#bollox — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bollox, aggregated by home.social.
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Just Wow. Modern-day fascism/totalitarianism 101.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-8eN3Mks8
#politics #democracynow #fascism #totalitarian #power #coup #history #bollox #trump #Leftards -
Just Wow. Modern-day fascism/totalitarianism 101.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-8eN3Mks8
#politics #democracynow #fascism #totalitarian #power #coup #history #bollox #trump #Leftards -
After another 'AI Detected' flag, I resorted to Gemini to lay it out.
Gemini produced an entire blog post. It did offer me tips to dumb down my writing, but I declined. I also had NotebookLM create a podcast, cuz that's how I roll.
#philosophy #writing #ai #aidetectors #statistics #falsepositives #aipolice #bollox #blog #podcast #academicessays #lexicaldensity #LLMs #ontologicalgrammar #Parfit #perception #syntacticregularity #critique #Gemini #Kant #language #pooh
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After another 'AI Detected' flag, I resorted to Gemini to lay it out.
Gemini produced an entire blog post. It did offer me tips to dumb down my writing, but I declined. I also had NotebookLM create a podcast, cuz that's how I roll.
#philosophy #writing #ai #aidetectors #statistics #falsepositives #aipolice #bollox #blog #podcast #academicessays #lexicaldensity #LLMs #ontologicalgrammar #Parfit #perception #syntacticregularity #critique #Gemini #Kant #language #pooh
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I've spent the last few hours discussing this point with several LLMs.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/24/100-human-content/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
If the AI tells are so well-known and predictable, why don't we simply reverse them?
tl;dr? Grok suggested I go all in and pepper my output with LLM-isms just to make a point. Choke the LLM-detectors with their own poison.
#philosophy #rant #ai #llms #claudeai #grok #delve #tapestry #— #bollox #writing #authenticity #effort #voice #games #statistics #tldr #wahwah #hashtag #notAI #advice
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I've spent the last few hours discussing this point with several LLMs.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/24/100-human-content/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
If the AI tells are so well-known and predictable, why don't we simply reverse them?
tl;dr? Grok suggested I go all in and pepper my output with LLM-isms just to make a point. Choke the LLM-detectors with their own poison.
#philosophy #rant #ai #llms #claudeai #grok #delve #tapestry #— #bollox #writing #authenticity #effort #voice #games #statistics #tldr #wahwah #hashtag #notAI #advice
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I got in a row the other day with a woman, who shared a post with her opinion about the toxicity of persons critical of Mary Sue characters.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/15/encounter-with-mary-sue/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
After much pushback, she turned off the ability to comment, so she forced my hand to respond otherwise. I resorted to my blog – and here.#philosophy #writing #blog #critique #scriptwriting #authors #movies #novels #storytelling #bollox #language #perception #marysue
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I got in a row the other day with a woman, who shared a post with her opinion about the toxicity of persons critical of Mary Sue characters.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/15/encounter-with-mary-sue/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
After much pushback, she turned off the ability to comment, so she forced my hand to respond otherwise. I resorted to my blog – and here.#philosophy #writing #blog #critique #scriptwriting #authors #movies #novels #storytelling #bollox #language #perception #marysue
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As a heterodox thinker, I notice a similar apophatic misalignment as atheists (which is also why atheism isn't a religion).
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/02/03/on-heterodoxy-near-misses-and-the-comfort-of-saying-not-this/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I lay out why heterodox connexions don't tend to last. It's a feature, not a bug.
#philosophy #paradox #heterodox #orthodox #bollox #atheism #religion #blog #podcast #connexion #community #unity #vision #divergence #disconnect #success #signals -
As a heterodox thinker, I notice a similar apophatic misalignment as atheists (which is also why atheism isn't a religion).
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/02/03/on-heterodoxy-near-misses-and-the-comfort-of-saying-not-this/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I lay out why heterodox connexions don't tend to last. It's a feature, not a bug.
#philosophy #paradox #heterodox #orthodox #bollox #atheism #religion #blog #podcast #connexion #community #unity #vision #divergence #disconnect #success #signals -
I've been rejected again. Should I get a PhD?
https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/09/rejection-letter/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
People tend to look at peer-reviewed journals as a sign of credibility. I've not written about the nonsense of peer review, but these are unadulterated gatekeeping mechanisms antithetical to knowledge dissemination.
#philosophy #protocol #rejection #notice #credentials #journals #credibility #gatekeeping #peerreview #bollox #zenodo #philpapers #writing #letters #blog
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I've been rejected again. Should I get a PhD?
https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/09/rejection-letter/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
People tend to look at peer-reviewed journals as a sign of credibility. I've not written about the nonsense of peer review, but these are unadulterated gatekeeping mechanisms antithetical to knowledge dissemination.
#philosophy #protocol #rejection #notice #credentials #journals #credibility #gatekeeping #peerreview #bollox #zenodo #philpapers #writing #letters #blog
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My proof copy was perfect. The system disagreed.
Every age has its priests; ours wear badges that read Process Engineer.
New at Philosophics.blog: The Prison of Process#Philosophy #Systems #AntiEnlightenment #Publishing #Automation #AmWriting #Blog #Printing #Process #kdp #process #bureaucracy #livre #bollox #time #energy #effort #frustration #podcast
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De nieuwe jeugdserie #Bollox, waarin kinderen boos zijn, dit bespreken met Merel Pauw - die snor! 👌 - en een punknummer maken over hun woede. Met een punkband, bijvoorbeeld over vliegen of over jezelf willen en mogen zijn.
https://npo.nl/start/serie/bollox_1/seizoen-1/bollox
https://www.vpro.nl/info/bollox
Net de eerste twee afleveringen gezien. #VPRO televisie op z'n best. Raar en mooi tegelijk.
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I’ve shut down my personal Facebook account — and with it, the Ridley Park page. Years of tolerating bot-infested “moderation” was enough. I may spin up a Ridley-only account later, but for now, the page sleeps.
https://ridleypark.blog/2025/09/02/done-with-facebook/
#Facebook #Meta #Censorship #DigitalLife #Philosophy #Bots #Kafka #AmWriting #Writing #SocialMedia #BlogPost #Bollox #Blogging #AuthorLife
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Popper warned us. Arrow proved it. Churchill quipped about it. Democracy isn’t wisdom in action; it’s chaos with ballots.
Full essay: https://philosophics.blog/2025/08/27/democracy-the-worst-form-of-government-and-other-bedtime-stories/
#Philosophy #Democracy #Politics #PhilosophicsBlog #Politics #PoliticalPhilosophy #Churchill #Trump #Bollox #Quote #Quotes #Action #AmWriting
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Popper warned us. Arrow proved it. Churchill quipped about it. Democracy isn’t wisdom in action; it’s chaos with ballots.
Full essay: https://philosophics.blog/2025/08/27/democracy-the-worst-form-of-government-and-other-bedtime-stories/
#Philosophy #Democracy #Politics #PhilosophicsBlog #Politics #PoliticalPhilosophy #Churchill #Trump #Bollox #Quote #Quotes #Action #AmWriting
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#nowplaying #bbc6music #jazz #soweto_kinch (?) Love the #sounds hate the #pretencious #bollox. Leave us old #jazzers alone FFS
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#nowplaying #bbc6music #jazz #soweto_kinch (?) Love the #sounds hate the #pretencious #bollox. Leave us old #jazzers alone FFS
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@RejoinEU Serious bit of summary comrade. We both knew this was going to happen years ago when the #Brexit #Bollox line was "well, we'll get a better deal with our Yankee friends" . Like fuck we will 'we' said. Apparently 'we' were 'traitors' ahem . Still #StrongerTogether mate. Let me know re #NRM date. I'm persona non grata with our officer class!
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@RejoinEU Serious bit of summary comrade. We both knew this was going to happen years ago when the #Brexit #Bollox line was "well, we'll get a better deal with our Yankee friends" . Like fuck we will 'we' said. Apparently 'we' were 'traitors' ahem . Still #StrongerTogether mate. Let me know re #NRM date. I'm persona non grata with our officer class!
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#offload #status #update Tough day. I go to a group of non-normative former drug and alcohol users. Always in #recovery. #politics came up. Incl. #brexit . The #LBGTQ+ group sat on their hands (50%) the other 49.5 % fiercely #Brexit #Bollox. The moderator "no politics" Palky (0.5%) say "the personal is the political" Mod. hasn't a clue. Jeez, I'm depressed.
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#offload #status #update Tough day. I go to a group of non-normative former drug and alcohol users. Always in #recovery. #politics came up. Incl. #brexit . The #LBGTQ+ group sat on their hands (50%) the other 49.5 % fiercely #Brexit #Bollox. The moderator "no politics" Palky (0.5%) say "the personal is the political" Mod. hasn't a clue. Jeez, I'm depressed.
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"Wealth creation is our number 1 priority. Growth is our core business - the end & the means of national renewal. The mandate we seek from Britain at this election is for economic growth."
Hungry children, crumbling schools, 💩 infested waters, corruption, cronyism, democracy in peril, NHS collapsing, armed forces undermanned, prisons overflowing, failure of Brexit, hostile foreign actors exerting influence on domestic affairs but the priority is wealth creation #bollox
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CW: UK Grift
#LuxeLifestyle, trading in “specialised design activities” & a late comer to the #torygrifters party, had no published accounts at the time the contract was awarded, & did not appear to have a history of supplying #PPE
“Minister Hands forwarded a message from someone who contacted him to the relevant officials. Minister Hands had no further role or involvement in the process, & was unaware of any outcome.” #bollox #lyingtories #CorruptToryFoolsAreUnfit2Govern
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CW: US Homeless
Gallery owner who sprayed a homeless woman with hose arrested by police. #CollierGwin led away after #SanFrancisco DA Brooke Jenkins issued misdemeanor battery arrest warrant.
“The alleged battery of an #unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable. Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions. Likewise, the vandalism at #FosterGwinGallery is also completely unacceptable & must stop – 2 wrongs do not make a right.” #bollox
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CW: UK Pols
Some have called awarding cash in this way a beauty pageant, others have opted for the more visceral Hunger Games depiction.
Whether these bids had been successful or not, they should never be seen as a replenishment of the financial chasm created in local government funding since the coalition government rode into battle on a horse called #austerity in 2010.
#ToriesUnfitToGovern #Levellingup #bollox
#sunak hasn't kept it a secret
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CW: UK Pols
#Scotland Secretary Jack confirmed he will lay a section 35 order at #Westminster tomorrow to prevent the legislation being sent to the King for Royal Assent. "I have not taken this decision lightly."
"This is a full-frontal attack on our #democratically_elected #Scottish #parliament & its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. If this Westminster #veto succeeds, it will be first of many."
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CW: UK Pols
💩 rolling up hill to their door
1 of 4 #ToryScum #mp offices targeted across country ahead of proposed law requiring minimum #service_levels in some sectors during #strikeaction #Workers claim the legislation, unveiled by #shapps could force people to work during #strikes to maintain "minimum service levels" in key industries or face the sack, has been "rushed-through". #generalstrikenow
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CW: UK Pols
#JohnsonTheCorruptPM is most donated to #mp this #parliament after receiving a single donation of £1m.
#uklabour leader #starmer had previously been the most donated to MP with £740,000 in multiple donations.
#JohnsonTheLiar 'donation' from #brexiteer & #crypto investor Christopher #harborne.
#Torydonor is #ToryScum who in 2019 was the bankroller of #faragethetraitor 's #brexit Party.
no quid pro quo? #bollox #getmoneyoutofpolitics #DemocracyMatters
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CW: Spare
"When #Kemp implies that #Harry comments had fallen short of #military training by not treating the enemy in “accordance with the laws of armed conflict”, it is worth remembering that this is the ex-Colonel who wrote in The Scum that to defeat #IslamicState: “we’ll have to kill civilians.” Charming."
“as the boy shouted, Mark gave him the good news. His body disintegrated in front of my eyes.”
#bollox #oneruleforthefew #AbolishTheMonarcy #hypocrisy #collins #kemp
https://bylinesapp.uk/pwa/article.php?sid=1&aid=453525&ssid=1
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Letter to magazine:
"I don't know about any of your other readers but I can't wait to have my inbox filled with adverts using Easter-centric puns like #eggcellent and #eggciting". That'll keep me going until the Spooktacular sales in October. Life is just one long fucking thrill ride, I can tell you"
Mike Tatham, St.Andrews
#eggcellent #eggciting #spooktacular #bollox #easter #halloween #puns
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Letter to magazine:
"I don't know about any of your other readers but I can't wait to have my inbox filled with adverts using Easter-centric puns like #eggcellent and #eggciting". That'll keep me going until the Spooktacular sales in October. Life is just one long fucking thrill ride, I can tell you"
Mike Tatham, St.Andrews
#eggcellent #eggciting #spooktacular #bollox #easter #halloween #puns #letter
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CW: UK Pols
Ex #toryminister Claire Perry O'Neill quits party & praises #uklabour
A FORMER #toryscumbag #ToryMP who served under #TheresaMay premiership has quit the #conservatives
“As much as I like & admire the #pm & #chancellor, they are too beholden to a party dominated now by ideology & self-obsession to deliver the big changes we need in a fact-based, competent way."
#bollox ! "big change" doesn't come from offering more of the same. #kleptocracy isn't an ideology
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CW: UK Pols
#JohnsonTheCorruptPM had 'problem' responding to #race report due to 'bad track record' of being a #racist
#Sewell, led a controversial review from the Commission on Race & Ethnic Disparities, claims the #pm had a "bad track record" on race - but #JohnsonTheLiar team insist there was a "misunderstanding". #bollox some previous remarks: comparing women wearing burkhas to "letterboxes" & referring to black people as "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles".
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CW: WW2 Reparations
#germany maintains #poland waived #war #reparations in 1953. #moscow decided #poland would receive small % of #compensation.
#berlin raised the same arguments against reparations claims raised by #greece & #italy
German Foreign Minister #Baerbock said "from the point of view of the federal government, the question of reparations was closed" adding they had assumed "its historical responsibility"
#bollox Perpetrators don't get to decide recompense #ww2
https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/03/germany-snubs-polands-claim-for-world-war-2-reparations
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@urzwoo If you knew #Engerland #England you would know why. Years of #Tory #Propaganda #Cakes + #Circuses #TV #Drivel #Education #Class #Elites #Narcissists #Egomaniacs and all the other #Bollox #BS I've lived with for 60+ years. Add an ineffective #Opposition and that's just the start. I will keep the #Red #Flag flying #Bollox2Brexit #MyCountryBack✊🏽 💖 🇪🇺
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@urzwoo If you knew #Engerland #England you would know why. Years of #Tory #Propaganda #Cakes + #Circuses #TV #Drivel #Education #Class #Elites #Narcissists #Egomaniacs and all the other #Bollox #BS I've lived with for 60+ years. Add an ineffective #Opposition and that's just the start. I will keep the #Red #Flag flying #Bollox2Brexit #MyCountryBack✊🏽 💖 🇪🇺
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@stayeuropean
What can I say. We knew that #Brexit was #Bollox from the get-go. I'm surprised it's taken the sheeple so long to catch up. However, if one reads the Fail and watches too much TV what can one expect? #RejoinEU #ToriesOut -
@stayeuropean
What can I say. We knew that #Brexit was #Bollox from the get-go. I'm surprised it's taken the sheeple so long to catch up. However, if one reads the Fail and watches too much TV what can one expect? #RejoinEU #ToriesOut