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.

This Week’s Links

OnlyFans Creators Say This Agency Trapped Them In Exploitative Contracts And Published Nudes Without Consent

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.”

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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