Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 1hAnthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >> 9307121
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1hDeveloper Josh Abbottoy, who aims to build a “far-right ‘aligned’ [Christian] community” in a tiny TN town has now proposed building a drone factory there. (Abbottoy is tied to New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreessen—& to American Reformer where Thiel ally Chris Buskirk is a director.) 1/newschannel5.comProposed drone manufacturing facility sparks intense backlash in tiny Tennessee townFor almost two years, some residents in Jackson County have been resisting what they view as a far-right takeover of their community. 1219597
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialSonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1hAsk yourself why the CEO of an online gambling company is giving money for research into the history of art using AI. 2435
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialVerity Holloway @verityholloway.bsky.social · 12hIt's always a good day to quote Dawn Foster. 114534
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialREwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 21hPleased to announce that ADHD is being overdiagnosed again according to the BBC and pathetic skidmark Wes Streeting, so now - during ADHD Awareness Month no less - it's time to give it up and just be normal. Let it go. Just turn it off and get on with things www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government reviewThe review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis. 2545189
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties 111318
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialKeep The Faith @europeaninsf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026There ought to be a special courtroom in the courts of future for just this kind of fuckery 0244
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kremlin: It's not Plague, it's a Special Bacterial Infection 417944
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A political party having its own media outlet (I mean, more than the old media was a Tory operation) is not a sign of a healthy democracy or a healthy media. 24718
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026As I said back in 2020, 2021, and 2023: Without meaningful repercussions, a failed coup attempt is just a training exercise. 118859
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialNationCymru @nation.cymru · 07/10/2026Wales’ best-known miscarriage of justice campaigner has threatened the Ministry of Justice with High Court action after being blocked from having contact with a man convicted of murdering five members of his own family ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1uH1 001
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialChubby cuddlebot Lemma! @lemmaeof.gay · 07/10/2026the 1979 IBM training document stays true as usual 0458
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialSpike Prime [Art Comms Open] @spikeprime.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The worry is that all these BS articles about Ai supposedly having intelligence and will is setting up for corporations to demand they have rights, so that we can't just demand LLMs be shut down. They already made it so "corporations" have rights, which is absolutely insane. 062
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialassigned cromulent at birth @cleanwindows.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"We need to hold this computer program accountable for its actions" is similarly nonsensical Mentally replacing "ai" with "a computer program" stays winning 101
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026you don’t hold "AI" accountable; you hold AI developers, vendors, and corporations that profit off it accountable holding "AI accountable" is like holding a toaster accountable. it's an inanimate object. it doesn't have wishes, feelings, or desires 301679520
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialIrish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...thecanary.coPublic figures sign open letter in support of the Garvaghy Road residentsThe letter, to Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant, expresses support for the Garvaghy Road residents in Portadown. 12413
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialIrish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Boycott Israel. Divest from Israel. Sanction Israel. Remove Israel from international sporting and cultural organisations. #BDS 044
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026France’s student protests are about basic demands: teachers in classrooms, working toilets, heating, shorter school days, educational equality. Thousands marched as hostile misinformation recast the movement as riots, race war and “the fall of France.”yacnews.comThe Basic Demands of French Student Protesters: Reasonable Hours, a Teacher, a Warm Classroom and a Working ToiletLycée students marched across France on 6 October to demand teachers, repairs and smaller classes. Old riot footage was recycled as proof of "migrant" violence, a woman was burned in Marseille, a trai... 8285101
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lots of Zionists trying to manipulate the international coverage of the French student protests; active Israeli measures against France. Has been ongoing for years. Backs the Kremlin friendly far-right Rassemblement national. 211144
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Holy Jury Nullification! An enslaver was killed. 41 people were charged with treason. 1164
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This MFer appointed the past *two* Fed chairs. He’s about a month away from claiming Biden started the war in Iran. 411008222
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 07/10/2026IKR I'd absorbed it long before I started writing books myself, that the kind of books I wanted to read would simply never be discoverable via ratings-based bookish platforms—they represent a mode of collective reading out of scope for these apps 517530
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reports of another Russian who’s fallen ill.apple.newsWHO demands answers from Russia about ‘second plague victim’ — The TelegraphPressure increases on Moscow to disclose information about lab worker’s death following reports of another employee contracting the disease 49487211
