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this is what decades of intentionally dehumanising migrating people in media breeds. it doesn't come out of nowhere

07.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep misremembering the Looksmaxxing guy's name as "Chanticleer", like a jovial rooster from a mediaeval ballad

07.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

🀣

07.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

don't forget: the tome also contains Gender

07.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

can someone please cattle prod me into reviewing the proof of this collection so i can actually make it available to you people instead of dithering because i've suddenly been stricken with Doubts concerning the content quality, a thing which happens every bloody time??

07.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

a book should also await you in your room should the itch change

07.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is literally no way to find a real life fox that attractive and that’s sort of the dealbreaker for folks, most real life foxes just want to eat chickens and not be sexy

07.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 921 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 0

every year

07.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Strangely, I read more long form articles now because I do t trust these fucking things.

And fun fact - If you read beyond headlines you’ll be more informed than 99% of everybody.

07.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

07.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 2751 πŸ” 1080 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 31

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his substack depends on his not understanding it".

07.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1665 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
screenshot where a user has requested "draw a gnome surfing"

and someone else has replied with a hastily doodled little stick guy wearing a red pointy hat catching some waves on a surf board

screenshot where a user has requested "draw a gnome surfing" and someone else has replied with a hastily doodled little stick guy wearing a red pointy hat catching some waves on a surf board

youraislopbores.me is a fun little idea where you put in a "prompt" and another user "steals ai's job" and draws or writes an answer. but i want to draw some stuff and there aren't enough requests rn so check it out and i might be your pretend AI

07.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 23

Oh, but that guy wasn't actually -claiming- Claude (or any other AI) is conscious. No, he just wanted -us- to explain how -we- can be so sure it's not.

You know, Just Asking Questions.

Or as a friend of mine coined it: JAQing off.

07.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

See also bsky.app/profile/will...

07.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1251 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Explain how Claude's digestive system works

bsky.app/profile/brun...

07.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

is this a bait post to give you content for your sub stack?

07.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1266 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Challenge for people who believe Claude *is* conscious and use it anyway: Explain how you’re not a slaver.

07.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1676 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 17

Well they are on their way to White Deer Park I am sure

07.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Are we Back in the 18th Century Yet?

07.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Fair play to the Quakers for being seen as a threat to the English state for a solid 375 years.

07.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8

We don’t talk enough about how morally depraved the tech industry turned out to be. Every single ounce of their self-regarding statements of values was an outright lie.

07.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 5594 πŸ” 1191 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 94
4 panel comic

Panel 1: Pink Guy on a cinema screen says: I am the protagonist 

Panel 2: Blue Guy sitting in the audience, pumping fist, yells: YES

Panel 3: Pink Guy: But I’m not necessarily β€œThe Good Guy”

Panel 4: Blue Guy choking on popcorn: WHUUUUUU

4 panel comic Panel 1: Pink Guy on a cinema screen says: I am the protagonist Panel 2: Blue Guy sitting in the audience, pumping fist, yells: YES Panel 3: Pink Guy: But I’m not necessarily β€œThe Good Guy” Panel 4: Blue Guy choking on popcorn: WHUUUUUU

Media Literacy In 2025

15.03.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 10460 πŸ” 1384 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 67

Jesus, that oaf is representing my childhood home? I'm so sorry!

07.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who on earth would want to pay 30p Lee to do anything????

07.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This infographic was produced in order of MP’s money earned from other jobs.

Ooh look who’s front and centre, it’s β€œman of the people” Nigel Mirage.

Not often seen in his constituency but topping the charts of additional earnings.

07.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 9

One of those girls was my mom. She was locked away for 6 months, forced to work, and made to pay for her room/board. Three days after my birth, they got her signature on the relinquish papers and put her on a bus back to my grandmother's. I was sold to the next couple on the #adoption agencies list.

07.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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SUN - NIL.
SEA - NIL.
SEX - NIL.

07.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 335 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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07.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0