History repeats, tragedy, farce, etc.
The UK government has announced their intention to introduce new immigration restrictions, cribbing turns of phrase from Enoch Powell in the process. I'm not going to get into the details of my visa situation but the practical upshot of this is that, for me, permanent settlement in the UK has gone from an imminently-attainable goal to a very small carrot at the end of a very long stick.
As I was talking to a friend in a similar situation, they asked, "Why do we even bother trying to stay in a country that clearly doesn't want us?"
I still don't have an answer to that.
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
In the latest episode of I Will Fight You, we discuss the movie Holes and make a lot of gay noises over Sigourney Weaver.
You can listen to the episode here, or wherever podcasts are found.
New on Ko-fi: "Moriarty & Moran Contribute to Community Welfare," Chapter 4
Sebastian looked at him from beneath drooping eyelids. “You warned me this job had risks.”
“This was not supposed to be one of the risks!” The room was too small; Jay couldn’t get enough air. There was a tight sensation in his chest.
Sebastian’s uninjured arm snaked out, hooking the back of Jay’s neck to reel him in close until their foreheads touched. “I’ve put myself in front of bullets before,” he murmured, low and soothing. “They always told me it was for the good of the country.” His thumb stroked the hinge of Jay’s jaw. “I think I like it better when it’s for you.”
Chapter 4 of "Moriarty & Moran Contribute to Community Welfare" is now available to read on the new Casefile of Jay Moriarty website! If you don't want to read the story in serialized form and would prefer to get it all at once, you can also buy the entire novelette as an ebook.
This Week's Links
Trying to survive as gig workers in a pandemic and locked into contracts they couldn’t get out of, clients and former workers said they faced a dilemma they hadn’t prepared for: tolerate conditions they didn’t know they’d signed up for, or face threats and retaliation ranging from losing their job to getting sued by the company.
Murdered CEO owed “substantial amount of money” to driver who killed him, records show
According to ABC 7, Suclea was a long-time truck driver for ATG, and Koteski had recently told him that ATG “was going bankrupt.” Koteski also “owed a substantial amount of money to Suclea,” but “was unable to pay him.” ... There are no records of ATG Truckload formally filing for bankruptcy.
Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup
The partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has raised millions of dollars for an artificial intelligence startup hoping to introduce a product that can be used in medical testing and other settings, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the endeavor who could not speak publicly because the company has not yet officially launched. The company is called Haemanthus, which is Greek for "blood flower."
Incidentally, the UK's new immigration rules carve out exceptions for "AI leaders." So the next Elizabeth Holmes is more welcome in this country than I am.
-K
