Gareth Blindfish

So glad this is being covered and it's a powerful segment. Sexual/gender/reproductive health services around the world had to shutter really quickly and the lives lost is heartbreaking.

AND the UK have cut more giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

(Behind a paywall. I've used my free trial. Cant read the article. )

And respectfully, in ways that matter to me. Labour's shifts to the centre makes them indistinguishable from the Tory party of old.

Maybe in ways that matter to you they are not replicating Tory ideas. And that is valid

Its gonna be Millennials and Gen z who are expected to pay for the shortfall isn't it?

Act like the Labour party again and stop being Torys 2.0

The suggestion that we can or should let AI take a big role in social services is chilling

The whole thing is not about healthcare evidence.

It is a exercise in power over trans youth (and trans communities).

They are demonstrating their power.

And asserting their power to squash trans youth.

As a UK citizen, I find it is a projection of our belief that if our leaders behaved like trump we wouldn't let that happen. We would grind the country to a halt before we let things get that far. If this is true or not is untested. But it's a comforting thought to guard against the dread.

In my opinion, Labour are failing to deliver their promised ban on conversion therapy because any legally robust definition of it would show that the NHS are doing it to trans people, and implicate this government in the practice. 4/5

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

Any chance you would consider swapping to support a different party? I'm currently a Unite member but would instantly swap if you started actively supporting Green instead of Labour

Gorton and Denton by-election result:

GRN: 40.7% (+27.5)
REF: 28.7% (+14.7)
LAB: 25.4% (-25.3)
CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1)

Green GAIN from Labour.

When you have an audience or a business you have to ensure that you always provide a lot more value to people than you extract from them. If you don't then, long term, it all breaks down.

Young people I talk to today...they feel like the whole entire world has broken this contract with them.

Clock showing the correct time but the wrong date. Saying 10th December

Stuck in A&E and either the wait has got stupidly long and ive been here nearly 10 months. Or maybe the clock needs adjusting

and by comparison
"This is significantly lower than one of our Nest default funds. For example, our Nest 2045 Retirement Date Fund (in its growth phase) has around 39.8% exposure to the US."
How your pension is invested is a significant ethical choice. I don't want my pension invested in Trumps US

It took me 2 weeks to get this info. But if you have a Nest pension this might be relevant
"In response to your first question, we can confirm that the Nest Ethical Fund (in its growth phase) currently has the lowest exposure to the US of all our funds. Around 0.3% of the fund is invested in the US"

Jen AI Must Die by MLRamirez A Micro Game for the 48-Word Game Jam

I snuggled up with my cat and spent a very pleasant hour making a micro-game for the 48-Word Game Jam.

It is entirely humanmade and firmly anti-genAI. 🚫💯

Check it out here!
mumblemegs.itch.io/jen-ai-must-...

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

This week I'm also trying to review my digital work flow and see how much I can move away from US dependent services. Linux, open source and european alternatives needed I think. Considering proton email as a first big step!

*our

For many work age people, are pension pot may be the biggest way we can try and be a positive influence in the world. The pension companies should be working for us. Yes that means helping pots grow but we also want choice in how we invest. It is a powerful signal.

UK folk, if you have a Nest pension i highly recommend checking which pot your money is invested in. AND now is a great time to ask Nest to explain if they are investing in USA treasury bonds? Ask why? Ask what plans they have to keep your pension safe in the case of America defaulting on its debt.

Im sick as a dog and been prescribed penicillin. This sucks and has reminded me that moving to employment to sole trader has other risks.

I might need to do the same.

Over been asking my Nest pension if they would set up a non-usa investment fund. They have ethical pots but i want a non USA one

A boycott doesn't need to be perfect to be impactful. Every £1 we direct away from USA to other countries helps. Buying local and independent is best but even a partial boycott has the potential to be helpful.

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

We should treat social media like bikes. It's dangerous for kids to ride adult bikes on roads but helpful to learn future skills for kids to ride kid designed bikes in safer locations. Social media doesn't need to be an all or nothing choice. We can make social media work for young people.

Photo of a black and white book describing a kissing game. The full text on the page says. PARTNERS' PLEASURE A MAN and a girl are chosen to start partnerless. The others pair off quickly, for a player is safe only when in the company of, and indeed kissing, a member of the opposite sex. It is the object of the two partnerless players to catch a couple off their guard, that is, not kissing. This is the only way in which the partnerless ones can themselves achieve partners. Some time may elapse before they succeed Then a black and white drawing of multiple people kissing with the following caption. You can at least choose your partners for this game; choose them well.

I love collecting old books that contain games. Especially what we might call party games. Usually they are relatively tame and restrained but occasionally I find something unexpectedly frisky. This game from the 1940s called Partners Pleasure is a great example of our randy grandparents. 💋

Sharing a laptop with my wife means I see how she "organises" her desktop. Such digital chaos 🤢

I think the world feels less stable and less predictable. From pandemics to war and economic instability, it creates a feeling of danger and uncertainty. We feel it and it is easier to attribute the cause to something we believe we can have more influence over.