Bliman
@bliman.bsky.social
British, European, based in Oxfordshire. Interested in cyber security, IT, Linux and lots of other things.
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Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems | Sir Graham Watson and Martin Roche
Boosting UK trade in one simple step
Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems
bylines.scot
January 7, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems | Sir Graham Watson and Martin Roche
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Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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Is AI driving productivity in aggregate?
New figures from McKinsey suggest not:
1. Deployment is still fairly early stages - and in limited parts of companies - most commonly marketing, IT, knowledge management.
New figures from McKinsey suggest not:
1. Deployment is still fairly early stages - and in limited parts of companies - most commonly marketing, IT, knowledge management.
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Is AI driving productivity in aggregate?
New figures from McKinsey suggest not:
1. Deployment is still fairly early stages - and in limited parts of companies - most commonly marketing, IT, knowledge management.
New figures from McKinsey suggest not:
1. Deployment is still fairly early stages - and in limited parts of companies - most commonly marketing, IT, knowledge management.
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New in PN: The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far
"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."
"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."
The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far
Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!
www.publicnotice.co
October 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New in PN: The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far
"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."
"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."
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Congratulations to Dawn Logan on another stunning Lib Dem by-election win, taking the seat of the former Conservative council leader!
Across the country, the Liberal Democrats are the ones winning against Reform. Our community politics is the best antidote to Nigel Farage.
Across the country, the Liberal Democrats are the ones winning against Reform. Our community politics is the best antidote to Nigel Farage.
Talbot & Branksome (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 32.4% (-2.1)
➡️ RFM: 28.2% (New)
🌳 CON: 27.4% (-4.9)
🌹 LAB: 6.1% (-5.7)
🌍 GRN: 5.9% (-6.6)
No HER (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
🔶 LDM: 32.4% (-2.1)
➡️ RFM: 28.2% (New)
🌳 CON: 27.4% (-4.9)
🌹 LAB: 6.1% (-5.7)
🌍 GRN: 5.9% (-6.6)
No HER (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Congratulations to Dawn Logan on another stunning Lib Dem by-election win, taking the seat of the former Conservative council leader!
Across the country, the Liberal Democrats are the ones winning against Reform. Our community politics is the best antidote to Nigel Farage.
Across the country, the Liberal Democrats are the ones winning against Reform. Our community politics is the best antidote to Nigel Farage.
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Baby Marcelle Roulin - December 1888 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109368
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109368
July 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Baby Marcelle Roulin - December 1888 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109368
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109368
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Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is one of my favourite ice creams, and the one I make more often than any other, due to popular demand! Here it is, my No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream. The flavour is sensational, and it’s just ridiculously easy to make. 1/2 (see next post) www.nigella.com/recipes/one-...
One-Step No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream
I'm almost embarrassed at how easy this is but, as you will find out, simple though it is to make, its flavour is deep, complex and utterly compelling.
So, here's how it goes: you don't make a custar...
www.nigella.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is one of my favourite ice creams, and the one I make more often than any other, due to popular demand! Here it is, my No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream. The flavour is sensational, and it’s just ridiculously easy to make. 1/2 (see next post) www.nigella.com/recipes/one-...
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**Richard Burton narration intensifies**
Something is ‘pulsing’ beneath the Earth, scientists say – and could tear a continent apart
Something is ‘pulsing’ beneath the Earth – and it could tear a continent apart
Rhythmic surges are like a ‘heartbeat’ under the ground
www.independent.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
**Richard Burton narration intensifies**
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delighted to announce that my new zine "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is out today!!
You can get it for $12 USD here: wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
You can get it for $12 USD here: wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
delighted to announce that my new zine "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is out today!!
You can get it for $12 USD here: wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
You can get it for $12 USD here: wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
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Not greatest ever, but chuckled when the BBC sent Phil McCann to report on fuel issues
June 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Not greatest ever, but chuckled when the BBC sent Phil McCann to report on fuel issues
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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
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Politicians shouldn't rage-bait chart geeks. on.ft.com/4jrlz8h
June 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Politicians shouldn't rage-bait chart geeks. on.ft.com/4jrlz8h
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The cruelty is intolerable.
Trump on Joe Biden, who recently announced a cancer diagnosis: "If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious ... I really don't feel sorry for him."
May 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The cruelty is intolerable.
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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All you need to know about Elon Musk’s stunning success is that he lasted 2.65 Liz Trusses and lost 150 billion dollars.
May 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
All you need to know about Elon Musk’s stunning success is that he lasted 2.65 Liz Trusses and lost 150 billion dollars.
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The report Kamal doesn't like, which you 🚫 absolutely 🚫 shouldn't read, and certainly shouldn't share, is here: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The report Kamal doesn't like, which you 🚫 absolutely 🚫 shouldn't read, and certainly shouldn't share, is here: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
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Setu Kamal is a tax barrister who makes £1m+ a year facilitating abusive tax avoidance schemes.
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Setu Kamal is a tax barrister who makes £1m+ a year facilitating abusive tax avoidance schemes.
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
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Playable now: archive.org/details/Numb...
May 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Playable now: archive.org/details/Numb...
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Completely outrageous new Bill on compulsory religious observance in schools by the Scottish Government! www.humanism.scot/2025/05/06/t...
The Scottish government has chosen to discriminate against non-religious pupils with its new religious observance bill - Humanist Society Scotland
Scottish government's new religious observance bill creates bizarre inequality, allowing pupils to opt into religious worship but not out.
www.humanism.scot
May 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Completely outrageous new Bill on compulsory religious observance in schools by the Scottish Government! www.humanism.scot/2025/05/06/t...
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It is, today, the 54th anniversary of a gift to satire: James Arkell’s solicitors writing to Private Eye, prompting everyone’s favourite reply. First, though, the initial letter:
April 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
It is, today, the 54th anniversary of a gift to satire: James Arkell’s solicitors writing to Private Eye, prompting everyone’s favourite reply. First, though, the initial letter: