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@8letters.co.uk

British European living in Amsterdam. 8lettersuk on most other platforms. Allegedly a yuppen. cramberts.com

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Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X X’s Grok is failing to accurately verify video footage from the Iran conflict and is sharing its own AI-generated images about the war.

In the wake of the attack on Iran by the US and Israel on February 28, X was quickly flooded with disinformation by accounts sharing fake and repurposed videos. As the conflict has continued, the flood has only gotten worse.

10.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 12

Lol tell yourself what you need to about why you use the Nazi pedo platform but you aren't 'reaching' anyone.

09.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

09.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1833 πŸ” 960 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 107

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 19242 πŸ” 4818 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 141
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I looked at the comments on 2 recent BBC News Instagram posts about UAE and the comment section is amazing. Especially the one about paid influencers. If I were trying to convince people that I wasn't a paid influencer I might tone down my comments.

www.instagram.com/reel/DVi1dg9...

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05.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 5531 πŸ” 2185 πŸ’¬ 186 πŸ“Œ 97

It's a bit late for buyers remorse.

06.03.2026 07:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so tired of seeing people bash Bluesky for being an echo chamber when X is an actual intentionally constructed echo chamber that is demonstrably radicalizing people across the political spectrum who still use it

05.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 14393 πŸ” 2116 πŸ’¬ 522 πŸ“Œ 204

The US view that NATO spending should be 5% of GDP is missing that EU countries are usually getting better value for money from their defence spending than the US. The rest of NATO should instead be asking to audit the US defence spending because a lot of it is being spent on grok LOL

05.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sky News: Learner driver arrested for drug driving during test
Police said officers could smell cannibals after they pulled over a 26-year-old learner driver because of a faulty brake light. He was later arrested for drug driving.

Sky News: Learner driver arrested for drug driving during test Police said officers could smell cannibals after they pulled over a 26-year-old learner driver because of a faulty brake light. He was later arrested for drug driving.

CANNIBALS.

04.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 11

I find it unreal that the United Nations continues to pretend like the United States and Russia are functioning countries and have not found a way to deal with them. If they don't soon the UN will be a footnote in history. A grand idea that failed because of archaic rules.

04.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck Shia LaBeouf the homophobic prick.

03.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.

03.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 12272 πŸ” 2652 πŸ’¬ 269 πŸ“Œ 109
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Breakfast at Hotel Okura is very bad – and not just because of that €70 sandwich Hotel Okura recently introduced an Γ  la carte breakfast menu. In their Serre Restaurant, you can sit down for exclusive breakfast dishes, including what might be the most expensive sandwich in the cit...

This is a brutal review of the breakfast at Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Brutal.

www.parool.nl/internationa...

03.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns

LOL the best marketing they could have ever bought.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

03.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'I saw missiles being intercepted': Influencers tell of shock as Iran hits Dubai's luxury landmarks

LOL at the casual addition half way through the article.

Many influencers have been posting praise for the government online and saying that there is no need to feel unsafe.

Criticism of the government is illegal in the UAE.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The BBC interviews of people promoting Dubai still, feels very much like a paid advertisement without the disclosure.

03.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
FIFA will "monitor developments" in Iran following the outbreak of military action by the United States -- the co-hosts of this summer's men's World Cup -- against the Middle Eastern nation, which has qualified for the tournament and is due to play its group games in the U.S.

President Donald Trump, who was given the FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in December, announced the commencement of missile strikes on Iran on Saturday, calling the mission a "major combat operation."

FIFA will "monitor developments" in Iran following the outbreak of military action by the United States -- the co-hosts of this summer's men's World Cup -- against the Middle Eastern nation, which has qualified for the tournament and is due to play its group games in the U.S. President Donald Trump, who was given the FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in December, announced the commencement of missile strikes on Iran on Saturday, calling the mission a "major combat operation."

