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Under Labour - growth for the South East of England at everyone else’s expense.
Rachel Reeves is set to back Heathrow and Luton expansion.
Yet it appears major rail spending will be frozen except for HS2 and two other English projects.
Wales needs proper investment.
Rachel Reeves is set to back Heathrow and Luton expansion.
Yet it appears major rail spending will be frozen except for HS2 and two other English projects.
Wales needs proper investment.
January 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Under Labour - growth for the South East of England at everyone else’s expense.
Rachel Reeves is set to back Heathrow and Luton expansion.
Yet it appears major rail spending will be frozen except for HS2 and two other English projects.
Wales needs proper investment.
Rachel Reeves is set to back Heathrow and Luton expansion.
Yet it appears major rail spending will be frozen except for HS2 and two other English projects.
Wales needs proper investment.
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This goes so fucking hard dude
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This goes so fucking hard dude
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Happy Full fat legend season to everyone who celebrates.
January 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Happy Full fat legend season to everyone who celebrates.
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Working #women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband.
From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.
#ReliefWednesday 🏺
From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.
#ReliefWednesday 🏺
January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Working #women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband.
From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.
#ReliefWednesday 🏺
From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.
#ReliefWednesday 🏺
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"Tiktok is stealing your data!!"
So? My alexa is stealing my data. YouTube is stealing my data. My phone is stealing my data. Every app is stealing my data. We live in a data economy. So long as capitalism persists so will the data theft 🤷♂️
So? My alexa is stealing my data. YouTube is stealing my data. My phone is stealing my data. Every app is stealing my data. We live in a data economy. So long as capitalism persists so will the data theft 🤷♂️
January 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"Tiktok is stealing your data!!"
So? My alexa is stealing my data. YouTube is stealing my data. My phone is stealing my data. Every app is stealing my data. We live in a data economy. So long as capitalism persists so will the data theft 🤷♂️
So? My alexa is stealing my data. YouTube is stealing my data. My phone is stealing my data. Every app is stealing my data. We live in a data economy. So long as capitalism persists so will the data theft 🤷♂️
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If you wanna read about Neil Gaiman from vulture read this one. While I was reading it they took out the entire portion about Scientology, presumably thanks to threats from the religion.
And from behind the paywall:
"There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades"
"Editor’s note: This story contains content that readers may find disturbing, including graphic allegations of sexual assault"
archive.is/2025.01.13-1...
"There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades"
"Editor’s note: This story contains content that readers may find disturbing, including graphic allegations of sexual assault"
archive.is/2025.01.13-1...
archive.is
January 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you wanna read about Neil Gaiman from vulture read this one. While I was reading it they took out the entire portion about Scientology, presumably thanks to threats from the religion.
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My latest piece for
@nation.cymru dives into trying to understand the visceral responses we see to Welsh language content on social media. What do you think? 🤔 👇🏽 nation.cymru/opinion/engl...
@nation.cymru dives into trying to understand the visceral responses we see to Welsh language content on social media. What do you think? 🤔 👇🏽 nation.cymru/opinion/engl...
English fragility, shame, and the Welsh language debate
James Downs, Mental Health Campaigner When posts about the Welsh language appear online, they often provoke a strikingly visceral response from English speakers. A particularly contentious example is ...
nation.cymru
January 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My latest piece for
@nation.cymru dives into trying to understand the visceral responses we see to Welsh language content on social media. What do you think? 🤔 👇🏽 nation.cymru/opinion/engl...
@nation.cymru dives into trying to understand the visceral responses we see to Welsh language content on social media. What do you think? 🤔 👇🏽 nation.cymru/opinion/engl...
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“I only eat my cereal with a tiny teaspoon. Anybody that shoves a dessert spoon in their mouth is a maniac. And if it has a handle that’s a different colour to the shallow bowl of metal, you can forget about it.”
thedailytism.com/autistic-gol...
thedailytism.com/autistic-gol...
Autistic Goldilocks rejects bears’ porridge due to needing very particular spoon
An autistic woman has declined three bowls of porridge belonging to three bears due to requiring a specific spoon to eat them with, it has been reported. The woman, 21, a petty criminal from Sherwood,...
thedailytism.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“I only eat my cereal with a tiny teaspoon. Anybody that shoves a dessert spoon in their mouth is a maniac. And if it has a handle that’s a different colour to the shallow bowl of metal, you can forget about it.”
thedailytism.com/autistic-gol...
thedailytism.com/autistic-gol...
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today's actual government announcement:
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a new partnership between the National Health Service and private sector in England on Monday aimed at reducing waiting lists - admitting the move was controversial
www.ft.com/content/a62a...
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a new partnership between the National Health Service and private sector in England on Monday aimed at reducing waiting lists - admitting the move was controversial
www.ft.com/content/a62a...
Starmer launches private sector push to cut NHS waiting lists in England
Government also aims to increase access to local diagnostic centres
www.ft.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
today's actual government announcement:
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a new partnership between the National Health Service and private sector in England on Monday aimed at reducing waiting lists - admitting the move was controversial
www.ft.com/content/a62a...
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a new partnership between the National Health Service and private sector in England on Monday aimed at reducing waiting lists - admitting the move was controversial
www.ft.com/content/a62a...
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If you were born before 1985 this is for you
youtube.com/shorts/qK-PX...
youtube.com/shorts/qK-PX...
