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British European living in Amsterdam. 8lettersuk on most other platforms. Allegedly a yuppen. cramberts.com

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Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
User interface design is my passion
screenshot of a form that says "position title (optional) required"
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 01/10/2026
For the UK Gen Xers use these substitutes "Just Say No" OR "Heroin Screws You Up"
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Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
House prices around FabelFriet, Amsterdam’s famous/notorious TikTok magnet snack bar, have dropped 11.4%. How long before Rob Jetten announces plans to open a FabelFriet in every city as part of his government’s drive for more affordable housing? www.at5.nl/artikelen/24...
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TikTokrij Fabel Friet raakt huizenprijzen: omliggende woningen dalen 11,4 procent in waarde
TU Delft: woningen binnen 70 meter van Fabel Friet in Amsterdam dalen 11,4% in waarde door TikTokrij. Bewoners stonden vandaag voor de rechter. Lees het hele verhaal.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
In a letter sent to the company this week, US Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Apple of “working with the government to violate its customers’ First Amendment rights to record and report on the activities of their own government." arstechnica.visitlink.me/zit76N
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Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Apple worked with Trump admin to remove ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker says
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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Queerty @queerty.com · 29/09/2026
Forget the Hanky Code! These tiny works of art were how gay men cruised in the 1970s - buff.ly/ZuDu1uj
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Lol so even Musk's other company AI can't drive cars. Grok failed just like Tesla FSD 😂 Grok, Sol, and Fable only drove a few meters and didn’t finish the course. GPT-6 Astra, however, did eventually learn to navigate the course and complete it. www.404media.co/these-tech-w...
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These Tech Workers Made ChatGPT Drive a Toyota Corolla
The team used frontier LLMs with no prior training data navigate a simple parking lot course.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 29/09/2026
How many accounts does one need to promote a copy pasta AI scraper 'news' site?
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The Lowe down" was RIGHT THERE! If you have a punnable name but refuse to use it as such, you shouldn't be writing autobiographies. This is a hill I will die on.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Just caught up on the lesbian bar masking controversy. Favourite part is one of the founders leaving to join a clown school. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/m...
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A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston Globe
Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Yikes
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sail, body up to the clouds (Ryan) 🗺️🕹️🏳️‍🌈 @ullerrm.shitpost.nexus · 23/09/2026
Imagine going to pornhub and requesting that there be no nuts
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 25/09/2026
It's sad when an account you follow and enjoy dismisses the call to not use a platform that is known to support white supremacy because apparently it's exhausting to try and not use platforms that support white supremacy. Some people have a stronger moral compass I guess (and don't profit from it)
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 23/09/2026
"One landmark that has emerged in the discussions among administration officials has raised eyebrows" All discussions should have raised eyebrows and the fact any discussions are happening to add his name to existing buildings is part of the problem. www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hoe vinden Meta-medewerkers hun eigen Meta-bril? (Samen met @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social)
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BBC report fails to mention "Tommo" slashing a dinghy (!) Not beating the Reform Party propaganda allegations www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Migrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at sea
Protesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 23/09/2026
One way Andy Burnham could address Russian meddling in the UK is banning X or at the bare minimum stop using it by government and official channels.
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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, Viz.
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Greg Wester @gwestr.me · 20/09/2026
“We don’t want any data centers ruining our community” The community:
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 20/09/2026
As someone who doesn't really believe in the monarchy etc I think the fair thing to do would be to strip people of their titles if they emigrate from the UK. Like at least make the titles mean you need to have a relationship with the UK. All these wealth hoarders emigrating to Monaco etc
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The BBC has decided that this constitutes news… A man who left for Monaco several years ago declaring he’s ’lost confidence’ in the UK His qualification for making the headlines? Owning £15bn Broadcasting like democracy already died! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“The system’s not fit for purpose” says man who got a parking ticket for leaving his van half on the pavement. For ten years.
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Man left fuming after van ticketed despite parking there for ten years
An East Kilbride man has called out South Lanarkshire Council after they gave him a ticket despite having parked his van there for ten years.
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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Daily Telegraph, with its finger on the pulse of the nation, thinks that people taking a packed lunch to work is “pathetic” and a sign of societal collapse; and also thinks that said packed lunch includes sprouts.
Daily Telegraph: MICHAEL DEACON
This pathetic office trend is a damning symbol of Britain's decline.

Picture shows three food containers in a fridge, seemingly representing an office packed lunch. They contain roast potatoes, carrots and sprouts. They’re insane, aren’t they?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Brexit-supporting billionaire who fled abroad so he didn’t have to pay any tax to help the people of his country says he’s lost confidence in the UK.
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK. Lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties. Demands state subsidies, including for building a Man U stadium. Why do billionaires resent people getting decent NHS, social care, public services?
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyone
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WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
ALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 18/09/2026
I have a parcel out for delivery. A company I had not heard of before. Just read the reviews and FML I am not holding out much hope for my parcel arriving anytime soon or in one piece. www.trustpilot.com/review/pdn.e...
