{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - Ian Betteridge","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/ianbetteridge.com","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api","id":"1605579","username":"ianbetteridge.com","bio":"Anecdontalist. He of the eponymous law. FRSA. Good at writing and sums. Degrowther, and not a fan of capitalism. Your pal. There is no future in England's dreaming.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://talqix.cloud/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg"},"items":[{"id":"92099053","content_html":"<p>This. Public *control* is the same failed strategy we've had for decades. We have \"public control\" of water. How much good has it done us?</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7wpggasvxajizjlxt7jcu4wj/post/3mo5y6hwd5s2t\">Andy Burnham keeps talking about public control instead of public ownership\n\nAt best this is super confusing\n\nAt worst he's already planning to betray his voters\n\nAfter 40...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mo5yai3wy22d\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mo5yai3wy22d","date_published":"2026-06-13T09:52:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 09:52","date_timestamp":1781344344,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92099054","content_html":"<p>The need for full-on European tech sovereignty (by any means necessary) has never been so great.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/post/3mo5wfr6r4k2u\">Every non-US govt building on US infra needs to be eyeballing this with interest. (Looks to Westminster.) How does the UK AI Action Plan respond to US measures that could revoke access to US tech at will?</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mo5y4cyhbc2d","date_published":"2026-06-13T09:50:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 09:50","date_timestamp":1781344204,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92026643","content_html":"<p>Wow. I mean… wow.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7zzswd5g2zbynzbowl3edpww/post/3mo34sh2gqk2e\">Naomi Wolf's long held \"Worst Take on Belfast\" is truly under threat</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mo36qkli5c2d","date_published":"2026-06-12T07:10:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 07:10","date_timestamp":1781248247,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91998312","content_html":"<p>We are long past the point when the chancellor has more influence over policy than the PM. The PM (and cabinet) should be focused on what the government needs to do for the country. The treasury's job is to work out how to pay for it. </p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/11/belfast-riots-hilary-benn-anti-immigrant-injured-police-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a2b0c668f08b3c2b5d2d3ec#block-6a2b0c668f08b3c2b5d2d3ec\">www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/11/belfast-riots-hilary-benn-anti-immigrant-injured-police-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a2b0c668f08b3c2b5d2d3ec#block-6a2b0c668f08b3c2b5d2d3ec\">Armed forces minister Al Carns quits...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnzztpsquk2f\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnzztpsquk2f","date_published":"2026-06-11T20:10:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 20:10","date_timestamp":1781208624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91998313","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ts5ajcxetbjh3kx455t3fwkq\">@ldfreedman.bsky.social</a>'s post on Trump recently was very very good on exactly how much damage this kind of stuff is doing to the US</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn45bxq3qgkewidcuf23l35k/post/3mnzsxq2oss27\">I suppose Trump didn't like where the stock market was heading today. I don't believe a word he says.</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnzuvfqlkc2q","date_published":"2026-06-11T18:41:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 18:41","date_timestamp":1781203312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91998314","content_html":"<p>Well that's three points up for the Green Party then</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:keg3c3lhpxiihjho4e7auzaq/post/3mnzt23hzes2g\">Elon Musk, the most hated person in the World in the UK, has called Zack Polanski a scumbag and a traitor.\n\nWhat an amazing endorsement.</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnzuryqals2q","date_published":"2026-06-11T18:39:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 18:39","date_timestamp":1781203198,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91970875","content_html":"<p>The temptation to write a science fiction short where aliens kidnap Ted Chiang and, based on what he says, decide he's just a \"cleverly disguised example of sentence continuation\" is quite high right now.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irpq4mghmydxwpecwn3xoun6/post/3mnn4u6prt22i\">An absolute stunner of a piece by Ted Chiang in The Atlantic. This should (but probably won’t) be the...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnyvzdqtdc2c\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnyvzdqtdc2c","date_published":"2026-06-11T09:29:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 09:29","date_timestamp":1781170158,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91939278","content_html":"<p>Greatest columnist in Britain, and no I am not joking.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3tpb4iabrq3ukfaui6eymwf/post/3mnxntj52mc2c\">this is the ideal newspaper columnist. you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnxtjiixgc2e","date_published":"2026-06-10T23:11:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 23:11","date_timestamp":1781133119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91792405","content_html":"<p>Ooof</p><p><a href=\"https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116699661945921760\">cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDo...</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnrr4anc7l2p","date_published":"2026-06-08T13:12:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 13:12","date_timestamp":1780924367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91754419","content_html":"<p>I'm looking forward to children being unable to take a picture of Michelangelo's David on a school trip. </p><p>(And if you think that won't happen, try posting any kind of nudity in art on Instagram, Pinterest etc)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones\">www.theguardian.com/technolog...