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Proceeding by experiment Complexity | Digital | Change The Clock and the Cat podcast
Sounds about right
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Is Modern Civilization Unsustainable?
B, The Honest Sorcerer, thinks it is not remotely sustainable
https://medium.com/@alysion42/is-civilization-unsustainable-747f5d05fda1
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"People offer simple solutions to problems and yet there are all these complex things going on" - Gareth Southgate Wise
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
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162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men
Spotify video
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QdyK3as4mSGiH9W6Dvowl
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Tâwas ever thus - Mythical Man-Month (1975)
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âEach time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hopeâ - RFK
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/
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Anne Applebaum
23 days ago
Ticket sales for the Washington National Opera have collapsed since Trump took over the Kennedy center
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump âtakeoverâ
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Transactional solutions to interactional problems: things will get worse not better Hilary has great ideas, with real traction - read Radical Help
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âIs there anything that the president and the republicans are doing well right now?" "Not that I can see" Jim Wade, an impressively calm and pragmatic Kentuckian soybean farmer talking about the effect of tariffs on his business
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Bluesky
about 1 month ago
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations youâd have IRL. Weâre testing new systems to improve reply quality. See whatâs coming:
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Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, weâll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and weâll share what we learn a...
https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-31-2025-building-healthier-social-media-update
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Mark Hamill
about 1 month ago
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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âš A Goddess has NO KING âš
about 1 month ago
@aoc at the rally for Mamdani Sunday in NYC. âThis city was built by the Irish escaping famine, Italians fleeing fascism, Black Americans fleeing slavery and Jim Crow, Latinos seeking a better life, Native people standing for themselves, Asian Americans coming togetherâŠâ So good!! đ„
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Thereâs been a lot of it about
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The Marsh Family
about 1 month ago
Here's a version of the English nursery rhyme, "The Grand Old Duke of York" đ¶ about the man who says he isn't going to call himself it anymore ... though whether he should be taken at his word ... đ€
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"Grand Old Duke of York" - parody of English nursery rhyme by the Marsh Family on Prince Andrew
YouTube video by Marsh Family
https://youtu.be/hoETmTJM014
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Jerry Fishenden
about 1 month ago
... more like at least 25 years than 15! :)
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Jerry Fishenden
about 1 month ago
I guess the question is how far those changes have helped govt deliver better policy outcomes? Looking around, the evidence seems patchyâdigital's still often relegated to transactional service improvements rather than making the public sector become more effective in how it tackles policy issues
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A super piece - critically important ideas about escaping the endless mire of underperformance in government
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Naomi Smith
about 2 months ago
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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A disturbing (and plausible) view on AI. Development progressing geometrically. Huge change in next few years. Real possibility of bad stuff. Needs rapid but measured global collaboration between big players to avoid. US (hence Trump) being one of thoseâŠ
youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc
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We're Not Ready for Superintelligence
YouTube video by AI In Context
https://youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?si=-FX7iBOs1WB_Sil4
about 1 month ago
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Ann Telnaes
about 1 month ago
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The Conversation UK
about 2 months ago
Brain tumours are rare, but their early signs are easy to mistake for stress, tiredness or the menopause. Researchers explain what to look for â and why it matters.
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The seven symptoms that can delay brain tumour diagnosis â and why early detection matters
Brain tumours are rare, but their early signs are easy to mistake for stress, tiredness or the menopause. Researchers explain what to look for â and why it matters.
https://tcnv.link/kZB2Puj
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Ann Telnaes
about 2 months ago
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Shot in the head with pepper spray
This is Trump's America
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/shot-in-the-head-with-pepper-spray
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The age verification chickens, it seems, are inbound
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about 2 months ago
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Stefan Czerniawski
2 months ago
"When youâre trying to bring about significant change in any complex system, itâs impossible to know up front exactly whatâs going to work, how the various risks are going to pan out or how the context is going to change."
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'Being a leader isnât about becoming great at everything': Civil service reform DG Janet Hughes sets out her priorities
Hughes, who became Cabinet Office DG for civil service reform and efficiency in June, on bringing the spirit of One Team Gov to her new role, test ...
https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/we-can-do-incredible-things-when-were-prepared-to-be-bold-civil-service-reform-dg-janet-hughes-talks-leadership-her-priorities-for-the-role-and-growing-verg
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The Atlantic
about 2 months ago
After Donald Trump's address to military leaders today, "senior U.S. officers have to wonder who will shield them from the impulses of the person they just saw onstage," Tom Nichols argues in The Atlantic Daily.
https://theatln.tc/0WI2Lqm9
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Paul Bernal
2 months ago
I wrote a thing about digital ID cards. Itâs rather longâŠ
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
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Digital ID cards â some of the issuesâŠ
Since Keir Starmer announced the forthcoming introduction of mandatory âDigital IDâ, the so-called âBrit Cardâ, there has been a lot of discussion and debate â some ofâŠ
https://paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/digital-id-cards-some-of-the-issues/
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The New Yorker
2 months ago
An early look at next weekâs cover: "Remote Control,â by Barry Blitt.
