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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 13m

One reason I’m resistant to the suggestion that “we” (humanists? academics? The Left?) bracket out the political and economic contexts of this or that tech to think about its boundless potential is that that selective forgetting and abstraction from power is just what underwrites this kind of pablum

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 8m

Totally normal neurotypical concern, nothing to see here, carry on!

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 32m

I’m cooking duck legs for dinner. I bought a pack of two. They are BOTH LEFT LEGS and this fact is irritating me to a remarkable degree!

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edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · 15h

All I can really say from the other side of the pond about fraternities is that there are severe consequences for your society when you let the ritual pig fucker clubs get away with it.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 1h

These bold predictions from tech bros would be a lot more worrying if they had the slightest inkling of an idea of how humans actually work See also; tech billionaires 'hacking' their own bodies to maximise health, via methods that would be laughed out of an undergraduate physiology class

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Pat-HEX-myth @patri.xyz · 34m

It probably FEELS contradictory to say people shouldn't be mean to strangers, and also being against accounts being suspended for it. It's really not.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 2h

Neuroscientist here. I have studied the brain for 40 years. I make serious use of machine learning and AI in my research. Sam Altman is full of shit. These machines are not conscious, any more than a movie of a train coming out of the screen is a train. AI does remarkable things but isn’t real.

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m. r. sauter @oddletters.bsky.social · 53m

for real, just bang a guitar guy in his car on a back road in texas in ~2007 and then let him dump you in a fit of depression/anxiety six months later, which he will regret for years. boom, personalized music!

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 1h

No one wants to put in the work of breaking someone’s heart any more

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 1h

If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has.

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 1h

As sure as night follows day.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 44m

One of the results of killing reading and STEM-ing everything is that we should think and talk about death more

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 59m

More and more, for me the point of art in any form is: how do we stay human?

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1h

The one in one out scheme has been among some of the worst active anti-asylum policies in recent years, and it was all predictable, Among other things, it increased trafficking, caused untold mental and physical harm and led to deportations to unsafe countries. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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UK’s flagship one in, one out migrant exchange deal with France to end

The one in, one out deal is being wound down, after it returned around 1,400 people back to France

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 1h

"Nuclear War is Bad for Kittens" Poster spotted in York University in Toronto, Ontario

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Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival @theharvestmaid.bsky.social · 1h

Preaching to the choir here, but this is very good. Something I've started to appreciate more over the years is that I write precisely because it is difficult. Writing is an act of communication that allows for multiple iterations until you find the "best" one. It's not easy, and it shouldn't be.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 4h

Every time a discourse kicks off over whether AI music, literature or art will be "as good as" the real thing, I'm always amazed more people don't cite that **there already are** creative pursuits where human-free spectacles have been available for decades, and nobody has ever wanted to watch them.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 4h

We've had the ability to watch, say, Counterstrike marathons, Street Fighter tournaments, or chess matches between computers since the 90s. Spectacles which, by their very definition, would be at a "higher standard" than human play. And nobody wants it. It's entirely meaningless. It has no appeal.

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Alisdair Calder McGregor @acmcgregor.bsky.social · 5h

That's a popular misconception; spices, or at least foreign spices were highly expensive. Nobody was using them to cover the taste of spoilt meat on the regular.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 5h

I'm kinda fully over that "the British conquered the world for spices and don't use any of them" joke because for one, you cannot recycle material for 5 straight generations and get a laugh worth a damn but also because in order to make it you have to agree with Tommy Robinson about who is British

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 7h

So what ARE the options for Britain re EU? - Status quo: massive damage to the economy - Customs Union: limited economic benefit - Single Market: significant economic benefit but UK has to follow EU rules without a say on them - EU membership: econ & political benefits with a seat at the table

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 1h

Perfectly reasonable No notes Hey @gianttourtiere.bsky.social Imma put about fifty of these in the ship arboretum Everyone will love them

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f͎i͎z͎z͎.͎l͎o͎l͎ .°• @fizz.lol · 1h

This is also one of the most radical ways to protest against the techno fascist capitalist hellscape that is always trying to crunch our spirits and souls. Create. Write. Draw. Craft. Be weird. Be kind.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 1h

"Manchester City we have decided not to deduct any points or relegate you." - Good, see our aggressive strategy worked. "We are just going to give an extra 50 points to every other team playing in the same division as you, for the next ten seasons."

