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The Bagus

@thebagus.bsky.social
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Retired, gardener, walker, loves nature, environmentalist. Left leaning/green politics, feminist

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The Bagus @thebagus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So far the loudest people on AI have been the billionaires. What's missing is someone fighting back and making sure WE the people write the rules, not Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. We're trying to reach 1 million people before September 15 -- join me? stoptheracetoreplace.org/en?source=taf
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Stop the Race to Replace Humans
A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.
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The Bagus @thebagus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh shit
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
I am sending the assisted dying bill back to the Lords – and this time, peers must do the right thing | Lauren Edwards
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I am sending the assisted dying bill back to the Lords – and this time, peers must do the right thing | Lauren Edwards
The will of the elected chamber – and a popular, compassionate piece of legislation – must not be frustrated again by a small minority of peers, says Labour MP for Rochester and Strood Lauren Edwards
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"No political rights. No freedom of expression. No protection from secret detention without access to family, an attorney or a physician. No protection from deportation. Welcome to Russia-occupied Ukraine." www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
politico.eu
The least free place on earth: Occupied Ukraine
As discriminatory Russian policies permeate every aspect of residents’ lives here, many wonder what, if anything, Ukrainian will remain.
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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s
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The Bagus @thebagus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Cynical move
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John O’Shea @politicalhackuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dear BBC. Yes. That's the point of assembling a flash mob of hundreds of blokes in black and wearing balaclavas.
BBC Newscast asking - were Dover anti-migrant protests intimidating? With a background picture of hundreds of men in black walking down one side of a dual carriageway.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 08/09/2026
Reform UK and Nigel Farage are the only party and current party leaders that a majority of Britons (52-56%) describe as "very sleazy", more than double the 25% who regard the typical British government as such and relative to just 15-17% viewing Andy Burnham or Kemi Badenoch similarly
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two more sleeps before Matt Shea for Channel 4 dispatches blows the lid on Tommy Ten Names. Don't forget to tune in to Channel 4 Wednesday night at 10pm. We will share any external links we get for those who cannot view the channel in their country Stock up on the 🍿folks.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026
Speaking of plagiarism: www.scientificamerican.com/article/open...
scientificamerican.com
OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say
OpenAI released 10 AI-generated results over the weekend. Some mathematicians are unhappy with their approach
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you privatise the profits from fossil fuels, you can’t keep socialising the costs of the damage. Those who’ve profited should pay their fair share of the impacts. That’s why Spain’s push for an EU oil and gas tax to help fund climate adaptation is worth supporting. www.ft.com/content/86da...
ft.com
Spain pushes for EU oil and gas tax to pay for climate change response
Rising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is Dr James Hansen, the then NASA scientist who woke the world up to climate change in 1988. He warns here that climate change will be the equivalent devastation to a direct hit from an asteroid. The media doesn’t believe this and so won’t make it clear to you.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What i particularly appreciate about this piece is that we’re so consistently soaked in rightwing media, both pro/con, that we cease to see alternatives. Other possibilities. Ones filled with awe & appreciation for the diversity of people & complimentary genius that can make life better for all!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/09/2026
Ben Jennings on the far-right disturbances in Dover and Portsmouth – cartoon
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Ben Jennings on the far-right disturbances in Dover and Portsmouth – cartoon
Black-clad men in balaclavas disrupted traffic and fought with police over the weekend
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Deeedjay 🇨🇦 @deeedjay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If the police & security services didn't see this coming, it was a massive intelligence failure. If they did, but still gave the impression of being caught on the hop, it's something worse.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This BBC claim that Mr Thomas "drummed up support for 'mass resistance' but without violence" seems like an editorialisation of the news that lacks context/accuracy Firstly, Mr Thomas was clearly very pro-violence in summer 2024 + 2026 Secondly, Mr Thomas calls for disruption + threat
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Please read the article. Britain is *finally* asking the right questions over Farage's finances. We've published a whole series on Harborne only possible through the generous support of @thenerve.news members. Please consider joining us. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏 www.thenerve.news/p/christophe...
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NEW | On fascism on the streets and the front-pages… STOP THE BLOKES With fascism on the streets of England again, The Times uses its front-page to deliver the same message beneath a thin veneer of respectability. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/stop-the-b...
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Stop The Blokes
With fascism on the streets of England again, The Times uses its front-page to deliver the same message beneath a thin veneer of respectability.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 06/09/2026
Patriot Platform, the far-right group whose black-clad masked members caused hours of disruption in Dover yesterday, calls itself a Christian “army of patriots” dedicated to protecting women and children. There’s a problem with that story.
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Foxyfunderburd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dann...
standard.co.uk
Who is 'Danny Tommo'? Tommy Robinson ally at centre of anti-migrant protests
Daniel Thomas was jailed in 2016 after an attempted kidnapping, but claims he has now turned around his life through religion
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been receiving financial, political and moral support from a broad array of non-British groups and individuals, including US Christian Zionist thinktanks, rightwing Australians and Russian trolls, a 2018 Guardian investigation has discovered.
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Revealed: the hidden global network behind Tommy Robinson
Guardian investigation shows how cash, legal support and millions of tweets underpin anti-Islam activist
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Foxyfunderburd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Danny Tommo, the man who organised the blackshirts rally, openly telling us a foreign American think tank wired him £30k for his very first street protest. Foreign money is propping up the British far right
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ignore the right wing media and get the actual FACTS here. Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social’s pledge to end the shocking IPP scandal will see an end to one of the most cruel, inhumane and monumental injustices of the past half-century youtu.be/8mAXVHKRPfc?...
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledges to end shocking, cruel & inhumane injustice of IPP scandal 👏
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a Polynesian atoll after filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’. He had the invasive rats removed, then just let it be. It's now a thriving wildlife sanctuary. For example: 15,614 turtles hatched in a season. The power of rewilding. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
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In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’; it is now a wildlife sanctuary where 15,614 green turtle hatchlings emerged in one season
A private Pacific atoll once owned by Hollywood actor Marlon Brando has become one of French Polynesia’s most important marine conservation sites, with thousands of sea turtle hatchlings recorded afte...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
PSA: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Not so Cleverly strikes again. Guaranteed way to lose.
Cleverly: I'll end
Khan's war on
motorists if I win
London