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones\">Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnrqqsjznx2e\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnrqqsjznx2e","date_published":"2026-06-08T13:06:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 13:06","date_timestamp":1780923971,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91696682","content_html":"<p>Oh, this opening line. 95% of writers couldn't have written it. And 0% of AI's ever could. </p><p><a href=\"https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/0b194006-a71e-49af-8861-eb9406addbe7\">giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/0b194006-a71e-49af-8861-eb9406addbe7\">https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/0b194006-a71e-49af-8861-eb9406addbe7</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnosgap4r423","date_published":"2026-06-07T08:58:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 08:58","date_timestamp":1780822699,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91696683","content_html":"<p>Whenever I hear someone talking about a \"super-app\" I can almost smell the desperation. </p><p><a href=\"https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/5d482d3f-b288-4cc7-b5d4-5a94f161edc7\">giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/5d482d3f-b288-4cc7-b5d4-5a94f161edc7\">https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/5d482d3f-b288-4cc7-b5d4-5a94f161edc7</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnos5if7mz27","date_published":"2026-06-07T08:53:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 08:53","date_timestamp":1780822405,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91696684","content_html":"<p>It's hilarious that the two biggest consequences of Putin's invasion of Ukraine are the strengthening of Europe's northern border with Russia, and a battle-hardened country with vast expertise in defensive technology getting much closer to the EU and NATO.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6y3honhec2jch2ryrbuyx5a5/post/3mnorisjll225\">🇫🇮 Finland has established a multinational NATO...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnortjs3i22e\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnortjs3i22e","date_published":"2026-06-07T08:47:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 08:47","date_timestamp":1780822071,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91511550","content_html":"<p>The looting of America, redux.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2onin3tgnlbesdcwvyjwrm22/post/3mk3wppfrfs2p\">This should be a much bigger story\n\nA priceless collection of art has gone missing during trump's chaotic and secretive renovation of the Kennedy Center\n\nshare.google/EgXWR11JELf6...</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnfyfyp7n22q","date_published":"2026-06-03T20:51:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 20:51","date_timestamp":1780519895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91487759","content_html":"<p>Russia's answer to Davos. LOL</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreifq3b5d33gmwpepp5cyw4bt4nb2g4b55ijvsdjzpit5mjkkna2z6a\" alt=\"About 20,000 visitors from 130 countries are expected to attend the three-day annual summit, which has been described as Russia’s answer to Davos. They include the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the far-right American influencer Candace Owens and the Tate brothers.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnfgs77n7k2e","date_published":"2026-06-03T15:36:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 15:36","date_timestamp":1780500978,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91487760","content_html":"<p>Some context. WLTP testing for PHEVs assumes a fully charged battery and weights electric running heavily, producing unrealistically low official CO2 numbers, often 20-50g/km. 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This is the latest YouGov for under-50s:\n\nGreen: 26% \nLab: 18%\nReform: 14%\nTories: 12%\nLD: 11%\n\nAnd...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnfc44uzd22g\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnfc44uzd22g","date_published":"2026-06-03T14:12:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 14:12","date_timestamp":1780495942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91454578","content_html":"<p>A couple of blokes with kalashnikovs is \"air defence\" Russia-style.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5jbj2wzit57tfjmmwocupfs7/post/3mneoi5akqs2o\">Russia's air defense \"had the situation under control\".</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mnepnspi7k2g","date_published":"2026-06-03T08:42:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 08:42","date_timestamp":1780476134,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425783","content_html":"<p>One of the things I enjoyed most about my degree was doing some astronomy. I was a humanities student but my minor was astronomy and I was taught by the lovely Iain Nicolson. I think about Iain every time I see the full moon</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:67bgg4j34njbopitm62cvddy/post/3mndksvwamk2g\">Venus and Jupiter looking gorgeous low in the northwest this evening. Unmistakably...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndljz5z2s2b\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndljz5z2s2b","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:55:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:55","date_timestamp":1780437352,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425784","content_html":"<p>This. This x1000. </p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xfq2h4jv25kw3fzzgwjxli46/post/3mndkx4ysam27\">“If you plan as if Google is going to zero and it doesn’t, anything above zero is upside. If you plan for Google to be stable and it declines, then everything is catastrophic.”\n\ndigiday.com/media/how-pu...</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndl4cqveg2o","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:48:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:48","date_timestamp":1780436892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425785","content_html":"<p>You're not required to disclose you have a GRC but you can't use the facilities of the gender you're recognised as, thus making it obvious that you have a GRC. </p><p>Seriously who writes this shit, and do they ever actually bother reading it to find out how stupid it is?</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xurjtu2wa2akyi64gab34ahg/post/3mnd44iyzys2i\">New Cabinet Office internal workplace...