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Technology isn't doing anything independently, at least not yet; even AI agents act on given prompts and goals. People are building the cage, and they are just using new technologies to do it.

Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies

We’re all angry. You’re the mayor.

Wow a conservative policy that's self centered and designed for pensioners who had a far better economic outlook than young people today. Colour me shocked

@andyburnham.bsky.social many other parties have better policies but this would make me think you are at least credible

I'm still surprised they haven't been ousted for national security and the sake of the US military. Doing a lot of damage

well well well

The Trump administration smuggled a suspected paedo out of the UK.

Who let the dogs out? Me, tomorrow The Wolf That Chews Rocks explains why your dog is so weird, via the medium of hot breath, toe jam, fox poop and science It's what Isaac Newton would have wanted 4.8 on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... Ebook and hardback from all good bookshops

Prosecutors in Poland, Norway and Latvia and police in Britain report that the US Justice Department is stonewalling their investigations and has not answered their Epstein evidence requests for over a year. #OpDeathEaters www.yacnews.com/european-inv...

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The Green's Baroness Bennett points out that Palantir did not have any experience in health data and only got NHS contracts after being introduced by the now disgraced Peter Mandelson Making the case that data ownership should be with the NHS, not with external parties

Bird of Prey (Samus Aran from Metroid Ravenous)

"Says it all really - two tier Reform" via Eric Jones

"Tonight we can reveal the story that undermines the public statement of Kent Police Preston-next-Wingham [residents] raised the alarm after hundreds of men dressed in black took over their roads, gardens & driveways to park their cars on Friday" www.facebook.com/hope.n.hate/... via Hope Not Hate

Hey, remember the Epstein files? Me too..

Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.

🚨 THIS IS BAD! 🚨 Palantir’s stated goal is to disrupt democracy by getting control of the systems in the name of technofascism. Their MO is wedging people into positions of power then shoehorning themselves into critical infrastructure. Now they control the grid. www.ft.com/content/f6a2...

Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If climate activists can be charged with terrorism for attempting to influence government policy through spray painting a wall, why not bond traders when they do a gilt selloff to coerce the government on fiscal policy They do *far* more harm to ordinary people, albeit indirectly

Easy to follow guide from the British press

This was the point I emphasised about Palantir when I wrote about tech soverignty - their model is to make bits of the state dependent on them and them jack up the price. samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...

This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement.

My meme is making it's debut for the Burnham government.

Another compilation video from yesterday's fascist paramilitary 'storm' action in #Dover town and at the Port of Dover. #FarRight Some national security-related observations below.

🔥 The EU 🇪🇺 is banning Brazilian 🇧🇷 beef and chicken after Brazil failed to prove compliance with antibiotic rules. Britain 🇬🇧 has not. NI must follow the EU ban, widening UK divide. Accepting meat rejected by Europe also threatens Burnham’s SPS reset. Shared food safety 👉 or Brexit divergence?

Good piece on England’s completely avoidable water crisis. “At the moment, we're using world-class drinking water to cool data centres, to irrigate our golf courses.”

World’s largest oil and gas corporations are closing another bumper earnings season as households face rising energy, transport and food costs and a deepening climate crisis. ⁣ Communities are paying with their homes, their harvests and their lives. #MakePollutersPay ⁣

@zackpolanski.bsky.social seems like a straight forward vote winner?!

This isn't bonker's, its free market economics. The public it seems had views that did not align with stores owners *even after that enticing flag*. The market decided, resulting in an unwelcoming atmosphere. I dont count or judge, but would think bookshops tend to skew to the left...

@zackpolanski.bsky.social These corporations feed off our attention, require huge sums of energy and water. Should they pay a broadcast tax? Should they pay another for the environmental impact? If proven to be detrimental to users health, they should have to pay more? youtube.com/shorts/aGrmb...

A really important message from @chrisgpackham.bsky.social. Church leaders have a moral responsibility to protect the natural world & they have the perfect opportunity to decide to do so on Tuesday - see @wildcard.land for details of how you can add your voice & make sure they do the right thing👇

If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️

Andy Burnham looks like he might cancel the NHS England contract with Palantir, they also have one worth 2.5x as much with the MoD. RT if you want them both out of the UK.

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

The movie Don't Look Up springs to mind. Or more accurately for the UK the past few days, don't look outside.

Average UK household energy bill expected to rise by £209, 13%, to £1,850. Boon for companies/shareholders. UK Govt can Nationalise End profiteering Decouple gas produced electricity from the rest Abolish VAT on domestic fuel Transfer levies to general taxation. Watch what the Minister said ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Farage claims his phone was hacked by Russia and that this highlights the “threat they pose to British security”. Which is odd because 7yrs ago he had the chance to strengthen laws against Russian interference but he voted against it, saying the claims were “baseless” The man is never, ever right.

Maybe Ofwat should be staffed by people from the environmental and public health industries instead? Board level oversight should do it. Can image the priorities of the organisation may change. Maybe a potential @greenparty.org.uk policy