Ian Coomber
@madeindescribable.bsky.social
Occasional Academic. Sporadic Backpacker. Constant Geek.
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To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Just because we have utter contempt for Nigel Farage and Matt Goodwin, does not mean we should have contempt for people who might consider voting for them says @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👏
February 13, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Just because we have utter contempt for Nigel Farage and Matt Goodwin, does not mean we should have contempt for people who might consider voting for them says @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👏
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
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No one, apart from you, wants to see that thing you made with AI.
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
No one, apart from you, wants to see that thing you made with AI.
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Can we do the midterms now?
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Can we do the midterms now?
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happy birthday gromit 🥹 🎂 🐶
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
happy birthday gromit 🥹 🎂 🐶
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Good. Bring it all down. Drag all of these abusive monsters out into the daylight and destroy them.
Like, come on. We're waiting.
Like, come on. We're waiting.
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Good. Bring it all down. Drag all of these abusive monsters out into the daylight and destroy them.
Like, come on. We're waiting.
Like, come on. We're waiting.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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This. Is. Beautiful.
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This. Is. Beautiful.
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This is horrifying for so many reasons. The one I'm thinking of right now is the billion dollars spent to torture and terrorize and imprison people could easily buy all of us healthcare, child care, parental leave, affordable housing ... all the things the Epstein Class swears we can't afford.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is horrifying for so many reasons. The one I'm thinking of right now is the billion dollars spent to torture and terrorize and imprison people could easily buy all of us healthcare, child care, parental leave, affordable housing ... all the things the Epstein Class swears we can't afford.
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I have nothing to add to this, just want to make sure it's visible.
My commute home from work is littered with abandoned cars. Just sitting there, in the middle of the road. Windows broken out. Lives scooped up and taken away. Just like that.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I have nothing to add to this, just want to make sure it's visible.
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I would indeed lose sleep at the realisation that people consider me a worse Prime Minister than Boris Johnson.
And David Cameron.
And Theresa May.
And Rishi Sunak.
AND LIZ SODDING TRUSS.
And David Cameron.
And Theresa May.
And Rishi Sunak.
AND LIZ SODDING TRUSS.
It's because he thought he was going to be Blair 2.0 (which to him is a compliment) and instead he is the least popular PM of all time ever and will soon be forced out.
February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I would indeed lose sleep at the realisation that people consider me a worse Prime Minister than Boris Johnson.
And David Cameron.
And Theresa May.
And Rishi Sunak.
AND LIZ SODDING TRUSS.
And David Cameron.
And Theresa May.
And Rishi Sunak.
AND LIZ SODDING TRUSS.
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according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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This is how you do it folks
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is how you do it folks
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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