I have read Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s blogpost from April entitled “Inside the Mind of an Antisemite -and How I Escaped It”. It’s a fascinating account of being consumed by hateful, extremist ideology. You know what’s not in there? An apology. To Luciana Berger or the wider Jewish community

Finally

The Independent@the-independent.com · 11h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Don't criticise him - it's harder than it looks

I'm sorry: its' just objectively very funny that the man in charge of the failed rocket shaped like a massive thingy is called Dave Limp

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2h ago

BLUE ORIGIN FINDS VALVE ON BE-4 ROCKET ENGINE AT FAULT FOR NEW GLENN EXPLOSION IN MAY - CEO DAVE LIMP.

"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand"

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 2h ago

Dying at the right-wing activists that (1) held a call with Todd Blanche in which Blanche made a lot of anti-abortion promises, (2) said "uh this is off the record" like doing so would magically ward off journalists, and then (3) UPLOADED IT TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Super lightweight gliders fitted out with not one but TWO pulse-jet engines is probably a pub quiz winner category on any continent

Marlène Aviation@aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 9h ago

The ‘Escopette’ was a pulsejet engine developed by SNECMA that operated without any valves. It was fitted to and flight-tested on a glider from the early 1940s, the S.A. 103 ‘Émouchet’. The maiden flight took place in 1950. © ECPAD

This is *such* a revealing line about Kemi's world view and contempt for those who do the day to day work of keeping our society functioning

10/10, no notes

A reminder: If you absolutely cannot boycott Amazon, don’t. But can you make them NOT your default? If every Amazon customer cut their spending by just 10%, Bezos would burst his facelift sutures. This doesn’t have to be an all or nothing.

Anyone who believes this question is a gotcha has pretty much departed from the functioning mass of humanity

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 22h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Pre-filming refreshments at a secret North Yorkshire location

I realize the Europeans have largely gone to bed, but: I got bitten by a dog yesterday and had a bad reaction to it and ended up throwing up all night last night. My wife made me go to the emergency room; I've gotten IV fluids and an abdominal ultrasound. This is what I had to pay. I have insurance.

It's not even the first case of *Annie Jacobsen* publishing an alleged history book with, shall we say, claims that are difficult to substantiate.

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Annie Jacobsen discourse is not new to me. It is not the first case of a popular author publishing an alleged history book with, shall we say, claims that are difficult to substantiate.

Oh this is very cool. The veg yields *increased* under solar panels and/or used less water.

hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 3d ago

*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…

One more little bump for these, worth a try

Chloe Cumming@chloecumming.bsky.social · 5d ago

I’ve added the two Sesame Street based watercolour on Yupo paintings to my paintings shop, both 7 x 7 inches, a practical and excellent size for a thing. Please (speaking to the ether) can I have a positive and vast response! Go my pretties! www.chloecumming.com/paintings

LE TITS NOW

Seriously, read this whole thread and complain to your MP. Please.

Ed Newton-Rex@ednewtonrex.bsky.social · last wk.

What does this mean? It means the Sov AI fund is allocating taxpayer money to AI companies without checking whether they train on copyrighted work without permission. Why does this matter? Two reasons: 6/10

I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10

@warmovietheatre.com re: the Falklands, I agree we are at least one big feature down on what might be expected, but are you not counting the really very good "An Ungentlemanly Act"? www.imdb.com/title/tt0134...

Good news in its own terms that the mechanisms of long COVID are becoming better understood and therefore more treatable. Also relevant to the current discourse in which some suggest that long COVID is not necessarily a real condition

Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 4d ago

The COVID brain fog explained. The COVID-19 virus binds to the ACE2 receptor to enter cells. Dopamine producing neurons are rich in the ACE2 receptor. The virus causes disruption in the dopamine network in the brain. 🧪 tech-paper.com/scientists-f...

Watch this and I promise you a jolly 14 minutes about a story and an author you almost certainly don’t know of, but should

Catherine Warr@cathwarr.bsky.social · 5d ago

🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨 The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is the earliest known work of science fiction written by a woman. Published in 1666, 150 years before Frankenstein, it's been ignored for centuries. But not anymore. Link below ⬇️ youtu.be/OxJkiIL9UGw

My black spaniel got heat stroke as a puppy because neither he not I understood what was happening. Thank goodness I realised in time and cooled him off with cool wet towels. Then bought this. It’s fantastic and very easy to put on. We’ve had ours for 10 years. www.dfordog.co.uk/thermlow-dog...

Big biz wants zero employees, this leads, inexorably, to zero customers too. They’re not thinking about that, that’ll happen to some other biz. Race to extinction, everywhere.

Yeah it costs us so much. A switch from billing through iOS to browser is a big boost to the Patreons you support.

doc@docseuss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm begging you not to use apple products. This shit is devastating to creators like me

Another photo for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #OverTheRainbow Robin #BirdPhotography #Birds #Nature #ECK #𝒮𝓂𝒶𝓁𝓁𝐵𝒾𝓇𝒹𝒮𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒹𝒶𝓎

I had to paint a whole 17th century alchemy dungeon backdrop for this, and do all kinds of fantastical graphics for the storytelling, so give it a try? I knew nothing about Mad Madge when we started this one and her literary life is a weird coda to our recent Civil War videos

Catherine Warr@cathwarr.bsky.social · 5d ago

🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨 The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is the earliest known work of science fiction written by a woman. Published in 1666, 150 years before Frankenstein, it's been ignored for centuries. But not anymore. Link below ⬇️ youtu.be/OxJkiIL9UGw

1. Newer writers, just don't fucking use "AI" for anything, ever 2. How odd that being an established writer with a firm "no 'AI'" stance and ample pre-"AI" IP will become a definite competitive advantage over "new, hot, and possibly copyright compromised" deadline.com/2026/07/ai-q...

AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' Novel

That screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.

deadline.com

FIFA has long been a corrupt institution with a lengthy criminal history but today UEFA put its foot down and said it’s one thing to take bribes behind closed doors but damn, man, have some respect for yourself and don’t blast it on main.

European nations agree to boycott World Cups over FIFA’s private investment plans (Gift Article)

On Tuesday, FIFA confirmed its plans to sell a significant minority stake in a new entity that it is setting up to run its main events.

nytimes.com

So far the button does not allow you to report the entire site.

LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button

Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.

404media.co

Woolsorter, with a side occupation as drummer in a jazz band

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d ago

Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?