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@pwtj.bsky.social
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Fine Art graduate, Chair/tutor at community arts project in Leicestershire amongst other things #FBPE 🇪🇺

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.
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cancelled-by-elon.bsky.social @cancelled-by-elon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Worth noting that the settler-terrorist linked manufacturer also donates to Reform UK
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Dawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Excellent news... Scotland & other European countries should do the same
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Richard @richdef.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Clarke should watch this. Brilliant documentary laying out the destruction of the UK by Thatcher. Using news documentary footage from the time. Does he not remember the Brixton and PollTax riots? The Miner's Strike? hers was the ecomomics of desperation. She failed www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Shifty - Series 1: 1. Part One - The Land of Make Believe
The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 30/09/2026
Pushes to build a road connecting Brazil’s Acre state to Peru’s Pacific coast could trigger up to 68,500 hectares of Amazon deforestation per year. Experts warn the BR-364 highway extension also threatens carbon credit revenue & accelerates land speculation. @constancemalleret.bsky.social reports.
mongabay.cc
In Brazil’s Acre, calls for new roads clash with deforestation commitments
Along a freshly repaved stretch of the BR-317 highway in Acre, a Brazilian state bordering Bolivia and Peru in the Western Amazon, pasture stretches out as far as the eye can see. Solitary Brazil nut…
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ask the Secretary of State to stop data centre construction until we really know what it means for wildlife: protectthewild.org.uk/no-to-data-c...
protectthewild.org.uk
No to data centres, yes to wildlife! - Protect the Wild
No to AI data centres, yes to wildlife! 26291 people have taken action so far. Help us reach 50000 First name Last name Email Phone Subject Letter Dear Secretary of State Angela Rayner, I am writing…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Private equity controlled TalkTalk, UK's 4th largest broadband provider, facing administration. Loaded with debt by PE, asset-stripped, low investment, poor service. PE control of essential services damages economy and national security. Neoliberals eye a bailout.
lbc.co.uk
National security concerns as broadband giant TalkTalk 'could go into administration within days' | LBC
Security officials are warning that the Ministry of Defence could be impacted if the telecom provider goes under
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Grand Union Canal, off Welford Road, has been closed near Kilby Lock due to the drought but people living near it said almost all water had disappeared on Saturday, September 19.
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Leicestershire canal deliberately drained of water in reckless and needless act
<span id="docs-internal-guid-bf66d714-7fff-1485-3eae-75fc7847e83f">The Canal &amp; River Trust said it is &#x2018;incredibly frustrating&#x2019; to see water wasted following the drought </span>
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Labour's Jonathan Reynolds slams Conservative Helen Whately on #BBCQT "Frankly there's no evidence to suggest that unemployed people spend all their money on fags and booze" "It's just a way of you saying you don't like poor people"
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, export volumes slumped 31 per cent as Brexit added border checks and trade complexity, pushing up costs for businesses” … and threatening our food security. Why TF would *anyone* want this for our businesses and our country? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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Let me count the days … @simoncosgrove.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day 2428 of #Brexit: ‘The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.5bn without a deal with Brussels that allows manufacturers to jettison duplicate product testing.’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
UK losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade due to mismatched product rules
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/09/2026
Another painful reminder that war, oil, and environmental devastation are never far from each other.
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Greenpeace says oil slick in Strait of Hormuz spreading rapidly
An oil slick drifting near the Strait of Hormuz has roughly doubled in surface area within a 24-hour window, environmental organization Greenpeace warned on Friday, cautioning that the expanding plume...
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Political party opposed to the European Convention on Human Rights minded to rely on the European Convention on Human Rights before the the European Court of Human Rights.
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Check out the tactical voting advice: #StopReform 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 stopreformuk.vote
stopreformuk.vote
Stop Reform and the Tories
Stop Reform and the Tories in the UK Parliament, Local Elections, the Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament.
