Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 30/09/20261. On Tuesday morning, Trump unveiled America dot gov, which he described as “the ultimate product.” Right now, it is basically a chatbot that draws data from official government websites. As a result it is brutally efficient at debunking Trump’s lies. 13571197
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rare opportunity to invest in no future. 26822214
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cheers, Nigel Farage is crying now 1181481347
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776342127
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation. Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax? hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...hopenothate.org.ukTommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies – HOPE not hate 6330213
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I guess they stopped the boat.thetimes.comDanny Tommo’s boat for policing Channel accidentally sinksDaniel Thomas, whose Patriot Platform group caused havoc in Dover and Portsmouth, had purchased the vessel to interfere with Border Force operations 2036742
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerCaroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Summer of terrifying drought and wildfire, bus drivers sweltering in shocking temperatures, everyone losing sleep unable to get cool at night and *this* is the policy they come up with? Just makes things worse and does nothing to address inequality or enable people to walk, cycle or catch a bus. 🤷♀️ 713944
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That wouldn't happen to be tax paid on profits made, in no small part, from the delusions and often outright misery of thousands upon thousands of his fellow countrymen, would it?ft.comUK’s top taxpayer says he would ‘not wish to be reborn’ in BritainBetfred founder Fred Done threatens 500 shop closures over tax rises that have left him fearful for the UK’s prospects 93610149
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 19/09/2026Five police forces who’ve been trying a Palantir surveillance tool are set to drop it: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/rev…democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance toolExclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot. 819283
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process. 28948233
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance toolExclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot. 331216600
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerSacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Dear small businesses I'd much much much rather see your ugly Microsoft Paint Papyrus font 'graphic design is my passion' flyer than anything AI. 415026
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A new era for Byline Times goes to press! @peterjukes.bsky.social & I are proud to have worked on a print redesign with our new art director Sonny Dhamu. With your support, we continue to grow. This issue marks a story no one else can/will. Two Cambridge professors. Two very different narratives... 13494182
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerEmiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year 8235155
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Ben Delo isn't just a "billionaire expat" with a soft spot for Farage. In 2022 he was found guilty of serious criminal charges in the United States. American prosecutors said he deliberately built a dodgy crypto platform designed to help people hide dirty money. He admitted as much in court.justice.govPowered and protected by 4430158
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 13/09/2026A minor surprise, and for once not a bad one! 735256
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...democracyforsale.substack.comBREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.” 391052487
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A serious democratic society simply cannot allow this. That's £72 million from just two men. (Both, until lately, based overseas). The average UK earner (full-time) would have to work for over 1,800 years to raise that much. It's a nuclear strike on any pretence at the equality of political power 431410562
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11/09/2026omg. (it wasn't me) www.famouscampaigns.com/2026/09/meta...famouscampaigns.comMeta smart glasses mocked by fake notices on London UndergroundLondon’s backlash against camera-equipped smart glasses has reached the Tube, with spoof stickers styled as official TfL safety notices appearing inside Underground carriages and warning wearers that ... 381892552
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star 13787362275
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerJohn Hill @jpjhill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026These articles all seem to argue that “it’s going this way so we should accept it” Which ignores the fact that all of the things we value came from movements that forced concessions, from unions, to giving women the vote, and ending slavery We do not make society better by complying in advance 22515
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The Alternative for Deutschland is formally classified as ‘far right extremist organization’ by Germany’s domestic intelligence service So why is BBC news calling alternative AfD ‘hard right’? 56728187
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“How does the book say to ask?” “May I please have some food.” “And, what did YOU say?” “I don’t remember.” “What did YOU say?” “Gimme food, bitch.” “See the difference?” “I guess.” 824551
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Quite an opening paragraph by @samfr.bsky.social 16115
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035401066
Sylvaine Tuncer @sylvainet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"Allegations that Cofnas was not qualified for his research role and would cause a “negative impact” by promoting racial pseudoscience were made to university leaders months before Arday died." Yet another missed opportunity to stop the spiral that killed Arday. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comGhent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuserAllegations Nathan Cofnas was unqualified for Ghent role and would cause ‘negative impact’ made to senior leaders months ago 000
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026US global power was built on alliances. Trump is burning them all and now he is running out of diplomatic (and ballistic) ammunition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWith no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition | Rafael BehrEveryone can see that the Iran war has been a strategic disaster for the US, while a failing president pretends he is winning, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 511537
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerFuturism @futurism.com · 25/08/2026"We still have to burn down a forest and scrape the entire sum of all human knowledge to re-create this milestone that happens in our living rooms over the course of a year."trib.alEven Babies Are Still Way Better at Learning Than AI ModelsHuman babies are much faster and more efficient than large language models when it comes to learning language. 0409
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society. 1452965748
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Government has got to stop wasting money on extraordinarily high-margin generic intermediaries to buy in teaching it could commission directly from the starving universities that already provide it."ft.comLetter: Don’t pay consultants if universities can do the jobFrom Amanda Goodall, London EC1, UK and Andrew Oswald, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK 05112
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 22/08/2026him: license and registration please me: *hands them over* him: *eats license and registration* me: now wait a min- him: *burps* insurance card please 16748138
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Includes: Great Danish Wiener Schnitzel German Shepherd's Pie Chow Chowder Roasted Collieflower Baked Alaskan Malamute Ramen Poodles Cream of Wheaten Pit Roast Cockapoo Pu Platter Baby Ridgeback Ribs Yorkshire Terrier Pudding Whippet Cream 3523845
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star 317177494687
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Paul Gilroy - once again - nails it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 517464
Reposted by Sylvaine Tuncershauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/08/2026huh wonder why people are rebelling against this technology oh well guess we’ll never know 13686901924
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 03/08/2026‘Palantir was willing to spend more on securing political access than almost all of its British and Continental competitors. It made donations to London think tanks and hosted parties at Davos.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds... 13669345
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Polanski very stupid for what he shared, but Reform’s pivot from bringing a woman who called for hotels full of asylum seekers to be burned down as their guest of honour at conference, to saying the Green leader should be jailed - is a difficult circle to square 691481268
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 26/07/2026FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.futurism.comMeta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen. 10437361287
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Fake passports. A money laundering conviction. A mystery casino fortune in Montenegro... There's yet more revelations about who Farage chooses to surround himself with. Let’s start with George Cottrell. A man Farage describes as "like a son," and his former chief of staff 👇 14825325
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerKate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It's called The Humanities and it's being systematically dismantled due to HE cuts. 😡 119059
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public 501142322
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 372278966
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21/07/2026There's a Home Office-sized obstacle in the way of ending rough sleeping 1019158
Reposted by Sylvaine TuncerGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comRead these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George MonbiotShabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot 931798523
Reposted by Sylvaine Tuncertrouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Cottage cheese, banana, pesto, and onion Sandy? In the same sandwich? Are you sure? Aye Tosh. I'm sure. She admitted it, like it was nothing. Normal, even. 0396