iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Alexander Louis Sallons @sallonsax.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How does Green Party Conference work? You asked, I answered. Full video live now.

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Lyra @8bitblackmage.co.uk · 24/09/2026

"NHS Impose requirement to live in your desired neurotype for 2 years before being able to seek treatment"

Screenshot of Guardian Article headline reading: "NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and Autism assessments"

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Old Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

[pulls up next to you in an unrated 14-gun brig-rigged sloop] get in loser. oceans are battlefields

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Alexander Lane @aalaneuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Goddamnit, this world sucks.

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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“you still got my support, but you gotta do something” 🐆💀

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Awesome.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 22/09/2026

Oh god ... A friend (only works overnight) makes a joke about being a nighthawk. I send a picture of a certain Edward Hopper painting "What's that?" *Sigh*

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage

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being so fr when I say that transmisogyny has put feminism back like 50 years

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what i thought we had distanced ourselves from was the reduction of women to vaginas and wombs and the ability to bear children. i thought we had progressed past 'dresses are for women and pants are for men. i thought we progressed past the idea that someone is less of a woman if she does not adhere strictly to beauty standards. i thought we progressed past the idea that naturally being comfortable adhering to highly feminine standards is vulgar. but i (sarcastically) guess no one could have predicted that trans-exclusive feminism would be the downfall of all the progress we've made

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?

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Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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The Typist @typist.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

Le Pen confirms that, if elected, she will withdraw France financial support to Ukraine. A reminder that Marine Le Pen has a history of ties with Russia, including receiving a €9 million loan from a Russian bank for her 2017 presidential campaign and previously defending Russia's actions in Crimea.

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Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the final report of the autism, ADHD and mental health review expected soon, here's a reminder of what their interim report actually said. We, as a community, helped bury this by giving all our attention to a misleading Times headline on publication day instead. Let's not do that again.

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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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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 10/09/2026

Do you know what would create and support many thousands more jobs and be better for the country? Proper electrification.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet

The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026

(Takes '500 Miles' off the dance playlist) (And yes, I've put it into DJ sets before, it works) (But, you know, fuck transphobia and all that)

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 06/09/2026

Sunday, and so begins the long journey home. First the Tram 1 back to Basel SBB and the 0758 IC61 service (an ICE under headcode IC 333) to Bern.

Destination board on train showing IC333

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 05/09/2026

A slower start to today - we may have stayed up until the early hours - and I headed into Basel for coffee and a wander around. On my way in I stopped to see this old city gate with the huge wooden doors still in situ. This is St. Johanns-Tor, one of three remaining medieval city gates.

St. Johanns-Tor a medieval tower and gateway

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Tom @traindrivertom.trains.blue · 04/09/2026

🗓️ zaterdag 5 september 2026 4 jaar in dienst bij NMBS 🤩

De foto toont het zicht vanuit de stuurcabine (tijdens een zonsondergang, tijdens stilstand) in Melkouwen

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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The polling company JL Partners featured in tonights Channel 4 News Exposé on Reform is the same one used by Sex Matters and LGB Alliance . JLP are linked to American Christian investors that hope to shape UK policy.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 04/09/2026

Another day and another trip. Starting from Basel St Johann again, a quick TER up to Basel SBB - coffee acquired - and aboard the IC763 towards Chur. A Giruno this morning, it's a Stadler SMILE set. I've done this route as far as Landquart quite recently (to Burning Mountain) so it feels familiar.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 03/09/2026

Another day, and more explorations and trains and scenery! Crossing back over the border into Switzerland again, around the tram (DING!) station with a good green and wood shelter, and into the railway station to catch the TER (96113) from St Johann to SBB.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 02/09/2026

Day six dawned early with an 0630 alarm and a 0724 RailJet. RJ566 across the Semmering Pass to start! I couldn't get many photos alas - was distracted by the views. Can recommend.

Siemens Taurus locomotive hauling the train into platform

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 01/09/2026

Day five and this time I really did spend the whole day in Vienna. Even bought a travel pass and everything Which means metros, trams, interesting buildings and dampness. More on that in a bit First, walk to a metro and take the M1 to Schlottentor and coffee with a view of Pfarrkirche Votivkirche

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 31/08/2026

Another morning, another train and indeed another country. First of all, the train from Wein Hbf to Sopron. Via the ÖBB lounge for some breakfast, we find ourselves on P5 and climbing aboard REX6, a Desiro CityJet operated by Raaberbahn which has a fascinating history of independent operation.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 30/08/2026

Day three and Vienna lays ahead of me. Time for a bimble. First up, past the Hbf (no trains today) and onwards to Schloss Belvedere. Early C18 palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, very pretty place with formal gardens and plenty of fountains.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 29/08/2026

And so, day two (first proper day of travel). I awake to a grey and dreary Paris. Coffee and something warm from the boulangerie. Amble to the station, past some urban realm improvements and to the Gare de l'Est, iron-ribbed cathedral of departures, where the first train waits. TGV9551 to Mannheim

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 28/08/2026

So, day one (a short one really given the time of day) and my first train, 1D46 today's Waterloo

Simon in a cap and red t shirt with a heavy bag standing on a railway platform

Approaching 701 train at a station with an over bridge

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 28/08/2026

We are approaching the weekend and it's been a while since I last did a shenanigan. Well, I have an Interrail ticket burning a hole on my phone, a bag full of clothes and a bottle opener. Time for a thread of threads. Which will be this thread.