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🗳 A third of UK electorate may vote tactically because they are ‘terrified’ of Reform 🙋‍♂️ Between 60% and 80% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters are willing to vote tactically for at least one of the progressive parties to stop Reform U.K. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
A third of UK electorate may vote tactically because they are ‘terrified’ of Reform
The More in Common survey found that more than half of supporters of Labour, the Lib Dems and Greens are prepared to vote tactically to prevent Nigel Farage from becoming PM
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What with Reform UK attacking RNLI volunteers it seems that the far-right & Zionists share a mutual hatred of empathy, and caring heroes
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Future Heist @futureheist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So the bad news about methods of cooling data center that use less water: they rely on forever chemicals. "In “two-phase immersion cooling” systems, servers are immersed in a pool of Pfas with a low boiling point." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.” This is who owns Farage now
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Microsoft wants to build a 160MW AI data centre just outside of Leeds, next to the River Aire. By its own numbers the resulting habitat loss is massive. The reedbed and wet woodlands will lose 87% of their biodiversity value whilst the site as a whole will lose 72% of its existing wildlife habitats.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sir DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse." "This is the new extinction." "We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." www.vox.com/2019/4/12/18...
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David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Watching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
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SeaYou #FBPE 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🇩🇪Germany September 6, 2026.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A Reform government would force schools to sing the National Anthem and if they don't oblige parents will be encouraged to report them to the authorities. Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...
schoolsweek.co.uk
Reform: 'There will be consequences for not singing anthem'
Braverman believes parents will tip her off if heads don't follow her anthem and hymns rules
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If @metpolice.bsky.social haven't already infiltrated these blatant Patriot Platform terrorists trained in violent insurrection ready for arresting the lot of them then the anti-terror police from Home Secretary down need sacking More memes at www.facebook.com/groups/19585... via Ed Kimberley
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solomonhughes.bsky.social @solomonhughes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Story (a)British army cut training exercises to save cash. Story (b) Tony Blair's son leads £2bn deal to outsource British Army training, replacing physical exercises with "Virtual Reality" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/blai...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Blair’s fortunate son may profit from the fortunes of war
NICK BLAIR, Tony Blair’s son, is a key part of a consortium which just won a £2 billion contract from the Westminster government to outsource a big slice of British army training, substituting “virtua...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Any politician calling to leave the ECHR is lying about what that will achieve. It won’t solve any problem or improve our lives It will make us worse off and remove our rights. Just like Brexit. The ECHR belongs to us all. It’s not theirs to take. Please sign www.europeanmovement.co.uk/echr-petition
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Act now to protect the UK's place in the ECHR
Sign the European Movement UK's petition now if you agree: Britain must remain in the ECHR
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Greg 🤍 MidwestUSA @midwestusa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sometimes you just need a walk on the wild side… #LandscapePhotography #Trails #Nature #ECK #Minnesota
A walk on a mystical trail in Minnesota.
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Long-term management planning is a crucial aspect of starting and maintaining a successful business. So why not take that framework and apply it to your family’s finances?" #BBCLauraK
privatebanking.hsbc.com
Setting Up a Family Office | HSBC Private Bank
Setting up a family office is a common way for UHNW families to manage their family wealth and affairs. Find out more here.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨🚨A stark reminder that the #CPTPP taking effect today for the UK is not even remotely close to 'plug the #Brexit black hole'. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’
The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Rishi Sunak announced Teesworks as his flagship Brexit freeport as Chancellor in 2021. Over £600m in public money followed. The freeport is now effectively closed. The site is being repurposed as an AI Growth Zone. The named partner: Anthropic. europeanpowell.substack.com/p/sunak-buil...
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Sunak Built Teesside Freeport. Now He Advises Anthropic, The Company Positioned To Take the Profit.
In 2021, Rishi Sunak stood at Teesworks and announced his flagship Brexit freeport.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thousands of people campaigned for your rights Don't vote them away "ECHR rights re freedom from torture etc Workers’ rights - day one sickness etc Your wages - if younger worker Equality - if woman, disabled, LGBTQ+ Pensions - if public sector worker Your vote - if postal" via British To The Core
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Ye Olde Punk @nehoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yeah, we know but tell that to Google. Buncha bitches.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.laprogressive.com/economic-equ...
