John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 19hIs this purely a visual analogy for degree of depolymerization, or is there some structural typology or other deeper principle suggested by the paintings? 000
Reposted by John WestonRDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 20hNice little nugget of horror buried in there 38626242
Reposted by John WestonIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 22hstatic.klipy.comCoco Montrese: Get Her, Jade! (RPDR)Alt: Get Her, Jade! 2527
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 08/10/2026aspirational kirkstatic.klipy.comStar Trek Captain KirkALT: Star Trek Captain Kirk 000
Reposted by John WestonSaga, sighs queen @saga.iam.bi · 08/10/2026In case anybody wants a source for this story that *isn't* on a website using AI and doesn't read like it was written by AI, here ya go: heritageheadlines.com/rare-west-vi...heritageheadlines.comRare West Virginia Chestnuts Sit Near a Massive AI Data Center Plan - Hopewell Heritage HeadlinesAdvocates warn that blight-surviving American chestnuts near Mason County’s former state nursery could be lost to AI data center construction. State… 3437300
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Side question: do pragmatics peeps really call themselves pragmaticians? Sounds about as implausible as linguistician 130
Reposted by John WestonAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026That 'Keminaissance' in full 2436285
Reposted by John WestonRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil. 1195142645571
Reposted by John WestonDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Massive news - the world's largest deforestation project seems to have been halted by coordinated global campaigning The government of Indonesia planned to clear 4 million ha of rainforest on New Guinea, but will now refocus its farming and biofuel expansion on degraded lands insteadmightyearth.orgIndonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth 211844
Reposted by John WestonSAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members. 101401342
Reposted by John WestonScarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've stumbled across an image that sums up 1979 during the Scarred For Life era, combining ITV's 11 week strike with the Yorkshire Ripper... 525780
Reposted by John WestonColin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026An A-Bomb test at Nevada’s Yucca Flats testing ground, c.1953, by Captain A. D. Bruce. 1144
Reposted by John Westonelias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 06/10/2026i remember there was a point in college where i had finally learned enough of the basics of the philosophies the nazis appropriated to be like "ooooh, wait, nazi ideology is just a dog's breakfast of stupid bullshit" which helped me understand "yeah, that's the point!" 315819
Reposted by John WestonAnnie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reading the news, it would be easy to believe that the Green Party has adopted a policy to expel its Jewish members, prevent them from attending synagogue or at the very least scrutinise their activities outside the party. *None of that has happened* 🧵 14378163
Reposted by John WestonAbsolutely Fucking Not @hardnoandcringe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026finally the parkless park 181
Reposted by John WestonA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious. 5162691732
Reposted by John WestonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer 39810294
Reposted by John WestonOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026by gawd i think she has broken in him in half 415321
Reposted by John WestonMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.ft.comAndy Burnham searches for UK alternative to PalantirPrime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts 70748230
Reposted by John WestonPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do people really not get quite how pernicious this ethno-nationalism is? I mean, this is *evil* stuff. 1729455
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Or maybe he just... likes poetry? I don't write for the FT, but assuming that he said it an effort to fake sensitivity in order to appeal to women is giving 4D batshit 100
Reposted by John Westonflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A glorious bit of How It Works here, being said openly in public 30281108
Reposted by John WestonMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026Want to learn about the history of our city? Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it. 13159151333
Reposted by John WestonMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17472451992
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's true, it's true, it's true. BUT what about transparency? How to avoid the old boys network effect? 100
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026But that's just not plausible. It's like supposing that the Elf Yourself musical animation greeting card with your face on them will replace pop music. It's a novelty, not a mainstream format. 000
Reposted by John WestonJames Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh THERE we go. Via @edjefferson.com - it was a spec Who script someone had used AI to animate/illustrate, so not 'AI generated' at all. 2294
Reposted by John WestonJames Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I do not believe that A) a 50 mins AI ep of Doctor Who could be generated containing anything approaching a story and B) anyone would sit through it, let along describe it as 'pretty good', so I'd love to know what the real story is here. 712126
Reposted by John WestonThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things 471432196
Reposted by John WestonAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do the stats for women! It’s 5. 615755
Reposted by John Westonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot” 640106111977
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comCome And See: Flyora's GazeALT: Come And See: Flyora's Gaze 100
Reposted by John WestonSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats 33472991087
Reposted by John Westonflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Put together with Mandelson’s conduct and the revolving door with big money business interests, you’d have to say New Labour was basically an influence peddling operation for a tiny number of people that took over an entire political party. 512039
John Weston @johnweston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My go-to move is to try to microwave a cold cup of coffee only to find the previous one in there that I forgot I reheated earlier 020
Reposted by John WestonWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. 870286188262
Reposted by John Westonweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 63107252532
Reposted by John WestonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Two times Conservative British Home Secretary Suella Braverman here... X-ing away without an apparent care for the paradox 6648689
Reposted by John WestonPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If only there was some way of knowing why Nigel Farage is so against a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia 791341380
Reposted by John WestonJames Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Guardian Vs BBC News headlines on the same story 22413
