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"Prompt Thieves in the Al Art Community"
AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
December 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"Prompt Thieves in the Al Art Community"
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This is extraordinary, heartbreaking, and a red alert warning sign for our democracy.
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is extraordinary, heartbreaking, and a red alert warning sign for our democracy.
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
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I don’t think we as a society have thanked @papapishu.bsky.social for obtaining, ripping, and uploading a master copy of the essential Ricky Jay And His 52 Assistants, Jay’s 1997 HBO special and the best distillation of his one of a kind talent archive.org/details/rick...
Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants [1996] - RF Rip : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE COMPRESSED MP4 THAT ARCHIVE.ORG AUTO-GENERATES. This is an RF rip of Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, to date the greatest card...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I don’t think we as a society have thanked @papapishu.bsky.social for obtaining, ripping, and uploading a master copy of the essential Ricky Jay And His 52 Assistants, Jay’s 1997 HBO special and the best distillation of his one of a kind talent archive.org/details/rick...
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'Gabriel Josipovici is one of the leading writers and critics of his generation. He has been astonishingly prolific.'
From 'Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five' by David Herman, published in PN Review 286, our latest edition.⭐
Read for free here:
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From 'Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five' by David Herman, published in PN Review 286, our latest edition.⭐
Read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/gabr...
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Gabriel Josipovici is one of the leading writers and critics of his generation. He has been astonishingly prolific.'
From 'Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five' by David Herman, published in PN Review 286, our latest edition.⭐
Read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/gabr...
From 'Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five' by David Herman, published in PN Review 286, our latest edition.⭐
Read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/gabr...
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Is the tide turning? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Renewed talk of a customs union may well come to nothing, but rapidly changing geo-politics mean the UK needs urgently to face up to the failure of the entire Brexit ‘strategy’: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/is-t...
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Is the tide turning? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Renewed talk of a customs union may well come to nothing, but rapidly changing geo-politics mean the UK needs urgently to face up to the failure of the entire Brexit ‘strategy’: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/is-t...
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When stubbornness becomes wilful stupidity.
Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live
Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQs
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December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When stubbornness becomes wilful stupidity.
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CB editions December newsletter, as archived on the Sonofabook blog: sonofabook.blogspot.com/2025/12/cbe-...
CBe newsletter December 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Please support CB Editions.
It's a serious, pioneering Press run by one unconventional guy.
Offer a book, or a hint, to a friend, if possible.
List of their books here:
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You can read excerpts from each book too...
It's a serious, pioneering Press run by one unconventional guy.
Offer a book, or a hint, to a friend, if possible.
List of their books here:
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You can read excerpts from each book too...
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As mentioned in "The Ways of Paradise" by Peter Cornell, first published in the UK last year by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
A book which deserved more attention than it has so far recieved.
A book which deserved more attention than it has so far recieved.
Ah, 9 December: 164th anniversary of the birth of Catherine-Elise Müller, aka Hélène Smith, who communicated with the spirit of Victor Hugo – and with Martians, whose landscapes she painted👇. And was a reincarnation of a Hindu princess, and Marie Antoinette. Obviously
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
As mentioned in "The Ways of Paradise" by Peter Cornell, first published in the UK last year by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
A book which deserved more attention than it has so far recieved.
A book which deserved more attention than it has so far recieved.
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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'Train Dreams' is afraid of its own shadow: defector.com/train-dreams...
‘Train Dreams’ Is Afraid Of Its Own Shadow | Defector
By now, you have probably heard about Train Dreams. Since premiering this past January at Sundance, Clint Bentley’s adaptation of the Denis Johnson novella has been lauded by critics, screened at…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
'Train Dreams' is afraid of its own shadow: defector.com/train-dreams...
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"Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five"
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PN Review Print and Online Poetry Magazine - Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five - David Herman - PN Review 286
One of the outstanding poetry journals of our time.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five"
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Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report
Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report
Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier.
The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under review by the justice ministry, but has already been defended by Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said 'terrorists must die'. Julian Borger, the Guardian's senior international correspondent based in Jerusalem, analyses footage of the event Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report
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Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
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A lovely (and funny) anecdote out of Ronald Johnson’s 1976 Vort interview, conducted by Barry Alpert (reprinted in _Ronald Johnson: Life and Works_ (National Poetry Foundation, 2008)). I would love to read a collection of the letters exchanged between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Johnson.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A lovely (and funny) anecdote out of Ronald Johnson’s 1976 Vort interview, conducted by Barry Alpert (reprinted in _Ronald Johnson: Life and Works_ (National Poetry Foundation, 2008)). I would love to read a collection of the letters exchanged between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Johnson.
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New on the podcast: Ed Atkins discusses his first work of non-fiction FLOWER with Holly Pester
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: lrb.me/78d442
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
New on the podcast: Ed Atkins discusses his first work of non-fiction FLOWER with Holly Pester
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: lrb.me/78d442
@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
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🔴Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins Olly Haynes to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🔴Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
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‘Palestinians are told to wait for the next stage of the plan, while Israel’s gains become the baseline for the next round of negotiations. And the waiting never ends. Each phase is temporary, but every loss is permanent.’
Zinaida Miller on Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Zinaida Miller on Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’.
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Zinaida Miller | Temporary Measures
The Yellow Line is supposed to be temporary, but history suggests otherwise. Under ostensibly transient arrangements,...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
‘Palestinians are told to wait for the next stage of the plan, while Israel’s gains become the baseline for the next round of negotiations. And the waiting never ends. Each phase is temporary, but every loss is permanent.’
Zinaida Miller on Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Zinaida Miller on Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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This is a vital essay by @johnspringford.bsky.social & @acjsissons.bsky.social - diagnosing the British malaise and providing a set of clear policy solutions. You will be much better informed for having read it getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is a vital essay by @johnspringford.bsky.social & @acjsissons.bsky.social - diagnosing the British malaise and providing a set of clear policy solutions. You will be much better informed for having read it getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
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Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3