Reposted by Andrew JOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was today years old when I found out that Ed Sheeran 1) has a cousin named Jethro Sheeran 2) said cousin is a rapper named by Alonestar who is promoting his new single in the following manner 1954292
Reposted by Andrew J@ratlimit @ratlimit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I think this was ultimately the right move. 04488397
Reposted by Andrew JMike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Something I wrote on the class politics of AI discourse theorydecay.substack.com/p/x-risk-acc...theorydecay.substack.comX-risk AccelerationismAre the one’s issuing existential warnings about AI paradoxically deepening the risk? 182
Reposted by Andrew JAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Update: I am now in possession of a future family heirloom #qapla #martokismysouschef 2030415
Reposted by Andrew JGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 14/09/2026Over: White Boy Summer Commence: Yemeni Winter 39824
Andrew J @fftyfv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026youtu.be/2ZU3j4GQ4K8?...youtu.beI'm done coding with AIYouTube video by Brett Codes 000
Reposted by Andrew JGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 15/08/2026They are never going to learn, and so they are never going to stop until somebody stops them. 515866
Reposted by Andrew JRunning Dog @runningdog.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Reading books doesn’t necessarily make you a smarter or better person. Sometimes it can do the opposite; it really depends on the books. Loads of very bad books get published every year by all sorts of publishers - printed, bound, marketed & sold just the same as good ones. 1337
Reposted by Andrew JHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026“In the past few years Microsoft has filed a patent to record body language and expressions in meetings, while Amazon has filed one to track emotions via voice and Nvidia to infer emotions from audio data.”ft.comSmile, you’re on camera: when the boss wants to read your moodPatent records show how many companies are interested in trying to record how people feel 1111469
Reposted by Andrew JOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5 743498584
Reposted by Andrew J404 Media @404media.co · 31/07/2026UPDATE: After the publication of this piece, Google sent 404 Media a statement saying it was “rolling back this feature in Google Earth while we work on implementing stronger guardrails.” www.404media.co/google-earth...404media.coGoogle Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images"Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam." 37932353
Reposted by Andrew JWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026very interesting from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com - cross-over in graph on left coincides precisely with Global Financial Crisis www.ft.com/content/6a35... 33224
Reposted by Andrew JAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026THIS urgency is how extreme heatwaves should be handled. "Dozens of French firefighters were injured...but no deaths were reported in either country despite scenes of panic as townsfolk fled by car & police went door to door to tell ppl to leave as large plumes of smoke rose from neighboring woods"apnews.comMore than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boatMassive forest fires are raging out of control in southwestern France and central Spain, forcing authorities to evacuate around 200,000 people. 1225
Reposted by Andrew JAlistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 24/07/2026Increasingly hard to remember but these fucks were all banned from every platform until really recently, when the platform owners decided that racism, misogyny and transphobia might distract people away from how much money they've stolen. 07912
Reposted by Andrew JAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"AI is, above all else, a weapon of class war from above. Whether it’s the state that wields it or corporations does little to change that fact." A nice corrective in Jacobin by @hagenblix.bsky.social and Ingeborg Glimmer jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-n...jacobin.comThe Socialist Case Against Nationalizing AIAI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change... 216360
Reposted by Andrew JAndrew (🎃) @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026That sound you hear is Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott preparing to subpeona every wearable tech company so they can use this to find women who have abortions. 18528
Reposted by Andrew JTom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗 712819960
Reposted by Andrew JJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 20/07/2026🚨 Bridget Phillipson remains as the Minister for Women and Equalities After FWS Phillipson publicly stated that trans women should use men's toilets. She recently signed into force harmful & discriminatory statutory guidance which will devastate trans lives. Suggests no change re. trans rights. 33812238
Reposted by Andrew JChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Every ad I’ve head for Google Health has been like “not intended for medical purposes” and I don’t think you should be able to say that if your LLM gives out medical advice and has “Health” in the title. 341862298
Reposted by Andrew Jjagosaurus (BEARS!) beaver supermoon @jagosaurus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026yessssssssssss 0135
Reposted by Andrew JFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Nothing says a big day for British democracy like aerial shots of Buckingham Palace and Fiona Bruce running through Royal protocol with the enthusiasm of a woman thinking, “do we need a Prime Minister when we have a King?” 6766
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026The censored report included a full list of the organizations Amnesty investigated, including 51 “gender critical” organizations—one of which is Beira’s Place, JK Rowling’s "crisis center" in Scotland. 18116
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026Amnesty even found four crisis pregnancy centers (established to discourage women and pregnant people from accessing abortion care) which have received funding from the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. 27015
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026Much like in the US, many of these organizations that “seek to restrict or roll back human rights protections” are operating as registered charities. One of the report’s recommendations is for a review of awarding charitable status to such organizations. 16410
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026However, the report notes specifically that US SPLC-designated extremist org Alliance Defending Freedom stands out for its financial resources, international reach and influence. Yes, the same group responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade. 1585
