Reposted by Liam PomfretCraig Thomler @craigthomler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The U.S. is in a position where anything less than complete victory is a loss for Democrats and anything more than a complete loss is a win for Republicans. They started by gerrymandering physical electorates, they’re now gerrymandering your entire national electoral system. It’s evil but clever. 052
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 01/09/2026The new “Slip, Slop, Slap” for 2026. If you try to SLIP me some AI SLOP, then I’m going to SLAP you upside the head. (Now all we need are some catchy accompanying lyrics and a seagull-themed mascot.) 051
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 27/08/2026It is a bitter irony that Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, would pass away while “The Transformers: The Movie” is back in cinemas for the 40th anniversary “Apology Tour”. 000
Reposted by Liam PomfretThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026It's humanity or billionaires 81086380
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 12/08/2026In light of recent food-related #auspol gaffes, I’d like to share with my fellow Aussies a few photos I’ve taken at local supermarkets here in my new home in Costa Rica. 051
Reposted by Liam PomfretCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Beginning to think that “things that would be flat out illegal if a human did them but are nothing more than the subject of awed discourse about how clever they are when AI agents do them” might not be a good foundational principle for future societies and maybe we need to do something different 24615
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 10/08/2026Oh good, it seems like I was mistaken. There is a way to merge the home feeds on this app’s free version. The interface is just a little clunky and unintuitive. Still, that’s fine with me so long as it works. 000
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 10/08/2026Trying out SoraSNS for crossposting between Mastodon and Bluesky. The crossposting is a bit more clunky compared to OpenVibe, and it doesn’t have a combined home feed without paying, but at least there’s no unwelcome branding. 110
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 10/08/2026Okay, testing a new crossposting app. If this one works without adding some nasty branding, I think I’ll make the switch. 000
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 10/08/2026Oh ew. I haven’t posted for ages, so I hadn’t realised the app I was using on iOS had started adding that footer. Not sure what other clients are available that support both Mastodon and iOS though… Crossposted with @openvibe.social 000
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 10/08/2026Well, it’s official. Just got my confirmation this morning that my Digital Nomad visa has now been approved. I’m finally now a proper resident here in Costa Rica. Crossposted with @openvibe.social 020
Reposted by Liam PomfretCaitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Spent 20 minutes this morning sitting with my 12yo and asking the new Google search questions about Pokémon. After laughing at all the bullshit and wrong answers, we had a serious discussion about the power of his human brain and the necessity of using trusted sources like Bulbapedia. 725060
Reposted by Liam Pomfret🌅 Patricia Wallinga 🌇 @pwallinga.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Florida is a world leader in Sentence™ exports 1331739302
Reposted by Liam Pomfretpissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 17/04/2026We should be learning from other countries... 917301869708
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 08/04/2026Extremely disappointed with this news out of Japan. Japanese #privacy laws were always quite robust. These changes for the sake of AI companies are going to wreck things badly. www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/j...theregister.comJapan relaxes privacy laws to make AI development easy • The Register: Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI adoption 010
Reposted by Liam PomfretCenter for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 08/04/2026Today, CDT joined the @globalencryption.org Steering Committee (Global Partners Digital, Internet Society Foundation, Mozilla ,+ @internetfreedom.bsky.social) in expressing serious concern over Meta’s decision to discontinue encryption for direct messages on Instagram.cdt.orgMeta’s Rollback of Encryption on Instagram Undermines Privacy and Civil RightsToday, CDT joined fellow members of the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition in expressing serious concern over Meta’s decision to discontinue encryption for direct messages on Instagram. Encryption had been offered as an opt-in feature, and users had to enable it in every individual chat. As a result, it was never widely deployed, […] 1178
Reposted by Liam PomfretMatthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026If an adjunct gets one fifth of that for teaching an entire semester-long course, it’s considered a good rate. 1237
Reposted by Liam PomfretDr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I've been saying for a long time that AI tools promote shortcuts and by doing so skip the learning experience which involves persistence (like the article linked here suggests), but also making mistakes and learning how to solve a problem in a way that makes sense to you -> arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721 25317
Reposted by Liam PomfretLawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The ceasing of the ceasefire. 0153
