Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Thank you for the illuminating thread Jess, and for the link to Melanie's fascinating article. I have learned so much in the last half an hour ..... 010
Reposted by Ian Stuart Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And of course OpenAI and Anthropic are running with it too. Rogue AI narratives easily let them off the hook for their sloppy (and embarrassing) development decisions. While also making it look to their eager investors like they're inventing god... 251183
Reposted by Ian Stuart Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Meanwhile, the media and these wannabe whistleblowing ex-Anthropic / OpenAI script kiddies are running with "rogue AI" because, well, blade runner sells. Panic sells. And because the general public doesn't understand how modern software development works, we run with it too. 651572
Reposted by Ian Stuart John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Anyone who wants to express their RNLI support beyond a donation should think about signing this @38degrees.bsky.social open letter to its volunteers. It currently has 133,300 of the target 200,000 signatures. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis 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... 078
Reposted by Ian Stuart ralphpoppy.bsky.social @ralphpoppy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026From Demon Flying Fox 033
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is deeply shocking TV. Thank you BBC for running it. 021
Reposted by Ian Stuart Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Smithsonian tells OUR STORY—the people’s story. And we are NOT 👏 GOING 👏BACK 👏! youtu.be/5c-Cuw3XYukyoutu.beRep. Stansbury: The Smithsonian is Not Up for RewriteYouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury 28894292
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Another University making drastic cuts. What are we doing? 120
Reposted by Ian Stuart Gene O’Sullivan @geneos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026weownit.org.uk/act-now/blac...weownit.org.ukNo, BlackRock: our NHS is not for sale - sign the petition nowBlackRock is creating a joint venture with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF)[1] to buy up NHS clinics and GP surgeries 063
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 01/04/2026One for Woody youtu.be/U5VXwncNvTo?...youtu.beAllYouFascistsBoundtoLose 4k BetteMidler 2026YouTube video by Bette Midler 010
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Say it again Bruce www.youtube.com/live/2EN2kOj...youtube.comLive From Minneapolis (3/31/2026)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 000
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Here I am, having breakfast in a very ordinary manner. Then I read this .... viktorkravchuk.substack.com/p/500-am-in-...viktorkravchuk.substack.com5:00 AM in KyivAgain 020
Reposted by Ian Stuart Laurette 💙🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇦🐸 @laurette-mamab.bsky.social · 15/02/2026bsky.app/profile/vivi... Thought this worth sharing 01517
Reposted by Ian Stuart Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Sure, AI is costing $billions and consuming copious resources, all to produce creepy slop that barely anyone likes. But the alternative would giving that funding to actual human artists. Can you imagine!?! Countless talented people, with free reign to create. What sort of world would that be!? 27428
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The end of BBC World Service would be an absolute tragedy. Shame on our Government for even considering this. 050
Reposted by Ian Stuart Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42569708740546
Reposted by Ian Stuart Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 19/01/2026“We have embedded a notorious US military surveillance company whose founder is a close ally of President Trump into the heart of our military at a moment in which the US is threatening to invade our NATO ally, Greenland.” – @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Palantir bit.ly/4sHG9albroligarchy.substack.comPeter Thiel's New Model ArmyThe Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster 23482286
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The @nationaltrust.org.uk is a beacon of hope in these benighted days. Thank you NT. My local NT property, Saltram House is currently improving wheelchair access to the house, this is really good news. 020
Reposted by Ian Stuart Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel. We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally open.substack.com/pub/broligar... 311074496
Reposted by Ian Stuart Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 25/12/2025We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 yearsAn arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives. 46017
Reposted by Ian Stuart attilastockbroker.bsky.social @attilastockbroker.bsky.social · 25/12/2025It’s the day after the night before Christmas, but I hope you enjoy this - dedicated to those dreading visits from reactionary relatives! 0132
Reposted by Ian Stuart Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Just bought Lullaby by Together For Palestine - many great artists including Brian Eno, Nadine Shah, and Neneh Cherry - let’s get this to the top of the charts - please buy, please share - please help show that peace and camaraderie are vital values togetherforpalestine.orgtogetherforpalestine.orgTOGETHER FOR PALESTINE: LULLABY - THE NEW SINGLETogether for Palestine aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Reli... 09048
Reposted by Ian Stuart attilastockbroker.bsky.social @attilastockbroker.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The BBC lets Farage use it as a personal propaganda channel but forces @robinince.bsky.social off air for being too left wing. Bloody hell, this country’s mainstream media is a disgrace. 1214
Reposted by Ian Stuart Linuxrebel @linuxrebel.org · 11/12/2025Ok, I overheard this joke. There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump. We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.media.tenor.coma cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat is playing drums in a bandALT: a cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat is playing drums in a band 15312
Reposted by Ian Stuart Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/12/2025🔴Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as ‘Billionaires Wait in the Wings’ to Back Nigel Farage for PM The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...bylinetimes.comReform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as 'Billionaires Wait in the Wings' to Back Nigel Farage for PMThe self-proclaimed 'anti-establishment' party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals 219764
Reposted by Ian Stuart Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Trying out a different video update format on what's been going on in America... all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQyoutu.beQ&A on Trump vs Venezuala, Trump vs MTG, and RFK Jr vs ScienceYouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel 25319
