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Just saw my first robot delivery box thing. I hung a bag full of dogshit from the aerial becaue I am a good human.
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DanC
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Ex-English teacher, writer & editor, anti-fascist, linguist, LUFC-enjoyer & 6Music dad. EngLangBlog: https://tinyurl.com/5n8kmxwy Lexis podcast: https://tinyurl.com/mr4atnkh Pronouns: He/him Proper nouns: Eldritch, Marx, Bielsa
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Love a good prof slam: “It’s bewildering. It seemed weird and laughable,” Davis said of the indictment. “It felt like the length of the indictment was a cover for how thin it actually was. I’m a professor. I’ve seen people pad out papers when they’ve got nothing to say.”
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ liveswww.theguardian.com
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I think many "public intellectuals" stay on X because while they accept that radicalization is theoretically possible, it's something that only happens to other, dumber or weaker willed people... ... even as their every article inches closer to outright championing eugenics.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)X owner Elon Musk indicates he would prioritise political violence (assassination of pro-migration politicians is the common sense meaning) over violence against "invaders" (refugees, asylum seekers, maybe ethnic minorities generally) while endorsing call for violence (killing) against both groups
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The #spycops inquiry has heard how senior Scotland Yard officers arranged for covert surveillance by New Zealand police on a leftwing campaigner visiting family in Auckland, to protect the identity of her former partner, the undercover police officer John Dines www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partnerSpycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationshipwww.theguardian.com
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I think theyre actually getting more mental. Do we reckon they'll manage more than 10 attendees this time?
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Happy UK paperback release day to our book! www.penguin.co.uk/books/468070... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social
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Christ, even the trophy case is sponsored. There is nothing Infantino won't use for $$$$.
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Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...
In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel erhält den Axel Springer Award 2026 - WELTUnternehmer und Investor Peter Thiel ist der diesjährige Preisträger des Axel Springer Awards. Die Auszeichnung soll auch ein Zeichen für Meinungsfreiheit und offene Debatten sein.www.welt.de