FIFA closing monitoring the situation.
The situation: Their peace prize winner just bombed one of the countries he will host at the World Cup this summer

01.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 300 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

Now more than ever, you don't have to be cutting and pasting batshit posts that you have seen over on That Other Site and also, for fuck's sake, get off That Other Site, again, now more than ever

01.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 2606 πŸ” 395 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 11

FIFA Peace Prize winner drives out FIFA World Cup team

01.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 564 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 1

This 100% means that Musk and his janky porn bot Hitler impersonator are involved in weapons manufacturing right now as well as surveillance and weirdos and politicians are just feeding it and paying for the privilege.

28.02.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whilst a little longer than most fans want to wait it's good news all the same.
Heated Rivalry season 2 to begin filming in August, release set for April 2027

27.02.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem is the dependence on these US platforms and here is a way to break that.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

27.02.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A chart of the by-election result for Gorton and Denton where the greens took 41% of the vote which was 12% more than Reform who narrowly beat Labour by 3%

A chart of the by-election result for Gorton and Denton where the greens took 41% of the vote which was 12% more than Reform who narrowly beat Labour by 3%

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place. BBC News was desperate this morning to spin this as Labour chasing Reform rather than a win for the Greens. They've cheered on Reform for so long they don't know what to do now they lost and their narrative is broken.

27.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nest notifications with 'null' titles and missing the low battery notification shown in the Google home app.

Nest notifications with 'null' titles and missing the low battery notification shown in the Google home app.

Google really not keeping the Nest app up to date. Almost like they don't care about it anymore.

26.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is actually leave US tech and yeah that's something we should all be doing.

26.02.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dear Lucy
On the eve of the by-election, your Labour party spokesperson has admitted to the Huffington Post that a
Labour party leaflet has been delivered through doors with your imprint recommending a vote for Labour
by a tactical voting organisation which does not exist.
This is deeply troubling, it is actually lying to voters. Did you approve this? Do you feel the Labour Party
in government should be held to different standards in terms of honesty to the British public?
In your last letter to me you mentioned your β€˜very extensive data’ and β€˜having spoken to over a third of
eligible voters’ which led you to an understanding that the by election β€˜was a contest between labour and
Reform’. Clearly this latest development only tells voters one thing - you will employ any type of
political deception (or in Urdu β€œDhoka” ) to win.
You will be very aware that all three real tactical voting organisations are recommending a vote for the
Greens as the best way to stop Reform. Lying to the voters, as you have been caught doing, raises the real
prospect that Reform will be the beneficiaries, something you have said that you don’t want.
As this is such an important issue, for the sake of your own reputation, I would strongly urge you to
apologise to the voters of Denton and Gorton before the polls open in the morning.”
Kind regards,
Zack Polanski
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Dear Lucy On the eve of the by-election, your Labour party spokesperson has admitted to the Huffington Post that a Labour party leaflet has been delivered through doors with your imprint recommending a vote for Labour by a tactical voting organisation which does not exist. This is deeply troubling, it is actually lying to voters. Did you approve this? Do you feel the Labour Party in government should be held to different standards in terms of honesty to the British public? In your last letter to me you mentioned your β€˜very extensive data’ and β€˜having spoken to over a third of eligible voters’ which led you to an understanding that the by election β€˜was a contest between labour and Reform’. Clearly this latest development only tells voters one thing - you will employ any type of political deception (or in Urdu β€œDhoka” ) to win. You will be very aware that all three real tactical voting organisations are recommending a vote for the Greens as the best way to stop Reform. Lying to the voters, as you have been caught doing, raises the real prospect that Reform will be the beneficiaries, something you have said that you don’t want. As this is such an important issue, for the sake of your own reputation, I would strongly urge you to apologise to the voters of Denton and Gorton before the polls open in the morning.” Kind regards, Zack Polanski Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social,

Why did you invent a fake tactical voting company to stop the Green Party beating Reform?

I'm starting to think your letters haven't always been in good faith...

25.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 2196 πŸ” 843 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 161

Finally some decent new TV to take my mind of Heated Rivalry. Paradise season 2 what an amazing opener!

25.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot think of a funnier or more appropriate summary of the state of the news industry in 2026 than β€œthe Onion has more subscribers than the Washington Post”

please help make it happen

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