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@ade-on-drums

Shy and quiet, neither scene nor herd. No Tea: Dropped. He/Him. Also @Ade_on_drums@mendeddrum.org

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Not even the Nazis expressly announced they were committing war crimes. Indeed, at Nuremberg war crimes were denied.

But here, openly, the US Secretary for Defense is explicitly admitting to committing war crimes.

13.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1031 πŸ” 505 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone wanted a reminder that they had enough children already, thank you.

13.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
@TheChiefNerd

SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."

@TheChiefNerd SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."

i don’t know how this is supposed to work in terms of intelligence but whatever these guys do is taking stuff that is not theirs to take and then sell it for the highest possible price

electricity water clean air knowledge

you name it

they should be treated like the common thieves they are

13.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 4782 πŸ” 1509 πŸ’¬ 480 πŸ“Œ 181

We need to get Palantir out of Britain…

13.03.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So if using AI actually does erode human cognition the way studies suggest, then it's a feature instead of a bug?

The world is gross enough without "take away people's ability to think so we can sell it back to them" being on the list.

12.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1380 πŸ” 560 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 15

GNU Terry Pratchett. Forever grateful for his words, his vision, and also for the many friends in my life because he brought us together.

12.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alan.

12.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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First Past the Post is kind of exhausting, honestly 😣

Let's keep it simple. Let's make it proportional.

12.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A Calvin& Hobbes cartoon. Calvin's mum screams "Calvin! What are you doing to the coffee table?!!?" Calvin, hammer in hand, pauses while he considers the numerous nails already protruding from the table top, before finally asking "Is this some sort of trick question or what?".

A Calvin& Hobbes cartoon. Calvin's mum screams "Calvin! What are you doing to the coffee table?!!?" Calvin, hammer in hand, pauses while he considers the numerous nails already protruding from the table top, before finally asking "Is this some sort of trick question or what?".

Which immediately reminded me of this. The British Dennis strikes me as a bit older and a more intentional vandal, while Calvin is a more innocent agent of chaos. OK, not that innocent, but he still had more wholesome moments too. Somewhere between the two?

12.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn Charity criticises new measures that would make it harder for inquests to pass verdict of unlawful killing

"Ministers want to make it harder for inquests to pass verdicts of unlawful killing, which have been crucial in getting justice for women who committed suicide after suffering abuse."

I don't think anyone expected Labour would change course after its electoral drubbing but this is 🀯

12.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 598 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 41
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U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling While bans on trans youth’s care have been numerous in recent years, this is the first to restrict care for transgender adults.

NEWS: It was never about the children.

Transgender adults now face care restrictions after the ruling of the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia.

www.advocate.com/news/court-b...

11.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1964 πŸ” 972 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 183

And yet every time you see a picture of the same 23 terfs looking miserable in a field somewhere, we're told they're the majority opinion

12.03.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 680 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Fucking evil.

11.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not only would I be happy to replace Churchill on fivers with a badger, I'd replace the Churchill statue in Parliament Square with a big bronze badger AND I'd replace Ed Davey with an ACTUAL badger coz it'd probably vote in less austerity.

11.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 491 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 5

Native British Animals you say?

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 621 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 19
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The BBC are really going out of their way to not call these The Peter Files.

11.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2294 πŸ” 528 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 15
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a man in a suit and tie is applauding . Alt: A man in a suit and tie is applauding, but grudgingly; his lips are tight and he can't bring himself to look you in the eye.

Damn you for thinking of this before me.

11.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you'll find the T stands for Trouble.

11.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My pronouns are badum/tish.

11.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"

80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"

The 3 genders

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 13344 πŸ” 3433 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 249

I think I'm also going to send an invoice along with my opt-out. Let's see: 40 million users who had access to ""my"" bad writing advice (per Grammarly themselves) x 220ish days that Expert Review has been live x a very modest $0.01 per day per user....

11.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

I think I have one pic of it, but...

www.personal.rdg.ac.uk/~sssogadr/af...

11.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sign on white paper, stuck on a vending machine:
"OUT OF
ORDER

Removing
this sign will
not make it
work"

Sign on white paper, stuck on a vending machine: "OUT OF ORDER Removing this sign will not make it work"

Monday Mood

09.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 710 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If an official commits an impeachable offense and nobody acts to impeach, it is no longer an impeachable offense.

People who oppose impeachment as β€œpointless” because it seems unlikely to result in removal do not understand this very simple point and seem unwilling to even try to understand it.

09.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 6954 πŸ” 2057 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 72
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MPs demand hotel security meeting after Travelodge sex attack A woman was sexually assaulted in her hotel bed after staff gave a man her room key card.

Thankfully this guy has been jailed for seven and a half years, but the frightening thing is Travelodge DEFENDED their actions, saying staff followed company policy

They're now reviewing it apparently, and MPs have written to the boss demanding a meeting

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Travelodge in Maidenhead gave sex attacker key to woman's room The woman, who woke to find Kyran Smith sexually assaulting her, branded a Β£30 reward offer

There was also this last week

How on earth do staff think it's OK to just give a woman's room key card to a guy who turns up at reception in the early hours of the morning??

She was checked in as a solo person!

'Oh but he knew her name so we gave him the card' WTAF

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I've used Travelodge in the past as a simple, cost-effective way to stay somewhere overnight, but I won't be using them ever again - their security policies and duty of care (or lack of) are ridiculous

09.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
Thugs attack Green Party supporters at Hannah Spencer speech!
Thugs attack Green Party supporters at Hannah Spencer speech! YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!

"Get men out of women's spaces!" - screams the man violently invading a woman's personal space.

Transphobes attack Green Party supporters right in front of newly elected MP Hannah Spencer.

09.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

No report in the Guardian about a woman MP being attacked on International Women’s Day by transphobic fascists after just a week in the job.

They have these β€œnews” items though

09.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 499 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

Just finding room to slot this into the very very full 'the problem is violent and/or abusive cis men, MANY of which are activists within the Transphobia movement' file

09.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0