Reposted by Russ Garrettsarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 12/09/2026UPDATE: SCP Foundation have posted a statement saying they were not consulted or contacted about the A24 SCP project. scp-wiki.wikidot.com/statement-on... 101982775
Reposted by Russ GarrettNetpol @netpol.org · 05/09/2026So many people here with knee jerk demands for police to use new powers to arrest every member of this vigilante group for wearing a mask, seem unaware these powers have overwhelmingly been used against antifascists. People who have lots of good reasons to wear a mask, from health to fear of doxxing 43613
Reposted by Russ GarrettNovember Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026the Big Glasses Old Man period is a vital part of any regime’s development 1432834
Reposted by Russ GarrettKyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026New article is out!! admiralcloudberg.medium.com/years-of-sal...admiralcloudberg.medium.comYears of Salt and Metal | The crash of Hop-a-Jet flight 823In 2024, a business jet crashed on a Florida highway after losing both engines. The cause came as a shock to the aviation industry. 813127
Reposted by Russ GarrettDSCOVR:EPIC @dscovr-epic.bot.country · 15/08/202617:40 on Wednesday August 12th, over South America 312444
Reposted by Russ GarrettJenn / CaptainHanyuu 💖✨ @captainhanyuu.art · 12/08/2026MY DISCO BALL IN THE BEDROOM IS SHOWING ME THE ECLIPSE, HOW COOL IS THAT?! 7548157
Reposted by Russ GarrettJonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I updated my total eclipse webcam viewer for today's eclipse! Once totality begins you'll see a live-updating umbra, so you can race to the next webcam and see the eclipse happen over and over again. jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse... 11483268
Reposted by Russ GarrettJonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I always suspected a UK government would eventually reverse course on "coding in public". So I've been backing up all government code. For six years. Today I finally generated a report on what has been deleted. Its much worse than I realised. github.com/uk-gov-mirro... 6219134
Russ Garrett @russ.garrett.co.uk · 26/07/2026Robin Ince's talk at EMF is now up on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn-Z... @robinince.bsky.socialyoutube.comRobin Ince: Why The Monkey Escaped the Cage - EMF 2026YouTube video by Electromagnetic Field 051
Reposted by Russ GarrettThey/Thempress @theythem.press · 25/07/2026isabel fall was right, btw: “And the moment [queer activists’] work reached a usable stage—the moment society was ready to accept plastic gender, and scientists were ready to manipulate it—the military found a new resource…the military can make gender tactical.”theguardian.comJudge orders Hegseth to explain US military’s new testosterone policyCourt questions plan to offer male hormone treatment to cisgender troops while denying it to trans service members 3777232
Reposted by Russ GarrettTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 02/07/2026Today, the final contact of a person exposed to #hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May. Therefore, @who.int considers the hantavirus outbreak over. 323261
Reposted by Russ GarrettJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 24/06/2026It's disgusting that an entirely volunteer trans org has been getting abusive emails for a difficult but necessary safety decision. If you have given them grief over this you should be utterly ashamed. Wasting our community's resources on soothing your tantrum – from an org actually doing the work. 1140465
Reposted by Russ GarrettMark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Like, I genuinely feel like I’m going mad. Brianna Ghey wasn’t killed by social media. She was saved by social media, where she was able to find community with other young trans people. She was able to make online friends with people like herself. It was those offline who murdered her. 132382390
Reposted by Russ GarrettNow Then magazine @nowthenmag.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A citizen investor campaign by @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social to buy the building that houses Sheffield-based queer and community arts venue Gut Level has been successful, securing their presence in the city for the long term. ✍️ @sammgreg.bsky.social #OwnOurVenues #Sheffield #GutLevelnowthenmagazine.comSheffield's Gut Level secure long-term ownership of their own venue following successful crowdfunderThe building that houses the queer DIY arts space is now part of a “National Trust for music venues”. 1238
Reposted by Russ GarrettSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 27/05/2026While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo... 12503200
Reposted by Russ GarrettMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 23/05/2026The Independent are already asking cisgender wheelchair users to explain why trans people should have no access to toilet facilities rather than asking anyone who is trans and disabled about how it affects them 281210273
