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Chris Emerson

@chris.emerson.social
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Socialism, software, sailplanes, synths, space, science & sums. Software specialist at CGI & @qi.com hachyderm.io/@cemerson was @chris_emerson on Twitter

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If any fucker ever says “SI” to me I’m going to insist they are talking about Sports Illustrated.
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Ryan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives.
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HoxtonHill @hoxtonhill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the fucking Sun of all places (correctly) describing this cunt as "far-right" when the BBC is describing him as an "anti-migrant activist" is pretty fucking bleak
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 24/09/2026
this is the guy i reposted the other day who interviewed meta employees with pervert glasses - meta have taken his video down for “harassment”. which makes it one of the most effective pieces of satire in recent memory
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constant badthoughts @allwrongthink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
fuck offffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tories indulging in performative cruelty for votes yet again, in their usual insane, desperate urge to be seen to punish the poor for the crime of being poor more than any other party. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Stop! Show me your genitals and 10 generations of family history on Ancestry dot com" — British right-wingers, heirs to a proud tradition of pragmatism and anti-authoritarianism
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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Who is English? What is a woman? Right-wing discourse in the UK is increasingly comprised of word games in which one assumes the perspective of an omniscient god, entirely divorced from any understanding of how states "see" their citizens.
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OH MY GOD HOLD ON IT'S A SNEAK PEAK
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Russell Irving @rginteger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm not much of a Pokémon person, but my son is & trying to buy him cards at retail prices has been nigh on impossible the last couple of years, and I refuse to pay scalpers for anything. So it warms the cockles of my heart to see so many of them having a full meltdown about the recent set. Enjoy!!
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Sorrel @sorrelish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You’ve seen AI induced psychosis, are you read for AI induced rabies?
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This generation of the US elite establishment have, no matter where you live in the developed world, stolen thousands of dollars out of your pocket and put them into their own. Thousands.
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Henri @henriwords.com · 20/09/2026
Tangentially related, I occasionally challenge myself to find the letters A-Z (hard mode: in order) in a single walk…
A grid of 26 square black-and-white photos each depicting a letter of the alphabet in order, formed of things found in public
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Chris Emerson @chris.emerson.social · 20/09/2026
Well, @steampowered.com won't let me buy a Steam Frame and are just closing support requests without helping me out. Great, guess I'm not getting one then. You'd think companies would help people wanting to give them large sums of money.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The future of automation is here!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
carbonbrief.org
CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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Lionel Péramo @lionel-peramo.com · 15/09/2026
Can PHP render 2D and 3D graphics? PHP-GLFW makes it possible. It opens PHP to game development and visual tools. #PHP #GameDev #Programming 1/5
Screenshot of the game FlappyPHPant, developed with PHP-GLFW, showing a pixelated blue elephant flying between green pipes in a forest landscape. Displayed text: "High Score: 2" and "Press Space to Start".
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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remember the endless heatwaves? The good news: summer 2026 is “at the upper end, but not quite at the worst end” of climate projections. The less good news: “next year will probably be as bad”. How are we going to adapt? Latest for @politicshome.bsky.social. www.politicshome.com/news/article...
politicshome.com
Heatwaves Are Now Routine – So, How Are We Going To Adapt?
A summer of relentless heatwaves, spiking mortality and wildfires brought home the reality of climate change to many Brits. Just how hot must it ge...
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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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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gonna be a long night
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
21.00 FARTHER TED
Some priests are small, but this one is far away.
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__________ @jenbren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Apparently they've cast the new #JamesBond.
Zig & Zag
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An entire politics and worldview animated by a lively terror that somewhere, somebody might be eating a free cheese sandwich
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Accept they're not free really are they? The cost the tax payer, when giving children a breakfast can be achieved for 50p at home. The cost to the tax payer is far far higher per breakfast than
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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hello! We’re doing a thing for the next episode of Map Men. We need someone who speaks both Mandarin AND Cantonese. Is that you? If so, please get in touch!
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
this is you in meta’s pervert glasses
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David Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The RNLI are national heroes: the pride of Britain. Fuck any wheezingly impotent Nazi scumbag who says differently. The Masked Micrococks haven’t even got the nerve to show their faces in a gaggle of no-custody divorcee cockrings, let alone do something remotely courageous for the country.
RNLI Statement:

The RNLI is a charity that exists to save lives at sea.
But recent events have generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding about our purpose and our Lifesaving work in the Channel.
As a result, some of our volunteers and staff have been the subject of online and, in some cases, physical abuse.
This is unacceptable.
The RNLI's people represent the very best of society. For over two hundred years they have dedicated themselves to rescuing people they've never met before, without judgment, fear or favour.
We are tasked by HM Coastguard to help those in distress, and we'll do so whenever, wherever and whoever they are.
We launched 9,058 times in 2025.
Only 109 of those launches were to those in distress in the Channel
- 1.2% of our total rescue work. Anyone rescued from a small boat by the RNLI is then taken into the care of the relevant UK authorities.
To those who stand with the RNLI, thank you. For more than two hundred years, we've saved lives at sea around the UK and Ireland, and that commitment remains unchanged.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
act.38degrees.org.uk
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Pulling your balaclava on, setting fire to your neighbour's house, there comes a moment when you have to ask yourself, "if someone did this in a film, would they be the goodie?"
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Chris Emerson @chris.emerson.social · 08/09/2026
Tonight!
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 08/09/2026
There are NHS trusts that have not logged into their Palantir system for years and unlike your unused Babble account you can’t just say “I’m not using it, can I get a refund.” That’s taxpayer money gone, out of the economy, to US fascists who will be back to buy more power. bsky.app/profile/fasc...
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 08/09/2026
🚨 THIS IS BAD! 🚨 Palantir’s stated goal is to disrupt democracy by getting control of the systems in the name of technofascism. Their MO is wedging people into positions of power then shoehorning themselves into critical infrastructure. Now they control the grid. www.ft.com/content/f6a2...
ft.com
Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bids
Neso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative
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Bear Claw Billie (1590/5000) @bearclawbillie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
HEY THIS IS JUST A PAINTING OF A THEATER SHOWING COYOTE VS. ACME
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
What this reflects is the growing power of the ultra-rich over every aspect of life. Protest is an affront to the power of wealth. So is any politics to the left of an ever-shifting "centrism". So is independent journalism. So are independent universities. One by one, they must all be shut down.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
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Chris Emerson @chris.emerson.social · 20/08/2026
I see @plex.tv have decided to make their fire TV app worse rather than fixing all the existing broken stuff, and introducing new broken stuff instead, while jacking their prices up. Are they trying to destroy themselves?!
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Chris Emerson @chris.emerson.social · 18/08/2026
I went away to France and Spain last week to watch the eclipse, amongst other things. Here's my favourite photo from it!
Total solar eclipse from nr Alcaniz in Spain. Venus is visible in the top left of frame.
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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Must watch. Trust me. 😂😂😂
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
have we considered just banning these things entirely
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daniel sieradski @self.agency · 06/08/2026
they need you to believe a.i. can hack into things of its own free volition so that investors will keep throwing money at it for being the paradigm shifting singularity or whatever smoke mark andreessen is blowing up people’s asses to get them to open their wallets
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daniel sieradski @self.agency · 06/08/2026
these companies were literally testing their models’ ability to engage in illegal hacking with disabled safeguards. the idea that they randomly broke the law and weren’t deliberately put in the position to do so is where the media is failing and unwittingly helping hype a.i.’s abilities.
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Mara Joy @marajoyloves.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I don't think a single person could watch this interview and believe that this is a serious person. I get paid to make people laugh and I am significantly less of a Clown than Mary Ann Stephenson. I can't wait until we all look back on this nonsense and just laugh at all these awful bigots.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Quite impressive to completely undermine your own defence and insult most of your party's elected officials in the same sentence.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate war zone, writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social - Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The question in my mind is how out of touch with reality does someone need to be to buy such things during a climate emergency? How many Telegraph editorials add up to a downpayment on one of these contraptions? Or is it a giant Up-Yours to other people and the rest of the living world?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Land Rover also does a Discovery Metropolitan edition. The name suggests it's for use in cities. Because you never know how high the kerb / cyclist / pedestrian you need to mount might be. And because there must be no limit to the pointless environmental harm you inflict.
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