Notices by Ian Robinson (ianrobinson@mastodon.social), page 2

@WarnerCrocker Ah well…

Shame…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0x50yr46lo

Carole Cadwalladr on the end of The Observer.

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/fuckity-bye

@WarnerCrocker I’d forgotten that! Ironic, given the real subject.

Okay. This is good. 30 minutes in. It’s actually a dramedy about marketing. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/114366221046036753

Surprising no one who has been paying attention.

"Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – a revelation that raises a new round of conflict of interest questions around Doge.”

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/trump-space-employees-musk

#Tossers

Still no news of Pachinko S3 being green-lit at Apple TV+.

#Pachinko #AppleTVPlus

Molly Jong-Fast chats with Ian Dunt about the Trump shitfest.

19-minute video: https://youtu.be/upjwiQJ-Xh4

#USPolitics #EU

Here is the YouTube video of her talk.

https://youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE

#TED https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/114315206413404076

Carole Cadwalladr returned to TED. Didn’t hold back.

“TED has just released [her talk] as the first talk from the conference. I got to name what is happening for what it is: a coup. I call the Silicon Valley companies who attend this conference and even sponsor it, collaborators who are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty. And I accuse Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, who is talking here on Friday not just of data theft but data rape.”

#TED #CurrentAffairs https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/speaking-truth-to-tech-gods-i-return?utm_campaign=email-post-title&utm_medium=email

China to Reduce Imports of Hollywood Films as Trade War Escalates - The Hollywood Reporter

The China Film Administration said it would "moderately reduce" the number of American films the country imports in response to Donald Trump's tariffs.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-reduce-hollywood-films-trade-war-1236187000/

#TradeWar

I can't boost this twice. So I quote it instead.

Evergreen Ian Dunt post 😊
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4ap35rus77cg3lzju2v43jxn/post/3lmfl4sftis2f

@WarnerCrocker They can claim all they want via PR. It’s bollocks. See https://bsky.app/profile/adamrutherford.bsky.social/post/3lmcgqatb5c24 and Adam Rutherford’s other recent posts on the topic.

@WarnerCrocker The industry has been building a lot of capacity. Not just Microsoft.

Maybe too much, and a realignment is necessary.

@WarnerCrocker 🥶

Today is the first day of spring where it feels warm and it feels like the sun is strong enough to burn unprotected skin.

The cold wind that’s been suppressing temperatures is gone.

Currently 15°C in Belfast.

#Weather

@WarnerCrocker Tombstone! I saw that in the cinema in a screen with very loud sound. Almost uncomfortably load. And all that gunfire.

@WarnerCrocker 👍🏻

I didn’t watch Anora. Not sure why I rented it a month ago to be honest. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/114257570713759452

Woot!

Le Pen is barred from running for public office for 5 years, with immediate effect

Here it is: Marine Le Pen gets barred from running for public office for 5 years, with immediate effect.

That extremely complicates – if not outright ends – her 2027 presidential bid.

A huge moment in French politics.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/31/france-marine-le-pen-embezzlement-verdict-europe-news-live