“The dark horses have been bucked out of the saddle again.” Um, what???
Paul Duggan
@paulduggan.bsky.social
Banking & Finance lawyer. Views my own. Why would they be anybody else’s?
Clear and thoughtful piece here by @stephenkb.bsky.social on what the Henry Nowak murder says about UK policing www.ft.com/content/aa94...
What Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policing
Kemi Badenoch says his killing needs to be seen as a ‘Stephen Lawrence moment’ but the failures in both cases differ
ft.com
Every crime in which an ethnic or cultural minority is the perpetrator used to justify repression or worse of minorities. Every crime in which a minority is the victim used to argue for the idea that ethnic diversity is inherently unstable and should be reduced or eradicated.
Owen Winter@owenwntr.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn his white lives matter address, Nigel Farage calls George Floyd a career criminal and says "the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities" in Britain
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Jennifer Williams@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 3mo agoBurnham has had nine years here. Has he learned loads about policy/politics on the ground, what resonates, why people are angry, how to build on his existing instinct to campaign for the underdog? Yes. Does your fundamental character change? No. If you’re conflict averse you stay conflict averse
Full on emperor’s new clothes stuff
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoRFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"
Oh boy do I have thoughts. Buckle up buckaroos, we're going to take some broadsides at legal academia.
Orin Kerr@orinkerr.bsky.social · 5mo agoJust posted over at the other place. Thoughts?
If You Dont Want Me to Destroy You - SFA youtu.be/TT03pCDn6DA?...
Super Furry Animals - If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You
YouTube video by SFAVEVO
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Richard Waite@waiterich.bsky.social · 6mo agoDeleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already. Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long? Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
One of those cases where you shouldn’t ignore everything before the “but”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 7mo agoGenerative AI has been used to create nonconsensual porn for years—but Grok appears unique in its permissiveness, its lack of safeguards, and its ability to turn the images into viral phenomena, @matteowong.bsky.social writes.
Small boats the lead item on BBC6 Music news again
Paul Duggan@paulduggan.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe absolute state of BBC6 Music news AKA the hourly Small Boats Update
The absolute state of BBC6 Music news AKA the hourly Small Boats Update
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh / wee tornapa taibhse for the day that’s in it
Rob makes a great point here about asymmetric mobilisation - the same dynamic at play with immigration as with Brexit
Rob Ford@robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10mo agoOne thing that has skewed the immigration debate for decades has been asymmetric mobilisation - immigration is more salient for migration sceptics, who are also more politically mobilised. I wonder if one consequence of the recent Tory/Reform Idi Amin Mass Deportation plans will be to change this
I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I am withdrawing from the Presidential Election race
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 11mo agoFormer MMA fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election race
Young Ravi on #tms is an absolute superstar, what an inspirational young man
For those interested in following the South Korea attempted coup👇🏻
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2y agoWant updates on the situation in South Korea but don't necessarily want to add a bunch of accounts or everyone in a starter pack to your follows? Check out this feed. You can follow the people in it—scholars, South Korea-based reporters, nuke experts, etc—but the feed alone will show you their posts
Is breá liom an snáithe seo / I love this thread
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2y agoA few years ago I made a series of mini drawings of interesting Irish women (available as a print here www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...) - this thread is a little information on the women featured, partly because it's useful, but mostly because I'm trying to be sustainable by recycling content.
Ireland Bluesky 1 & 2 starter packs are now full! I probably missed some requests ... sorry! But the beauty of the starter packs is if you follow all, many will follow you back so it's a great way to get started connecting with people. go.bsky.app/44QEcbP
Anna Pringle@annapr.bsky.social · 2y agoI've now started a second starter pack... overflow from Ireland Bluesky! Plenty of room on this one (for now). go.bsky.app/44QEcbP