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Julia Higginbottom

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 27/09/2026
#OtD 27 Sep 1917 study groups of Native and white radicals in South Africa formed the Industrial Workers of Africa, a revolutionary, multiracial union with a simple slogan: "Sifuna Zonke!" (We want everything!) stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9963...
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Open Data Manchester CIC @opendatamcr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For those that have yet to respond to the Marginal Cost Restriction call for evidence. We have published the read out from the event we did with DCMS last week to help. Hurray the deadline is tomorrow 23.59. Data Intermediaries added as a bonus! www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/read-outs-fr...
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Read outs from data consultation events - Open Data Manchester
Over the last three weeks we have organised two events to help people respond to the UK Government’s ongoing calls for evidence and consultations. We have now published read outs
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Andy Dudfield @mrdudders.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
One of the best jobs in civic tech has just been advertised Head of AI at the mighty @fullfact.org
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Head of AI - Full Fact
We’re hiring our next Head of AI. This is a rare and compelling opportunity, at a moment when our information environment is under significant strain.
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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 27/05/2026
Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI (Confederation of British Industry). That's about 5% of Scotland's total economic output. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7599ze…
bbc.co.uk
Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI
An industry report suggests that the net-zero economy is already established and employs more than 105,000 people.
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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 01/05/2026
NHS England is forcing all open source repos private by May 11th, citing AI hacking fears. Security through obscurity doesn't work — and this reverses 15+ years of public code progress. Sign the open letter at keepthingsopen.com. #OpenSource #NHS #DigitalHealth youtu.be/XNLUfqtgBUk
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 02/05/2026
This is one of the most quietly revolutionary things any city can do to improve kids' lives & outcomes. If you genuinely care about kids having access to education or safe after school spaces & activities, then fund your libraries, staff your libraries, & make every public school ID a library card.
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Going after Parkrun – a non-competitive event which has no changing rooms – perfectly illustrates that it's never been about fairness in sport, women's safety or anything else. It's about bullying and demonising trans people, hounding them out of public life in every space possible. It's disgusting.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The data from your Meta Ray Bans is used to train Meta's AI, which most people don't understand means that humans are looking at the most intimate details of their lives. www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...
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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says
Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’...
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 16/02/2026
Fred Hampton saw what unchecked power could do. He warned us anyway. Black Panther leader and community organizer who built multiracial coalitions across race and class through the Rainbow Coalition and grassroots programs for change. Black History. Always. 🖤 #SheShed #Voices4Victory
A black and white photograph of Fred Hampton speaking into a microphone during a public event. Overlaid text reads: “Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.” His name, Fred Hampton, appears beneath the quote.
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 14/02/2026
She will be presenting at our in person event in New Delhi, India on 18th February 2026 on 'Resisting Big Tech: Countergovernance and the Making of Brazil’s Digital Child Statute'. Find out more at 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS... (2/2)
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PAIRS India - 18th Feb 2026 | Notion
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 14/02/2026
📢 Introducing: Carine Roos, a researcher working at the intersection of AI, democracy, & human rights. With experience across academia, civil society, & international organisations, she has contributed to global debates on digital rights, digital sovereignty, & ethical AI. (1/2)
PAIRS: Participatory Al Research &
Practice Symposium 2026
Carine Roos
is speaking at PAIRS 2026
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Resisting Big Tech:
Countergovernance and the Making of Brazil's Digital Child
Statute
PAIRS 2026 in New Delhi, India - 18t February 2026
Find out more at www.pairs.site
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Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com · 13/02/2026
Do you know about Migrateful? Simplest and best idea in the world. People coming here with few material goods, but amazing cooking skills and stories from fascinating places. Meeting people who pay a bit for a lesson and a communal feast. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll pig out. www.migrateful.org
Iranian dishes (not even all of them!) cooked by happy people: the best of London, the best of shared cultures. A colourful array of food, chicken and rice, fritters, bean stew and more.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
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Julia Higginbottom @gabysslave.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
@heatherataylor.bsky.social watching Revival at the moment! I see your fingerprints all over this and was delighted to find it is your work. Spent some time reminiscing with Nat about our before lives and how we miss those interesting and wholesome days 🥰
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/02/2026
well there’s an instant switch
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
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Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A group of volunteers have been running @nhshackday.com since 2012. In a crazy world, it is all about coming together with common purpose to solve problems in our health service. Please reshare this post about #30 in Cardiff Mar 21/22. We would love to have you join us. ti.to/nhshackday/3...
A group of people are smiling and interacting - a laptop shows computer codeA woman looks over at a laptop screen of her colleagueTwo women are talking to each other and smilingA woman is talking expressively as she presents whilst a man smiles in the background
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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
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Andrew Cherry @kolektiv.xyncro.com · 28/01/2026
Friendly note for whoever built the registration system - if my "Display Name" needs to be unique, it's not a display name, it's an identifier. Don't do that. Maybe there's a course you could take? Anyway. Onward!
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 28/01/2026
"So the president is not, as we've said so many times before, moved by normal political considerations, but he is moved by a pissed-off wife," he added.
rawstory.com
Author reveals what caused Trump to course-correct in Minneapolis: 'This is a trip wire'
An author who has written four books about Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday what caused the president to course-correct his deportation operations in Minneapolis. Trump surged immigration officers int...
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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 14/01/2026
I WANT THIS ENERGY FROM EVERY DAMN DEMOCRAT!
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 13/01/2026
Fine-particulate and ozone air pollution from fossil fuels causes 4-6 million avoidable deaths per year: 7-10% of all deaths worldwide. At an ~$11 million statistical value of life, this is a 44-66 trillion $/yr (38-56% of ~117 T$/yr global GDP) cost that appears nowhere in fossil fuel economics.
Heat map of annual excess deaths per 100k people per year from illnesses rellated to fine particulates and ozone. The map is darkest (worst impacts) in Asia, North and Central Africa, and South and Central America.Heat map of annual excess deaths per 100k people per year from illnesses rellated to fine particulates and ozone with the effects of fine particulates and ozone from fossil fuels removed. The map is much lighter almost everywhere, with the remaining dark regions centered in desert areas with lots of non-human-caused fine particulates in the air.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
We have allowed Palantir to sink its claws into our NHS and national defence. Utter madness by UK governments.
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The Society for Hopeful Technologists listened to our community. We know many folks feel tech has gone in the wrong direction and don't know what to do about it. We're going to start by building a solidarity network that makes it easier for Hopeful Technologists to act hopeful.technology
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Julia Higginbottom @gabysslave.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If you’re a civil servant of government department on X - this is for you! vm.tiktok.com/ZNRrnpnon/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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BOM @bomlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📣 Free workshops alert! 📣 In partnership with CreaTech Frontiers, we’re running free Immersive Arts Workshops for Micros, SMEs and Freelancers. From XR project planning to Motion Capture and Virtual Production. Workshops begin on 20th January. Find out more: bit.ly/4arhkZC
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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 08/01/2026
I'm working on a new book about TV dads and father figures. Like my previous books, I'm going to be doing a lot of interviews. If you have written for, worked on (acted) in a show featuring a strong father figure, or are a person that covers TV for a living, I'd love to speak with you! Hit me up!
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Ufi VocTech Trust @ufitrust.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Is your project eligible for a £30k-60k VocTech Activate grant fund? Our Eligibility Checker is the perfect starting point. It's quick, simple, and helps you see if the grant fund could be right for you ✅ Take the first step today: bit.ly/4onpkOR
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£30k to £60k grants to develop new tech and approaches for vocational skills development.