Reposted by Russ GarrettTerence Eden @edent.tel · 01/05/2026New blog post: NHS Goes To War Against Open Source shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/nhs-goes-t… The NHS is preparing to close nearly all of its Open Source repositories. Throughout my time working for the UK Government - in GDS, NHSX, i.AI, and others - I championed …shkspr.mobiNHS Goes To War Against Open SourceThe NHS is preparing to close nearly all of its Open Source repositories. Throughout my time working for the UK Government - in GDS, NHSX, i.AI, and others - I championed Open Source. I spoke to dozens of departments about it, wrote guidance still in use today, and briefed Ministers on why it was so important. That's why I'm beyond disappointed at recent moves from NHS England to backtrack on… 46058
Reposted by Russ GarrettNovember Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026not that we have a monopoly - my point is that no-one does - but it’s baffling to hear this as a trans person, and insulting to hear it from the guy who has made all of us more scared to do any of these things 429549
Reposted by Russ GarrettDemocracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 23/04/2026📮 Received any election leaflets in the post recently? 📸 Before recycling, please consider snapping a photo and uploading it to electionleaflets.org. ℹ️ Over 1,000 leaflets have been added to the database this year alone! 026
Reposted by Russ GarrettJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23/04/2026Would you like to have to present your ID every time you want to go to the gym, or the swimming pool, or try on clothes at M&S? That's what Sex Matters are suggesting for *everyone*, in our new gender-policed world. 34709290
Reposted by Russ GarrettJames Twallin @twallinjames.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The new £9,000 BUS grant for oil and LPG homes looks regressive, and the data says it is. 54% of oil-heated property sales sit in the top 30% of UK house prices. Only 9% sit in the bottom 30%. Gas heats Britain. Oil heats the top of Britain. 112
Reposted by Russ GarrettMatthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 18/04/2026@metabrainz.org is looking for a new executive director. There is a job description but I wanted to write something more about my friend Rob Kaye and what he built. And why who we choose as our new Executive Director will be essential to what comes next. compassmapandkey.com/2026/04/18/m...compassmapandkey.comMayhem’s Legacy: Why MetaBrainz Matters More Than Ever, and Why We’re Looking for Someone to Lead ItIt has been almost exactly two months since Robert Kaye died. Rob — known online as <mayhem>, a handle that was both a pose of defiance toward corporate interest and, on occasion, an accurate… 01411
Reposted by Russ GarrettOpen Infrastructure Map @openinframap.org · 20/04/2026We've recently added the PeeringDB Facility ID property to @wikidata: www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P143… Where this is present, there's also now a link to PeeringDB from datacenter infoboxes on Open Infrastructure Map. 132
Reposted by Russ GarrettRebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 06/04/2026did you know? the google forms share icon has a stray pixel in its corner why? because the icon spritesheet has a massive black triangle overlapping the icons what is that triangle? it's a giant out-of-bounds hat! 1446989
Reposted by Russ GarrettScottish Labour Against Bigotry @slabcampaign.bsky.social · 13/04/2026At Scottish Labour Conference in Feb 2025, a leadership-backed motion to adopt a transphobic policy on single-sex spaces in schools was defeated. Party members and affiliates voted it down. Today Scottish Labour's leadership put that transphobic policy into its manifesto for May's election anyway. 8451166
Reposted by Russ GarrettJames Twallin @twallinjames.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The North Sea Link connects GB to Norway's 85TWh+ hydro system via a 720km subsea cable. GB curtailed 10TWh wind in 2025. My modelling suggests that grows fourfold by 2035. That 'wasted wind' should be seen as a potential export to Norway. 031
Russ Garrett @russ.garrett.co.uk · 06/04/2026Statutory Sick Pay is now paid from the first day of illness, which is a huge public health win which I didn't even realise was happening: www.business.gov.uk/campaign/emp...business.gov.ukYour Sick Pay Rights 071
Reposted by Russ GarrettKevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Beautiful crescent view of Earth from the Artemis II crew on April 3rd. flic.kr/p/2s5E44L 211800442
Reposted by Russ GarrettKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕 231130443678
Reposted by Russ GarrettEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 03/04/2026😮 Awesome views from Day 2 of #Artemis II this morning. @exploration.esa.int @esaearth.esa.int 2228771041
Reposted by Russ GarrettEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Is there a term for this www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w... 391836451
Reposted by Russ GarrettPete Brown @petebrownbeer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Those self-appointed arbiters of style, the BJCP, actually say in their style guidelines now that IPA no longer stands for India Pale Ale because modern IPAs bear no resemblance to it. It’s a free-floating signifier with no signified. This should be satire, as I’m sure you meant it to be. 171
Reposted by Russ GarrettLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 25/03/2026"We judge a society by how they treat the most vulnerable" actual words that just came out of Wes Streeting's mouth. 3440171
