@barneyfarmer

Yūgen appreciation society. Writes Drunken bakers etc for Viz. Wrote this https://xitter.cf/t.co/EkFvmRP7kD this https://xitter.cf/t.co/wh1hmG5V8R and that https://xitter.cf/t.co/K4H7zE1TgG so…

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It isn’t far. wreckingballpress.com/produc…
Dr Tom May@DreamCargoes5 Jan 2022
Books completed in 2022: #1 - @barneyfarmer - PARK BY THE RIVER. Excellent, wise novel, of history, memory & anecdote rather than story. Though the narrative of these times vis-a-vis Covid is a crucial background. The prefatory line 'From fear to equanimity' is key.
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Throw in a little First Past The Post magic and turn that third of a modest turnout into the power of Kings!
electionmapsuk
@electionmapsukOct 25
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 32% (+5) CON: 24% (+3) RFM: 20% (-3) LDM: 9% (+1) GRN: 8% (-5) SNP: 3% (-1) RES: 3% (=) Via @Ipsos_in_the_UK, 15-22 Oct. Changes w/ 10-15 Sep.
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Consider acquiring a stick or cudgel to guard your stockpiled tins, bottled water, pet meals and bandages. Your neighbours might seem friendly enough today, but they will have to be dealt with.
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And IMHO it would be a grave error to wait around for the balloon to go up.
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The adults are back in the (panic) room.
Sky News
@SkyNewsOct 23
The government has published - without fanfare - new advice for all households on how to be ready for emergencies, which includes stockpiling enough food and water for three days. Defence and security editor @haynesdeborah gives her analysis on the campaign's launch ⬇️ news.sky.com/story/be-ready-…

'Be Ready' checklist: The national resilience moment that almost barely happened

The government has published without fanfare new advice for all households on how to be ready for emergencies, which includes stockpiling enough food and water for three days. It took a Sky News...

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No but seriously at least it creates headspace for when the electricity drops out Christmas Day afternoon and you’re trapped with extended family and no distractions.
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A civilised safety net cut away with the support of millions of perfectly reasonable sensible moderate people who will likely live to see AI and adjacent technologies send their children and grandchildren tumbling to where it used to be.
Dr Noye@valueadde17 Oct 2019
Replying to @barneyfarmer
Exactly and people on zero hours and part time are relentlessly tracked and sanctioned by the DWP. A living nightmare.
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You see why they urgently need to slash welfare.
BBC Breaking News
@BBCBreakingOct 22
Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as bank increases its use of AI bbc.in/4zNvcXC

Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

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Given a fair wind and plausible war-fear that safety net can be cut away before people get to plummeting in droves.
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Of course, they need the war to dismantle what remains of our social security.
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Some of you will die.
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Nobody got thrown in jail last time so why not?
William Fitzgerald@william_fitzOct 20
"Speculative data center debt is being repackaged and sold to pension and retirement funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors in a manner eerily reminiscent of the subprime bubble." ourfinancialsecurity.org/res…

Brace for Impact: Protecting People and the Economy When the AI Bubble Bursts - Americans for...

An economic crisis from the AI bubble is not inevitable. While the ingredients for a serious crisis are in place, inaction regarding the growing risks would be a dangerous mistake, and policymakers...

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Bail-out coming up round the bend.
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No journalists chopped-up since 2018 though. That we know of.
Seth Harp@sethharpesqOct 20
“Stepping up defense of its ally.” Saudi Arabia just beheaded a Bangladeshi couple for kissing in public
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Wrong again, no new field required.
barney farmer@barneyfarmer12 Jul 2024
Inclined to think the permanent and unyielding ban on new North Sea oil and gas will last exactly as long as it takes for a new and sufficiently lucrative field to be identified and a generous corporate donor to one or both parties to say ‘make the case’.
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Pleased to have correctly called the shallow performative nature of that original ban though.
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Here comes our “up to £300” at last. What will you spend yours on? Treats here. Cigarettes.
BBC Breaking News
@BBCBreakingOct 21
UK government gives go-ahead for gas production from Jackdaw field in North Sea bbc.in/4yzB0mv

UK government approves Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea - follow live

Activists say approving the gas field would raise carbon emissions - while the developers argue it is important for the UK’s energy security.

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Is this before or after Mickey Finn joined?
Quite Interesting
@qikipediaOct 20
We are closer in time to a T-Rex than a T-Rex was to a Stegosaurus.
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Then they all went and got slaughtered in the mud.
forummapping
@forummappingOct 19
On the eve of the First World War, "God with us" was Germany's motto and "God is with us" was Russia's. France chose "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", Spain "Plus Ultra". Europe's mottos in 1914.
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Ben Thomas@Summers2theBOct 20
Wasn’t he President of FIFA?
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Some say, a whisper on the breeze, a soft tutting.
Pippa Crerar
@PippaCrerarOct 19
EXCL: Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company. In an early test of his promise to bring “the essentials of life” under public control, the PM is urging his advisers to go back to the drawing board and create a new list of policies for the utility. One option being looked at is to convert about £100m of outstanding fines into a government stake in the company, saving its creditors money but giving ministers some say in how it is run. With @kiranstacey & @jessicaelgot theguardian.com/politics/202…

Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water

Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control

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