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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is why I refuse to take part in any unnecessary online 'Age Verification' shit; www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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153M+ driver’s licenses for sale on new dark web platform
The FBI is investigating a possible breach linked to 153 million driver’s license scans for sale online.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Find out who's paying your MP on top of their £100k official salary;
theyworkforwho.com
They Work for Who? — Who's Paying Your MP?
Type your postcode. See who's paying your MP. Built on the official Register of Members' Financial Interests.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On top of a £98,599 salary, MPs can currently take home millions from gifts or second jobs. Find out how much extra your MP is making while they should be representing YOU in Parliament.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I've always said this should be the cover for Becca's first album
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We can’t allow tabloid hounding to claim another life. Sign the petition today to demand an urgent inquiry into the British press: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de... @hackedoff.bsky.social
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and…
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A single hyperscale data centre campus has roughly the same daily water needs of a town of 10,000 people. This scale of AI data centre expansion is totally irresponsible. Add your name to demand the Government protect communities not big tech companies: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/datacent...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Stop these monster data centres before they wreck our neighbourhoods!
Are you worried about this too?
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Bill Paxton: Game Over, Man! (Aliens) (Powered by KLIPY) Posted from Skywalker @skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
This GIF has been posted from Skywalker for Android. Get Skywalker from Google Play.<br>Bluesky: @skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 22/05/2026
“To hear the CEO of Palantir using the serious matter of sexual abuse by Met officers to attack the mayor of London for rejecting his company and so cutting his profits shows exactly why Palantir are not fit to lecture anyone on values.” bit.ly/4dGkp8j
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Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
London mayor accused of ‘putting politics above public safety’ for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysis
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Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I've always been annoyed by the misnaming of various AI systems and the conflation of modes. So I've decided to refer to LLMs as Lemming Tech and the people staking their future on them are lemmings. :)
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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a group of men are standing next to each other in an elevator .
ALT: a group of men are standing next to each other in an elevator .
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Incidentally, if you use an alternative BlueSky client like Skywalker, it bypasses the entire Verification bullshit and allows you to both send DMs and view 'Adult/Restricted' content without it.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 02/04/2026
Multinational asset manager BlackRock wants to work with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund to buy up NHS GP surgeries. Our NHS is not for sale - Cllr Eleanor Wills, leader of @tamesidecouncil.bsky.social (which runs GMPF) must drop this deal NOW. Sign the petition 👇
weownit.org.uk
No, BlackRock: our NHS is not for sale - sign the petition now
BlackRock is creating a joint venture with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF)[1] to buy up NHS clinics and GP surgeries
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Let's send a message from the British public: we want Palantir OUT of our NHS. 38d.gs/breakclause_...
38d.gs
End Palantir’s NHS contract NOW
Palantir, the controversial U.S. company working with ICE and the Israeli military, has access to our private data via NHS databases. We need the Government to trigger the break clause on their…
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Could we please firmly *shut* the door to data-driven state abuses of power? Many thanks
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
How can I check where my data is held and move it if necessary?
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/02/2026
“This is dark shit.” An astonishing scoop from Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exc…
democracyforsale.substack.com
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
media.tenor.com
a man with a beard wearing a hat and a jacket is taking a selfie
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a hat and a jacket is taking a selfie
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 09/01/2026
This is not enough. Even X must comply with the law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52…
bbc.co.uk
Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 01/01/2026
Happy new year! Here's an unsolicited dikdik pic to start 2026 with.
A photo of a dikdik, a very small deer, at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Tell Keir Starmer our food standards are not for sale. Sign the urgent petition and help stop chlorinated chicken entering the UK: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the…
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Add your name now to defend the BBC’s independence. Before it’s too late: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will…
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it. I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
actionnetwork.org
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Tell Starmer to reject "BritCard" now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state…
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Our petition demanding the Government tax the super rich is nearly at 100,000 signatories. Can you get us over the line? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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a woman with the word the on her eye
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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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a man wearing a red fur coat says so what is it
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 29/08/2025
Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll. Here's how to check and turn it off 👀
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
This story is a good example of WHY some people are completely unwilling to do any kind of online ID Verification. It's not a case of 'if' the ID Verification platform gets hacked, it's 'WHEN'; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Tea app: I joined for safety. Then my address was leaked and shared
Thousands of women who signed up had their data, including images, posts, and comments, leaked.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
If we act quickly, a massive public outcry could convince Ofgem to reject it. More than 25,000 people have signed in the last 24 hours. Add your name now: 38d.gs/MuskEnergy_b...
38d.gs
I thought this headline was a joke when I first read it, but no…it's real.
I've signed a petition telling Ofgem to reject Musk's application to supply electricity to British households. Will you join me and add your name?
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Imagine borrowing someone’s credit card, spending it on yourself.. then charging them for the privilege. That’s the scam of privatised water. Households foot the bill for upgrades, but £22bn will go to investors and creditors. inews.co.uk/news/consume...
inews.co.uk
£22bn of water bill hikes will go to private investors - not cleaning up rivers
Investors will see their returns from water bills double over the next five years
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/08/2025
Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular in the UK. ✅ Join the fight to take back control of our public services and run them for people not profit. 😀 Sign up to our newsletter. Link in comments 👇
Infographic showing the responses to the question "Do you think the following should be nationalised and run in the public sector, or privatised and run by private companies?"
Headline: Public ownership is popular
Water - 82%
Energy - 71%
Buses - 66%
NHS - 87%
Rail - 76%
Royal Mail - 75%

Polling by YouGov, June 2024
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
If we are going to promote e-bikes as a good ecological transport then there needs to be legislation about their safety... chng.it/gMTHF2WQhN
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We Can Make an Impact.
Safer Streets Start with Licensed E-Bike Users
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I, too, will also not be taking part in this 'verification' bullshit. People I know already know how to contact me.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 26/07/2025
🚨48hs left to take action 🚨 Join over 21,000 people and hold TalkTV’s transphobia to account action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-t...
action.goodlawproject.org
Ofcom: stop TalkTV broadcasting hate
TalkTV is Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News for the UK – a constant source of toxic hate and far-right lies. Over the last 11 weeks, TalkTV has been spouting transphobic hate again and again – totally ignorin...
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Everyone's talking about a #WealthTax. We need to make sure Chancellor Rachel Reeves hears the call. Sign our petition today and help us hit 100,000. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schools, councils, childcare, public transport and social security - have been decimated after a decade of cuts. And now, the Government could be looking to cut them even further. At the same time, extreme wealth is growing. The average wealth of the top ten richest people in the UK is now £20.5...
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Privatisation broke our water system. @labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it. Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/07/2025
Are you outraged about Thames Water bosses refusing to hand back £2.46 million in BONUSES from an emergency loan intended to keep the company afloat? If you want them to stop stealing your money, sign the petition bring Thames Water into public ownership weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
weownit.org.uk
Petition: bring Thames Water into public ownership | We Own It
Thames Water is in crisis AGAIN. The government must intervene NOW to protect the public and the environment. Sign the petition to take Thames into public ownership.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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a man says it 's all in the reflexes
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🚨 Will you STOP spying on customers with live facial recognition cameras @IcelandFoods? I will no longer shop at Iceland if you continue to use this rights-abusive surveillance tech @icelandrichard. #StopIcelandSpying | @BigBrotherWatch
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Tell ministers to tax the ultra-rich - not ordinary families: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
One for @benaaronovitch.bsky.social www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/f...
theregister.com
Foxes are squatting in Google's London HQ rooftop garden
: Vulpes vulpes has run of five-story park before staffers move in
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Agree? Sign 👉 38d.gs/ExpelMone_bsky
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Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
18 months ago, Michelle Mone admitted she lied to the media about her links to a PPE firm that profited during the pandemic. Enough is enough. Sign the petition to demand she’s expelled from the…
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/06/2025
Do you want this Labour government to do something GOOD? Like ACTUAL public ownership of rail? 🚄 Privatisation ideology is strong, profiteers are trying to claw their way back in.. Please help if you can - we need 250 new donors to give £5 a month 👇🙏 weownit.org.uk/act-now/donate
weownit.org.uk
Donate | We Own It
Become a public ownership hero!
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 01/06/2025
Dan Neidle called out the tax barrister helping the super rich dodge taxes that was costing us all billions every year. Now, somehow, Dan is the one being sued. We’re standing with him against the bullies who want to keep the rich wealthy.
goodlawproject.org
Dan Neidle is calling out tax misbehaviour. We’re helping him stand up to bullies | Good Law Project
A tax barrister is threatening to sue Dan Neidle for defamation. His work is too important to be silenced.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
❗OUTRAGEOUS: Thames Water bosses are pocketing huge bonuses from the Government's £3bn emergency bailout. While we all struggle with soaring costs, sewage pollution, and crumbling infrastructure, executives are grabbing massive payouts for themselves. It’s not on.
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Alan Geldart @alangeldart.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/thames-w...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: Block Thames Water bonuses
Thames Water bosses are cashing in on a £3bn emergency bailout - while pipes leak and bills rise. Stop bonuses for failure. Sign the petition now to get the Government to step in: 👇
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Our Head of Advocacy, Caitlin, sat down with BylineTV to make the case for why wealth should be taxed more. Where wealth is increasingly hoarded by a small number of people, it makes sense to ask the super-rich to pay a little more, to benefit everyone. Interview - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm1X...
youtube.com
Why We Need A Wealth Tax
YouTube video by Byline TV
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The US Vice President, JD Vance, is pressuring the UK to ditch our anti-hate speech laws as part of trade talks. These laws protect people from abuse and hate - they should not be up for negotiation. Foreign leaders should never get to dictate British values and laws. Full stop.
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