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Ingrid Kopp

@ingridkopp.bsky.social
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Big fan of goats and decent WiFi. Co-founder, Electric South. Currently: Africa, immersive media, nonfiction everything, internet access, AI ethics, audiences, creative ecosytems, joy. www.electricsouth.org

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026
They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/
A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you know me you know I love to hate unfair and expensive visa systems. And it's not just visas, as this article shows. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…
Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just learned about "Baptists and Bootleggers" this week and now I see it everywhere.
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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YACHT @teamyacht.com · 13/09/2026
2026 in a nutshell
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My daughter and I recently discovered Danny Go! and have loved dancing to the videos. Just watched this and it is so lovely and joyful and also utterly heartbreaking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSt...
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Danny Go! on His Son Isaac, Childhood Cancer and Creating Joy in the Face of Grief
YouTube video by TIME
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I keep rewatching this because it is just so nuts. I'm not sure I have the emotional stamina to watch the whole documentary (but of course I will). www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJS...
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You Can See Everything | Official Teaser HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This conversation with George Gachara is super insightful on how to create new financial instruments and pathways to fund arts and culture in Africa. open.spotify.com/episode/5Obt...
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Africa Builds Back - George Gachara
Panel 54 Podcast · Episode
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What an incredible longlist of projects! 🙌 www.wmc.org.uk/en/news-and-...
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The nominees for the Annwn Prize 2027 are announced
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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So happy for Rick. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Rick has done so much for the immersive community in South Africa (and beyond!). www.news24.com/life/arts-an...
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‘This one is for home’: SA artist Rick Treweek’s VR magic takes Emmy gold in Los Angeles | News24
A South African artist and worldbuilder, Rick Treweek, has won an Emmy for his work on ‘Uncanny Alley: A New Day’.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This looks great - this Friday! www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/cre...
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Creative Intelligence Summit | Southbank Centre
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Always a good idea to support RNLI but particularly now!
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dolly Parton, Wendell Berry, Gloria Steinem - we're really going to have to step up now.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Need to read this. I like that there is a Spotify playlist too!
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you are in Joburg don't miss this beautiful project at Latitudes twonamegames.com/actsofcare/
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Acts of Care | A Living Memorial
Acts of Care is an immersive participatory exhibition and living memorial to the Township AIDS Project, at Latitudes Centre for the Arts from 8 September to 1 December 2026.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“So, my friends, every day do something that won’t compute.” michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/rip-wendel...
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RIP Wendell Berry
“So, my friends, every day do something that won’t compute.”
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wanuri Kahiu: ‘Why is it that we have to justify imagination?’ africanimaginary.substack.com/p/wanuri-kah...
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Wanuri Kahiu: ‘Why is it that we have to justify imagination?’
The concept that African art can be ‘fun, fierce and frivolous’ is just one of the ideas Kenyan film director Wanuri Kahiu has to offer us, writes film programmer and distributor Carmen Thompson.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've always really admired (and let's face it, envied!) the funding and support available to immersive arts in Quebec. www.themain.com/articles/que...
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Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology | The Main
Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The inaugural ONX Relay project is commissioning and supporting the exhibition of museum-scale technology-driven works by Trevor Paglen, Maya Man, and Ben Frost. www.rightclicksave.com/article/a-qu...
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A Quest to Show Art at Scale with Human Stories at its Heart | Onassis ONX Relay - Right Click Save
The inaugural ONX Relay project is commissioning and supporting the exhibition of museum-scale technology-driven works by Trevor Paglen, Maya Man, and Ben Frost
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Absolutely incredible reporting from @sallyhayd.bsky.social The details of what happened on the boat trip are deeply harrowing, but everyone should read them and understand the reality of what is happening www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived
A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Really want to see this documentary! elevennamedpeople.substack.com/p/the-diary-...
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The Albie Sachs Collection
The formerly exiled ANC activist and later judge Albie Sachs is archiving his life— including a film, "Albie: A Strange Alchemy," that forms part of a larger project of legacy-making.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Oh FFS
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ellen P. Goodman, a professor at Rutgers Law School and co-Director of the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law, asks what it would take to actually democratize AI at each layer of the stack, starting with compute—the layer Zuckerberg's latest manifesto skips.
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Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Lost it at Compute
It's worth asking what it would take to actually democratize AI at each layer of the stack, writes Ellen P. Goodman, starting with compute.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Democracy v the machine - need to read the book now! www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au...
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Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored
The long read: Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in a utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?
