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Simon Wookey

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Failed graphic novelists, failed rock star, failed yoga guru, and all fella

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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2h
it's like saying a kitchen blender is the equivalent to an industrial blender Calling everything AI is like when we slapped Turbo on everything in the 1980s highly specialised machine learning for things like protein folding have existed for years if not decades
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h
good lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed
Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "This is the woman who received the Nobel Peace Prize over the Great United States of America, whose Representative, ME, settled eight Wars, and many other things. I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else! In fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one ever heard of her other than the fact that she, very obviously, hates Israel. I don’t know what the woman has done. I settled 8 Wars, with letters being sent from every President and Prime Minister from the countries that I helped to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and I’m about to settle, or win, two more, Iran and, Russia/Ukraine. They’re both happening at breakneck speed but, forget them, it’s the 8 that I’ve already settled, any one of which, in particular, Pakistan and India, would be far more than necessary to win the Nobel Prize. In actuality, I should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes, not just 1. The 8 Wars are:"Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "Cambodia and Thailand
Kosovo and Serbia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Pakistan and India
Israel and Iran
Egypt and Ethiopia
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Israel and Hamas
Additionally, I stopped Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon, and blowing up the entire Middle East and, ultimately, far beyond! I saved more lives than anyone in History and, as Maria Corina Machado, a truly fine person, stated to the Media when she gave me her Nobel Prize of last year, “Donald Trump settled many Wars, and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than any person that has ever received it.” Based on my record of PEACE, a record like no one else has ever achieved, I agree! I got back all of the hostages in Israel, including the final 28, both living and dead, and worked with Hamas to"
Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "PEACE, a record like no one else has ever achieved, I agree! I got back all of the hostages in Israel, including the final 28, both living and dead, and worked with Hamas to do it — Nobody believed this was possible! I removed the World’s Evil Dictator, Nicolas Maduro, from Venezuela, and am in the process of making Venezuela a rich Democracy. Likewise, with Iran, I stopped them from destroying Israel, the Middle East, and Europe. I am also preventing, on a constant basis, a War between South Korea and North Korea, and Japan and North Korea. Add China and Taiwan, and numerous other hot spots, which have not been involved in Wars, only because of President Donald J. Trump, and the United States of America. I am responsible for having NATO countries increase spending from 2% to 5% of GDP, creating a stronger alliance and defense, another thing that everybody said was impossible to do. I have negotiated the release, and secured the return, of more than 900 political prisoners from multiple countries"Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "another thing that everybody said was impossible to do. I have negotiated the release, and secured the return, of more than 900 political prisoners from multiple countries in Eastern Europe. Additionally, I have brought 196 hostages HOME from captivity, from all over the World, and did it without having paid a ransom, unlike Biden and Obama who would pay Billions of Dollars. On top of it all, I have created a soon to be very prosperous Arctic. Despite all of this, the Nobel Prize was given today to a liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of. In all of the Wars that I have settled, I never spoke to the United Nations—they were of no help. The United States of America, represented by me, as your President, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t. This is an indelible stain on Norway, one that will never be forgotten. The Nobel “Peace” Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of Radical Ideologues who are Anti-Democracy, and Enemies of Civilization! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2h
I say bring back a version of the 1944 G.I. Bill - tie it to public service in addition to the military There should be a path for those who want it and are willing to work for it but don't have the financial means let's have some genuine self made people
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2h
Finland also has compulsory military service Small country with a relatively homogenous population that lives next to a psychotic neighbour tends to create a sense of solidarity also - if the russians don't kill you, winter will
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2h
First step: drinking 30lbs of coffee a year Second step: drinking 10-12 litres of pure alcohol per year to take the edge off Third step: compulsory military service Fourth step: sauna
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
oh look the boob whisperer is imploding
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The Economist @economist.com · 09/10/2026
The by-election in north London was an opportunity for the Greens’ leader to reclaim the limelight and outflank the prime minister from the left. But Zack Polanski has been flagging of late bit.ly/4zrkrtZ Photo: Getty Images
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky Is Spot On.......
