Zobuzuzu @zacke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Imagine if it happens during one of those press announcements where he's sitting at his desk nodding off while surrounded by aides, lawmakers, and cameras. Nobody would even notice for 5 minutes. 000
Reposted by ZobuzuzuChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Podracer names -Temu Pringles -Ben Fritos -Juju Labubu -Quattro Bajeena -Tackle “Glomp” Furry -8675309 -Rizzler Malort -Mandalay Bay -Waddle Dee -Sifl & Olly -Punky Skunk -Bruno Mars -Slider Whitcasteel -Gregg Dangerous -Product Tyein -Boonta Vista -Chapo Traphaus -And of course The Mysterious Bobb 35778153
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I don't think "bootlicker" covers the degree to which some people try to flatter those in power these days. There's some straight up bootsucking going on. 2029240
Reposted by ZobuzuzuThe Cabin in Pete Woods @thatpetewoods.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The reason people love the Ea-nāṣir story is less the vitriol and more the fact that we couldn’t be more culturally different from a 4000 years dead Sumerian but we can totally relate. It shows us that no matter our superficial differences people are just people. 211478262
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This 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 10994582974
Reposted by ZobuzuzuKatie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 04/10/2026the problem with the way predominantly straight people do music events is that they see loudness and huge subwoofers as a virtue. the entirety of the music's feeling gets muddled and all you're left with is a sensation of BRRRRR even when the moment would be right. 2026 the loudness war never ended. 2644224
Reposted by ZobuzuzuCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla... 37683453
Reposted by ZobuzuzuIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome 14780801990
Reposted by ZobuzuzuYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1028295
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This feels like... pretty good polling for a thing everyone thought would be career-ruining-ly unpopular? 1313817
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The problem is that all the things you need to fix to improve anything are things no one will actually be grateful to for you for fixing. 2264
Reposted by ZobuzuzuPaul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s Pavlov’s birthday. Pavlov was famous for making his wife, the ballerina Pavlova, salivate and ring a bell whenever he fed his dog a meringue-based pudding. 46920
Reposted by ZobuzuzuBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every piece I read from the ex-Starmer crew has the same flavour- a bleeding over of their distaste for other more socially liberal colleagues in the Labour Party, which has been retro-fitted into an entire explanation for how politics should work, even as it failed when actually tested. 825751
Reposted by ZobuzuzuPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073722302
Reposted by ZobuzuzuLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 23/09/2026[Training the army of illiterate steroid-addled fat ass ham-faced unaccountable murderous wife-beating slave catchers on the new software that lets you track anyone you want] Don't use this on stalking women you want to punish though ok? That's not what it's for. 144276
Reposted by ZobuzuzuNeil Charles @neilcharles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"If this had been about the BBC promoting polls secretly funded by the Labour party, all hell would have broken loose... damning coverage by the papers, dominating the news agenda to the exclusion of all other matters, and probably leading to the resignation of the director general" 522884
Reposted by ZobuzuzuShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026sure would be nice if the UK had a government instead of 17 Sun polls in a waistcoat 3656114
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's a rare policy that would be welcomed by both business and trade unions - and at the same time would *improve* the UK's fiscal position. Dropping these proposals - for which there is no economic, moral or political case - would be one. www.ft.com/content/8a00...ft.comUnions demand softening of UK immigration reformsProposals will ‘punish’ low-paid migrants doing essential work in public services and create a new staffing crisis in social care, says motion passed at TUC 16675214
Reposted by ZobuzuzuDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy. 792175499
Reposted by ZobuzuzuCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The way British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires is simply obscene - and a direct result of Labour’s unforgivable inactiontheguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 641266474
Reposted by ZobuzuzuTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830121003
Reposted by ZobuzuzuPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Pretty much the only interesting thing, at all, about generative AI is that it filters out people who are actually curious and who give a fuck about things. 115128
Reposted by ZobuzuzuAnnalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with. 361220456
Reposted by ZobuzuzuWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This story is a perfect example of how broken reporting of the mobs roaming Britain's streets now is - and the political response. What would have been the appropriate response if this hadn't been a sports team? Trash the hotel? Force them out into the street? What about other people staying there?bbc.co.ukGroup entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrantsProtesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived. 24653235
