Melanie de Smith
@melanieds.bsky.social
Sometimes known as Bella on social media
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Burning blight: a future without books
AI companies are bulk-buying books to scan onto closed-source digital libraries used for AI model training, before being shredded | Hau Tak Ng
@sussexbylines.co.uk
AI companies are bulk-buying books to scan onto closed-source digital libraries used for AI model training, before being shredded | Hau Tak Ng
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Burning blight: a future without books
AI companies are bulk-buying books to scan onto closed-source digital libraries used for AI model training, before being shredded
sussexbylines.co.uk
August 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Burning blight: a future without books
AI companies are bulk-buying books to scan onto closed-source digital libraries used for AI model training, before being shredded | Hau Tak Ng
@sussexbylines.co.uk
AI companies are bulk-buying books to scan onto closed-source digital libraries used for AI model training, before being shredded | Hau Tak Ng
@sussexbylines.co.uk
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The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
August 4, 2026 at 6:26 AM
The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
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He is so shameless with his insider trading and market manipulations.
July 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
He is so shameless with his insider trading and market manipulations.
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How about when he threw an angry tantrum in defense of a SCOTUS nominee credibly accused of rape?
Did you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?
Did you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?
July 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
How about when he threw an angry tantrum in defense of a SCOTUS nominee credibly accused of rape?
Did you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?
Did you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?
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Come on, US! Wake up! You are being outsmarted by an idiot.
July 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Come on, US! Wake up! You are being outsmarted by an idiot.
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ICE is not about immigration. ICE is not about the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary force on our streets.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
July 8, 2026 at 1:43 AM
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is not about the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary force on our streets.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
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We all know how this goes: Joe Biden’s choice of stairs on Air Force One got a week of headlines. Trump confuses Iran and Japan and Zelenskyy and Putin, and the coverage will vanish by lunchtime.
July 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We all know how this goes: Joe Biden’s choice of stairs on Air Force One got a week of headlines. Trump confuses Iran and Japan and Zelenskyy and Putin, and the coverage will vanish by lunchtime.
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Trump: "Inflation is way down. Everything is great. The prices are coming down."
July 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Trump: "Inflation is way down. Everything is great. The prices are coming down."
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I’m serious. Treat Farage’s games with contempt.
The anti Farage vote should coalesce around @countbinface.bsky.social
Nigel Farage announces he’s quitting as Reform MP for Clacton - forcing a byelection - which he’ll then run in as a “people vs establishment” candidate.
Hopefully no one will fall for his boll****
Hopefully no one will fall for his boll****
July 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I’m serious. Treat Farage’s games with contempt.
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This British comedy on Hulu centers on two 50-something best friends who turn on each other after he gets involved with her 26-year-old daughter. While the premise is juicy, it's also a tad yucky. n.pr/4ypa1vh
'Alice and Steve' might be a mess — but it's also too fun to stop watching
This British comedy on Hulu centers on two 50-something best friends who turn on each other after he gets involved with her 26-year-old daughter. While the premise is juicy, it's also a tad yucky.
n.pr
July 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This British comedy on Hulu centers on two 50-something best friends who turn on each other after he gets involved with her 26-year-old daughter. While the premise is juicy, it's also a tad yucky. n.pr/4ypa1vh
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I can’t argue with this
Half your age + 7 is still
the maximum acceptable age gap. Anything else is parent issues/money led/mental health led. Prove me wrong.
the maximum acceptable age gap. Anything else is parent issues/money led/mental health led. Prove me wrong.
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I can’t argue with this
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Now is a time when university degrees need to be *less* about acquiring ‘skills’ than ever. Abstract thought, flexibility, problem-solving and so forth are much more important. That means *less* vocational education, not more.
June 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Now is a time when university degrees need to be *less* about acquiring ‘skills’ than ever. Abstract thought, flexibility, problem-solving and so forth are much more important. That means *less* vocational education, not more.
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watch out for these norsebound express trains
June 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM
watch out for these norsebound express trains
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Glasgow and Boston to become twin cities after Tartan Army takeover
Glasgow and Boston to become twin cities after Tartan Army takeover
www.thenational.scot
June 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Glasgow and Boston to become twin cities after Tartan Army takeover
And can we talk about the shape of the table the G7 were meeting around? Top trolling even if it was accidental.
June 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
And can we talk about the shape of the table the G7 were meeting around? Top trolling even if it was accidental.
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Every isolated kid, every housebound kid, every lonely kid, will now have to use sneaky, hidden, illegal ways to overcome their loneliness.
That’s not a good recipe.
That’s not a good recipe.
June 15, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Every isolated kid, every housebound kid, every lonely kid, will now have to use sneaky, hidden, illegal ways to overcome their loneliness.
That’s not a good recipe.
That’s not a good recipe.
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That’s not ‘reflecting’. That’s gloating at how successful his campaign has been and how the media (including @news.sky.com) has lapped it up.
'Things will continue to kick off': Nigel Farage reflects on Belfast violence
'Things will continue to kick off': Nigel Farage reflects on Belfast violence
Watch: Nigel Farage responds to Beth Rigby
news.sky.com
June 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
That’s not ‘reflecting’. That’s gloating at how successful his campaign has been and how the media (including @news.sky.com) has lapped it up.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp: You look at American performance in Iran, which was been thanks to the bravery of Americans and I would like to believe our tech, very few losses on our side, very precise, very controlled."
(The US blew up an elementary school .. )
(The US blew up an elementary school .. )
June 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Palantir CEO Alex Karp: You look at American performance in Iran, which was been thanks to the bravery of Americans and I would like to believe our tech, very few losses on our side, very precise, very controlled."
(The US blew up an elementary school .. )
(The US blew up an elementary school .. )
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www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Horrific!
I can’t believe this is the same country that I grew up in - the country that in the 70’s was absolutely appalled by fascism. But at least Labour wouldn’t treat people like this - oh hang on …
Horrific!
I can’t believe this is the same country that I grew up in - the country that in the 70’s was absolutely appalled by fascism. But at least Labour wouldn’t treat people like this - oh hang on …
Staff at immigration detention centre wore England flags, report finds
Chair of prisons and detention watchdog concerned about intimidating effect as wide-ranging and damning review published
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Horrific!
I can’t believe this is the same country that I grew up in - the country that in the 70’s was absolutely appalled by fascism. But at least Labour wouldn’t treat people like this - oh hang on …
Horrific!
I can’t believe this is the same country that I grew up in - the country that in the 70’s was absolutely appalled by fascism. But at least Labour wouldn’t treat people like this - oh hang on …
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Tommy Robinson...?? THIS Tommy Robinson....???
June 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Tommy Robinson...?? THIS Tommy Robinson....???
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Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow
Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow
Activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, shared video of his meeting with Errol Musk
Tommy Robinson has travelled to Russia, where he has met Elon Musk’s father, Errol, in a Moscow hotel.
Robinson – who has been issuing calls for his supporters to take to the streets across the UK over a bloody knife attack in Belfast – shared video of his meeting with Musk, whose son has been a vocal supporter of Robinson, on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow
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Tommy Robinson in Russia with Elon Musk's dad.
Robinson works for Elon Musk, Israel, Russia...
Whoever is paying.
Robinson works for Elon Musk, Israel, Russia...
Whoever is paying.
June 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Tommy Robinson in Russia with Elon Musk's dad.
Robinson works for Elon Musk, Israel, Russia...
Whoever is paying.
Robinson works for Elon Musk, Israel, Russia...
Whoever is paying.