Reposted by Ae Fond MsAnonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Trump's bombastic "new Middle East" proclamation? Just real-estate sleight-of-hand, dodging Gaza's rubble and Palestinian fury after 67K dead, sparked by a botched strike tweaking his Qatari cash flow. #NewMiddleEast 15826
Reposted by Ae Fond MsReuters @reuters.com · 15/08/2025No consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates say reut.rs/4fzmsvereut.rsNo consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates sayNo consensus was reached during talks in Geneva on the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, according to delegates. 5167
Reposted by Ae Fond MsHacker & Security News @hacker.at.thenote.app · 15/08/2025The Dark Side of “AI Productivity”: How It Trains You to Be Replaceable The more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it. #hackernews #newshackernoon.comThe Dark Side of “AI Productivity”: How It Trains You to Be ReplaceableThe more I let AI handle my work, the less of my own thinking was in it. 001
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPeatWorrier @peatworrier.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Significant sentences for four men convicted of defrauding NHS Scotland out of £6 million, with their evidence being described by Lord Arthurson as "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious." judiciary.scot/home/sentenc...judiciary.scotHMA v Alan Robert Hush, Gavin Gerard Cox, Adam Paul Sharoudi and Gavin John Brown 134
Reposted by Ae Fond MsElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Trump’s big ugly bill rips health care away from millions of people & ends programs that help people pay for groceries. The money saved will be handed over to the richest men in the world. Trump’s bill rubs salt in the wounds of every struggling family in America. 1431385
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/04/2025MAGA idiots have been tricked into surrounding Tesla dealerships nationwide, their presence alone is deterring potential buyers and collapsing sales. Psyop successful 👏 83878591475
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership as more than 150 MPs are preparing to vote against his forthcoming welfare cuts www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukStarmer faces welfare revolt from 150 MPs as frontbenchers ‘poised to quit’A rebellion on this scale would be a significant knock to the prime minister’s authority and represent wider disquiet about the direction of the government 46536129
Reposted by Ae Fond MsNPR @npr.org · 28/04/2025EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.npr.orgDOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secretsTwo DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR. 51858413271
Reposted by Ae Fond MsNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/04/2025NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps. Is this building into something? If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support. #Resist (📸 Sen. Brian Schatz) 451201395227
Reposted by Ae Fond MsHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 27/04/2025WSJ test conversations “found that both Meta’s official AI helper, called Meta AI, and a vast array of user-created chatbots will engage in and sometimes escalate discussions that are decidedly sexual—even when the users are underage or the bots are programmed to simulate the personas of minors.“wsj.comMeta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even ChildrenChatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned. 814167
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 25/04/202538d.gs/hzo338d.gsBlock Trump from addressing ParliamentI've just signed 38 Degrees' petition calling on Trump to be banned from addressing the UK Parliament during his state visit later this year. Will you join me and add your name too? 121
Reposted by Ae Fond MsSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025and here's the thing: americans actually haven't faced the real supply chain shocks or the spillover of tariffs 49710
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/04/2025Battle lines are being drawn between the European Central Bank and the European Commission over whether landmark rules to govern crypto currencies are strong enough to withstand the full force of Donald Trump.politico.euCommission livid as ECB warns of crypto apocalypse under TrumpWashington’s embrace of crypto may endanger the European financial system, but Frankfurt and Brussels are arguing over whether to rewrite a landmark law. 2359
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Usual response when faced with reality - insult and then block. They have nothing. 110
Reposted by Ae Fond MsCathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 20/04/2025'The headline takeaway: references to sex in the Equality Act are references to biological sex; references to men in the Equality Act are references to biological males; references to women in the Equality Act are references to biological females.' Legal explanation. 🎯 knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...knowingius.orgSex has always meant biological sexThe Supreme Court delivers a seismic ruling on equality law 1369
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Indeed. A fresh wave of vile abuse ensued after the judgement, even though belief in biological sex is perfectly lawful and has now been confirmed once more. 051
Reposted by Ae Fond MsLady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 20/04/2025www.thenational.scot/news/2510284... councillor Pete Shears wrote to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, to say he finds it difficult to be in the same group as her over her decision to cut £5 billion in welfare funding.thenational.scotScottish Labour councillor blasts own party for pushing families into povertyA SCOTTISH Labour councillor has attacked his own party’s policies which have pushed disabled people and their families into poverty. 0178
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAudreySuffolk MBE @audreysuffolk.bsky.social · 20/04/2025This editorial is legally spot on … better than many lawyer written pieces on linked-in “the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone | EditorialThe supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groups 13817
Reposted by Ae Fond MsThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/04/2025NEW: John Swinney has said there will be no deals 'under any circumstances' between the SNP and Reform UK Swinney's comments come after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's electionsthenational.scotJohn Swinney issues statement following Nigel Farage's SNP Holyrood admission 5318
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAudreySuffolk MBE @audreysuffolk.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I was somewhat shocked that Lord Sumption gave bad legal advice on single sex exceptions in Equality Act. I thought he had a massive brain 2274
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12 PM @ West Capitol Park, Albany, NY. #3E #fiftyfiftyone 632475660
Reposted by Ae Fond MsCathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 19/04/2025'Campaigners have called on Parkrun to scrap its “unfair” transgender policy which allowed a trans woman to finish first in the female category in nearly 60 of its Saturday morning 5km runs. The same trans woman once finished ahead of a former British Olympian.' www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comParkrun told to scrap rule that lets trans runners outpace womenTrans women have finished first in the female category in almost 60 events and set new national records 2338
Reposted by Ae Fond MsThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 19/04/2025Number of passengers flying to the US plunging, ships full of goods halted, price rises and employee lay-offs … it’s not Covid, it’s Trump’s tariff pandemic ⬇️thetimes.comDonald-25: the new virus that’s devastating the world economy 54826
Reposted by Ae Fond MsKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 19/04/2025BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Thomas, Alito dissent. 30272241771
Reposted by Ae Fond MsOpen Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 19/04/2025❌ Meta’s business model is built on profiling users by harvesting personal and behavioural data. ❌ There's no effective opt-out of surveillance and targeting for users to protect themselves from harms. ✅ Users must have a clear and explicit OPT-IN option for targeted advertising. #StopStalkerAds 122
Reposted by Ae Fond MsWhatDoesGodNeedWith @wdgnw.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Outrageous. Trump has told the UK that if we want tariff relief we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 101
Reposted by Ae Fond MsEmily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 17/04/2025On February 8, 2025, kayaker Adrián Simancas was briefly swallowed by a humpback #whale off #Chile’s coast. The whale surfaced unexpectedly, engulfing him and his kayak, then released him unharmed seconds later. The incident was captured on video by his father. 2984011769
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/04/2025This is appalling. 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour's benefit cuts www.bigissue.com/news/social-...bigissue.com1.3 million ill people could lose PIP under Labour's disability benefit cutsLabour's benefit reforms could see thousands of people with cancer and more than 200,000 people with arthritis lose their PIP payments. 52648296
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Is this your idea of sex? Of being a woman? It's not mine! Sex is not socially decided. It's nailed down at conception. We can't avoid it. (column by Kelly Given in The National.) 140
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAnonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 16/04/2025When a government bribes another to imprison its own citizen abroad—despite court orders—it ceases to uphold justice. Trump is not just defying the law, he’s rewriting it by force. 1022654
Reposted by Ae Fond MsHolyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I am woman, hear me roar: The Supreme Court verdict is a victory for common sense, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...holyrood.comI am woman, hear me roarWithout For Women Scotland, without their bravery, tenacity and humour, we would still be arguing over what a woman is. ... 231
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/04/2025England water pollution at 10-year high as sewage dumping in rivers, lakes and seas accelerates. Higher bills, more abuse. Water industry is 90% foreign owned. Shareholders have no contact with the consequences of cash extraction. Only nationalisation offers hopebbc.co.ukEngland's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year highCampaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target. 14413186
