Mike Cormack
@bucketoftongues.bsky.social
High school principal. Book reviewer/opinion writer/cultural essayist. Scottish. My book "Everything Under The Sun: The Complete Guide To Pink Floyd" out now https://t.ly/JbwNl. My Substack on culture and politics https://t.ly/5hKp_
I get videos about Pink Floyd which say, "It wasn't X, it was Y" twenty times with an automated voice reading AI slop.
My Facebook feed no longer has anything from people I know. Instead it's 99% AI slop videos of "trains floating on canal boats having accidents in which someone falls into the water". It's horrible, mainly because I can't stop watching them on repeat and the algorithm knows the darkness of my soul.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I get videos about Pink Floyd which say, "It wasn't X, it was Y" twenty times with an automated voice reading AI slop.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Your Gareth Southgate interview was very very good
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Your Gareth Southgate interview was very very good
Major will get a lot of abuse for this. Mainly because he's right.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Major will get a lot of abuse for this. Mainly because he's right.
Major will get a lot of abuse for this. Mainly because he's right.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Major will get a lot of abuse for this. Mainly because he's right.
It scans your emails to classify them into inbox, spam, social etc.
Why would I want Gmail scanning and reading all my emails?
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It scans your emails to classify them into inbox, spam, social etc.
Elon is a deeply, deeply, deeply pathetic man
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Elon is a deeply, deeply, deeply pathetic man
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One of the things that the “immigration debate” in the UK really reveals is how little people actually know about how other people live. So much of immigration policy fails to work, even on its own terms, because it’s trying to solve problems that mostly exist in peoples heads
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
One of the things that the “immigration debate” in the UK really reveals is how little people actually know about how other people live. So much of immigration policy fails to work, even on its own terms, because it’s trying to solve problems that mostly exist in peoples heads
www.ft.com/content/5b9e... "Rather than addressing past concerns about its data, China has instead increased opacity by discontinuing a number of data series and further restricting access for researchers."
The growing problem with China’s unreliable numbers
Beijing’s GDP figures have drawn scrutiny for years but the questions have become more acute
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
www.ft.com/content/5b9e... "Rather than addressing past concerns about its data, China has instead increased opacity by discontinuing a number of data series and further restricting access for researchers."
I know there's a million things for which Trump should be removed from office, but that just instantly revealed how repugnant a human being he is.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I know there's a million things for which Trump should be removed from office, but that just instantly revealed how repugnant a human being he is.
Shouldn't you mention that he was lying?
President Donald Trump argued his administration was making process on lowering prices as he faces new political headwinds, pushing back on criticism from Democrats who blame his tariffs for high costs
Trump Hails McDonald’s Extra Value Meals in Affordability Pitch
President Donald Trump argued his administration was making progress on lowering prices as he faces new political headwinds, pushing back on criticism from Democrats who blame his tariffs for high costs.
bloom.bg
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Shouldn't you mention that he was lying?
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Britain is in a hole. Real wages have barely risen in 17 years, and the public realm is fraying. Our politics is increasingly fractious as a result. The underlying reason? The biggest productivity slowdown in the G7.
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Britain is in a hole. Real wages have barely risen in 17 years, and the public realm is fraying. Our politics is increasingly fractious as a result. The underlying reason? The biggest productivity slowdown in the G7.
International war crime (alcoholic drinks vision)
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
International war crime (alcoholic drinks vision)
"What we've seen this week" - what we've seen for 10 years
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"What we've seen this week" - what we've seen for 10 years
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hey man, let me help you out here with a little tip in the form of jingle *you don't win friends with salad voice* you don't EVER fuck your students! you don't EVER fuck your students
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
hey man, let me help you out here with a little tip in the form of jingle *you don't win friends with salad voice* you don't EVER fuck your students! you don't EVER fuck your students
They could also ply out their gold teeth and shave their heads
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
They could also ply out their gold teeth and shave their heads
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It's a real "I Am Spartacus!" "NO! *I* AM SPARTACUS!" "I Am Spartacus, Too!" moment for the entire pedophile movement...
bsky.app/profile/junl...
bsky.app/profile/junl...
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's a real "I Am Spartacus!" "NO! *I* AM SPARTACUS!" "I Am Spartacus, Too!" moment for the entire pedophile movement...
bsky.app/profile/junl...
bsky.app/profile/junl...
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The Epstein Files are the new government shutdown are the new 2024 elections are the new indictment for mishandling classified documents are the new indictment for election interference are the new indictment for campaign funding violations are the new conviction for defamation and adjudication of
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Epstein Files are the new government shutdown are the new 2024 elections are the new indictment for mishandling classified documents are the new indictment for election interference are the new indictment for campaign funding violations are the new conviction for defamation and adjudication of
Remembering this classic
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Remembering this classic
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Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Have a horrible chest infection. No medicines doing anything so went, as last resort, to hospital. What do they do? Prescribe me this. I look it up, and it's honeysuckle, forsythia, ephedra, rhubarb, and menthol. Fucking TCM.
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Have a horrible chest infection. No medicines doing anything so went, as last resort, to hospital. What do they do? Prescribe me this. I look it up, and it's honeysuckle, forsythia, ephedra, rhubarb, and menthol. Fucking TCM.
"You mean all those people just pretended to like me because I was king?"
The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, published a memoir this week, detailing the accidental shooting death of his younger brother nearly 70 years ago, his abiding respect for the nation’s former dictator and his sense of isolation since abdicating.
Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir
He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
"You mean all those people just pretended to like me because I was king?"
I'm watching the Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee episode where Jerry Seinfeld meets Matthew Broderick. It's fascinating how they have identical outfits (navy blazer, shirt, jeans, trainers), but one is awful and one is subtly stylish.
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'm watching the Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee episode where Jerry Seinfeld meets Matthew Broderick. It's fascinating how they have identical outfits (navy blazer, shirt, jeans, trainers), but one is awful and one is subtly stylish.