Reposted by ThirteenArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...podcasts.apple.comDeep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min 518672
Reposted by ThirteenAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good. 103746177
Reposted by ThirteenDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Plague is a bacterial infection not a virus. Stop spreading misinformation. 510318
Reposted by Thirteenorbette @orbette.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ah yeah prob fine eh www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/s...cnbc.comRussia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher's death from plague: ReportsNearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Irkutsk region over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports. 292
Reposted by ThirteenMaria @stuffasdreams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Timeline cleanse www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comComedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in picturesA selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appeari... 041
Reposted by ThirteenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An important thread from the brilliant @joannahs.bsky.social 310826
Reposted by ThirteenIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Quite apart from anything else, I am obsessed with the sub-genre of marketing intended to reassure men about using toiletries. Half the moisturisers you see are called MAN CAVE or BRO SMEAR. It's all so hysterically insecure. 5834849
Reposted by ThirteenThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/10/2026GOOD FREAKING MORNING! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBurnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trialsThe key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead. 1978189
Reposted by ThirteenMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026DO YOU WANT THE UK TO JOIN THE EU? 🇪🇺 Then here’s the European Movement UK link - for becoming a member, getting on the email list, and/or finding your local group: www.europeanmovement.co.uk Please do get on the list at least - and share everywhere.europeanmovement.co.ukEuropean MovementSince 1949, we've held an unshakable belief in our country, that together, we are better with Europe. Join the European Movement today. 921686
Reposted by ThirteenParis Marx @parismarx.com · 02/10/2026wouldn’t have predicted catholicism as one of the big allies in the fight against ai, but i’m here for it 1431247
Reposted by ThirteenSophie Hall @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🎃 Aaarrgh! It's the Halloween branded food thread 2026!! 🎃 34812
Reposted by ThirteenAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I would like to share this as general advice. 521319
Reposted by ThirteenRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Counter-argument: This is awful. Lego used to be a £20 box of bricks and no rules, to let a kid's imagination run riot. Then smash it and start again. Now it's a £140 kit to make one thing that happened before the kid was even born. Then put it on a shelf and dust it. Go shit in your hat, Lego. 5834040
Reposted by ThirteenArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Excellent news. The good thing is that Palantir isn’t unique and there are many options, all of which will save the taxpayer money. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comAndy Burnham searches for UK alternative to PalantirPrime minister’s ‘Buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts 12483143
Reposted by ThirteenDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The US government sabotaging the OPCW is very bad. 25724
Reposted by ThirteenTechnicallyRon @technicallyron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So you're saying I have to work every day and also look after myself and also look after my mental health and also be responsible all so I don't just spend my time screaming and the reward is not being allowed to scream all the time 27513
Thirteen @abitof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I love this so much, 4 years in Scotland and I still rember the Tube pretty well! 110
Reposted by Thirteenorbette @orbette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Absolutely fucking not many thanks @ewacat.bsky.social 7222
Reposted by ThirteenIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo... 40404111
Reposted by ThirteenPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A former staff member of Tony Blair Institute said they had serious concerns that this was “very much trading money for access”, but was instructed by a colleague not to describe it that way. ‘They were saying you have to be really careful not to make it seem as if they’re paying money for access’😬 25353178
Reposted by ThirteenRude Law Dog @esghound.com · 25/09/2026any best TV list that doesn't have Hannibal in the top 20 isn't worth discussing 0142
Reposted by ThirteenArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Yemen's internationally recognised government" is a fiction. It doesn't govern Yemen, it isn't a government and, increasingly, it lacks any international credibility. I have no idea why it continues to be described in this misleading way. 23211
Reposted by ThirteenDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6537761488
Reposted by ThirteenKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/09/2026*extremely tired voice*AI agents don't "go rogue". They are not sentient; they don't have agency. They work within guardrails set by humans. If the humans are so shit at building secure sandboxes for the agents to work within, that's on the humans. Stop using this framing. 32753311
Reposted by ThirteenGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925341728
Reposted by ThirteenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes, there are technical, formal legal reasons why terrorism law is applied to protesters carrying placards, but not to political activists slashing boats. But stepping back, there is something wrong with a legal regime which criminalises one more than the other. A triumph of form over function. 1035191
Reposted by ThirteenAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/20261/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions. 26896469
Reposted by ThirteenSophie Hall @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don't know who needs to hear this but your keys are in your other jacket 041
Reposted by ThirteenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just as well those committing wrongs against the RNLI are not holding placards supporting a proscribed organisation, else they would really be in trouble. 01241312
Reposted by ThirteenKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 22/09/2026This Scottish wildcat would like you to know that it has never ever been fed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukInside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'The Saving Wildcats partnership is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms. 109012
Reposted by ThirteenJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 22/09/2026Maybe we should have arrested this guy for blocking ports. 21730145
Reposted by ThirteenIona Craig @ionacraig.com · 22/09/2026And let’s not forget, that “defensive support” for Trump’s air war ended in RAF fighter jets carrying out direct strikes in Yemen. 02212
Reposted by ThirteenCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Deeply disappointing to see Libdem leader now supporting more drilling in the North Sea - it will add to global volume of climate emissions, drive climate breakdown & send a dangerous signal to the rest of the worldnews.sky.comSir Ed Davey says Jackdaw gas field 'makes sense' as decision looms for governmentA consultation on the gas field - located 150 miles northeast of Aberdeen - closed last month, with the prime minister set to make a decision. 36564189
Reposted by ThirteenIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 451393440
Reposted by ThirteenTechnicallyRon @technicallyron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Human beings were designed to experience and travel and love and create art and the reason everyone is depressed is that we have to sit in front of machines filled with every nightmare imaginable and say ‘nothing from me’ in teams calls every day just so we can afford crisps 111139
Reposted by ThirteenDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Abolish the Home Office 27015
Reposted by ThirteenThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 21/09/2026⚡️ France and Slovakia's threat to scupper 3,000 EU sanctions to protect two Russian oligarchs gathers steam. "We will be asking for things in return if it goes that way," one EU diplomat told the Kyiv Independent.kyivindependent.comFrance and Slovakia's threat to scupper 3,000 EU sanctions to protect two Russian oligarchs gathers steam"We will be asking for things in return if it goes that way," one EU diplomat told the Kyiv Independent. 613246
Reposted by Thirteenorbette @orbette.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm not a royal family fan or anything but Spencer can fuck off tbh, he's a grifting prick 1182
Thirteen @abitof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Really enjoying Giorgio Locatelli as a judge in Celebrity Masterchef, him and Grace Dent work so well. 🖤👌🏻 001
Thirteen @abitof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I recently bought Miele Guard L1 as it's very well regarded for pet owners and I really love it, it's not heavy at all. Miele as an appliance brand is super reliable overall. 110
Reposted by ThirteenPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance toolExclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot. 331216600
