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The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."

Hasbro’s CEO on J.K. Rowling. We just published our new Decoder interview with Chris Cocks, the head of Hasbro. I asked him directly about how he thinks about author J.K. Rowling’s politics and what it’s done to the Harry Potter f...

cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch

www.theverge.com/podcast/8914...

Every U.K. job ad is like “we seek a dynamic, world-leading expert to care for priceless, load-bearing activities. Salary: £28,000 p.a.”

Healthcare which I received when I was 17 is now banned by Wes Streeting and the NHS.

Denying trans youth the healthcare they need is barbaric.

Medical transition for trans kids is now banned for new referrals on the NHS. Trans kids in the UK can still go private or DIY (for now).

This means the new clinics that replaced GIDS are close to useless at best, conversion therapy at worst. 1/5

Oh great! They also give 10% of a new pair if you trade in an old pair, so that takes the edge off a little if they do become totally unrepairable!

Hello, I hope you don’t mind a recommendation, but I’m a big fan of Nudie jeans. They’re incredibly expensive but they do free repairs for life in their shops, so their lifespan is pretty amazing. For this to be useful though you do need to live near one of their shops! 😅

I have bad news for you about Jennifer Rush :(

I’ve got this huge crush on a guy whose job is translating ancient writing systems.

What can I say? I love a man in cuneiform.

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

I cannot wait for the insights on this! He's going to:

1. Sample some local street food.
2. Ride a train.
3. Visit a temple.
4. Not mention the pogroms that the serving Prime Minister presided over.
5. Smile at some elephants.
6. Top up his kids' private school fees.
7. Say "India is changing".

Louis XVI’s least favourite arcade game was probably France France Revolution

Agreed, Starmer is much more Chamberlain.

Good for @11ty.dev but terrible news for any dev named Bill Dawesome.

Every Labour minister

Turns out lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services is really popular.

This is just the beginning - people are seeing through the attacks and demanding something better.

And we're making hope normal again - together.

news.sky.com/story/greens...

"Everything is politics...You don't get to make art in a fascist state"

CMAT delivering, mar is gnách. 👏

(Same goes for sport btw)

#Speirgorm

I’m used to seeing this kind of spin when Starmer talks to the public.

Does this kind of language really work on his own MPs?!

Tender moment from Lost in Space

Every single person in the UK will think this is something else for a split second

Even thinking about how the rights would work hurts my head but hey that new MST3K kickstarter sure is popular.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, just help me feed these dogs

And when he was up he was up,
And went he was down, oh boy

I’ve got two unactivated AirTags somewhere in the house and ironically I can’t find them.

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.

She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.

Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

Oh, the grand old duke of york
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How to build a nested list
1) Start like this
A) Then do this
Bird: I live here now
2) Make sure to get the bird out
Bird: NO

A photo taken on the street in West Croydon of a large brick building. There are signs sticking out of the side of the building for Lidl, the Gym Group, and HM Courts & Tribunal Service.

I’m at the Lidl

I’m at the gym

I’m at the HM Courts & Tribunal Service

I’m at the combination Lidl, gym and HM Courts & Tribunal Service

this is relevant again way too soon: