Strangely click bait title. None of the contents of the article indicates a severe back and forth or her having strong negative feelings towards the democratic socialists (progressives?). It all seems to stem from:

• Voting against additional war funding for Israel but the dissenting voices were all clumped together in a statement that retained support for self-defense. All other statements from her outwith this as linked or quoted appear to be anti-Zionist.
• She doesn’t hand out endorsements like candy, but also doesn’t necessarily condemn those she doesn’t endorse, i.e. she isn’t engaging in schoolyard politicking.

I get it as well, but some people need something a bit more solid to realise just how stupid something is. I haven’t looked at circuits since high school, but if I see something that just straight up doesn’t work, that’s undeniable.

It looks like he was trying to prove that using AI to make things is bad.

I think reducing his discussion to

well, actually, if we interpret it like this instead

does him a disservice. Why not consider the contexts in which all the interpretations have been made? If many of the details are flimsily translated, but the core message of love is consistent then why must people who would prefer Christianity to be a religion of kindness keep telling Christians that they are hateful?

This coming from a non-religious, non-spiritual person.

Thank you, that was a refreshing read.

Is there an error in that link? I can’t get through for some reason

Initially I was upset when I heard about John Peel passing away because I listened to him so much - possibly more his Home Truths show on Radio 4 than the Peel Sessions for which he was better known. Listening to him talk to regular people about their lives was a regular feature of my Saturday mornings.

Later I learned about his sexual abuse of teenagers and now don’t care about him at all.

That requires further explanation.

I do notice that every day I point out ladybirds cuddling in the garden to my toddler.

Maybe the podcast makes memes as well

That’s just a good joke

I’ll confess to keeping one item of HP merch. It’s a cup that we use for scooping car litter.

Nah, a stitch is side cramp when doing exercise

The coincidence is that both authors are English?

1984 seems more appropriate for the USA, and V For Vendetta for the UK (or Children of Men).

Blessed surely? Lichen is a sign of clean air and water isn’t it?

Maybe much the same as when we last had a general election in the UK.

Chalk that one up to bad taste

Gneiss 🤘

There’s a bit more context to some of these (UK).

If you say you’re getting something out of the boot then it’s going to be out of the car, but if you’re putting on your boots then you’re probably putting on some sturdy footwear.

When used as slang, a knob is definitely a dick, but it’s also used in door knob (just a lump to pull on, rather than a handle) or can be used as a quantity of butter, i.e. a knob of butter to go on your toast.

Biscuits can include crackers, but generally they aren’t baked goods with raising agents or yeast.

Chips are not french fries. They’re in between French fries and potato wedges, and the best ones are crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. Some people think they shouldn’t be crispy, but they’re wrong.

We love near-miss incident reports

Like living somewhere coastal where it feels like you have a headwind going to and from work.