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Comments by frankPodmore, frankpodmore@slrpnk.net
Her statement was absolutely unhinged. Genuinely thought it was fake when I first saw it!
I honestly assumed this was fake and had to check multiple sources before I accepted that it’s real. A shocking new low.
Agreed, the social policies could be a lot better.
Why would the Greens want this? They just got their best ever by-election result, they’re hardly going to turn to a guy who lost two general elections for a bit of extra help.
Came here to say exactly this! But coming 3rd, behind Greens and Reform, is pretty close to the worst fear (coming 3rd behind Reform and Greens).
At some point Labour will realise that the strategy of trying to win over right wing voters and hoping the left will stick with you regardless no longer works in the UK. I just hope they realise this before the next elections.
At least I can safely say I haven’t misjudged him!
It’d be nice if this made him re-evaluate some of his choices, but I don’t hold out much hope.
Could’ve been worse.
I thought it was interesting that the Doctor didn’t want to mentor Sam after he was so enthusiastic about taking the same role for Seven of Nine. This episode gave a solid explanation!
The diplomacy aspect makes it a nightmare for Labour to do it, but they should do the Putin angle as much as possible.
I’m normally very opposed to tactical voting for this very reason (people should vote for who they want!) but I will make an exception to defeat fascism.
Like the headline, that claim is inaccurate editorialising by the author. The margin of error makes it impossible to make such a statement definitively. It’s quite possible that Labour is ‘actually’ ahead of Reform, with the Greens in 3rd. Someone reading this claim and concluding they should therefore vote Green (and not Labour, as they were previously leaning) might thereby help hand the victory to Reform.
That said, I absolutely wouldn’t blame anyone for taking this as a reason to vote Green to stop Reform. It’s just that the evidence you should vote Labour for the same reason is exactly as good.
Someone really needs to take this man to one side and say, just, what the fuck are you talking about?
Yeah, I’ve often felt it could be improved if we had one FOR vote and one AGAINST vote. But anything other than FPTP would be better!
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your NameYeah, the Admiral from this episode who kicks Riker in the head, though. That’s my guy.
Fuck AI@lemmy.world
I actually don’t have a blanket hate of AI; it genuinely has some useful applications .
Like you, though, I strongly resent software being installed on my machines without my permission. Not an anti-AI argument as such, granted.
My problem with LLMs specifically is that they have been set up to use the labour of other people, without permission and without paying for that labour, which is plainly unethical.
No Stupid QuestionsI’m not a communist myself, but the last point is so fatuous that I think it’s fair to conclude that anyone actually making it is not arguing in good faith.
The first two, though, are completely valid arguments and you should respond to them by ceasing to describe yourself as a communist!
Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website
Oh shit, that’s a good point, because it’s drying her out.
Her statement was absolutely unhinged. Genuinely thought it was fake when I first saw it!
I honestly assumed this was fake and had to check multiple sources before I accepted that it’s real. A shocking new low.
Agreed, the social policies could be a lot better.
Why would the Greens want this? They just got their best ever by-election result, they’re hardly going to turn to a guy who lost two general elections for a bit of extra help.
Yeah, they must’ve raised taxes on the rich and redistributed it to the poor by accident.
Came here to say exactly this! But coming 3rd, behind Greens and Reform, is pretty close to the worst fear (coming 3rd behind Reform and Greens).
At some point Labour will realise that the strategy of trying to win over right wing voters and hoping the left will stick with you regardless no longer works in the UK. I just hope they realise this before the next elections.
At least I can safely say I haven’t misjudged him!
It’d be nice if this made him re-evaluate some of his choices, but I don’t hold out much hope.
Could’ve been worse.
I thought it was interesting that the Doctor didn’t want to mentor Sam after he was so enthusiastic about taking the same role for Seven of Nine. This episode gave a solid explanation!
The diplomacy aspect makes it a nightmare for Labour to do it, but they should do the Putin angle as much as possible.
Reform's Plans to Import Trump’s Authoritarian 'Project 2025' Blueprint to the UK (bylinetimes.com)
When I talk about Reform being fascists and the necessity of beating them, this is what I mean.
Earth's heat to produce electricity for homes in UK clean energy first (bbc.co.uk)
I’m normally very opposed to tactical voting for this very reason (people should vote for who they want!) but I will make an exception to defeat fascism.
Like the headline, that claim is inaccurate editorialising by the author. The margin of error makes it impossible to make such a statement definitively. It’s quite possible that Labour is ‘actually’ ahead of Reform, with the Greens in 3rd. Someone reading this claim and concluding they should therefore vote Green (and not Labour, as they were previously leaning) might thereby help hand the victory to Reform.
That said, I absolutely wouldn’t blame anyone for taking this as a reason to vote Green to stop Reform. It’s just that the evidence you should vote Labour for the same reason is exactly as good.
Someone really needs to take this man to one side and say, just, what the fuck are you talking about?
Yeah, I’ve often felt it could be improved if we had one FOR vote and one AGAINST vote. But anything other than FPTP would be better!
Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage's Party in Gorton and Denton By-election (bylinetimes.com)
This poll makes it a statistical dead heat between Greens, Labour and Reform, despite the headline claim.
Gorton & Denton Parliamentary by-election: what the constituency polls say (theweekinpolls.substack.com)
Useful for anyone trying to work out the best ‘Stop Reform’ candidate. Spoiler: it’s probably the Greens.