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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 28/09/2026

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NHS England's unacceptable interference in National Data Guardian's public statement

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 21/09/2026

FT story (paywalled - sorry) - totally unacceptable interference from the then- #NHSEngland Data Chief (Ming Tang) in the National Data Guardian's report on #Palantir #FederatedDataPlatform. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... @coricrider.com @roylilley1.bsky.social @doctorow.pluralistic.net

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 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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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026

"If a resurgent movement demands action, we finally have the tools to make that demand matter – a working planet that runs mostly on sun and wind is in tantalizing reach," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social. "At the last possible moment, with backs to the wall, we still have our face to the sun."

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The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben

There is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 22/09/2026

@doctorow.pluralistic.net is absolutely smashing it on this @politicsjoe.bsky.social podcast. Few people can explain how the past of tech, law and government created our present. Even fewer can do it entertainingly and leave you feeling optimistic for the future.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL4V...

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AI isn't Dangerous. America Is. | Cory Doctorow interview

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Zensical @zensical.org · 22/09/2026

Many of you have been waiting for this one: Zensical 0.0.64 ships a drop-in replacement for the Material for MkDocs blog plugin – enjoy! github.com/zensical/zen...

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Release 0.0.64 · zensical/zensical

Summary Many of you have been waiting for this one: Zensical now includes native blog support. As a direct port of the Material for MkDocs blog plugin, it preserves the familiar configuration, meta...

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Chi Onwurah @chionwurah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fantastic to speak at the @Livetheatre for #RadicalNorthEast about how we can build on the legacies that have shaped our region. From the fight against slavery and social reform to engineering, innovation and new technologies, the North East has always challenged what is possible.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Palantir should not be operating in the UK, and they should certainly not be allowed to hire Lord Tom Watson who has privileged access to sensitive information. It shouldn't even be a question, Tom Watson should be removed from the Lords today.

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John Grimes @john-grimes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Data Golf 2026, 10 days to go. Where it stands: 🥇 @marcusbaw.com 0.968 (73 entries) 🥈 FullySpecifiedNoName 0.950 (22) 🥉 Womp Ratter 0.948 (10) 10 teams, 156 submissions. The public board is scored on half the test data, so the final one may differ. www.kaggle.com/competitions...

A data analyst driving a figurative analytical golf ball leaving a resplendent trail of golden ontological goodness as it streaks past the Data Golf 2026 leaderboard.

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 21/09/2026

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 16/09/2026

Well I guess that's #EdSheeran busted back to, um - himself in 2011 - solo performances with a loop pedal, no backing band and no support... There is no 'neutral', when a genocide is happening. #FreePalestine

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 14/09/2026

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “Today, Palestinians in Gaza still hold on to the hope that somehow everything will be rebuilt and that they will return. “They need to understand that there is nothing left to look for there.”

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 10/09/2026

Today is #Gibraltar National Day! Putting aside the many layers of politics around that contested piece of land, I'm lucky enough to have #GibraltarianStatus through my father, and so here in York we are celebrating with #Rosto and #Calentita, two culinary delights which are Pure Gib.

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Dr. Maya @drdrmaya.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇 web.archive.org/web/20250131...

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STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.

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John Grimes @john-grimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We have just launched a new Kaggle competition called "Data Golf"! ⛳️ This is your opportunity to test your #SNOMEDCT analysis skills in the lead up to #SCTExpo26 in October! 🥸 go.csiro.au/FwLink/data-... You have 1 month! 🏃 We'll be presenting the results back at the Expo!

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Data Golf 2026

SNOMED CT data analytics

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

FUN FACT: The reason we sell petrol by the litre but measure performance by mpg is because in the 1970s oil shock, British pumps had exactly the same issue and it was easier to put stickers over the word "gallon" rather than retrofitting all the dials.

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We need to start regarding our laws themselves as 'Critical National Infrastructure' and understand and defend against the ways that bad actors can gain access to the lawmaking apparatus and make pernicious changes. Lobbying is one way this happens, basically it's paying to change the law.

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This got me thinking that what is currently happening in the USA can be understood as: 1. Get access to user `POTUS` account (by fair means or foul) 2. Escalate privileges to `root` (turns out minimal protection) 3. Move laterally into other areas of law 4. Disable firewalls and install APT agents

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 04/09/2026

Law is a kind of 'computer program' for the functions of a state. Reading @doctorow.pluralistic.net's account of how Mitch Glazier "snuck a clause into must-pass legislation", it struck me that in tech terms this would be a 'Supply Chain Attack' on the law. pluralistic.net/2026/09/02/s...

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🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...

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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account

Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 03/09/2026

@doctorow.pluralistic.net is on point, as ever. My comment: NOW is the time to protect ourselves from a future in which Trump can 'brick' the NHS remotely by shutting down its tech. pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/b... #ositowfm #opensource #linux #nhsbuntu

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Pluralistic: Preparing for a post-Trump internet (03 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 03/09/2026

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Pluralistic: Preparing for a post-Trump internet (03 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You have to choose. You can't be nice to everyone. Appeasing corporations and billionaires means abandoning everyone else. When it comes to policy, it's us or them. And for far too long political leaders in this country have sided with them. If Burnham is to survive, this is what he needs to change.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot

Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

NEWS: openEHR and SNOMED agree a 5 year collaboration: www.snomed.org/news/snomed-...

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SNOMED International and openEHR collaborate to advance health data interoperability

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 01/09/2026

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out

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The NHS Federated Data Platform is dead but hasn't stopped moving yet. TFBNDY. It was procured illegally and using underhand 'drug dealer business model' tactics. Palantir are completely exposed as Bad Actors Mandelson and Global Counsel are implicated in Misconduct In Public Office.

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The slew of departures at the top of NHS IT in recent weeks tells us that something is going on. **If I were Jim Mackey and the NHS Board - I would be carefully reviewing and fact-checking what I was told about Palantir and the NHS FDP in all those NHS board meetings**

Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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ABSOLUTE BARBARITY. An Arkansas trooper smashed a car window, yanked passenger Tedrick Washington OUT BY HIS DREADS, and beat him. Being a backseat passenger isn't a crime deserving state-sanctioned torture. Cops lie in reports, but bodycam proves the abuse. DEMAND BADGES NOW! 🎥 Cap House Media

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 26/08/2026

Not sure how many people I know on Bluesky are managing #Discourse forums, but today I announced a Discourse Command Line (CLI) tool called `dsc` which enables Discourse admins to manage multiple #Discourse forums using the terminal, LLMs, and automated scripts. meta.discourse.org/t/dsc-a-comp...

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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 26/08/2026

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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I am working on an Open Clinical Terminology - early days, but promising to have an alternative to #SNOMED-CT that is unencumbered by their restrictive proprietary licensing model which directly harms innovation, cripples open source tooling, and has slowed SNOMED's adoption. openterminology.org

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The meaning of Agentic Coding for the NHS: 1. If you're paying external companies a fuck ton of money for outsourced, closed software - their profits have just gone up dramatically. So you renegotiate those contracts downwards NOW. 2. Now is an excellent time to IN-SOURCE EVERYTHING

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"I'm long past the stage of looking to NHS tech leadership for new ideas" - this exemplifies so much of why NHS IT is moribund, it's broken and leaderless. "NHS 'CDIOX' leadership has no more relevance to me than the Singles Chart - they cannot achieve anything"

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Set it up to provide cheap, secure, optimised cloud for the NHS (fully insourced NOT provided by Azure and Accenture). And sell the service to app devs, software houses, etc - using an NHS DC means your 27001 and some of DTAC is already compliant.