James
@derpjames.bsky.social
History, Homebrew, and cHristianity (but clearly not alliteration). Here to learn and explore.
I lovingly curate @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
I lovingly curate @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
Really interesting research from @christianityon.bsky.social - I've seen a few claims that AI detection software is biased against autistic people and it's great that someone has actually fact-checked this (tl;dr, it isn't)
youtu.be/SN0_TZ1WoCE
youtu.be/SN0_TZ1WoCE
Is AI Detection Software Biased Against Autistic Writing?
YouTube video by Christianity On The Spectrum
youtu.be
September 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Really interesting research from @christianityon.bsky.social - I've seen a few claims that AI detection software is biased against autistic people and it's great that someone has actually fact-checked this (tl;dr, it isn't)
youtu.be/SN0_TZ1WoCE
youtu.be/SN0_TZ1WoCE
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Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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The Daily Mail supporting fascists. How very out of character
September 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The Daily Mail supporting fascists. How very out of character
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A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.
September 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.
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The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do.
You can donate here: rnli.org
You can donate here: rnli.org
RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
rnli.org
September 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do.
You can donate here: rnli.org
You can donate here: rnli.org
Suttons seed catalogue arrived today and something tells me I'm not their average demographic...
#gardening
#gardening
September 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Suttons seed catalogue arrived today and something tells me I'm not their average demographic...
#gardening
#gardening
#CofEPeeps Not sure how many of you are signed up to the mailing list, but the Real Advent Calendar for 2026 has now been launched, and this year there's a dark chocolate edition too!
meaningfulchocolate.co.uk/collections/...
meaningfulchocolate.co.uk/collections/...
Christmas
Unique ways to share the Christmas story... Next day delivery is made by tracked next day DHL. There is free delivery if you spend £89 or more (mainland GB ex Highlands and Isles).
meaningfulchocolate.co.uk
September 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
#CofEPeeps Not sure how many of you are signed up to the mailing list, but the Real Advent Calendar for 2026 has now been launched, and this year there's a dark chocolate edition too!
meaningfulchocolate.co.uk/collections/...
meaningfulchocolate.co.uk/collections/...
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My agent got an UNHINGED LLM-slop email about mypublished book. Some choice quotes:
'There is something so achingly compelling about a book that, when you think about it, is not so different from a lot of other books, except for the part where it features the most surprising questions they can ask'
'There is something so achingly compelling about a book that, when you think about it, is not so different from a lot of other books, except for the part where it features the most surprising questions they can ask'
September 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
My agent got an UNHINGED LLM-slop email about mypublished book. Some choice quotes:
'There is something so achingly compelling about a book that, when you think about it, is not so different from a lot of other books, except for the part where it features the most surprising questions they can ask'
'There is something so achingly compelling about a book that, when you think about it, is not so different from a lot of other books, except for the part where it features the most surprising questions they can ask'
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HOLY SHIT DUDES
fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God
and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God
and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document
The more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”
www.americamagazine.org
September 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
HOLY SHIT DUDES
fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God
and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God
and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
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"The Sabbath was made for human beings, not human beings for the Sabbath".
The purpose of economic life is to support care, rather than care existing to support economic life.
September 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
"The Sabbath was made for human beings, not human beings for the Sabbath".
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Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change.
Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
September 1, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change.
Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
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This is what happens when a director conflates a parable with real-world nuance. No, we don't need to "both sides" this tale because Dickens wrote the story as it was meant to be understood. Scrooge made mistakes and needed a wakeup call. That's it.
The film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
Ti West's Ebenezer will ponder whether Scrooge had a point, actually
Ti West's Ebenezer will ponder whether Scrooge had a point, actually
www.avclub.com
August 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is what happens when a director conflates a parable with real-world nuance. No, we don't need to "both sides" this tale because Dickens wrote the story as it was meant to be understood. Scrooge made mistakes and needed a wakeup call. That's it.
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Everlasting God,
you sent the gentle bishop Aidan
to proclaim the gospel in this land:
grant us to live as he taught
in simplicity, humility and love for the poor;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Happy feast of St Aidan of Lindisfarne 🫶🙏
you sent the gentle bishop Aidan
to proclaim the gospel in this land:
grant us to live as he taught
in simplicity, humility and love for the poor;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Happy feast of St Aidan of Lindisfarne 🫶🙏
August 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Everlasting God,
you sent the gentle bishop Aidan
to proclaim the gospel in this land:
grant us to live as he taught
in simplicity, humility and love for the poor;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Happy feast of St Aidan of Lindisfarne 🫶🙏
you sent the gentle bishop Aidan
to proclaim the gospel in this land:
grant us to live as he taught
in simplicity, humility and love for the poor;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Happy feast of St Aidan of Lindisfarne 🫶🙏
After a bit of a break and pallet cleanse I'm back reading Wealth of Nations.
