2026-04-17T13:38:51Z https://yabu.me Matt Mascarenhas https://yabu.me/npub1xh9rj37m99wzz9t8tp5nqexzmp3x8sxdd8mdp8lygq6j9j3d669sjn4m92 https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/194/083/415/876/282/original/ba4e3a1ec10a31fb.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/194/083/415/876/282/original/ba4e3a1ec10a31fb.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpg3rvn2nkuchuhee9rgfs76zrw0kxg7djvx7tywqsa8w9lqf75gzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk4cupar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmr6qg4qmqpvs6ejm3kara4uwt5u2w6h2s00ta7jv450skp52r0qqz9cun'>nevent1q…9cun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah yeah, I get this too, and had it for the previous MP. Pretty much a stripped down TheyWorkForYou for the PPCs is what I&#39;m thinking. 2026-03-29T13:47:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28quy4qu6hu86lfet43xy4tgv6w3tqw42xnv60tg8upc9a9vpdygzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkr32pmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjxcfm873a656xtnswdja48j0hyx3ypf0h5fre4gp23h7vey7lfg7swlmn'>nevent1q…wlmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In my constituency, where my now-current MP stood (and came 2nd) consistently in multiple GEs, I&#39;ve long wondered about a &#34;formal system&#34; where prospective parliamentary candidates could give us a ballpark idea of how they&#39;d&#39;ve represented us between elections, e.g, for each division – let&#39;s say in policy areas of their choice, for tractability – they vote.<br/><br/>We electors get to see all these (and our current MP&#39;s) votes and are more informed come election day. 2026-03-29T13:22:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0urxuyzx7qm3qleev5naqfmc9es6tps22wqp9fqhuw4lsh0wqm0gzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk3aaf4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqvfzdv6treh9r00ypkcy6lag8uktmymjpwau8wnujvuk4s8qupgrhajeg'>nevent1q…ajeg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t it enough to recognise that religions and these technologists use this kind of language to concentrate power? With their respective faiths in the myth of God (religion) and the machine (tech) being almost byproducts of this concentration. 2026-03-20T14:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mqh5k9l77x3qkvfxf0uzunxldjxzxeznx45ejngs398mgka0ssqzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkhvwt4q Couple of super lucid videos here (12-ish mins each) from Mike, focused in on Peter Mandelson and the people / companies in his orbit:<br/><br/><a href="https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/116018572279898145">https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/116018572279898145</a><br/><a href="https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/116018590838875185">https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/116018590838875185</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1azzxckx7m64dp4plr5djdr2h9fpvtrn8aznrygnzhww9gqaemfpsy4angf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1azz…angf</a></span><br/> </div> It’s a longer video… but we REALLY need to talk about: <br/><br/>Peter Mandelson and -<br/>Global Council<br/>Lobbying (as an adviser and as ambassador)<br/>Palantir <br/><br/>This is where the Mandelson affair needs to go next.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/MXMAsAL0Em4?si=239569g9JJn4vD0P">https://youtu.be/MXMAsAL0Em4?si=239569g9JJn4vD0P</a> </blockquote> 2026-02-05T15:36:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqhkgheemhve24vr3j2pfsg24k98k7e77gq2tdy34r2dv09p2nwszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkw5k6sf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2785pkhjxqgd8dlzylv9zsjcflhhp4ed4wsag72ad9yfvyjy73sg20dwtf'>nevent1q…dwtf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My guess is they get really good signal there by the look of that aerial! 2025-11-15T13:27:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7ma2w06lud2pymt5g9vcew988e86wfs6hlx7pvkaeprs00pq7yszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkkdmfgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4yc2j0zuyjzly84eqxf9kgnf9770y7hesmzn8wvvhk5q2cu4yrcsyjrf2'>nevent1q…jrf2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah right, sorry, sure! So the article has us all lumped together as the UK going back on racism. I&#39;m wondering about splitting this down to only particular political traditions going back.