Kieren McCarthy
@kierenmccarthy.co.uk
🔸 Policymaker (mostly Internet), Putney man, Fulham fan. Lover of good coffee, pusher for change, husband and Dad, Californian in outlook.
Beautiful morning on the Thames today. Lots of runners and rowers.
March 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Beautiful morning on the Thames today. Lots of runners and rowers.
Sums it up
March 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sums it up
A good and important read about America’s past in connection to its present. Here’s hoping for many more George Dales. And here’s where we need to be as soon as possible: “The storm has passed and the timid have become bold and recovered their voices.”
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A good and important read about America’s past in connection to its present. Here’s hoping for many more George Dales. And here’s where we need to be as soon as possible: “The storm has passed and the timid have become bold and recovered their voices.”
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Labour MPs tonight rejected Plaid Cymru's calls for control over the Crown Estate to be given to Wales. Scotland already has the powers.
Only Plaid Cymru stands up for Wales.
Only Plaid Cymru stands up for Wales.
Crown Estate: UK Government rejects calls for Welsh devolution
The Treasury minister tells MPs that devolving the estates would make
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February 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Labour MPs tonight rejected Plaid Cymru's calls for control over the Crown Estate to be given to Wales. Scotland already has the powers.
Only Plaid Cymru stands up for Wales.
Only Plaid Cymru stands up for Wales.
An extraordinary session at the United Nations in New York this week where the extent of lost US influence in the international order under the new administration was laid bare over Ukraine. This article only brushes over the surface but makes the point: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
UN general assembly backs resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
US, Russia, Belarus and North Korea vote against resolution as 93 countries vote in favor, spurning rival US resolution
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
An extraordinary session at the United Nations in New York this week where the extent of lost US influence in the international order under the new administration was laid bare over Ukraine. This article only brushes over the surface but makes the point: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Traffic in Putney is now so bad that we even have pedestrian traffic jams: this was the scene at Hammersmith Bridge this morning! #Hammersmith #Putney #Wandsworth
February 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Traffic in Putney is now so bad that we even have pedestrian traffic jams: this was the scene at Hammersmith Bridge this morning! #Hammersmith #Putney #Wandsworth
It’s hard to convey just how bad traffic in Putney is. If everyone wants growth, how about not wasting an hour of thousands of people’s time in this one part of London every single day? Hammersmith Bridge could be solved tomorrow if our political reps would stop talking and start acting
February 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It’s hard to convey just how bad traffic in Putney is. If everyone wants growth, how about not wasting an hour of thousands of people’s time in this one part of London every single day? Hammersmith Bridge could be solved tomorrow if our political reps would stop talking and start acting
I’ve done 1,000 Wordles and the starts are in: I get the answer in three tries 34%of the time (I’m pretty pleased with this) and in four 39% of the time. Intrigued to know how others do - can you beat me?
February 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I’ve done 1,000 Wordles and the starts are in: I get the answer in three tries 34%of the time (I’m pretty pleased with this) and in four 39% of the time. Intrigued to know how others do - can you beat me?
Love every part of this story: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Free pint when Forest score!’: pub loses £1,500 after seven-goal rampage
Landlady of The Gedling Inn says there were ‘lots of belly laughs’ but the free beer promotion may be a one-off
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Love every part of this story: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Pot kettle black: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/t...
OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data
The San Francisco start-up claims that its Chinese rival may have used data generated by OpenAI technologies to build new systems.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Pot kettle black: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/t...
How do you explain internet tech to people who live a tank-and-borders world? The idea of Meta as a scapegoat because this time around, people in a different country came up with a better solution? How did America - of all places - end up thinking like this? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Update from Ana Swanson
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January 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
How do you explain internet tech to people who live a tank-and-borders world? The idea of Meta as a scapegoat because this time around, people in a different country came up with a better solution? How did America - of all places - end up thinking like this? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Damn. I was really hoping this case would go to trial so we would find out once and for all what really happened behind the scenes at newspapers: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case
News Group Newspapers offered Harry ‘full and unequivocal apology’ for ‘serious intrusion’ by the paper
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Damn. I was really hoping this case would go to trial so we would find out once and for all what really happened behind the scenes at newspapers: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Because of the bizarre decision to ban TikTok in the US, this morning I’ve had to delete the app (downloaded in the US though a US AppleID), reinstall it, and create a new account — just to watch short videos that tbh haven’t done little but worry me about the way the world works. Happy Sunday
January 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Because of the bizarre decision to ban TikTok in the US, this morning I’ve had to delete the app (downloaded in the US though a US AppleID), reinstall it, and create a new account — just to watch short videos that tbh haven’t done little but worry me about the way the world works. Happy Sunday
What is the point of a (really fun) SNL product parody rundown without including Taco Town - the finest takedown of American fast food the world has seen? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/a...