Reposted by Russ GarrettTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 20/03/2026For me, the biggest takeaway is that many people in charge of trans healthcare view transition as harm, as a failure, as an unfavourable outcome to avoid. They fundamentally conceive of trans existence as a disease to cure, and feel themselves righteous advocating for our eradication. 231352345
Reposted by Russ Garrettalyson “end journalism” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026transphobia is comorbid with being a fucking cunt in every other aspect of your life 111499364
Reposted by Russ GarrettDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 02/03/2026Tired: BrewDog has betrayed its punk roots by accepting private-equity cash Wired: BrewDog's "punk" schtick was always an expedient marketing sham Inspired: BrewDog incinerated billions of dollars of implied value and made global capital interests look stupid, finally fulfilling its punk mission 613233
Russ Garrett @russ.garrett.co.uk · 24/02/2026Rob was a lovely person and an absolute force of nature. I am lost for words. 071
Reposted by Russ GarrettKelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 24/02/2026The raise of AI coding tools isn't a surprise because they have the potential to eliminate one of the largest software development productivity killers: searching for usage examples. 2669
Reposted by Russ GarrettBen Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 23/02/2026OpenSAFELY is open from today! Huge thanks to all who supported this vast collaboration: whole population GP data; in a productive platform; innovative privacy protections; unprecedented support from professions, privacy campaigners; &c Now it's over to users! www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/02...bennett.ox.ac.ukOpenSAFELY news: you can apply to do non-COVID research, from today! | Bennett Institute for Applied Data ScienceWe are delighted to announce that - from today - you can submit applications to the OpenSAFELY service for non-COVID-19 studies. 618692
Reposted by Russ GarrettOpen Infrastructure Map @openinframap.org · 21/02/2026Open Infrastructure Map relies on the community to translate our website - you can help out by submitting translations on Weblate: hosted.weblate.org/engage/open-infr… At the moment, we're particularly looking for translators to Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. 036
Reposted by Russ GarrettDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I think Keith’s spot on here. People want Brewdog’s beers to be bad for moral reasons, but while they’re not as exciting as they were, they’re still fine (though taste is subjective and clearly if you despise the brewers that will affect your enjoyment). As I said yesterday, I hope a buyer is found. 11534
Russ Garrett @russ.garrett.co.uk · 06/02/2026"Notre Dame only cost €600m to refurbish, how can Parliament cost so much?" Notre Dame is 1/19th the floor area of the Palace of Westminster. If you scale that cost up by 19 times and add inflation it makes the Parliament renovation look pretty good value. 183
Reposted by Russ GarrettRobin Hawkes @robhawkes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026It's here! All power assets are now live on my GB Renewables Map ⚡ That's right, it's not just wind farms any more. Now you can see live and historic data for gas power plants, nuclear, grid batteries, biomass, pumped hydro and even a bit of solar. 5319
Reposted by Russ GarrettRobin Wilson @robintw.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Did you know that the number of pharmacies in England open after 9pm has decreased by 95% in just three years? I did some data analysis on this, inspired by needing an out of hours pharmacy over Christmas, and it has been featured in the Financial Times today: as.ft.com/r/4333cab1-6...as.ft.comNumber of late-night pharmacies in England plummets[FREE TO READ] Decline comes after cash-strapped chemists reduced opening hours to cut costs 186
Reposted by Russ GarrettMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 31/01/2026I think this needs to be a reminder that the truth is slow but it can be and will be dragged out into the daylight eventually through hard work. The UK Labour party and the previous Tory administration have made a mockery of evidence based policy design but we will get there. 117148
Reposted by Russ GarrettJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 30/01/2026After years of our press hand-wringing about the figures as from the "Hamas run health ministry". Utterly shameful. But will we learn anything, hold anyone accountable for our enabling of genocide? Of course not.theguardian.comIsrael accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have diedIsraeli military’s abrupt U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’ 07322
Reposted by Russ GarrettMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 30/01/2026Politicians don't do shitty awful things to distract from other shitty awful things they did. They do shitty awful things because they're shitty awful people, and the sheer volume of that shitty awful stuff is absolutely overwhelming, to the point it's a sign we shouldn't let people be politicians. 331078
Reposted by Russ GarrettMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 26/01/2026When I was saying the other day that people were pushing meshtastic as a secure messaging option I wasn't joking. Meshtastic objectively has worse cryptography than signal. The SIGINT aspects are far worse than Signal Chat also. 79718