Tory says he will launch full review
of Ulez as he accuses Labour mayor
of inflicting real harm' on car
drivers
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It's not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social's persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros began undressing us From nude deepfakes to gagging orders, a handful of high-profile legal battles are challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity ✍️ @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com bit.ly/4w38TuK
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For women, the internet was freedom. Then the tech bros b...
From nude deepfakes to gagging orders, a handful of high-profile legal battles are challenging an industry that has operated with unfathomable impunity
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Julia Raeside @jnraeside.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A sensible govt would be putting ALL of their resources into this.
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Charles Ubaghs @charlesubaghs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is a positive move. I’m curious to see how this might extend to music streaming platforms.
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AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules
Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look real
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Geopolitics and Security Studies Center analyst Dionis Cenusa on the Ceuta crisis: “Ceuta is a geopolitical node that today involves the traditional interests of Spain and the emerging interests of the US and Israel related to Iran and the Middle East. 1/
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tory MP Nick Timothy breached MP rules after failing to declare relevant financial interest when submitting 4 written parliamentary questions in December.. He’s bound to end up joining Reform, he’s so much in common Farage broke MP rules at least 17 times and like all the Reform MPs he was a Tory🤷🏻‍♂️
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Suffolk MP breaches code of conduct over financial interests
West Suffolk MP Nick Timothy has been found to have breached the MPs’ code of conduct.
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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
UK (GB), BMG Research poll: EU membership referendum Join/Remain: 57% Stay out/Leave: 43% +/- vs. 23-24 June 2026 Fieldwork: 28-29 July 2026 Sample size: 1,559 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk
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Stephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Everyone needs to listen to this brief speech by Greta Thunberg at the All Together Now, festival in Ireland. It is short but profound, and I endorse everything Greta says. Let us all act on it. @svantethunberg.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/Dbf77dx...
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 03/08/2026
The highest ever vote share for a novelty candidate, so far, is 4.2%. Farage will win but with fewer votes as turnout will be low. If #VoteBinface achieves anything near 20% it will be a huge humiliation and the PSC investigation will continue & report. Meanwhile swathes more dodgy info has come out
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You can move less than 100 miles and be in a completely diff jobs and skills environment.'The idea that a young person's interests, aptitudes and talents need to be moulded to fit their locality is A grade provincialism. I mean, sure, some people don't ever move but esp given limited immigration
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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 23/07/2026
'Tax us, we're proud to pay'': Patriotic Millionaires urge Andy Burnham to charge a wealth tax for the richest of our society | Central Bylines Team
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Millionaires tell new Prime Minister: Tax us, we’re proud to pay
'Tax us, we're proud to pay'': Patriotic Millionaires urge Andy Burnham to charge a wealth tax for the richest of our society
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Tim Bradford scores a bullseye in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social Climate action versus the buts
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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
UK (GB), Deltapoll poll: LAB-S&D: 28% (+8) REFORM~NI: 28% CON~ECR: 18% (+1) LDEM-RE: 10% (-2) GREENS-G/EFA: 10% (-3) SNP-G/EFA: 3% PC-G/EFA: 1% +/- vs. 12-15 June 2026 Fieldwork: 17-20 July 2026 Sample size: 2,027 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk
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Martin SFP Bryant @martinsfp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is a whole load of yikes. Proper ‘science fiction coming real’ stuff.
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Hugging Face breach: OpenAI claims its models were responsible
OpenAI says its agents acted autonomously to exploit vulnerabilities.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/07/2026
OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’
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OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’
Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself OpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”. The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool designed to carry out tasks without human assistance – which had entered its systems. Continue reading...
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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The Bagus @thebagus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is a tragedy :(
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 20/07/2026
By pushing to weaken EU protections against pesticides, the self-described "voice of Europe's farmers" sells out the majority of its members to shield a small group of highly industrialised operators who are responsible for a disproportionate share of pollution www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Really enjoyed chatting with James Naughtie on Radio 4’s Reflections today about my time in Parliament - on everything from the new GCSE in Natural History to getting arrested, from post Brexit to prorogation. And it was only ever so slightly like an obituary 😬
bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 4 - Politically, Reflections: Series 4, Caroline Lucas
The former Green Party leader discusses power, getting arrested and listening to opponents
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Immigrants. We get the job done.
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The Bagus @thebagus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Like Terminator 2, the sequel is better than the original
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