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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 1d

Tron Ares, the robot Pam Ayres

David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 1d

Earwormed by Daft Punk’s Get Lucky in Morrisons in Fort William. I will surely never have this experience again in my entire life and I am therefore strangely grateful.

And, obviously, furious.

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Thing is, if you’re a lawyer and a Tory - maybe you’re even a Tory peer - and you fail to speak out very clearly and publicly against this stuff, you’re signalling for all to see that you’re at best comfortable with fascism and the destruction of the rule of law

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

We've already seen judges and lawyers being targeted as "enemies of the people". This increases risk of threats/attacks, while undermining judiciary as a whole. Couple it with Tory plans to scrap immigration tribunals and legal aid for people seeking asylum and it shows utter contempt for the law.

Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Jenrick is a dangerous maniac who thinks that Trump-style cuntery will work in the UK. It won’t, not least because no decent human being would vote for policies proposed by an MP who perpetually looks like a mortgage advisor turning down an application whilst openly and proudly farting.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 1d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 1d

Classic early morning hotel drams.

Crowd outside hotel with fire trucks pulling up at the entrance

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
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other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s one anyway x

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry, but did they pick the writer specifically for her name? ‘Following the breakdown of his marriage, Keith Urban now has to boshoff for gratification.’

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

‘Get-in-the-fuckin-binsomnia’

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

This.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

I know there are more recent examples of evil wankers pushing this anti-vax bullshit into the sparsely populated minds of dimwits, but it still makes me furious that Andrew Wakefield has never been punished for his disgraceful actions.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

Saw the line ‘he immediately drowns’ and for one glorious moment …

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

A dating app for snakes: Sidewindr

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the calling card of a maniac.

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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 2d

This, but also during the week. Absolute carnage.

David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · Aug 2

Every time I travel by train at the weekend, I find myself asking the same question, over and over again: is this your first time on public transport or are you just a fucking cretin