iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

READ: If you haven’t seen this yet, please take a look. Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people from making rational judgements about driving. This study co-authored by @ianwalker.bsky.social looks at where this bias comes from & how it works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Screetshot of study title “Why Do Cars Get A Free Ride?” #CarBrain #Motonormativity

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026

NEW – CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ | By @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/SBtfvG3

Aviation is on track to reach 80% of UK CO2 emissions by 2050 with Heathrow expansion, says CCC. Residual CO2 emissions in 2050 under the CCC balanced net-zero pathway, with the impact of a proposed Heathrow expansion, MtCO2. Horizontal bar chart showing aviation far exceeding all other sectors. Source: Climate Change Committee - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm usually the first to stand up for the civil service, but I have to say I have the distinct feeling that the quality of policy making is deteriorating. I've seen multiple occasions in recent years where policies have been pushed ahead with serious unforeseen consequences for charities and NGOs.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Spectacular Roman octopus mosaic from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

My photo shows a monochrome Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. This octopus detail comes from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures which include the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish. From the floor of the women's changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

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Annual General Meeting

Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 13/09/2026

It’s hard to watch this as a design system practitioner and not have a nagging, “are we the baddies?” moment. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjX...

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Why Nothing Looks Cool Anymore

YouTube video by Design Theory

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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Is there anything to be said for another by-election in Clacton?”

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/09/2026

again, the knowledge that coverage like this now happens because of some people who call themselves feminists drives me insane - must everyone who happened to have been born a girl be seen through the lens of "but what about breastfeeding"? is that really what we're doing, again?

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Is that more thunder in the distance? Oh no, just the main stage at the Reading Festival gearing up.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Vincent Wildlife Trust @vincentwt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Be part of VWT’s new annual Citizen Science Survey — Marten Month (September). Your pine marten sightings (dead or alive) will add to our records and to our understanding of how to help this species thrive. For more info bit.ly/4zDvsZX This survey has been made possible by @biggive.bsky.social

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Every ad now

[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]

JANET:
Ugh...

LIZ:
What's up?

JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!

LIZ:
Have you tried...

AI peas?

JANET:
AI peas?

LIZ:
They're peas with AI!

[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].

LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas

JANET:
What

LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]

Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?

[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]

LIZ:

Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine

[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]

LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!

JANET:
What

LIZ:
Shut up

LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow

From opening the bag of peas

to boiling the peas

to eating the peas

To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.

JANET:
Is it really necessary to-

LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET

[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:

AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.

[Ends]

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One of the things the guys (always guys) hyper-rationalising on behalf of data centres seem to not understand is that these physical bits of infrastructure are also doing a lot of metaphorical heavy lifting for people who are ambivalent about and/or have low trust in tech

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 24/08/2026

“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable." Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx

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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Every time I see commentary like this in the US I wonder what voters there really understand by “democratic socialism”. Because I have a feeling it’s not what the rest of the world thinks it is.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I really think this is very under-acknowledged everywhere. Those couple of years had deep impacts on so many levels. I don’t think it’s the only thing in play, but it’s definitely very significant.

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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wow under 6% of this afternoon's electricity is from fossil fuels! #NetZero #LoveNetZero

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

So many stories I can't/shouldn't share. Being called, as a relatively junior official, to explain to an entire govt department's leadership group what a hypothetical minority govt might entail for govt policy making remains one of the more surreal. 2015 was a more innocent time, constitutionally.

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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Badenoch just said, on national TV, that UK's carbon emissions have gone up "in total" because of the 2008 Climate Change Act. They have, in fact, declined by more than half. Did #Kuenssberg break in to point this basic fact out? Of course not

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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It's England's world cup semi-finals day. Forget team selection dilemmas and xG analysis. What you really want is a really nerdy deep-dive into football, pub opening hours, and what they tell you about the most important form of legislation that you may never have heard of. Let's go.

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.

These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need.

In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I er. Did not see that plot twist coming.

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Reject trumpist & fifa corruption, RETVRN to Original Rules Football (half of a whole working class town against the other half, played over several miles on Pancake Day, you're allowed to shank your neighbour if you write an apology to the pope, chance of the game starting a 6 month civil war)

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/06/2026

With its stunning scent and dazzling colour, is there anything better than swathes of lavender?

A furry bumblebee perches on the tiny purple flowers of a lavender

A sea of lavender stretches out in a purple blanket towards triangular green hedges

A regal stone statue of a naked man lifting an arm stands above a sea of purple lavender and triangular green hedges

A delicate white butterfly perches on a purple bloom of lavender, with a blurry purple background

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/06/2026

A short story

A photo of the house in question, brick built, standalone, surrounded by an empty field

In 2013, using $600,000 in city capital funds, Parks & Recreation embarked on the first phase of the letitia House rehabilitation project.

