Nostr notes by The Sleight Doctor 🃏🍉

It still blows my mind that most American car drivers cannot use ...

2026-07-14T22:14:20Z

It still blows my mind that most American car drivers cannot use a manual gear system. Wtaf? There's an analogy here...

The car is never going to be as responsive as the human driver with full, instantaneous control over the gears. Similarly, "AI" is just another way to make customers helpless and dependent.

That's it's purpose: to make you stupider.

Except some of us actually want more cheese on everything.

2026-06-25T11:16:48Z

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Except some of us actually want more cheese on everything.

A new report from the UN’s Independent International Commission ...

2026-06-24T10:07:25Z

A new report from the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry has concluded: “Based on the evidence, and consistent with its previous reports, the Commission finds on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and the Israeli security forces have continued to commit the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/26222066.israel-committing-genocide-palestinian-children-un-inquiry-says/

I heard that if you stop monitoring it, then it won't exist ...

2026-06-19T09:39:39Z

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I heard that if you stop monitoring it, then it won't exist anymore.

Spot on. But American exceptionalism is such a powerful drug, ...

2026-06-17T16:19:42Z

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Spot on. But American exceptionalism is such a powerful drug, many "liberals" think dictatorship is something that only happens to other countries. "It could never happen here!" they say to themselves smugly. "We just need to vote harder and soon this nightmare will soon be over!".

Motherfuckers, if Jan 6th had gone according to plan, those pipe bombs would have gone off and Nancy Pelosi, Mike Pence and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would have been murdered on livestream. Wake up!

The kid deserved it. "He was pursuing the Charlie Kirk grift ...

2026-06-16T01:31:14Z

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The kid deserved it.

"He was pursuing the Charlie Kirk grift technique: set up a ‘change my mind stall’, film arguments with passers-by, then edit it to make them look like idiots. Collect the money.

...He ended up on his not insubstantial arse and left rather more quickly than he arrived.

...Interestingly, the people who stepped in to spare him further embarrassment were a group of black men and women. That probably won’t get a mention on his fascist mates’ socials."

https://searchlightmagazine.com/2026/06/far-right-auditor-young-bob-went-to-manchester-looking-for-trouble-and-found-it/

Not gonna share the vids without proper context, but suffice it ...

2026-06-15T21:24:30Z

Not gonna share the vids without proper context, but suffice it to say that the far-right "auditor" known as Young Bob of Turning Point UK - same fella who unwittingly provided evidence for the prosecution for attacks on police in Southampton (the daft prat filmed it all and dumped it online unedited) - has had the crap kicked out of him twice this weekend.

One of the attacks was by some teenage girls he'd been harassing with his camera. This kid really doesn't make life easy for himself, eh? 🙄

Their second favourite borrower is the one who isn't wealthy ...

2026-06-15T15:11:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…mjqd
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Their second favourite borrower is the one who isn't wealthy - indeed is struggling somewhat - but is good enough at budgeting to always prioritise repayments. Those are the borrowers who can be callously milked for interest as they languish perpetually in expensive overdrafts, and regularly need to use credit cards for necessities whenever they're hit with unexpected costs.

Increasingly, that describes your typical bank customer.

I see the propaganda campaign is already on to blame US cost-push ...

2026-06-13T00:11:21Z

I see the propaganda campaign is already on to blame US cost-push inflation on federal debt and spending policies, rather than constant disastrous tariffs and the strangulation of fuel supplies due to the reckless war on Iran.

This is just laying the groundwork for further excuses to cut public spending just as in 2007 - 2008, 2000 - 2001, and 1973 - 1974 here in the UK (which was also really an oil supply crisis, in that case due to an Arabian rather than Persian embargo).

No-one ever learns.

This late Gen Xer ditched all corporate platforms in 2019/2020, ...

2026-06-12T06:25:16Z

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This late Gen Xer ditched all corporate platforms in 2019/2020, with the sole exception of WhatsApp, because it's like pulling teeth trying to convince people that Signal is more secure and offers almost exactly the same functionality.

Social media is designed to be so addictive, many won't leave even if it's becoming a marketplace for child pornography (X), or is being leveraged by billionaires to attack democracy (both X and Facebook). They'll always rationalise their own usage.

While I don't disagree, this is literally a stark example of ...

2026-06-11T21:09:42Z

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While I don't disagree, this is literally a stark example of the opposite: the State 👉🏼failing👈🏼 to use the existing, selective free speech curtailments in order to increase control of the oppressed.

It's illegal in the UK to use threatening, abusive or ...

2026-06-11T20:39:37Z

It's illegal in the UK to use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior that stir up hatred or are intended to cause harassment, alarm or distress based on race, religion or other protected characteristics. Why then are such fascists as Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson and Danny Tommo allowed to openly stir up race riots? Not much would have happened this week were it not for these public figures weighing in and urging followers to action.