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Immersive Arts UK @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Join us in Llandudno, Wed 9 - Fri 11 September for our annual event The Big Thing! This year's theme, Play's the Thing, explores how artists invite audiences into their work in playful, meaningful and empowering ways. Read about the full programme: immersivearts.uk/news/the-big-thing-in-llandudno
Bright coral splash graphic above bold white text announcing The Big Thing in Llandudno, Wales, September 9-11, 2026.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Beautiful project to support from the amazing Tamara Shogaolu. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tam...
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The Invisible Woman: An Opera You Walk Into
Amsterdam, 1632. A free Black woman leads a community as the slave trade booms. History erased her. An immersive opera brings her back.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A Q&A with journalist, network-builder, and civic strategist, Darryl Holliday connectivetissue.substack.com/p/re-blurrin...
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Re-blurring the lines between journalism and civic life
A Q&A with journalist, network-builder, and civic strategist, Darryl Holliday
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Big day for colanders, though
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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 13/08/2026
Why did your favourite pub close? Why is the High Street so boring? Why won’t Youtube recommend something new and interesting? Amazing thread, worth the investment of time and focus.
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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Stupendous. Humbling. Educative. Delightful. This made me feel better. What a joy.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Great thread on public interest technology and what Mamdani is doing in NYC.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I love running these labs. Can't wait to be back for the ninth edition next year! Thank you @weareagog.bsky.social and National Film and Video Foundation, South Africa for all your support.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Whoohoo this project (by my talented brother-in-law) reached its goal. But there's always more to do! The Misfits: Undercats of the Chobe River on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mov...
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The Misfits: Undercats of the Chobe River - Lion Documentary
Over 250 hours of 8K RAW footage captured. Now, we need your help to tell the story of a very unique pride of lions in Botswana.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
So great to see initiatives like this building new sources of financing for film in Africa! deadline.com/2026/07/inau...
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Inaugural African Film Investor Roundtable Unfolds In Cape Town
Top Film Financiers & Producers Flock To Inaugural African Film Investor Roundtable In Cape Town
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you like wildlife and amazing inventions you will love my brother-in-law's project following an amazing group of female lions in Botswana. Only a few days left to reach their fundraising goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mov...
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The Misfits: Undercats of the Chobe River - Lion Documentary
Over 250 hours of 8K RAW footage captured. Now, we need your help to tell the story of a very unique pride of lions in Botswana.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Love this. open.substack.com/pub/jonsesri...
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The Publics We Have Not Built Yet
Digital platforms are not public spaces.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Interesting! AI Potluck is a public project to build a vertically integrated AI product assembled entirely from open source components. www.aipotluck.org
aipotluck.org
AI Potluck - AI made and owned by the public
A collective roadmap for a public-interest AI stack: independent benchmarking and an open map of the ecosystem.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Naomi Klein gets it. naomiklein.substack.com/p/spacex-isn...
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SpaceX Isn’t a Company. It’s a Metaphor for the Rapture of the Super Rich
Here's why wealth and fascism are a package deal
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The theme of this World Cup is Countries Where People Eat Dinner Two Hours Later Than I Personally Prefer
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XRMust.com 💫 @xrmust.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
CPH:LAB: a talent programme to reshape ideas and imaginaries – Interview with Stella Ntavara (CPH:LAB 2026), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social xrmust.com/xr-magazine/cphlab-2026-…
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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Weirdo www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 16/07/2026
Fascinating. Obviously I’m not clicking the link and scrutinising whether Gavin’s summarised it correctly because I’ve got more scrolling to do.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 11/07/2026
Trials found that Carevix — a portmanteau of “care” and “cervix" — reduced pain during IUD insertion by up to 73 percent and bleeding by 78 percent, compared to the tenaculum.
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Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?
A new medical device is part of a broader effort to make gynecological care less painful — and to take patients more seriously.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I'm going to have to read his memoir now. 💔
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
mandatory reading
"SAM NEILL
- If you were to commit a murder, how would you do it?
- It's got to be big! No slipping something into someone's drink, that's just pathetic. I'd use a steamroller, just leave a stain on the road. There's probably a couple of people I'd put under a steamroller, but I won't say who they are, otherwise when they see a steamroller coming their way they'll be on full alert. And steamrollers don't go very fast..."
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ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔬𝔰 ☽|☾ 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔰 @chaospriestess.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.
Screencap of Sam Neil in Event Horizon, his flight suit features an Australian flag with the union jack replaced by a yellow circle on black and red, the Australian aboriginal flag
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Ingrid Kopp @ingridkopp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within” airesistlist.org
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The AI Resist List
A living directory of ways communities resist AI harms—and build alternatives worth fighting for.
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