With help from an $80,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation, the Conservancy and the CDC oversaw phase two of the project,

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Kevin Smith @kevinjgsmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Climate emergency cancels Reform's "cancel the climate emergency" meeting - council members were due to vote on Thurs on a Reform motion to rescind the climate emergency.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Trying not to roll my eyes too hard at the journalists asking "What is wrong with british politics?" as if they've not thoroughly enjoyed every single time this has happened in the last decade.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sigh. *brushes off the welcome letters*

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Good LORD London is humid today. I am unpleasantly moist.

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This is a fun game. 1) Single parent family, on free school dinners for a time, descended from welsh miners and scouse ne'er do wells. 2) Attended a private school for sixth form, have a PPE degree.

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abby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Everyone shut up I finally got a video of Jyn doing her cartoon snoring thing

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

To bring a smile to your face, here’s an ancient Egyptian sketch of a cat serving a mouse! 😄 Some 3,000 years ago, the artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad for this fun scene. 📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object... #Archaeology

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We used to call them ‘race riots’ now we call them ‘anti-immigration protests’.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:

2 in 5 local Facebook groups and over four-fifths of X searches featured at least one piece of misinformation in their last 1,000 posts. Of 19 Nextdoor locations studied, 3 were found to contain misinformation.
Nearly 1 in 26 (4%) of news related posts on Facebook were misinformation; on X the ratio is over 1 in 4 (28%)
Places in local authorities with no or limited local news outlets (e.g. ‘news deserts’) had nearly 3 times as much fake news as a share of all posts as average on Facebook groups, albeit based upon 12 groups worth of data.
Conversely, places with a relatively high number of local news outlets (‘news oases’) have half as much misinformation as average, again based upon a limited sample (13 groups).
Places with local elections, on average, saw more misinformation in the run up to polling day than they did earlier in the year. Misinformation as a share of all posts increased from 0.12% to 0.15% (26% increase) and as a share of news grew from 8.2% to 12.9% (56%).
The rate of misinformation seen across four Gorton and Denton local Facebook groups was 26 times higher than in the wider Facebook analysis – 3% of 1,000 posts were identified as fake news, compared to 0.1% nationally. This is driven by far more news related posts on these groups, and a near doubling of the share of them being classified as misinformation.
Three in five misinformation posts (61%) in places with local elections in the week of the vote related to national politics or council issues, compared to 28% in the wider national analysis earlier in the year.
1 in 5 ‘fake news’ (19%) posts analysed on Facebook groups related to local issues, including planning, transport, local services and council politics. Our case studies revealed how planning applications could be misinterpreted into the “council selling off the beach”, or how local authority communications can be faked.
A third (32%) of misinformation found on X was anti-immigration or Islamophobic, far ahead of the next most common, h…

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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🚨 In a new report, "Green Gap" launched today, it reveals that England's poorest communities risk losing out on the trees, green spaces and wildlife they need most. Want to find out more? Find the full report here: www.wcl.org.uk/docs/green_g...

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

Man yelling into bored woman's ear in nightclub meme captioned

I can summarize that for you

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"Across 21 simulations and 329 turns of play, the [AI] models chose to use tactical nuclear weapons in all but one game. No model, in any run, chose to surrender or make meaningful concessions." oh, great, v nice

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AI can chart a course to disaster faster than humans can notice

For AI models, there are currently no safety rules that govern the path of actions, which can leads to unanticipated consequences.

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Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

because I know y’all can’t click and read

1. "Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing.
Speech is the secondary or overlaid function.
Breathing must be fulfilled before speech occurs.
2. Drowning people's mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people's mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
3. Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water's surface.
Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
4. Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
5. From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people's bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs."

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I dunno, it’s just hard to get excited over a Prime Minister being forced out any more. Script writers have overplayed the trope with no more ante to up.

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Jane A. @jane-in-progress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This is very good. It would also be helpful if the media stopped talking about local elections as nothing more than a response to the national Govt.

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Vincent Wildlife Trust @vincentwt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We are delighted that #BigGive will match donations for a proposed new VWT citizen science survey — Marten Month Pine Marten Survey — to help us learn more about where pine martens are in Britain and how people feel about them so we can focus work where it’s needed most. bit.ly/4sRNNht #MammalWeek

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/04/2026

"under the existing laws, our analysis shows that the expected growth in data centers would lead to $118 billion in climate damages and $1.6 billion in health damages by 2050 due to air pollution and emissions from fossil fuel power plants in Michigan" blog.ucs.org/lee-shaver/a...

a chart showing rising emissions partic for high demand growth

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/04/2026

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

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Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgierose.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

They’re incentivised to get a diagnosis that materially improves their lives and addresses their distress? How awful.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/03/2026

We need to have a real conversation about nature. Nature is fundamental to our wellbeing, our prosperity and our long-term future. When we restore, protect and invest in nature, we can lower everyday bills, create healthier communities and ensure a better quality of life for everyone.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Wind & solar are currently producing 65% of Britain's electricity. Meanwhile, renewables now offer 30,000 more UK jobs than oil and gas. Meanwhile, we're in a climate emergency. Meanwhile, we're in a fossil fuel supply crisis. Meanwhile, the Tories and Reform want to scrap Net Zero. grid.iamkate.com

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