Reposted by Ian Stuart Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 24/11/2025You know, in the run-up to Iraq, people didn't talk this way out loud. Now? MAGA doesn't understand that there's a loud part and a quiet part. 36901217
Reposted by Ian Stuart Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Hi All, just released my free weekend update. Its fascinating who backed the Trump-Putin 28 point plan, and what it means about the US government being a mouthpiece for Russia. Plus, you cannot back Trump and Ukraine--if you back Trump, you can only have one master open.substack.com/pub/phillips...open.substack.comWeekend Update #160: The US Becomes A Mouthpiece To Pass On Putin's DemandsVance To The Fore; The 28 Points—Is It More Interesting Who Backed Them? 21295131
Reposted by Ian Stuart THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 21/11/2025Anyone want to see the video of Nathan Gill being interviewed by police? ‘Do you know what the ‘Xmas gifts’ [refers to]?’ ‘No comment’ (Also please sign up for our newsletter 😉) thenerve.news/membership ⬇️ 25516
Reposted by Ian Stuart Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/11/2025A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...iandunt.substack.comA week of chaos, cowardice and negligenceLabour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details. 39419117
Reposted by Ian Stuart The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Christ, he is supernaturally good at this. 712435498
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Thank you Stewart Lee for the reminder to vote today in the @nationaltrust.org.uk AGM. He writes in The Nerve: "Act now. Or every National Trust property is going to look like the remodelled White House Rose Garden. With cage-fighting". 030
Reposted by Ian Stuart geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 09/10/2025i wouldn't necessarily call myself the most constitutionally ai-hostile person there is but the specific way they've rolled it out has made me a borderline neo-luddite. "oh we can't do this unless we steal." well now i want your company to burn 526333
Reposted by Ian Stuart Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time. 17035594120944
Reposted by Ian Stuart Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I love how Russell T Davies always uses his platform to fight for progress - I hate how it is always so necessary 313246
Reposted by Ian Stuart Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 07/10/2025We all rely on transport. To work, do the school run, access healthcare and education, see family and friends. But Disabled people are locked out by a concessions system not fit for purpose. It’s time for change. Write to your MP: bit.ly/3VIx95C #UnlockTransportAccess 031
Reposted by Ian Stuart Big Issue @bigissue.com · 25/09/2025The number of people providing full-time unpaid care has increased massively, as the social care system approaches breaking point.bigissue.comNumber of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70% 0147
Reposted by Ian Stuart The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2025"That's when we become unstoppable." 🤝 @zackpolanski.bsky.social meets co-leader of New Zealand Greens Chlöe Swarbrick 💚 620377
Reposted by Ian Stuart Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Four people were arrested for an “unauthorised projection”. This is apparently what counts as a crime now www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comFour arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visitTrump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles 121833342
Reposted by Ian Stuart David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025We have had many years of leaders promising to invest in "left behind" communities, and reports saying it isn't being felt. So here's another one. Perhaps better to ask why settled cross party consensus hasn't delivered. Because the aim isn't clear. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economistFormer Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide 149729
Reposted by Ian Stuart Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Some more direct incitement from Musk This man burned his sheep's clothing a long time ago and is now fully leaning into his right wing white supremacist nationalism 66858310
Reposted by Ian Stuart flomills.bsky.social @flomills.bsky.social · 10/09/2025www.libdems.org.uk/bbclibdems.org.ukBalance the BBCThe BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage. 092
Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 01/09/2025A small scale initiative to tackle a large scale flooding problem. Inspirational, well worth a listen. Thank you BBC World Service #FYI-New-Orleans @robinince.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukPeople Fixing The World - Front Yard floods - BBC SoundsNew Orleans residents are fighting the flood waters, one yard at a time 030
Reposted by Ian Stuart Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 07/08/20251/ - Trade Policy in 2025 - Step 1. Donald Trump invents threatened new tariff rates on your country based on some combination of the trade balance, vibes, personal grievance, vibes, how much he likes you, vibes, or a Peter Navarro formula so stupid it made Lesotho enemy #1. Also vibes. 8403145
Reposted by Ian Stuart The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/08/2025Gov. Pritzker: “Earlier today in the Oval Office, Donald Trump…asked for me personally to say, ‘Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city?’ Instead, I say, ‘Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.’” 572680658
![[Scene is ANCIENT GREECE - where SOCRATES and PLATO and others are sitting round, thinking]
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SOCRATES:
Plato..
PLATO:
Yes Socrates?
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SOCRATES:
Can you tell me, are you human?
PLATO:
Why… yes, Socrates
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SOCRATES:
And would you agree, Plato, that a human knows what a chariot is?
PLATO:
Um, yep
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SOCRATES:
So you can tell me, then
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[Socrates produces a papyrus, showing a drawing of the corner of a chariot wheel]
SOCRATES:
*Is that a chariot*?
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PLATO:
Well
that’s more just a bit of wheel
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SOCRATES:
So not a *chariot*.
PLATO:
No.
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SOCRATES:
[Producing another papyrus with the full drawing of the chariot, chopped into boxes]
So if a man were challenged to “tap the boxes containing chariots to prove you’re human” when he was just trying to check his ClubCard points... *where could he tap*?
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PLATO:
Well you can’t tap any of them really
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SOCRATES:
So are we not human?
PLATO:
‘Spose not.
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[Bleak pause]
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PLATO:
I’ll get the hemlock
SOCRATES:
Yeah
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