Reposted by Jo Ranger-Moylerit's Halloween name charloh! (it/its) @charloh.online · 15ha field guide to Skarsgårds: if silver fox he be, that's Stellan you see unsettling but hot, Alexander you've got only dread doth you fill, then behold, that is Bill 1588178
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise. 161191513870
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026matt damon is the only person in the world who is generation x and also generation z because he was born in the 70s and also bourne in the 2000s 1153742403
Reposted by Jo Ranger-Moylerpsudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Okay one more odyssey post. Really loved the movie. But I for one am willing to stop rescuing Matt Damon. At some point we’re just going to have to collectively agree that if Matt Damon gets lost again we just have to let him go. 601772270
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerHannes @elschwabo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026#espargstatic.klipy.comElijah Wood: It's Done - Lord of the RingsAlt: Elijah Wood: It's Done - Lord of the Rings 0293
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Today is a huge win for creatives around the world, as Australia makes it clear it will not bow to pressure from AI companies to legalise the theft of creatives’ work. 🧵 1/3 25221
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 01/07/2026a cool thing about putting library music that no-one has ever used on the bbc before in your programmes is that it's your job to log ALL the publishing details so the musicians can get their share of the prs payout really glad i stuck 22 different tracks in last week's p.o.v.bbc.co.ukP.O.V. - Series 2 - S2 E2: Black Friday Forever! - BBC SoundsA sketch show made by the internet's best comedians, with amazing savings! 2614
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026RouteNote, a platform that lets you distribute your music to Spotify etc., is automatically opting its users into an AI licensing deal with Meta. They say “This is your choice”, and give you 14 days to opt out - but lots of users will miss this email & therefore miss the chance to opt out. 🧵 1/2 43322
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Atlantic just released a tool that lets you see if your music has been scraped for AI training. Recordings I sang on in King's College Choir are in there. So is the music of millions of other musicians. Check it here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... 4142103
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026You are creating that debate. There is no debate. There is a far right talking point and a media willing to traffic it into the mainstream. 331323388
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMarijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 28/05/2026Wow. So let me get this straight - they steal the data, they steal the jobs, and we also have to pay hundreds more in household bills. So we just have this mass-thieves leaching on the economy, with essentially no actual use. And it's chill? It's normal? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comIrish datacentres have increased household bills by hundreds of euros, report findsGrowing fleet of datacentres last year used 22% of the country’s electricity 31461212
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Today’s (admittedly mild) AI annoyance: Google AI summary of instructions for common knitting patterns is woefully wrong and will lead you to disappointment 100
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 09/05/2026I feel a lot of David Attenborough's hard work with nature preservation is to cover for how much of a mess his brother made of that dinosaur theme park. 183118736
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoyleraltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 03/04/2026At this moment, no humans are farther from Donald Trump than the Artemis II crew. Honestly… I’m jelly. 1341263
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 23/03/2026‘Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.” Great piece in The Atlantic pointing out that AI companies spend huge amounts of money simultaneously (i) defending their own IP and (ii) arguing that they can use other people’s for free. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI IndustryTech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours. 13314
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... 🧵 1/4 2330211037
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4 9330762529
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Yes! Britain leads the world in precipitous decline! #skeleton 412422
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerJesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 03/02/2026they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit 156208504854
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Beautiful and important words from the Pope yesterday: “In recent years, AI systems have increasingly taken control of the production of text, music, and videos. Much of the human creative industry is thus at risk of being dismantled and replaced with the label "Powered by AI,"... 1/2vatican.vaMessage of the Holy Father for the 60<sup>th</sup> World Communications Day 2026 419150
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerCarl Maxim @carlmaxim.bsky.social · 16/01/2026"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..." 8044841340
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEmma Butterworth Music @emmabmusic.bsky.social · 29/09/2025I saw the brilliant Benny Hill version by @marmel.bsky.social and was inspired. We know who the villains are. 141
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEmma Butterworth Music @emmabmusic.bsky.social · 07/09/2025I'm looking forward to speaking at my first conference next week! I'll be presenting my report on mother composers and the music industry. Give me a shout if you'll be in Southampton on Wednesday 😊 www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...southampton.ac.ukRMA Conference 2025 081