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17/09/2026
I am finding it hard to have any sympathy for someone using this service complaining how bad it is. I mean ignoring the companies owner for a brief moment how did you expect this to go from a company that is essentially a meme stock? futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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Cybercabs Are Taking Psychotic Routes That Turn Tiny Trips Around the Neighborhood Into Hour-Long Nightmares
A Tesla Cybercab passenger complained that their ten minute trip turned into an hour-long slog as the car took an absurd route around the city.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Watched the first episode of The Man Will Burn and saw Kimbal Musk complaining his 'donation' which got him on the board didn't get him to override them and have a super spreader event during COVID. On the bright side it seems they kicked him off for his Epstein visits sfstandard.com/2026/02/04/k...
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Kimbal Musk is no longer on Burning Man’s board
Musk told the organization’s CEO “almost two weeks ago” that he would relinquish his seat.
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials. Here's my analysis of today's @ddosecrets.org Flock leak micahflee.com/flock-camera...
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Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials
This morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa...
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Cancel every single one of their passports and void their National Insurance numbers then cancel their UK bank accounts. No need for a border really just make it an administrative nightmare. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
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Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sabotage on the Dutch rail network has disrupted train services on Tuesday morning. Pipes were reportedly fixed to the track in 20 places to scramble the systems that monitor where trains are running, forcing delays and cancellations across the country. www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/dutc...
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Dutch railway network disrupted by “sabotage” to tracks - DutchNews.nl
Train services across the Netherlands were disrupted on Tuesday morning in what network operators suspect is an act of co-ordinated sabotage. ProRail, the company responsible for managing the track ne...
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Please let this happen and then refuse the little Englanders access to any UK services like hospitals and police. Make sure they need visas to work in the UK too and don't let them move to the UK without completing the correct paperwork to immigrate. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Why is Piddington in Oxfordshire holding a referendum on leaving the UK?
Residents of Piddington, near Bicester, will vote in a symbolic referendum on Tuesday.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One more time: Inheritance tax *is not unique or even uncommon* in being "double taxation". The coffee I just bought was paid for with wages on which income tax and NI had been levied, but was also subject to VAT. Just stop it.
elen Whately: “One of the problems with inheritance tax is that it's a form of double taxation.
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media.
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Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats
Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 14/09/2026
I think many people have started using AI chatbots instead of search because the search experience is so bad now that anything with just text results and not 100 sponsored results seems better.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 13/09/2026
i love that I've been added to a blocklist for having an ai profile image when it's just me wearing a wig but prior to that I had the Barbie one. @8letters.co.uk has been blocked 171 times directly (576 incl. modlists) vs. 630 followers — cumulative chart: blockcurve.bisks.net/s/8letters.c...
biggest single moment: +323 blocks on Jul 26, 2026, when @8letters.co.uk was added to “Suspected AI Imagery in Avatar or Banner” — every account already subscribed to that list blocked instantly.
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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 13/09/2026
I keep seeing posts by Americans saying something along the lines of "Trump is an embarrassment and does not speak for most Americans" I have news for you. He literally does. He represents the US on the world stage. Do something about it instead of posting platitudes on social media.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
walked into a grocery store in malibu…the rich people are not ok
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
22.00 FILM: DIE HARD
Thriller about a man who takes a fatal overdose of Viagra.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Britain has spent nearly $40 million on SpaceX's satellite services for its military in a deepening reliance on Musk's company despite European concerns about dependence on US security infrastructure.
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EXCLUSIVE: UK deepens reliance on Musk's SpaceX, spending nearly $40 million on satellite services
Britain has spent nearly $40 million on SpaceX satellite services, deepening its reliance on Elon Musk's company for military communications despite growing European concerns about dependence on U.S. ...
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John Denham @jydenham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I do find odd that we all apparently enjoy the right to enter a hotel uninvited, go to the guest floors, knock on the doors of complete strangers on the grounds that they are not white - and yet not commit any offence.
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Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants
Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Once again, there's a reason they won't spell out how we'd go extinct. Are we getting Jurassic Park'd because the AI is reinventing dinosaurs? Are they getting access to the nuclear codes and hypnotizing the president into using them? They are referring to bank/infrastructure hacks and exaggerating.
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equinoxthree.bsky.social @equinoxthree.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bluesky trending stealing a page from UK media's love of misleading headlines. 'RNLI migrant backlash' It's really about RNLI rescuers being in danger from Nazi Tommy Robinson's crew of thugs.
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Lauren Starkey @laurenhstarkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Men will send me emails like this and then go rampaging on the streets of Dover and Portsmouth claiming they want to keep refugees out in order to “PROTECT OUR WOMEN!” Not a single one of the young male refugees I’ve worked with has ever spoken to me with such violent misogyny.
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Patrick Andrews @patrickandrews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
In retrospect, politicians criticising Coutts for trying not to give Farage a bank account looks even weirder and ill judged. Coutts was justified
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Kippy Woo @tygerwhocame2t.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
BBC News accidentally saying the quiet part out loud by promising the reactions of "Reform UK insiders" before cutting to takes from Chris Mason and Laura Kuenssberg.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Who would ever have thought that the BBC’s political editor would put out a single source claim that was both false and also great propaganda for Reform…
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