBC and a threat of legal action from US President Donald Trump over an edit of his speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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#Panorama
#Prescott
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee hearing:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
⚪ Anyone know who Nodding Donkey top right of screen is? SEE screengrab⬇️
#Panorama
#Prescott
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee hearing:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
⚪ Anyone know who Nodding Donkey top right of screen is? SEE screengrab⬇️
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#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
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#bicycles
In my family it easy to see how members married: pinpointed on map they were all villages close by.
Presumably biking (men and women) meant opportunity to increase the size of the gene pool. As of course as did the railways before.
#bicycles
In my family it easy to see how members married: pinpointed on map they were all villages close by.
Presumably biking (men and women) meant opportunity to increase the size of the gene pool. As of course as did the railways before.
Things like money for a cab or access to a family coach: horse-drawn or motorized. Vanishingly few women had access to $ of their own to pay for that kind of mobility. Even women born wealthy lost control of their assets upon marriage: her money became his via the Common Law doctrine of Couverture.
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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#bicycles
In my family it easy to see how members married: pinpointed on map they were all villages close by.
Presumably biking (men and women) meant opportunity to increase the size of the gene pool. As of course as did the railways before.
#bicycles
In my family it easy to see how members married: pinpointed on map they were all villages close by.
Presumably biking (men and women) meant opportunity to increase the size of the gene pool. As of course as did the railways before.
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#ICE
When Homeland Security was set up following 9/11, we saw arrests of all sorts of people who were deemed a threat (Muslims), by men who were not in para-militaries or masked.
There is surely little chance of this SA-ification of ICE stopping while Stephen Miller is (who put him) in charge.
#ICE
When Homeland Security was set up following 9/11, we saw arrests of all sorts of people who were deemed a threat (Muslims), by men who were not in para-militaries or masked.
There is surely little chance of this SA-ification of ICE stopping while Stephen Miller is (who put him) in charge.
Abolish ICE is the absolute minimum acceptable policy.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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#ICE
When Homeland Security was set up following 9/11, we saw arrests of all sorts of people who were deemed a threat (Muslims), by men who were not in para-militaries or masked.
There is surely little chance of this SA-ification of ICE stopping while Stephen Miller is (who put him) in charge.
#ICE
When Homeland Security was set up following 9/11, we saw arrests of all sorts of people who were deemed a threat (Muslims), by men who were not in para-militaries or masked.
There is surely little chance of this SA-ification of ICE stopping while Stephen Miller is (who put him) in charge.
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#UK
#supercouncils
Public are being consulted on scrapping District Councils.
1. An obvious No: DCs are within easy reach for P2P contact. Who wants to travel 40 miles to get answers not satisfied by phone calls?
2. Many DCs are in modern buildings designed for the job.
SEE THREAD
#UK
#supercouncils
Public are being consulted on scrapping District Councils.
1. An obvious No: DCs are within easy reach for P2P contact. Who wants to travel 40 miles to get answers not satisfied by phone calls?
2. Many DCs are in modern buildings designed for the job.
SEE THREAD
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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#UK
#supercouncils
Public are being consulted on scrapping District Councils.
1. An obvious No: DCs are within easy reach for P2P contact. Who wants to travel 40 miles to get answers not satisfied by phone calls?
2. Many DCs are in modern buildings designed for the job.
SEE THREAD
#UK
#supercouncils
Public are being consulted on scrapping District Councils.
1. An obvious No: DCs are within easy reach for P2P contact. Who wants to travel 40 miles to get answers not satisfied by phone calls?
2. Many DCs are in modern buildings designed for the job.
SEE THREAD
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Reading this and worrying again about whether Angel Bob is conscious or not. (I suppose one reason the p-zombie is terrifying is because you don't know what's happening inside its head, like someone wearing a mask, only in reverse.)
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI
An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...
www.eruditorumpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Reading this and worrying again about whether Angel Bob is conscious or not. (I suppose one reason the p-zombie is terrifying is because you don't know what's happening inside its head, like someone wearing a mask, only in reverse.)