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Great stuff from Mark!

If you want to read more about Palantir's aggressive expansion into the UK, it is something I have mapped quite extensively over time.

2022: bylinetimes.com/2022/06/30/h...

2023: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-defaul...

2025: bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Cornwall is first area of the UK to say no to mandatory digital ID cards

The authority's Liberal Democrat leader joked he will march to London as one of 20,000 Cornishmen over the contentious proposal, following a Conservative proposal to reject it

www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Cornwall Council is first in UK to say no to mandatory digital ID
The authority's Liberal Democrat leader joked he will march to London as one of 20,000 Cornishmen over the contentious proposal, following a Conservative proposal to reject it
www.cornwalllive.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.

They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.

But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Mark our words. Hunting will die out in this country. We will make sure of it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.

"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."

It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Have a huge smile!
Can you guess who just got adopted?
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Throwback to when I added more sound fx to make this worse.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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A couple of years ago a trend began for making crocheted and knitted mini sofas for pet cats 🐈 #Caturday ....
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Zelensky admitting that the pressure Trump is putting on Ukraine to take this grotesque deal is immense.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”

Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Large parts of Reform’s coalition could be reached through a fair economy, decent services and a sense that politicians are listening again. These voters are not lost. They want stability and a future where things work.

hopenothate.org.uk/new-who-supp...
Who supports Reform UK and why? | Fed Up and rolling the dice
Our study of over 11,000 Reform UK voters is the largest and most extensive study into the party undertaken to date. We find that Reform UK is made of a coalition of voters, many with quite different ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Ironbridge volunteers restore replica 1800s Trevithick locomotive - BBC News share.google/v5alfiXafSGm...
#Cornwall #Kernow
Ironbridge volunteers restore replica 1800s Trevithick locomotive - BBC News
The steam engine is now running again at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford.
share.google
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Discover the life and work of Biddy Picard (1922–2019) — an artist whose unmistakable evocations of West Cornwall have captivated local and national audiences for decades.

“The works on the canvas are just parts of one’s whole life.” – Biddy Picard, Paul, 2005

penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/b...
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”

basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.

i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to staff illegal children’s homes. Shocking investigation by @tbij.bsky.social

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Cornwall council offered suppliers £6m to staff illegal children’s…
Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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We're in Newcastle with PMUK's Ian Gregg - former chairman of Greggs.
Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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What on earth was the reason for the 3 line whip to vote this down? The Labour party supported the swift brick amendment when it was tabled on Conservative government legislation in 2023. Why has it gone from supporting swift bricks in opposition to imposing a 3 line whip to block them in government
In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter

The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy

By Dr Russell Jackson

@docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM