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Bulawayo Kid

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Cats, tech, law and Africa (not necessarily in that order) Retired many years ago Now Ireland from colonial Africa via Europe, widower No Spam & No Messages - they are not displayed & are never seen

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is the biggest threat to world peace, to the security and economy of Europe. Yet Europe's "Leaders" continue to give in to his extortion. What steps have they taken to make Europe truly autonomous and independent as quickly as possible (besides the hollow words)?
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Truly vile. At a public event, Mike Graham mocked Andy Burnham’s father for having Alzheimer’s, less than three weeks after Roy Burnham died and apparently on the day of his funeral. Just the lowest of the low.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not beating the genocide allegations
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Like the Institute of Economic Affairs were running events and writing articles advocating against football regulator last year Wonder who paid for these? 😱 iea.org.uk/films/is-a-f...
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Is a football regulator necessary?
Is English football broken? Should government try to fix it? And are any of the proposals in the Fan-Led Review … Continue reading "Is a football regulator necessary?"
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I read about the break-ins in Finland and immediately remembered a story John Sipher told me years ago when he was stationed in Moscow. I don’t know if Russia is behind this but it does have the hallmarks of an old KGB tactic
olgalautman.substack.com
Someone Is Entering the Homes of Finnish MPs and Leaving Signs Behind
Today, for a change, I am not writing about explosions, arson attacks, drone incursions, information operations, or critical infrastructure going up in flames somewhere in Europe.
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 02/10/2026
Our allies coordinating with Trump to ease the pain of US voters just before an election that will help reinforce mechanisms of accountability to constrain Trump shows that they haven't learned their lesson after 10 years.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 01/10/2026
"if you are reading this online, you are using a data centre" is a really poor excuse to make Ireland such a hub for data centres that they're threatening the stability of our power grid, driving up fossil gas use and greenhouse gas emissions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Debate: Should we put a pause on data centre development? Lynn Boylan vs Malcolm Byrne
Our electricity grid is under pressure, leading to calls for a moratorium on data centres
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Revealing. And confirming that the claims of oversight and safeguards against abuse are rubbish. @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and all national governments know it too. Yet they refuse to regulate #Spyware and obstruct investigations and legal remedy
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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chris Dixon posted this on LI and I had to share it here. It’s just too good, the @jonronson.bsky.social twist is superb…
The image shows a film poster “The men who stare at Boats” featuring, Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Danny Tommo, Ruper Lowe and Angry Balaclava man.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I should say, a lot of this shit is in my forthcoming book, ‘Privacy in Crisis’. Out next year, all going well.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔴 Protests against Palantir across England today. In July, we published this deep dive into Palantir, its lobbying in Britain and the myriad problems NHS staff have had with its software. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
democracyforsale.substack.com
"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation…
bylinetimes.com
Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations
The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
thenerve.news
They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
True. Labour should be calling higher petrol/diesel prices & higher bond yields the Trump tax - which is far more accurate than saying that Truss crashed the economy.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
techpolicy.press
Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
This goes for Ireland too. I have not seen one single MSM journalist ask O’Callaghan, Burke, or Lawless how they reconcile their desire to cut immigration numbers with their own governmental reports showing an economic need for MORE inward migration. #speirghorm
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy cheese day to all who celebrate. And a good moment to remember that our political system is so broken that this woman, who is visibly inane, became prime minister.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.
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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.
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Bulawayo Kid @bulawayokid.ing · 28/09/2026
Shame One of the most interesting programmes of the last few years
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Bulawayo Kid @bulawayokid.ing · 28/09/2026
Just turned the TV on for this episode Looking forward to seeing what you and Emma can discover
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage posted this at 12.38 today. It has been hopelessly overtaken by events and shown to be entirely wrong (British nationals involved and they've been released on bail - not very terrorist-like). And if you believe anything Trump says, you are a credulous moron.
