AlisdairC
@alisdairc.bsky.social
Aspirant MD ANT. Faded, jaded but undismayded.
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Cock-a-doodle-do, folks! Christmas is looming, New Year is not far behind, and so here's a gift to you, our brand new prospectus, covering Jan-Easter 2026. Readable and downloadable at www.recoverycoco.com/prospectus
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Cock-a-doodle-do, folks! Christmas is looming, New Year is not far behind, and so here's a gift to you, our brand new prospectus, covering Jan-Easter 2026. Readable and downloadable at www.recoverycoco.com/prospectus
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I agree that we should not judge Farage solely on the racist things he said when he was a kid. We should also judge him on the racist things he has done with the entire rest of his life.
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I agree that we should not judge Farage solely on the racist things he said when he was a kid. We should also judge him on the racist things he has done with the entire rest of his life.
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careful what you wish for, Joe
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
careful what you wish for, Joe
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It's not the only reason to oppose the language of takers and shirkers and all that, but people have been warning with good reason: when you establish the existence of a subclass of despised, worthless people it's acceptable to hate and abuse, everyone ends up in there eventually.
The “Labour” Party finds itself arguing ordinary workers, carers and others are “takers”.
Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It's not the only reason to oppose the language of takers and shirkers and all that, but people have been warning with good reason: when you establish the existence of a subclass of despised, worthless people it's acceptable to hate and abuse, everyone ends up in there eventually.
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The myth that Labour is a "progressive party" has been well and truly shattered.
Deporting children who've been born in the UK to countries with with which they have no connection is immoral and cruel.
Labour needs to be far better than this.
Deporting children who've been born in the UK to countries with with which they have no connection is immoral and cruel.
Labour needs to be far better than this.
"He wanted the deportations of people born in Britain to be “as voluntary as possible”. So not "voluntary" then.
Labour and Reform are essentially aligned on anti-immigration. The only difference being that Labour claims its xenophobic cruelty is "progressive".
archive.today/6jlRL
Labour and Reform are essentially aligned on anti-immigration. The only difference being that Labour claims its xenophobic cruelty is "progressive".
archive.today/6jlRL
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The myth that Labour is a "progressive party" has been well and truly shattered.
Deporting children who've been born in the UK to countries with with which they have no connection is immoral and cruel.
Labour needs to be far better than this.
Deporting children who've been born in the UK to countries with with which they have no connection is immoral and cruel.
Labour needs to be far better than this.
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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The “Labour” Party finds itself arguing ordinary workers, carers and others are “takers”.
Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The “Labour” Party finds itself arguing ordinary workers, carers and others are “takers”.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Oops. Someone realising they said something rather unpopular is now desperately trying to change what they actually said
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Oops. Someone realising they said something rather unpopular is now desperately trying to change what they actually said
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The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control.
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
Watchdog’s silence after removing figures that showed social security spending is not ‘spiralling’
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control.
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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A fellow musician messaged this about Sp*tify and he's absolutely spot-on.
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A fellow musician messaged this about Sp*tify and he's absolutely spot-on.
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“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
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Lesson 4: If you are peddling the "trust in govt" has dropped because of proceduralism, you either don't understand the study of trust or don't care. It has dropped in all countries and all institutions over the same time period. It is mostly driven by perception of politics not govt services.
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Lesson 4: If you are peddling the "trust in govt" has dropped because of proceduralism, you either don't understand the study of trust or don't care. It has dropped in all countries and all institutions over the same time period. It is mostly driven by perception of politics not govt services.
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if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today
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This year's Christmas special is pretty dark
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This year's Christmas special is pretty dark
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Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
Armenia’s Hrazdan announced as location of first regional $500 million AI data center
The advanced AI infrastructure announced by Firebird, in collaboration with the Armenian government, NVIDIA, and Team, will be located in the Armenian town of...
armenpress.am
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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They're small. Muddy knees. Higher voices than adults. Easy.
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
They're small. Muddy knees. Higher voices than adults. Easy.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...