When you see things you own in a museum
YouTube video by innitfactory
youtube.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If you were born before 1985 this is for you
youtube.com/shorts/qK-PX...
youtube.com/shorts/qK-PX...
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A six-month-old girl has died after being hit by a car in a car park in Pembrokeshire, police have said
Six-month-old girl dies after being hit by vehicle in multi-storey car park
A six-month-old girl has died after being hit by a car in a car park in Pembrokeshire, police have said. Sophia Kelemen, from the Leigh area of Manchester, was taken to hospital in a critical conditio...
nation.cymru
January 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A six-month-old girl has died after being hit by a car in a car park in Pembrokeshire, police have said
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Satire: "In a statement released today, neurotypicals conveyed their relief that “this horrible year is nearly over,” asserting the belief that an arbitrary change in year will […] generally fix all the ills of the world." At @thedailytism.bsky.social:
thedailytism.com/2025-non-aut...
thedailytism.com/2025-non-aut...
2025! Non-autistics convinced arbitrary date change will fix everything
Allistic people have expressed excitement that humanity will magically reset itself on the first of January, it has been announced. In a statement released today, neurotypicals conveyed their relief ...
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January 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Satire: "In a statement released today, neurotypicals conveyed their relief that “this horrible year is nearly over,” asserting the belief that an arbitrary change in year will […] generally fix all the ills of the world." At @thedailytism.bsky.social:
thedailytism.com/2025-non-aut...
thedailytism.com/2025-non-aut...
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
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Serious concern has been expressed following the revelation that a land-buying company with links to the UK’s largest fascist group has bought land in Wales ✍️Martin Shipton
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Land-buying firm linked to fascists buys plots of land in Wales
Martin Shipton Serious concern has been expressed following the revelation that a land-buying company with links to the UK’s largest fascist group has bought land in Wales. The anti-fascist organisati...
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December 24, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Serious concern has been expressed following the revelation that a land-buying company with links to the UK’s largest fascist group has bought land in Wales ✍️Martin Shipton
wp.me/p8Mk4U-SOF
wp.me/p8Mk4U-SOF
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But do they know it's Christmas???
World Bank: Poor nations spend more money paying off debts to the countries that impoverished them ($1.4tn) than the amount of money they've asked for to combat climate change ($1.3tn).
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
World Bank: "Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn to service their foreign debt…in 2023…squeezing budgets of many…in critical areas such as health, education, & envt"
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 PM
But do they know it's Christmas???
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
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I’ve seen enough.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
December 7, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I’ve seen enough.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
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As a neuroscientist who has extensive experience, and is friends with/related to many people, with autism, I must flag up that "being a chronic sex-pest bully and coward" is not a trait I have ever encountered before.
There should be a word for wealthy white cishet men who suddenly embrace being autistic solely to try to avoid accountability for their shitty behavior.
December 7, 2024 at 10:17 PM
As a neuroscientist who has extensive experience, and is friends with/related to many people, with autism, I must flag up that "being a chronic sex-pest bully and coward" is not a trait I have ever encountered before.
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“This government must not fail. If Keir Starmer does not succeed, too many British voters will conclude both traditional parties, Labour & Conservative, have proved useless & it is time to try something else – with that something else being nationalist populism”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait | Jonathan Freedland
It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:04 PM
“This government must not fail. If Keir Starmer does not succeed, too many British voters will conclude both traditional parties, Labour & Conservative, have proved useless & it is time to try something else – with that something else being nationalist populism”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?
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The Tel Kabri wine cellar which I took part in excavating.
Some 80 large storage jars all toppled down found in the same cluster of rooms.
Analysis of the soil from within the jars revealed all contained the same wine of the same ingredients.
17th century BC.
🏺🏺
#FindsFriday
#The_Pink_Archaeologist
Some 80 large storage jars all toppled down found in the same cluster of rooms.
Analysis of the soil from within the jars revealed all contained the same wine of the same ingredients.
17th century BC.
🏺🏺
#FindsFriday
#The_Pink_Archaeologist
December 6, 2024 at 7:09 AM
The Tel Kabri wine cellar which I took part in excavating.
Some 80 large storage jars all toppled down found in the same cluster of rooms.
Analysis of the soil from within the jars revealed all contained the same wine of the same ingredients.
17th century BC.
🏺🏺
#FindsFriday
#The_Pink_Archaeologist
Some 80 large storage jars all toppled down found in the same cluster of rooms.
Analysis of the soil from within the jars revealed all contained the same wine of the same ingredients.
17th century BC.
🏺🏺
#FindsFriday
#The_Pink_Archaeologist
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On this date in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the imperial forces of Japan. The loss of life and destruction was horrific, and it pulled the U.S. into the war.
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
December 7, 2024 at 10:57 PM
On this date in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the imperial forces of Japan. The loss of life and destruction was horrific, and it pulled the U.S. into the war.
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
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“He’s a nice guy,” a source close to Wallace explained. “But his autism can get a little handsy.”
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Gregg Wallace to clarify: “My autism is the sex pest”
Former Masterchef presenter, Gregg Wallace, is reportedly due to clarify that it is not him, but his autism, that is the sex pest, actually. Gregg Wallace - who probably first Googled “autism” some t...
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December 7, 2024 at 5:11 PM
“He’s a nice guy,” a source close to Wallace explained. “But his autism can get a little handsy.”
thedailytism.com/gregg-wallac...
thedailytism.com/gregg-wallac...