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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 2h

one example that works here is it has broken the ecosystem for academic grant bids and to some extent publishing - the gatekeepers are overwhelmed so essentially now no one's grant bid gets read

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 20h

has Barry given you a list of talking points to read out to ensure you stay on message?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 20h

how can I be expected to go to bed before there's an @secondcaptains.bsky.social podcast about this?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

he is basically the football equivalent of Joe Root, so this works

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

no idea if they'd be up for it but some people on here I'd listen to interviews on this with: @rostaylor.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

could be the end of the party tbh if they don't kick the entryists out and quickly.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But Burnham is pushing towards PR. Which could make this more dangerous for Labour because the Right will be able to say, under their plans they'll be forced into a coalition with these people

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

how do you feel about this motion being voted down?

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still haven't seen a single person be able to defend or explain why you'd vote against this amendment or why it was unacceptable. It's the smoking gun as to exactly what the Zionism is Racism motion aims to achieve.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

GDP also as a measure does not care whether the work done is useful or not. if you pay people to dig holes and fill them in again, GDP increases.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

it will likely get ugly after the war, yeah. but countries are often good at finding ways to put resources to work to make war material for a good few years. look at e.g. UK GDP during and after the world wars, generally you get a sustained spike followed by a big contraction

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

war is often a stimulus to GDP in the short term. Russia has mobilised a lot of wealth and resources to make weapons (and weapons factories). So it is plausible. but that's why GDP is a crude measure.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

according to her Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney aren't English either right?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

agree. and it's not that hard to imagine the stay out campaign somewhat crumbling - being constantly forced to confront the lies they told in 2016 and defend the subsequent reality is going to be tough for them. in 2016 they could sell mystic uplands, not this time

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

it's a good piece but it only does half the story. I want to know what David thinks will and should happen next and how Burnham should navigate the contradictions he's shaped for himself

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'So, MCFC, your appeal position is that you - lied to the US govt in 2015 - lied to the UEFA hearing in 2020 but we are to believe your convenient change of story now?' it's not going to go well for them is it

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

counterpoint: these policies promote social mobility by removing cliff edges in state support. Don't have to worry about savings getting taken to pay for care. don't have to worry about crippling debt if you go to uni. don't have to worry about losing free childcare if you work more. etc.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

your characterisation is right (Tariq's is wrong). They argued that the Abu Dhabi govt, not them, paid the extra money and so it's fine since it's not owner funding. The commission rejected this and said it was a nonsense cover story made up after the fact. So, like, good luck with the appeal guys

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

on the face of it it seems to be an incredibly thin argument (and one the initial commission already explicitly rejected) in the hope of escaping on a technicality. I'd be amazed if it succeeds, but I guess they have nothing else

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm not suggesting this argument will succeed, just stating what I think their logic seems to be

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

yes the idea here is that the govt of Abu Dhabi, which coincidentally is run by Sheikh Mansour's brother, just randomly decided to give MCFC £900m for no particular reason. so it's not owner funding you see

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

it's the same people. this is an attempt at intimidation, a threat to drag the PL through the courts in different ways and rack up legal costs

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

putting the fraud into bald fraud

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

wow. he wants to tie his reputation to this huh?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

does the EFL even have to accept them? send them to the National League

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think the short answer here is Starter listened to the wrong people and didn't want to give the Right an easy attack line at a time when anti-woke culture seemed ascendant

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

it doesn't, but I don't think it requires too much imagination to think that people might want a personalised workout or concentration playlist

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

up to a point, but a lot of people like pretty specific kinds of music to e.g. work or run to, so I can imagine personalisation succeeding there.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Meta is trying to take this crown from them TBF. But yeah I have to use CoPilot for work and ... it's not best in class, shall we say

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'd love to know what was in, say, Elliot Anderson's contract. If rumours are right Forest asked for full payment upfront in case this happened. So players will presumably have some clauses in there.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Abu Dhabi, get out of our league

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

if they genuinely do have a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence then now would be a pretty fucking good time to start producing it

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

did they tell the players they were signing that they knew this was coming?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

instantly lost all respect for Hart, which is a shame as he's an occasionally decent pundit.

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The whole internet hates Dilkshake Muck, a loathesome bigot who loves misogyny. *5 seconds later* we regret to inform you Dilkshake Muck is assistant general counsel of the General Services Administration"

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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 28/09/2026

My friend's office is next door, I wasn't sure where she was at the time. Just heard from her and thankfully she is unharmed. What is happening in Kyiv right now is truly horrific. Millions of people are at risk of dying at any time. I'm not quite sure this really comes across, abroad.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You're saying their flats are worth £0?

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

they can sell if they reduce the price? and if the market is generally dropping then the houses they want to move to will be cheaper too. don't see the problem

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

but overall it must be a big impact on Russian society, though one that is dispersed across the country and disproportionately in remote/neglected places and peoples

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the figures are clearly large though I suspect not as high as the Ukrainian numbers suggest. There will be some double counting in there and likely some exaggeration by battlefield commanders too

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spice must flow. Saudis at 6 million barrels per day in September, same as 2025 and above anything during current Iran war. P.S gg to AIS boys www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/s...

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Saudi Arabia crude oil exports hit highest level since Iran war began despite pipeline outage

Saudi exports are rising despite escalating attacks on its infrastructure from Iran-backed militants in Yemen and Iraq.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

it's a proper mess. The Second Captains pod did a good job of explaining just how they made such a mess of it

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

it would be pretty funny if you're right here, meaning AI results in an increase in white collar jobs

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

that could be a factor yeah, though Burnham will be keen to keep up his Everyman football fan vibe. The only way to navigate that really is to stick to the absolute letter of what the rules say. So the punishments will be comfortably and provably within the bounds of what the rules say

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

it's taken so long because so many charges and City will have explored every possible legal avenue to delay or derail. Therefore assume the verdict will be as watertight as these things get. Appeal can only cover limited aspects I think

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everton paid Burnley £35m recently over a way way smaller infraction

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

no idea. but people talk. you tell 20+ people about something like this, one of them is going to spill the beans. I wouldn't read anything more into it than that

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rab181.bsky.social @rab181.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think they just took two and it hasn't helped them much so far

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