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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Anyone uses AI detection software on texts? I just tested my own work which doesn't use AI, and it told be the texts were 79% and 61% produced by AI I had to log in to gain a "report" Then it told me it can humanise my text (ironically using AI) for a price

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

‘Clock being turned back on LGBTQ progress says man holding LGBTQ progress clock with finger on hour hand undertaking anti-clockwise motion’

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

And being paid for it while proper reporters in the media are losing their jobs

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anthony Head was an Ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats home for more than two decades. Thanks for everything Tony x

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 06/06/2026

Just put yourself out there, the more embarrassing it feels, the better you're doing, I swear

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 22/05/2026

Former fur industry leader describes fur farming as “inherently cruel”. Citizens have spoken. Science is clear. Even former insiders acknowledge the reality of this industry. The @ec.europa.eu must finally deliver on #FurFreeEurope. euobserver.com/217742/its-i...

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Maybe there’s not one book of these writers that everyone can agree on?

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 07/02/2026

I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia. Link below. Please share far and wide :)

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Get Involved — Bookbanks

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Stewart Lee’s pub joke from episode 1 was masterful

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

𐂺 In Romania, zoos and breeders are trading and exhibiting tigers, only to watch them suffer and die. This hustle must end www.animalhustlers.com

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

❤️‍🩹 Soimaru also exhibited Fina to his visitors, charging them ten euros to play with the animal, even when she was physically injured and suffering breathing problems. Her fate is unknown. www.youtube.com/shorts/QPr9T-WWmg8

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Fina the White Tiger for Sale

YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

💶 Last month our investigative team exposed the dealer for this tiger - Dorin Soimaru in Noah’s Ark Zoo in Suceava - who tried to sell us the Craiova tiger’s sibling, Fina, for 12,000 euro. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYaD...

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Animal Hustlers

YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film: 1) snow 2) bearded men concealing surprises 3) compulsory party games 4) introverts shunning group activities 5) digestive issues 6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms 7) knitwear

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Planet will burn so we can make videos of overweight cats riding unicycles

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

What’s the biggest threat to Europe: ‘something made up’ or Nazis?

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 02/12/2025

Europe’s wildlife trade isn’t what it seems. Animal Hustlers uncovers the shadowy networks selling exotic animals legally… & illegally. 😔 ‼️ The EU’s wildlife loopholes are fueling a silent crisis. Explore the full investigation ⤵️ animalhustlers.com

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Home - Animal Hustlers

Animal Hustlers reveals the illicit trade in exotic animals in Europe, a market sustained by legal loopholes, weak enforcement and a fetish for wild creatures.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Through investigations, first-hand accounts and storytelling, the project reveals how big cats, monkeys, crocodiles and other animals are trafficked and abused, while calling for systemic reform and accountability. Website here: Test how much you know about animal traffic: animalhustlers.com

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Home - Animal Hustlers

Animal Hustlers reveals the illicit trade in exotic animals in Europe, a market sustained by legal loopholes, weak enforcement and a fetish for wild creatures.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

How much does a tiger cost in Romania? How much does a lion cost in Czechia? A macaque in Albania? Our new video, website and reports 'Animal Hustlers' exposes the illicit trade in exotic animals in central and eastern Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYaD...

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Animal Hustlers

YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Because Farage is open to the media. He is willing to be quoted any time. The media gets views. Journalists need quick fixes. Therefore, his agenda is given the oxygen of publicity. He's a product of the media entirely, doesn't exist as a proper human, like plankton that needs only light to exist

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

How much does a tiger cost in Romania or a monkey in Albania? Check out the trailer for our new investigation on animal traffic youtube.com/shorts/Ur0yg...

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'Animal Hustlers' Trailer

YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

“He’s gonna sell Poland to Nazi Germany - that’s what a dealmaker does”

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Seeing those words in the opening credits ‘and Udo Kier’ meant you were always in for a treat, even if the film was terrible

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Monkeys, snakes and baby caiman face abuse on Europe's beaches - will 2026 offer another season of animal suffering? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh-x...