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndkwcy6f52u\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndkwcy6f52u","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:44:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:44","date_timestamp":1780436691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425787","content_html":"<p>Yaxley-Lennon really does have a punchable face, which is why the little scrote always cowers behind the fat Nazi security he has with him while being \"brave\" and \"telling it like it is\".</p><p>I'm not going to pretend: I wish him nothing but ill. </p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr/post/3mndgujtxpk2z\">The angry demonstration was promoted by X owner Elon Musk, who has...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndkbdcjim22\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndkbdcjim22","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:33:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:33","date_timestamp":1780435985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425788","content_html":"<p>Judging by the history of previous attendees at this kind of right wing \"protest\" half of them will be wife beaters and the other half will be child abusers. </p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr/post/3mndgovyqps2z\">300 protestors joined Tommy Robinson and Lawremce Fox outside Southampton police station. Protestors held a minute's silence, chanted \"Henry, Henry\"...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndk563fm62r\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndk563fm62r","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:30:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:30","date_timestamp":1780435847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425789","content_html":"<p>We really are at the end phase of the decline of the American republic. Gold ballrooms, statues to Caesar, praetorian guard. Next we will have Didius Julianus buying the presidency. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndjy7w3ne22","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:28","date_timestamp":1780435681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91425790","content_html":"<p>Spoilers!</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4ogjsrxf75khpne4zt7fsuf/post/3mndjb52ssk27\">Did Rue Make It Out of Euphoria Alive?</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mndjcnwhss24","date_published":"2026-06-02T21:15:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 21:15","date_timestamp":1780434958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"56000888","content_html":"<p>It’s magic.</p>\n<p>(It’s actually done by posting through talqix.cloud and I have no idea how <a href=\"http://manton.org\">@manton.org</a> makes it work)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3lgnsnp3qlc2g","date_published":"2025-01-26T16:07:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-26 16:07","date_timestamp":1737907636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55390851","content_html":"<p>So I’ve finally started wokeipedia.co.uk – not much there yet, but you can also follow it (including here at <a href=\"http://wokeipedia.co.uk\">@wokeipedia.co.uk</a>). However, one lesson I have learned: do NOT search for “woke’ here unless you want to see a lot of quite well endowed men who “just woke up”.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3lg3nx4jmcc2c","date_published":"2025-01-19T10:55:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-19 10:55","date_timestamp":1737284108,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53824560","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/jamesog\">@jamesog</a> Phew!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3lehpz5ns522p","date_published":"2024-12-29T19:13:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-29 19:13","date_timestamp":1735499617,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53640321","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/brooks\">@brooks</a> No - I’m too old for that :) I’m hosted by Magic Pages, which is basically one guy (Jannis) who is awesome and very quick to respond to support questions. Very reasonably priced too.</p>\n<p>www.magicpages.co</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3leh66zyx4c2c","date_published":"2024-12-29T13:54:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-29 13:54","date_timestamp":1735480487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"42143724","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/baldur\">@baldur</a> That would require American commentators to do more than two minutes reading.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3kxzf654pt22z","date_published":"2024-07-24T09:19:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-24 09:19","date_timestamp":1721812797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38320692","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/baldur\">@baldur</a>  (C-suite voice) All they need is an another layer of AI to roll out the AI that’s rolling out the projects. That will fix everything!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3ktg3ccqoyz2t","date_published":"2024-05-26T19:21:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 19:21","date_timestamp":1716751319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38320693","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/baldur\">@baldur</a> Yes I did. I’m taking the piss out of “AI makes everyone more productive” views of management. As in “maybe they should use AI to roll out AI projects then they wouldn’t have to work so hard”</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3ktg2evc3ak2v","date_published":"2024-05-26T19:05:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 19:05","date_timestamp":1716750330,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38320694","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/baldur\">@baldur</a> Maybe they should use ai to be more productive? 😀</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3ktfyvns5sk2v","date_published":"2024-05-26T18:39:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ajtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp%2Fbafkreiftcscd5klzyup7vqoagjmifna4o6am2melwxwloccoykutmucl3m%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 18:39","date_timestamp":1716748746,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35889539","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/baldur\">@baldur</a> It’s people who have never grown up and never had someone say “no” to them. 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