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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 1h

Oh do fuck off lads and leave us all in peace till at least after Thanksgiving.

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Aurë Entuluva! @evanmcdonell.bsky.social · 6h

This B-plot ties in, let me add, extremely well.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 6h

Setting aside shared City/Etihad ownership, the airline may be aware that it could feature in civil actions that may result from the inquiry for having played a role in reducing the revenues of clubs that bring those actions. The saying is 'Getting your retaliation in first.'

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Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Burnham made a strong case for adult social care reform at conference, but pushed the National Care Service into next parliament I argue he should get on with it, use his majority and 2024 mandate and establish the NCS in this parliament 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/comm...

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Andy Burnham should establish the National Care Service this parliament | Institute for Government

There is no reason to delay plans for potentially three years.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 7h

Using generative AI to call yourself a writer is like buying plastic plants and bragging about being a gardener.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 19h

Most TV is just this now.

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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 7h

on the one hand you have e.g. ian wright, one of the most beloved men in england, calling for the book to be thrown at them; on the other, a nation state's crooked investment arm who have made a mockery of the biggest sport in the country. which way, mr prime minister?

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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 7h

if burnham ends up genuinely trying to soften the consequences of city's cheating it's probably one of the most stupid things any politician has ever done, like he's setting himself up against every fan of every other team in England and some of the most influential guys in britain. funny tho

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 9h

A lot of people are speculating that this will lead to the US government having to bail out AI companies but there's no world where that happens and the government bond market doesn't completely collapse and cause a fiscal crisis.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 8h

Galsworthy is still widely studied and a new adaptation of The Foryste Saga was on PBS earlier this year.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 9h

Have Burnham and Carney declared war?

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The most hard-hitting language, which surely means Manchester City must face the hardest-hitting sanctions Expulsion, and the independent football regulator looking at a forced sale Given the stridency, can normal football business even go on? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Man City’s staggering rule-breaking has left the Premier League with only one option

Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight?

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 14h

There is now more snow at the peak of the Matterhorn in Disneyland than there is on the real thing.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 14h

Just to reiterate. 1. The Glazers need to offsky asap. 2. Sir Jim is a gobs***e. 3. That performance against City wasn't even 'crap'. 4. Most of us think Lucy Powell was being generous. 5. Manchester is Red - then, now, always.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 15h

Looking beyond simply the football side, what are the potential implications for the sponsors that funneled 'sham' cash to City? Civil actions by clubs who claim the scheme led to financial losses on their side? You pull various threads on this thing and all sorts could potentially tumble out.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026

Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...

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Abigail Brady @morwen.net · 30/09/2026

Dear Andy Burnham, 24 Hour Party People does not appear to be available to stream on any site online. Do you have any plans to address this key issue? Yours, Abigail

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

OpenAI announces its new Superintelligence

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 29/09/2026

The Superdooperintelligence thingy for AI CEOs is a non-binding commitment to apply controls, have teams monitor controls, have independent oversight (scope of oversight undefined) and have an independent committee of the board of directors review controls (a typo for 'committee independent'?) M'eh

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 29/09/2026

Another problem for #ManCity is that civil society (outside a bit of Manchester) is fed up with big money acting like it can do whatever it wants. They are a perfect opportunity for society to kick back by grinding City and its owners to dust. Just watch, there'll be more than footy to this now.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 29/09/2026

Even redacted without appendices, the disciplinary commission report on the charges against #ManCity is damning and almost certainly not the end of the matter. Assuming no miracle appeal, even this version cannot be ignored by HMRC or the SFO. It reads far worse than I expected. Link in next post

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is the biggest infrastructure investment in US history actually just a Ponzi scheme?

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 28/09/2026

What I mean is, 30 years ago I thought "maybe one day I will be good enough not to need to write three drafts" and now I write, like, a dozen drafts. (Purely applies to me personally, not universal wisdom or anything)

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Terrible TV @terribletv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Apparently there's a HUGE backup of JAZ drives that were recently put on the Internet Archive. One of them (at least) includes the original Maya 3D models used in the The Iron Giant.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

AI isn't going "rogue" because it can't—and we won't get a grip on how companies like OpenAI are playing with fire until we have the language right

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There are no “rogue” AI agents

Identifying them as such only lets companies like OpenAI off the hook.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 27/09/2026

Having indeed flogged the horse beyond death, here comes the glue.

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Should have got Robert Eggers to direct the new Star Wars film.

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Lilian Edwards @lilianedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The end result is happening : but it's the result of crappy security and recklessbess! It's not an actual of god! These aren't sentient agents having a laf!

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Lilian Edwards @lilianedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The BBC's reporting of these "rogue AI" stories has been credulous to the point of execrable. Where are their competent tech savvy staff?? @billt.bsky.social @zsk.bsky.social

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a jury in New Mexico awards $219 billion in damages against Zuckerberg for practices that harm and exploit children, NYT runs a special PR makeover edition designed to present him as a humane wonderful person, not the monster that he is.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 26/09/2026

“The notion that somehow this museum or any part of the Smithsonian is done by people who don’t love America, don’t care about America, is unbelievably wrong,” the secretary said. “And what you see in this building is great love. Great respect.”

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 26/09/2026

👏 "‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks. Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 26/09/2026

When breaches of law or rules strain a relationship, it has become abusive.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I agree with Jensen Huang that OpenAI has an engineering problem being hyped as existential risk. Its models treat hacking websites like another way to answer a question, no different from Google search. That’s a product problem. Calling this “alignment” gives the tool more agency than it has.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/09/2026

One Irish player has said he won't play Israel. Two others are believed to have the same view. Disgrace the players have been put in this position. FAI “postponed” training at 9.56am Hungary time. The press conference was scheduled for 10.15am. Training 11am. That has not happened.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The best English film ever made

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 26/09/2026

Not a joke though this sounds like one. How does it work for an employment contract if gross misconduct is on the part of the employer and relates to your hiring? Basically, could City players simply walk away and sign for other clubs as though they were on Bosmans but here more Tear-Ups?

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 26/09/2026

There are going to be a great many exceptionally wise monkeys clapping their hands all over their faces in the next few weeks.

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Nick Harris @sportingintel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This speech is about Man City and their cheating, and it's from 2022, and fast forward to 13 mins on the video to see the start

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 26/09/2026

10 series not in English that arguably should be on there. Alpha Males Babylon Berlin Borgen The Bridge Call My Agent Dark The Deutschland Trilogy (83, 86, 89) The Killing Mussolini: Son of the Century Spiral (Engrenages) All crackers and there are definitely others.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day

Take five minutes to not destroy civilization

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 25/09/2026

Last thought. I don't think the penny has really dropped for City fans that this could easily be existential. The liabilities are so big, who would buy it off Abu Dhabi. For Abu Dhabi it is now a stain on its global reputation. The EFL could refuse it entry (clubs there are among the worst hit).

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