[uses huge brain] “the rise in sexism is driven by the growth of women staff *and* explicitly sexist rhetoric, victims *and* perpetrators are to blame” [lasers burst from eyes, ears and rectum]

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2d ago

2. There *is* an important point here about context! The rise in racism against NHS staff is driven in large part by the simultaneous sharp growth in both non-white NHS staff *and* the growth in explicitly xenophobic/anti-immigrant rhetoric in UK politics. A point worth making!

When trying to explain to a Mega Brain UK Journo when something is a joke, you can just say “like Rod Liddle” and they will immediately calm down and say “oh amazing, I see now, so witty”

Lewis Badall

Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 5d ago

Long covid is a disputed subject, at best.

Chris Nolan told me that while it seems like The Odyssey is about the moral code of hospitality, it’s actually about how draft dodging is bad. Don’t draft dodge!!

Me, an anti-radicalisation genius: “You see, there is no difference between a bit of red paint and bombing people.”

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.

Palestine Action activists face being sentenced as terrorists over bank damage

By the end of the year my AI will have produced an historically accurate Shrek 5.

A thing the govt should actually ban (therefore they won’t)

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?

GenAI is like Skynet but instead of nuking us it just turns everything, even small joys and marvels, into shit.

Time Extension@timeextension.com · 2w ago

"Truly An Injustice" - Looks Like This Mischief Makers Recomp Is Another Vibe-Coded Disappointment. (Repost)

Look, a big problem for Burnham is that he had to create his cabinet from Labour MPs, and they are universally wet, fashy wronguns (he is also a Labour MP).

introducing: the Minister for Bubbles & Slop.

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 3w ago

Minister for AI to sit in Cabinet 👀 www.thetimes.com/article/c10e...

“neoliberalism” is better referred to as “market fundamentalism”

Richard Murphy@richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 3w ago

I was asked yesterday what neoliberalism is. This is the answer:

Skinner meme but instead of the children being wrong, its Amnesty International

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

JK Rowling through her TERF organization, Beira's Place have sent Amnesty International a demand letter seeking a full retraction of their report, a public apology, and a bar to future criticism of gender critical groups as anti rights orgs. If they don't comply, they'll commence legal action.

You say wealth taxes won’t work because people will leave. I say: Bush-Blair style extradition and black sites for tax exiles.

As with this, and Rowling, it is going to be interesting to see which sensible commentators are ever going to mention that all of this is only possible because it's laundered through the mainstream broadsheets and treated as credible rather than mendacious horseshit.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 3w ago

The shamelessness of a political party which is led by a man who just weeks ago called for "pure cold rage" on the streets, shortly before migrants were literally burnt out of their homes, now accusing their opponents of "stochastic terrorism" against them, is quite something

Not only is there a magic money tree, there are two: renewables and migration. I think immigrants, all people, have value beyond our contributions to GDP, but blocking Miliband in favour of Mahmood as Chancellor, and framing it as the choice for “the economy” is maxed out silly sausage.

Why isn’t anyone speaking ill of Sam Neill? Could it be that he seems to have been sound af? Is this what the vile trolls demand!?!

Microsoft always finding new riffs on “videogame book burning”

Sami(14 days til 🎂)@samitron.bsky.social · 4w ago

THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU

It’s dead funny (depressing) that of the few things the UK does well, unis are right up there, yet our political class just relentlessly trash them.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · last mo.

Breaking: Ministers confirm cut to Strategic Priorities Grant for universities. Teaching funding reduction will be sharply felt by some institutions, says Office for Students. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

tfw you think about Seattle

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last mo.

I think Seattle won either way.

The UK is on a war footing! We must boost military spending. As such, we will reintroduce the top rate of tax from WW2: 99.25%. Any attempt to avoid this tax will be regarded as sabotage and treason, punishable by death.

80% of Gestapo arrests were initiated by civilian denunciations.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · last mo.

Of all the idiotic and irresponsible ideas this government has come up with this must take the cake. A self selecting group of people massively undertrained and under prepared to evaluate what are often nuanced and complex situations for asylum appeals. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Starmer’s whole thing was just saying Reform voters (and policies) are right and appeasing (or implementing) them what are we talking about here lads. Thick or lying? (bit of both)

The News Agents@thenewsagents.co.uk · last mo.

“Starmer tried to invoke a dark vision of what Farage would mean.” “Burnham has said, 'I’m not going to demonise Reform voters'.” Could Andy Burnham’s approach to Reform turn things around for Labour?

I'll say this for the heat: you can dry clothes fast. Huge evaporation buff.

The end of RE2 is a broken promise. “The downfall of Umbrella was mostly court cases, not good for gameplay” ok but Capcom made Ace Attorney.

headfallsoff@headfallsoff.com · last mo.

[RESIDENT EVIL 2] it's up to us to take down umbrella! yeah!!!! [REISDENT EVIL CODE VERONICA] thanks for coming. we tricked you. sit down and listen. do you know about the ashford twins. its not a story the jedi would tell you

35°C is normal, we used to just call that summer! Here's how many summers topped 32°C 70s 4 80s 2 90s 8 2000s 6 2010s all of them 2020s all of them And here's how many summers topped 35°C 70s 1 80s 0 90s 2 2000s 2 2010s 3 2020s 4 (out of 6 so far)

the oppressive warmth, stacked on the ambient fascism, is really adding to the We Live In Hell vibe.

excited to learn how fast can Burnham do the “everybody, even the centrists, realise he’s the same reheated dross” speedrun.

the age group in the UK whose minds are the most fried and poisoned by social media are 50+, not 16 year olds.