Stephen Jones
@stephen-jones.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Groningen/Oxford. Language & cognition. Singing. Cycling. Eating.
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you cynics thought he had defected for self-interested reasons, but it turns out it was to address a grave injustice. Take it back
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
you cynics thought he had defected for self-interested reasons, but it turns out it was to address a grave injustice. Take it back
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Trans Discourse vs Shamima Begum discourse
Trans children: cannot possibly know their own minds as they haven't fully matured yet, they must be protected from making life changing mistakes
Begum: this child that was targeted and groomed online knew what she was doing and must be punished forever
Trans children: cannot possibly know their own minds as they haven't fully matured yet, they must be protected from making life changing mistakes
Begum: this child that was targeted and groomed online knew what she was doing and must be punished forever
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Trans Discourse vs Shamima Begum discourse
Trans children: cannot possibly know their own minds as they haven't fully matured yet, they must be protected from making life changing mistakes
Begum: this child that was targeted and groomed online knew what she was doing and must be punished forever
Trans children: cannot possibly know their own minds as they haven't fully matured yet, they must be protected from making life changing mistakes
Begum: this child that was targeted and groomed online knew what she was doing and must be punished forever
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Private citizen joins political party is the top story on the BBC News website? Free advertising for Reform. Nadhim Zahawi was Chancellor for two months under Boris Johnson and was later sacked by Sunak as Tory chairman after three months over his tax affairs.
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Private citizen joins political party is the top story on the BBC News website? Free advertising for Reform. Nadhim Zahawi was Chancellor for two months under Boris Johnson and was later sacked by Sunak as Tory chairman after three months over his tax affairs.
Finalised my plans through till the end of March.
January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Finalised my plans through till the end of March.
Slightly diminish a game:
Petty Theft Auto
Petty Theft Auto
Dungeon Loser
Slightly diminish a game.
Final(final)_2_WIP_WITH_EDITS_(USEthisONE)Fantasy7.docx
Final(final)_2_WIP_WITH_EDITS_(USEthisONE)Fantasy7.docx
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Slightly diminish a game:
Petty Theft Auto
Petty Theft Auto
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Sir Paul Nurse is an impressive scientist but what the Royal Society needs is Dorothy Bishop to take the helm and clean the place out. Fellows who bring the Society into disrepute need tougher action than himpathy.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
‘Lots of people don’t want to do it’: Paul Nurse on his controversial second term as Royal Society president
The Nobel prize winner discusses claims of a ‘boys’ club’, Elon Musk’s fellowship and rightwing attacks on science
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Sir Paul Nurse is an impressive scientist but what the Royal Society needs is Dorothy Bishop to take the helm and clean the place out. Fellows who bring the Society into disrepute need tougher action than himpathy.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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The only way these fascist chucklefucks make this work is by succeeding in manufacturing the *appearance* of inevitability, because they *do not* have the force or skill to win a straight fight.
In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison
In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The only way these fascist chucklefucks make this work is by succeeding in manufacturing the *appearance* of inevitability, because they *do not* have the force or skill to win a straight fight.
In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison
In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison
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Watch out for the ONE question where they try to trick you by putting "I want AI" as the bottom option where EVERY other question has "I don't want AI" at the bottom!
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Watch out for the ONE question where they try to trick you by putting "I want AI" as the bottom option where EVERY other question has "I don't want AI" at the bottom!
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“Over a three‑year period, across 382 public authorities in England - including local councils, NHS trusts and domestic abuse refuges - only four formal complaints were recorded regarding trans women using facilities such as toilets, hospital wards or shelters.”
Transphobic panics are manufactured.
Transphobic panics are manufactured.
New data shows only four complaints about trans women in single‑sex spaces
A major Freedom of Information investigation by advocacy group TransLucent has revealed that concerns about trans women in single‑sex spaces are vastly overstated. Over a three‑year period, across 382...
www.scenemag.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“Over a three‑year period, across 382 public authorities in England - including local councils, NHS trusts and domestic abuse refuges - only four formal complaints were recorded regarding trans women using facilities such as toilets, hospital wards or shelters.”
Transphobic panics are manufactured.
Transphobic panics are manufactured.
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Jonh Rentoul, sitting in his own faeces, muttering 'rude' at everyone wondering what the smell is
But can anyone tell me what this bit means? “For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.”
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Jonh Rentoul, sitting in his own faeces, muttering 'rude' at everyone wondering what the smell is
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Men are afraid women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood
She laughed at him.
He killed her.
Then he called her a "f*ck*ng b*tch"
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood
She laughed at him.
He killed her.
Then he called her a "f*ck*ng b*tch"
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Men are afraid women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood
She laughed at him.
He killed her.
Then he called her a "f*ck*ng b*tch"
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood
She laughed at him.
He killed her.
Then he called her a "f*ck*ng b*tch"
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and Trump's personal Gestapo is randomly executing American citizens. But at least now there won't be any non-binary characters on the new Paw Patrol spin-off.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and Trump's personal Gestapo is randomly executing American citizens. But at least now there won't be any non-binary characters on the new Paw Patrol spin-off.
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"But too frequently on The Traitors UK, it seems as though Black and brown contestants aren’t afforded the benefit of the doubt as much as others"
Important article about unconscious bias by Nicole Vassell in British Vogue. www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
Important article about unconscious bias by Nicole Vassell in British Vogue. www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
We Need To Talk About ‘The Traitors’ And Unconscious Bias
The reality show is the best thing on TV right now. But it’s also a microcosm of the UK at large.
www.vogue.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"But too frequently on The Traitors UK, it seems as though Black and brown contestants aren’t afforded the benefit of the doubt as much as others"
Important article about unconscious bias by Nicole Vassell in British Vogue. www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
Important article about unconscious bias by Nicole Vassell in British Vogue. www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
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"The Traitors may be the nation’s favourite programme, and to many it’s 'just a game' – but it’s the best example of how vulnerable it can be to have your fate in the hands of people in the majority group when you exist outside of it." - Nicole Vassell www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors
We Need To Talk About ‘The Traitors’ And Unconscious Bias
The reality show is the best thing on TV right now. But it’s also a microcosm of the UK at large.
www.vogue.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"The Traitors may be the nation’s favourite programme, and to many it’s 'just a game' – but it’s the best example of how vulnerable it can be to have your fate in the hands of people in the majority group when you exist outside of it." - Nicole Vassell www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-... #TheTraitors
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Maybe they don’t banish any of the youngish white guys because *they* can’t tell them apart either? #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Maybe they don’t banish any of the youngish white guys because *they* can’t tell them apart either? #TheTraitors
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syntax innovation from my niece (5) who doesn't see me often:
"What are you my?"
"What are you my?"
January 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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LLM's provide a simulacrum of what it looks like to "know" something. ChatGPT can not "know," only humans can "know." And "knowing" is a mysterious, precious, unfolding thing...and it used to be the reason why many people went to college, because they wanted to experience "knowing" new things.
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
LLM's provide a simulacrum of what it looks like to "know" something. ChatGPT can not "know," only humans can "know." And "knowing" is a mysterious, precious, unfolding thing...and it used to be the reason why many people went to college, because they wanted to experience "knowing" new things.
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This year is beginning to seem endless.
October 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This year is beginning to seem endless.
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I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
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Everything going well.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Everything going well.