There are 👉🏼existing👈🏼 laws for this type of shit.

You just know the billionaires are following these developments ...

2026-06-09T12:38:44Z

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You just know the billionaires are following these developments closely, eh? Peter Thiel already consumes the blood of younger men in the delusional belief it'll help him live longer. 🤮

So even the regular, old-fashioned autocorrect doesn't work ...

2026-06-08T02:23:58Z

So even the regular, old-fashioned autocorrect doesn't work anymore? I've just had to amend two occurances of "loyality" in a previous post. Had I not re-read what I'd written (something I don't usually bother with due to life constantly happening), I wouldn't have noticed the misspelling.

Why is autocorrect now autofuckingup? Who asked for autofuckup?

Oh this bubble needs to burst sooner rather than later. Even spreadsheets mess up the numbers. This technology DOESN'T WORK, and it never will.

This is also a good one. ...

2026-06-07T19:38:48Z

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This is also a good one.

Nor me. I have a collection of optical illusions that do fool me ...

2026-06-07T19:33:15Z

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Nor me. I have a collection of optical illusions that do fool me though!

Lemme find them...

☝🏼This is also why Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is ...

2026-06-05T18:50:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…u00r
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☝🏼This is also why Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is about as realistic as Musk building a permanent colony on Mars, which even he now admits isn't going to happen (he's switched to the moon, which also isn't going to happen as he can barely get a rocket out of Earth's atmosphere).

None of these things are ever going to become realities. Both of them are scams to extract from gullible investors with more money than sense.

These tech bros are just very successful confidence tricksters.

I've made the comparison several times before but will make ...

2026-06-05T18:27:41Z

I've made the comparison several times before but will make it again. A chicken fed only its own eggs - with no external source of nutrition - will quickly die. This is essentially what's beginning to happen with chatbots, as they have no way of distinguishing between hard-won human expertise and their own generative slop. The digitisation of all human knowledge - the internet - is their dataset, and they're increasingly eating their own eggs. This is known as "model collapse" and is inevitable.

I guess no-one reminded them about the whole leopards eating ...

2026-06-04T19:52:45Z

I guess no-one reminded them about the whole leopards eating faces thing. Just don't travel to the USA, for any reason. 🤷🏻‍♂️

"...dozens of fans who filled out the form have said on social media that their application status had changed this week from "approved" to "travel not authorised".

Some have told BBC Scotland News they could lose out on thousands of pounds in travel costs due to the changes, with Scotland's first World Cup game kicking off in less than two weeks."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy2yleex87o

Depressing how the likes of Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage are ...

2026-06-03T18:52:30Z

Depressing how the likes of Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage are pushing this daft "two-tier policing" myth, and under-educated white men are swallowing it whole. Farage has even claimed the white British now have less rights than ethnic minorities, which is preposterous.

"There are no official figures on anti-white bias in operational policing, but the statistics that do exist show longstanding racial bias against ethnic minorities, and especially against black people."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/03/police-anti-racism-policies-henry-nowak-explainer

I never argue for anarcho-syndicalism, because arguing is ...

2026-06-01T14:50:15Z

I never argue for anarcho-syndicalism, because arguing is pointless. My position isn't that a stateless and moneyless society is desirable, only that it's inevitable. We're facing total civilizational collapse, so you'd best read your Godwin, Stirner, Proudhon, Bakunin and Kropotkin if you wish to survive.

I'm in the camp that sees ML models that have been fine-tuned ...

2026-05-31T15:37:57Z

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I'm in the camp that sees ML models that have been fine-tuned and tested for reliability in very specific contexts, as having huge potential for the advancement of human knowledge. LLMs do not fall into this category, often failing even at basic arithmetic that most educated humans do reflexively in their heads.

Chatbots are nothing more than statistical confabulators, spewing out plausible-sounding text with no way of fact-checking their own outputs.

Machine learning (ML) is a subset of AI that's been used for ...

2026-05-31T14:40:19Z

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Machine learning (ML) is a subset of AI that's been used for decades to do stuff like, predict how proteins will fold, personalise medical treatments, analyse telescope imagery of outer space, forecast extreme weather events and many other uses.

LLMs on the other hand should never be used for anything important without extensive expert vetting of their outputs, which raises the question of why even bother using the LLM when you already have the expertise? 🤷🏻‍♂️

It's a seminal book. Great to see it recognised as such!

2026-05-31T12:54:08Z

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It's a seminal book. Great to see it recognised as such!

Whoever they are, they can be contacted at ...

2026-05-28T05:32:24Z

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Whoever they are, they can be contacted at indiewebsocial@gmail.com - which is ironic given that the whole point of the Indie Web is to rebel against Big Tech. 😆

Any indication as to why? Pretty sure your Palestinian solidarity ...

2026-05-28T05:10:26Z

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Any indication as to why? Pretty sure your Palestinian solidarity and anti-Israel posts are mainstream among informed folks by now?

It's already 30°C here in our part of the East Midlands with ...

2026-05-26T10:38:22Z

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It's already 30°C here in our part of the East Midlands with 47% humidity, and projected to hit 32°C this afternoon!

In May. 😳

There's also the often unspoken racial undertones: they ...

2026-05-25T09:24:45Z

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There's also the often unspoken racial undertones: they don't obsess over white Europeans coming here, and don't spend much time complaining about neighbours with names like Brzozowski, Petrauskas or Varga.

But the ones who are darker-skinned and whose ancestors came here from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Somalia, Nigeria? Those folks represent an existential threat to "Western civilization" and are a threat to "our" women and children!

Especially if they're Muslim.

Yes we've used a similar tactic with our PA system! Then mass ...

2026-05-25T08:30:59Z

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Yes we've used a similar tactic with our PA system! Then mass report their channels for copyright infringement. 😈

Word to the wise: starting to dox far-right "auditors" on ...

2026-05-24T19:10:54Z

Word to the wise: starting to dox far-right "auditors" on their own live streams - keeping it casual and friendly as if you genuinely know them ("oh hello Sonny, how's Amy?") - is it the best way to get them to fuck off immediately. If you've not encountered the "auditors" before, they're thirsty for any YouTube content they can monetise, and so aggressively antagonise and intimidate folks using cameras.

But it entirely disrupts their grift if you name them on their own streams.

Fellow nerds. A neighbour has an exceptional talent for ...

2026-05-23T20:23:25Z

Fellow nerds. A neighbour has an exceptional talent for retrieving retro tech from skips, flea markets, car boot sales, house clearances etc., for resale. But strong as his gut instincts are for what might be worth something to a collector, he's not particularly tech-savvy. He's just vibing it based on nostalgia.

If I were to give him a list of prize items to look out for if they're in good condition, what would you suggest should be on it?

Please share for reach!

Do you like Assam? I'm getting the impression from your tea ...

2026-05-23T17:25:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…hvlm
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Do you like Assam? I'm getting the impression from your tea posts that you prefer more delicate flavour notes, which is fine - we all have different tastes! - but for me personally, an earthy Assam is usually first choice. Barely a splash of milk, no sugar (unless I'm making Indian chai, which requires a little sweetness in my humble opinion!).

Much as I agree with you, this is not the suffering Olympics; ...

2026-05-19T09:36:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…8dqd
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Much as I agree with you, this is not the suffering Olympics; there's no competition here. The EU should be doing more to protect citizens in its territorial waters, even at the risk of a diplomatic crisis. It's disgraceful that Israel gets a free pass to engage in what is effectively piracy.

But yes, of course Palestians are in greater need - that's why there was a Sumud Flotilla in the first place.

While not a member, Ireland is still a NATO partner and an EU ...

2026-05-19T07:32:10Z

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While not a member, Ireland is still a NATO partner and an EU member state. It's also not up to Ireland to police the Mediterranean sea. That's the job of the 21 bordering nations under the regional legal framework known as the Barcelona Convention.

I know you were making a joke, but hundreds of humanitarian activists have been illegally detained in international waters. Previously, Israel has beaten and tortured detainees including Greta Thunberg, who spoke publicly of her ordeal.

The sister of the President of Ireland has been kidnapped by ...

2026-05-18T19:41:22Z

The sister of the President of Ireland has been kidnapped by Israel.

"Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among at least six Irish citizens aboard an aid flotilla who have been detained by Israel, organisers say.

The Global Sumud Flotilla said that 10 boats in a 60-vessel flotilla were intercepted in international waters and boarded by Israeli forces shortly after 9am on Monday."

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41846880.html

There's a strong CTC black tea from Mozambique that a friend ...

2026-05-18T17:20:21Z

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There's a strong CTC black tea from Mozambique that a friend used to deliberately stew to make it even stronger, and called it his "hangover blend".

Nothing subtle about it, but probably more effective than coffee as a pick-me-up! He made it for me once when I turned up visibly suffering from a night out, and woosh, that stuff sorted me out! 😆

This vid was put together by Amnesty UK and ripped from Insta by ...

2026-05-15T12:37:38Z

This vid was put together by Amnesty UK and ripped from Insta by a friend.

For the first time since 2011, the London crime gangs have called ...

2026-05-14T17:28:34Z

For the first time since 2011, the London crime gangs have called a truce to oppose the fascist Tommy Robinson on Saturday. Some of you will remember that in 2011, following the racist murder of Mark Duggan by police, riots swept across the capitol and spread to multiple cities and towns around the UK.

