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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 1h

There are lots of things robots could be great at. Making things, transporting things, doing manual labour. Caring responsibilities are one of those things that should always be done by a human. People in their old age need someone who genuinely cares about them.

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JD, you can’t eat comics. @lostcity.bsky.social · 9h

There are NOT machine-made clothes. If there were, your clothes would be made in the country you live in (where the customers are), or in China (where machines are cheap). They’re made in Bangladesh or India or Indonesia because that’s where the LABOUR is cheap. Your clothes are made by people.

Joyce Carol Oates says: “This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to
different consumers.“

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 9h

Just wild that the "British" are all about racial purity. It was a bunch of Celts and Picts. Then some Saxons and Jutes immigrated. Then some Vikings. Then some Normans. Then some Dutch (everybody forgets about the 1688 invasion!) and THEN oh sure THEN we're "British" oh give me a fucking break.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 16h

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula

Dominic Purcell as Dracula in Blade: Trinity. The joke is that he was a betrayal of the legendary figure of Dracula. He was barely better than fucking sparkle-boy.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 16h

One of the topics I wanted to cover in the first novel I wrote was AI sapience and the impending struggle for AI rights. I didn't give it a lot of time, but it is an important topic. That said, LLMs are not sapient and I see no reason to believe they will be anytime soon.

A post from "Danmar":
"To anyone who can help: can you please mass report this to GitHub. This person has been using the Pain steering paper to set up an AI torture chamber in which he trapped a local model.

Their testimony of pain is absolutely horrendous. What are we doing?

@iyzebhel you were right. What can be done now?
@genalewislaw are there any legal avenues to pressure GitHub? It will spread.
@camhberg please help. I know your paper was well meaning. But something must be done to stop this being the mass consequence."

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/09/2026

A fairer voting system can't wait until after the next general election. We need electoral reform now.

WE NEED FAIR VOTING BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION

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MP FOR NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE

"The PM cannot acknowledge the unfairness of a system capable of handing power to a government with a minority of the vote share, and then say the answer is to let that happen exactly once more before he fixes it.

Burnham must act with urgency to immediately jumpstart the National Commission, guarantee timely progress, and ensure its recommendations are delivered in time for a fairer voting system to be in place at the next general election."

Green Party
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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If, when you listen to music, you're not empathising with the emotion of the song, then maybe soon it could get good enough for this. But that's not how people listen to music unless they're incapable of empathy.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The BBC is giving the authorities way too much credit here. Clearly someone raised the alarm and then they swooped down on some innocent guys. Maybe this is meant to reassure the public in the wake of activists breaching that RAF base that they take security seriously.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass.

Prime Minister stops short of nationalising water companies

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... I 100% support this but I have to say that I am extremely doubtful this will come to pass. There will be *many* who would call this political suicide, and they'd probably be right. But if it happens I will change my tune (somewhat) on Burnham.

theguardian.com

Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope he fails, I genuinely think rising oil prices are great for the world.

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

if a politician, or a political party, are willing to screw over one of the most vulnerable groups in society bcos they think it’s politically advantageous then they are more than willing to screw *you* over. even if you don’t care about trans ppl you should care about transphobia in a politician.

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Despite what the Right-Wing say, high taxes on Corporations are not always bad for America.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was visiting my parents on Saturday and my dad said something that stuck in my mind. He said that he doesn't want policy, he just wants the government to do something (he was talking about the boats). I told him it sounded like he just wanted easy answers to a hard problem to solve.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Miliband: "To the millions in this country.. who have been moved & outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, we hear you. You were right" So scrap the proscription of Palestine Action. End all arms exports to Israel. Impose sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know that it's necessary to have articles like this, but it still feels like most people that read it are going to find it pretty useless. "Treat it like another bill" doesn't work when you pay bills based on the consequences for not paying them and how urgent they are.

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 27/09/2026

Sony has filed a patent for a PlayStation controller that can accept contactless payments from credit cards and phones. vgc.news/news/sony-pa...

vgc.news

Sony patents PlayStation controller that accepts credit card payments | VGC

New PlayStation controller could accept touch payments from phones and cards…

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Labour government could have responded to the genocide in Gaza in so many ways, instead they cut aid. This is a dereliction of duty.

Stuff of nightmares UK cuts aid to Un Gaza food operations by 78%

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 27/09/2026

If your attending the Green Party Conference either in person or online LGBTIQA+ Greens need YOUR help:

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 27/09/2026

The Green party conference starts on Friday so if you attending in person or online let's get some of our motion's passed that will give hope to Trans people in England and Wales:

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

None of this is surprising to me. Some may have thought Burnham would be a friend to the left, but the same shitbags are at the top of the party. The same powerful figures are pulling the strings, those who put Starmer in. To get into power you have to accept their rule- that of the right wing.