<br/><br/>And with the &#34;concentration of power&#34; bit I&#39;m alluding to: <a href="https://mas.to/@miblo/115243446708355437">https://mas.to/@miblo/115243446708355437</a><br/><br/>I suppose this is informed by a recent thought that there are multiple political traditions running at once here and that, faced with bigotry, I&#39;d like to say that comes from a tradition that has nothing for me. 2025-10-26T21:28:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs886cpzeeg4jlwnt67vgyswp7efxez43tye08cl8gxc7ntj8e70dgzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk694wmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf52xg7r8plphd6xuvxemlwpglaqwzqk6nxychhqmg9zzdmjm9gzq6k45h6'>nevent1q…45h6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe particular political traditions in Britain are, right? I mean, doesn&#39;t the suggestion of us all being one tradition itself come from the &#34;concentration of power&#34; tradition? 2025-10-26T17:55:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqcwhhhq4js42l4skgfm048r5jskw5yuprhdsvdggr2zad6s4chqzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkm79w25 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfet8t8l33kzvekl767304kmcdz3z9eghumvgjzqqmf827gm5knas3ym0hd'>nevent1q…m0hd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow yeah, great work by Emma there.<br/><br/>Just want to say, Chris, your final sentence here is a beautiful example of how I&#39;d like us to report on perspectives we don&#39;t share. Emma put the same idea like this – <a href="https://monkdebunks.substack.com/p/nothing-to-do-with-reform-the-myth#:~:text=they%20are%20gleefully,Minister">https://monkdebunks.substack.com/p/nothing-to-do-with-reform-the-myth#:~:text=they%20are%20gleefully,Minister</a> – whose last seven words can be split off for a full-sentence direct quote, whereas someone trying to quote a full sentence from your way would have to start earlier, bringing in more context.<br/><br/>I think of this as split-resistant writing. 2025-09-28T21:03:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2y99dfjcwedr6qwan9s2h3wspfw85mmwdnp7h5cylgxxrw6fsssczyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkwzjze8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyc7du44h0kh4ph5pn8vy5vrjeqzgku34e5697dzpc9pgmaqhqqcpws7gf'>nevent1q…s7gf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, this totally chimes with stuff I&#39;ve been thinking of lately. I have it that their ideology is &#34;to concentrate power into the fewest possible persuadable hands, at each strata of society (starting at the home, going right the way out to the globe)&#34;. Education – like, decent education – being distributive, goes against such a concentration.<br/><br/>So while I have the Lib Dems as the &#34;system-making party&#34;, the ones we&#39;re talking about I&#39;m dubbing the &#34;concentration campers&#34;. 2025-09-21T17:24:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8kj8fw4rxlrps9auuwv4exhgydu7c54wzhjttrvhq8rewjf6d2qzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgketzs6x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmu4ud0a0cstlt59lx7hkx4dcg0t50uvu7pm4d6dhpshgjjg0s2qqx570u'>nevent1q…570u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Legendary gig! :dragnheadphones: 2025-09-19T21:29:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdefp76qxcjm9xtz7uuhww6dyj82yca407pje7qpcdeqpapmup4qzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkxqm8w7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydjv3g5z8mc0e5e0thnvap2cucsh00d43ppwz3kd78q6cp30x73cckujlv'>nevent1q…ujlv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, dude, I think this is the first mention of Zack Polanski that I&#39;ve seen here since the Greens&#39; internal elections. Been really wanting some news about how they&#39;re getting on – maybe at least the Green councillors here would be in the know – and hope they can just get into their communicational stride. 2025-09-18T16:59:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9ttkhqwzhnf46upf64gauzjvtd7txdjhgryaul3heqpyjz3q0uczyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkvd7zld Great email today from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sv0s3rznh6j6974qduqj8nyur5cts9kpcjcahuqspgk0lrmp9wmqnfrq9x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrews & Arnold Ltd (AAISP)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sv0…rq9x</span>)</a></span> about my service&#39;s upcoming migration to SOGEA. It links to their page on the topic <a href="https://www.aa.net.uk/etc/news/sogea-migrations-at-aa/">https://www.aa.net.uk/etc/news/sogea-migrations-at-aa/</a> and I&#39;m reminded of how I like to see AAISP&#39;s site as the Arch Wiki of internet connectivity info. 2025-08-14T17:03:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqstryupus2pxvy4r0s4aum8tqw9l7fk3gks8lsjtj9umvx5nvcszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgknnu9fg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvx373xtkvxf53gzmxz74889aa2emcpa943ks2l8empy9qsetaxzs097rf5'>nevent1q…7rf5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suppose I&#39;m mildly curious to know what, if anything, is going on with the other groups proscribed that day, Russian Imperial Movement and Maniacs Murder Cult. I mean, the relative lack of reporting on them in itself adds to the difference between those two and Palestine Action. 