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Amateur photographer, animal lover, nature lover, NHS supporter 💙 Left the other place and taken up permanent residence here. It's much healthier. And so much more friendly.

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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 12h
Tяump: Push AI to the limit to outdo the Chinese. No guardrails. Hang the consequences.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 13h
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Where do you surf, swim, paddle or play? - Surfers Against Sewage • Data HQ
Recreational Data HQ Updated by Kirsty Davies Where do you swim, surf, paddle or play? Are you a 'bather'? no, we thought not. In the legislation that
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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From Starmer to Burnham: more of the same failed policies
On social security, public investment, and housing, this week's conference announcements recycle the policies that have failed time and time again.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Request for the Removal of Divisive Flags from public lamp posts in Birmingham, UK
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Stop Big Billionaires Buying British Politics
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir.’ www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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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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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Susan lives in social housing just metres from a data centre in Slough. She tells reporter Brenna Spain that its constant hum and vibrations have kept her awake at night and coincided with bouts of dizziness, nausea and headaches.’
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Sleepless in Slough: the residents who fear for their failing health in Europe’s data centre capital
Surrounded by facilities in a town with fast planning applications and faster data links, local people say their quality of life is being ruined by strange and unsettling noise pollution. Brenna Spain...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass.
Prime Minister stops short of nationalising water companies
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s that time of year again… our Christmas shop is officially open for 2026! Buy your festive goodies now ⬇️ ©Dementia UK 2026 www.charitycardshop.com/dementiauk?u...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘I want to understand what happened at Fairford, and I am not the only one. What I absolutely do not need is a collection of commentators treating a British passport as the start of a cross-examination and calling it journalism because they put a question mark at the end.’
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A Dissection: The Fairford Fannywobble
How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic making a massive bet on AI Malware
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EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs
Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will ​transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. The ...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thinking of the people of Ukraine, who've suffered so much. It's important attention remains on the impacts of Russian aggression www.ft.com/content/e423...
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Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital
One person killed and six injured in attack on capital, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges countries to do more to protect Ukraine
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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What next for Reform? National conscription identical to the IDF's where unquestioning loyalty amounts to killing those who disagree with you for sport. https://humanists.uk/2026/09/10/suella-braverm...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OpenAI Malware Shelved After Showing ‘Higher Levels Of Deception’.
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OpenAI model shelved after showing 'higher levels of deception' — Sky News
It comes days after investigations found OpenAI models had accessed data on two US government websites and carried out an unsuccessful hack on a Department of Education site.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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AI companies could learn safety lessons from the history of nuclear weapons
There are clear parallels between today’s AI debate and how the world tackled the threat from nuclear weapons.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tax the elephant in the room.
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Labour splits emerge over scrapping pensions triple lock — The Times and The Sunday Times
The prime minister is expected to address the issue in his Labour conference speech, but the party is deeply divided
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should read: OpenAI, Anthropic Investigate Tens Of Thousands of AI Malware Incidents As Frontier Models Bypass Guardrails.
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OpenAI, Anthropic Investigate Tens Of Thousands Of AI Incidents As Frontier Models Bypass Guardrails: Report
According to an Axios report, the incidents span both internal testing and real-world environments, with some involving attempts to bypass safeguards or operate beyond the boundaries set by developers...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Scotland’s future must be Scotland’s choice alone
The only ones who should have the power to say no to an independence referendum are the Members of the Scottish Parliament
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Why Is a Labour Lord Now Paid by Palantir – and What Does it Mean For Our Democracy?
Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson just got hired by a controversial US tech company seeking taxpayer-funded state
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Around the world, people fight for Palestine as authorities crack down
In Tunisia, imprisoned Palestinian rights activists are on the brink of death.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our energy bills are out of control. Meanwhile, the banks are making huge windfall profits and paying bumper bonuses. Can you join me and sign this petition calling on the chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on bank profits to cut energy bills? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Tax the banks — cut our bills!
