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A network of constituents partnering with MPs to get Net Zero sorted. www.mpwatch.org Briefings for SAF CCS Water & Planning and infrastructure bill here: https://www.mpwatch.org/climate-briefing

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Humour & intelligence is definitely the way to go with neofascists like Hegseth. @supertanskiiii.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com @asifkapadia.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Obama: "You got the defense sec who is like a laser focused on important matters like the jawline & testosterone level of our troops, and livestreaming executions because that's how he thinks you cultivate that manly warrior spirit. How much time do you think this man spends in front of the mirror?"

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BladeoftheSun
@bladeofthes.bsky.social

Jackdaw gas field has been given the green light in the UK Here's some facts about it. Provides just 27 jobs ALL the costs, wages, everything is paid by you Despite that of the estimated $4bn you will get a tiny fraction with Shell pocketing most of it as risk free profit

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We need more MPs who take this approach @sarahdykeld.bsky.social

Sarah Dyke MP 🔶@sarahdykeld.bsky.social

Lovely to meet Roberta from Martock who joined UNISON's Mass Lobby Day in Parliament. We discussed cost of living, the urgent need for more social housing & pressures facing local councils, issues affecting families across Glastonbury & Somerton. I'll ensure their voices are heard in Westminster.

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Nick White
@doggypicks.bsky.social

#governments change; #PrimeMinisters change; NOTHING changes!

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Newsnight on Aberfan disaster: Victoria Derbyshire, "How could anybody think it could be alright to have a quarter of a mile high slurry - that was notorious for sliding - above a school?" Jeff Edwards, one of the 8 year old survivors, "The reason the tips were on there, it was the cheapest land"

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Steve Whalley
@whalleysteve.bsky.social

Public ownership please, Andy Burnham.

We Own It@weownit.org.uk

Can someone help us get this message to Andy Burnham? Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it

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Steve
@stega1958.bsky.social

Replying to @mpwatch.bsky.social

🤔 how about a robust, transparent tendering process? 🤷‍♂️ Delivering best value in public services, there’s a thought 🤷‍♂️

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‘Mob rule’ is er democracy @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social . So like #Palantir’s Peter Thiel you no longer believe in that? @pulltheplug-ai.bsky.social @purgepalantir.bsky.social @implausibleblog.bsky.social @seaninsound.threads.net.ap.brid.gy @fwddem.com

theguardian.comPalantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contractsFormer Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns
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Sad result for @zackpolanski.bsky.social whose golden touch has faltered of disastrously of late. Can he dig deep & become the kind of leader our country needs on the national stage? Or will he prove an Icarus figure? He needs to start by getting veteran carolinelucas.bsky.social back on board

bbc.comZack Polanski faces greatest crisis of his leadership so farThe Green leader faces pressure over his response to a party motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, as well as his by-election loss.
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Perhaps long term this will be seen as the moment the Greens started to get their act properly together. We hope so because if the UK does get PR, everyone will benefit from an environmentally focused party in the mix.

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Polling day! Tomorrow we ll know the Holborn byelection result & whether Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social will become an MP or lose to strong Labour local candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali. Seems to be 25% to 27% against Polanski. The Burnham bounce & GP conference backlash may tip balance.

independent.co.ukUK poll tracker ahead of Holborn and St Pancras by-electionLabour holds a clear lead over its nearest rivals – but the picture in London may be less clear-cut

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Andy Scollick
@andyscollick.bsky.social

"Montpellier | Violent clashes underway [2 hrs ago] at Place de la Comédie. Several charges by law enforcement and use of tear gas." 📹 Samuel Clauzier

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Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social

The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own

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Interesting…

Fortune @fortune.com

AI “godfather” Yann LeCun thinks many AI risks are overblown, and that the constant warning about them from executives at some of the leading AI companies is misguided and counterproductive. https://bit.ly/3VpDjL5

bit.lyAI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’ | FortuneThe former Meta chief AI scientist shares his take on recent rogue AI incidents and effective altruism, as well as plans for his new company, AMI Labs.
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Hard to see how these can be faked but be good to have it confirmed by news organisations. Looks like the El Niño problems might already have started 🙁

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Peter Geoghegan
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social

🔴950 people have now taken Democracy for Sale's survey about big money in British politics How worried are you about politics for sale? Should donations be capped? Do take the survey - and share it! thanks 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

docs.google.comHow concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale surveyWe're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...
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AI systems do not undergo experiences, possess bodies, feel joy or pain, or exercise moral conscience. He framed the central challenge of the digital age as not only technological but anthropological: how society understands what it means to be human. Pope Leo Magnifica Humanitas

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And we are braced for the El Nino coming later this year…not knowing where the damage will fall but knowing it’s coming …

Michael Morrell@genuinemichael.bsky.social

Two years ago today, the floodwaters of Helene engulfed us in western North Carolina. I haven't known what to say about such a strange anniversarry; thankfully @sarahskinner.bsky.social gives voice to the heart of it: "A time of war was upon the people. In far off lands, and even between siblings..

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Shakespeare (& Sir Ian Mckellen) vs Far Right Xenophobia

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻@strictlychristo.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.

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More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant Great coverage on #palantir from @financialtimes.com (behind paywall)

ft.comOver 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis showsFT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project