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Matthew Daly

@matthewdaly.co.uk
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He/Him. Web developer in the UK. I blog at matthewdaly.co.uk and created www.highperformancelaravel.com. Also on Mastodon at mstdn.social/@matthewbdaly. I'm inventing a language for swearing in. Born at 337.1 ppm

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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 06/10/2026
Ouch... I have been in a not dissimilar position myself and don't envy the person who will have to clear this up. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
bbc.co.uk
Asos users receive pop-up notification apparently sent by hackers
Although the apparent extortion message has been sent directly to customers, it is addressed to Asos' data protection officer (DPO) and IT team.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 06/10/2026
This does not surprise me in the least - www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Given Dan's gift of predicting the absolute opposite of what will actually happen I'm off to the bookies to put a wedge on UK rejoining EU 🤨😂
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 03/10/2026
Looks like Stack Overflow is down right now. Feels like a significant inflexion point that doesn't feel like the blocker it would once have been, even on a Saturday.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/2026
1/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions.
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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026
A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
metro.co.uk
I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor
Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jacob Rees-Mogg has put out a video about how everyone needs to "grow up" and put childhood things behind them and show a bit more backbone and be prepared to do things fir themselves. That's Jacob Rees-Mogg who as an adult ... quite literally went canvassing with his nanny.
Rees mogg and and an AI image of a man in a bowler hat
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19/09/2026
The 27-year old anthropic researcher at the heart of the last two weeks of media AI doomsday hype went on Fox News and said: "I agree with President Trump’s tweet that global warming doomsday scenarios were overplayed."
Anthropic researcher coxon looking all of twelve years old“The people that say AI is going to destroy the World, and that Data Centers are bad for your neighborhood, are the same people that said, just a short time ago, that the World would be extinguished by ‘Climate Change.’ That HOAX never worked out for them, and now they're on to the next one. These people are Revolutionaries, but Revolutionaries for a Bad and Evil Cause. Soon you'll find out they're working for people that do not have the best interests of the United States in mind!”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Martin Stellinga @martinstellinga.com · 12/09/2026
This is the true danger of AI hacking. And I’d say it’s very very bad: big tech stuffed all that vulnerable crap into surveillance devices in our houses. The next Hugging Face incident is a stalker using ChatGPT to hack some poor woman’s smart tv camera.
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rak @raksky.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Joyce Carole Oates on Musk 🔗 lithub.com/elon-musk-ge...
So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history.
In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured.
The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the
"most wealthy
person in the world."
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On Elon Musk
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Captain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Perhaps convicted criminals shouldn’t be allowed to donate like this to UK political parties?
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 10/09/2026
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen - www.pcgamer.com/games/the-el...
pcgamer.com
Ikea made a Skyrim mod starring Matt Berry as a sentient shelf named Kallax Storageborn
The mod includes a new quest, companion, and items—and as marketing stunts go, it looks pretty good.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
1. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better? This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 29/08/2026
Or maybe Oliver Dowden should either have clarified at the time he was responsible for setting it up what was considered an appropriate use for it, or he should wind his neck in - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Serious questions over use of UK emergency alerts, its creators say
Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 28/08/2026
Someone should just write "Idiot" on his forehead in Sharpie. Since that makes it official... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Trump takes Shaprie to Lake Ontario map: ‘We’re gonna make a little change’
President suggested this week he might officially rename Lake Ontario as relations between the US and Canada continue to deteriorate
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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026
I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
bylinetimes.com
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Never forget the Luddites, one of the most powerful organized labor resistance groups in history, who attacked machines because employers were using mechanization to deskill their trades, depress wages, and eliminate jobs. Now their name is used as an insult instead of a call to action.
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 21/08/2026
Jesus shitting Christ, Musk is a shithead
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Tice is a wanker
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 18/08/2026
“Only hereditarianism stops the cycle of wokism.” Nathan Cofnas was the first publicly to accuse Jason Arday and later described his case as a “hook” for a revolution against “wokeism”. Prof. Edward Higgs examines the wider agenda.
