Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2hit'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 000
Reposted by Simon Wookeyderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10hgood lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed 3486345903
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2hI 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 010
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2hFinland 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 000
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 2hFirst 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 110
Reposted by Simon WookeyThe Economist @economist.com · 09/10/2026The 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 071
Reposted by Simon WookeyM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky Is Spot On....... 19597403196
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It'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. 46528140
Reposted by Simon WookeyAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026they did the thing 252161693699
Reposted by Simon WookeyBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comPrincess Bride: You Keep Using That WordALT: Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word 3654164574
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Turning state violence into a public spectacle is a very fascist move BTW. 531932540
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comBarbra Streisand in Purple DressALT: Barbra Streisand in Purple Dress 030
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is like being proud of Holocaust denial. 17587115
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026what'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 010
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So 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...theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 17434180
Reposted by Simon WookeyPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What was it that Farage said about Andrew Tate? An important voice? 108720
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This 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? 5213102
Reposted by Simon WookeyEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 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. 210832
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I bet she loved all that attention she got at Fox News 010
Reposted by Simon WookeyLiberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This 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.static.klipy.comLet's Be Careful Out There - Hill Street BluesAlt: Let's Be Careful Out There - Hill Street Blues 061
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How I arrived on Blueskystatic.klipy.comJoyful Baby Laughing in Shopping CartALT: Joyful Baby Laughing in Shopping Cart 000
Reposted by Simon WookeyTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This was a good answer 181016111
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We’re against the nanny state - except when we want it 020
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Kemi: doing the same thing but slightly weirder 000
Reposted by Simon WookeyStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Kemi Badenoch's terrific leadership and strategy strikes again! 1117926
Reposted by Simon WookeyGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You 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 ... 792701587
Reposted by Simon WookeyDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Think we really need to keep this moment on file for the inevitable shit-storm Lord Satsuma is badly telegraphing here. 1619827
Reposted by Simon WookeyRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Seems the Tories have finally looked and an electoral map 2415
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Someone give that man a sandwich - you should never policy on an empty stomach 000
Reposted by Simon WookeyStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I 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'. 121072
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Australian Jill Stein Makes me wonder if the global Green political movement is beholden to Russian interests 010
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The 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 010
Reposted by Simon WookeyJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/10/2026Again: >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 3749
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Fahrenheit looks so weird when you haven’t used it in ages 010
Reposted by Simon WookeyiBRAR 🍉 @ibrar-dev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Do you remember the conspiracy about the suspicious body count around the Clinton's? There are no coincidences. 19841351466
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Wait 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 000
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“Somehow got stronger“ ?!?!? The plague was being experimented on in a Russian laboratory 000
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I think we should send MAHA on a fact finding mission 000
Simon Wookey @simonwookey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When the conservative judges start saying “the constitution is a living document“ Worry 100