It seems the idea that the colonisation of the Americas wasn't entirely noble and unproblematic isn't as new a phenomenon as some people like to suggest...
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It seems the idea that the colonisation of the Americas wasn't entirely noble and unproblematic isn't as new a phenomenon as some people like to suggest...
💙📚💡
August 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
After a bit of a break and pallet cleanse I'm back reading Wealth of Nations.
It seems the idea that the colonisation of the Americas wasn't entirely noble and unproblematic isn't as new a phenomenon as some people like to suggest...
💙📚💡
It seems the idea that the colonisation of the Americas wasn't entirely noble and unproblematic isn't as new a phenomenon as some people like to suggest...
💙📚💡
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A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to our School Uniform Appeal so far! 💙
Many families are facing the rising cost of uniforms and school essentials.
✨Consider donating to help ease the burden from families who cannot afford the costs: www.acts435.org.uk/appeals/scho...
Many families are facing the rising cost of uniforms and school essentials.
✨Consider donating to help ease the burden from families who cannot afford the costs: www.acts435.org.uk/appeals/scho...
August 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to our School Uniform Appeal so far! 💙
Many families are facing the rising cost of uniforms and school essentials.
✨Consider donating to help ease the burden from families who cannot afford the costs: www.acts435.org.uk/appeals/scho...
Many families are facing the rising cost of uniforms and school essentials.
✨Consider donating to help ease the burden from families who cannot afford the costs: www.acts435.org.uk/appeals/scho...
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Posts being shared thousands of times on social media claim Japan has named a Covid mRNA vaccine the “most deadly drug” in the “history of humankind”.
It hasn’t. And it isn’t. Approved Covid vaccines are safe.
fullfact.org/world/japan-...
It hasn’t. And it isn’t. Approved Covid vaccines are safe.
fullfact.org/world/japan-...
Japan hasn’t named Covid mRNA vaccine the ‘most deadly drug’ – Full Fact
The misleading claim is being shared again after first appearing in 2024.
fullfact.org
August 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Posts being shared thousands of times on social media claim Japan has named a Covid mRNA vaccine the “most deadly drug” in the “history of humankind”.
It hasn’t. And it isn’t. Approved Covid vaccines are safe.
fullfact.org/world/japan-...
It hasn’t. And it isn’t. Approved Covid vaccines are safe.
fullfact.org/world/japan-...
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Please join us in prayer for the people of Nepal and Tibet, after devastating flash floods swept through communities along the border 🙏
We hold in our hearts all those affected, and the rescue teams working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
We hold in our hearts all those affected, and the rescue teams working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
August 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Please join us in prayer for the people of Nepal and Tibet, after devastating flash floods swept through communities along the border 🙏
We hold in our hearts all those affected, and the rescue teams working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
We hold in our hearts all those affected, and the rescue teams working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
Picked another tubfull of tomatoes this evening, and found this little oddity - conjoined tomatoes!
August 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Picked another tubfull of tomatoes this evening, and found this little oddity - conjoined tomatoes!
This took me far longer than it should have done, because I decided to read a chapter per night and...it's 101 chapters long...but I've finally finished @fakehistoryhunter.net's book!
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August 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This took me far longer than it should have done, because I decided to read a chapter per night and...it's 101 chapters long...but I've finally finished @fakehistoryhunter.net's book!
💙📚💡
💙📚💡
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Took @mrsemilia.bsky.social out for a romantic walk with a bucket and some secateurs this evening, so now I have some elderberries to sort out! Definitely feel better than last year's, despite the horridly hot summer.
August 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Took @mrsemilia.bsky.social out for a romantic walk with a bucket and some secateurs this evening, so now I have some elderberries to sort out! Definitely feel better than last year's, despite the horridly hot summer.
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I keep thinking about this Lion I saw this weekend.
August 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
I keep thinking about this Lion I saw this weekend.
Just finished reading I, Robot. I've seen a lot of people talking about it in the light of -gestures wildly- everything, so thought I'd best read it. I'm glad I did! 💙📚
August 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Just finished reading I, Robot. I've seen a lot of people talking about it in the light of -gestures wildly- everything, so thought I'd best read it. I'm glad I did! 💙📚
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Man calls 999 after buying alcohol-free gin by mistake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Man calls Hertfordshire Police on 999 after buying alcohol-free gin by mistake
Police release audio of his emergency call, in which he requests assistance to help get his £6 back.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Man calls 999 after buying alcohol-free gin by mistake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
www.404media.co
August 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now: