Mat8iou
@mat8iou.bsky.social
Sydney (but until recently Slough, UK) based architect and ultra-runner.
Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag.
@mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagram
Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag.
@mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagram
I feel that the Daily Telegraph nowadays is a bit like the once reputable brands that Sports Direct has acquired.
People not paying attention still treat it with some respect - but over time gradually learn their lesson and hopefully don't make the mistake again.
People not paying attention still treat it with some respect - but over time gradually learn their lesson and hopefully don't make the mistake again.
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I feel that the Daily Telegraph nowadays is a bit like the once reputable brands that Sports Direct has acquired.
People not paying attention still treat it with some respect - but over time gradually learn their lesson and hopefully don't make the mistake again.
People not paying attention still treat it with some respect - but over time gradually learn their lesson and hopefully don't make the mistake again.
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Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
From AusLegal to AmItheAsshole: why I’m downvoting the social media ban on Reddit | Deirdre Fidge
We know young people are dancing on Tik Tok, and doing whatever the hell is happening on Kick, but my sympathies are with those about to be booted off Reddit
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
This is such a dumb excuse.
Council tax in the UK is always paid at a local level.
"Reform responded to the move by saying the party opposed such measures at a national level, but not at local level."
Council tax in the UK is always paid at a local level.
"Reform responded to the move by saying the party opposed such measures at a national level, but not at local level."
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced the idea as “madness” and “extortion”
North Northamptonshire is expected to approve the measure on Tuesday, in plans seen by PolHome
@cjayanetti.bsky.social reports
North Northamptonshire is expected to approve the measure on Tuesday, in plans seen by PolHome
@cjayanetti.bsky.social reports
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is such a dumb excuse.
Council tax in the UK is always paid at a local level.
"Reform responded to the move by saying the party opposed such measures at a national level, but not at local level."
Council tax in the UK is always paid at a local level.
"Reform responded to the move by saying the party opposed such measures at a national level, but not at local level."
50 years ago today, was one of the most controversial moments in Australian political history, the dismissal of Prone Minister Gough William by Governor General Sir John Kerr.
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says
Albanese says ‘old suffocating conservatism’ of Menzies era reached out of its political grave to remove a government chosen by voters
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
50 years ago today, was one of the most controversial moments in Australian political history, the dismissal of Prone Minister Gough William by Governor General Sir John Kerr.
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
50 years ago today, was one of the most controversial moments in Australian political history, the dismissal of Prone Minister Gough William by Governor General Sir John Kerr.
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says
Albanese says ‘old suffocating conservatism’ of Menzies era reached out of its political grave to remove a government chosen by voters
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
50 years ago today, was one of the most controversial moments in Australian political history, the dismissal of Prone Minister Gough William by Governor General Sir John Kerr.
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Little has changed to prevent it repeating again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Part of the reason I do think of the BBC as being fundamentally liberal is the amount of agonising it does about whether it is really to blame for the hostility of its enemies.
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Part of the reason I do think of the BBC as being fundamentally liberal is the amount of agonising it does about whether it is really to blame for the hostility of its enemies.
Can someone explain to me why certain people (such as the state MP for Newtown) see so called "poor doors" as dystopian?
Developers have to provide certain amounts of social housing as part of some developments, rented at far below market value.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Developers have to provide certain amounts of social housing as part of some developments, rented at far below market value.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Poor doors’: affordable housing tenants have to use back entrance to access Barangaroo apartments
Those paying discounted rent at Watermans Residences can’t use pool or gym, either. Critics say segregation ‘a dystopian microcosm of housing inequality’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Can someone explain to me why certain people (such as the state MP for Newtown) see so called "poor doors" as dystopian?
Developers have to provide certain amounts of social housing as part of some developments, rented at far below market value.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Developers have to provide certain amounts of social housing as part of some developments, rented at far below market value.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@snarkyplatypus.com did you see this story?
Will a snappy song help their NIMBY cause?
Will a snappy song help their NIMBY cause?
Struggling to believe this isn't an @betootaadvocate.bsky.social story:
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Affluent Sydney suburb residents rail against housing reforms
Some residents of one of Sydney’s richest suburbs are railing against the NSW government’s proposed housing affordability reforms.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
@snarkyplatypus.com did you see this story?
Will a snappy song help their NIMBY cause?
Will a snappy song help their NIMBY cause?
Struggling to believe this isn't an @betootaadvocate.bsky.social story:
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Affluent Sydney suburb residents rail against housing reforms
Some residents of one of Sydney’s richest suburbs are railing against the NSW government’s proposed housing affordability reforms.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Struggling to believe this isn't an @betootaadvocate.bsky.social story:
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Mosman NIMBYs are hiring Allan Johnston, composer of the "I feel like a Tooheys" jingle to create a "protest power ballad" for their cause...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
Who picked this location?
Part of the site sits on a bed of rock, meaning graves can not be dug to the required depth.
Another portion floods regularly and can not be used for burials.
Part of the site sits on a bed of rock, meaning graves can not be dug to the required depth.
Another portion floods regularly and can not be used for burials.
From a floating coffin to a bed of rock, time is running out for Kununurra's cemetery.
