Lady Jek
@ladyjek.bsky.social
cats, travels, a smattering of politics - ok, turns out it's quite a bit of politics..
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Govt needs to do this properly to make it review-proof!
A draft 20% tax on online gambling sparks outrage among South African operators and experts, citing lack of consultation before public comment deadline.
National Treasury’s proposed 20% tax on online gambling sparks industry outrage | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Govt needs to do this properly to make it review-proof!
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spanish flu was 1918........ the great wall street crash was 1929........... very cool stuff, history, very cool and not stressful
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
spanish flu was 1918........ the great wall street crash was 1929........... very cool stuff, history, very cool and not stressful
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In South Africa as well, please!
My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In South Africa as well, please!
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She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde
The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only option, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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senate democrats fucked this so bad it's unreal. now they look like pussies for backing down AND Trump gets to be the one to save healthcare. masterful work sirs
Trump expected to propose two-year ACA subsidy extension as deadline nears, report says reut.rs/4reC9xz
Trump expected to propose two-year ACA subsidy extension as deadline nears, report says
The White House is preparing to unveil a health policy framework that would extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies for two years, Politico reported on Monday, as President Donald Trump moves to shape congressional negotiations ahead of looming premium hikes.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
senate democrats fucked this so bad it's unreal. now they look like pussies for backing down AND Trump gets to be the one to save healthcare. masterful work sirs
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give this man a little house and he IMMEDIATELY turns into a "get off my lawn" guy
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
give this man a little house and he IMMEDIATELY turns into a "get off my lawn" guy
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People in developed economies hugely underestimate young, highly online, highly globalised, but also economically precarious people in developing economies. And that’s my main thought on the X locations thing but also on many other services exports to come from EMs in the years ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
People in developed economies hugely underestimate young, highly online, highly globalised, but also economically precarious people in developing economies. And that’s my main thought on the X locations thing but also on many other services exports to come from EMs in the years ahead.
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Every year about this time, Leonard and Estelle went to go stay with her sister Carol in Toronto until the heat died down.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every year about this time, Leonard and Estelle went to go stay with her sister Carol in Toronto until the heat died down.
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My body is acting a little ungrateful given all the treats I’ve been feeding it
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My body is acting a little ungrateful given all the treats I’ve been feeding it
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
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We camped out for like 15 minutes on their line and not a point to show for it 😖
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We camped out for like 15 minutes on their line and not a point to show for it 😖
Astonishingly good defence!!
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Astonishingly good defence!!
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Son: Dad, what's The Matrix?
Me: No one can be told...
Partner: Tade.
Me: It's film about how the Chosen One had to defeat an imposter to save the world.
Son: You mean Neo?
Me: No, no, no. Neo got distracted by the power of love. I mean Agent Smith.
Partner: Tade!
Me: Fine! No one can be told...
Me: No one can be told...
Partner: Tade.
Me: It's film about how the Chosen One had to defeat an imposter to save the world.
Son: You mean Neo?
Me: No, no, no. Neo got distracted by the power of love. I mean Agent Smith.
Partner: Tade!
Me: Fine! No one can be told...
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Son: Dad, what's The Matrix?
Me: No one can be told...
Partner: Tade.
Me: It's film about how the Chosen One had to defeat an imposter to save the world.
Son: You mean Neo?
Me: No, no, no. Neo got distracted by the power of love. I mean Agent Smith.
Partner: Tade!
Me: Fine! No one can be told...
Me: No one can be told...
Partner: Tade.
Me: It's film about how the Chosen One had to defeat an imposter to save the world.
Son: You mean Neo?
Me: No, no, no. Neo got distracted by the power of love. I mean Agent Smith.
Partner: Tade!
Me: Fine! No one can be told...
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if you tell your parents that you don’t want to have kids and they look offended, it’s because they’re thinking “damn, why didn’t I think of that“
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
if you tell your parents that you don’t want to have kids and they look offended, it’s because they’re thinking “damn, why didn’t I think of that“
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
This is.. genuinely funny.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is.. genuinely funny.
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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if you could keep Mamdani around the White House to talk to him all day you could probably get him to do a bunch of good shit, the problem is that after this meeting the next guy in the room is Stephen Miller
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
if you could keep Mamdani around the White House to talk to him all day you could probably get him to do a bunch of good shit, the problem is that after this meeting the next guy in the room is Stephen Miller
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Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
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Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao