I never quite understood why so much of English elite male society is LIKE THAT until I read/listened to @sashagoblin.bsky.social's work on the histories and cultures of the country's top boarding schools and the creation/policing of masculinity and - suddenly - it all made sense

Have found tumblr user probablyday's #woosterposting series. In shock

The AI hype by tech billionaires is inflicting concentrated environmental damage on communities before there is even product demand to offset the capital outlays. If the rollout and stock pumping collapses, then will these entities dump a 2008-style crisis on US taxpayers? Time to slow the rollout.

Macaulay Culkin on Instagram. 😢

I am so tired of all the things that we said would happen, and were routinely ignored or dismissed by tech bros and neoliberals for saying would happen, continuing to happen, in exactly the way that we said they would happen.

Seems like one of those issues that should greatly concern everyone regardless of their politics.

Economists generally will agree that a well-designed basic income can support workers without major disincentives. No study on UBI has shown a meaningful drop in employment, beyond students and new parents. We want those people to focus on school and raising the next gen.

Well this is really sad news! 😭😭

Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Anyone want to buy Stephen Fry's parents' house in Norfolk? www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...

Usual disclaimer: I Know Language Evolves To "home in" on something means to focus on it, getting closer. To "hone" something means to sharpen it like a knife. "Hone in" isn't really a thing. *hard stare at editors of recent critically acclaimed novel*

The thing about being a "lifelong advocate of international law" is you have to have the courage to speak up when it’s broken

I am sharing this exclusively for the sofa with built-in bookshelf www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

As the trans community have known for a while now - the definition of activist is someone who dares to state they exist

‘Blanket’ ban of trans people from gender-appropriate facilities likely unlawful. Sandie Peggie harassed Dr Upton, not the other way round. Employer guilty of minor procedural faults.

The Freedom to Read Act is stalled on Gov. Hochul's desk. AABB (Authors Against Book Bans) NY has partnered w/ PEN, ABA, Teen Activist Project, & school librarians to make some noise & get her to sign. Bring a book and join us on Monday, December 8th at 3:30 at Union Square 17th St.

This is something I and my fellow hyper literate types have a really hard time grasping. It’s frustrating to think you’re being really clear in writing, but still get wildly misunderstood because you’ve overestimated people’s literacy level. This is…a real problem online.

What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?

Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations. But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations. Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.

I have so many questions (why is the kitchen in the ballroom?) but also - look how many bathrooms!! www.chartwellnoble.co.uk/property/14-...

There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities. —Ursula K. Le Guin

"Both the tone and substance of the National Security Strategy is not just a tilt away from America’s traditional commitment to Europe, it is in fact a calculated insult." #UK #Europe #USA #Defence

Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...

Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop

This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started

Oh my God you guys this is the house where George's friends Mildred and Jimmy lived (before all the Churchill nonsense in the listing) and it's ACTUALLY PERFECT. My dream house. Someone lend me 2 mill?

The right is full of grown-ass adults who are afraid of vaccines, kid's books, and anyone Twitter or OAN tells them to fear, including the entirety of NYC, and NYC is full of people who cheerfully chase federal agents out of the state and then do stunts on Citibikes; you tell ME who's going to win.

This is the most @sashagoblin.bsky.social coded thing I have ever seen.

Bit overwhelmed that I made the TLS insta?! (As always, DM if paywall and you'd like to read the article).

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social knocks it out of the park here

The women who actually use Kenwood Ladies Pond spoke clearly: the 900 members democratically voted to maintain their trans+ inclusive policy, in place since 2019. 🏊‍♀️ notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-r... #TransInclusion #KenwoodLadiesPond #TransRightsAreHumanRights @nionwomen.bsky.social

Final night tonight! It's been a phenomenal experience - if you're in London and want to support trans artists then COME! www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202... If cost is a barrier, just message me and we'll work it out - we want you there

"AI bailout during shutdown" would turn the Joker into the Joker

I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!

if anyone wants to live where Allo Allo was filmed and be featured in Country Life... share.google/hUz2P7iXCoRJ... search.app/K4SC8

The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout: Humanities majors killed on the job market 1) Mamdani- Africana Studies 2) Spanberger -French 3) Sherill - Global History

So glad this article is out! Finding these (heartrending) poems in the archive and realising what they meant remains one of my top research moments ever - absolute magic. I didn't know what I was looking for, except by instinct, and I found it; queer love hiding in plain sight. DM for pdf!

okay this is it. THE PERFECT HOUSE. It even has the original Edwardian baths and showers?!?! www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

So glad this article is out! Finding these (heartrending) poems in the archive and realising what they meant remains one of my top research moments ever - absolute magic. I didn't know what I was looking for, except by instinct, and I found it; queer love hiding in plain sight. DM for pdf!

Incredible house. Not convinced by "clean, clear modern lines" in a Victorian Gothic mansion, but look at the reading nook in the topmost tower! www.inigo.com/sales-list/u...

This is a wonderful meditation on what AI cannot do.

Has anyone made this FOI request of the south-west and the London CYP Gender services? This post ⬇️relates to the north-west service, where not one young person has been offered medical transition since the service was opened over a year ago. This isn't treatment. It's state sanctioned conversion.

We've already seen judges and lawyers being targeted as "enemies of the people". This increases risk of threats/attacks, while undermining judiciary as a whole. Couple it with Tory plans to scrap immigration tribunals and legal aid for people seeking asylum and it shows utter contempt for the law.

Okay I take it back. Is this the perfect house? It might need some redecorating, but there's a coach house and a stream running through the garden! www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Anyone want to live in an Edwardian novel? This still has the old stables...

(Scientists who claim “AI helped us with this breakthrough!” without making any effort to distinguish their painstakingly designed, well tested and not-new ML algos from slopAI are part of the problem and are tarnishing their own work while astroturfing for predatory fascist tech. Shame on them.)