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Monkey Hustlers of Montenegro

YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Also interesting us that all the so-called ‘experts’, ‘analysts’ and senators and deputies who backed this plan were played into accepting the Russian position - it shows none of them can be taken seriously again

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Probably the biggest media comms disaster any country has ever seen - and it took almost 2 days to fix - shows that no one is in charge in the administration

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

To be fair if there was war in the UK, I am sure it would be very civil

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SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

That’s one hell of a steel butt russians published a video showing an FPV strike on Ukrainian soldiers. The Ukrainian serviceman was extremely lucky cause the drone hit him right in the butt, but didn’t explode. The warhead and the fiber-optic cable separated from the drone.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I think he’s bang on. It’s almost like the BBC is deliberately trolling Davey

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 22/09/2025

There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here? For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I read Diane Kruger had defected to Reform. I was so disappointed.

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AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 06/09/2025

The deadline for the #AlgorithmicAccountability Reporting fellowship call is approaching. We have an upcoming Q&A session on September 8 at 18:00 CET. Join us to solve any questions you have before sending your application. Find all the information in our website: algorithmwatch.org/en/open-call....

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AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 09/08/2025

The Industrial Revolution produced not only technical innovation, but also social disruption. What is the situation with the current “AI revolution”? This report by our fellows examines working conditions in this context: EN: algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-revolu... DE: algorithmwatch.org/de/die-ki-re...

The foreground text reads: “Story – The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers.” Background: Illustration showing people working at computers in a watercolor-like, artistic style. The individuals appear tired or focused, seated at desks with monitors and headsets. Image credit: Kathryn Conrad & Digit – Better Images of AI – CC BY 4.0.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Harvard has been taken to court for discriminating *against* Asian-Americans in its admissions policy, rendering this whole furore even more absurd en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student...

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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard - Wikipedia

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Bucharest Pride 2025 - record number of 30,000 attend diversity demo

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AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 23/05/2025

After interviewing almost 50 clickworkers around the world, our Fellows @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social and Nathan Schepers encountered a sophisticated fraud starting in Facebook and WhatsApp, in which users are lured into buying and/or selling clickwork accounts… Read the full story: t1p.de/qbzjm 🇩🇪⬇️

Caption: Investigative Research - Scams and Shadow Workers: A Black Market is Selling European Accounts for AI Training
Image in the Background: A black-and-white image depicting the early computer, Bombe Machine, during World War II. In the foreground, the shadow of a woman in vintage clothing is cast on a man changing the machine's cable.

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AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 23/05/2025

Zwei unserer aktuellen journalistischen Fellows, @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social & Nathan Schepers, sind in einer investigativen Recherche in einen besonderen Schwarzmarkt eingetaucht. Gehandelt wird dort nicht mit Drogen oder Waffen, sondern mit Clickwork-Accounts. Die Reportage auf 🇩🇪: t1p.de/1yhja

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Gig Economy: Wie KI-Training einen globalen Schwarzmarkt für Clickwork-Jobs erschaffen hat - AlgorithmWatch

Unternehmen, die Daten für das Training von KI aufbereiten, überlassen ihr Personalrecruiting Kriminellen, die vom internationalen Lohndumping profitieren.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A black market is selling access to platforms that train AI models, and it’s out in the open Our new report for AlgorithmWatch and taz in Berlin algorithmwatch.org/en/scams-and... German: taz.de/!6088209/

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Scams and Shadow Workers: A Black Market is Selling European Accounts for AI Training - AlgorithmWatch

AI data annotation companies are losing control of their supply chain. Criminal networks are taking over the work account management.

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

And Jurmala - it’s a fine seaside

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Definitely go here to the Art Nouveau Museum jugendstils.riga.lv/eng/sakums/

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Alberta street 12, Riga, LV 1010 Latvia

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Michael Bird @michaelbirdwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Thanks to @thecwa.bsky.social for shortlisting my crime story 'The Human Imperative' for the annual Margery Allingham Award - proud to be alongside a great list of writers for this prestigious prize thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-c...

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Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition - The Crime Writers’ Association

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