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PhoenixPyres (Nathan Paddick)

@phoenixpyres.bsky.social
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Writer, dabbler, nowt yet to note Warfare, tech, politics are my safe havens With luck and drive, 🇬🇧 to 🇨🇦 eventually

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Michel Caillouët @michelcaillouet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
En refusant de soutenir l’Ukraine, en s'opposant à la saisie des avoirs russes et en minimisant les ingérences du Kremlin, le RN confirme son allégeance géopolitique occulte. Jouer contre la France et l'Europe face à l'agresseur russe n'est plus une simple faute, c'est une trahison.
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WSJ: Trump rejected Iran’s proposed 7-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects U.S. bombing of Iran to resume after the November midterms. Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade and easing sanctions.
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Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK must ‘electrify now’, says energy secretary - #MiattaFahnbulleh said that meeting Paris climate targets was “the first priority and that does require us doing action at home”. www.ft.com/content/850d... via @FT #ActOnClimate #ClimateActonNow #renewables #Solarpower #Windpower
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UK must ‘electrify now’, says energy secretary
Miatta Fahnbulleh promises ‘pragmatic’ approach on North Sea oil and gas, as decisions on Rosebank and Jackdaw fields loom
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Bryn on the Streets; Bryn in the Sheets, too 🏳️‍⚧️ @brynstone.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
> Sheeran has said the tour promoter was ultimately responsible for the decision to drop Macklemore. Absolute chickenshit response. You're Ed Fucking Sheeran, and we're supposed to pretend Tour Promoter Tommy-Peter said no to you and your hands were tied?
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’ Bravo Rishi Sunak www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
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Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test
I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Now imagine that during a crisis an AI draws from a huge amount of data to conclude that Russia or China are preparing a nuclear first strike and an under-pressure analyst sends that immediately up the chain.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 19/09/2026
'Facism thrives when you let it.' Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest. @mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.
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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Palantir’s involvement in Britain’s public sector has emerged as a major issue for prime minister.The US firm has been criticised for providing software for Donald Trump’s ICE immigration raids and the Israeli military’s “war-related missions” in Gaza.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 17/09/2026
I didn't trust AI to tell me whether AI will kill us all in the next decade. So I turned to the one branch of science more reliable than LLMs: Bracketology
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The AI Apocalypse Bracket: Just How Doomed Are We, Really?
Is AI really likely to wipe out humanity within the next decade? We used the most scientific tool in existence to get an answer.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16/09/2026
Wardogs CEO says workers who speak out against crunch won't 'be happy here' aftermath.site/wardogs-bramme...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So (if I understand this correctly), the way AI (companies) will "solve" all the major problems in maths, biology, and medicine in the next 5 years will be by stealing and building on the ideas of researchers naive enough to think their chats with AI companies would be private.
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
eventually one of these 'ah whoopsie, our lil' guys got loose again' things is going to be something that actually breaks shit in the real world.
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CNN @cnn.com · 10/09/2026
2,977 lights, one for each life lost during 9/11, were assembled to depict the Twin Towers over New York Harbor in a commemorative display ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks. 
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Jodrell Bank’s e-Merlin network still faces closure in 2028 Government says it will not save telescope network, despite Burnham pledge www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
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Jodrell Bank’s e-Merlin network still faces closure in 2028 - Research Professional News
Government says it will not save telescope network, despite Burnham pledge
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's addicted to shit wages, and making more people homeless won't help. Tories, still thick as mince, still wanting to drag the country into the gutter after having done it for 14 years and failed miserably at just about everything. Vote tory: get austerity, stagnant wages and a housing crisis.
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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · 08/09/2026
Britain’s state-owned electricity system operator has awarded Palantir a £21mn contract without inviting rival bids, arguing critical processes are too reliant on its tech to run a competitive procurement process Latest for @financialtimes.com: as.ft.com/r/7fe6c0b7-2...
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Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bids
Neso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Even leaving any politics at all aside: as general rule, no state can allow a group of masked men to be able to close down critical infrastructure. This is basic stuff.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lots of coverage of Trump on renaming New Mexico, New America. But people are too polite to point out Trump has no interest in renaming New England or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York. It's Mexico and Mexicans and Latinos he wants to taunt. It's childish idiocy, but it's also a dog whistle.
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 07/09/2026
1/17 There were no major new attacks overnight. But that does not mean nothing happened. Iran's statements over the last 24 hours may have revealed the next phase of #TheHormuzCrisis: not simply closing the Strait, but building a system to control who can use it.
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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 07/09/2026
In the age of social media, we are constantly pushed to experience the latest blockbuster film or the most recent hit video game. But if you just want to replay your favorite game instead, time spent doing something you love isn’t time wasted. Read the op-ed here: gameinformer.com/opinion/2026...
Key art for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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PhoenixPyres (Nathan Paddick) @phoenixpyres.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Racist muppetry in Dover & Portsmouth: bloody embarrassing for The UK. It'd serve people to remember that the *Home Office* responded, their softy-softy approach to thugs is entirely in line with *Mahmood's* leadership to date Her reappointment was a mistake, needs fixing. Blame Burnham for *that*
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Patriot Platform, a new far right group launched by Tommy Robinson’s right hand man Daniel Thomas (AKA Danny Tommo) has blockaded the port and several roads in Dover. The masked men are from subgroups of PP, including Sussex, Essex, and South East Patriots Here’s all you need to know.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Let me get this right: if you're a retired vicar and peacefully hold up a sign opposing genocide, you're a terrorist. But if 1200 morons put on balaclavas and close half of Dover to stop people *escaping* genocide, police "constructively engage." Is that it? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with group
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Linda Yueh @lindayueh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Even when AI is highly capable, adoption may remain limited if workers must spend substantial time verifying outputs, privacy regulations restrict deployment, workflows need to be redesigned, or workers are highly capable of performing the task at low cost cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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Beyond exposure: Predicting AI adoption based on comparative advantage
Predictions about the workplace impact of artificial intelligence often begin with what the technology can do captured by occupations’ exposure to AI. Using representative data on German workers, this...
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rick says he’d be happy if he broke even or made a little money, but ultimately, it doesn’t matter to him. In the past, when he has spent his own money buying buildings that are important to the community, he has gone on to donate those properties.
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1/x The strangest job at sea in 1875: a man in a gilded salon, hand on a valve, eyes on a spirit level, keeping a 180 ton room level while the ship rolls around it. England built a Channel ferry around that job. She wrecked two piers and a man's pride. Meet the SS Bessemer. #maritimehistory
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FanOfWalt @fanofwalt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You’re slipping away, Donald. Not much longer, now.
An artist’s hand sketching an hourglass that’s stuffed with Donald Trump’s head in the top half which is actively disintegrating into sand, pouring down into the bottom half.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Tories f**cked Britain with austerity and Brexit then made it a whole lot worse by putting Truss in power to test out the batshit ideas of Tufton Street think tanks... They are not only a spent force but proven architects of decline who are in no position to lecture Burnham on anything ...
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 03/09/2026
🌡️ Le phénomène #ElNino, caractérisé par un réchauffement océanique intense dans le Pacifique équatorial, devrait atteindre une intensité "très forte", a alerté l'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM). ➡️ Plus d'informations en commentaire
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 UK employers that paid staff less than minimum wage. I bet none underpaid their bosses. Puny penalties don't deter. The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.
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B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 employers found to have short-changed staff
More than 27,000 workers have been reimbursed after investigations found they were owed more than £4million in pay by hundreds of employers
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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I will again remind everyone that the Starlink Snowflake lost a battle of wits against both a package of pop tarts and a toaster.
The Time Elon Musk Hurt Himself Trying to Eat Pop-Tarts