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Ed Overbeek @edoverbeek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you’re wondering why Science would publish this, it’s because they hired a writer who’s also a flunky for the AI industry. If you’re wondering why Science would let a flunky for the AI industry cover AI… that’s a great question.
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Bulawayo Kid @bulawayokid.ing · 27/09/2026
What inane gibberish, was it "written" by ai? Suggest you employ a real journalist, preferably one who has studied science for a minimum of one semester
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
democracyforsale.substack.com
BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nigel Farage has staked out a pro-Russia pro-disinformation position. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Nigel Farage Has Attacked The Government's Plans For A New Russia Misinformation Unit
The Reform UK leader claimed it is “targeted directly” at his party.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...
democracyforsale.substack.com
Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
Nigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation. Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax? hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
hopenothate.org.uk
Tommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies – HOPE not hate
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Slow marching being an obvious threat to public safety meriting prosecution, unlike blocking ports and knifing boats with someone still on board /s
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 23/09/2026
If you think of GB News as the media wing of Nigel Farage’s political project, the total subsidy funnelled his way by its owners and his crypto donors (just four men) tops £200m, writes Alan Rusbridger
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Farage and the £130m even his detractors have missed
GB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in ...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500 The deal would put the Reform leader’s gold bullion ‘brand ambassador’ fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns bylinetimes.com/2026/09/23/n...
bylinetimes.com
Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The failure of UK politicians and law enforcement to deal with this thug is even more obvious when contrasted with the French response
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is so so dark
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There are so many crimes in this thread you have to wonder what the police and Home Secretary think they are doing at this point.
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Arrest this thug and proscribe his organisation. It’s a dangerous criminal conspiracy.
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WIRED @wired.com · 22/09/2026
When Andy Burnham served as the Manchester regional mayor, he did so in the only region of England that refused Palantir access to its data. Now, as British prime minister, Palantir could be his first major test in office.
wired.com
The UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over Palantir
Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Russia spent decades cultivating Germany’s AfD. And of course, to assist in elections, Moscow is sweetening the pot with its cheap gas And why are Witkoff and Kushner’s names being floated for potential talks between Putin’s money man, Dmitriev (who seems to be everywhere these days) & AfD leaders?
olgalautman.substack.com
Germany’s AfD, Gazprom, and Moscow’s Long Game
It has been four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine forced Germany to begin unwinding its decades-long dependence on Russian energy.
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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 22/09/2026
#DIBLives Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Earlier today I was in a call discussing the massive volume of adverts on Meta for nudification apps which features actual CSAM, so it’s good to see Meta take action on the issue of… Feminist theatre…
theguardian.com
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"President ‌Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon" www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
reuters.com
Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say
President ‌Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
NEW: On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go on an investigative, visual tour.
propublica.org
“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
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Claire @clairepull.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Another woman on the right side of history being targeted with comments "suggestive of violence" by the thugs who claim to be "protecting women and girls". The RNLI exists solely "to save lives at sea". That is their purpose. ALL LIVES. When will this hatred stop?
bbc.co.uk
Ceredigion councillor faces 'hatred' online after sharing RNLI video
Elizabeth Evans, who shared a video of an RNLI training exercise, says the comments were "really, really bad".
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I bring worse news. That poor woman who lives in Piddington & who @vicderbyshire.bsky.social interviewed after that ridiculous election has had her address leaked to Tommy Robinson & the Pink Ladies & she’s been doxxed by both of them. Wtaf is going on. These people all need to be proscribed now.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Note that the BBC fails to point out that immigration has dropped considerably, or to obtain a quote from someone from a different perspective
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My longread on the cult of Mussolini and Italy’s far right for anyone with the time and inclination of a Saturday morning. Last punt - it’s the first biggish piece I’ve had published from Italy.
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lord give me the arrogance of a tax exile who feels the right to comment on the tax policies and general running of a country who you have deprived of billions by registering yourself in Monaco
bbc.co.uk
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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