stephen
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whovian | dad | husband | chaplain | teacher | discourse digger | "we are the cosmos made conscious" - prof brian cox
I turned on the lights, the TV and the radio
Still I can’t escape the goats of ewe
Still I can’t escape the goats of ewe
October 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I turned on the lights, the TV and the radio
Still I can’t escape the goats of ewe
Still I can’t escape the goats of ewe
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Computer consciousness is a fairy tale
Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Computer consciousness is a fairy tale
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Whether you’re Pope Leo, MLK, Dorothy Day, Talarico or Eleanor Roosevelt - quoting Jesus directly will get you called a “communist” by Fake Christians.
Peter Thiel is lashing out at the pope because he is Thiel’s worst fear.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
“A Useful Idiot for the Chinese Communists” — Peter Thiel Attacks Pope Leo XIV for the Third Time
The billionaire who bankrolled JD Vance’s Senate race, and whom Vance credits with reopening the door to his faith, went after the American pope again on Thursday in Berlin. The vice president has sai...
www.thelettersfromleo.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Whether you’re Pope Leo, MLK, Dorothy Day, Talarico or Eleanor Roosevelt - quoting Jesus directly will get you called a “communist” by Fake Christians.
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Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
September 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
Brown (left) or Tan (right)?
September 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Brown (left) or Tan (right)?
September 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Absolutely this
And why are academic and vocational qualifications always somehow in opposition? I am a competent plumber, electrician, carpenter and machinist. I also have a PhD at the interface between physics, computing and engineering.
September 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Absolutely this
Was Nick wearing his slippers? #Newsnight
September 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Was Nick wearing his slippers? #Newsnight
“My dear boy, why don’t you just try acting?”
Aaron Sorkin explained to the crew that the Succession star would "treat you the way he imagines Mark treats the people around him." www.avclub.com/jeremy-stron...
Channeling Mark Zuckerberg made Jeremy Strong into a jerk, unsurprisingly
Channeling Mark Zuckerberg made Jeremy Strong into a jerk, unsurprisingly
www.avclub.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“My dear boy, why don’t you just try acting?”
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September 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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![[Facebook post] Home Office
Break our laws. Face removal.
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How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
www.adambienkov.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
I’m looking forward to the LibDem conference dominating the news headlines
September 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I’m looking forward to the LibDem conference dominating the news headlines
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The Church of England is far from perfect. But it absolutely made the right call on Calvin Robinson
Just checking how Calvin Robinson and Andrew Bridgen are getting on these days....
September 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Church of England is far from perfect. But it absolutely made the right call on Calvin Robinson
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Just checking how Calvin Robinson and Andrew Bridgen are getting on these days....
September 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Just checking how Calvin Robinson and Andrew Bridgen are getting on these days....
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We’re all Stephen Watkins.
September 19, 2026 at 7:32 AM
We’re all Stephen Watkins.
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Only one clear strong voice against racism and xenophobia swirling around Piddington #Newsnight
I hope she's ok, Othered in her own home for being decent
I hope she's ok, Othered in her own home for being decent
September 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Only one clear strong voice against racism and xenophobia swirling around Piddington #Newsnight
I hope she's ok, Othered in her own home for being decent
I hope she's ok, Othered in her own home for being decent
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To fix the plane. They keep it next to the WD 40. Probably holds the wings on.
September 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
To fix the plane. They keep it next to the WD 40. Probably holds the wings on.
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It's that time again, National Trust members.
Please use the QuickVote or make your own choices but avoid Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing and Omrani.
Hopefully one day "Restore Trust" will give up trying to Restore Empire and deny our full and honest history as a nation.
Please use the QuickVote or make your own choices but avoid Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing and Omrani.
Hopefully one day "Restore Trust" will give up trying to Restore Empire and deny our full and honest history as a nation.
September 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
It's that time again, National Trust members.
Please use the QuickVote or make your own choices but avoid Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing and Omrani.
Hopefully one day "Restore Trust" will give up trying to Restore Empire and deny our full and honest history as a nation.
Please use the QuickVote or make your own choices but avoid Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing and Omrani.
Hopefully one day "Restore Trust" will give up trying to Restore Empire and deny our full and honest history as a nation.
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Apropos of nothing in particular... 🤔
Reform is proposing to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets to 10%, establish a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund, and allow UK taxes to be paid in cryptocurrency.
Reform is proposing to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets to 10%, establish a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund, and allow UK taxes to be paid in cryptocurrency.
The Simpsons Mr Burns Evil Smile
ALT: The Simpsons Mr Burns Evil Smile
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September 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Apropos of nothing in particular... 🤔
Reform is proposing to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets to 10%, establish a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund, and allow UK taxes to be paid in cryptocurrency.
Reform is proposing to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets to 10%, establish a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund, and allow UK taxes to be paid in cryptocurrency.
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Reform has now taken tens of millions of pounds from crypto billionaires at exactly the same time as promising to legislate to slash taxes on crypto sales in half, potentially saving them hundreds of millions
September 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Reform has now taken tens of millions of pounds from crypto billionaires at exactly the same time as promising to legislate to slash taxes on crypto sales in half, potentially saving them hundreds of millions
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A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.”
This is who owns Farage now
This is who owns Farage now
September 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.”
This is who owns Farage now
This is who owns Farage now
Mind you, Facebook probably just as bad
Everyone still using X is using a website that produces and distributes CSAM. It is disgusting and immoral and nobody has any excuse for not being fully aware at this point.
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
September 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Mind you, Facebook probably just as bad