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just in case anyone is in any doubt about the ‘academic freedom’ that Cofnas is somehow entitled to. ericturkheimer.substack.com/p/the-cofnas...

ericturkheimer.substack.com

The Cofnas Manifesto

The social consequences of hereditarianism

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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Formal complaint regarding Channel 4’s The Great ADHD Myth? An extensive and very well put together complaint which raises several important questions beyond the "ADHD debate" premise. altaudhd.substack.com/p/formal-com...

altaudhd.substack.com

Formal complaint regarding Channel 4’s The Great ADHD Myth?

What to send to Ofcom

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 21/08/2026

Not quite up to the standards of my Belgian friends. But it was pretty reasonable for north London.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You have to love the Quakers; they’ve stood by the trans community for many years. Their main spaces are inclusive, with some minimal, legally compliant, outlying provision for bigots somewhere else. And you’re going to see this more and more from SPs. Hey, GCs, you got exactly what you asked for.

These include respecting the dignity and lived experience of every person, ensuring compliance with the Equality Act, protecting disabled people's access to accessible facilities, and maintaining robust approaches to tackling harassment or discrimination.
The policy also states that Quakers will not require trans, non-binary or intersex people to disclose or prove their status in circumstances where such evidence is not demanded of others.
Under the arrangements confirmed by trustees, toilet facilities labelled with a 'female' sign remain available to cisgender women, trans women, and others for whom those facilities best align with their lived experience.
Similarly, facilities labelled with a 'male' sign remain available to cisgender men, trans men, and others for whom those facilities best align with
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Self-contained single sex facilities, available to all users, are also available across the estate for anyone who is not comfortable in a trans-inclusive segregated space.

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 19/08/2026

‘At some point in the next three months, OpenAI is going to need more money, likely tens of billions of dollars. But if OpenAI can’t go public at even a trillion dollar valuation, it’s unclear why anyone would invest at $865 billion, or $800 billion, or even $700 billion.’

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 19/08/2026

Hi @theguardian.com the review seems to miss the point that Mason (the kid taken off meds) is in fact put back on them at the end. It's in the credits so maybe your writer missed that but it is clear he needed them for his ADHD. A correction forecoming? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

theguardian.com

The Great ADHD Myth? review – the most controversial show of the year is here

Dr Max Pemberton isn’t uncompassionate or especially radical, but he assembles a team of medics whose stance on the condition is clear from the off. This is a documentary that will incense and offend ...

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 19/08/2026

If you think ADHD is a myth, then at least 80% of comedians would like a word

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ULEZ was never a crack down on people driving, always a push for better respiratory health. 🚗 💨 “Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity […] stunted by exposure to pollution”.

Image of a bus speeding past and headline “Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children study finds”

“Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra low emission zone.”

Red text: Damian Gayle Env correspondent.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So often what are called “culture wars” are one set of people saying “please can we live without perpetual persecution” and another saying “no, f*** you” but the press considering the latter group have “legitimate concerns” and must be perpetually platformed

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 17/08/2026

What's that? You didn't manage to read the Amnesty report of the anti-rights movement before a bunch of people they identified as dangerous for human rights shut them down with threats and attacks? Grab a copy of "A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK" and share it.

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

After Stock professed extremist ideology twice this past week (e.g. disabled women are faking; autistic people and people with ADHD are 'unsuited' for academia) and being billed as an expert during the Arday plagiarism scandal, I forgot until now that Stock was involved in her own plagiarism scandal

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 13/08/2026

Temperatures provisionally reached 38.1°C at Kew Gardens, making it the hottest day of the year so far. This is the second time this year we have reached 38°C. The only other time this has happened twice in one year was in 2022. It also makes it the 5th hottest day on record.

A map showing 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens. This makes it the hottest day of the year so far.

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 13/08/2026

Ah, well there goes the power. Quite a large area as well, two postcode areas. Slightly surprised it's taken this long

Map of the area affected covering Worcester Park and down to Stoneleigh and up to Lower Morden

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 13/08/2026

Morning @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team Not sure if you might need to tweak your algorithms but this is not actually true. Farage has not won the seat. It may not quite breach S66a Representation of the Peoples Act 1983 (maybe check with your own legal team) but it doesn't look great.

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