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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Tom Watsons politics are £ shaped
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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns
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🏳️‍🌈Bussy Phillips🏳️‍🌈 @porterpizzazz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The fact that no one has still been held criminally responsible is absolutely mad
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Algux (I write stuff) @algux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cheap is dear
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Strange old hermit @strangeoldhermit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not only is there risk, removing red tape can increase future costs and create problems. Example: The housing estate my Dad lives on is getting upgraded gas supply and it's a massive job which is taking months because of lack of standards around previous installations.
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/o... Or alternatively these are and were bought as investment properties. Gentrification cleansed. No people so no footfall for restaurants, shops, pubs, schools etc. They were vibrant communities which was a significant part of their value. Now like ‘28 days later’.
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‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas
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Atomique @atomiquefetish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How William Gibson’s Neuromancer helped shape the visual language of cyberpunk, imagining a future of networks, artificial intelligence, corporate power and digital identities long before they became part of everyday life. www.otaviosantiago.com/post/william... #WilliamGibson #OtavioSantiago
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William Gibson, Neuromancer and the Visual Language of Cyberpunk
Long before the internet became a place we carried in our pockets, before social media transformed identity into an interface and before artificial intelligence entered everyday conversation, William ...
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anyway I don't want to be accused of starting drama. I don't want to be assaulted, and I don't want to be a problem! So I leave and the men assume I'm tired or dull or maybe they don't care bc without me, they don't have to confront the creeps, they can claim ignorance and buy the bar another round.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The good men, the friends and lovers even, say to me later "well why didn't you just tell that creep off" as though I wouldn't be accused of starting shit, as though they'd stand up for me and not interrogate me to make the creep comfortable instead. Experience tells me most men will do the latter.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The next day I hear about what happened later, the wild experiences, strengthened bonds or odd opportunities all of which I would have loved to have been part of! But I left, bc for me, leaving was the smart choice, the safe one. But saying why I left makes the men roll their eyes; nothing happened!
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It happens so often it can be hard to even see. Men having the same experience I am, but I hit a place where the attention becomes unpleasant. Inuendos start. I have to wiggle out of something I did not start (cautiously! trying not to upset any dangerous egos!) so I leave, while the men get to stay
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Residents' fury over £80m electricity subsidy plans for AI data centres amid rising energy bills
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Labour MP has accused former party deputy leader Tom Watson of making an 'implicit threat' after he sent him a letter detailing his repeated criticism of controversial tech firm Palantir
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MP reveals he was sent ‘threatening’ letter warning against criticising Palantir
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 9 years.. it’s taken 9 years to produce the evidence to the prosecutors to decide if the people who decided to install poisonous inflamable materials that were cheap that turned Grenfell into an inferno, should be prosecuted!
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Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72 people.
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... alternative headline ..Israeli state and its forces, required by its Supreme Court to ensure Palestinian householders are supported to return to their homes, pretend to protect the Palestinians. But oops failed
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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and block Palestinian family's return home
Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers.
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... This Constable is surely in breech of his oath? Lying to an enquiry set up by Parliament. Will he be prosecuted? Loose his pension? What is the punishment??
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Undercover police officer lied to spycops inquiry about sexual relationship
Officer forced to admit relationship with woman lasting at least six months while working under fake name Dave Evans
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Vaughan Tomlinson on billionaires and their kids – cartoon
The old adage ‘sharing is caring’ doesn’t always apply
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Alternative headline. “Chemical Company Poisons local community.” A reasonable question, I think, shouldn’t there be an investigation with a view to prosecution of the Co Board, senior management team? Compensation for remediation? Compensation into a medical fund?
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Blood tests find high levels of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Any Palestinian who is dead or injured is, apparently, a member of Hamas according to many Zionist organisations. Babies, children, old people, journalists, medics, young men or young women. A six year old begging to be saved and the medics who tried to save her.
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Leeds Minster pulls exhibition over Hamas fighter names
The Leeds Jewish Representative Council says the tapestry included several names linked with Hamas.
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... The IDF just keeps killing Palestinians. It’s relentless. There is no respect for human life by the state of Isreal
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‘Run! Get away!’: witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was hit
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Bill @billn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Greenpeace activists were imprisoned for simply planning to block a road with no planned intimidation of any group of people. Treated as terrorists. Yet these actual terrorists, closing critical infrastructure, intimidating minorities and volunteer workers, are deemed to be just
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Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @melissamary2012.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Busy port closes life boat station to placate racism?
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Honestly do these people have any notion that lives, inc lives of fishermen etc, could be lost… would they be guilty of manslaughter?
