Ken Ryan
@funkwars.bsky.social
Comms at Mind charity, based in London at East Sussex, often found in dusty vinyl shops, messing with old synths or walking Finn, the Boston terrier. FPL, disco, house and decent red wine…
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“Terror is not only masked men and arbitrary detention. It also operates through fear. Policies are designed to make people more compliant, more submissive.”
@janinedigi.bsky.social writing in @theguardian.com Opinions.
@janinedigi.bsky.social writing in @theguardian.com Opinions.
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
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February 8, 2026 at 9:03 AM
“Terror is not only masked men and arbitrary detention. It also operates through fear. Policies are designed to make people more compliant, more submissive.”
@janinedigi.bsky.social writing in @theguardian.com Opinions.
@janinedigi.bsky.social writing in @theguardian.com Opinions.
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3 million disgusting nudified images were produced by Grok in just 11 days.
Existing safeguards don’t work; we need preventative measures for AI.
My letter with other MPs to @lizforleicester.bsky.social.
Existing safeguards don’t work; we need preventative measures for AI.
My letter with other MPs to @lizforleicester.bsky.social.
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
3 million disgusting nudified images were produced by Grok in just 11 days.
Existing safeguards don’t work; we need preventative measures for AI.
My letter with other MPs to @lizforleicester.bsky.social.
Existing safeguards don’t work; we need preventative measures for AI.
My letter with other MPs to @lizforleicester.bsky.social.
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New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
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1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
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Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
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January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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How's that going Nigel?
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
How's that going Nigel?
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BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
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ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
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In news that will surprise no one, Nigel Farage's Reform Party, a senior member of which has been convicted for taking bribes from Russia, consistently opposes sending UK troops to Ukraine.
Nigel Farage rejects UK plan to send troops to postwar Ukraine
Reform UK’s populist leader told POLITICO there are circumstances in which he would join an international peacekeeping force — but only “time-restricted and on rotation.”
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
In news that will surprise no one, Nigel Farage's Reform Party, a senior member of which has been convicted for taking bribes from Russia, consistently opposes sending UK troops to Ukraine.
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The whole world is seeing for themselves how Renee Good, a mother, wife and artist, was murdered by an agent of the US Government and how the President of the US immediately led a torrent of gaslighting lies and smears by officials to blame the woman for her own murder.
Profoundly evil.
Profoundly evil.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The whole world is seeing for themselves how Renee Good, a mother, wife and artist, was murdered by an agent of the US Government and how the President of the US immediately led a torrent of gaslighting lies and smears by officials to blame the woman for her own murder.
Profoundly evil.
Profoundly evil.
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Final publication of the year: I examined 10 years of panellists on BBC Question Time. Some interesting findings - thread below:
(1/6)
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(1/6)
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Constructing impartiality in a polarised news environment: An analysis of BBC Question Time contributors 2014-2024 - Matt Walsh, 2025
Televised panel discussions are an increasingly used form of journalism, providing cheap content without expensive newsgathering. In recent years, panel constru...
journals.sagepub.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Final publication of the year: I examined 10 years of panellists on BBC Question Time. Some interesting findings - thread below:
(1/6)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1/6)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
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It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
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A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Just seen this, love it, and from where else but Bromley, the spiritual home of English Punk! Well played people, well played.
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just seen this, love it, and from where else but Bromley, the spiritual home of English Punk! Well played people, well played.
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It shouldn’t be missed how many examples of Farage’s racist bullying are from when he was 17-18 & the kids were 9-10. He’s always been a coward
"'Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’ with an accompanying hand gesture pointing towards a place far away."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It shouldn’t be missed how many examples of Farage’s racist bullying are from when he was 17-18 & the kids were 9-10. He’s always been a coward
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
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Today, we launch the annual Big Mental Health Report with a series of worrying findings about the state of the nation’s mental health. www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
The Big Mental Health Report
The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.
www.mind.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Today, we launch the annual Big Mental Health Report with a series of worrying findings about the state of the nation’s mental health. www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
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Yep.
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yep.
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62p for three minutes makes me wince, now, never mind 46 years ago!
Mind you, we didn’t have a phone at home till the early 80s.
Mind you, we didn’t have a phone at home till the early 80s.
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
62p for three minutes makes me wince, now, never mind 46 years ago!
Mind you, we didn’t have a phone at home till the early 80s.
Mind you, we didn’t have a phone at home till the early 80s.
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Masked men putting up flags and demanding that passers by who challenge them tell them where they come from is not something to be celebrated.
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Why I am putting up Union flags on my high street in Sutton
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September 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Masked men putting up flags and demanding that passers by who challenge them tell them where they come from is not something to be celebrated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...