To what extent the gangs were involved is disputed, but there is nevertheless a possibility there will be trouble on Saturday, and if so the press will blame it all on the pro-Palestine movement.

You are my god now. I shall follow you.

2026-05-13T14:57:05Z

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You are my god now. I shall follow you.

Oh absolutely! I cannot myself speak German, but my housemate is ...

2026-05-13T14:12:23Z

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Oh absolutely! I cannot myself speak German, but my housemate is fluent and has often said that creatively compounding words is delightful fun that English-speakers will never quite grasp.

I would support this being incorporated into English. If we can verb nouns then we can compound them, dammit! Let's break down these walls! Let's have a breakdownwallexcitementfest! ✊🏼

I'm enjoying how, in informal English at least, it's ...

2026-05-13T11:19:07Z

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I'm enjoying how, in informal English at least, it's rapidly becoming acceptable to turn anything into a verb!

What's so disgraceful about the conduct of the tankies on ...

2026-05-04T09:33:20Z

What's so disgraceful about the conduct of the tankies on Saturday is that we're facing an existential threat to our democracy. It's never been in good shape, but that's no reason to allow it to become even worse.

Nigel Farage is a fascist who leads a fascist party. Now is not the time for the left to be fighting each other.

I can't be the only Brit who's deeply ashamed that King ...

2026-04-28T11:42:06Z

I can't be the only Brit who's deeply ashamed that King Charles is making a state visit to the USA. It's embarrassing enough that we still have a monarchy, in this day and age, without the King indulging a petulant psychopath who has threatened to invade allied nations and rolled out the red carpet for Putin.

What next, a banquet with Kim Jong Un?

But no-one wants "AI" in everything. Can you not read the ...

2026-04-11T22:30:52Z

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But no-one wants "AI" in everything. Can you not read the feedback? This is just another stock market bubble and it will burst.

The tech is disastrous for anything seriously consequential, and won't get any better because it's polluting its own training material, day by day.

You're gullible fools, the lot of you. Pathetic. By all means outsource your own human brains to a parrot puppet made by billionaires, but don't drag the rest of us into it.

We prefer to think for ourselves.

I still remember "Congress will keep him in check". 🥴

2026-04-08T00:32:28Z

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I still remember "Congress will keep him in check". 🥴

Being honest now (I realise you take immense pride in your ...

2026-04-06T16:10:44Z

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Being honest now (I realise you take immense pride in your locksport!), have you ever encountered a padlock that completely defeated you? If so, which brand was it? I mean, as an expert in lockpicking, what would you confidently recommend to a friend?

Also, what would you recommend to secure a bicycle? I've been told by a police officer that nearly everything can be brute forced with industrial bolt croppers - indeed, thieves prefer this method to tinkering with fiddly mechanisms.

What's so inspiring is that, with the Together Alliance ...

2026-03-31T17:15:15Z

What's so inspiring is that, with the Together Alliance having been established nationally, we now have the infrastructure in place for a powerful resistance movement. Protest alone may not defeat the fascists, but 500+ civil society orgs, workers' unions and faith groups, all working together in tandem, certainly can.

Note that the aerial footage shown here is only the main march. There were also number of "feeders" that merged with us in Whitehall/Trafalgar. This was a truly HUGE event! ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾✊🏼✊🏽

Just when you thought we already had enough reasons to reject ...

2026-03-29T22:27:57Z

Just when you thought we already had enough reasons to reject this harmful tech...

"Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat that they can raise the surface temperature of the land around them by several degrees – creating so-called data centre heat islands that may already be affecting up to 340 million people."

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521256-ai-data-centres-can-warm-surrounding-areas-by-up-to-9-1c/

Tommy is an even bigger fibber than the London Metropolitan ...

2026-03-29T12:52:54Z

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Tommy is an even bigger fibber than the London Metropolitan Police - and the press should also be chided for running with 150,000. He attracted no more than 110,000, as careful OSINT work - analysis of the crowds' density in drone footage vs. known capacity of the areas they were occupying - has shown.

That's still an alarming number, but nowhere near as historically large as yesterday's broad coalition of antifascists and anti-racists.

Wherever you were in the march, your estimate would be way off if ...

2026-03-29T12:35:12Z

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Wherever you were in the march, your estimate would be way off if you weren't aware there were several separate "feeder" marches from different start points in London, all converging on Whitehall and/or Trafalgar. The Palestine bloc (160-odd orgs) was it's own separate tributary, as was the Jewish bloc. There was a "silent" march for those with sensory issues, a shorter route for those with impaired mobility, etc.

It certainly dwarfed Tommy's fascist carnival last year.

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The police figure should be ignored as it is a bareface lie. ...