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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/09/2026
The government has three months to decide whether to cancel its £330m NHS contract. We want Palantir out, join us 👇 goodlaw.social/658abc
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Greens MSP Laura Moodie warns Scotland could become 'a digital equivalent of the old extractive model' if ministers fail to set strong rules for new hyperscale AI data centres 🗣️ 'In the 21st century, we should not be making public policy through private conversations between powerful men'
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... people being crushed to death less than a few miles from the heavy lifting equipment required to save their lives. Isreal once again covers itself in infamy
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At least 20 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of the building in Gaza City, where some 10 families had been living.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/09/2026
For a third time, the US House approved a war powers resolution, halting Trump's ability to continue military action.
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US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour
For a third time, the US House approved a war powers resolution, halting Trump's ability to continue military action.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
According to an intergovernmental report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International Idea), democracy indicators in US are at their lowest levels for 50 years and the Trump administration is undermining rule of law at home an... TAT: [Undermining democracy]
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Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows
Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental report
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, suggested that he was open to sending federal agents to polling places, raising alarms from Democrats that the Trump administration would act aggressively to assert greater control over the coming elections. TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]
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Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites
Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for celebrations at Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, including a private island and fireworks. Trump Jr. and his wife confirmed that Kremlev provided the celebrations as ... [link] TAT: [Corruption]
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A report from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that practices at the now shuttered detention facility "Alligator Alcatraz" did "not align with standards for humane treatment... TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
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Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will erase any limits and regulation on emissions from coal and gas plants under the Clean Air Act, thus removing a key tool to address the climate crisis. TAT: [Attacking science]
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US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis
Trump’s EPA strips itself of regulation ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... impact of data centres, impact on kids, ‘curated’ news and now the end of human civilisation .. We really need to insist on taking a moment to review and reflect.
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Ben Jennings on tech leaders’ outcry over the dangers of AI – cartoon
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to ‘slow the pace’ of AI development
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... ‘More than 130 legal experts, including 18 KCs, have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the international court of justice’s (ICJ’s) finding that the occupation is unlawful.’
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UK sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of its obligations, legal experts say
More than 130 sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlements
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The nonsense about OAP in UK when ‘The UK State Pension is significantly lower than the EU average, providing roughly €14,900 per year (£12,547) for those on the full new flat-rate system. This places the UK state benefit roughly €2,400 below the €17,321 EU average’
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State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%
The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... aren’t the Isreali state sponsored actions described genocide??
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Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank
Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existence
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... shouldn’t the question be .. the super rich have enormous piles of money and think they are special so don’t have to live by ‘laws’. No one else matters and certainly not people who go to museums and like to share the wonder.
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Why brazen museum thefts keep happening nearly a year after Louvre heist
Art crime investigators and security experts say burglaries from galleries across Europe are becoming more brazen.
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is the destruction of democracy. The kleptocrats are intent on stealing the world. The only solution is proper tax regimes that ensure no one person is bigger than the Country
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Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne says he has matched a donation from Ben Delo announced late on Friday.
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Ray Alexander @rayalexander73.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A true reflection of where the vast majority of the people within the UK stand. There are millions of us, and just a handful of thugs www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats
Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at sea
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is being exhibited at Tramway in Glasgow, the first time it has been displayed in Scotland 👀 The project is free to visit until September 27
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Alternative headline.. Isreal destroys Lebanon
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Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base
The powerful blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Joe Sabol @josephsabol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Here's a nice read, royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article...
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Understanding Eunice Foote's 1856 experiments: heat absorption by atmospheric gases
Abstract. The contribution of Eunice Foote (1819–1888) to early understanding of the relationship between atmospheric gases and climate change has become a
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Kasey Jones @nikitairoh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Monstrous! Isreal continues to destroy Lebanon. From FT 7 Oct 2026
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meccanoish.bsky.social @meccanoish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Is this failure of intelligence because UK Police and Security Services resources are being poured into 80 year olds campaigning against the attacks on Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese by Isreal?
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Police slow to respond to Dover protest, says council boss
The "exceptionally well organised" protest "caught several agencies on the hoof", the leader says.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now Andy Burnham is PM we’re going to hand this petition to him demanding he tax the super rich. We need 400 more signatures to hit our target…Can you help us get there by signing it today? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
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 it...
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners are very unhappy that Nigel Farage used their music at the Reform party conference.
Tweet from the official Dexy's Midnight Runners account

I, Kevin Rowland (the son of Irish immigrants) and the main songwriter of ‘Come On Eileen,’ am disgusted to learn that Nigel Farage has used our song to make his entrance for his party conference. Myself, and all of Dexys are passionately against Farage’s politics.

@ByDonkeys .
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