2025-07-25T17:32:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9tajn8e4z8gs6hx25c4es5vvfflvts72gyr4xvs4dgfhhk5tkaszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk2pl7nx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs993v4kwc2sylnc37lu0ktm0meechykckq7k7gg2vj2uxpaup9qwsrs0tj0'>nevent1q…0tj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if it&#39;s worth thinking of technological change – let&#39;s here say improvement – in healthcare as &#34;our ability to value health more highly&#34;. Then, if so, what if we could somehow factor this medical value explicitly into the economy, to go along with the usual financial value? 2025-07-03T06:11:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswg8u5ruv2q7w3pftl0yc9k4gv8l6z7yz2qzmj4ase9cvndx02e0qzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk4rfdst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs8emshvrj4e473g7g3n8956ske49gc8uxaqn7q4m5rza94467rgnlhjn6'>nevent1q…hjn6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At first glance I thought this was Bugs Bunny. 2025-06-22T18:27:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nqkyeftjm58nnrktzu6pswhytf5jc5zrzgvtnlr2t43r3lf7jzgzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkexqfa7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26mhkmsnxvazk2ks6wh4gmwm4d4hl2pd0s4gnzyqlu8z8u7xzcgcpymq0n'>nevent1q…mq0n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s it stand for, Department of Grift Enterprise? 2024-11-13T02:23:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvl434wue8vmhyweyd277qslrhrez8ynr93xdt0nx8tzhws92xsjszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkrlfkmr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs086z0uuz48azzarvx5rg26qewh2txnjedxgkv7j5x0cv9p0fr6kg8mvx7x'>nevent1q…vx7x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are so many similarities, for me, between this tech-bro&#39;dom and religion. Where the latter hit upon the idea of an individual&#39;s life after death to shroud the true believer&#39;s judgement, the former looks like it&#39;s going for the same idea at the broader species and climate level. 2024-11-11T13:34:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswufaajgw6rd0ry6qf6azmu0sp28e35zthnw2yydpeqgqg7dexjwszyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk6xtkgl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyeqyxu5qgu6tesrsqz4kma637a8r9rj2hy3mtqrmhrercsy8mv8st5sfwz'>nevent1q…sfwz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For me, it&#39;d be like wanting to buy a classical guitar to play acoustically, and then buying an electro-acoustic and never plugging it into an amp. It&#39;s the waste of resources – material, time, etc. – that could&#39;ve been saved, or better spent making, say, the acoustics better. 2024-11-10T13:50:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstl7p2rza5tne7vg8ssy27562ye03neu7j3zu4p0mymhqxwqlhzhczyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgkywre7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8wmh4y30le7n6w37xf4sf73yr3tmjmmw5h69zfhvp3c7870xgec44yyy9'>nevent1q…yyy9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I voted &#34;some other thing&#34;. Basically, replying with alt text tends to come across to me as akin to picking up on someone&#39;s spelling or grammar.<br/><br/>I personally value all three of these things, and would actually like us to have some well-integrated support for suggesting alt text in particular (also URLs, for those posts that are about a linkable thing, but don&#39;t link to it). 2024-10-30T17:54:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde4cr7cd4qgzqmnycmw89z2w7e65vhujfuenjrfer8p6m3rs8prqzyq6u5w28mv54cgg4vavxjvryctvxyc7qe45ld5ylu3qr2gk29htgk5qdegc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqltch5c4dzu7levuy4wy5ss28xnslafuf385dyvuz5w64j8c0c6s0h5rxd'>nevent1q…5rxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it&#39;s kind of an extension to the old adage: &#34;you can lead a horse to water, but you can&#39;t keep them from spitting it out even if they appear to drink&#34;. 2024-08-04T11:56:15Z