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· Jul 1
I always remember that clip from French TV in the 80s where an elderly, drunken Pepe Le Pew crudely propositioned Whitney Houston
Defund the police. Fund Batman
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Defund the police. Fund Batman
People who are blown away by LLMs are perfect marks for cold reading scams. They only remember the hits and forget all the misses
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
People who are blown away by LLMs are perfect marks for cold reading scams. They only remember the hits and forget all the misses
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So the actual bar being discussed for juryless trials seems to be anything where the sentence is less than 5 years.
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So the actual bar being discussed for juryless trials seems to be anything where the sentence is less than 5 years.
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
God this is a hard read now harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
God this is a hard read now harpers.org/archive/1941...
Does the pardon extend to all other crimes the turkey may have committed?
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Does the pardon extend to all other crimes the turkey may have committed?
If you want to track how much worse the BBC is these days compare these two articles, one from 2000, one from 2025, on proposals to scrap the jury system.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6016...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6016...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News | UK | Jury system in the dock
news.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you want to track how much worse the BBC is these days compare these two articles, one from 2000, one from 2025, on proposals to scrap the jury system.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6016...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6016...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The artist formerly known as Prince Andrew and his horse are both looking really sad lately. I wonder what the horse did
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The artist formerly known as Prince Andrew and his horse are both looking really sad lately. I wonder what the horse did
I reckon Trump is a Russian asset but he's just as terrible at it as he is being president. You can tell after the Putin meetings that he's recently had a bollocking
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I reckon Trump is a Russian asset but he's just as terrible at it as he is being president. You can tell after the Putin meetings that he's recently had a bollocking
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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We’re just normal men
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We’re just normal men
Remember NFTs? What was that about
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Remember NFTs? What was that about
Remember the talking carp that predicted the end of the world in 2003? He knew what was up news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...
BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Talking fish' stuns New York
news.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Remember the talking carp that predicted the end of the world in 2003? He knew what was up news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...
If you strapped giant prosthetic wing extensions to an ostrich would it instinctively know how to fly?
Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you strapped giant prosthetic wing extensions to an ostrich would it instinctively know how to fly?
Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
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This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
I've decided that Predator films are set in the Alien universe but the Alien films are not set in the Predator universe
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've decided that Predator films are set in the Alien universe but the Alien films are not set in the Predator universe
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Sorry everyone it's just not cost effective to allow you "civil liberties" and "rights". Trial by jury is just for rich people now, the plebs are getting Judge Dredd
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sorry everyone it's just not cost effective to allow you "civil liberties" and "rights". Trial by jury is just for rich people now, the plebs are getting Judge Dredd
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No government I can recall has gone harder & faster at destroying British democracy & our civil rights
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
No government I can recall has gone harder & faster at destroying British democracy & our civil rights
Minerva and Arachne, or "You Fucking Skank Bitch, You Think You Can Weave Better Than Me Bitch? I'll Fucking Kill You You Whore, Don't Test Me Bitch I'll Turn You Into a Fucking Spider", René-Antoine Houasse (1706)
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Minerva and Arachne, or "You Fucking Skank Bitch, You Think You Can Weave Better Than Me Bitch? I'll Fucking Kill You You Whore, Don't Test Me Bitch I'll Turn You Into a Fucking Spider", René-Antoine Houasse (1706)
My only problem with Zendaya as Athena is I think the Goddess of Warfare should look like she could throw a punch
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
My only problem with Zendaya as Athena is I think the Goddess of Warfare should look like she could throw a punch
Scotland are in the World Cup, isn't that fantastic I say pretending to know which sport I'm talking about
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Scotland are in the World Cup, isn't that fantastic I say pretending to know which sport I'm talking about
Oh great now I'm going to have the phrase "Duck Nuggets" in my head until I die
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Oh great now I'm going to have the phrase "Duck Nuggets" in my head until I die
These heroes are the last brave men and women in the UK. They are prepared to sacrifice their freedom just to stand up for our civil liberties and human rights, even against impossible odds.
People are angry at them because they have a daily beauty in their lives which makes ours ugly.
People are angry at them because they have a daily beauty in their lives which makes ours ugly.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
These heroes are the last brave men and women in the UK. They are prepared to sacrifice their freedom just to stand up for our civil liberties and human rights, even against impossible odds.
People are angry at them because they have a daily beauty in their lives which makes ours ugly.
People are angry at them because they have a daily beauty in their lives which makes ours ugly.
If a sitting government were intentionally laying the groundwork for an upcoming fascist government how would it look any different from what Labour are doing right now?
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If a sitting government were intentionally laying the groundwork for an upcoming fascist government how would it look any different from what Labour are doing right now?
The only decent people in this country, the only British people with even the basic rudiments of honour or bravery, are the Palestine Action prisoners
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The only decent people in this country, the only British people with even the basic rudiments of honour or bravery, are the Palestine Action prisoners