2026-03-29T12:22:57Z

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The police figure should be ignored as it is a bareface lie. I've attended large protests in London (with 10,000, 50,000, 70,000, 100,000, 500,000) for decades, and only an idiot would imagine as low as 50,000 attending this one. The march was still filtering into Whitehall when the end of the event was announced from the stage!

Some unknown number of people never even made it to Whitehall or Trafalgar before they had to return to their coaches. So don't "average" from a falsehood!

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2026-03-24T10:32:16Z

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We do have one (1) decent fishmonger, so that's a start! ...

2026-03-22T03:43:24Z

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We do have one (1) decent fishmonger, so that's a start!

I'm guessing the trouble with sushi is that it you've prepared it in advance and chilled it, then you have to serve it chilled? 'Cos leaving seafood out long enough to reach room temperature might be risky. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I wish I had the patience for making sushi! Good sushi is hard to ...

2026-03-22T03:25:03Z

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I wish I had the patience for making sushi!

Good sushi is hard to come by around here.

Protests create visibility and raise awareness when the media is ...

2026-03-21T05:36:34Z

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Protests create visibility and raise awareness when the media is trying to ignore dissent. They encourage greater participation rates among folks who might otherwise have thought they were alone and isolated in their opposition. Protests have always been an essential part of resistance movements everywhere and are not merely "performative", because general strikes will only work if enough people take part.

Nothing will work on its own; resistance must be full-spectrum and unrelenting.

📢 Big news for UK folks! The guest list of musicians ...

2026-03-20T10:08:29Z

📢 Big news for UK folks! The guest list of musicians who'll be playing on the 28th March in London as part of the gigantic Together Against the Far Right march - in which over 300 civil society groups are now taking part - has been confirmed...and it's one hell of a lineup! More musicians are still to be confirmed today.

This is going to be an event of truly historic proportions, possibly the largest free concert ever. 🥳

Find your bloc and book your coach tickets now.👇🏼

https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/blocs

Reform is a racist party full of far-right extremists. ...

2026-03-19T18:09:24Z

Reform is a racist party full of far-right extremists.

"Opposition councillors at Reform UK’s flagship Kent County Council (KCC) staged a mass walkout on Thursday, after Nigel Farage’s party tabled a motion declaring an “illegal immigration emergency” whilst blaming migrants for the spread of “infectious diseases” — a move condemned as racist and divisive amid a deadly meningitis outbreak in the county.

...The motion also railed against “foreigners” committing crimes."

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/03/19/reform-kent-council-suffers-walk-out-after-party-declares-immigration-emergency-during-meningitis-outbreak/

There is (or was) a rather long thread somewhere on the fedi ...

2026-03-18T03:02:31Z

There is (or was) a rather long thread somewhere on the fedi explaining why LGBTQ+ folks - and especially trans women - are perceived by white Christian nationalists as such a threat to their desired social order. It had hundreds of boosts.

I'm pretty sure it was written by some sort of academic with relevant credentials, as it ended with at least three posts of references! Other than that, I can only recall they were on a server with a 500 character limit.

Does this ring any bells for anyone?

I've written elsewhere that moving to renewables may only ...

2026-03-11T16:55:50Z

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I've written elsewhere that moving to renewables may only usher in a new era of eco-colonialism, as most of the minerals needed for the machinery of a "green transition" (electric batteries, wind turbines, solar panels etc.) are located in regions such as Latin America, Africa and Greenland. We need lithium, nickel, copper and cobalt, and nearly 60% of these resources are on or near indigenous lands.

So yes, it's not gonna be as straightforward as many seem to imagine.

For once, we somewhat disagree! The monetarist view that ...

2026-03-09T08:46:39Z

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For once, we somewhat disagree! The monetarist view that expanding the money supply is always inflationary is overly simplistic: in order for there to be runaway inflation, there has to be too many pounds sterling chasing too fews goods and services. In other words, where there is unused 👉🏼productive capacity👈🏼 in your economy, national spending can't add to inflation. If we have the raw materials, willing and able workforce, ecological space etc., we can always afford it.

Right! His "invisible hand" was never intended as a ...

2026-03-09T07:53:06Z

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Right! His "invisible hand" was never intended as a blanket justification for unregulated capitalism or selfishness! It was a loose metaphor used to argue against protectionism, and is nowhere presented in his works as a general theory of markets.

Indeed, it was largely ignored for nearly 200 years until it was popularized - and, I would argue, deliberately misrepresented - by Chicago School economists and other free market ideologues.

I wouldn't be the first to point out that they don't even ...

2026-03-09T07:17:24Z

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I wouldn't be the first to point out that they don't even understand macroeconomics! A currency-issuing government can always cover the interest on bonds, can never become insolvent, and - this is the kicker - does not even need to "borrow" from markets in order to spend. If the UK can spend money into existence for quantitative easing (QE) or Covid measures, then it can do so for any other purpose. 🤷🏻‍♂️

What's shaping up to be among the biggest protest marches in ...