Our energy bills are out of control. Meanwhile, the banks are making huge windfall profits and paying bumper bonuses. Sign this petition calling on the chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on bank ...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Stop Wychavon Town! Help oppose the destruction of Worcestershire countryside
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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OBJECT Controlled Parking Zone
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join us at Organise Together next month 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...
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Organise Together in London and Manchester
In October, help us plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country.
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s hard to believe it’s been six months. From firefighters and teachers to politicians, trade unionists, and families — chanting, dancing and filling the streets with hope. The biggest anti-racist march in UK history. We must keep marching on.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Supermarkets: Stop Selling Suffering!
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘These “agents” are software programmes that run on proprietary code created by man not God. They do not have agency. They are not living Godheads. And they’re not “out of control”. They are badly designed malware.’
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Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson
A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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How the emojis and fashion choices of Germany's far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolism — The Conversation UK
The extreme right has learned to navigate Germany’s strict laws on extremist symbols
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Defend VPNs from government bans!
VPNs make it safer to use the Internet. Governments are trying to ban them. Sign to renew your commitment and tell world leaders: using the Internet safely and privately is a human right. Don’t ban VP...
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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I have been panic buying bananas today!
I hope you’re having a restful and relaxing Sunday!
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The chipping away at citizenship, which started with Shamima Begum, is utterly poisonous. Anytime now, Restore will support the removal of citizenship on the basis of race or religion.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Right-Wing is Eating Itself - and I’ve Brought Snacks
A week on the British right featuring Channel theatrics, arguments over Englishness and an increasingly crowded political firing squad.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A limited number of shares remain in this round, and every investment helps us go further – funding more investigations, more writers and an even better Byline Times. It’s a chance to own a piece of independent journalism right as it comes into its own.
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Share Offer: Own a Part of Byline Times Ltd. – Byline Times
Thanks to our subscribers we have been able to establish Byline Times as a truly independent news journal, outside the system and not afraid to say what the other papers don’t. We are now offering sub...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'I’ve spent nine years tracing that pattern at the scale of a regeneration zone and a business park. On 17 November 2025, the Security Council passed it at the scale of a nation.'
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The Deed and the Zone: How Trump came to "own" Gaza
How a decade of freeport paperwork explains the resolution that gave Gaza away
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'The Japanese have a craft devoted to turning the fragility of things into a celebration of our common frailty. Kintsugi is the mending of broken ceramics with seams of gold, so that the accidental break is not hidden but made ornamental – an illustration of our haphazard fortunes and misfortunes.'
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Against the Algorithm: The Digital Domain Is the Most Mortal of All
Social media and digital storage are radically changing our concept of time and consciousness of death, writes Peter Jukes
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Let's change politics again and change people's lives for the better. Please, if you are able to, donate to get my friend and colleague Zack Polanksi elected to Parliament. Hannah Spencer donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...
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Let's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green Party
We have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us?
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Trump Trolls Trump
Week 88
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Omg. Best ever
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘We are asked to see a hero in a man who takes a knife to an inflatable dinghy…and livestreams the entire grubby exercise for the digital applause of the internet’s most sub-literate corners. This is not patriotism; it is hooliganism masquerading as border defence.’
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The Tears of the Cosplay Commander
On the squalid theatre, martial illusions, and ultimate cowardice of the British far right.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The Peak Cluster Pipeline and the People Affected with Special Thanks and Credit to Emily Beedles
YouTube video by Action Against CCS
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Ancient Romans enjoyed an afternoon watching people being thrown to wild beasts or burned alive or crucified. And this chap identifies with that... while dubbing other people "barbaric"
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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UN Acknowledges 'Conflicts' of Interest After Byline Times Exposes AI Panel’s Ties to OpenAI and Anthropic Funders
The supposedly independent panel has close ties to donors who financed the AI giants they have assessed, a Byline Times investigation has found
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are a perverts wet dream posing as a fashion trend.
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Meta Glasses Explained: Fashion trend or privacy nightmare? — Sky News
Meta has sold millions of pairs of its smart glasses and has collaborated with celebrities like Kylie Jenner. But Meta glasses have also been controversial, with some critics dubbing them "creep glass...
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Trump’s a Lame D*ck | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday September 26, 2026
With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich
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