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Picture of 'Chicken Brent' from the animated movie 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'. I think Donald Trump is the colour and complexion of Chicken Brent's succulent breast meat.

My mind immediately went to this! But both work I think.

A 'code red' for AI Sam Altman issued a 'code red' for OpenAI. Meanwhile, political fault lines are widening in the GOP in Washington, and the public is protesting its unfettered expansion.

'A 'code red' for #AI: Sam Altman issued a 'code red' for #OpenAI. Meanwhile, political fault lines are widening in the GOP in Washington, and the public is protesting its unfettered expansion'

via @bcmerchant.bsky.social #tech #SamAltman

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Having the sum of human creative output called “ai training data” is frying me

Jesus. What an embarrasing man.

‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30 Exclusive: Brazil’s environment minister talks about climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves and the planet

‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30

(1)An authorised officer may search a relevant person for any relevant article if the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the relevant person is in possession of a relevant article. (2)An authorised officer may search a person under subsection (1) only if the person has not previously been searched under that subsection since the person’s entry or arrival as mentioned in section 22(3). (3)The power of an authorised officer to search a person under subsection (1)— (a)authorises the search of the person’s mouth, and (b)authorises the officer to require the person to remove an outer coat, jacket or glove (but no other clothing). (4)An authorised officer may search property for any relevant article if the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the property— (a)is or has been in the possession of a relevant person, and (b)contains or includes a relevant article. (5)An authorised officer may search premises for any relevant article if— (a)the officer is lawfully on the premises, (b)the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant article that is or has been in the possession of a relevant person is on the premises, and (c)the relevant person was on the premises when, or immediately before, an authorised officer encountered the person. (6)An authorised officer may search a vehicle or container for any relevant article if— (a)the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant article that is or has been in the possession of a relevant person is in the vehicle or container, and (b)either— (i)the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the relevant person was in the vehicle or container at the time of their arrival in the United Kingdom or at any time during a journey which ended with their arrival in the United Kingdom, or (ii)the relevant person was in the vehicle or container when, or immediately before, an authorised officer encountered the person.

The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, passed yesterday, authorises police, Border Force and other authorities to grope around inside the mouths of asylum seekers, even children.

(They may protest that they "wouldn't do that" to kids, but it's specifically authorised by law now.)

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Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

'Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is. Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference'

“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...

Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"

imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"

Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

'Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions. The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts'

via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The Davis Downside Dossier David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.

David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.

Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.

AP Trump MRI results Make a year-end gift Sign in AP Top 25 Stockton shooting Lane Kiffin Nick Fo POLITICS Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., to Joint Base Andrews, Sunday, Nov Read More Updated 5:33 PM CST, November 30, 2025

A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...

“Drugs coming out of a country allow you to mass murder civilians but not arrest a president” is the closest thing to a Trump Doctrine as there is.

One sign that your brain is super good is when your doctors keep giving you cognitive tests

Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

'Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends. #DavidSacks, the #Trump administration’s #AI and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own #tech investments.' via @nytimes.com

Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn Sudan Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city, the World Healt...

Jesus. Christ.

'Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn #Sudan. Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city'

@reuters.com

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election

'All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches. From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election'

#Trump #Corruption

I like the Bakerloo Line. It has an avuncular quality. I feel like I should ask it about the war. Also it has that totally glorious swift connection to the Viccie Line at Oxford Circus. That stuff is priceless.

Look we've all had a rough year. We deserve this.

Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’

Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

The president is mentally unwell and just says things. He is going to arrest Biden for perjury! He is going to invade Nigeria! He is going to abolish income tax!

The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.

team ai hater includes Bong Joon Ho, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, the Pope, and me

The Aston Martin gilet is the highlight of this story for me

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Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies

I was talking about this with a friend recently and he too recommended Qobuz. I promised I would explore alternatives. Not a massive fan of their CEO! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker

Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.

When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.

how dare this corrupt fuck even joke about granting pardons. he’s made a mockery of the whole process. he’s pardoned war criminals. he’s pardoned cop beaters. insurrectionists. pedophiles. political cronies. business partners. stuff a sock in it, Donny. after all that shit, no one’s impressed that you’re pardoning birds.

WHAT KIND OF SICK FUCK JOKES THAT INSTEAD OF PARDONING TURKEYS, HE'LL DEPORT THEM TO A SALVADORAN SLAVE-LABOR GULAG? THE DONNY CONVICT KIND. HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT. FUCK ALL THE WAY OFF, YOU GHOUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY EXTREMELY ANGRY POST ABOUT IT. LINK IS HERE. bit.ly/4rC8ApQ