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Jason Arday and the ‘new’ old racism
The tragic death of Jason Arday has sent shock waves worldwide, but there are grim and dark reasons why it is not surprising
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My generation has so much to apologise for. This eloquent article asks the question that I keep asking. Why will virtually no mainstream politician just say that we face a choice between rejoining the 🇪🇺 and steady decline? It won’t be easy but the narrative that it is impossible is ludicrous.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just reading through Reform UK's constitution. A motion of no confidence in the Party Leader can only be called if "50% of all Members in Good Standing write to the Chairman requesting" it. 50% of 280,000-odd members writing to the Chairman is an *extraordinarily* high bar. Basically impossible.
No confidence motions
6.28.A motion of no confidence in the Party Leader may be proposed in two ways:
6.28.1. by 50 Members of the Parliamentary Party or 50% of the Members of the
Parliamentary Party (whichever is greater), writing to the Chairman and requesting a
motion of no confidence. For the avoidance of doubt, clause 6.28.1 is only applicable
in the event that the Parliamentary Party consists of more than 100 MPs; or
6.28.2. by 50% of all Members in Good Standing writing to the Chairman requesting a
motion of no confidence.
In either case such a request shall only be valid for 60 days from the day of receipt, after
that time the Chairman shall disregard such requests.
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I wish people would stop trying to force introverts out of their “shell.” There is no shell. Some people are just naturally quieter, more reserved, and comfortable keeping to themselves. People are allowed to be different
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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's so blazingly obvious that this is true. A university lecturer being fired for plagiarism would not be national news >99% of the time. It was inflated into one this time purely because it fit into racist "culture war" narratives about "DEI".
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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Suggested this in the podcast today, but from now on, whenever you see Farage in the street you have to say "Ooo, I beat a bin" at him in a mocking tone. For the rest of his charmed life.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 13/08/2026
Already got two entire tubs of blackberries in the freezer. Most years we wouldn't even have picked any from the garden yet.
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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Fartage actually shows his face in Clacton and he’s heckled! I think this was yesterday.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's time we stopped calling them "moderates". They are extremists in service to capital. And many of them appear to hate and fear the left of their own party far more than they hate and fear the Republicans. Like Starmer's Labour "centrists" (extremists) in the UK. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
nytimes.com
Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Ben Schwarz @benschwarz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
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More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 08/08/2026
Wrote a post basically summarising my thoughts on why banning under-sixteens from social media is the wrong approach - thearmchairphilosopher.co.uk/blog/why-an-...
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Why an under-sixteens social media ban is an ineffective policy response
Calls to ban under‑sixteens from social media are emotionally compelling, but the evidence shows they are unlikely to reduce harm.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
French forces held a fierce defensive perimeter around Dunkirk and lost 18,000 souls. 40,000 became POWs. Without their resolve we wouldn’t have our nation’s story. It’s estimated 20-60k French resistance fighters died during the war. You’re only diminishing yourself with comments like this.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 02/08/2026
This entire thread is absolutely bang on
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John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
1 in 3 children in Hastings live in poverty. But there are 13 towns in the UK where that number is higher. A failed state where a billionaire monarch rules in obscene comfort. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Reform council chief threatens to report café boss who fed kids for free to cops
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been told by East Sussex County Council chief Andy Woolley that he plans to contact police after...
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 19/07/2026
I miss having the opportunity to get lunch from Pret now I work fully remote. I really liked their falafel wrap
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 15/07/2026
Finally cracked and bought that Star Trek: Voyager game since it was on cheap
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 09/07/2026
There are genuinely people arguing on the UK Politics subreddit that Count Binface is the establishment candidate
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Derrygirls Sistermichael
Alt: Sister Michael from Derry Girls saying "Christ."
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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Fascinating how rattled Farage allies are by Count Binface. I doubt he can really marshal a serious challenge - perhaps they do. Or maybe they just need to build him up into more than a guy with a bin on his head so this contest doesn't look, well, silly
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 08/07/2026
Why is anyone giving any credence to Dan Hannan about politics after his laughable Brexit fanfic?
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 08/07/2026
Trump still doesn't understand how the EU works...
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Matthew Daly @matthewdaly.co.uk · 08/07/2026
Feels like this is a lose-lose situation for Farage. Best case scenario for him is now basically "I beat a joke candidate and am still on the hook for dodgy gifts. I win... In the most minor way possible."
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/07/2026
The question for Nigel Farage now is whether it's less embarrassing to un-resign and claim that was an establishment stitchup, or to spend a month competing with a bin. Neither is exactly a *great* option. Neither solves his ongoing scandals. And it's a mess entirely of his own making.
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
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