DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 41mRelentless performative cynicism is rarely motivated by the truth. 100
Reposted by DHinrioElke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 5hToday, we have a concurrent announcement of the public execution of a human (livestreamed, no less) and the decree that one must not be cruel to a software system. Is the anthropomorphisation of AI a vector for the dehumanisation of actual humans? Either way, this is all getting very desolate 01610
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 2hCA also hasn't executed anyone since Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor and the death penalty is currently suspended. There's nothing to both-sides here. 020
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 4hThe Russians will say something along the lines of "well, we would have given you the diesel but the perfidious Khokhols got in the way" and Trump will use this as an excuse. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 4hThe point of this is less to supply diesel than to justify yet another attempt to blame Ukraine for high prices. 200
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 5hRight, but the people behind him are frequently very stupid too. 020
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 5hTrump can barely string a sentence together, let alone plan something nefarious. 120
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 5hImani is the rare person who does a lot of good stuff offline but is unbearably toxic online. 1320
Reposted by DHinrioJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 6hNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 5340681757
Reposted by DHinrioRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7hJOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States." 461285578
Reposted by DHinrioJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 11hThe Green Party need to kick out the antisemites and get back to what the party was supposed to be all about: Opposing solar farms and high speed rail. 1417737
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 9hSomeone's ability to engage with university coursework does not automatically align with whether they have a GCSE. 010
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 10hIt makes some sense for school leavers, but it shouldn't apply to mature students and there should be an option to pass GCSE English during your first year or lose your funding. 000
Reposted by DHinrioCiaran @ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The UK's "not very strict welfare system" in action yet again 25511
Reposted by DHinrioDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 12hAnyway, happy anniversary to this tweet: 411731
Reposted by DHinrioPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 17hNEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet errorExclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data 96750330
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 11hSurely an engineer with an eye for detail wouldn't make such a drastic error? 000
Reposted by DHinrioLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 21h“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 388320879744
Reposted by DHinrioChris Bogle @chrisbogle.bsky.social · 14h1. The independent Taskforce — commissioned by NHS England, backed by government — concluded ADHD is under-diagnosed, under-recognised and under-treated in the UK. Not over. The press has reported the reverse of the finding www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...thetimes.comADHD label ‘risks lifelong harm to children’ as diagnoses surgeLandmark government review warns of a ‘tipping point’ as figures show the proportion of youngsters with an autism diagnosis has risen 40-fold 2350150
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 11hI think it's sleight of hand at best, because the report frames the risk as a future hypothetical but not a current issue, whilst the headline is heavily implying that it's widespread now. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 15hI'm afraid I can't help feeling cynical about the BBC's choice of headline, which is a borderline misrepresentation of the report's contents: 100
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 21hThe QC one felt like an actual proper romantic drama, to the point that I found it almost unbearably sad at times. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I actually got a postal vote for a PCC by-election, which I feel must be pretty niche. 120
Reposted by DHinrioAndrej @tepid.meme · 07/10/2026Repeating myself here, but there are only around 5 million sheep in the entire USA, whereas there are over 20 million in the UK. We are a very sheepy place. 1123
Reposted by DHinrioHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/07/2026London Economics’ research estimates that the net economic impact per student was circa £100,000 – in other words, “every 10 international students generate £1m worth of net economic impact for the UK economy over the duration of their studies”. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fall-in...timeshighereducation.comFall in international student numbers ‘cost UK £2.9 billion’Latest cost-benefit analysis finds overseas enrolments generate nearly 10 times more money for UK than they take away 14839
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is the kind of pornography of violence that inspired the Victorians to ban public executions: 010
Reposted by DHinrioNick Hilton @nickfthilton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I hate this so much. The BBC should be providing good quality, good value programmes that the private market won't cover. You and Yours (which I kind of hate), Thinking Allowed and Free Thinking are exactly the sort of programming that the BBC is i) good at, ii) not haemorrhaging money to make.bbc.co.ukBBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and YoursThe corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts. 1821466
Reposted by DHinrioHeather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sorry at what point do the government feel the need to do something about BBC funding, or are they just going to watch it be salami-sliced to extinction? 4132294
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026More mad cultural vandalism from our increasingly dilapidated public broadcaster: 010
Reposted by DHinrioIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Brittin so far absolutely fucking hopeless. There are countless tech and discussion podcasts in the private sector. You and Yours was exceptional public interest journalism. 45621156
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You don't get a full state pension if you retire at 62 in most cases, because the requirement to have paid social security contributions for 43 years filters out most retirees. 000
Reposted by DHinrioMike Masnick @masnick.com · 08/10/2026I'm sure the NY Times tomorrow will have another story about Hasan Piker, and not a mention of the VP's "intellectual guru" saying this... 141210255
Reposted by DHinrioJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'm sorry if this is obvious but the Tory proposal to exempt family homes completely from IHT will lead to 1] pensioners buying the biggest houses they possibly can 2] pensioners refusing to downsize which can only be bad news for younger families trying to buy family homes 871036242
Reposted by DHinrioYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 08/10/2026If an election were held tomorrow for Britain to rejoin the EU, how would you vote? Rejoin: 52% Remain outside: 27% Don't know: 15% Would not vote: 7% 22% of Leave voters would now vote to rejoin yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 79533
Reposted by DHinrioInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026SPECIAL REPORT: Ukrainian forces have defeated the 2026 Russian campaign to seize Donetsk Oblast. 🧵(1/6) Read more: isw.pub/UkraineDisru... 7884246
Reposted by DHinrioSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Restore is such a weird mix of fascism and random mad boomer Facebook shit. 91747129
Reposted by DHinrioPeople's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Even if one accepts the framing that there is no such thing as a civilian because of mass conscription (false, dumb, wrong) this is still affirmatively morally abhorrent and if you believe it you are a Nazi 924841
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I feel it's more condescending not to use the victim's own description of her feelings, especially when the article is extremely clear about the physical and emotional effects of the rape upon her. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mamdani probably should have said much less, but I can't really say that I find it beyond the pale. 040
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I get this, but I don't think it's possible to commemorate October 7 without also commemorating the mass slaughter that followed. Particularly given, at the risk of sounding coldly mathematical, the civilian death toll of the latter exceeds that of the former 40 to 50-fold. 250
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I think Rupar can be selective sometimes, but he's accurately reporting what Tillis said and the claim that Johnson will come under pressure is the most notable part of his remarks. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We don't pre-emptivelu strip bank robbers of the vote or right to stand for public office before conviction. 000
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you are creating an open-ended power to exclude candidates based on a subjective assessment of criminality, then you are giving Republicans the power to criminalise the entire Democratic Party. 010
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026But your scenario requires Democrats to win every presidential election from now on! 100
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026He was insufferable in the run up to election day in 2024, so I wish him much embarrassment this year. 040