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ducugavril.nafoforum.org · 09/10/2026
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's because the phrase is used to identify those loyal to the in-group, and identify those members of the out-group who need to be targeted and attacked.
Donald J Trump Truth Social post "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, “Super Intelligence,” THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word
ALT: Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Turning state violence into a public spectacle is a very fascist move BTW.
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Barbra Streisand in Purple Dress
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
how about free range organic intelligence
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is like being proud of Holocaust denial.
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
what's interesting here is that Trump's narrative style is finally coming to bite him on the ass his rambling non sequitur style has allowed for constructive ambiguity - in groups would get the message and out groups could be dismissed as "not understanding" what he said he's lost control
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So it was the US State Department all along! Maybe Shellenberger should be emailing them about censorship instead of conference participants. #disinfo26 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What was it that Farage said about Andrew Tate? An important voice?
Farage and Tate
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This might have been the sort of sessions that resulted in Canada and Lithuania pulling out of #Disinfo2026 at the last minute, question is, whether it's from direct US pressure. I think we all deserve an answer, is US foreign interference the acceptable face of FIMI now?
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Censorship-Industrial Complex theory is an embarrassing misreading of complex dynamics, and (ironically) it's quickly become a tool to shut down legitimate discourse and criticism by framing it as a conspiracy against free speech.
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I bet she loved all that attention she got at Fox News
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Liberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is my one piece of advice for today - take it or leave it: Don’t engage with “bad” ppl on here. Some of them are bots anyway. Part of their goal is to “take up your time”. When you are interacting with a bot you are wasting your time and energy. Report and block.
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Let's Be Careful Out There - Hill Street Blues
Alt: Let's Be Careful Out There - Hill Street Blues
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That’s what the matrix is for
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How I arrived on Bluesky
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Joyful Baby Laughing in Shopping Cart
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This was a good answer
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We’re against the nanny state - except when we want it
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Kemi: doing the same thing but slightly weirder
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch's terrific leadership and strategy strikes again!
YouGov: Britons tend to think the Tories haven't changed much since Badenoch became leader
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can reasonably dispute the meaning of a lot Trump says because he’s so incoherent and inarticulate. But what you can’t reasonably dispute is that he is a sadistic and delusional narcissistic sociopath, at once both psychopathic and psychotic ...
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Think we really need to keep this moment on file for the inevitable shit-storm Lord Satsuma is badly telegraphing here.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Seems the Tories have finally looked and an electoral map
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Someone give that man a sandwich - you should never policy on an empty stomach
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Russia: “it’s all good - trust me bro“
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yup
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I know I'm a stuck record on this, but one reason why Nick Ferrari is a great interviewer is that he is really good at 'just asking fairly gentle but serious questions that really show up where the interviewee is not across the detail'.
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Australian Jill Stein Makes me wonder if the global Green political movement is beholden to Russian interests
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Australian versions of Jill Stein - makes one wonder how much of the global green political movement is beholden to Russia The German greens killed nuclear only for it to be replaced by Russian gas
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/10/2026
Again: >looking for a new leftist movement >ask the left populist receptionist if their leftist movement is based or tankie >she doesn't understand >pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is based and what is tankie >she laughs and says "It's a good leftist movement, sir" >join >it's tankie
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fahrenheit looks so weird when you haven’t used it in ages
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hear hear
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
hear hear
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iBRAR 🍉 @ibrar-dev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Do you remember the conspiracy about the suspicious body count around the Clinton's? There are no coincidences.
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If he ever was one
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wait a sec… is Trump saying that this strain of plague has mutated ? A strain that escaped a Russian lab… Why do I feel like he’s sitting on some very important information
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Somehow got stronger“ ?!?!? The plague was being experimented on in a Russian laboratory
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I think we should send MAHA on a fact finding mission
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I know - I was being facetious
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Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When the conservative judges start saying “the constitution is a living document“ Worry
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