Felicity
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Felicity
@fififinx.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Quick note for the crypto bros/lonely hearts types: I ain't no folla back girl
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On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Ate them. Ooh la la.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Ate them. Ooh la la.
That's cute, Vladdy. You can't even beat Ukraine, & you're going to take on everyone else? Lemme guess, you also have some magic beans available
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress
Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
That's cute, Vladdy. You can't even beat Ukraine, & you're going to take on everyone else? Lemme guess, you also have some magic beans available
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
OK, but what IF we first developed an AI that can, I dunno, answer a question without making shit up? Or fake a picture without giving someone 7 fingers? These tech creeps have lost the run of themselves www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
OK, but what IF we first developed an AI that can, I dunno, answer a question without making shit up? Or fake a picture without giving someone 7 fingers? These tech creeps have lost the run of themselves www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Good!
A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says
A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says
A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Good!
So bloody typically Irish
Just 10% of Ireland’s historic landfills have been certified over 15 years since the regulations were introduced.
@investigates.thejournal.ie found over 260 of these sites have been left in limbo despite a risk of some leaking toxic waste into waterways.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
@investigates.thejournal.ie found over 260 of these sites have been left in limbo despite a risk of some leaking toxic waste into waterways.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
www.thejournal.ie
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
So bloody typically Irish
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Imagine being a teenager from Afghanistan who managed to somehow find a way out of the violent chaos that our "developed" countries unleashed on them before fucking off back home, and then you end up getting beaten bloody by thick pricks in Brittas fucking Bay
Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Imagine being a teenager from Afghanistan who managed to somehow find a way out of the violent chaos that our "developed" countries unleashed on them before fucking off back home, and then you end up getting beaten bloody by thick pricks in Brittas fucking Bay
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Welcome to Brexit! I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Welcome to Brexit! I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
Recommend that women in our 50s take a complete break from dating & focus on what's really important to us at this stage of our lives: cheese
Recommend that women in our thirties and beyond take a complete break from dating and men over the festive period and focus on what's REALLY important to us at this stage of our lives: vengeance
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Recommend that women in our 50s take a complete break from dating & focus on what's really important to us at this stage of our lives: cheese
Doesn't he look tired (& overwrought)?
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Doesn't he look tired (& overwrought)?
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Oh well — no harm done 😬
#Oops: The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted.
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oh well — no harm done 😬
Sign Mercosur agt they say. There's no problem! Nothing to see here!
Either they're morons, or they think we are (they are greedy shites, & yes they do think we're morons)
Either they're morons, or they think we are (they are greedy shites, & yes they do think we're morons)
The European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported into the EU, after it was found they contained hormones banned in the bloc
EU recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones
The European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported into the EU, after it was found they contained hormones banned in the bloc.
www.rte.ie
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sign Mercosur agt they say. There's no problem! Nothing to see here!
Either they're morons, or they think we are (they are greedy shites, & yes they do think we're morons)
Either they're morons, or they think we are (they are greedy shites, & yes they do think we're morons)
The Brits throwing a wobbler in 3, 2, 1...
Foreign pensioners dreaming of retiring under the sun in the French Riviera may have to rethink their plans if France moves to scrap their free health care.
France wants to end free health care for foreign pensioners
If lawmakers push to charge retirees for health care, it will especially hit Americans who have made France their home.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The Brits throwing a wobbler in 3, 2, 1...
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
Cue the usual screeching from the vast swathes of the population who view teachers as glorified child-minders. The same people who were having nervous breakdowns trying to teach Jack & Olivia during lockdowns. Teaching is hard & important, & maybe you should teach Jack & Olivia some damn manners
Schools urged to trial four-day week to ease pressure on teachers in England and Wales
Schools urged to trial four-day week to ease pressure on teachers in England and Wales
Advocacy group tells education secretary ‘working smarter’ can protect staff wellbeing and help students
Campaigners have urged the government to pilot four-day working weeks in schools in England and Wales saying it would boost teacher wellbeing, retention and recruitment rates.
The 4 Day Week Foundation has written to the education secretary calling for greater autonomy for schools to pilot shorter working weeks, saying the government will not be able to meet its manifesto pledge of recruiting 6,500 new teachers without change. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Cue the usual screeching from the vast swathes of the population who view teachers as glorified child-minders. The same people who were having nervous breakdowns trying to teach Jack & Olivia during lockdowns. Teaching is hard & important, & maybe you should teach Jack & Olivia some damn manners
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“It holds bountiful oil, gas, minerals & fish. And it promises to shorten global shipping routes”.
Well hallelujah, collapsing Arctic ice sheet will allow full-scale looting of one of world’s last remaining pristine landscapes.
Capitalism (and media) looks increasingly like a global death cult.
Well hallelujah, collapsing Arctic ice sheet will allow full-scale looting of one of world’s last remaining pristine landscapes.
Capitalism (and media) looks increasingly like a global death cult.
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“It holds bountiful oil, gas, minerals & fish. And it promises to shorten global shipping routes”.
Well hallelujah, collapsing Arctic ice sheet will allow full-scale looting of one of world’s last remaining pristine landscapes.
Capitalism (and media) looks increasingly like a global death cult.
Well hallelujah, collapsing Arctic ice sheet will allow full-scale looting of one of world’s last remaining pristine landscapes.
Capitalism (and media) looks increasingly like a global death cult.
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"Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property"
No shit. Best bury heads in sand again.
No shit. Best bury heads in sand again.
This is a shame. We need to have our eyes open to changing patterns of climate risk…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property"
No shit. Best bury heads in sand again.
No shit. Best bury heads in sand again.
We are living in the stupidest timeline. The woman who fails to grasp the basics of academia is rewarded, the professor who was just trying to maintain standards is punished. That ignorant, entitled woman will probably go on unchallenged & graduate. Maybe become a "professor" herself. Cheeses wept
This was handed in for a PSYCH CLASS & when the prof said she didn't use empirical sources but rather submitted op-ed she whined about religious liberty + prof got suspended.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We are living in the stupidest timeline. The woman who fails to grasp the basics of academia is rewarded, the professor who was just trying to maintain standards is punished. That ignorant, entitled woman will probably go on unchallenged & graduate. Maybe become a "professor" herself. Cheeses wept
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Having to buy & set up new devices is a pain in the hoop! And there's the small matter of the finite resources that go into these devices, & how those resources are obtained. The Party may want us to buy more, I say
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Having to buy & set up new devices is a pain in the hoop! And there's the small matter of the finite resources that go into these devices, & how those resources are obtained. The Party may want us to buy more, I say