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ADHD Preacher @adhd-preacher.bsky.social · 1h

I scoured for hours through paintings, sketches, and statues of Diogenes, and they pretty much all look like this one. Dude with iffy grooming, plus/minus barrel, holding up the object in question. BlueSky, this is not a lamp. This is a LANTERN.

A painting of Diogenes, an old man with bushy hair wearing loose robes. He's walking through the marketplace holding a walking stick in his right hand, and a LANTERN prominently in his left. The lantern is clearly made of metal, and appears to have a candle in it.

This is anachronistic and bad and I hate it.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 1h

I note that since France and other EU countries clamped-down on nuisance/scam callers all the ones I get (in Belgium) now come from the UK. Is this apparently growth industry finally a Brexit benefit for the UK?

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Paul Chandler @paulchandler.bsky.social · 2h

"I don't want any growth in my postcode" Nice when people just come out and say it rather than beating around the bush, you know what you're dealing with.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 4h

Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio

The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 1h

Today I have managed to make myself useful by knowing (*why* would I know such a thing??) that The Manchester Guardian changed its name to just The Guardian a couple of years earlier than it started printing in London. What kinda useless trivia is that to be carrying about in my head??

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 3h

Whilst out and about and cake-bothering booksellers, I saw my first Hookland sticker out in the wild.

A Hookland sticker on a pipe covering up some fascistic filth. The sticker reads: HERNE THE HUNTER HATES YOUR RACIST BOLLOCKS

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 5h

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com · 4h

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 3h

walking to farringdon, i thought i’d seen the most bsky thing i’d see today

A shopfront with the name ASSMAN written in white on the glass, and then below, in a mock-pen font, ALL YOUR WORKSPACE NEEDS also written on the glass. Behind it you can see a neon red sign that says ASSMAN

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 6h

I accidentally spent £17,700 on 400 subscriptions to the LRB for Home Office staff and now the Life in the UK test is asking applicants to rank Derek Jarman films from most to least emotionally resonant?

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 5h

I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 13h

When I taught at Colby College years ago, the trustees abolished fraternities, which dominated campus social life & were notorious for sexual assault &rowdiness all around. “Donations will decline,” cried the fierce opponents.Their threats never materialized. Before long it didn’t seem that frats 1/

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 6h

such a good eg of why political argument matters - polling previously showed over 60% support for keeping triple lock. Argue to unlock it *for something people also want* & numbers can change. (Obv can change back again if someone makes a good argument against, but either way, politics=argument)

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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 6h

So, Andy Burnham is sitting on a massive majority in Parliament, albeit one won by his predecessor, but which he has complete power to use to his advantage, and yet there appears to be nothing on his list of immediate priorities for action. It's so typically Labour I'm so tired of this shit

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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 15h

Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community. And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And the last one I’ll mention is for mothers to set boundaries in their own relationships with their sons. The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Teach your son to wait. Teach him that other people are as important as he is. Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision. Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I also always think about how little boys are permitted to behave at zoos. Every time I go to a zoo, I watch mothers apologize behind their sons’ backs as they push to the front of the crowd to see an animal. Or worse—they ask other people to move to the side to let their sons cut the line. 😬

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For example, if your son misses or fails an assignment, resist the temptation to handle the situation with his teacher yourself. Let the consequences of his decision affect his grades.

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David Gould @drdavidgould.bsky.social · 7h

My book on historic rabbit warrens in England is published on 13th Nov by Liverpool Uni Press and I'm pleased to have received my advance copies. The perfect Xmas gift for any rabbit warren-obsessed nerd, of which there are no doubt many such people. #landscapearchaeology #rabbits #medievalsky

Me in a dapper shirt pointing at the cover of my soon to be published book.

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 6h

They’re a 10 but they pronounce “ancien régime” with a t

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