Burnham could do some immediate and lasting good for this country by closing down access to Twitter. Wider questions regarding social media as a whole need to be asked and answered, but shutting off what is now just a loudhailer for evil racists who hate Britain would be a quick and easy win.
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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First of all, that’s two questions, you fucking moron. Secondly, yes, I already get through every workday without these demented death-powered billionaire’s lunch tickets perfectly well. Would I miss them? Mate, the only reason I’d even notice they were gone is cunts like you whining about it.
Fascinated by this – not so much that people are buying it as real but that it was first done with a different ‘woman’ (presume AI generated?) but the same fake zoo shirt logo
In Otter News@in-otter-news.bsky.social · 4d agoSounds like otter chaos.
This wind is a godsend for anyone who wants to clearly hear the drum and bass festival in Finsbury Park from a mile away.
“Criminals without borders have moved from hijacking businesses to hijacking nations. Some call them fascists; I avoid this term because being a fascist requires an allegiance to the state. To these operatives, the state is just something to sell.” sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/still-hidi...
Still Hiding in Plain Sight
A free excerpt of my history book about the future.
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@oispooky.bsky.social started reading the below, thought: I know who’ll be interested in this. Then, a few paras in, who should appear but …? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Farage’s got to come clean or clear off’: what voters on Clacton beach think about their MP – and the country
Nigel Farage’s constituency takes in genteel resorts and one of England’s poorest villages. With a snap byelection approaching, what do the residents want from the Reform UK leader – or the bin who’s ...
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man with monstrously prolapsed anus confirms he will keep shitting all over everything
Sky News@news.sky.com · last wk.World Cup critics 'consumed by hate', FIFA's Gianni Infantino says
Ah, East Midlands Railway, and your inability to run one.
every time you retweet a faked post from another site, another angel turns to shite
The cat shelter I volunteer at back in Costa Rica has been devastated by a storm while I've been in the UK. Without urgent help dozens of animals won't have anywhere to stay. The woman who runs the shelter has put all she has into it. Please help if you can. donorbox.org/help-me-rebu...
King Arthur when his court wizard snubs Guinevere
‘We spoke to a handful of retirees shambling around a provincial city in the morning and their view on [insert topic de jour here] will not shock you in the least.’
Sky News@news.sky.com · 2w ago'£50 doesn't even buy a meal': What people think of Burnham's electricity VAT cut
Waiting a year for the Widdecombe murder trials seems... suboptimal. Yes the courts have a massive backlog but there is an argument for queue jumping when various political actors are using the lack of firm facts as an excuse of spread their own narrative. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
big up the indulgent mothers of this world
Sorrel@sorrelish.bsky.social · 2w agoPickles and pork are a well known gateway drug
To my North American friends and followers: #IntoTheGroove, my book on the history of 1980s pop from all over the world, is out in the US and Canada from TODAY. Available in hardback and ebook formats from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Please share! Thanks! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/into-the-g...
Into the Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History
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It’s Newcastle vs Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season. There’s been bad blood between the clubs recently. They should come together to pay tribute to Kevin Keegan. Both clubs have lost a legend. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75
Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was a member of Liverpool’s serial champions in the 1970s, has died aged 75
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Pioneer and superstar, Kevin Keegan’s achievements were extraordinary. A fitting tribute to a true great of English football, by @draper-rob.bsky.social for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A pioneer and a superstar, Kevin Keegan’s achievements were extraordinary
The former England manager may be remembered by many for his ‘I’d love it’ rant in 1996, but that should not obscure the remarkable nature of his football career
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He was the reason I fell in love with football. And with LFC. Head over heels in love. I hate this news so much. 💔 #RIPKevinKeegan
RIP Kevin Keegan, one of the greatest to wear the number 7 shirt. Now and forever a Liverpool legend #LFC
