DanC @danc.bsky.social · 5hWas pleased to hear you mention Anthony Cartwright's Heartland - a great book. 110
Reposted by DanCDK Renton @davidkr.bsky.social · 9hA podcast for Red Flare (@redflareinfo.bsky.social) in which we chatted about culture - why the right has been winning online - compared to the 1930s when the left won in books or the 70s when we won in music open.spotify.com/episode/1hLu...open.spotify.comRF 1 The Anti-Fascist Novel w/ Dave RentonRed Flare Podcast · Episode 133
Reposted by DanCTristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 05/10/2026Reminder that Vice President JD Vance has said that he considers Curtis Yarvin a friend 11582134
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 15hThis is grim but unsurprising reading. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.com‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrolsSeven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement 052
Reposted by DanCThis Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 04/10/202690 years ago, on the 4th of October 1936, antifascist counter protesters stopped a British Union of Fascists march through London’s East End. The Metropolitan Police tried to clear the way for the fascists resulting in violent clashes known as the Battle of Cable Street. #otd #history 🗃️ 523383
Reposted by DanCAlison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is an excellent article by Leif Wetherby - why AI is a cultural technology not a collection of human-like agents (citing our work on this). And why the anthropomorphism is a distraction from the very real risks and dangers and the way to deal with them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Stop Talking About A.I. Like a Human (Gift Article)If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are. 620890
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He's spunked a lot of cash on promoting fascism, so he'll be surveying the landscape and feeling pretty pleased with himself. 010
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Anyone know if there will be screenings of NAZA? I know it's going to be online soon but was interested in cinema screenings. 122
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Why listen to Drenge when you can listen to Clive Lewis being wiretapped? 021
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reminded me a lot of (probably) my favourite David Mitchell one, Slade House, but also had similar vibes (that's the technical term, I believe) to Solace House. Loved it. 010
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It won't register with a lot of them because they are already sharing AI-generated fakes of the suspects :-\ 100
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comSimpsons Sideshow BobALT: Simpsons Sideshow Bob 020
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ha! That's amazing. She'll be delighted/horrified when I tell her. 010
Reposted by DanCKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776492129
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This could explain my crippling shoulder pain in recent years 🤔 010
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/202618 years ago, my daughter was on my shoulders for the whole set and this time she was stood in front of me with a pint of cider 🥹 260
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Always good to reinject a bit of Death Cab into the system. Helps that the new album is one of their best in ages. 100
Reposted by DanCBrigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think it's time to repost this blog post on #AI, ¢metaphors and 'control' (and 'going rogue') makingsciencepublic.com/2026/08/07/a...makingsciencepublic.comAI, metaphors and controlIn the early 2000s, during the dramatic but now almost forgotten outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle, I wrote about war metaphors and the issue of projecting control over an ‘out of … 063
Reposted by DanCAndy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My Glock system went rogue and issued 9mm agents which accessed the internal organs of several victims. Please give me billions of dollars to help me regulate the behavior of the gun whose trigger I keep pulling. 4403145
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And in its rejection of the horseshoe theory narrative peddled by some, it heads towards a conclusion that reminds me of one of my favourite book titles, 'Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone' share.google/2s3s7vJLPEaa...share.googleDemocracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone"What is democracy really? What do we mean when we use the term? And can it ever truly exist? Astra Taylor, hailed as a "New Civil Rights Leader" (LA Times), pr 000
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is a very important corrective by @casmudde.bsky.social to the bursts of coverage - and then radio silence - of much of the media when responding to recent European elections. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLook again – there’s more to Germany’s election trends than far-right success | Cas MuddeDefeatist narratives abound. Yet Germany’s latest elections suggest voter dissatisfaction is benefiting the left as well as the right, says the political scientist Cas Mudde 120
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Really interesting, thanks for that link. Now I'm even more depressed. 010
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bill's barnstormer against Huddersfield was glorious to see in person 😍 110
Reposted by DanCLexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We spoke on the podcast a little while ago to different experts about some of the issues raised in this article. theconversation.com/how-the-emoj...theconversation.comHow the emojis and fashion choices of Germany’s far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolismThe extreme right has learned to navigate Germany’s strict laws on extremist symbols 232
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interesting read - plausible deniability and in-group codes at the heart of this. Oh and lots of fascism. 000
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Maybe, would mean the Jimmy Savile chants would begin 2 minutes in, rather than 20. 100
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What a depressing story - both in terms of its political content and its stilted style. How much local news is just AI-generated toss these days? 000
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comAndy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football standsPrime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restricted 110
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great to see Labour getting to the heart of the real discrimination issues in society like frothing racism & RNLI crews being assaulted... Oh hang on. “I don’t think it’s fair for football fans to be singled out in that way and I do believe there is a case to remove that discrimination." 230
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Presumably he was interrupted as he started railing against the Lügenpresse and smashing his fist off the desk? 020
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Amid the pessimism that we're sinking back to late 70s levels of far-right street activity - or worse - this is a positive piece about lessons we can learn from the past and how they are being implemented in some places now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj AliYoung men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here... 041
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Can't wait for them to re-investigate the cold case of the guy shot in Reno, just to see him die. 080
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Would be amazing to see Burnham and co set up an agency to fight information warfare from the likes of these sinister foreign powers. 0103
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How can a man have such main character yet small dick energy at the same time? 140
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Would DC Price of @thesquareball.net care to comment on this description of his 'big boy bowl'? bsky.app/profile/fess... 020
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Why not go the whole hog and call it Super Trump Intelligence, or STI for short? 020
DanC @danc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I was literally just about to say, 'Welcome to Essex' and then saw that picture is from Cressing. This is the story across most of the county. 000