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Wildestranger @wildestranger.bsky.social · 3h

There is a company called Virtu Ferries. Citoyen Robespierre would approve.

Wildestranger @wildestranger.bsky.social · 3h

I am developing Opinions on cruise ship styles. Guess which country’s ships are the tackiest.

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Wildestranger @wildestranger.bsky.social · 3h

Just seen an actual sail boat arrive in the Grand Harbour, brought in by two guide boats. All lit to he gills as it’s not yet fully dawn. Watching the boats might be the most fun I am having in Malta.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 10h

Today is Octidi the 18th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate buckwheat.#JacobinDay

More information on buckwheat

An old time-y illustration of a Buckwheat.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 9h

DropSite receives confirmation that Hamas has agreed to a finalized version of the ceasefire framework and is prepared to sign it tonight

BREAKING: Hamas and Palestinian Factions Agree to Gaza Ceasefire Framework

“From our side, yes,” a senior Hamas official told Drop Site News.

www.dropsitenews.com

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 16h

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with RJL.

(Not sure why the title card says file not found. The file is found!)

Episodes 39-40—LGBTQ Stories from Japan - Read Japanese Literature

Not Found File Podcast/Episodes 39-40—LGBTQ Stories from Japan.md does not exist.

https://readjapaneseliterature.com/Podcast/Episodes+39-40—LGBTQ%2B+Stories+from+Japan

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 22h

Bluesky are resharing this after they revealed yesterday that every photo uploaded here is sent to an external company that is selling GenAI services.

Note that none of them are actually confirming that none of these images are being used by that external company to train their systems.

Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 15

Bluesky uses AI internally to assist in content moderation, which helps us triage posts and shield human moderators from harmful content. We also use AI in the Discover algorithmic feed to serve you posts that we think you’d like.

None of these are Gen AI systems trained on user content.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 21h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 17h

Happy International Lesbian Day! 🏳️‍🌈

Where Are My Lesbians? - Pride (2014) - Movie Clip

YouTube video by duckpoof

youtu.be

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Gavin, Small Beer, long covid, &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 17h

economy of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 20h

There's always a baked in assumption that they'll get to be the served, not the servant.

William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 20h

The subtext of ‘we should be more like Dubai’, beyond the obvious racism, is ‘I should have a servant’.

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 22h

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 23h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1d

also I do feel like I have to mention that I had to learn things like "how to build a website" and "how to make a logo on Canva" for this, which was very hard for me, a jester and a buffoon by birth, so please do check it out, thank you

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1d

it's going to be so sick, I spent ages scouring art fairs, graduate shows and the whole wide internet to find amazing early career artists without formal gallery representation, come to the Outsiders Arts Club in November if you'd like to buy their art and also have a drink and learn stuff about art

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine this happening in the UK and not having to sigh 'what do their parents do?' every time you hear about a new band. Wouldn't it be great to hear music from somebody who isn't directly related to the Lord Admiral Wythenshawe Bloodfeast MP, the Butcher of Bangalore?

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 22h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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Wildestranger @wildestranger.bsky.social · 20h

Best degree, I did three of them and no regrets.

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 21h

a) an English degree does not prevent you from getting and doing a [scare quote] real job [scare quote]
b) there are things, goals, and values in the world other than money
but also c) last year the publishing industry's estimated worth to the UK economy was ELEVEN BILLION QUID.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23h

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 21h

"Christ, we don't want people studying English, they might waste their time becoming teachers of our children! Or working in a massively profitable industry that gives us huge global soft power! Or just being able to parse the nonsense we spout and spot our Chat GPT bullshit!"

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 21h

a) an English degree does not prevent you from getting and doing a [scare quote] real job [scare quote]
b) there are things, goals, and values in the world other than money
but also c) last year the publishing industry's estimated worth to the UK economy was ELEVEN BILLION QUID.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23h

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 1d

I was so incredibly disappointed by how racist the literary translation community was when Han Kang won the Booker in 2016 and during Korea's early entry into COVID that I was amazed that I had further capacity to be disappointed in literary translators after Oct 7 during the genocide in Gaza

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John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 23h

Someone just sent me Simon Calder's video whinging about the EU Entry-Exit System kiosk here, which is full of… let's call them inaccuracies, shall we?

It's not… accurate, it's not helpful, but it *is* an example of the very worst of British travel media rubbish.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sORQ...

New EU entry-exit system comes to force at London St Pancras International

YouTube video by The Independent

www.youtube.com

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