Space journalist Eric Berger's 2021 book Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX includes an anecdote from one of Musk's colleagues in the extraterrestrial exploration industry in which Musk encounters worthy adversaries at his hotel's breakfast bar - a packet of Pop-Tarts and a typical toaster.

"Elon comes down, and he walks over to the breakfast bar and he picks up a package of Pop-Tarts," the man recalled. "He was transfixed. This was like a scene out of 2001: A Space Odyssey, when the apes examine the monolith. It was clearly the most fascinating thing he had seen that morning"

When Musk finally realized that Pop-Tarts are best prepared toasted, he took the package to the toaster and inserted the two pastries into the slots - horizontally. After the Pop-Tarts were done cooking, instead of doing literally anything else, Musk dug his fingers in between the grates to get the treats that were out of reach, screaming "Fuck, it burns!
Fuck, it burns!" at the top of his lungs.

Next time, just get a muffin.
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Lord Hardthrasher @lordhardthrasher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We Have Ways Fest, 11–13 Sept: 3 days of WW2 talks, armour, live firing, living history & more - including @drachinifel.bsky.social + me talking on Fri 11 Sept 19:00–19:30 ENSA Stage
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 27/08/2026
I'm going to gleefully dunk on these degenerates as hard as anyone for being poser grifter cosplayers, but at the back of my mind I'm worried the message we're sending is "be better at LARPing".
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/08/2026
With what army, economy and industrial base is he planning this escalation? Is he President of some other country without petrol queues and where the central bankers aren't giving press conferences that sound like eulogies?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Despite all the Trump lies, here’s what everyone suspected.
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CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO — The Wall Street Journal
Warning comes after new U.S. intelligence assessments indicated Russian president could launch a limited assault
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Be aware.
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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If this is a leaked report, then gossip about attacking NATO has to be a false flag. Nobody is letting Putin bet the house on a wager everyone knows they will lose.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Massive wildfires are encroaching on Russia’s defunct nuclear sites, and the country’s understaffed fire service is faltering, leaving populations across the vast interior vulnerable to a compound disaster.
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Atomic Wildfires Are Russia’s Looming Compound Disaster
Waste from the Soviet nuclear program is stored across the country’s vast interior — the same area most threatened by increasingly intense blazes
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PhoenixPyres (Nathan Paddick) @phoenixpyres.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
At least from what I'm seeing, responses to this new round of speculation over Russian nuclear use miss an important point; while there are no concentrations of force to use them against, cities famously can't move If you're breaking a taboo (not that Russia is at all likely to), why not break two?
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
3 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Is Piker really important/influential enough for him to be taking up this much intellectual bandwidth? Asking for a friend.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.
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Albert Burneko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
With the power of AI, information can pour straight through your skull and onto the ground without ever slowing: defector.com/axios-ai-rea...
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With The Power Of AI, Information Can Pour Straight Through Your Skull And Onto The Ground Without Ever Slowing | Defector
Reading. What is it? Why does anyone do it? Can anyone at Axios do it? No. Maybe that is why they write like that. When you read a book, the stuff in the book goes into your mind, and your mind assemb...
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PhoenixPyres (Nathan Paddick) @phoenixpyres.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My fellow Europeans, might I suggest a quick skim of political chicanery north of The Channel for at least a warning as to how this will likely play out?
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Rob Coughlan 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇲🇫🇪🇺🇱🇦🇬🇪 @landofrob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is obscene
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