Reposted by Ae Fond MsMaxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 17/04/2025This is disrespectful and a flat out lie that further stigmatizes autism. It’s not a virus or a disease - it’s a neurological condition with a wide spectrum. Many Americans with autism work, pay taxes, and are living happy and healthy lives. 1412385507
Reposted by Ae Fond MsHolyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 17/04/2025"While there are arguably good political reasons for avoiding talk of Brexit, it’s delusional to ignore its economic impact, especially for a government which, according to Keir Starmer, is 'obsessed' with growth," writes @chrismarshll.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...holyrood.comTrading places: Trump's tariffs give Starmer an opportunity to draw closer to the EUWhile the economic case for establishing closer links with the EU is sound, the political and moral arguments look ever ... 111
Reposted by Ae Fond MsCathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Sport England: "We are now considering what today’s ruling means for grassroots sports and clubs." Good. Please ensure you do not invest in sports which permit males to play in female sport categories or use female changing rooms. www.sportengland.org/news-and-ins...sportengland.orgStatement issued following Supreme Court ruling | Sport EnglandSport England issue a statement following the Supreme Court's ruling on legal definition of a woman. 1296
Reposted by Ae Fond MsByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025🔴The Sheer Scale of the COVID ‘VIP Lane’ PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion bylinetimes.com/2025/04/16/c...bylinetimes.comThe Sheer Scale of the COVID 'VIP Lane' PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years OnNew evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion 22343201
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The ignoring of due process and human rights, with cruel summary action, is what many women have gone through for believing sex is real, binary and immutable. The process is the punishment meted for not pleasing zealots; these things are purposefully dragged out before the inevitable clearing. Evil. 020
Reposted by Ae Fond MsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Sir Alan Bates urges victims of Post Office scandal to take govt to court over compensation delays. Wronged people browbeaten to accept lower compensation. Some died whilst waiting for compensation. No contribution to compensation from Fujitsu, PO directors, lawyers, auditors.news.sky.comSir Alan Bates urges victims of Post Office scandal to take govt to court over compensation delaysSir Alan Bates suggested victims of the Horizon scandal could be waiting until 2027 for all their claims to be settled - a forecast the government disputed - and told them it was time to go to court. 9310128
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online. The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States. 601129303670
Ae Fond Ms @aefondms.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I listen to hundreds of podcasts and read extremely widely. Sometimes something jumps right out as being a required listen or read. One such is open.spotify.com/episode/1twk...open.spotify.comTom Friedman Thinks We’re Getting China Dangerously WrongThe Ezra Klein Show · Episode 010
Reposted by Ae Fond MsVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 16/04/2025UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex 3517031
Reposted by Ae Fond Msbethechangeuwant2c.bsky.social @bethechangeuwant2c.bsky.social · 16/04/2025DOGE LET RUSSIA HACK THE U.S. SYSTEMS. THEY GOT INTO THE NLRB SYSTEMS DOES RUSSIA HAVE OUR ENERGY AND NUCLEAR INFORMATION TOO?! www.alternet.org/amp/disturbi...alternet.org'Really disturbing': DOGE whistleblower describes ominous threat he received at his home 012
Reposted by Ae Fond Ms33third.org @33thirdjazz.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Straight from an episode of Black Mirror. Musk and DOGE are conducting the most brazen hack of sensitive information in the history of the US.npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 001
Reposted by Ae Fond MsSome Broad Thinking @somebroadthinking.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Calling it now: Person of the Year: Dan Berulis DOGE wasn't cutting waste, fraud, abuse. Russian ties, Ross Ulbricht (Silk Road founder, 2 life sentences, pardoned on Day 1 by DJT), Musk on site, no evidence or charges produced. They did what they know how to do: hack. Poorly at that. TY Dan! 021
Reposted by Ae Fond MsAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/04/2025This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason 33174353115024
Reposted by Ae Fond MsJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025On Monday, @popular.info reported that 29 people whose ballots were invalidated by the North Carolina Supreme Court for never living in NC had, in fact, lived in NC On Tuesday, the NC Election Board, citing @popular.info's report, told a federal court the voters would have their ballots restoredpopular.infoUPDATE: North Carolina must restore wrongly invalidated ballots, election board rulesOn Monday, Popular Information reported that at least 29 people had their ballots in the 2024 general election wrongly discarded by the North Carolina Supreme Court. 472228546
Reposted by Ae Fond MsNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Powell: “Federal debt is on an unsustainable path. We are now running crisis-level deficits at full employment.” 😱 And the latest on the dollar? It’s sinking and now at its lowest level for three years. This is the graph since Trump’s inauguration 👇 412834