Reposted by Liam PomfretJan_Morgan @janetmmorgan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026We wonder why we are in such trouble? The richest 0.1% hide more untaxed wealth offshore than the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity. A just system demands that contribution and accountability increase with power—rather than vanish behind tax havens and secrecy. #pinks #oxfam 816999
Reposted by Liam Pomfret🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 05/04/2026❗️At pre-election rallies in 🇭🇺Hungary, the crowd began chanting: "Russians — go home!" The historic slogan "Ruszkik haza" emerged during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and was directed against the Soviet occupation. 16394182417
Reposted by Liam PomfretBock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Article 3-7-26 by Julie K Brown. I am not one to subscribe to conspiracy theories but there does seem to be more and more evidence that Epstein may have been murdered. Remember, Julie K Brown is the journalist who has doggedly followed this coverup from its earliest days. 16314177
Reposted by Liam PomfretRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you. 372182013442
Reposted by Liam PomfretDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 03/03/2026So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed. 601111563460
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 03/03/2026This past week has left us feeling quite vindicated for having chosen to fly Air Canada and avoid transiting via the US. 020
Reposted by Liam PomfretBen Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Absolutely nuts. I fired up Google Gemini and asked it a bunch of questions about my own field — areas I know really well, that I write and publish in. Literally the first paper that it told me about had a hallucinated author name 1426855
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 03/03/2026Having free wifi internet access on board an international flight is such a civilised way to travel. 000
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 03/03/2026So now that I’ve left Australia, at what point am I morally obligated to start getting teary eyed when I hear “I still call Australia Home”? 010
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 02/03/2026Just a few short hours now until we’re on our way. Still feels a bit surreal that I’m actually moving overseas. 020
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 02/03/2026Less than 24 hours to go now until we leave Australia for good (barring brief returns for holidays and if I’m between visas for some reason). Still feels extremely weird. Constantly worrying I’ve forgotten something important too. 010
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 26/02/2026I always knew moving overseas was going to be a bit of a pain, but every single challenge we encountered just kept surpassing our expectations and fears. 110
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 26/02/2026I always knew moving overseas was going to be a bit of a pain, but every single challenge we encountered just kept surpassing our expectations and fears. 000
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 26/02/2026So glad we gave ourselves a bit of leeway to get everything done for this move. The last couple of months have been a real struggle trying to get everything organised. Still need to make another tip run tomorrow, and probably get in a junk removal place for a couple of things too big for the car. 010
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 26/02/2026It feels somewhat appropriate that the last day we’ll spend living in our current house will be Pokémon Day, February 27th. The same day the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary, my wife and I will celebrate the first day of the next stage of this Pokémon Journey that's been our life together. 030
Reposted by Liam PomfretDan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 14/02/2026To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it. 91644566
Reposted by Liam PomfretTom Swann @tomswann.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Does the Australian government raise more money from beer than it does from the tax on our gas exports? YES And the look on their faces is priceless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZln...youtube.comDoes Australia Get More Tax From Beer Than Gas?YouTube video by 10 News 1011462
Reposted by Liam PomfretChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*. 516157057680
Reposted by Liam PomfretDan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Happy #LibSpill Day for those who celebrate. 37588186
Reposted by Liam PomfretScott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice. 23267172644
Reposted by Liam PomfretPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference 25423165
Reposted by Liam PomfretRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999). This game doesn't get enough love today. 1630953
Reposted by Liam PomfretTeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026“It is impossible to protect privacy from authoritarianism without addressing consumer privacy.” - from Daniel J. Solove, Privacy in Authoritarian Times - final published version here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #PrivacyMatters 001
Reposted by Liam PomfretOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783267314029
Liam Pomfret @liampomfret.com · 06/02/2026I did not have “internet sleuths find plausible evidence of Epstein possibly still being alive thanks to a still-active Fortnite account” on my 2026 bingo card. 120
Reposted by Liam PomfretAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/02/2026I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming. 1474213109412
Reposted by Liam Pomfretonion person @junlper.beer · 02/02/2026current front page in the onion newstand 395144438