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dag
6 months ago
Dear USA Deploying troops against civilians will not go well. Yours Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
2 months ago
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
2 months ago
It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
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David Waldman
2 months ago
âThe president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.â I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isnât. You canât & wonât avoid reporting this story. But youâll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt. And thatâs wrong.
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Katie Drummond
2 months ago
I loved talking to Signal's
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
, who is such a consistent, clear voice of sanity (and always a great interview). We talked about (of course) SignalGate, what AI means for Signal, why tech bros continue to be such a disappointment, and much more. Read, listen, etc!
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How Signalâs Meredith Whittaker Remembers SignalGate: âNo Fucking Wayâ
The Signal Foundation president recalls where she was when she heard Trump cabinet officials had added a journalist to a highly sensitive group chat.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-meredith-whittaker-signal/
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â[With WhatsApp] gold is in the ingredients, but Signal is the gold standard. Privacy is our sole focus. We do one thing and we do it very, very well, which is provide the worldâs largest actually private communications platformâ Join Signal and persuade just one of your friends to do the same
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Signal president Meredith Whittaker: âIn technology, itâs way too easy for marketing to replace substance. Thatâs whatâs happened with Telegramâ
The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy efforts
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-14/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-in-technology-its-way-too-easy-for-marketing-to-replace-substance-thats-whats-happened-with-telegram.html
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About what is this bloke* on? * Trumpâs Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
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Stephen Miller delivers heated remarks at Charlie Kirk's memorial service: 'We are the storm'
YouTube video by ABC News
https://youtu.be/_MLRcf3diso?feature=shared
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Iâd missed this. Donât you.
@marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
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"Bohemian Trumpsody" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen about Donald J. Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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2 months ago
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The Marsh Family
2 months ago
In some ways, an oddly upbeat vibe, for a musical rundown of the backsliding
#freespeech
situation developing in the US ... but this is our đ” parody "Freedom of Speech" to the tune of
#Disney's
"Under the Sea" - with some familiar faces cut in. đ
youtu.be/DyoYRN8cc-g
#Kimmel
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"Freedom of Speech" - Marsh Family parody of "Under the Sea" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
https://youtu.be/DyoYRN8cc-g
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The Conversation UK
2 months ago
Children were 36% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and 56% more likely to develop autism if their mother had gestational diabetes.
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Gestational diabetes linked to autism and ADHD in new study
Children were 36% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and 56% more likely to develop autism if their mother had gestational diabetes.
https://tcnv.link/5ZBfUpl
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The Atlantic
2 months ago
Donald Trump is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him, argues
@davidfrum.bsky.social
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Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time
The president is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him.
https://bit.ly/4nFoFrR
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The Marsh Family
3 months ago
Here's a parody adaptation of the classic song "Walking in Memphis" by the soulful Marc Cohn, in which we address Donald Trump's arrival in the UK for his exciting historic second state visit. It's called "Put Up Some Fences" đčđ¶
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"Put Up Some Fences" - Marsh Family parody of "Walking in Memphis" about Donald Trump UK State Visit
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Brian Bilston
3 months ago
Hereâs a poem called âEnglish Roundaboutsâ.
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Matt Novak
3 months ago
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today. "You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
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Excellent (20 minute) podcast by Ezra Klein starkly summarising of the current state of US politics and the opportunity that the impending budget vote offers the moribund Democrat party
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If Democrats Have a Better Plan, Iâd Like to Hear It
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kpnbIGCWlCA1lVULMkZ1E?si=EbTUjC61RO2LV3WIkMgV-g
3 months ago
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James
5 months ago
A quick
#intro
for the lovely people here on Bluesky... nice to meet you! listen here:
pod.link/1810797958
(easy listening) read here:
nonzerosum.games
(more posts, pics and sims)
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James
3 months ago
Well, that hit me like a tonne of bricks.
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Kennedy's Greatest Speech: A Tiny Ripple of Hope
YouTube video by Savanteum
https://youtu.be/DOiDUbaBL9E?si=AY9w6YPoJyuoB9_x
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Bill obviously didnât get the memo
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3 months ago
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Iâm getting much from The Economistâs posts on Bluesky. A few times a week Iâll read an article that I wouldnât otherwise come across. I see they are not getting many likes, I hope they donât stop posting because of that
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âWe might find bureaucracy annoying; its absence, though, is deadlyâ - prescient stuff from Tim Snyder from before Trumpâs election
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Hereâs a thing worth reading
@davidallengreen.bsky.social
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/ever...
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ââŠeverything is going to be alrightâ â conflict, balance and resolution in law and policy
22nd August 2025 * In his 1992 memoir Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby describes his experience of a crush in a stadium at a 1980 match (before the tragedies later on that decade): ââŠthere was a forty-thouâŠ
https://davidallengreen.com/2025/08/everything-is-going-to-be-alright-conflict-balance-and-resolution-in-law-and-policy/
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Alan Rew
4 months ago
"it seems that many platforms are using the Online Safety Act as an excuse to conduct a data grab on a massive scale"
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Josiah Mortimer
4 months ago
Absolutely mind-boggling that the UK Govt has *still* not reviewed its use of X
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Alan White
4 months ago
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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