Matt

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown

😬 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ba dum tss 🥁

Fair, main point is I'm unconvinced Starmer's inadequacy equates to regicide based on Labour's history. Although I suppose one difference is Starmer doesn't really have much of a party constituency, he was more a coalition of convenience.

No because it includes anyone that pays a levy to the unions. I was deceived by this.

I don't think there will be a leadership election. Neil Kinnock had almost 10 years and lost two general elections.

Yeah realised after, I thought there was some technical reason I was missing. I dunno, it's always a mistake to wait for the 'right time' as that never comes. I'd imagine she'd run if she's allowed.

Who Rayner or Phillipson?

Can't see it myself, Rayner is well ahead of her too

The Fred West Wing

This is the other side of the whole "useless degree subjects" isn't it? There are a raft of expensive unis around the world churning out identikit PPE grads with "opinions" and a desperate, craven, need to be in "policy". Some places offer a home and employment to otherwise useless mouthpieces.

Absolutely!

all I'm gonna say is that these posts are hours apart

UK also note👇

Maybe a coup will spice things up

General or leadership?

I really am blocked by a lot of people. It is a problem for my Bluesky experience as it regularly interferes with the threads in my feed. I guess the blockers would say this is a good thing, my inferior experience is an incentive to leave.

Sorry, but it *is* unnerving. I agree with @rieckhoff.bsky.social that this idea that the military is Trump's personal muscle, and should kill anyone he points at, should be among the biggest stories in America right now.

Powell’s election is a sign of the disillusionment of Labour members - but there is a much much bigger and more worrying sign.

Turn out was just 16%

Hard agree. That said I cannot think of any examples where a stock progressive has beaten a populist. If you reject the centrist approach at defeating Right-wing populism then it will require a Left-wing version.

I'll have to read this in the morning, I won't sleep well otherwise

I like Mamdani, but the "everyone should copy Mamdani to win" takes are ignoring the reality that he probably isn't going to break 50% in a deeply blue city.

What's this nonsense? (Not the first bit about Miliband and Rayner, that's correct.)

It's an honor just to have been nominated

Man guilty of murdering hotel worker at railway station in Walsall Asylum seeker Deng Majek said to have carried out ‘frenzied’ screwdriver attack on Rhiannon Whyte

Currently can't be sentenced because he's dubiously claiming he's 19 and his age has to be verified. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

You would, others wouldn't (I like AOC but she polls badly with independents)

Yep. I think stratospheric poll numbers are a thing of a previous age, level pegging in favourability metrics is a big win today.

A bank run is terrible for the wider economy, a run on crypto is meh

Sheffield Wednesday have filed for administration 💔

Really hope this can be the first step to a brighter future

#swfc

I routinely say that learning how to use the Unix shell is a superpower, because all kinds of basic analytics tasks that would take a day to program in (say) Java take 5 minutes and you can rapidly prototype. That completely alters the range of things you even *contemplate trying*. This is the same.