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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 5d

WOW.

Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year

Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.

Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀

#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social

(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)

Screenshot of article. Screen readable version available at link

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 15d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 24d

Found this essay really interesting - on how the demand for US radiologists is rising, despite it being an obvious candidate for AI automation.

It looks like AI might be labour-enhancing, not -replacing. And there might be a bit of Jevons Paradox at work (AI may be increasing the demand for scans)

AI isn't replacing radiologists

Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is ay an all-time high.

www.worksinprogress.news

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 23d

You could tie this, and Farage's long standing admiration for Putin, and his work for RT, and Tice's comments about Ukraine negotiating territory away, into a strong narrative of treachery for these people. If you were good at comms that is. However...

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24d

Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles

www.theguardian.com

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General Iroh @ihearthaggis.bsky.social · 23d

If this isn't the splashing headline in papers for the next few days, you know the media is in their pockets too

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24d

Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles

www.theguardian.com

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 24d

Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.

Exclusive: Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online

Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.

techcrunch.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 25d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Skoojala @skoojala.bsky.social · 26d

Billionaires fund the #classwar.
Their political puppets manufacture a #racewar.
Communities get divided.
Billionaires take control and strip out public services.
Citizens are left poorer, but have been conditioned to blame minorities.
Can you see where #Farage and #ReformParty fit into this?

🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 27d

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Sujay @weirdlyhungry.bsky.social · 28d

I would encourage non Indians (and also my compatriots) to read about Zombie firms in the country.

Modi is all bluster about ease of doing business but setting up one is ridiculously hard and needs a lot of bribes, but closing a company is next to fucking impossible.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28d

For General Motors, getting out of India has been an odyssey spanning years. Its saga is a reminder to American companies of how difficult it remains to do business there.

Setting Up a Business in India Is Hard. Leaving Is Even Harder.

General Motors ran into barriers on its way out of India, highlighting the hurdles that keep foreign companies leery of doing business there.

on.wsj.com

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General Iroh @ihearthaggis.bsky.social · Sep 20

Cognitive disadvantage!? Offloading thinking to stupid LLMs that live on your face (AND IN YOUR FACE! ALL THE TIME!) will only serve to create generations of idiots that cannot think for themselves.

WIRED @wired.com · Sep 20

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims anyone not wearing smart glasses will be at a “cognitive disadvantage” in the future. But you'll have to pay a hefty social price for those added smarts. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...

Meta’s Smart Glasses Might Make You Smarter. They’ll Certainly Make You More Awkward

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims anyone not wearing smart glasses will be at a “cognitive disadvantage” in the future. But you'll have to pay a hefty social price for those added smarts.

www.wired.com

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Sep 18

can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about

James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · Sep 18

good video hands-on with meta's smart glasses. i've been skeptical on smart glasses for a while, but it looks like the hardware side of this is finally becoming feasible? plus, in a world where kids list "creator" as their dream job, POV video recording is v attractive youtu.be/5cVGKvl7Oek?...

Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried

YouTube video by The Verge

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · Sep 18

Your fridge doesn't need to connect to the Internet, IT. IS. A. FRIDGE.

The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 18

Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

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General Iroh @ihearthaggis.bsky.social · Sep 18

Boycott large screens!!!

The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 18

Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

buff.ly

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General Iroh @ihearthaggis.bsky.social · Sep 18

Flock of hyenas the whole lot

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 18

Look who came with

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Britain must burn more fossil fuels and bills must rise in order to power the robot that'll fire everyone. How else will I afford my next private island?"

Nvidia says Britain will have to burn gas to power technology revolution

The company chief executive Jensen Huang says the UK’s costly electricity means new data centres will rely on fossil fuel as well as renewable energy

www.thetimes.com

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 13

He doesn't want to be doing this for the UK, he wanted to be shadow POTUS in DC. But he's persona non grata there now so like a virus he's looking for a new host to infect

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 13

the worlds largest global recipient of govt handouts is on a global tour trying to overthrow elected govts

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Sep 13

Is it fair to call the Unite The Kingdom march far right? 🎥

@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · Sep 13

According to experts on fascism one of the best defences that a country has against fascism is a strong trade union movement. Trade unions unite all workers and fight for better for all of us. Join a union ✊

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · Sep 12

Three uk newspapers have front pages claiming the trans ideology markings on the bullet!! So irresponsible! No lessons learnt!

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Sep 12

The idea that ideological statements were carved into bullets did seem just a little unlikely to say the least…

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Sep 12

The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.

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General Iroh @ihearthaggis.bsky.social · Sep 12

This would be funny if it wasn't for the tragic state of journalism

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Sep 12

The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.

CNN. The initial report, also called a bulletin, typically include all information gathered in an investigation so that agents anywhere will know what is being collected - but the information is not always correct.
The ATF bulletin said that agents found engravings that they interpreted as
"expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology" on ammunition inside a weapon believed to have been used in the murder of Kirk.
Two law enforcement sources told CNN that agents quickly ran an initial search on one of the markings, including a series of arrows, which analysts initially interpreted to be a connection to the transgender community.
That information remains unverified and is still being investigated.

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Huw I @huwinslow.bsky.social · Sep 7

Astounding justification by the BBC. I need to better understand the underlying systemic causes of this embrace of radical popular shifts where they move rightwards but receive the total opposite response if to the left.

John Sandy @shand.bsky.social · Sep 6

You think that’s bad.

Read this.

www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

BBC News, coverage of Reform UK | Contact the BBC

We've received complaints from people who feel there is too much coverage of Reform UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Sep 6

This is a bad idea.

Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction? | TechCrunch

This is a bad idea.

techcrunch.com

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thinking about gig workers in DC right now. The situation has put some clarity towards my long-held feelings:

If I were aware of a business model which relies on putting its workers in precarious positions, I would not contribute to that business model's demand.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · Aug 28

TBH - Court is siding with the rich, and also protecting our Indian culture. If people get access to scientific data easily, how will we be able to promote our Indian culture and all the historical benefits of non-scientific and religion driven solutions.

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Scroll @scroll.in · Aug 28

On August 19, the Delhi High Court ordered authorities to block access to platforms like Sci-Hub, Sci-Net and others, in a copyright infringement case.

scroll.in/article/1085...

Shamim Haque Mondal discusses Indian researchers' dependence on such virtual libraries and the wider impact of the ban.

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