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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 1h

Congratulations! And great storytelling :)

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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · 8h

🔈 New Job Opportunity: Head of Practice

We're looking for a Head of Practice to lead and deliver our work with councils, the NHS & other public and voluntary bodies across the UK

Everything you need to know is here 👇

Closing date: Monday, 10 November.

Join us!

www.newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 11h

Yeah it only registered with me after I'd read it and saw the headline again in the list! Clever, and annoyingly effective.

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Ana Brandusescu @anabrandusescu.bsky.social · 17h

“We cannot keep relying on digital surveys that are inaccessible to people outside the AI governance realm who do not have the resources to engage.”

Instead, Brandusescu suggested town halls as a solution to “bring government to the people.”

'Flawed and broken’: Critics warn Ottawa’s AI task force is too industry focused

Academic and community leaders are criticizing Ottawa’s AI Strategy Task Force for being too heavily tilted toward industry. Find out more.

financialpost.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Shell @risu.bsky.social · 12h

Edtech is canceral (prison) tech example 56489.
The only job this is preparing children for is a zero hours Amazon warehouse job where they will be timed and filmed at all times.

derloos @derloos.bsky.social · 12h

@risu.bsky.social 😆😆😆 but also WTAF

A screenshot from Reddit showing an email from an automated tracking system informing a British parent that their child left lessons 3 times last week to go to the bathroom, and subtly hinting that that is unacceptable.

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 12h

The irony of the clickbait article about the pope's condemnation of clickbait being the most viewed article...

The Guardian Most viewed list of articles is topped by one reading "You won't believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned"

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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 12h

📢 Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers, presentations or poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions. Deadline: 31st October.

PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium

Exploring how public voices can shape the future of artificial intelligence.

www.pairs.site

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 1d

AI the technology might not have been critical, but maybe AI the buzzword is useful for getting necessary investment into things like digitisation and systems/process transformation which are.

(I'm half serious.)

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 2d

Question for today - will the 2029 UK general election be the first where the '2nd dimension' dominates vote choice (rather than also being important) - which looks like very bad news for the 'old' parties or /1

Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 3d

You can see clearly the party space fragmenting as Reform dominate the authoritarian (and increasingly the 'moderate') groups but staying virtually at 0 on the liberal left. While the Greens move to a strong second place in the liberal left group but struggle outside that group.

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 3d

Sounds like it's time for some FOIs?

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Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · 3d

🕵️‍♀️ I FoI'd DWP to try to find out how they are using AI

⁉️ I got some answers, and a lot more questions

📩 Read all about it - and sign up for the newsletter!

Digital Welfare State edition 004 — ABD Consultancy

A special edition of the newsletter, focusing on Freedom of Information

www.abdconsultancy.co.uk

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Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social · 3d

Today we launch the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to break down barriers and shape the future of access to heritage in the public domain.

Sign the Statement: buff.ly/CfNFufB

Then, register for the launch webinar on 14 October buff.ly/UnD5yTJ

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

“The Cass Review's contradictions are striking. It acknowledged some trans young people benefit from [blockers], but its recommendations have made this currently inaccessible to all. It found no evidence psychological treatments improve gender dysphoria, yet recommended expanding their provision.”

Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people

Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator. The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, doe...

www.mja.com.au

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 6d

She warned us.

"They would also be armed with powerful commercial databases such as LexisNexis Accurint and Thomson Reuters CLEAR, which knit together property records, phone bills, utilities, vehicle registrations, and other personal details into searchable files."

www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 6d

We have heard that the Green Party has passed a motion at conference calling for desegregation of trans healthcare and to end the practice of GICs and to move it to primary care.

And you can definitely see why they voted for it here:

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 6d

In case you missed it, here's my latest newsletter article in which I argue that AGI is not, in fact, imminent. Would love to know your thoughts on this! :-)

www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/stop-belie...

Stop Believing the Lie that AGI Is Imminent — "Experts" Have Been Saying This Since 1956!

What did Ilya see? Nothing — he saw nothing, because we're nowhere close to achieving "AGI" (whatever that means exactly).

www.realtimetechpocalypse.com

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 6d

The gender clinic files is out now!

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Check out our podcast on Monday for our coverage on this.

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 6d

Gender Clinic Files: Some people in Scotland will never get a gender clinic appointment on a 224-year waitlist

“More than 48,000 people in the UK were waiting for their first NHS gender clinic appointment as of March 2025, a 12.5% increase since the previous year”

cc @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 7d

Important read on digital ID based on experience in India.

Our investigations into Aadhar revealed that once such a system is implemented, it is almost impossible to prevent its proliferation into every interaction between the state and the resident, which turns each failed transaction into a potential criminal breach.

Politicians know that national IDs are hugely unpopular, which is why they invariably start with a scape-goat to sell the system to a sceptical public. These scapegoats offer a glimpse into the insecurities hidden in the national psyche. In India, Aadhar was sold to middle-class India as a technological balm to the widespread perception of corruption.

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 7d

Are you going to be at Tory conference and want to chat?

Some things I'm interested in:
👩‍💻 social media regulation, misinformation, tech and AI policy
🏥 health policy and mental health
🔵 and of course the future of the Conservative Party...

DM or comment 📩

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 7d

There's just a few days left to send in your application for our AI and automation Technical Lead.

Join us and be at the heart of our digital transformation, helping us to foster a culture of AI and digital experimentation. https://bit.ly/3Ipu1bV

Technical Lead - AI And Automation | The King's Fund

We're looking for an AI and automation specialist to be at the heart of our digital transformation.

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 7d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 8d

📣 APPLICATION CLOSING SOON | Join the #Impact team at Demos

We're looking for an Associate Director of Policy who brings deep policy expertise and strong political nous to lead our Public Service Reform and Citizen’s Economy programmes.

Apply by Sunday ⬇️
demos.co.uk/associate-di...

Associate Director of Policy

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

demos.co.uk

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 8d

Strongly recommend this week's Computer Says Maybe episode which unpicks the realities of AI investments and how governments are propping up the AI industry.
www.themaybe.org/podcast/are-...

The Maybe

www.themaybe.org

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