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Where No Money Hoarder Has Gone Before
A system that allows and leads to the hoarding of wealth is inherently, unavoidably unjust. We can demand something better and we’re capable of creating it.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Filling party coffers with Heathrow Airport cash, fossil fuel giants, and Tufton Street lobby groups shows whose interests Reform UK truly serves. Railing against net zero while taking corporate cash from oil trade bodies exposes the populism trap. Is this policy or pay-to-play?
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Who is sponsoring this year’s Reform UK conference?
Heathrow, Tufton Street think tanks and fossil fuel interests are key sponsors, but the crypto companies that funded last year’s event are notably absent
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a giant shoreline billboard stating "Lake Ontario. Now and Always" in response to US tariff threats and territorial posturing. Experts warn escalating diplomatic spats risk damaging cross-border trade. Will cooler heads prevail?
bbc.co.uk
Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🔥 The EU 🇪🇺 is banning Brazilian 🇧🇷 beef and chicken after Brazil failed to prove compliance with antibiotic rules. Britain 🇬🇧 has not. NI must follow the EU ban, widening UK divide. Accepting meat rejected by Europe also threatens Burnham’s SPS reset. Shared food safety 👉 or Brexit divergence?
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#R4Today
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Liberal England: Will Labour back the reform of parliamentary elections next week?
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Will Labour back the reform of parliamentary elections next week?
Neal Lawson writes in the Guardian : Next Wednesday, the representation of the people bill will come before parliament for its final stages...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
There are 315 'Data Centres' queued up to be added to the UK grid. They will use 73GW of electricity. The current average use for the ENTIRE UK is 24GW. They will use 3x more electricity than everyone in the UK combined. And YOU will be paying their heavily subsidised bills.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
'"If Brexit is a disaster I will go and live somewhere else", remember Nigel? Why haven't you!' via Rejoin The European Union
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onehawkeye.bsky.social @onehawkeye.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Billions of plastic pellets are still spilling into the North Sea. Sign Friends of the Earth's petition to demand an urgent clean-up foe.uk/9sf9w
foe.uk
Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reform’s economic adviser called for end of pensioners’ triple lock. Highest state pension is less than 50% of minimum wage. He wants to privatise the NHS, sees migration as a poverty alleviation tool. Reform wants to repeal equality and human rights laws, remove workers' rights.
theguardian.com
Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust @themontgomerycanal.org.uk · 19/08/2026
Would you miss us? We are volunteer run and keeping social media up to date can be a big task. What would you think if we paused this account?
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
REFORM LOSE TWO COUNCIL BY ELECTIONS IN SEATS THEY WERE DEFENDING! 1 x Lib Dem 🔶 1 x Labour 🔴
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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust @lhcrt.org.uk · 15/08/2026
The Deputy Mayor of Walsall came along to Brownhills Canal Festival to experience the festival atmosphere, find out about the Lichfield Canal and why its restoration is important to keep the canal at Brownhills alive. And he had a good chat with @nbwakamatandoto.bsky.social #UKCanals
Six people stand in front of a yellow LHCRT tent, including a suited dignitary wearing a ceremonial chain, with volunteers and display materials promoting canal restoration.A suited dignitary wearing a ceremonial chain stands on a canal boat talking with a boater, surrounded by painted cabin items and a blue banner in the background.
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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust @lhcrt.org.uk · 15/08/2026
Just a taster of the first day of Brownhills Canal Festival - what a lovely day and lovely weather. We're doing it all again tomorrow, so pop along and see us. #UKCanals
A canal lined with colourful narrowboats, with crowds walking along the towpath where stalls and tents are set up beneath trees.A busy towpath market beside a canal, with people browsing stalls under trees and banners promoting support for Britain’s waterways.Canoeists wearing life jackets paddle along a canal bordered by decorated narrowboats and festival tents, reflected in calm water.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
404media.co
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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