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
If you earn $60K per year, you only pay about $36 per year supporting people's SNAP benefits. However, you'll pay about $700 per year supporting corporate subsidies. Poor people aren't the problem. Billionaires are.
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bitrivers @bitrivers.com · 13/11/2025
I imagine there’s some PR flunky arranging a spot like this for Starmer right now
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 31/10/2025
. Miliband's clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction. More: northeastbylines.co.uk/news... .
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Miliband’s clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
Some encouraging news in an area which is vital to both the economy and the environment, particularly to a region like the North East
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Susi O'Neill @susioneill.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If your AI safety system mistakes a triangular crisp for a gun, it may not be so safe.
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Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in US
Taki Allen, 16, said he was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice before being handcuffed by police.
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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it 🤣🤣 (h/t @richardwynjones.bsky.social ) www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/oh-...
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Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it
ARE you taking the f**king piss, Wales? You think we’d have bothered covering a by-election in bloody Caerphilly if Reform weren’t going to win?
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The truth about migration. Brilliant and important article in New Scientist by Debbie Mackenzie www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Why do people desperate for a place of safety want so much to come to the UK? They may of course have relatives here. But the main reason is the extraordinary success of the British Empire in convincing people everywhere that Britain was a place of fairness, tolerance and compassion.
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Dominic Campbell @dominiccampbell.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
What a country. This should be on every front page. A national scandal. Britain 2024.
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Lalla the Merciless 🤺 @diesegenchukfi.northsky.social · 22/09/2025
Teen Vogue once again making other journalists look like a bunch of assholes(accurate)
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
No notes
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Julia Higginbottom @gabysslave.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
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Julia Higginbottom @gabysslave.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
1st batch of our own wool has just been delivered from the mill, beautifully spun & in skeins! It isn’t a cheap process, definitely not fast, but there’s something very satisfying knowing which sheep each batch is from, the quality of their lives and how from grass to needles is as it’s meant to be!
Julia, woman, dyed blonde hair, squinting in the sun on the grass at Croft 22, holding 3 different skeins of pure sheep’s wool.
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peterkwells @peterkwells.com · 15/09/2025
"Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government" www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...
localdigital.gov.uk
Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government | Local Digital
In this blog, we share key findings and insights from our research, based on conversations with councils and suppliers.
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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 01/09/2025
🚨 NEW DATA BITES 🚨 Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me in person/online, 6pm, Thurs 18 Sept, for Data Bites #58! Speakers will include: - @bothness.bsky.social, ONS - Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Fdn, on their dashboard - DBT on matching companies across datasets public.digital/events/data-...
A silver laptop is open, with a pink background. The screen has the following text (in black) on a background of light pink with bright pink dots:

data bites
#58

18 September 2025
18:00 GMT

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The Space @thespacearts.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
New Art Exchange in Nottingham is looking for artists and creatives from the Global Majority to present ambitious work at the gallery rooted in equity, creativity and social change. Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.
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Opportunities | New Art Exchange | NAE
NAE is the biggest gallery in the UK that is dedicated to artists and communities from the Global Majority. Learn more about available roles.
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Emma Wright @editorialgirl.co.uk · 21/08/2025
Only Murders in the Bullring
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Enslaved people used quilts with hidden symbols as a way to communicate during the Underground Railroad. Quilts often displayed on clotheslines or windowsills served as secret maps and guides for those escaping on the Underground Railroad.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Please read this
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Gaza’s journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That’s why Israel targets them | Nesrine Malik
Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Definitely worth reading, from @npr.org ⬇️ Trump officials post viral memes about deportation www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
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What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?
White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
That noise you can hear is Labour running to shove cotton wool in its ears. @labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @tandhesi.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Brexit was a giant con by plastic patriots – we need a plan to get back in EU'
The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and we...
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