Seeing a lotta people like “no Firefly sucked actually” and hard disagree; I really like Firefly, I have a huge amount of lingering affection for it, I think a lot of it is quite solid and it has some truly great moments, and also it’s good that it’s over and it should stay that way
A ridiculous tuxedo cat doing a little LIKK on my dunked digestive biscuit. Actually it's 2 for structural integrity, otherwise the wet bit flops off and lands on his paws and he gets all grumpy
I'm telling you, Paul makes me dunk his biscuit in tea. He does. HE DOES
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
I guess it's one of the small powers you have in that job tbf
They never even glance at me these days before hammering the "visibly old as hell" button. The only thing worse is when a young'un says "are you suuuuure you're over 18?" with a cheeky twinkle, and I feel myself crumble into dust.
Same!! I've never seen the appeal tbh
I mean, that's not a good holiday destination with kids (or anyone imo, but I appreciate others may disagree) even at the BEST of times!
this has reminded me of possibly the best book review I've ever seen, an anonymous marxist amazon review of the 1971 children's book "The Elephant and the Bad Baby"
The “telling your boss” part sold me.
I would like to do an in-conversation with an experienced therapist where we talk through a harm-reduction approach to using AI for therapy.
I feel like - as with writing - there's a lot of collegiate pressure not to give an inch or even acknowledge that people are using it like this.
a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair
David Attenborough [whispering]:
“As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”
As Naomi says downthread, using LLMs for therapy isn't a niche, edge case. It might actually be the most common use case people have found for it. Which speaks to a real need that is not being met elsewhere.
Really interesting thread here. I had a chat with my sister recently about using ChatGPT as a therapist. It worries me a bit, but it's also clearly helping her, and as a single mum on an NHS salary she could never afford regular appointments with a human therapist.
We all want to believe and share something that confirms our priors, but I think we all need to be better at checking that impulse. Only YOU can stop fake news 🫡
I keep seeing that screenshot X post (upthread from the below) about the US apparently running out of missiles due to the Iran strikes. As much as I want to enjoy the delicious schadenfreude, a single unsourced X post doesn't seem to be a reliable source? This seems a better one to share 👇🏼
Good morning! My partner just forgot the word "tail" and called it the cat's "bum tongue". I had to hear that, so now you can all enjoy that mental image too. You're welcome!
Lil kitty snores are the best 🥹 Congratulations on your new role as cat bed!
Insisted I take a full lunch break, or leave early if my lunch break was cut short for work reasons.
this quote post is part of a vital thread
of all the trans people I have met (bearing in mind we shoal together so that's loads), the one (1) detransitioner detransitioned because their family & friends rejected them, & they held huge sorrow about this. I feel so sad every time I think of them.
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Composite image made up of 6 frames, 2 images wide by side repeated 3 times, zooming in further on the faces each time. On the left, a woman holds her hand in the air to attract attention while kneeling next to a man who has fallen down clutching his chest, on the right, a serious-faced man holding a briefcase Woman: Y a t'il un docteur ici?. Man: Je suis docteur. Que se passe t'il? Woman: Une attaque cardiaque ! Man: Je suis docteur en philosophie ! Woman: Il va mourir... Man: Nous allons tous mourir. Translation in English: Woman: Is there a doctor here? Man: I am a doctor, what happened to him? Woman: - a heart attack Man: I am a doctor of philosophy Woman: He's going to die... Man: We're all going to die
I've only got 2 French jokes, this is the best
The system built two exits for poor kids: debt or deployment. Then it trained the left to shame one and the right to shame the other. Meanwhile the people who designed the trap never had to choose.
Things in my gym that look like background Star Wars characters with surprisingly indepth lore.
There was a brilliant and fascinating episode of Infinite Monkey Cage recently that talked about all this. I had no idea before I heard it that eels were so interesting! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Overfishing, and also climate change. Eels have a really complex, multi-stage lifecycle and migratory route, which makes them especially vulnerable to things like rising ocean temperatures, acidity, and storms disrupting their breeding cycles.
Got mine! 😊
Exactly 🤣
Mine was on the family photo as an art form. Looking at photographers like Nan Goldin and Tina Barney, how they used the aesthetic of the family snapshot to explore their very different social worlds.
@playbrarian.uk of interest?
