James Haughton
@jameshaughton1992.bsky.social
Professional software developer and amateur quizzer not-so-extraordinaire who loves sports, films, TV and books
Strengthening the centre of midfield is more important for us than buying a new centre forward. The Everton game highlighted that, and it really should be our number 1 priority before the end of the transfer window as opposed to getting involved in a transfer saga over Sesko.
Red Bull Leipzig have received an improved offer from Newcastle United to sign Benjamin Sesko.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Strengthening the centre of midfield is more important for us than buying a new centre forward. The Everton game highlighted that, and it really should be our number 1 priority before the end of the transfer window as opposed to getting involved in a transfer saga over Sesko.
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The dead have a right to remain dead. An animated skin put over a computer model and given the same name as the dead son of grieving parents is a cursed golem and a full delusion. By interviewing the computer model, Acosta has asked us to accept this as true or real. Gun control deserves better.
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The dead have a right to remain dead. An animated skin put over a computer model and given the same name as the dead son of grieving parents is a cursed golem and a full delusion. By interviewing the computer model, Acosta has asked us to accept this as true or real. Gun control deserves better.
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He's discarding the best progressive opportunity in decades by:
- refusing to raise taxes and borrow
- prioritizing welfare cuts for the poorest and disabled
- slowing planning reform and balking at EU re-integration
- ignoring the voting system
- embracing Reform's language and logic on migration
- refusing to raise taxes and borrow
- prioritizing welfare cuts for the poorest and disabled
- slowing planning reform and balking at EU re-integration
- ignoring the voting system
- embracing Reform's language and logic on migration
The equivalent of Starmer's victory is 274 house seats and 63 senate seats
August 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
He's discarding the best progressive opportunity in decades by:
- refusing to raise taxes and borrow
- prioritizing welfare cuts for the poorest and disabled
- slowing planning reform and balking at EU re-integration
- ignoring the voting system
- embracing Reform's language and logic on migration
- refusing to raise taxes and borrow
- prioritizing welfare cuts for the poorest and disabled
- slowing planning reform and balking at EU re-integration
- ignoring the voting system
- embracing Reform's language and logic on migration
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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“AI will help with pointless interactions like item descriptions and NPC barks” if it’s pointless it shouldn’t be in the game. If there’s nothing interesting about something, cut it
July 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“AI will help with pointless interactions like item descriptions and NPC barks” if it’s pointless it shouldn’t be in the game. If there’s nothing interesting about something, cut it
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we would be in a much better state in this country if we stopped focusing on anointing a chosen few working class students into Oxbridge, and instead properly funded all the different sorts of universities that attract students from a wide range of backgrounds already
Oxford University and @cam.ac.uk have each received a £6.25 million gift to expand their outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in STEM subjects.
Find out more ⬇️
Find out more ⬇️
Joint donation to Oxford and Cambridge helps young people overcome
The University of Oxford has received a £6.25 million gift to expand its outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
www.ox.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
we would be in a much better state in this country if we stopped focusing on anointing a chosen few working class students into Oxbridge, and instead properly funded all the different sorts of universities that attract students from a wide range of backgrounds already
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⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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NEW: Labour's planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s disease, according to analysis of new DWP data
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's at risk of cuts
DWP data obtained by Big Issue shows that the majority of people with heart failure, HIV and arthritis are at risk of losing their benefits.
www.bigissue.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEW: Labour's planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s disease, according to analysis of new DWP data
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Europe's humiliation reaches new depths: As if yesterday’s cringey texts weren’t enough, Mark Rutte just called Trump 'Daddy.'...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Gi8ZE...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Gi8ZE...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte refers to Donald Trump as 'daddy' at summit | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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June 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Europe's humiliation reaches new depths: As if yesterday’s cringey texts weren’t enough, Mark Rutte just called Trump 'Daddy.'...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Gi8ZE...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Gi8ZE...
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Over on X, the right wingers are melting. Some of my favourites 🧵
1. "NY will turn into London" 😂
1. "NY will turn into London" 😂
June 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Over on X, the right wingers are melting. Some of my favourites 🧵
1. "NY will turn into London" 😂
1. "NY will turn into London" 😂
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The government is at risk of losing next week’s vote because a) the policy is bad and b) the political operation is bad:
Keir Starmer’s malfunctioning political machine
Dissent against leadership is partly a result of poor policy rationale, partly poor MP management
www.ft.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The government is at risk of losing next week’s vote because a) the policy is bad and b) the political operation is bad:
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Meanwhile, Putin and Netanyahu are treating him like a doormat and Trump just rolls over and plays dead. No point in flattering a narcissist. Treat 'em mean and keep 'em keen
Extraordinary spectacle here at NATO. Trump isn't being treated by Rutte and fellow leaders as a partner and fellow head of govt, but rather a sort of world king with themselves relegated as courtiers. Probably the only thing they can do in the circs, but deeply weird.
June 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Meanwhile, Putin and Netanyahu are treating him like a doormat and Trump just rolls over and plays dead. No point in flattering a narcissist. Treat 'em mean and keep 'em keen
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It's notable that the only student speech frequently shut down on university campuses is a) pro-Palestine b) pro-trans-rights. The OfS seems *deeply* unconcerned about that speech being limited. In fact, they want academics who oppose those positions to have the right to 'shock and offend' students.
'He added that students should be able to express any view, no matter how offensive it is to others, as long as it is not outside what is generally allowed by law, such as harassment or unlawful discrimination.'
This part just sounds like an arsehole's charter, a licence to be a nightmare.
This part just sounds like an arsehole's charter, a licence to be a nightmare.
