Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Really excited to have won a Loeb award for my story on Neom and the Line. Read the story here: ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...ig.ft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 1213120
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Waterkant on Marnixstraat for canalside beers and Surinamese food in a multi storey car park? And Hanneke's Boom near the station (if the weather is decent) Noorderlicht and Pllek at the NDSM Werf. 130
Reposted by Alison KillingAlberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 28/09/2026Lovely and deep visual op-ed by Giorgia Lupi: "A.I. is a different kind of technology, because it can deliver an end result before creative thinking has happened at all" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. 25426
Reposted by Alison KillingEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is. 2111928739
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: AI has made warfare faster and more lethal, but hasn't made it easier to win. Our deep dive on how AI is being integrated into the battlefield, with @johnthornhill.bsky.social @digitalcampbell.ft.com @fabricedeprez.bsky.social and Charles Clover as.ft.com/r/948d5342-a...as.ft.comThe era of AI warfare has arrivedAutonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict 14623
Reposted by Alison KillingEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comThreats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZAHuman rights organisations express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists 8233109
Reposted by Alison KillingAmy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · 08/09/2026Britain’s state-owned electricity system operator has awarded Palantir a £21mn contract without inviting rival bids, arguing critical processes are too reliant on its tech to run a competitive procurement process Latest for @financialtimes.com: as.ft.com/r/7fe6c0b7-2...as.ft.comBritain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bidsNeso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative 29368217
Reposted by Alison KillingMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’. 23743331490
Reposted by Alison KillingStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"It is hard not to draw the conclusion that the police and Home Office seem to be incapable of an appropriate response to the threat of far-right activity and violence."nicklowles.substack.comDid Kent Police ignore a 999 call?Contrary to their public statement, HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that Kent Police were tipped off about the Patriot Platform mobilisation – and seemingly did not act on the information. 26710282
Reposted by Alison KillingPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town. This is how street fascism is normalised 19835341085
Reposted by Alison KillingNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Can’t quite get over the fact a party that waxes lyrical about how they are patriots and represent the views of the common Brit have admitted on camera they can’t get any British donors 😭 What a time to be alive 534085
Reposted by Alison KillingJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...channel4.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 391212347
Reposted by Alison KillingHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 01/09/2026Remarkable how many asylum seekers Glasgow hosts (chart by @sdbernard.bsky.social) www.ft.com/content/7608... 1329
Reposted by Alison KillingRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035401066
Reposted by Alison KillingStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“It’s impossible that Jason Arday could have got his post without DEI,” say people about an industry which can find 200 academics willing to sign a letter in support of David Miller and another 200 academics willing to support Nathan Cofnas. 231590315
Reposted by Alison KillingOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/ 5763102016
Reposted by Alison KillingTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This is going down as well as you might expect www.ft.com/content/93dc... 1716025
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026As well as the price of high powered components and their availability. 120
Reposted by Alison KillingEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22 671254656
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is wildly irresponsible of Google - allowing people to create AI generated satellite images. Satellite imagery has always been such a useful and reliable source because it came from reliable sources, but now Google is messing with it at source. www.digitaldigging.org/p/how-to-pla...digitaldigging.orgHow to plant a nuclear plant in IranThe question is: what on earth is Google doing? 6277109
Reposted by Alison KillingDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Woken at 4am by wildfire smoke filling the house. Southeast Wales, one of the UK's wettest regions, is shrouded in smoke today. You can feel it in your lungs. The climate crisis is now. 13460206
Reposted by Alison KillingLeigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes" 17107142606
Reposted by Alison KillingAndy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026A security researcher using Claude Opus 4.7 found the AI tool could independently code an exploit to hack into Front Gate Tickets, the ticketing platform for almost every major US music festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo. He could then issue any tickets at will. www.wired.com/story/claude...wired.comClaude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music FestivalA researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose. 48429
