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Two of my least favourite aspects of social media are witch-hunting individuals and guilt by association. If you’re going to go after …
On Intentionality jonhays.me
New blog post: Accountability https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/01/accountability
Labour leadership: row over support for trans rights charter theguardian.com
WRC Statement on women-only services and sex-based rights wrc.org.uk
Sex and gender identity: finding a way forward fawcettsociety.org.uk
Women and Sport | Women's Rights Network | UK womensrights.network
Impartiality and Finding Common Ground seen-network.uk
Myth-busting seen-network.uk
@manton @manton I'm sorry you are getting dragged through the mud like this. This person getting apoplectic across the internet because …
@manton I've just reread the community guidelines and they look good to me. Speaking as an (almost) 70 year old lesbian feminist I feel this …
Ran Prieur always on point (1/20/25): "The 'deep state' is a propaganda term for a clunky bureaucracy that Trump wants to replace with …
I’ve had to mute Adam Newbold. We’re a couple days in to Trump’s second term and we’re fighting amongst ourselves instead of working. In one …
In 30 years of working on apps and the web, I’ve never had a falling out like this with another developer. It’s depressing. There are …
How could you Nazi that? dansmock.micro.blog
A few people seem confused about why I might prefer a conversation to continue in email. It’s a better place to find common ground. Also …
The Gaza ceasefire will collapse, and Israel's genocide will return with more ferocity.It's very clear that is what Donald Trump has agreed …
On a Loyle Carner venture this morning.The new Tom Misch track that's doing the rounds on 6 music has sent me here www.youtube.com/watch
@manton I stumbled across that thread today and it was truly shocking to read. As someone (like you) who would actually agree with many of …
Neatnik Notes · The power to _not_ notes.neatnik.net
Manton Reece manton.org
@djr2024 There is a problem with 'institutional memory' however. I first became aware of this watching a movie about a Klimt painting, in …
I hate anxiety, especially the work-induced kind. Neither my parents nor grandparents held senior positions across their working careers. It …
What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? - New York Times There’s a place for calling people out, but calling in is far …
@ckenney108 Sorry about that. I’ll get it fixed. For now you should be able to upload videos on the Uploads page and then copy a reference …
Why doesn’t the UK government ensure that all the benefits due to people are paid? https://youtu.be/yWLd90c6Nf0?si=UCSgqD5GlFVFmMBV £23 …
Meanwhile in Berlin, often looked at in the past as a city that seemed to have got its housing priorities right, now landlords are …
Anyone who thinks the DWP will limit its (new) powers to directly remove money owed from benefits claimants bank accounts, and apply to have …
I’d heard a lot about the high costs of AI, but this article in The Economist really put it into perspective. Some of the costs for certain …
@manton @adam I respect you Adam and I respect you Manton. I follow you both because your values seem to be aligned to my own values. But, …
"Currently, #DOGE is operating unchecked, without authorization or funding from Congress and is led by unelected billionaires who are not …
Elon Musk did a Hitler-adjacent salute at a Trump rally, and the ADL rushed to defend him, calling it “an awkward moment of enthusiasm.” …
The violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is a reminder that genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid have not ended.We will never …
🎵Now Playing: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (1975) Haven’t seen A Complete Unknown yet. But today felt like a Bob day, and this is …
We failed to stop the rise of fascism. What comes next? beardystarstuff.net
Eight Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin bbc.com
In all the elections I could vote in where my candidate lost, I certainly felt frustrated and disappointed. My blog captures it going …
A few quick thoughts on Elon Musk’s Nazi salute samradford.com
A sprawling megacity of multi-level madness: why Chongqing in China is my wonder of the world | China holidays | The Guardian Strange to …
Went out for a grocery run and stopped by the gas station and I was shocked to see price of eggs have dropped a dollar and gas prices are …
@jaythurbershow Reagan/Clinton deindustrialisation/financialisation is the macro equivalent of stock-pumping mass layoffs that trade …
Far-right group exposed in undercover BBC investigation bbc.com
At some point, we should add humans as an official dictionary and thesaurus synonym to hypocrisy.