Reposted by ZobuzuzuTuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places: 1511467210137
Reposted by Zobuzuzujenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026welcome to 2020s tech. we got - pervert glasses - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - the button that does nothing - we outta ram - we outta hard drives - we outta graphics cards - ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses - wiretap 9678943171
Reposted by ZobuzuzuChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 09/09/2026Take all these Anthropic and OpenAI resignations and op-eds and put them in a spreadsheet with a column that shows the exact date when the author's final tranche of options vested. I just want to see something 9830165
Zobuzuzu @zacke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Marking out at the reveal that you can jump on command in the Ocarina of Time remake 001
Reposted by ZobuzuzuThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591780
Reposted by ZobuzuzuSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration. 602405852
Reposted by ZobuzuzuLuca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out. 11340711384
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/09/2026If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't. 12730279
Reposted by ZobuzuzuDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest" 211106400
Reposted by ZobuzuzuGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533541382
Reposted by ZobuzuzuRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"We just don't have British resident donors that would support us ... That's the grim reality". "The Electoral Commission...are completely useless. They're just so dumb & ineffective". Some jaw-dropping quotes in this film from senior figures in Reform. We need updated laws AND proper enforcement 17591203
Reposted by ZobuzuzuMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 03/09/2026man can you imagine the VIBES at Reform's conference right now, the AMBIENCE, hahahahahahaha 3887580
Reposted by ZobuzuzuChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 46794593997
Reposted by ZobuzuzuRory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hi everyone Antony Antano The Internet’s Busiest Ant here with a review of the ringpop i just found abandoned in a field 436646
Reposted by ZobuzuzuTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 20/08/2026parents in ancient mesopotamia 🤝parents in contemporary america "damn these kids playing with their tablets" 161309204
Reposted by ZobuzuzuGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026On BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze tonight: “Slavery - Right or Wrong?” Some people say it’s morally wrong. On the other hand, it makes a tonne of money. On the panel: Edward Colston, King Leopold II, Tommy Robinson and Matt Goodwin. Join us as we discuss one of the great moral dilemmas of the day. 1182256356
Reposted by ZobuzuzuGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone 382209606
Reposted by ZobuzuzuBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026the entire Chinese internet has embraced what's basically a work of outsider art; a terribly animated film about a cow's dream made by a mother-son team and distributed by a former interior decoration company. It's now made millions at the box office. 131985589
Reposted by Zobuzuzuflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Like I say, the Times is the worst and most poisonous of the lot. Sun and Mail readers know they’re getting the Beano and the Dandy for cunts. Times readers think they’re getting hard reality, from a paper that is relentlessly focused on Crimes Of The Inferior Races, Aided By Bolshevik Intellectuals 726470
Reposted by ZobuzuzuDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Britain's violently racist legacy media, abetted by social media, have successfully brainwashed the public into racist beliefs.theguardian.comPublic in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnicResearch from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truth 10476210
Reposted by ZobuzuzuCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I hate that we have let the nastiest racists on earth define and redefine our language. From "woke" to "DEI." Trump's policies are not anti-DEI. They are racist. US firms did not abandon DEI policies. They fired competent black women in droves on the basis of race and sex. 153111832
Reposted by ZobuzuzuEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Imagine when most of Ireland looked something like this. Now consider that only around 1% remains, almost all wrecked. Few – if any – other places on Earth are in such dire need of rewilding. 431727299
Zobuzuzu @zacke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Surely "it's dry so don't start fires" deserves a separate level of alarm to "the missiles are coming kiss your loved ones goodbye" 100
Reposted by ZobuzuzuJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 14/08/2026Two married professors and their son are being held in ICE detention, despite being legal permanent residents and having no criminal records. All, apparently, because their mom/MIL was a translator for the Iranian hostage takers in 1979, before they were even born. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 2721881175
