RT @troovus
As Matt Hancock makes his lucrative move into light entertainment (while still drawing his generous salary and expenses as an MP), I keep remembering what happened under his watch as health secretary in 2020: https://twitter.com/troovus/status/1261626792764456960
Great thread
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RT @RnaudBertrand
Most fascinating thing about the Ukraine war is the sheer number of top strategic thinkers who warned for years that it was coming if we continued down the same path.
No-one listened to them and here we are.
Small compilation 🧵 of these warnings, from Kissinger to Mearsheimer.
https://twitter.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1498491107902062592
RT @Carilall
And here we start with @graydesign talk on #darkpatterns
There is a tension between users, stakeholders and society. “Dark patterns are where the user value is supplanted in favor of shareholder value” (Gray et al. 2018)
RT @scoutsleftleg
@richardlock14 @GBNEWS Human rights are above politics and should be defended whether it makes some uncomfortable or not.HRs are more important than football, or any sport. Yes? The World Cup is grubbier now. Let’s face it, it’s been filthy for years. Thinking football matters more than humans lives.
Tax them!
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RT @Independent
High-income executives should ‘embrace pay restraint’, says Rishi Sunak https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-g20-pay-inflation-b2225470.html?utm_content=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1668514851
https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1592495101686824962
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RT @WriterJackWhite
When we talk about Russian cash in British politics, the biggest amount is the £100 million put in by the Lebedevs from 2006 mainly into the hands of the Daily Mail who printed & co-owned some of the Lebedev titles, the Evening Standard & the Independent. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/12/daily-mail-general-trust-stake-alexander-lebedev-independent
https://twitter.com/WriterJackWhite/status/1592167645440507905
RT @LordRennard
Brexit would not have happened but for lies promulgated by the Daily Mail. I don’t know anyone who reads it. But if you do, please RT this. Well done @ByDonkeys https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1589549108863320064
Frustration Labour Brexit Stance
@dem_cath the shadow brexit secretary at the time wouldn’t work with other parties. I’m sure his initials were KS.
Economist says without Brexit we ‘wouldn’t be talking about an austerity budget this week’
"The need for tax rises and spending cuts wouldn't be there if Brexit hadn't reduced the economy's potential output so much." https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-economics/economist-says-without-brexit-we-wouldnt-be-talking-about-an-austerity-budget-this-week-338789/#lahcjpktmw4f0tmx0jq
The Muskening
It seems very clear at this point that similar to some current political figures, Mr. Musk has surrounded himself with a group of yaysayers not willing or able to keep him and his ideas in check. I really hope (but secretly doubt it) that this is enough to completely destroy the public image of him as a technical and business genius (any maybe take the whole "billionaire genius" trope with him).
It's definitely worth investing in some short term popcorn reserves.
Seen a couple of people asking about whitelist-only federation. It’s already a Mastodon option but it‘s not well documented and it needs to be set via an environment variable. Search “limited federation mode” in the docs:
Francis. Old guy in the corner. Socialist, maybe even a (shock) Marxist. Can't stop writing. Musician. Coder for over 30 years.