Robert S
@ro8ert.bsky.social
A fool persisting in his folly. Long since out of interesting things to say.
Software engineer; tree-hugger. Running, reading, gardening. Rugby union fan, but I rarely post about it.
Currently learning Greek & Arabic.
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Deport racists
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Software engineer; tree-hugger. Running, reading, gardening. Rugby union fan, but I rarely post about it.
Currently learning Greek & Arabic.
GTTO
Deport racists
he/him
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Robert S
@ro8ert.bsky.social
· Jun 30
I learnt a new word today - "tyromancy", which means 'divination by means of cheese'.
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One of the best things I've read about the AI bubble and how we should think about it from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of the best things I've read about the AI bubble and how we should think about it from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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Tapping the sign
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tapping the sign
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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The Bank of England has issued a stark new Financial Stability Report — and beneath the cautious language lies a clear message: the global risk environment has deteriorated sharply. A systemic crisis now looks more like “when” than “if”.
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
The Bank of England is warning a financial crash is coming
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Bank of England has issued a stark new Financial Stability Report — and beneath the cautious language lies a clear message: the global risk environment has deteriorated sharply. A systemic crisis now looks more like “when” than “if”.
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
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Someone sent this to me as proof that *i* am wrong about my own self.
Anyway, all of this fabricated. Just untrue and not even close to the direction of truth.
Anyway, all of this fabricated. Just untrue and not even close to the direction of truth.
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Someone sent this to me as proof that *i* am wrong about my own self.
Anyway, all of this fabricated. Just untrue and not even close to the direction of truth.
Anyway, all of this fabricated. Just untrue and not even close to the direction of truth.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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alright fuck it, we're doing a joint year end best of playlist BUT here's the criteria -- you can only reply with one song and it does not have to be new in 2025, but it has to have been new TO YOU in 2025
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
alright fuck it, we're doing a joint year end best of playlist BUT here's the criteria -- you can only reply with one song and it does not have to be new in 2025, but it has to have been new TO YOU in 2025
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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The federal government is making open threats of genocidal violence now from its social media platforms.
This is a literal turner diary or siege level Neo Nazi call to action and is an attempt to foment violence against anyone who is not white, male and Christian.
This is a literal turner diary or siege level Neo Nazi call to action and is an attempt to foment violence against anyone who is not white, male and Christian.
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The federal government is making open threats of genocidal violence now from its social media platforms.
This is a literal turner diary or siege level Neo Nazi call to action and is an attempt to foment violence against anyone who is not white, male and Christian.
This is a literal turner diary or siege level Neo Nazi call to action and is an attempt to foment violence against anyone who is not white, male and Christian.
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Your Party favouring hard-right press at their conference shows they’ve learned nothing...
Your Party favouring hard-right press at their conference shows they've learned nothing
Some left-wing outlets who've supported Your Party have had their press passes denied - but the Mail and the Express will be there
www.thecanary.co
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Your Party favouring hard-right press at their conference shows they’ve learned nothing...
Unless we're actually going to make it a bank holiday here, I don't want to hear UK firms wittering about 'black Friday' like it's something we do.
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unless we're actually going to make it a bank holiday here, I don't want to hear UK firms wittering about 'black Friday' like it's something we do.
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Palestine Action judge pulled as fears of stitch-up grow...
Palestine Action judge pulled as fears of bias grow
The abrupt removal of the Judge in Palestine Action case fears of judicial manipulation and compromised independence.
www.thecanary.co
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Palestine Action judge pulled as fears of stitch-up grow...
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Starmer's government redefines "terrorism" to include for the first time civil disobedience and protest.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Starmer's government redefines "terrorism" to include for the first time civil disobedience and protest.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
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The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
Israel Lobby EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened at the BBC
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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PITCH: I should be able to buy the exact same pair of sneakers every time my old ones wear out for the rest of my natural life.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
PITCH: I should be able to buy the exact same pair of sneakers every time my old ones wear out for the rest of my natural life.
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this meeting could have been a blessed silence
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
this meeting could have been a blessed silence
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1. Good riddance.
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign From Congress | HuffPost Latest News
The surprising news comes amid a public feud with President Donald Trump.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
1. Good riddance.
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
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Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
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BREAKING: Former Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia because everyone knows our politicians are only allowed to take bribes from Israel x
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
BREAKING: Former Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia because everyone knows our politicians are only allowed to take bribes from Israel x
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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When you're right, you're right.
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
When you're right, you're right.
Watching "Mr Burton" on iPlayer. Took me wayyy too long to clock who it's actually about...!
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Watching "Mr Burton" on iPlayer. Took me wayyy too long to clock who it's actually about...!