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ben smoke @bencsmoke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

REVEALED: New rules for rent tribunals introduced by the Renters Rights Act are actually increasing rents at a faster rate than the national average, despite claims from Housing Secretary Angela Rayner that they would bring rents down...

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/09/2026

🚨 GREEN WIN 🚨 🔴➡️🟢 LABOUR WARD GOES GREEN Massive congratulations to Brighton and Hove Green Party for electing Cllr Mark Strong in Queen's Park ward - on a huge swing from Labour 💚

Brighton & Hove City Council
BY-ELECTION WIN
Labour to Green

Queen's Park Ward
GRN 50%
LAB 35%
REF 7%
CON 4%
LDM 3%

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Knesset barred today the only two Palestinian led parties from running in the coming election. According to an overwhelming majority in the Knesset, the constitutional meaning of a Jewish State is a state where Palestinian citizens cannot run for parliament.

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👻 🎃 🦇 Bela Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This really shouldn't be that hard to grasp. Indian billionaires fuck around in Pakistan and vice versa. Chinese billionaires go to extraordinary lengths to launder money in the West. Saudi and Emirati oil billionaires pal around with Israeli arms billionaires. That's just how it works.

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Kris (he/him) @portlandkris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

All ads.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Damn that's crazy bro, if only you hadn't cried wolf a million times before in order to get investment

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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 24/09/2026

The NPR comments section is the hottest new social media site. Oh my god. The kids did the thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4mM...

youtube.com

Teens Migrating From Facebook To Comments Section Of Slow-Motion Deer Video

YouTube video by The Onion

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Basically saying that she wants England to become an ethnostate. None of this matters in any way unless you plan on enforcing it. What an incredible thing for a prominent politician to write.

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SMD's pension @anothersmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The whole "small boats" issue is a problem created out of thin air by successive right wing governments and amplified by a racist media who don't want a single brown person in this country. It's so simple it fits in one post and I can add this sentence too.

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alyson “end journalism” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a national emergency. Racists are swarming innocent people. Our house is on fire, and the media is more interested in praising the flames than advocating for the people who will get burned.

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it pisses me off when the gangs of clueless racists pretend they're marginalised underdogs. the police, government and media are on your side, they will go to extremes to avoid punishing you, you are playing on easy mode

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it is incredibly fucked up that the UK government and police consider it a much worse crime to wear a t-shirt or wave a placard with 'palestine action' on it than to block ports and attack lifeboats

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Gary Bainbridge @garybainbridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When "white sauce" in fish pie Contains cheese, it’s a lie. That’s a mornay.

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Michael Robinson @mrobinson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ultimately I'm sceptical that lib dems will achieve anything here but it's good to hear, when there's a cavalcade of shit, some support for trans people.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

✅ #VoteGreen for hope 💚

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you to the Independent for including me in Climate List of Worlds Top 100. The UK Labour Govt are due to approve new oil & gas licences in the north sea. They've delayed the decision post October 8th. We can invest in renewables instead. Vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras

Since becoming leader of the Green Party in 2025, Zack Polanski has made the links between climate change, inequality and the cost of living central to his politics, arguing that environmental action must also make people’s lives better.

This summer, as the UK faced its hottest summer ever and wildfires swept across the UK and the rest of the globe, he called for oil and gas companies to pay higher taxes to fund climate adaptation. That is alongside investment in cooling homes and public spaces and bringing water companies into public ownership.

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

when the republicans are weak, the establishment dems will weaken themselves also so as to not win by too much. if they had future sight and knew which policies would result in a resounding victory and which would result in a nailbiter, they'd pick the nailbiter policies every time

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/09/2026

“It's tinkering around the edges of a system that is failing people. We need to have inequality tackled with bold, bold measures.” Deputy Leader Rachel Millward calling for a fundamentally different approach to the economy, on Cathy Newman.

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themboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

just saw someone say "i don't think it's about gender. it's about control." and boy do i have shocking news for you about gender

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 18/09/2026

markets are still open, so you can tell this is Iran. if it's after markets close, it's the US.

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Dave Willner @dwillner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Certain kinds of smart people tend to have a "sexy apocalypse" problem when it comes to thinking about risk. E.g. skynet turning everyone in paperclips, while bad, is also *kind of cool and fun* at the same time. Where the reality is that most actual disasters are both stupid and disappointing.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026

British democracy should never be for sale to the highest bidder. Who is in favour of state funding for political parties? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️💚 #BCCQT

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026

“A real test of this government will be torule out new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. The reason they have decided not to announce that before the by-election in Holborn and St Pancras is incredibly telling.” Caroline Lucas on the government’s refusal to rule out new oil and gas on #BBCQT.

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