2026-03-05T18:38:57Z

What's shaping up to be among the biggest protest marches in UK history is being formed now! The Together Against the Far Right demo in London has coaches travelling from all over England and beyond. 200+ civil society orgs, faith groups, worker's unions, celebrities and regular citizens are taking part. You can book tickets below, and most areas have concessional prices as low as £5 for those short on funds.

🗓️ Sat 28 March, 12pm, Park Lane northbound. Let’s do this.

https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/getting-there

Well done! Wishing you the best in your new career. 👊🏼

2026-03-05T15:42:54Z

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Well done! Wishing you the best in your new career. 👊🏼

Epstein Files Derangement Syndrome (EFDS) is when everything the ...

2026-02-28T14:29:29Z

Epstein Files Derangement Syndrome (EFDS) is when everything the Trump regime does is characterised as a "distraction" from the Epstein files, despite there having been pre-existing plans for everything the Trump regime is doing.

They're not bothering to try and "distract" us from the Epstein files. They couldn't give two hoots what we know is in the Epstein files, because they think they're immune from justice and democracy. They want oil from Venezuela and Iran, and minerals from Greenland.

Cry more, Goodwin and Farage. You were crushed in this ...

2026-02-27T04:41:41Z

Cry more, Goodwin and Farage. You were crushed in this by-election despite trying every dirty trick in the book.

✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

#GortonAndDenton #UKpol

But the Muslamic wokerati though...

2026-02-27T04:36:05Z

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But the Muslamic wokerati though...

By 4,000 votes. Decisive with for the Greens. ✊🏼

2026-02-27T04:34:03Z

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By 4,000 votes. Decisive with for the Greens. ✊🏼

If anyone were to offer me a job working remotely as a ...

2026-02-19T01:51:50Z

If anyone were to offer me a job working remotely as a 👉🏼human👈🏼 proofreader - the kind who is extremely well-read and has a deep appreciation of creative, colourful prose - I would take it even if the pay was modest.

I would relish spending my days absorbed in the writing of others, and it would feel like a valuable public service in a world in which "proofreaders" are increasingly turning to LLMs to convert everything into bland, uniform, perfectly grammatical dross.

#FediHire

50,000 members already. "The far-right Restore Britain party ...

2026-02-17T04:42:36Z

50,000 members already.

"The far-right Restore Britain party was launched on Friday night in Great Yarmouth by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe and has been endorsed by Elon Musk.

Lowe, a millionaire businessman and farmer...pledged to close off visa routes for "Albania, Pakistan, Somalia, Eritrea, Afghanistan and plenty more".

"We will discriminate," Lowe proclaimed.

...Lowe said the party would "abolish the entire asylum systems", adding: "No more asylum seekers.""

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-will-discriminate-new-elon-musk-backed-restore-britain-party-launches

Not only Epstein. It's a nauseating fact that many ...

2026-02-15T17:01:45Z

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Not only Epstein. It's a nauseating fact that many billionaires think radical depopulation will be necessary to support their own over-consumption - that most of the global population dying from famine or other climate-related disasters is a price worth paying to preserve the system on which they depend.

They generally also believe that technology will somehow save their own class, because they have an almost religious faith in technological "solutions" to every problem.

I see you're using the word "people" in the loosest ...

2026-02-14T19:55:45Z

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I see you're using the word "people" in the loosest possible sense of "technically members of the only extant species of Homo, at least from a purely biological/taxonomic perspective". 🤷🏻‍♂️

The Big Tech broligarchy are trying to take over the planet, ...

2026-02-14T18:26:53Z

The Big Tech broligarchy are trying to take over the planet, while supporting fascist movements everywhere because they won't stop them doing it.

"...Discord has managed to make the rollout of its global age assurance policy seem even grimier. The company has informed some users in the UK they may be part of "an experiment" with Persona, an age verification vendor whose investors include Peter Thiel, co-founder of ICE's premier surveillance provider, Palantir."

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/oh-good-discords-age-verification-rollout-has-ties-to-palantir-co-founder-and-panopticon-architect-peter-thiel/

Have you heard of the Epstein files? 🤔

2026-02-13T19:18:52Z

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Have you heard of the Epstein files? 🤔

Billboard outside the Old Trafford soccer stadium in Stretford, ...

2026-02-13T17:45:18Z

Billboard outside the Old Trafford soccer stadium in Stretford, Manchester, England.

Based on how the Labour right have behaved so far, I'd say ...

2026-02-11T10:06:13Z

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Based on how the Labour right have behaved so far, I'd say it's highly unlikely they'd work with the left on anything, let alone form a coalition to keep Reform out of power. They've done nothing but try to divide, sideline and purge socialists and other progressives for over a decade.