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026A finding that seems to me somewhat unique to the UK is that “gender critical” organizations only account for 2.5% of total expenditure—which has risen almost 50% since last year’s report—yet have been “remarkably successful in realising their agenda through strategic litigation and campaigning.” 1609
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026Amnesty attributes the rise of the term “gender ideology” to two far-right conferences in the mid 1990s. The phrase was coined to explain the growing influence of gender equality agendas and to mobilize opposition to them. 16611
Reposted by Andrew Jimogen sayers @imogensayers.ca · 14/07/2026Last week, Amnesty Intl published a report connecting anti-trans orgs in the UK to a wider anti-rights movement. A few days later, they took it down after some of those hate groups pushed back calling it a smear. From @transnews.network, here's a 🧵of what exactly TERFs don't want you to know. 3217102
Reposted by Andrew JSarahluv @sarahluv.bsky.social · 18/07/2026We used to be a country. Imagine the outrage now (this is what became child benefit) 011
Reposted by Andrew JMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 16/07/2026given the ‘gender critical’ war on amnesty over accurately characterizing their agenda, the way they responded to amnesty supporting sex work decriminalization feels like a dry run. eleven years ago now:thenation.comAmnesty International Is Finally on the Right Side of the Sex Work Struggle 17423
Reposted by Andrew JGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 18/07/2026They also own the retailer Sunglass Hut and there was an insane news report a decade ago about them wanting to buy Oakley, and when Oakley refused they just went, "Okay, guess we won't be stocking Oakley in our stores anymore." And Oakley agreed to sell lol 3295
Reposted by Andrew JOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026about the wildfires: water quality can suffer for *years* after wildfires, since ash and contaminants that get left on the surface after a fire can be swept into waterways after big rains or snowmelts. droughts can extend this. spending on water infrastructure not keeping pace with climate crisis 11737205
Reposted by Andrew JPeter Mitchell @pdkmitchell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026To mark five years of this book existing I've been collating some of the praise it's received from grateful readers 65716
Reposted by Andrew JOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Feels like one of those events marking the end of an era. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...nytimes.comAlmost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to IsraelThe measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state. 19989138
Reposted by Andrew JTrans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The EHRC have now issued their harmful new Code of Practice ‘in the form of a draft’, per the law. This does not mean it has effect yet, it must go through a process now where the minister can decide when to bring it into force as statutory guidance. www.equalityhumanrights.com/guidance/cod...equalityhumanrights.comCode of practice for services, public functions and associations | EHRCRead about our Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. 45113
Reposted by Andrew JBritt Paris @hellobrittparis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My book Radical Infrastructure came out last week! It goes deep into the political and economic roots of technological infrastructure to explain hype around various technical projects, and counters it with cases of people pushing back. Download OA: www.ucpress.edu/books/radica...ucpress.eduRadical Infrastructure by Britt Paris - PaperScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 1014843
Reposted by Andrew JJoe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A man must stand for something 202874342
Reposted by Andrew Jmseviechops.bsky.social @mseviechops.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I see Ann Widdecombe has died. When she was Home Secretary I showed her round Drake Hall womens’s prison. There was a pregnant woman on a bed in the early stages of Labour and she asked the prison officers why she wasn’t handcuffed to the bed. That’s the kind of woman she was. 19348671507
Reposted by Andrew JOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026old enough to remember a few years back, when a book called Elite Capture came out, and a few people asked its author incredulously why it went so hard in emphasizing that elite capture was not a special problem of identity politics in particular 202128411
Reposted by Andrew JEmanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I'm such a huge fan of Natasha Schull's work and I had such a good time talking to her for the pod! www.404media.co/how-the-worl...404media.coHow the World Became a CasinoThe logic behind Polymarket, Kalshi and sports betting apps can be traced back to the inner workings of the slot machine. 313839
Reposted by Andrew JJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/07/2026ChatGPT posters and flyers are polluting real life and driving me insane. Please respond to this with the worst ones you've seen irl. I'll post some in the thread www.404media.co/we-are-livin...404media.coWe Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me." 2772915871
Reposted by Andrew JJames Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Wrote about the desperate Farage bid for the @lrb.co.uk: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju... 23513
Reposted by Andrew JFrank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 08/07/2026“The question is not whether exceptions are possible, but rather who is sufficiently legible to systems of power to benefit from exception-making that is baked into the design of machines that make probabilistic predictions about the future.” cyber.jotwell.com/how-algorith...cyber.jotwell.comHow Algorithms Make Exceptions - Technology LawBarbara Kiviat, Sara Sternberg Greene, & Hesu Yoon, Exceptions in the Algorithmic Age: Evidence from the Case of Tenant Screening, 131 Am. J. Soc. 868 (2026).Ari WaldmanOrganizations have long used in... 083
Reposted by Andrew JJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 08/07/2026On Newsnight, Kay Burley intervenes during a discussion about survivors - out of nowhere - to say we "should accept that" Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "was a war hero". Genuinely has to be seen to be believed 👇 108514163
Reposted by Andrew JFrank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 06/07/2026“Air France last year unleashed a ‘musky scent’ on unsuspecting visitors to its airport lounges that was designed by a master perfumer…and aims to kindle ‘a feeling of space, calm and light.’ A more apt airport aroma would summon a sense of crush, dread and fury.” www.ft.com/content/e736...ft.comWhat’s that smell in the office?Wall Street banks are among the firms adopting bespoke scents for reasons that remain mysterious 054
