paul
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@ptfen.bsky.social
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if you dehumanise one group of people you dehumanise us all
Wonder Man is a lot of fun, mainly because Ben Kingsley is enjoying himself playing an ac-Tor
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Wonder Man is a lot of fun, mainly because Ben Kingsley is enjoying himself playing an ac-Tor
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Guy who is currently bleeding out in the flaming wreckage of his car, wishing he could go back to that really cool fun time he was driving at 100mph towards the cliff edge.
2006 was ofc peak salad days for the Sensibles: between the Invasion of Iraq that they could justify away & the 2007/8 Great Financial Crisis that exploded all the contradictions of their worldview that they had refused to recognise, despite many people expending lots of energy to get them to notice
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Guy who is currently bleeding out in the flaming wreckage of his car, wishing he could go back to that really cool fun time he was driving at 100mph towards the cliff edge.
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okay I'm sorry but I fundamentally do not see how this is anything other than victim-blaming Brianna??
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
okay I'm sorry but I fundamentally do not see how this is anything other than victim-blaming Brianna??
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
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I am on my knees begging you to fund schools properly instead.
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I am on my knees begging you to fund schools properly instead.
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This is quite the thread
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 AM
This is quite the thread
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This government clearly don't really understand the complexity or the danger of the situation. They show no sign of beginning to understand, and every sign of asking the monorail salesman how public transport should work. It's going to be an uphill struggle, but don't leave this to politicians.
January 28, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This government clearly don't really understand the complexity or the danger of the situation. They show no sign of beginning to understand, and every sign of asking the monorail salesman how public transport should work. It's going to be an uphill struggle, but don't leave this to politicians.
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Starting the Pony Party where you have to pass a test to join where you value the lives of all people, no matter what their colour or geographic location, equally.
Anyone who refers to this as a purity test gets shot in the face!
Anyone who refers to this as a purity test gets shot in the face!
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Starting the Pony Party where you have to pass a test to join where you value the lives of all people, no matter what their colour or geographic location, equally.
Anyone who refers to this as a purity test gets shot in the face!
Anyone who refers to this as a purity test gets shot in the face!
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I'm legit unfollowing people who never use alt text.
You're literally typing on a text based app. So why are you making Canva images with little pithy quips and no alt text. I honestly don't understand it.
You're literally typing on a text based app. So why are you making Canva images with little pithy quips and no alt text. I honestly don't understand it.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I'm legit unfollowing people who never use alt text.
You're literally typing on a text based app. So why are you making Canva images with little pithy quips and no alt text. I honestly don't understand it.
You're literally typing on a text based app. So why are you making Canva images with little pithy quips and no alt text. I honestly don't understand it.
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Plus your alt text is searchable. It's actually a really useful thing to do in case you really don't care about people with disabilities having access to shit you post.
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Plus your alt text is searchable. It's actually a really useful thing to do in case you really don't care about people with disabilities having access to shit you post.
Hell yeah I can parse what the pony is
Protect
Others
Not just
Yourself
Protect
Others
Not just
Yourself
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Hell yeah I can parse what the pony is
Protect
Others
Not just
Yourself
Protect
Others
Not just
Yourself
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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nice argument, unfortunately I have already depicted myself as a squared-up Ilhan Omar and you as a collapsing sewer ogre
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
nice argument, unfortunately I have already depicted myself as a squared-up Ilhan Omar and you as a collapsing sewer ogre
My work laptop dual boots Windows 11 and Linux. The latter (Debian 13) is now my daily driver to the point where I get a monthly reminder from my friendly IT department to apply the latest patches because Windows hasn't phoned in to tell them it's updated...
January 28, 2026 at 10:20 AM
My work laptop dual boots Windows 11 and Linux. The latter (Debian 13) is now my daily driver to the point where I get a monthly reminder from my friendly IT department to apply the latest patches because Windows hasn't phoned in to tell them it's updated...
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A reminder of the part corporations play in world events, and how they are never held accountable
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A reminder of the part corporations play in world events, and how they are never held accountable
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never seen such desperation for the entire capitalist class to sell one technology
Just listened to Radio 3 news. GenAI training to be rolled out to every adult in the UK. Do to what? Make 'content' apparently. I'm not sure we need more 'content', let alone a tidal wave of AI slop.
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM
never seen such desperation for the entire capitalist class to sell one technology
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Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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there is a post from the US gov 'department of war' on here that includes video of them actually murdering people and threatening to murder more people & it's been up since november
Yeah. The Bluesky app has a zero tolerance policy towards wishing death on people.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
there is a post from the US gov 'department of war' on here that includes video of them actually murdering people and threatening to murder more people & it's been up since november
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You’ve got to love how actress Kelly Marie Tran, one of the most harassed people ever to be on the internet, still leapt up to defend trans people in a recent interview. No one would blame her for keeping her head down and shutting up forever but she will NOT and I admire her for it ⭐
Star Wars actor says ‘trans rights are human rights’ when asked about Harry Potter
Kelly Marie Tran said ‘trans rights are human rights’ when the topic of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series was mentioned in an interview.
www.thepinknews.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
You’ve got to love how actress Kelly Marie Tran, one of the most harassed people ever to be on the internet, still leapt up to defend trans people in a recent interview. No one would blame her for keeping her head down and shutting up forever but she will NOT and I admire her for it ⭐
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This by-election has Caerphilly 2.0 written all over it. Constituency where the pundits will only talk about Reform, despite 65% of the electorate having no history of right-wing votes, then get shocked when voters reach for the nearest progressive alternative with Labour having fucked it
NEW: Former academic Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton & Denton byelection.
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This by-election has Caerphilly 2.0 written all over it. Constituency where the pundits will only talk about Reform, despite 65% of the electorate having no history of right-wing votes, then get shocked when voters reach for the nearest progressive alternative with Labour having fucked it
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I am 100% serious when I say the journalists who helped start the MMR scare should experience consequences commensurate with the fact that they have a body count.
Well done, Ian Hislop. Another successful campaign for the Eye!
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I am 100% serious when I say the journalists who helped start the MMR scare should experience consequences commensurate with the fact that they have a body count.
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I'd say "they're not sending their best" but honestly, maybe they are?
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I'd say "they're not sending their best" but honestly, maybe they are?
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!