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Kara Jane Adams@ghostinexile.bsky.social

Any organisation can be politicised by putting the right people into key positions of power. The right learned this a long time ago and ran with it. The left are really slow to play catch up, mostly because they fail to realise it’s happened to them.

Palestine News@palestinenews.smitsky.nl

UK Bell Review Confirms Only Anti-Israel Attitudes Are Rising, Not Antisemitism | Israel Palestine News #palestine #israelpalestinenews

israelpalestinenews.orgUK Bell Review Confirms Only Anti-Israel Attitudes Are Rising, Not Antisemitism | Israel Palestine NewsBritish attitudes relating to Jewish people and Israel show two broad trends. Anti-Jewish attitudes are typically less prevalent and have remained more stab ...

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

Feersum Beasts@lockfarm.bsky.social

Let's start Monday with an edition of "I told you so" The report into the Online Safety Act landed. It has delivered no significant reduction in harm and sees continued high exposure rates whilst putting many legitimate news and information sites behind age-gates and paywalls.

Austin Schaeffer@schaefferaustin.bsky.social

what is the earliest console game that lets you pick non-binary and please tell me it's not fucking austin powers for game boy color of all things

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

So how did Lula come from behind to defeat Bolsonaro? In short, turnout. Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. But Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in the first round & won eliminated candidates' votes. A remarkable mobilisation. Second round turnout is usually below first.

de Volkskrant@volkskrant.nl

In Googles beginjaren was mede-oprichter Sergey Brin de extraverte en flamboyante playboy. Lang moest hij niets van president Trump hebben, maar nu begeeft hij zich in MAGA-kringen én is een politieke donateur van betekenis. Wat verklaart de ommekeer?

volkskrant.nlMet Google-oprichter Sergey Brin maakt weer een ‘techbro’ de ruk naar rechts

Ryan@radicalbyte.bsky.social

ONE down, TWO to go. Come-on Brazil and USA.

Michael Colborne@colborne.bsky.social

Vucic has announced defeat

Saskia@saskiaderegt.bsky.social

En nu komt @nieuws.nos.nl ook nog met deze advertorial voor gratis Chinese AI-tools...geen woord over digitale achterpoortjes of mogelijke inmenging van de Chinese overheid. Dit is toch geen journalistiek meer, mensen. nos.nl/artikel/2636...

nos.nlGoedkoper en meer controle: bedrijven kijken met interesse naar Chinese AIChinese AI-bedrijven maken hun AI-modellen gratis beschikbaar. Europese en Amerikaanse bedrijven maken daar dankbaar gebruik van, ten koste van Amerikaanse AI.

Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️@sharkabytes.bsky.social

Happy 30th birthday, Vandal Hearts! Released in Japan on this day in 1996. A year later when it made its way over to Europe, it became one of my favourite PS1 games and another gateway to the wider world of TRPGs. A recommended play any day 💜

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social

This is an excellent read! If we aren't going to have an elected second chamber (as we probably should), why not appoint notably smart people to it, rather than notably wealthy ones? People like a certain Professor Roberts (or Professor Cox) spring to mind... And Sir David Attenborough! 👍

PG Kroeger@pgkroegerbb.bsky.social

Lollig doen met zijn eigen 'DOGE', dat "makkelijk 2,4 miljard kan besparen." Dát voorbeeld is een belofte dat daar niets van terecht komt. "These are not serious people", zou Obama zeggen. #BetrouwbareBronnen duikt erin. omny.fm/shows/betrou...

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social

This is just dreadful stuff from Kuenssberg: "What has the government done to cut the national debt?" ONS: "Public sector net debt was provisionally estimated at 94.0% of GDP, 0.7 percentage points lower than a year earlier"

Sophie in't Veld@sophieintveld.bsky.social

This is not a slip of the tongue, he has said it repeatedly. #Palantir has an openly misogynist agenda, as well as anti-democracy and pro-violence. Yet Palantir is allowed to run some of the most sensitive systems in the EU and NATO. Governments are very secretive about their contracts with Palantir

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW on @zeteo.com — Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his bus tour across Ohio in the closing days of the election. “We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.” From @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social:

zeteo.comVenues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov

It looks like it may be worse than just betrayal; it looks like betrayal plus crooked side deals for Trump and cronies.

reuters.comPutin envoy says Russia and US are discussing joint deals including on data centresRussia and the US are discussing a ​range of new joint projects including nuclear-powered data centres in the wake of last week's agreement on ‌diesel, President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy said...

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

wrote about "Black October," the PHP vulnerability, and the AI-fueled dread and panic I'm seeing among almost all of the cybersecurity experts I've ever known. I think people w/ LLMs are brute forcing software the same way they brute forced social media w/ slop www.404media.co/php2shell-bl...

404media.coAI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next'Black October:' The PHP vulnerabilities and a series of other hacks and bugs have cybersecurity experts freaking out and unsure what happens next.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger.eu

“Mercedes-Benz is surprised by the high demand for its all-electric models”

electrive.comMercedes in high demand as six-month lead time for CLA and GLC - electrive.comMercedes-Benz is surprised by the high demand for its all-electric models CLA and GLC. Currently, the delivery time for both vehicles is six months. The

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu

Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. 🔗 vist.ly/5pjp8

Rachel Pope@prehistorian.bsky.social

This won’t be reported widely, but Jason Arday has been cleared of plagiarism for a second time. Still nobody has been held accountable for this man’s death.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

1) Netanyahu announces a lockdown (and Gaza-style ethnic cleansing in the West Bank) in response to what they claim was an attack on IDF troops (ahead of the elections) 2) says Iran is planning attacks to influence the elections against him. (Translation: he wants more war to try to save himself)

Mark Thompson@markreckons.bsky.social

First film you saw at the cinema. The real first one, not the pretend one you tell people! Mine: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980, Wigan. We were near the front and I can still remember how massive the AT-ATs looked, looming over us out of the snow :) Film, year, where, and whatever stuck with you.

Stephen Moran.@moranstephen1000.bsky.social

Save the world Urinate & defecate on them & then flush very hard

Jason Karsh@jkarsh.bsky.social

If Acton wins, it is essential for Democrats not to be the bigger person in this situation. You tap dance on this asshole’s grave and you make a big deal of how it doesn’t matter what your party is, what issue you support it not, but campaigning like this is wholly unacceptable.

Vanity Fair@vanityfair.com

Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million In Transfers

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former sen...