The growing anti-monarchist sentiment in this country will likely ...

2026-02-09T21:32:35Z

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The growing anti-monarchist sentiment in this country will likely be a factor here. The stark generational divide in the data is likely to be of grave concern to the King. Support for the monarchy is concentrated among older people (55+), while in the 18 - 34 bracket, polls consistently show a robust majority would prefer a republic.

So the royalists are, in the most literal sense, dying.

You might find this article interesting. It shows how compulsory ...

2026-02-03T08:08:51Z

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You might find this article interesting. It shows how compulsory voting in Australia led to policy shifts in government that benefited those on low incomes, pretty much vindicating everything you've been saying about why high voter turnout matters so much.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/voter-turnout-in-the-2022-federal-election-hit-a-new-low-threatening-our-democratic-tradition/

I'm starting to think that the auditory and visual acuity to ...

2026-02-03T05:21:28Z

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I'm starting to think that the auditory and visual acuity to easily spot "AI", and be horrified by the Uncanny Valley-ness of it all, is not actually shared by everyone!

A lot of folks simply can't tell that what they're hearing and/or viewing is fake, and will even argue with those who point out that they've been duped. 🤷🏻‍♂️

If you haven't already, I'd recommend checking out Joe ...

2026-01-29T10:27:10Z

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If you haven't already, I'd recommend checking out Joe Stiglitz' book, Freefall. The chapter called Reforming Economics very adroitly dismantles some of the mainstream assumptions.

As you have suggested, "homo economicus" doesn't really exist, so any theories built on it will always have severe limitations. 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is such a great way of putting it, thank you. 🙏🏼 ...

2026-01-23T21:43:02Z

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This is such a great way of putting it, thank you. 🙏🏼

Another way it's been put to me in the past, is that there's more genetic diversity in your typical medium-sized herd of sheep than there is in the entire global human population - and most of that is within Africa, not outside of it.

On March 28th, as an answer to Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's ...

2026-01-22T07:57:37Z

On March 28th, as an answer to Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's 100,000-strong far right rally in London last year - the largest of its kind in UK history - a coalition of 80+ civil society groups are staging their own event in the capitol, which we hope will dwarf Stephen's and send a clear message to the white nationalists that they are outnumbered and do not have majority support.

You can download TOGETHER materials below for you to use locally:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qcMcME9kNAQLtSJ8f7ZZIT49lHM3ztX-

You can also add your name. 👇🏼

Starmer will continue to pander to the right. "We studied ...

2026-01-20T10:00:42Z

Starmer will continue to pander to the right.

"We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less. We’ve also found that when social democratic parties propose strongly reducing immigration numbers, this leads to less support for social democratic parties at the ballot box."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/26/labour-reform-uk-nigel-farage-immigration-voters

Working on it; will edit to update this reply soon with info. ...

2026-01-17T20:50:46Z

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Working on it; will edit to update this reply soon with info. 🙏🏼

Edit:

Together Coalition Sign-up: together.org.uk/join

Together for Change: tfc.cymru

All Wales Forum: allwalesforum.org.uk

To contact Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) Valleys, use the email sutrvalleys@gmail.com, or reach out via their contact, Jay Calderisi.

The coalition are converging in London for this event. 👇🏼

I won't boost or interact with Bluesky accounts anymore (I ...

2026-01-17T18:18:44Z

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I won't boost or interact with Bluesky accounts anymore (I wouldn't boost them into others' feeds even before all this) but am giving it like, a week to see if some of those I follow there will jump ship.

Whether they do so or not, after that I'm blocking the bridge. Those who stay will have made their choice. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@npub15t7…08hr Precisely why I get so frustrated with those who ...

2026-01-14T20:47:04Z

Madeleine Morris (npub15t7…08hr) Precisely why I get so frustrated with those who think the current US regime will implode like a flan in a cheap oven. Of course it will - that many incompetent, ignorant clowns can't maintain power indefinitely - but at what cost to the rest of us, and how much worse might things get beforehand?

Here in the UK we're already building a national resistance movement, comprised of 80+ civil society groups to oppose our own ascendent far right. There's no room today for complacency.

So sure, have your big pro-Palestine protest, but don't keep ...

2026-01-12T07:19:44Z

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So sure, have your big pro-Palestine protest, but don't keep having them again and again until your actions are increasingly impossible to ignore, resulting in growing visibility and momentum for your cause.

That's what they really mean by "cumulative impact": they're fine with protests...provided the movement will reliably fizzle out and everyone can just forget about it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yes. You might kill house plant if you forget to water it. ...

2026-01-11T12:37:08Z

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Yes. You might kill house plant if you forget to water it.

Premeditively and deliberately shooting an innocent, unarmed person three times in the head at point blank range, in broad daylight and on camera, and then gloating over it afterwards, is first-degree murder. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Fixed it for you. 👇🏼 ...