Remote WA town's cemetery running out of room
From a floating coffin to a bed of rock, time is running out for Kununurra's cemetery.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Who picked this location?
Part of the site sits on a bed of rock, meaning graves can not be dug to the required depth.
Another portion floods regularly and can not be used for burials.
Part of the site sits on a bed of rock, meaning graves can not be dug to the required depth.
Another portion floods regularly and can not be used for burials.
Wild how the people issuing such threats are still portrayed by many as having "legitimate concerns", as though they are fundamentally reasonable.
Female NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
Female NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report threats to police, as premier says government is investigating whether ban on Nazi symbols should be expanded
Two female MPs have reported threats they received following their condemnation of Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally outside New South Wales parliament to the police, as the premier rejected any suggestion there was a “double standard” in how the far right is dealt with compared with pro-Palestine activism.
The alleged threats against federal MP Allegra Spender and state MP Kellie Sloane, which included death threats and calls to “rhetorically rape” the federal MP, came after both took to social media to condemn Saturday’s rally, in which about 60 men clad in black called for the abolition of the “Jewish lobby”, with speakers repeating antisemitic tropes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Wild how the people issuing such threats are still portrayed by many as having "legitimate concerns", as though they are fundamentally reasonable.
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I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.
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I do really think these folks are underestimating how bad the AI backlash can get if the industry needs a bailout
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I do really think these folks are underestimating how bad the AI backlash can get if the industry needs a bailout
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
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“The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily” theconversation.com/the-doorman-...
The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily
Human roles are often rich and complex, and not easily reduced to a technological solution.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily” theconversation.com/the-doorman-...
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Temu and Shein are under increasing pressure to explain how child sex abuse dolls were sold worldwide on their multi-billion-dollar platforms following international outrage.
Shein, Temu face more pressure after claims pleas on sex dolls were 'ignored'
Temu and Shein are under increasing pressure to explain how child sex abuse dolls were sold worldwide on their multi-billion-dollar platforms following international outrage.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Temu and Shein are under increasing pressure to explain how child sex abuse dolls were sold worldwide on their multi-billion-dollar platforms following international outrage.
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There have been 4 million articles written about the alienation of young men by "the left," but I've never seen one article about the alienation of women from the right. It apparently doesn't matter to the press that women are regularly voting for Dems by huge margins because the GOP is so hostile.
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
There have been 4 million articles written about the alienation of young men by "the left," but I've never seen one article about the alienation of women from the right. It apparently doesn't matter to the press that women are regularly voting for Dems by huge margins because the GOP is so hostile.
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If the IEA ever run out of funds they could keep themselves afloat by milking him and selling it as a remedy for impostor syndrome
He's going to 'make the case for markets' despite screwing up Britain's place in a very large one, and putting up trade barriers.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If the IEA ever run out of funds they could keep themselves afloat by milking him and selling it as a remedy for impostor syndrome
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I thought Pippa was better than this.
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I thought Pippa was better than this.
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Detergent pods and tablets for dishwashers only solve two actual problems:
1. Improving performance for those who always overdose and end up with residues
2. Helping those with mobility issues
Otherwise, the main thing they do is make sure "40 pods" will last you exactly 40 cycles and that's it.
1. Improving performance for those who always overdose and end up with residues
2. Helping those with mobility issues
Otherwise, the main thing they do is make sure "40 pods" will last you exactly 40 cycles and that's it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Detergent pods and tablets for dishwashers only solve two actual problems:
1. Improving performance for those who always overdose and end up with residues
2. Helping those with mobility issues
Otherwise, the main thing they do is make sure "40 pods" will last you exactly 40 cycles and that's it.
1. Improving performance for those who always overdose and end up with residues
2. Helping those with mobility issues
Otherwise, the main thing they do is make sure "40 pods" will last you exactly 40 cycles and that's it.
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Congratulations to Discord, Roblox, and Steam for the success of their lobbying efforts.
Australia's social media age restrictions, what's in and what's out, updated today. www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/ind...
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Congratulations to Discord, Roblox, and Steam for the success of their lobbying efforts.
Weird that Trump loves living in a city where hardly anyone supports his party.
With 25% of the votes counted at 9.15pm, Mamdani leads Cuomo by 50.2% to 40.8% in the NYC mayoral election
Live results tracker here. Count coming in fast! www.theguardian.com/...
Live results tracker here. Count coming in fast! www.theguardian.com/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Weird that Trump loves living in a city where hardly anyone supports his party.
"Values of 70 times forecasted sales are never normal. Most years, the number of established US stocks hitting just 30 times sales is zero. "
From this summer, apropos of nothing. on.ft.com/3ZPr6P3
Palantir is nuts. When’s the crash?
An AI darling faces its dusky interregnum
on.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Values of 70 times forecasted sales are never normal. Most years, the number of established US stocks hitting just 30 times sales is zero. "
But it can't be made to work. People were sold a lie.
James Murray acknowledges the damage of Brexit twice, but then instead of reversing Brexit Labour still try to make it work
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
But it can't be made to work. People were sold a lie.
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The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.