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A while ago record companies were suing families for for huge sums for downloading a couple of tracks. Now, AI firms are stealing catalogues of music for 'training purposes' and are getting away scot free. How does that work then?

Riddle me this. People say: It's an uphill struggle and It's all downhill from here. So, when does being around hills become a good thing?

Here’s a lil’ vid from my art opening last night at Kickernick Gallery in downtown Minneapolis. You’ll recognize some recent art. (show runs until Feb) ShawnMcNulty.com Kickernickgallery.com #art #artvideo #artgallery #minneapolis #mplsart #artexhibit #minnesota #twincities #artshow #blueskyart

On Tuesday MPs held an evidence session on alternative forms of ownership for water. This wouldn’t have happened without the groundswell of support for public ownership. The pressure this has created has pushed the debate on from whether we replace the current privatised mess, to how we replace it.

The exact time to start caring - about yourself, your neighbours, the environment is yesterday. The next best time is now.

Sick of paying subscription fees to all the major tech companies for software you don’t even enjoy using? Now’s the perfect time to hunt down alternatives. www.eff.org/pages/i-wan...

👩‍💻Ending your work-day closing down Microsoft & Google apps wishing you could find alternatives that support your workflow? There are many artists, activists, technologists & other workers who resonate with the urge to get off Big Tech for a myriad of reasons. We can help! fftf.link/degoogling-w...

With Southeast Asia's largest electricity bills rising even higher, Filipinos invest in rooftop panels.

Democracy works!

Question: There's a fair amount of backlash around building data centres in cities therefore why not build them out at sea? Resources required: Water - well, it'll be surrounded by it. Electricity - can be harnessed through waves. Prove me wrong. #datacenter

Have you ever attended a wedding that gave off that 'I'll give them 6 months' vibe? techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/a...

And still people haven't learned anything about privacy/ security ... www.theverge.com/tech/1009704...

Yeah but wotabout those immigrants? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

A voyage around the (1st floor) of my studio.

Shed on the stream

We're pleased to announce that Bellingcat won three awards at the Online Journalism Awards. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees listed here: awards.journalists.org/2026/10/02/c...

There's less need to stress about advertisers following where you go online when you have Privacy Badger installed. privacybadger.org/

Bangin' youtu.be/bufZaAqq-ws

Things that don't need #internetofthings no.233 The fridge. Its only job is to keep things at a set temperature.

Staying in the UK and paying taxes is one of the most patriotic things I can do." Writing in The Independent, Stephen Kinsella highlights why contributing to public services and local communities is a source of pride, not something to run away from #TaxTheRich #WealthTax

I got an idea! Instead of spending all day down by the docks moaning about 'immigrants' who, once sorted will 'steal your jobs', how about actually applying for these jobs first?

Yesterday was an absolute whirlwind. We finally saw a record number of MPs step up and support public ownership of water, something I’ve spent years fighting for. To top it off, I got to chat with Becky Hill who came to show her support, look me in the eye, and say, “This is the Hill I’ll die on.”

For me, it comes down to this: when compounding crises threaten our water supply, do we want corporations and billionaires in control of it?

There’s nothing more dangerously neoliberal than Big Tech taking complete control of all our digital services and infrastructure. Breaking this dependence through radical democratic alternatives should therefore be front and centre of Andy Burnham’s upcoming 10-year plan. (3/3)

Naturally, uploading sensitive personal data is the best idea ever ... techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/i...

If your platform requires me to prove my age, I'll refer you to the times I used #realplayer to embed video on a client's website.

Wake up @countbinface.bsky.social a new #byelection just dropped!

Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Has anyone seen #farage ? z6.uk/days-since

As much as I'm all for 'sticking it to the man' I'm not convinced about this. Seems to me like a paid for, short lived experiment: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Dammit Janet!

I need to up my @bsky.app #follow game, so, who do you find inspiring, original and positive here?

1/3 I have written to the Energy Secretary, urging her to uphold Labour’s manifesto pledge not to issue new licences for North Sea oil and gas fields.

Sadiq Khan's hated ULEZ has made London's air cleaner and its children healthier. What this disaster means for populist, patriotic 'dirty air' campaigners on both sides of the Atlantic. Me for @noosphere.app Warning. May contain heavy sarcasm. www.noosphere.app/ulez-mayor-s...

Hey Clacton - ya should have voted @countbinface.bsky.social z6.uk/day-since.php #votebinface

So, Clacton, you've voted in someone that couldn't even be bothered to show up to collect his prize. How many days since Farage was last seen in Clacton?

A question for all you climate change deniers - are you seriously still not convinced? If not, what are your explanations for all the severe weather we are all experiencing?

I'll bet you these projects will never see a large chunk of that money. We pay for the system through our bills. Yet almost 1/3 of them go to returns for investors and creditors. We pay for the infrastructure, for the debt, for the profits. And they keep asking for more. We need public ownership.

It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.

new acrylic painting 12x12 on wood

Quelle surprise! But, more importantly, how are they going to fix it? The answer, surprisingly, is not to award the CEO a bonus. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Once again @countbinface.bsky.social manages to make me feel more patriotic and proud to be British than 20 years of right wing whining and flag shagging ever managed.

53,800 of these bad boys are landing in Clacton. Ain’t they beauts? #VoteBinface

1/3 The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known. A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.

Because of worldly goings on, the price of oil has vastly increased. I presume then, these are passed along the chain to everyone, so, explain like I have no clue, how petrol firms have made, once again, record profits. It's almost like wars are good for them.

3/3 That’s why I’ve backed @stellacreasy's amendment to the Representation of the People Bill to cap political donations at £100,000. This would be a vital safeguard against billionaire capture of our politics and a important step towards rebuilding trust in our democracy.

Having the time of its life!