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This is an incredible throw, not just for the distance, but also the accuracy 0266
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026There was a lot of rancour in Hartlepool about the failure to sort out local health services - arguably what led them to throw out the Labour MP and local council. And a lot of noise was made about the levelling up funds, but it didn't address the main problems in those areas. 020
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Yes, I understand that - I was emphasising the original poster's point though. People are frustrated that the help they get is capital improvements in the high street, when what they need is jobs and restoration of local services. 110
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026And the 'regeneration' money doesn't even touch the sides when you compare it to what was cut from councils under austerity. 1120
Reposted by Alison KillingDr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I am going to log off because I am so disappointed that a number of Americans who I thought would know better are so instent that we lack air conditioning in Europe because of a sense of moral superiority. We cannot consume our way out of this *currently*. There are legal and structural reasons. 571000119
Reposted by Alison KillingSteven Rich @datab.ae · 12/06/2026i think people forget how quickly Elon Musk got to this point. in 2020, he wasn't even valued at $25 billion. still an astronomical number but nowhere near a trillion dollars. 1488
Reposted by Alison KillingLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 12/06/2026Hundreds of strangers in Belfast working together. Doing shopping, providing accommodation, driving kids to school, people to hospital appointments. Have just been told of a woman close to us who hasn't left her house since Monday so we'll be sorting her out today and getting her anything she needs 11790591629
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026By Edward White, @nassosstylianou.bsky.social Caroline Nevitt Daniel Clark Jana Tauschinski @janatausch.bsky.social Emma Lewis 050
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Alongside the ongoing oppression of Muslim and indigenous groups in Xinjiang and Tibet, China has been investing heavily in the economy - building massive energy and transport infrastructure, high tech factories and tourism. Part 2 of our Western China series: as.ft.com/r/cd1f62af-4...ig.ft.comXi’s last frontier: China’s plan to transform its westA vast development drive aims to tap the region’s economic potential and extend Beijing’s control 13021
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 30/05/2026If you're looking for a long read this weekend, we've just published an investigation into the detention network in Xinjiang, which we discovered has the largest detention capacity in the world relative to its population. 22214
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026UK Members of Parliament Ian Duncan Smith and Alex Sobel put out this statement in response to our Xinjiang story, describing the extensive prison network in the region and campaign of forced assimilation that is taking place there. 0162
Reposted by Alison KillingAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed. 3255148
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW: China's campaign of oppression in Xinjiang has entered a pernicious new phase - and FT analysis shows that the region still has the highest detention capacity in the world, relative to its population. as.ft.com/r/a4b72955-5...as.ft.comHow China is breaking apart a people and its cultureThe campaign of repression against the Uyghurs has entered a new phase 04634
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026We spoke with dozens of people for this report who provided unprecedented levels of detail and insight into what is happening in Xinjiang and with the Uyghur community. Read the full thing here: as.ft.com/r/2930ff71-2...as.ft.comHow China is breaking apart a people and its cultureThe campaign of repression against the Uyghurs has entered a new phase 011936
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Researchers and activists say the loss of working-age adults is hollowing out communities, especially in southern Xinjiang where the Uyghur population is concentrated. 2465
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Beijing has also expanded labour programmes that move Uyghurs into factory work elsewhere in China — schemes UN experts have said may amount to forced labour - with 3 million people transferred last year. 15618
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Children are separated from families at young ages through a sprawling boarding school system. Uyghur activists say this is creating a “generation gap” where many no longer understand their elders’ language. 15010
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Our investigation sheds new light on what experts, activists and members of the Uyghur diaspora describe as Beijing’s long-term effort to reshape a people and their culture. 2507
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026We also found that if Xinjiang were a country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the world at 1,944 per 100,000 people. China has an incarceration rate of 119 per 100,000 people. 213846
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The analysis found the region currently has capacity to detain around 627,000 people without overcrowding, making it the world’s largest detention system relative to population. 1507
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It also showed that southern Xinjiang was the focus of the detention campaign, especially Kashgar and Hotan. 1353