This episode of the Farewell podcast is eye-opening, alarming, but not without hope: From Solitude to Social Fitness: Rethinking Connection …
The missing middle ring of human connection samradford.com
“I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” — Mark Twain
🔖 Read Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. I first read this in high school and was long overdue for a re-read. If …
1. There have been plenty of debates about whether or not Trump and his circle are fascists. In this column, I argue that the debate solves …
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jan/20/trump-is-back-how-do-we-prepare-for-life-under-a-brutal-regime-of-ai-climate-c …
“The advantage of so-called ‘free will’ is indeed so obvious that civilized man is easily persuaded to leave his whole life to the guidance …
Remember, Israel will have no difficulty taking more hostages, whenever it pleases. Hamas and it's allies will have almost impossible …
@johnquiggin I don't know if it's a new regime. Regardless of where it goes from here, the transition from "I wrote the damn bill!" Biden …
The more you look at Labour's #planning policy, the more stupid it is. Post I wrote(with SSM collective members) on the new #NPPF. It's an …
This is spot on from Shane Parrish in his latest newsletter: Being brilliant won’t save you if no one can count on you… Reliability isn’t …
Twitter/X is right wing controlled. Meta (Instagram, Threads, Facebook) is right wing aligned. TikTok is aligning itself with Trump. …
Do you also have this? You are watching a great show. Which you love a lot. And then there is a turning point in one episode and from one …
If you're wondering what the impact of a four day working week might be on productivity (the critics claim it will have no, or a negative …
"John Rees is right – Keir Starmer, the ‘long-time servant of the security state’ – and his regime are engaged in all-out war on the freedom …
In my life, I have been enmeshed in two genocides. The first was when I survived the Holocaust in World War II. The second is the Gaza …
@ianbetteridge I’m not sure there’s any evidence Labour have any intention of sorting this out. We need council housing, not developments …
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. It would not help you very much to study …
@RobertoArchimboldi The EU is complicated. Its underlying economic logic - as the UK is currently discovering - is that global free markets …
Me, in praise of 100-400 word blog posts: https://www.thisdaysportion.com/posts/in-praise-of-short-blog-posts/
Let’s talk about AI and end-to-end encryption werd.io
@evan I'd go so far as to say that if you claim to be progressive and you only care about American lives, or care about American lives …
Might shift the focus off of Greenland slightly. Russian discovery of a 511 billion barrel oil deposit in Antarctica: major climate and …
“Man’s fate has always swung between day and night. There is nothing we can do to change this.” — Carl Jung
237 goals in 404 appearances. The only man to have two statues at Old Trafford.Rest in peace, Denis Law - The King of The Stretford End. ❤️
Morning haiku manton.org
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion bbc.co.uk
Times of Israel says the government voted in favour of the deal, which will go into effect Sunday. …
Reeves is still peddling the household analogy …
Israel continues to manipulate the ceasefire, which is essentially the same deal proposed last summer. After 15 months of genocide, we will …
I’ve been at the volcano when it’s doing this. Sounds like to jet engine. www.youtube.com/live/w0Ku…
Super excited to be this week’s People & Blogs interview. I love this series and it was fun to be part of it.
Israel/Palestine: An Abyss of Human Suffering in Gaza | Human Rights Watch beardystarstuff.net
“We should not try to “get rid” of a neurosis, but rather to experience what it means, what it has to teach, what its purpose is . We should …
Goodbye, Joe: Biden's Legacy (Part 1) bbc.co.uk
Liberals in the US rightly criticize MAGA folk as being delusional in regards to the truth of Trump. But when I see those same liberals …
On choice and signalling virtue thisdaysportion.com
"It appeared possible that Trump might not oppose the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt, the annexation of the West Bank and, …
@Moondeer Ah ha! Yes. The community aspect of church-going is almost always overlooked in contemporary critiques of religion. I would wager …
Yes, this is an old theme of mine, but re: doomscrolling, you don’t have to be there.
“Only what is really oneself has the power to heal.” — Carl Jung
History is going to view Joe Biden very favorably. He accomplished a lot that we’re only just starting to see results from. Competent …
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but these shortbread cookies I made are so delicious and I feel very proud of myself for having baked …
Wonderful clouds partly covering the full moon this pre-dawn. I fond myself wondering what John Ruskin, who was obsessed by clouds, would …
All the problems we face, ranging from the most intimate and private right through to the biggest issues facing our societies, all stem …
Finished reading: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 📚 I really enjoyed this book. It feels remarkably relevant (even down to the …
I miss this guy's mind.
@h4890 I have a problem with anyone (religious or otherwise) who tries to re-shape a permissive liberal regime (albeit often already …
"The area in #Gaza which #Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May." …
Nice story about Brian Clough in the Telegraph today, from the Liverpool player Phil Thompson "Thompson views that rivalry as one of mutual …
The case for AI is out right now https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01/14/the-case-for-ai-is-out-right-now/ Yesterday, Labour claimed …
The 'battle' over hybrid working & working from home is a conflict over the control of work... what managers don't like about WFH is …
As more political problems get the artificial intelligence treatment (that the problem can be solved by the introduction/deployment of AI in …
@janwwbosch I did think the writer's use of 'trans rights' was unfortunate, since it's not only the rights, but the very existence of trans …
21 years ago, British journalist Tom Hurndall died after spending 9 months in a coma.Tom was carrying a Palestinian child out of range of …
This is such a beautiful, poignant, thoughtful piece: 46 books by @ben@werd.social
Reform wants to destroy government and the economy as we know it …