David John
@davidajohn.bsky.social
Software developer, photographer. Moving further left as he gets older.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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A few doctors striking for a few days will not be what causes the collapse of the NHS.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A few doctors striking for a few days will not be what causes the collapse of the NHS.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
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You want niche? Oh, we got niche.
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
You want niche? Oh, we got niche.
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When we talk about the need for a Hillsborough Law and for a change in the culture of the police, you only have to look at this tone-deaf, brazen and offensive response to the IOPC Hillsborough report from the South Yorkshire Police Federation
Police federation told 'shame on you' after Hillsborough comments
Families blast statement from police officer organisation which called IOPC report a 'waste of time and money'
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When we talk about the need for a Hillsborough Law and for a change in the culture of the police, you only have to look at this tone-deaf, brazen and offensive response to the IOPC Hillsborough report from the South Yorkshire Police Federation
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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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Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
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The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
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Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I'll take my shot at refutation.
I don't hate America. I loathe everything you and your kind is doing to undermine and destroy its honor, promise and humanity. So I will join with millions of others in dissent, which is the most American thing there is.
You lying, fearmongering, cowardly trash.
I don't hate America. I loathe everything you and your kind is doing to undermine and destroy its honor, promise and humanity. So I will join with millions of others in dissent, which is the most American thing there is.
You lying, fearmongering, cowardly trash.
Johnson: “They're going to descend on our capital for their much-anticipated so-called ‘No Kings’ rally. We refer to it by its more accurate description: 'The Hate America' rally. I'm not sure how anybody can refute that."
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'll take my shot at refutation.
I don't hate America. I loathe everything you and your kind is doing to undermine and destroy its honor, promise and humanity. So I will join with millions of others in dissent, which is the most American thing there is.
You lying, fearmongering, cowardly trash.
I don't hate America. I loathe everything you and your kind is doing to undermine and destroy its honor, promise and humanity. So I will join with millions of others in dissent, which is the most American thing there is.
You lying, fearmongering, cowardly trash.
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Worst. Rapture. Ever.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Worst. Rapture. Ever.
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Can we also stop supplying weapon parts to Israel, suspend trade and impose a sports and cultural boycott to try and ensure there's a Palestine left to recognise?
September 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Can we also stop supplying weapon parts to Israel, suspend trade and impose a sports and cultural boycott to try and ensure there's a Palestine left to recognise?
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A timely reminder that as President Trump attacks wind power, his sons are using scarce clean energy to mine for...bitcoins.
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A timely reminder that as President Trump attacks wind power, his sons are using scarce clean energy to mine for...bitcoins.
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🔴 NEW: How disinformation spreads, why trust in institutions is collapsing, and how social media platforms fuel conspiracy movements and populist surges.
Highly recommend this conversation with @eliothiggins.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-algori...
Highly recommend this conversation with @eliothiggins.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-algori...
How algorithms are breaking democracy
The rise of the far-right is being fed by information disorder, says Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🔴 NEW: How disinformation spreads, why trust in institutions is collapsing, and how social media platforms fuel conspiracy movements and populist surges.
Highly recommend this conversation with @eliothiggins.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-algori...
Highly recommend this conversation with @eliothiggins.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-algori...
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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
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Yes. The rest of us can learn that if one keeps repeating the same absurd maxim, backed up with plausible-sounding pseudoscience, we too can transform ourselves into a marketing vehicle potent enough to overcome both common sense and toxic workplace allegations and achieve sustained press coverage
Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approach?
The real scientific insights from Bryan Johnson’s immortality quest
Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approach?
www.newscientist.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes. The rest of us can learn that if one keeps repeating the same absurd maxim, backed up with plausible-sounding pseudoscience, we too can transform ourselves into a marketing vehicle potent enough to overcome both common sense and toxic workplace allegations and achieve sustained press coverage
Here's the world's richest (or 2nd richest) person calling for the violent overthrow of the democratically elected British government.
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Here's the world's richest (or 2nd richest) person calling for the violent overthrow of the democratically elected British government.
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This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
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His final photo '10:28:24 AM' seconds before the 2nd tower came down is just astonishing
#September11
#September11
September 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
His final photo '10:28:24 AM' seconds before the 2nd tower came down is just astonishing
#September11
#September11
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Jerry Seinfeld had some thoughts at an appearance at Duke last night www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
September 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Jerry Seinfeld had some thoughts at an appearance at Duke last night www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Alarmingly, 3.8 MILLION children faced hardship.
That’s more than 1 in 4 kids growing up in households where parents are struggling to make ends meet or are skipping meals.
A whole generation of children have now never known life without food banks.
That’s more than 1 in 4 kids growing up in households where parents are struggling to make ends meet or are skipping meals.
A whole generation of children have now never known life without food banks.
September 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Alarmingly, 3.8 MILLION children faced hardship.
That’s more than 1 in 4 kids growing up in households where parents are struggling to make ends meet or are skipping meals.
A whole generation of children have now never known life without food banks.
That’s more than 1 in 4 kids growing up in households where parents are struggling to make ends meet or are skipping meals.
A whole generation of children have now never known life without food banks.
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OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one at Walmart
OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one at Walmart
Move over LinkedIn, Altman's crew wants a piece of the action
For those worried that AI is going to disrupt their jobs, OpenAI has the solution – take its certification and use a newly announced jobs board to find a new role.…
dlvr.it
September 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one at Walmart