Mistake Not…
@gently-peevish.bsky.social
Mistake not my current state of joshing gentle peevishness...
Interests: environment, environment, environment. Also - and related! - politics and education.
Yorkshireman. Pronouns: ‘e/‘im/‘is
Interests: environment, environment, environment. Also - and related! - politics and education.
Yorkshireman. Pronouns: ‘e/‘im/‘is
Not long now...
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Not long now...
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UK: Hey EU, we’ve had a great idea.
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
UK: Hey EU, we’ve had a great idea.
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
Indeed. Never in my life have I been better off than I was in the 70s.
The clothes were embarrassing, mind…
The clothes were embarrassing, mind…
In 1975, the highest rate of income tax was 83%, inflation peaked at 25% and over six million working days were lost to strike action. The people who run family firms and farms are very clearly thick as two short planks.
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Indeed. Never in my life have I been better off than I was in the 70s.
The clothes were embarrassing, mind…
The clothes were embarrassing, mind…
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*Trump kidnapped Maduro because he plagiarised the US president's dance moves* would be a crazy and unbelievable story in any other age but our own.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
‘One dance too many’: Insiders say Maduro’s ‘public dancing’ was final straw for Trump
President Donald Trump authorized the unprecedented attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicholas Maduro Friday night after having escalated military threats against the South American nati...
www.rawstory.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
*Trump kidnapped Maduro because he plagiarised the US president's dance moves* would be a crazy and unbelievable story in any other age but our own.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
Puzzling until the punch line. 🙂
Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Puzzling until the punch line. 🙂
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What’s cool about Trump capturing Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is that the Epstein files aren’t going anywhere.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
What’s cool about Trump capturing Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is that the Epstein files aren’t going anywhere.
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The Epstein files must be worse than any of us imagined
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Epstein files must be worse than any of us imagined
You can learn a lot about a person by looking at their favourite photographs on Flickr.
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
You can learn a lot about a person by looking at their favourite photographs on Flickr.
Interesting (and scary, and optimistic) article about the progress of AI:
www.joebot.xyz/p/sacred-cir...
www.joebot.xyz/p/sacred-cir...
Sacred Circuits
From the Hill and Valley to the Holler
www.joebot.xyz
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Interesting (and scary, and optimistic) article about the progress of AI:
www.joebot.xyz/p/sacred-cir...
www.joebot.xyz/p/sacred-cir...
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Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
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I get it, evil corporations, etc.
But you can't expect independent artists to ignore the number one outlet in the world, just to support somebody else's political opinions. It's not fair to ask it of them.
And the "good guys" aren't so good either. Read this👇
bsky.app/profile/russ...
But you can't expect independent artists to ignore the number one outlet in the world, just to support somebody else's political opinions. It's not fair to ask it of them.
And the "good guys" aren't so good either. Read this👇
bsky.app/profile/russ...
People ask me why I'm publishing on Amazon, who are indisputably evil. They say I should publish via an ethical company.
So here's why.
I've published 3 Sunday Times Bestsellers through ethical publishers, and made - drum roll - absolutely zero. Literally not one penny.
In fact ...
So here's why.
I've published 3 Sunday Times Bestsellers through ethical publishers, and made - drum roll - absolutely zero. Literally not one penny.
In fact ...
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I get it, evil corporations, etc.
But you can't expect independent artists to ignore the number one outlet in the world, just to support somebody else's political opinions. It's not fair to ask it of them.
And the "good guys" aren't so good either. Read this👇
bsky.app/profile/russ...
But you can't expect independent artists to ignore the number one outlet in the world, just to support somebody else's political opinions. It's not fair to ask it of them.
And the "good guys" aren't so good either. Read this👇
bsky.app/profile/russ...
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The best thing about being in a zoo is you can talk loudly about how ugly and smelly peoples kids are and it’s just assumed you’re discussing the animals
December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
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Transit's main competition is cars. If you raise fares from $2.50 to $3, you're still way more affordable than driving. But if you cut the bus from every 15 to every 20, you're screwed because cars have infinity frequency and 24 hr service span.
I hate that we’re having to think in these terms, but the evidence seems to be bearing out that steep fare hikes are less damaging to ridership than service cuts.
2025 was brutal for US transit. Agencies faced budget deficits, flat ridership, and open hostility from the White House.
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Transit's main competition is cars. If you raise fares from $2.50 to $3, you're still way more affordable than driving. But if you cut the bus from every 15 to every 20, you're screwed because cars have infinity frequency and 24 hr service span.
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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heavily regulating consumer chatbots seems like a more achievable legislative goal than "banning AI"
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
heavily regulating consumer chatbots seems like a more achievable legislative goal than "banning AI"
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The same thing happens where a government is controlled by a media owned by five, tax-dodging billionaires.
Democracy relies on an informed and educated electorate.
In countries where the media is controlled by the government, an election proves nothing (even if it were free and fair, which it rarely is).
In countries where the media is controlled by the government, an election proves nothing (even if it were free and fair, which it rarely is).
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The same thing happens where a government is controlled by a media owned by five, tax-dodging billionaires.
Not so much “sad” as absolutely fckn enraging. 😡
December 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Not so much “sad” as absolutely fckn enraging. 😡
Incredibly cool series of photographs showing how infrared tech enables surveillance systems
PHOTO ESSAY: Invisible infrared surveillance technology and those caught in its digital cage
When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye — shine onto the unique contours of you...
apnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Keir Starmer has ensured that US Blackrock are going to buy up critical infrastructure under their Infrastructure Imperative.
This is PPP on steroids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTx...
This is PPP on steroids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTx...
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Keir Starmer has ensured that US Blackrock are going to buy up critical infrastructure under their Infrastructure Imperative.
This is PPP on steroids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTx...
This is PPP on steroids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTx...
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.