June 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It's notable that the only student speech frequently shut down on university campuses is a) pro-Palestine b) pro-trans-rights. The OfS seems *deeply* unconcerned about that speech being limited. In fact, they want academics who oppose those positions to have the right to 'shock and offend' students.
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The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
June 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
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Wikipedia has a chance to be a free, universally recognized, and comprehensive counterpoint to slop, at a time when that is badly needed
Wikipedia wanted to use AI summaries at the top of article pages. Editors said please please don't www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
“This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedia editor said.
www.404media.co
June 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wikipedia has a chance to be a free, universally recognized, and comprehensive counterpoint to slop, at a time when that is badly needed
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There are a good number of X accounts celebrating, encouraging and inciting violence in Nothern Ireland.
The platform, the regulators & the government are too casual about the weak response to the incitement of violence in every flashpoint situation
The platform, the regulators & the government are too casual about the weak response to the incitement of violence in every flashpoint situation
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There are a good number of X accounts celebrating, encouraging and inciting violence in Nothern Ireland.
The platform, the regulators & the government are too casual about the weak response to the incitement of violence in every flashpoint situation
The platform, the regulators & the government are too casual about the weak response to the incitement of violence in every flashpoint situation
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Sponsored MindsEye streamer can't keep it together when telling viewers where they can buy the game.
June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sponsored MindsEye streamer can't keep it together when telling viewers where they can buy the game.
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Media corporations that self-censor and cave to the authoritarian regime's demands end up becoming state propaganda outlets. The transformation of Turkey's media landscape is a sad testament to this.
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Media corporations that self-censor and cave to the authoritarian regime's demands end up becoming state propaganda outlets. The transformation of Turkey's media landscape is a sad testament to this.
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Tune into the Xbox showcase on Sunday where they'll reveal the next Call of Duty, made by a solo dev and 2,999 of his friends
June 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Tune into the Xbox showcase on Sunday where they'll reveal the next Call of Duty, made by a solo dev and 2,999 of his friends
Still gonna worry that this deal will collapse until we get the official club confirmation, but what a move this would be. Like Cunha, proven PL-quality and a goalscorer in a problem position.
If this gets done, then let's go and sort out the midfield.
If this gets done, then let's go and sort out the midfield.
Bryan Mbeumo has decided he wants to join Manchester United.
Exclusive story from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
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Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo wants to join Manchester United, clubs set to open talks
Mbeumo has attracted interest from the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle, and Spurs — but the 25-year-old favours a switch to Old Trafford.
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Still gonna worry that this deal will collapse until we get the official club confirmation, but what a move this would be. Like Cunha, proven PL-quality and a goalscorer in a problem position.
If this gets done, then let's go and sort out the midfield.
If this gets done, then let's go and sort out the midfield.
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These people will do literally anything besides making themselves useful by finding out what people need and providing it
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
These people will do literally anything besides making themselves useful by finding out what people need and providing it
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Rupert Lowe recorded making antisemitic remark at parliament
Rupert Lowe recorded making antisemitic remark at parliament
Exclusive: Former Reform UK MP made comment during a meeting with staff earlier this year, leaked video shows
Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, made an antisemitic comment during a meeting in parliament earlier this year, the Guardian can reveal.
Lowe, who was suspended from Reform UK earlier this year after a fallout with Nigel Farage, made the remark at a meeting where parliamentary staff were present. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Rupert Lowe recorded making antisemitic remark at parliament
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This is coming from a Israeli source who is frustrated by Israeli decision makers and US involvement - probably an accurate take.
Barring last minute surprises, we can conclude that Trump's visit to the region - the most serious opportunity to end the war in a while - was missed.
Barring last minute surprises, we can conclude that Trump's visit to the region - the most serious opportunity to end the war in a while - was missed.
Liza Rozovsky, Haaretz:
-The Doha negotiations deadlocked, US took a step back and leaves decisions for Israel
-Israeli military attacks on Gaza escalating
-Israel has not agreed to resuming aid, and if it would - would be in "minor" quantities insufficient for 2m people
-The Doha negotiations deadlocked, US took a step back and leaves decisions for Israel
-Israeli military attacks on Gaza escalating
-Israel has not agreed to resuming aid, and if it would - would be in "minor" quantities insufficient for 2m people
May 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is coming from a Israeli source who is frustrated by Israeli decision makers and US involvement - probably an accurate take.
Barring last minute surprises, we can conclude that Trump's visit to the region - the most serious opportunity to end the war in a while - was missed.
Barring last minute surprises, we can conclude that Trump's visit to the region - the most serious opportunity to end the war in a while - was missed.
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“We’re not Powell we are Wilson/Callaghan” is not really the clever defence Downing St imagine it to be when briefing BS the house magazine of Blue Labour. Wilson passed racially discriminatory legislation and betrayed the Kenyan Asians, leaving them stateless for decades
Leaving aside the "strangers" language, the "defence" of Starmer here from @georgeeaton.bsky.social is that he is emulating the 1964-70 Labour government.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
Why Starmer’s “island of strangers” remark owed more to Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone than Enoch Powell. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
May 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“We’re not Powell we are Wilson/Callaghan” is not really the clever defence Downing St imagine it to be when briefing BS the house magazine of Blue Labour. Wilson passed racially discriminatory legislation and betrayed the Kenyan Asians, leaving them stateless for decades
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Leaving aside the "strangers" language, the "defence" of Starmer here from @georgeeaton.bsky.social is that he is emulating the 1964-70 Labour government.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
Why Starmer’s “island of strangers” remark owed more to Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone than Enoch Powell. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
May 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Leaving aside the "strangers" language, the "defence" of Starmer here from @georgeeaton.bsky.social is that he is emulating the 1964-70 Labour government.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
This is the government that passed the - deliberately. explicitly and admittedly -racist Commonwealth Immigrants Act.