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead! 425192995315
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerF.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Shame I need to run across the track and add the missing apostrophe. 291001162
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Cat meets deer: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s... 1637190703
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEmma Butterworth Music @emmabmusic.bsky.social · 21/05/2025So true in any profession. Hard work doesn't always equal success, and success isn't just because you worked hard. That doesn't mean you DIDN'T work hard, but it's not usually the deciding factor. I'm well aware of how much luck has had to do with all of the things I've achieved so far in my life. 081
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerRanger Music Agency @rangermusicagency.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Welcome to the roster - Ghiya Rushidat @ghiya.bsky.social ! Ghiya is an internationally acclaimed composer, pianist, and sonic storyteller whose work fuses classical training with cutting-edge innovation, blending Middle Eastern roots with Western cinematic traditions. 🎹🎶 #filmcomposer #filmscore 012
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025People who use AI to make "art" and claim they truly are artists are the kids who would trace a picture of a giant squid from a book in year three and when they got caught out exclaim that everyone else is just jealous of their brilliant giant squid drawing. 617616
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 10/05/2025This SoundCloud business has given me a newfound appreciation for all those annoying “we’re updating our terms of use” emails from random organisations 040
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerAdam Humphreys @adamh.ivgorchestra.com · 10/05/2025The rep for #SoundCloud says "licensed content" is prohibited from use, but @renderg.host makes the excellent point here about music *not* licensed by major labels - i.e. smaller artists. The claim is no generative AI exists, but what about these tools? Opt out isn't enough, it should be opt in 172
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEGAIR - European Guild for AI Regulation @egair.eu · 09/05/2025We are moving more and more into a world where "AI training on your work" is becoming a condition to using platforms. EGAIR rejects this premise in its entirety: AI rights should NOT be able to be assigned as a side-effect of using a service 14925
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerFuturism @futurism.com · 09/05/2025"I think they have major questions to answer over this." futurism.com/soundcloud-a... @mharrisondupre.bsky.social 0167
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 09/05/2025This is so utterly disappointing. SoundCloud has always been a bastion for the unpublished (and many a published) artist. No more it seems 🤦♀️ 120
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 03/05/2025There was a rather charming trend in the 1910s to introduce the actor at the beginning of the film by showing them first in their street or evening clothes and then dissolving into the costume of their characters. Here we see recent stage import William S. Hart become a bandit in THE BARGAIN (1914). 140159622142
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire 11764001335
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Now that JD Vance has followed Liz Truss in being one of the last politicians to see a head of state alive, is it time to buy a lettuce yet? 000
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Out of context this implies something utterly spectacular 030
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerNadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Attacking the rights of a marginalised group isn’t a win for feminism. Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism. The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right. 1624043863
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerSam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 16/04/2025No court in the world will convince me that trans women aren't women. If you don't talk to the people you're making laws about, you don't understand the laws you're making. Also, note the huge lack of talk about trans men. This isn't about anything other than bigotry, misogyny and fascism. 1111
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Tech execs declaring all-out war on creators who don’t want their life’s work pillaged for profit 29650491189
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 06/04/2025The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail 274142731817
Jo Ranger-Moyler @jorangermoyler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025If you love music for visual media - go have a listen (and read!) to this fantastic experimental project! 010
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerTim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax Them: What band are you in Me: Erm, The Charlatans Them: Your council tax band? 😬 985767719
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerRanger Music Agency @rangermusicagency.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The awesome @kimhalliday.bsky.social has signed on to Ranger Music! We’re looking forward to collaborating with him and helping him create more fantastic music 🎉👏🎸 041
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 13/03/2025‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels. Just remember: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion. 45194991216
Reposted by Jo Ranger-MoylerKim Halliday @kimhalliday.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I think I can say you heard it here first! Anyhow, whoever it was said it, go! Listen! Buy! kimhalliday.bandcamp.com/album/dreamkimhalliday.bandcamp.comDream, by Kim Halliday10 track album 0174