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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 13h
This is also just empirically untrue as a matter of reading consumption: women do, in fact, read books by men. It’s men who do not read books by women. I suspect the reason is not “biological.”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h
When AI is subject to less regulation than your fridge, something is startlingly wrong | Richard Hermer
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When AI is subject to less regulation than your fridge, something is startlingly wrong | Richard Hermer
Let’s be clear: the risk to humanity is unprecedented. Without an urgent public debate and robust use of international law, we will lose control of the future, says Labour life peer Richard Hermer
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 17h
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 23h
I also want Vertical Slice to evolve beyond the confines of a traditional paper. That's why I'm launching The Repository, a growing (free) collection of pitch decks and design docs donated by generous contributors including @kitfoxgames.com, @outersloth.com, and @outerloopgames.bsky.social.
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Welcome to The Repository: A burgeoning (totally free) treasure trove of dev documents
Sharing is caring.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 20h
Have you checked your Gmail privacy settings lately? Gmail’s Smart Features can analyse your emails to power AI, here’s how to review your settings and take back a little more control over your data 👀
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19h
The report, Beyond ‘Christian nationalism’, argues that Christian nationalism is driven more by culture and identity than by Christian faith. But the report’s own figures, and recent events in the UK, point to a different conclusion: Christian nationalism cannot be separated from Christianity.
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We can’t tackle Christian nationalism by pretending it isn’t Christian
New research from the think tank Theos shows that the most religiously active group in the UK is also among the most supportive of Christian nationalist ideas. The report, Beyond ‘Christian…
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19h
New research from the think tank Theos shows that the most religiously active group in the UK is also among the most supportive of Christian nationalist ideas.
Union Jack flag waving against a stormy sky with the Humanists UK logo above and a bold headline reading We can’t tackle Christian nationalism by pretending it isn’t Christian
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19h
Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
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Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
Exclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say A close adviser to Nigel Farage had an influential role at a national polling company despite not being publicly associated with the firm, the Guardian can reveal. Chris Bruni-Lowe, Farage’s private pollster for many years, played an important role in the operations of Redfield & Wilton Strategies and used it to develop potential campaign strategies, according to several sources who have worked there. Continue reading...
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Landscape Survey Group @landscapesurvey.bsky.social · 20h
Reminder, booking open! 👇 Please share #LSG2026
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Humanist Ceremonies @humanistceremonies.bsky.social · 21h
Our non-religious wedding ceremonies may go back to the 19th century, but we’re anything but old-school. Humanist weddings are all about what makes you and your love so special. And we’re here to help you create a day that truly reflects you as a couple.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 22h
I chose to shift sideways over a decade ago, jumping into the constant uncertainty of being self-employed, and am just so dreadfully angry for all my friends who DID stay having been told they just had to stick out a bit longer and the permanent jobs would come.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 22h
My cohort of PhDs first had to deal with bottom falling out of academic job market post-2008, and now – whether they were lucky and got a job fast, or clung on through rolling postdocs – after ever-worsening conditions in employment, all are facing current sector collapse. Absolute betrayal
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the caption that tells you everything you need to know
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21h
He became a regular contributor to Stanton Coit’s paper, the Ethical World, chaired several important congresses of the Union of Ethical Societies (today’s Humanists UK), and advocated for secular education in schools.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21h
A socialist, MacDonald believed in putting reason and compassion to work for reform, seeking equal opportunity and a fairer society. He dismissed doctrinal religion, finding a home in the early humanist movement which emphasised an applied ethical system, without reference to supernatural ideals.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21h
James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister of Great Britain, and an early, and active, member of the Ethical movement which would later become Humanists UK. He was born #OnThisDay 1866. #HumanistHeritage 🧵 heritage.humanists.uk/james-ramsay...
‘The moral value of a belief in eternal life is a doubtful matter. But this is certain, that where rest is to be found, it is for those who have earned it, not by prayer and fasting, but by work… Our work is a work of love, not a task for reward.’

James Ramsay MacDonald, Politician and humanist
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🇺🇦👇🏼
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is how we do it
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God @thegodshow.com · 11/10/2026
SLAVA UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
Russian disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 23h
Yesterday was INCREDIBLE. The Sezon Women collective put on a theatrical reading of Stone Blind at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, with over 20 performers at different points throughout the museum. The first ever Greek language version of Stone Blind!
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The BBC is already giving Nigel Farage coverage for a speech he hasn’t even delivered. Report on what he says tomorrow, by all means. But previewing it now gives him free publicity and lets him set the agenda before anyone can scrutinise his words.
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Why on earth does this BBC piece on Burnham telling an interviewer the UK security services confirmed Russian interference in the Brexit referendum require a response from a pro Brexit pressure group? It's literally our Prime Minister telling us about election security. It's nothing to do with them.
The prime minister told The Rest is Politics podcast that upon arriving in No 10, he had asked about possible Russian interference in the 2016 vote, adding: "I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was."

"I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas," he added.

Burnham did not provide further details about the type or extent of Moscow's activity during the Brexit referendum.

Britain Unbound, a pro-Brexit campaign group, said Burnham's comments were "another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the decision that the British people made in 2016".