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Hilarious." via Barry James 271233306
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Seck’s coach “encouraged supporters to donate toward legal expenses, write letters describing Seck's character and share messages supporting the effort to bring her home. That effort now appears to have reached an important milestone.” 36733
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.social(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Tories, who have not been elected to power by Scotland for 50 years, want to change the planning laws within the devolution settlement to impose Nuclear Power Stations on Scotland.👇 023
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialGabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 03/10/2026This is an official from the Austrian People's Party talking to a young man of colour at the Oktoberfest in Munich. He tells the young man: "How about you just go home and wait there until we come there for vacation?" And then proceeds by saying: "You are not at home here". 36536
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 06/10/2026Millionaires and stars line up at Super-Rich Tax Match to tell Chancellor: “Tax extreme wealth” Millionaires, comedians, footballers and content creators are taking to the football pitch to call for a fairer tax system ahead of the Budget @patmillsuk.bsky.socialcentralbylines.co.ukMillionaires and stars line up at Super-Rich Tax Match to tell Chancellor: “Tax extreme wealth”Millionaires, comedians, footballers and content creators are taking to the football pitch to call for a fairer tax system ahead of the Budget 26331
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one. Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students 7632731186
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence 5556471745
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ofwat appoints Grant Thornton to help improve South East Water performance l £6m wasted. Similar exercise at Thames Water yielded zilch. SEW has £1.7bn debt, can't raise new money, loses 100m litres of water a day to leaks, customers fleeced for decades. End the scam. Nationalise water.news.sky.comOfwat lines up independent monitor for troubled South East WaterThe water regulator plans to appoint Grant Thornton to a multimillion-pound contract overseeing the utility's performance and turnaround plan, Sky News learns. 38628278
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Why Jared? 418136514497
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialYanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Greetings from Occupied Athens. As Marco Rubio is visiting, we are in lockdown. The boss of our rulers demanded that Athenians are under lock and key so that he feels safe as he inspects his troops. One day we shall be free again. But not today. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/for...ekathimerini.comRubio arrives in Athens ahead of meetings, business deals | eKathimerini.comUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Athens late Tuesday for a visit expected to see the signing of a series of deals on new US weapons purchases by Greece. 69442
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/10/2026Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comGoogle told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concernsOrder on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments 224358
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialI Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Why exactly would a man who a judge said "raped" E Jean Carroll, is credibly accused of raping a 13 year old repeatedly, and has allegations from dozens of women for sexual assault hanging over him, decide to pardon another paedophile? ...oh, wait. #Trump #Epstein bsky.app/profile/npr.... 113
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialI Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Trump does love excusing men who sexually assault women and children, doesn't he? Just loves it. Do you think it's anything to do with him being an adjudicated rapist himself, and that he's credibly accused of multiple other rapes, including of a 13 year old child? #bbcpm #Diddy 144
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialI Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Why does the news media rarely mention that the current president of the US is an adjudicated rapist (with dozens of other sexual assault allegations as yet unlitigated), and a multiple felon. This should be stated in every report of whatever the vile pos does. By not doing so, they normalise it. 3224
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And yeah, this was at the back of my mind.reuters.comSam Altman's sister amends lawsuit accusing OpenAI CEO of sexual abuseSam Altman's sister amended her civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI chief executive of sexually abusing her more than two decades ago, after the judge said she could try pursuing her case under Missou... 313527
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The world does not consent (but Sam Altman does not believe consent is required). But the world would consent to many bad things happening to Sam Altman and OpenAI. 31715155
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 06/10/2026kinda breathtaking to watch the U.S. media establishment lose its shit about one maybe-plague death in a Russian backwater town with 3,887 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, SO FAR, in 2026 13541172
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The daily sea surface temperature is now so high, they had to add more chart because the previous version only went up to 30C 110261
Reposted by @barryrichards.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Germany’s former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of treason in what prosecutors believe could be the biggest national security breach since the Cold War. 16 years of it together with a serving BND officer, “Manfred D” www.ft.com/content/4c56...ft.comFormer German spy chief arrested for treasonEx-intelligence head August Hanning suspected of selling state secrets to foreign power 73215