Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Translator: Context please ffs. [Receives context.] Two sentences earlier this person seems to be pouring water into headgear, might there be a typo?

Because Language (becauselangpod)@becauselanguage.com · 9h ago

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Linguist: Now would you say that this one is a cup, a glass, or a mug?

My take, not that anyone wants it, to these sorts of media hounding campaigns is, “Why do we know this person’s name?” As in, “Why is it ‘in the public interest’ that everyone in the country knows the name of a private individual whose doings - right or wrong - are irrelevant to wider society.”

Playtesting the last faction for my chesslike-roguelite #indiegame! These "Northren" are pseudo-vikings, more aggressive, with straight-on attacks and wild loot. In their campaign zone, you don't play chess against them: you play a weird Hnefatafl variant ("Viking chess"). birdworks.io/l/potk

Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI

I'm super excited for this event next week -- Juana is a gem, and her research into translating poets writing in indigenous Mexican languages is *fascinating*. Our discussion will be bilingual Spanish/English and promises to be generous and generative!

Push the Boat Out Festival@ptbopoetry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hear Fernanda Kookuilo'o read from the work in Tu'un Savi – the "language of rain" and gain a rare insight into the creative and cultural conversations that shape poetry across languages, Joined by poet, translator and editor Juana Adcock #PoetryBeyondBorders

Meet Katie Hale, the author leading our next online workshop, Moving on from the first collection. In this reel, Katie’s answering your most frequently asked questions, from who the workshop is for to what you’ll take away. Press play to find out more! ▶️ Follow @katiescribbles.bsky.social

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

In case you have the blues today🪻:

not to come back to this again but i read the statement in full and once again, respectfully, DANG “We are not called to the legal minimum of hospitality. We are called to the radical welcome of the one who sought out the excluded and the overlooked.”

Anupama Ranawana@msamrc.bsky.social · last mo.

Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

⏰Andy Burnham: it’s time to fix our broken voting system! 👇Add your name to the open letter 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an... @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social

MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics. The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics. Scrap the bill.

Proportional Representation would mean that: ❤️ Everyone can vote with their heart 🗳️ No vote is ignored ⚖️ A broad range of views are heard in Parliament 🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 Parties are encouraged to work together and find common ground The new Prime Minister should make it a priority.

Disappointing that Mr Fraser chooses to pit pedestrians against cyclists, particularly describing cyclists as "greedy". Taking his example of Wester Coates, the carriageway is more than three times as wide as the cycle lane. I think we can really see which mode of transport is "greedy".

FINAL CALL 🔈 Applications for Little Sparta Residencies close Monday 29 June. Residency dates: late Jul – early Sep Performance at Little Sparta: 27 Sep Festival performance: 12-15 Nov 🔗 pushtheboatout.org/residencies-at-little-sparta-call-for-applications/ #Residency #LittleSparta #Poetry

A just, worker-led green transition is non-negotiable, but the idea that net-zero is anti-worker is a false dichotomy - one we cannot afford to get trapped in. [3/4]

'Committal' by @samueltongue.bsky.social badlilies.uk/samuel-tongue

Almost 5,000 people have joined our call for a halt to new hyperscale data centres in Scotland. Have you? The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue. greens.scot/datacentres

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The Home Office wants to use flawed AI technology to decide if asylum-seeking children are actually under 18. An AI system can't understand trauma, and mistakes could put vulnerable kids in serious danger. Let's demand the Home Secretary halts this plan: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Tell the Home Office: Don't use flawed AI on asylum-seeking children

The Home Office plans to use AI technology to guess the age of children seeking asylum. This tech is flawed, has a massive error margin, and is less accurate for people of colour. A single mistake cou...

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Join my team! We're looking for an Interim Casework Coordinator to join the team supporting constituents across Edinburgh and the Lothians. 📍 Hybrid working (Scottish Parliament and home) ⏰ 30 hours per week (4-day week) 📅 Fixed term: July–October 2026 Apply here: bit.ly/4gsCR76

🚨 Despite being prohibited here, French police have been authorised to use water cannons against people seeking asylum - under a £660million deal with the UK. This is a gross display of state sanctioned violence against people seeking safety. Shameful. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

French police authorised to use water cannon on asylum seekers in £660m deal with UK

Refugee charity says decision to let riot police use water cannon, which are banned in Great Britain, is ‘sickening’

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🚨The recent images of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya are shocking evidence of Israel's abuse against Palestinian detainees.

Maybe Roxanne is fed up of people micromanaging her lighting setup.

"That Wednesday Everyone held His breath and trembled." Returning to Heaney, again and always. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51607/...

Omg this tool makes it so easy, I was only clicking to check and it's done, might do it again later with some personal tweaks just to underline it

Dr Joby Razzelliot@jobium.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Westminster MPs have until the end of the month to reject the proposed anti-trans guidance. If you haven’t written to your MP yet, here’s a good template for you to use. writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev

This Monday 1st June, sign up for a wonderful MASTERCLASS WEBINAR from @lkiew.bsky.social exploring Rewilding Gardens in Poetry What happens when we let the weeds and wild back in?🌱🌿 7-8pm BST Recorded in case ticket-holders cannot join us live £17 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclas...

This is a really useful letter template! I'd particularly urge my friends who aren't trans to write to their MPs about the new draft code -- the government needs to know that this is a thing that all of us care about!

What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️@whatthetrans.com · 3mo ago

The Trans Greens have organised a letter writing campaign - bit.ly/ehrcletter This has been added to our website of campaigns and protests against the guidance. Read here: whatthetrans.com/compilation-...

Petition calling on the media and politicians to recognise that most women support the trans+ community! notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Once more for those at the back: There is NO WAY to reliably identify trans people, and certainly no dignified and respectful way to ask any person to prove their sex in a public facility. This will just cause harm to trans people and to cisgender people who don’t conform to gender stereotypes.

Sarah Owen MP@sarahowen.org.uk · 3mo ago

Organisations which also want to remain trans-inclusive need to receive support on how to do so within the law. In a similar way, those that wish to exclude trans men and women from their spaces also need to know how to do so without breaching individual rights to privacy. (6/7)