It said that foreign interference in UK elections was "obviously unacceptable" but added: "There is no good reason to believe that Russian intervention influenced the outcome of the referendum in 2016.
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God @thegodshow.com · 11/10/2026
Everything Trump does makes sense when you realize it’s exactly what Putin would want him to do.
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Damn Trump For Betraying Ukraine
Burn in Hell, traitor.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/10/2026
The law should be on the side of victims. Sign the petition #BanConversionPractices humanists.uk/action/ban-c...
Conversion practices are abuse.
They leave lasting scars – and they’re still legal in every part of the UK.
We won’t stop until every LGBT+ person is protected and can live freely, without fear.
[Button] Sign the petition
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/10/2026
But conversion practices – from so-called coercive ‘therapy’ to 'exorcisms' – are still legal in every part of the UK. They leave lasting scars. They are abuse. We won’t stop until every LGBT+ person is protected. #BanConversionPractices humanists.uk/action/ban-c...
No one should be told they can’t be who they are, or love who they love.
Conversion practices targeting vulnerable people belong in the history books. But the Government STILL hasn’t banned them.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/10/2026
You came out. No one gets to push you back in. Happy #NationalComingOutDay. LGBT+ people deserve to come out, stay out, and live happy lives. #BanConversionPractices humanists.uk/action/ban-c...
You came out. No one gets to push you back in.

Happy National Coming Out Day. LGBT+ people deserve to come out, stay out, and live happy lives – and our identities are as diverse as we are.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Humans in the loop to keep humans in the workforce. With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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What if AI prefers CVs written by AI?
The signs are that it does and one law firm’s experience is revealing
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred.
A plastic dolls house sitting on a wall, taken from an angle which makes it look as if it might be one of the houses on the street.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'Although some European countries are strongly promoting voluntary return to Syria, the Home Office’s decision to actively remove refugee status for Syrians is thought to be the first of its kind in Europe since the fall of the Assad regime.'
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'Despite Foreign Office guidance advising against all travel to Syria because of the “volatile” security situation, the government has classified it as a safe place for refugees to return to.'
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Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m doing it now.
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
One day, we will look back on the musings of these egomaniacal showboating cranks who somehow convinced first academia and subsequently the world that they had some sort of philosophical wisdom beyond the reach of mortals.
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Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Chatting about 'super intelligence/superintelligence'? Want to know more about the scientific context? Explore here makingsciencepublic.com/2026/10/11/w...
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What’s in a name? Man-made climate, biology and intelligence
On 22 September 2026, at the UN General Assembly, President Trump announced that the United States “totally rejects” any attempt to construct a global scheme to control artificial intelligence, and…
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
points for whoever made this large slightly anatomically correct rock for the garden 🫀 www.instagram.com/p/DeVbKIQJgkF
A rock in a garden of black gravel, painted to look like an anatomically correct heart.
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
Bless this LEGO designer in particular.
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Alyssa GO SEE #NAZA 📽️ @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
GO SEE #NAZA. I just emerged. It’s essential for cinema 📽️ but also for human beings. It is expertly crafted & overwhelming. I thought: this is like #Shoah, as perpetrators confess what they did… …& then the filmmakers, sweeping over Tel Aviv, showed a marquis: TRIBUTE TO CLAUDE LANZMANN. 💔💔💔
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thirty-two @j.holmes.codes · 10/10/2026
i have never hated a non-dismissible popup from my operating system more than i hate this popup.
An advertisement for me entice me to buy a new computer from my perfectly good computer that i'm using
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/10/2026
Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest
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Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest
Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiry A paedophile nursery worker was cleared by an investigation overseen by a local authority three years before he was arrested. In February, Vincent Chan was jailed after pleading guilty to 56 offences, including assault by penetration on three-year-old girls in his care at a Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London. After his conviction, prosecutors described him as a “prolific sexual predator”. Continue reading...
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Merryn @merrynwalters.uk · 10/10/2026
On a more cheery note, of course it’s always thought-provoking to remember just how well Germany had mapped and documented key British infrastructure by 1940. The central electricity network here, plus critical nodes (targets) within London and the industrial heartlands.
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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This poor woman.
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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A ha ha ha
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is pure theft and they should be sued
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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 10/10/2026
'Men will be the earners' the same day a Meta researcher extols the value of AI telling you to drink water when you're thirsty. Toddlers who want mommy at home forever to wipe their noses & behinds, & plan to ensure she stays there by keeping her financially dependent. SCREAMING SCREAMING SCREAMING
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A fantastic paper tackling myths with LOTS of evidence - asking: just how egalitarian are hunter-gatherer societies? Link includes a great blog too in @uk.theconversation.com
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Makers of cars, airplanes, tobacco products and opioids have all been forced by lawsuits to change how they do business. They made their products safer, restricted access to them or both."
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Remarkable how many people peddling AI are fash scum. I wonder why that is?
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Watson divides his time between the UK and US and founded the recruitment firm Futura Energy Group, which describes itself as “a specialist recruitment and build-with talent partner for companies operating across AI”."
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Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists
Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase
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