Jim Jepps!

it feels very odd to spend lots of time and energy worrying about pacts with party that does not exist, has no policies nor candidates. it seem a hostage to fortune to say you'll ally and then find they might not be that great on your red lines.

while Reform's polling is through the roof? It feels like a mismatch.

Solidarity mate - keep up the good work.

"If someone is working 40 hours a week and they can't make their rent, you're not paying them enough money" - Bill Burr

Israeli protesters holding pictures of starving Palestinian children and calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza clashed with police on Thursday in Tel Aviv.

The older I get the more I try to listen to what people are trying to say without caring too much about how they say it.

yeah. It's concerning that the MPs are giving the distinct impression they'll be difficult to work with if Zack wins. One thing he may need to do early on is repair that relationship (not that he broke it) as they will still be central figures in the party.

literally the last thing he posted references LGBTQ+

I had a quick look at his feed before replying and it's weaved into loads of stuff he's saying, unprompted.

I'm pretty sure that's not where he is coming from.

The thing is, people think Labour are doing this as some sort of cackhanded electoral calculation - but what if they are just fucking weasels?

Like truly, madly, deep in their cockroach hearts and they are simply saying what they think.

We give them too much credit when we assume they are liars.

79. John Hobson A plant-based performance poet living in Sheffield

Some witty and enjoyable #poetry from the Sheffield based Plant poet, John Hobson on #SixtyOddPoets today.

The problem is not whether aid comes in by air or truck but that murderers have turned hope into a grotesque killing sport.

I hate this dog whistle rubbish. That scary silhouette isn't escaping justice he's delivering you a delicious meal - we don't get to look down on him just cos he can't afford the same service.

What could go wrong emailing out the addresses of where asylum seekers stay? Sure that will remain secure.

I don't know what this little fella has got to be happy about, but I want some.

The Home Secretary calls the Israeli govt’s actions in Gaza ‘intolerable.’ But he is tolerating it. I asked when he will take real action: a full arms embargo, widespread sanctions, a ban on the import of settlement goods, and funding for evidence collection for prosecutions.

Note: The SNP's leader is an MSP.

The 'nation of strangers' guy is lecturing us on how we're allowed to discuss racism.

-35.4 for the Greens?

Young refuseniks burn their IOF draft papers in the middle of Tel Aviv

They refuse to serve in the Israeli Occupation Forces, and are willing to go to military jail for their position. The new generation of refuseniks is supported by the older, many of them spent months in jail already

A year ago, Starmer & McSweeney suspended 7 of us for voting to scrap the two-child benefit cap & immediately lift 350,000 kids from poverty.

Now they’re punishing MPs who opposed cuts that would push 800,000 disabled people into poverty.

Insecure men. No vision. No compassion.

Everything is mission creep

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

Genuine question: when you say the past leaders all back Adrian and Ellie - who do you mean? If I remember rightly there are four of them and I've only seen one announce who they are backing.

I think "shooting from the hip" is kind of baked into the eco-populism thing. He's shown he can deliver a step change in the amount of coverage and enthusiasm Greens get, but people have to weigh that against the fact that this fast production line means more mistakes and policy people don't like.

Illustration of a squirrel carrying a pile of books, walking towards a tree hollow full of books.

Me after saying I wasn't gonna buy any more books for a while

The AI Productivity Paradox The impact of AI is turning up everywhere except the productivity statistics

“A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that using AI saved workers just 3% of their time.

Other research has suggested that over-reliance on AI for high-level cognitive work can make people less motivated and worse at their jobs.”
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The oceans will swallow us whole if we do not protest - and it will be more than deserved.

Unite will call out bad employers regardless of the colour of their rosette. Angela Rayner has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute but has instead backed a rogue council that has peddled lies and smeared its workers fighting huge pay cuts.