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Looking forward to reading it.
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After scuppering Labour MP Stella Creasy’s efforts to cap donations in the Commons last week, time is running out to introduce a UK donations limit in the House of Lords, where the bill has its second reading today. The public seems on board. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
Why Reform UK Could Be Forced to Hand Back Their £72m Donations From Crypto Billionaires
Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo gave a record £36 million each over the weekend to Nigel Farage's party, but a new law means they may have to take it all back
bylinetimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
After scuppering Labour MP Stella Creasy’s efforts to cap donations in the Commons last week, time is running out to introduce a UK donations limit in the House of Lords, where the bill has its second reading today. The public seems on board. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus:
pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
September 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus:
pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
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It's been almost a decade since I started writing about Far Right extremists and the social media grift economy - and it's so, so much worse now. www.independent.co.uk/voices/tommy...
Opinion: A spike in far right radicalisation should terrify us – here's how to stop it in its tracks
The distraction of a chaotic and disruptive Brexit is a genuine risk to our ability to fight this brand of extremism
www.independent.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
It's been almost a decade since I started writing about Far Right extremists and the social media grift economy - and it's so, so much worse now. www.independent.co.uk/voices/tommy...
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Last I heard, this offence should carry a prison sentence of 5 years just for talking about potentially organising the blocking of a road or does that only apply to people who care about saving the planet from climate oblivion?
Note how the moral panic about blocking the roads disappears if it's the far right doing it
"Roads are all blocked. They are never going to be allowed to leave". The news reports do not yet include if any arrests were made or not in Portsmouth last night. A couple of police cars had their windows smashed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Last I heard, this offence should carry a prison sentence of 5 years just for talking about potentially organising the blocking of a road or does that only apply to people who care about saving the planet from climate oblivion?
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THREAD.
A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
August 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
THREAD.
A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
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You can choose to believe what you like about Jason Arday.
But he ran those marathons
And he deserves people knowing that.
He was failed by the British press.
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But he ran those marathons
And he deserves people knowing that.
He was failed by the British press.
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August 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
You can choose to believe what you like about Jason Arday.
But he ran those marathons
And he deserves people knowing that.
He was failed by the British press.
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But he ran those marathons
And he deserves people knowing that.
He was failed by the British press.
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It seems we need a reminder that the Luddites did not hate technology. The were, in fact, technology experts who objected to the dehumanization and abuse of workers by investors and factory owners through new technologies.
August 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM
It seems we need a reminder that the Luddites did not hate technology. The were, in fact, technology experts who objected to the dehumanization and abuse of workers by investors and factory owners through new technologies.
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On Sunday, parents across the five boroughs got a night to themselves while NY's Cutest enjoyed free activities with NYC Parks staff at select recreation centers.
Free & accessible child care doesn’t just make our city more affordable — it gives parents time to rest, recharge, or enjoy a night out.
Free & accessible child care doesn’t just make our city more affordable — it gives parents time to rest, recharge, or enjoy a night out.
This past weekend, New York City launched its first Parents’ Night Out, a new initiative by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to give families four hours of free babysitting. It was a hit.
What Parents Really Want? Free Babysitting.
This past weekend, New York City launched its first Parents’ Night Out, a new initiative by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to give families four hours of free babysitting. It was a hit.
www.thecut.com
August 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
On Sunday, parents across the five boroughs got a night to themselves while NY's Cutest enjoyed free activities with NYC Parks staff at select recreation centers.
Free & accessible child care doesn’t just make our city more affordable — it gives parents time to rest, recharge, or enjoy a night out.
Free & accessible child care doesn’t just make our city more affordable — it gives parents time to rest, recharge, or enjoy a night out.
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We don't need another inquiry into press behaviour, we've already had one.
We just need to enact its recommendations in full.
#leveson @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
We just need to enact its recommendations in full.
#leveson @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
🧵 Andy Burnham is now PM. He has the power to do something no govt has managed in 13 years: finish the job on Leveson.
It's time to hold him to his word.
#C4News
It's time to hold him to his word.
#C4News
There is no doubt that the right wing press is responsible for a large proportion of the lies about immigration. Implementing Leveson's recommendations in full would have helped tackle that misinformation @mrjamesob.bsky.social 🧵
@lbc.co.uk
@lbc.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
We don't need another inquiry into press behaviour, we've already had one.
We just need to enact its recommendations in full.
#leveson @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
We just need to enact its recommendations in full.
#leveson @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
Might actually be worse than it seems.
My essay on “Unhumans” was quoted in @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s newsletter today.
One thing about fascists: they tell you what they are doing. They write it down.
It’s important that we understand this, even if the mainstream press can’t/won’t acknowledge it.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
One thing about fascists: they tell you what they are doing. They write it down.
It’s important that we understand this, even if the mainstream press can’t/won’t acknowledge it.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
July 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Might actually be worse than it seems.
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The FIFA World Cup on Sunday in New York will be won by Spain. Tr*mp will be present during the ceremony. The Spanish King Felipe VI will be there as well as PM Pedro Sánchez and Tr*mp will be booed out of the stadium. I can't wait!!
July 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The FIFA World Cup on Sunday in New York will be won by Spain. Tr*mp will be present during the ceremony. The Spanish King Felipe VI will be there as well as PM Pedro Sánchez and Tr*mp will be booed out of the stadium. I can't wait!!
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Teddy Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919.
Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?'"
July 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Teddy Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919.
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This may be the biggest SCOTUS decision of the week….
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This may be the biggest SCOTUS decision of the week….
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
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And don't forget: we don't have to help Bezos get richer. A lot of products on the Amazon site can be purchased directly from the vendor on their own website.
June 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
And don't forget: we don't have to help Bezos get richer. A lot of products on the Amazon site can be purchased directly from the vendor on their own website.
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Here's a fun fact about Elon Musk: in 2020, his (nominal) net worth was $20b, and today it's $1t (nominally). But *that's* not the fun fact; *this* is: everything he's done since 2020 was a flop.
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June 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Here's a fun fact about Elon Musk: in 2020, his (nominal) net worth was $20b, and today it's $1t (nominally). But *that's* not the fun fact; *this* is: everything he's done since 2020 was a flop.
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But it occurred to me that this whole enterprise of making sense of AI needs to be framed in the context of the messiness of AI itself, and AI boosters' overwhelming, promiscuous and disjointed Gish Gallop.
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June 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
But it occurred to me that this whole enterprise of making sense of AI needs to be framed in the context of the messiness of AI itself, and AI boosters' overwhelming, promiscuous and disjointed Gish Gallop.
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My next book (out this month) is *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*. I wrote it because I was frustrated by people demanding that I talk about AI, and then handing me 800 words or 13 minutes to address 50 nebulous, poorly supported claims about AI:
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. In modern tech parlance, ...
us.macmillan.com
June 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My next book (out this month) is *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*. I wrote it because I was frustrated by people demanding that I talk about AI, and then handing me 800 words or 13 minutes to address 50 nebulous, poorly supported claims about AI:
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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Was it about whether we needed some kind of system to prevent "runaway AI," in the event that we teach so many words to the word-guessing program that it wakes up, becomes God, and turns us all into paperclips?
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June 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Was it about whether we needed some kind of system to prevent "runaway AI," in the event that we teach so many words to the word-guessing program that it wakes up, becomes God, and turns us all into paperclips?
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"Gish Gallop" is a debating term for an opponent who makes so many claims that "it's impossible to address them in the time available" (it's named for Creationist Duane Gish):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI.
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June 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
"Gish Gallop" is a debating term for an opponent who makes so many claims that "it's impossible to address them in the time available" (it's named for Creationist Duane Gish):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI.
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IT'S THE LAST DAY to pre-order my next book, *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, through my Kickstarter. Help me continue to prove that DRM-free isn't just the *right* way to reach an audience, it's also the *best* way to reach them:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
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June 4, 2026 at 7:14 AM
IT'S THE LAST DAY to pre-order my next book, *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, through my Kickstarter. Help me continue to prove that DRM-free isn't just the *right* way to reach an audience, it's also the *best* way to reach them:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
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What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy.
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
June 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy.
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
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And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale.
June 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale.
I honestly can't do just to how much I enjoy reading Cory Doctorow. Where it's his books or essays. His comprehension of the world and it's direction is masterful.
pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/a...
pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/a...
Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
May 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I honestly can't do just to how much I enjoy reading Cory Doctorow. Where it's his books or essays. His comprehension of the world and it's direction is masterful.
pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/a...
pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/a...
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Let's figure out this phone thing — what it's doing to us, and our kids.
But let's do it by focussing on research rather than intuitions. I just reviewed the latest evidence, and it leads to some pretty interesting (and unexpected) places.
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reall...
But let's do it by focussing on research rather than intuitions. I just reviewed the latest evidence, and it leads to some pretty interesting (and unexpected) places.
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reall...
What Really Happens When Schools Lock Away Phones?
And why the biggest benefit isn't test scores
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com
May 21, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Let's figure out this phone thing — what it's doing to us, and our kids.
But let's do it by focussing on research rather than intuitions. I just reviewed the latest evidence, and it leads to some pretty interesting (and unexpected) places.
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reall...
But let's do it by focussing on research rather than intuitions. I just reviewed the latest evidence, and it leads to some pretty interesting (and unexpected) places.
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reall...
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I know there’s a lot going on with the Labour Party, but it is all in the bounds of democratic politics.
This however, paid collusion between the leaders of two political parties in the run up to election, if true, is a scandal of staggering propositions
This however, paid collusion between the leaders of two political parties in the run up to election, if true, is a scandal of staggering propositions
May 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I know there’s a lot going on with the Labour Party, but it is all in the bounds of democratic politics.
This however, paid collusion between the leaders of two political parties in the run up to election, if true, is a scandal of staggering propositions
This however, paid collusion between the leaders of two political parties in the run up to election, if true, is a scandal of staggering propositions