Alex Wasyliw

This is just the maddest argument. These people would trap us in poverty to keep a decade old commitment, which no one ever actually made, to an electorate which no longer exists.

Walter was more than Chekov. He was a writer, a teacher, a thoughtful man, and a loyal friend. To the fans who loved him for so many years, thank you. He loved you too. Rest well, my dear friend. Keep navigating a steady course. – George

Aside from the very obvious & contemptible projection (as already pointed out), it's worth taking a second to consider how Musk simply can't fathom people genuinely caring about something & simply assuming anyone who says they do are being aid to do it. Another reminder of his own lack of empathy.

I'm seriously worried that people like @aptshadow.bsky.social are going to stop writing fantastic sci-fi for us to read in case these idiots keep trying to make it a reality without understanding anything they are actually trying to make us think about.

But the alternative to simplistic ideas driven by nostalgia is to find some realistic vision for the future which involves winners and losers, and apparently that isn't possible in a social media age demanding instant gratification and everyone having their share of the spoils.

Just a reminder that if you are a member of the National Trust, you have until October 30th to vote in the AGM. Its easy, just go for the Quick Vote and you will prevent Restore Trust getting in. A visual reminder of why its essential to vote to save it from a takeover from the right.

BBC not beating around the bush here. I don't think Trump really wants this to play out in court.

£200 for pre painted terrain feels a bit steep when you remember egg cartons and pringles tubes are basically free

One final sprint to save a landscape - £28m secured, £2m to go! Donation matching until the end of the month - the Wildlife Trusts are so close to buying the largest chunk of the UK offered for sale in 30 yrs. Landscape-scale protection, to hold a 40-mile wide nature corridor together for wildlife.

If you are eligible to vote in the @nationaltrust.org.uk AGM, here's the list of candidates that "Restore Trust", the bigoted anti-history hate group, are supporting. They need to lose, so go & vote for other people to keep out.

"It is not our lack of guts that stops us threatening to kill unarmed men for the crime of being on a boat. It is Jenrick’s lack of humanity that means he can." Back in @theipaper.com, where I really need to ask for a new byline pic

EU extends sanctions to nearly 1600 Russians or Russian companies in military industrial complex www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Tangential point, but this highlights another reason why people might not want data centres anywhere near them. In a tech enabled war they are going to be prime targets.

I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground

And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.

Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...

We have better accountability for when someone is responsible for a dog that bites people than we do for when a corporation is responsible for an AI that commits crimes.

The machine did not "go rogue." The machine belongs to and is the responsibility of the people who own it. Hold those people accountable for their goddamn machine.

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

Skunk Anansie and Darrin Mooney thrill fans at surprise Nothing But Love gig Camden performance was the first in a series of events that will see big names play in small venues to remind us of the joy music can bring | Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

This was for the eXistenZ sequel, clearly.

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

Hey, Suella, leave them kids alone. A school's job is educate children, not force them into religious worship. Keep Christian Nationalism OUT of assemblies, classrooms, and the curriculum. Agree? Sign our petition today 👇 humanists.uk/action/keep-...

It really is remarkable just how many of the world issues could be significantly reduced by essentially limitless renewable energy and therefor all the more infuriating that the assholes in charge have decided to spend the money on evil fucking clippy instead

Suella Braverman can fuck the fuck off. If she wants people to start outright opposing the place of Christianity in our country this is a very good way to go about it. Hoping (not expecting) church leaders will realise forcing their religion on people may backfire & speak out against it.

Important to remember that the debate around social care right now is about *free* care - ending the lottery of life that means some are financially ruined by care costs as they age. It is not about providing *better* care, which would require spending of another order…

quite. Would be better IMO to have a debate about what kind of care system we want, and then about how we finance it, rather than vice versa..

"Dear Diary, I'm still furious about Burnham's plan to tackle disinformation. Doesn't he know that one man's disinformation is another man's essential stream of bollocks and lies to spread hatred and division in order to fuel his rise to power?"

There are women & children asylum seekers too. People like Badenoch pose a greater threat to their safety than asylum seekers pose to anyone already living in the UK.

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

It’s much much harder now to be an anti racist than it is to be a racist. That’s one of the things I learned from talking to Rachel Marsh, who has been doxxed and abused for standing up to the far right. www.thenerve.news/p/rachel-mar...

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.

These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.

Just been down to the town here to pick up prescription, and went past a guy (walking his dog around the town) wearing a black T shirt with 'Enoch Powell was right about everything' written across it, and it's just not hidden now, is it? We're fucked for the foreseeable.

- Honestly my dear grandchildren, you’ll never believe how low rates were in the 2010s. - at least you built a load of infrastructure when borrowing costs were so low grandad? Right? Right?

Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.

99.9% of DNA is shared by all humans, which obviously means difference exists only in the remaining 0.1%. Yes, it's another 'Edge Case War'... rolandmcs.substack.com/p/edge-case-...

Neglecting any mention of Thomas filming himself trying to sink the boat with RNLI rescuers aboard is bordering on disinformation, frankly.

We're in "Stop! Or I'll say 'Stop!' again!" territory

With everything going on in the world, with the obvious economic pressures & policies undermining investment in our public services it's just fucking mad that immigration is the top issue. Utterly insane. Until we grapple with the deluge of media shit drowning the country we won't get anywhere.

TFW when you realise Troy was also called Ilion and -ad means 'story of' so another name for the Illiad is Troy Story

Lib Dem Conference has *PASSED* the motion to restore Trans Rights. In the hall the vote looked around 10:1 in favour.

Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...