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It's so hard to keep a straight face when someone will be like "North Korean spies stole my shitty blockchain ape drawings" and that is 100% what actually happened. Everything about it is just so absurd.
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's so hard to keep a straight face when someone will be like "North Korean spies stole my shitty blockchain ape drawings" and that is 100% what actually happened. Everything about it is just so absurd.
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Liz Truss's book sold 2,228 copies in its first week and was considered the most humiliating flop of last year.
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Liz Truss's book sold 2,228 copies in its first week and was considered the most humiliating flop of last year.
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I want y'all to tie this directly to the history of things like cointelpro. When Black people say things like "the government intentionally flooded Black neighborhoods with drugs to drive criminalization."
Whiteness has always been capable of this. This is what it does.
Whiteness has always been capable of this. This is what it does.
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I want y'all to tie this directly to the history of things like cointelpro. When Black people say things like "the government intentionally flooded Black neighborhoods with drugs to drive criminalization."
Whiteness has always been capable of this. This is what it does.
Whiteness has always been capable of this. This is what it does.
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Took a nice sunset photo the other day and forgot to post it so here it is now.
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Took a nice sunset photo the other day and forgot to post it so here it is now.
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And, given the fact that the register of lobbyists features a record of the same Minister being lobbied by Facebook on this exact plan a few weeks ago, I think we may safely let the Magi know they will be spared a trek to Limerick this year.
www.lobbying.ie/return/13174...
www.lobbying.ie/return/13174...
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
And, given the fact that the register of lobbyists features a record of the same Minister being lobbied by Facebook on this exact plan a few weeks ago, I think we may safely let the Magi know they will be spared a trek to Limerick this year.
www.lobbying.ie/return/13174...
www.lobbying.ie/return/13174...
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Patrick O’Donovan went out on the national airwaves with a half-baked, bad set of ideas about linking access to online spaces to our PPS numbers.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Patrick O’Donovan went out on the national airwaves with a half-baked, bad set of ideas about linking access to online spaces to our PPS numbers.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
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These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
I've also been getting a bunch of fake calls from +44 numbers.
Seems like someone's running a bot on Irish numbers #SpeirGorm
Seems like someone's running a bot on Irish numbers #SpeirGorm
If i get one more call from the UK I’m going to go absolutely feral I swear to god #SpeirGorm
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I've also been getting a bunch of fake calls from +44 numbers.
Seems like someone's running a bot on Irish numbers #SpeirGorm
Seems like someone's running a bot on Irish numbers #SpeirGorm
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December 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
What a great story. RIP Martin Parr.
Martin Parr, absolute mensch.
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What a great story. RIP Martin Parr.
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This morning's purple sky, already fading by the time I finished typing this sentence
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This morning's purple sky, already fading by the time I finished typing this sentence
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Hiya Kate, it's me - the guy from the bar
Today marks 40 years since the first mobile phone call was made in Ireland.
Ireland's first mobile phone call made 40 years ago
Today marks 40 years since the first mobile phone call was made in Ireland.
www.rte.ie
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hiya Kate, it's me - the guy from the bar
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These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
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Interrogating my tic of asking the person accompanying me in any social gathering “Are you alright?” when there’s no obvious sign of any discomfort on their part and coming to the conclusion it means “Am I alright?”.
Can I do anything with this self-knowledge? No, probably.
Can I do anything with this self-knowledge? No, probably.
December 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Interrogating my tic of asking the person accompanying me in any social gathering “Are you alright?” when there’s no obvious sign of any discomfort on their part and coming to the conclusion it means “Am I alright?”.
Can I do anything with this self-knowledge? No, probably.
Can I do anything with this self-knowledge? No, probably.
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I have ploughed my way through all 312 pages of the ruling in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife & I can confirm that this story in The National is the only truthful media account of the full scale of her crushing defeat. archive.is/2025.12.09-1...
archive.is
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I have ploughed my way through all 312 pages of the ruling in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife & I can confirm that this story in The National is the only truthful media account of the full scale of her crushing defeat. archive.is/2025.12.09-1...
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Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
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Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.
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New Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
The Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one.
It's government by Dunning-Kruger.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
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Renewable generation and discharging storage equalled 73% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 87% at 05:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 25% of demand. 3% of generation was exported, 5% of demand was met by imports.
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Renewable generation and discharging storage equalled 73% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 87% at 05:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 25% of demand. 3% of generation was exported, 5% of demand was met by imports.
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i read stuff like this and can genuinely angry at guys like jd vance who insist that this country belongs to some narrow vision of the "native born"
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
i read stuff like this and can genuinely angry at guys like jd vance who insist that this country belongs to some narrow vision of the "native born"
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Not sure about this new Fahrenheit 451 remake. Rather than burning books, they've banned sick burns. It's a disstopia.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Not sure about this new Fahrenheit 451 remake. Rather than burning books, they've banned sick burns. It's a disstopia.
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This is fine according to the British government but elderly women holding signs supporting Palestine. That’s simply unacceptable
Loyalist paramilitary groups are heavily infiltrated by state agents and low level informants. How, 31 years after their ceasefires have they managed to recuit & maintain 12,500 members under the supposed 'watch' of the state? The state is facilitating the build up of asymmetric terror. [2/n]
Loyalist paramilitary groups in NI 'have 12,500 members'
Briefings, based on PSNI and MI5 intelligence, have been obtained by BBC NI's Spotlight.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is fine according to the British government but elderly women holding signs supporting Palestine. That’s simply unacceptable
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I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
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shout out to @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social for correctly identifying the other guy in this photo: it's Gareth Sheridan's business partner, Serguei Melnik, interim CEO of Nutriband during his presidential run, and one of two members of his board linked to money laundering
"Gareth Sheridan went to Tucker Carlson's Christmas party" is already crazy, but "Gareth Sheridan took a photo with the world's most famous antisemitic conspiracy theorist, then voluntarily posted it on the Internet" is blowing my fucking mind
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
shout out to @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social for correctly identifying the other guy in this photo: it's Gareth Sheridan's business partner, Serguei Melnik, interim CEO of Nutriband during his presidential run, and one of two members of his board linked to money laundering
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men would rather go back to raccoon city than go to therapy
first look at Leon in Resident Evil Requiem via PlayStation Network updated key art www.ign.com/articles/con...
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
men would rather go back to raccoon city than go to therapy