The 13 Greatest ‘S.N.L.’ Commercial Skits
To us, anyway. Over 50 seasons, “Saturday Night Live” has introduced crystal gravy, robot insurance and countless other demented goods and services. Share your favorites in the comments.
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January 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What is the point of a (really fun) SNL product parody rundown without including Taco Town - the finest takedown of American fast food the world has seen? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/a...
This government continues to disappoint. Every word of this self-involved, whiny, disconnected defense by our Chancellor shows why Labour are performing so badly. They can’t seem to switch mindset from campaigning to governing: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I won’t let critics get to me, says Reeves after speculation about her future
Chancellor says she has the ideas needed to turn things around after week of speculation about whether she can remain in post
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This government continues to disappoint. Every word of this self-involved, whiny, disconnected defense by our Chancellor shows why Labour are performing so badly. They can’t seem to switch mindset from campaigning to governing: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is what happens when divisive politics goes over the tipping point. Facts, reason and (justified) criticism all get lost amid the flurry of blame, finger-pointing and recrimination. And we all suffer: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/s...
Black Women Defend Mayor Karen Bass Amid Criticism of Wildfire Response
Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is what happens when divisive politics goes over the tipping point. Facts, reason and (justified) criticism all get lost amid the flurry of blame, finger-pointing and recrimination. And we all suffer: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/s...
This article should not exist. It only exists because of the unserious, clickbaity world of modern media. And it gives power and weight to the worst behaving people: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Biden or Trump – who should claim credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal?
Joe Biden said his team negotiated the deal, but Donald Trump said it was agreed only because he is the incoming US president
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This article should not exist. It only exists because of the unserious, clickbaity world of modern media. And it gives power and weight to the worst behaving people: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Crazy story: Australian woman duped into getting married (so he could get permanent residency) as part of a social media stunt to get Instagram followers. There’s a happyish ending: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Court annuls marriage after Melbourne bride thought wedding was ‘sham’ to boost groom’s Instagram
Judge finds woman ‘believed she was acting in a social media event’ rather than official ceremony
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Crazy story: Australian woman duped into getting married (so he could get permanent residency) as part of a social media stunt to get Instagram followers. There’s a happyish ending: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This feels like a living history lesson: the French (far) right, in the ascendancy, is trying to rewrite the legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen - a foul racist that even it had distanced itself from: x.com/sebchenu/sta...
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January 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This feels like a living history lesson: the French (far) right, in the ascendancy, is trying to rewrite the legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen - a foul racist that even it had distanced itself from: x.com/sebchenu/sta...
You’ve got to be kidding me: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/t...
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You’ve got to be kidding me: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/t...
I noticed a few years ago that the UK real estate market plants ridiculous always-optimistic stories in the press all the time but especially when things look bleak. We have a prime example today in The Guardian. The subhead is a work of disassociate genius: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK property will be a buyers’ market in 2025, analysts predict
‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I noticed a few years ago that the UK real estate market plants ridiculous always-optimistic stories in the press all the time but especially when things look bleak. We have a prime example today in The Guardian. The subhead is a work of disassociate genius: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Fascinating piece from Lloyds List about the Russian tanker boarded by the Finnish coast guard on Christmas Day.
Turns out it was packed to the gills with surveillance gear that used so much power they occasionally caused brownouts on board.
Turns out it was packed to the gills with surveillance gear that used so much power they occasionally caused brownouts on board.
Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’
<em>Eagle S</em>, the Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging an underwater electricity cable on Christmas Day, was kitted out with special transmitting and receiving devices that were used to monitor naval activity, according to a source with direct involvement in the ship, which has since been detained by Finnish police
www.lloydslist.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Fascinating piece from Lloyds List about the Russian tanker boarded by the Finnish coast guard on Christmas Day.
Turns out it was packed to the gills with surveillance gear that used so much power they occasionally caused brownouts on board.
Turns out it was packed to the gills with surveillance gear that used so much power they occasionally caused brownouts on board.
I recall, 25 years ago now, numerous journalists literally writing that this is what would happen if RIPA was passed unchanged — Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted
Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
I recall, 25 years ago now, numerous journalists literally writing that this is what would happen if RIPA was passed unchanged — Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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WOW! Investigative journalists illegally spied on...
Police acted unlawfully spying on journalists, ruled UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal – landmark win for press freedom and accountability. 👇
Police acted unlawfully spying on journalists, ruled UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal – landmark win for press freedom and accountability. 👇
Investigative journalists illegally spied on
Police acted unlawfully spying on journalists, ruled UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal – landmark win for press freedom and accountability
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December 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
WOW! Investigative journalists illegally spied on...
Police acted unlawfully spying on journalists, ruled UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal – landmark win for press freedom and accountability. 👇
Police acted unlawfully spying on journalists, ruled UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal – landmark win for press freedom and accountability. 👇