Tory Dunn

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

Just had lunch with some friends my old co-working space. MY GOD the horror stories about what AI is doing to the creative industries. Game designing? Decimated overnight. Illustration? Pays almost nothing now. Copywriting? Two thirds of the work has gone. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO OURSELVES?

When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.

TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. https://whenweallvote.org/

They are shutting this down by the end of the day.

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Lullz

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Luxury retailers want taxpayers to fund a 20% tax break for foreign tourists. They paid consultancy Cebr to claim this will raise £2.6bn for the UK. That convinced Sadiq Khan and Kemi Badenoch. But it's false: a free lunch. Four basic errors mask a £600m loss. Thread:

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Success! Having a wonderful time at #papercamp. Thank you @designswarm.bsky.social and all!

Many members of the Israeli establishment – from former PMs to judges, generals and academics – vehemently oppose the actions of settlers in the West Bank and support sanctions. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74705/...

“Why didn’t scientists warn us?”

vg piece from Peter. I would add that Westminster remains shockingly naïve about the conception of the pot of gold at the end of the technology rainbow, and could just be a bit more sensible about it.

Climate Report

Great news: A mRNA cancer vaccine slowed the return and spread of melanoma when used in combination with cancer immunotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial. The results will be presented at an upcoming meeting.

41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.

We’ve calibrated to a more modern thermometer and this one is around 3 degrees high. So according to our data, it’s 36 Celsius in SE London already.

London's lost Brutalist estate www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-lost...

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

"Helping working people to afford lives of joy” This is absolutely why Mamdani is succeeding in New York and is so beloved.

One of the things I find odd about UK skills and jobs policies over the last 10 years is the idea that - for young people - place is destiny. It's like we've taken the Brexit memo and double stamped it into meaning you need to stay put to be a success. The geographical footprint of the UK is *tiny*

When considering social care reform, there is much to learn from how social care systems are organised around the world. @camille-oung.bsky.social explains how a comparison between England and New Zealand offers food for thought 👇

🌱 starting to bring the cured garlic in. They’re going to stay in the shoe box until called to do service in the kitchen. I have a theory re: why soft neck keeps better… is it because the layers in the soft neck dry out better and faster? if anyone knows please tell me. 😅

Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.

RIP Abdullah Ibrahim www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

Why do older people support the far-right? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06...

They don't want you to know the REAL reason Social Security is in trouble But I'm going to tell you anyway. 👇 https://robertreich.substack.com/p/they-dont-want-you-to-know-the-real

Ok, this is a big one: Announcing the Marshall Plan for Civic Life. A landmark programme of research and deliberation to develop a funding settlement for civic renewal. More from @pollycurtis.bsky.social and me about the work: medium.com/@jamestplunk... Website: www.marshallplan.org.uk (1/n)

🌱 Olfactory contrast: going from outside the kitchen where the philadelphus is in bloom, to inside where newly mixed kimchi is getting to work. Two very different kinds of wonderful 😀

Outstanding blogging.

Great samba drum workshop by Taru Arts at #PlumsteadMakeMerry . They’re running it again at 3:15, join in, definitely a lot of fun! #SE18

The UK Supreme Court has now decided to strip disabled people of their human rights too "This judgement sets us back decades and removes safeguards that history shows us are vital for disabled people." Horrific www.mind.org.uk/news-campaig...

A lovely piece about the jazz heroes assembled in that photo, led by the memories of Sonny Rollins. 58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

UK public sector people! It's a fantastic line up for next week's government events for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Also I'm doing a piece on WCAG 3. If you have a UK public sector email address then sign up here: accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/11/g... #gaad #accessibility

"RFK is unwilling to admit that he made a miscalculation or simply misunderstood percentages. Seemingly, this regime would prefer to try to rewrite the fundamental rules of mathematics rather than climb down over a simple mistake." My latest substack. open.substack.com/pu...

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them. New piece ↓ open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

‘What actually got people through emergencies - in the blitz, in floods, in foot and mouth, in 7/7 - was not the official machinery. It was the fabric of community that existed underneath it, and often despite it.’ Great from @pollymackenzie.bsky.social howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/what-to-do...