2026-01-10T20:12:46Z

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Fixed it for you. 👇🏼

I dunno, but it would probably take an Olympic swimming pool ...

2026-01-10T20:00:09Z

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I dunno, but it would probably take an Olympic swimming pool amount of water to generate! Whole passages of that book are barely even English (or indeed any other intelligible language).

Mamdani's inaugural speech was one for the ages. Proving that ...

2026-01-02T18:40:29Z

Mamdani's inaugural speech was one for the ages. Proving that if you're unapologetically progressive and politically left-of-centre, and say so loudly and proudly, the people will listen. Constantly pandering to the most reactionary forces is a losing strategy. Showing backbone and strong leadership, even challenging your own base to rise to the moment? That's how good people win. 👏🏼

Which is where climate change denial and disinfo comes in. It’s ...

2025-12-30T12:08:26Z

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Which is where climate change denial and disinfo comes in. It’s not only about greedy CEOs protecting their profits. For the people with the most to lose, it’s about keeping the whole capitalist system afloat by any means necessary. They don't want mainstream acknowledgment that we need to stop using fossil fuels. Because if that happens, this gigantic house of cards built on the remains of dead dinosaurs comes tumbling down, and all their mechanisms of power are broken. Kaput.

6/6

This whole rotten system is dependent on investors believing ...

2025-12-30T12:05:22Z

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This whole rotten system is dependent on investors *believing* that we will, somehow, definitely keep extracting those resources. It's the Mother of all Bubbles: if everyone decided tomorrow to stop drilling and burning them for good, any financial assets based on them would become worthless. Gone. Poof. And with them, trillions of dollars tied up in fossil fuel-based investments. The richest people in the world would see their wealth evaporate overnight. Capitalism itself would implode.

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Because it's not about the resources we've already ...

2025-12-30T12:04:16Z

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Because it's not about the resources we've already extracted, it's about what's still in the ground. Not only are we burning fossil fuels, we're also banking on them. Like mortgage repayments yet to be made, the reserves of oil, gas and coal that remain unexploited have become financial assets, and are treated as though they've already been extracted and sold. They are traded, speculated upon, borrowed against, and woven into the fabric of global finance.

4/6

Why would the richest people who've ever lived be backing ...

2025-12-30T12:02:33Z

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Why would the richest people who've ever lived be backing far-right movements everywhere, lobbying governments and politicians, and funding shady NGOs and public figures to promote rampant xenophobia, strengthening of borders, outlawing of protest and dissent, and rollbacks of civil liberties? Why is it that for them, it’s business-as-usual even if it means fascist police states and totalitarian rule? Even if it means destroying all life as we know it?

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Not only that, but emissions from the industries on which this ...

2025-12-30T12:00:53Z

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Not only that, but emissions from the industries on which this system of oppression and violence depends, are heating our world at a rate too rapid for many ecosystems to adapt. Biodiversity is already collapsing fast. Food supply chains are at risk. So why, instead of continuing to spend countless trillions on genocidal military incursions over finite resources, won't our power elites invest more in renewable energies instead? It's not as if climate impacts won't cost us, regardless.

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This will be a short thread of home truths about capitalism. ...

2025-12-30T11:59:10Z

This will be a short thread of home truths about capitalism. Contrary to popular belief, Western economic dominance wasn't built on "free markets". It was built on pipeline and tanker routes, energy consortiums and contracts, enforced by brutal colonialist wars and the might of armies. It was built on the backs of the enslaved and the subjugated, and depends to this day on an endless supply of cheap hydrocarbons. And eventually, these fuels are going to run out.

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Same in Venezuela. During the Cold War there was a stable ...

2025-12-29T21:17:12Z

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Same in Venezuela. During the Cold War there was a stable partnership with the USA in which Venezuela was a reliable oil exporter and democratic ally.

Relations only became adversarial after the election of Hugo Chávez in 1999, due to his anti-American stance and...*drum roll*...nationalization of the oil sector. This put the two countries on a collision course which has continued to this day.

It's always about resources, and Trump is too loose-lipped to maintain any other pretense.

Did you hear about Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) ...

2025-12-29T11:52:58Z

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Did you hear about Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot? They gave €325 weekly (equivalent to about $1,500 a month) to 2,000 artists from 2022 - 2025, no strings attached.

It's going to be made permanent with a successor scheme starting in 2026, for which creatives can apply rather than be selected randomly. So I imagine a lot of folks who qualify for citizenship will be considering making the move!

Be grateful you're not my neighbour. The initially plausible ...

2025-12-28T18:51:16Z

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Be grateful you're not my neighbour. The initially plausible excuses for how I accidentally ended up sat at your dinner table would grow increasingly elaborate.