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Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...

British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

god I am so goddamn tired of being in a country willfully spiting its own face because the political class thinks bigotry is electoral dynamite and ignoring any attempt to achieve even non-distributive progress that will improve things but keep poors like me in our place.

It says something about how "western" civilisation is fucking doomed in how we've fucking memory holed Covid as a political response and still refusing to acknowledge the institutional memory of Asian countries dealing with SARS. Just no learnings whatso ever.

This girl explains it

tweet reading: GAME TRAILER: “Enter a world beyond belief...” ME: “Yes” GAME TRAILER: “An adventure like never before...” ME: “YES” GAME TRAILER: “Join your friends online” ME: “I’m out”

i stand by this statement every year

This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!

Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.

Completely, terrifyingly innocent.

And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.

Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.

we don't typically do this, but we are immensely proud of our work on HELLPIERCERS, so i just submitted it for ENNIES consideration

HELLPIERCERS truly represents what Sandy Pug Games is about and what we are capable of creating, so it feels appropriate to throw our hat in the ring this time

Were you not engaged by the >checks notes< emotional microbeats?

No one can be surprised by the rank hypocrisy of Murdoch's 'Trump is a feminist hero' and 'Ending Roe v Wade was right' Times. But worth noting the difference between when it gets what it wants from the judiciary and when it doesn't.

Unchained Malady

(Talk about) Pox Music

Who Wants to Live Forever?

Hey Rickets (You’re So Fine)

Sweet Soul Blister

Manky-hanky

The Boils are Back (in Town)

Anything by Ultrapox

Well, now you’ve had proof of concept there’s nothing stopping you.

This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding

If only there wasn’t a government stoking up anti-immigrant sentiment and making it seem like a legitimate problem.

Maybe an MP as part of a massive majority might do something about that.

In other words, IPSO is functioning as intended

Five Nights at Paddy’s.

Last dance at Middle Earth? - sign spotted in the village of no return, this afternoon. #WyrdWednesday

Anyone can become disabled.

Anyone can become chronically ill.

Anyone can become homeless.

These are not moral failings.

They can happen in an instant, often when you least expect it.

It just takes one accident or illness to change your life forever.

Researchers Discover the Shocking Age of the Mysterious Pecos River Rock Art The murals were painted on limestone canyon walls, in the same style, over the span of four millennia

Incredible archaeology and Indigenous art from Huichol territories, showing that the Pecos murals were painted continuously over 4,000 years. "The canyons are like an “ancient library containing hundreds of books authored by 175 generations of painters". www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r... 🏺 🗃️

I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.

A photo of Nnena Kalu designing a pink, blue and yellow piece of art and smiling. She wears a striped floral t shirt and a purple apron. The pink text box has the blue logo of the guardian news outlet. There is white text on the graphic that says 'Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize'

1/4 🎨Huge congratulations to Nnena Kalu on becoming the first artist with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize. Her colourful and expressive sculptures are helping break down barriers, showing that people with a learning disability can achieve anything.

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential. The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings. Continue reading...

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

New Mech design coming 🔜

“Jeff is a bellend.”

You’ll soon find out who he is.

Hey Sleepers, making holiday plans? 💜

How about gathering your fave folks for a cozy round of Spindlejack 🎲

Perfect for warm drinks, warm thoughts, and a little star-touched adventure.

📜 bit.ly/44gph0N

a very happy husky-cross dog on his back, playing with a stick in both front paws. his bright blue eyes are looking straight at the viewer.

Shopping small is *so* important

If you've bought from me in the last couple of days you've paid for Oscar's ongoing palliative care costs. no shareholders, no billionaires, just helping someone's best friend through the days they have left

thankyou ❤️

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