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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 4h

Off on hols to the Dorset coast in the next few days .. even in the forecasted rain it’ll be fabulous 😂 to be out on the coast

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social · 6h

YES. Today's Labour would have been far harsher in some weird time loop story where they were in power early enough to intervene - they'd have viciously snuffed out their own origins, hoping that would get them taken 'seriously'.

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 4h

Hopefully those tests remain negative. Wishing you well Pedro. The waiting and worrying is not an easy thing to deal with.

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 5h

7 weeks since surgery for prostate cancer … just had a follow up call with the consultant & 🎉 Cancer was all contained/cut out. PSA level now considered undetectable… so cancer free. PSA tests every 6 months for 5 years then once a year for a few more years.

Feeling very lucky🍀 Now for the hills!

Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · Aug 27

Men. Let's talk prostate cancer.

Reflections on my own diagnosis. I’m lucky. My cancer was caught early because I arranged a simple blood test.

Read on. www.linkedin.com/m/pulse/lets...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 8h

🚨🚨Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges she is looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts to fill a black hole in her Budget which she said was partly due to the lingering impact of #Brexit. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/money/rachel...

Reeves eyes tax hikes as economy suffers ‘severe and long-lasting’ Brexit impact

Rachel Reeves said ‘austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss’s mini-budget’ had weighed heavily on the UK economy.

www.independent.co.uk

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 6h

When I see those arguments about ‘annoying’ or ‘disruptive’ protests I’m reminded of the actions of many brave women who fought for the right to vote (& how it might have been different under this govt)

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 1d

If you agree that mandatory digital ID cards are a terrible idea, please ask your MP to sign my motion opposing them.

These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.

Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 21h

Good thing the UK NHS is offering the vaccine to <checks notes> almost nobody under 75 🙄

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 23h

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great overview of the issues. The question needs to be asked why member states find having surveillance capabilities enabled through law more important than child protection. They could’ve already agreed on a less problematic law a long time ago. #chatcontrol

www.dw.com/en/eu-delays...

EU delays child protection laws over privacy concerns – DW – 10/14/2025

The EU isn't gearing up to read your texts, but debate is raging in the bloc on how to keep kids safe from online sexual predators without busting privacy protections.

www.dw.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

For those who may not know, Nasser Qudwa is the nephew of Yasser Arafat.

Nasser al Qudwa has been tipped for a possible role in the governance of Gaza after Donald Trump led the signing of a peace agreement. But he has serious reservations about the president's plan.

news.sky.com/story/trump-...

Trump warned his plan for future of Gaza 'doesn't make sense'

Nasser al Qudwa has been tipped for a possible role in the governance of Gaza after Donald Trump led the signing of a peace agreement. But he has serious reservations about the president's plan.

news.sky.com

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 1d

Government statement to MPs on digital ID yesterday evening. "Tackling illegal immigration" carefully positioned as the third of three reasons to do it, and even then "not a silver bullet" hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

Digital ID - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : 'Digital ID' on Monday 13 October 2025.

hansard.parliament.uk

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 1d

Well worth reading on the UK #OnlineSafetyAct and 4Chan

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 1d

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117326
#4chan #AgeAppropriateDesignCode #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance #vpns

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…

Various UK pro-censorship interests of the past 10+ years have painted the Web as a “Wild West” that must be tamed for civility’s sake… and arguably “4Chan” is and alw…

alecmuffett.com

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not sure people I trust like @chrischirp.bsky.social would consider Covid as ‘no worse than flu now’ - when did that narrative begin ?

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 2d

At the pharmacy paying £90 for a Covid vaccine … discussion followed of govt changing criteria & soooo many now not eligible for it on the NHS .. staff “it’s no worse then flu now ..” + there’s allegedly a shortage of the vaccine …

🙇‍♂️

Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 6d

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”

New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 2d

Stunning

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 3d

:( Hope your partner doesn’t suffer too badly with it

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 3d

I despise the hate and racism that we’re seeing spread across the UK.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read. The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read. The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Georgia O'Keeffe, Lake George Reflection, 1921 #WomensArt

Painting of a hilly landscape reflected in still water in colours of purple green and blue

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 4d

The only local pharmacy to offer if it on the day of choice was Tesco’s. I booked (£90) but then had to register with and complete a pre consultation questionnaire with Pharmadoctor - so another cost, privacy.

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 4d

And yet in the UK soooo many people are not eligible for a Covid jab. If they want one they need to stump up £90-£99 (as I will next week)

Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 6d

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”

New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 6d

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”

New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 4d

Thank goodness. And let’s hope key people are held accountable

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