Rippers
@ripley123.bsky.social
Lead software engineer, veteran game developer, boulderer, music maker, to the left of politics, remoaner.
In the UK.
In the UK.
Articles like this make me want to scream.
The tone is one of surprise when it was always obvious that Brexit would destroy UK trade.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The tone is one of surprise when it was always obvious that Brexit would destroy UK trade.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Articles like this make me want to scream.
The tone is one of surprise when it was always obvious that Brexit would destroy UK trade.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The tone is one of surprise when it was always obvious that Brexit would destroy UK trade.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Behind door number 20 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... a montage to prove that public information film reaction shots are the best reaction shots of all. Emote! Emote!
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Behind door number 20 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... a montage to prove that public information film reaction shots are the best reaction shots of all. Emote! Emote!
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England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Suffolk water boss says new reservoirs needed to address demand
Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
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🎶I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta have access to files
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta have access to files
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🎶I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta have access to files
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta have access to files
Being followed by a lot of newly created bot accounts today with AI generated account pictures.
You’d think they would randomise the posts they liked rather than having an identical list.🙄
You’d think they would randomise the posts they liked rather than having an identical list.🙄
December 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Being followed by a lot of newly created bot accounts today with AI generated account pictures.
You’d think they would randomise the posts they liked rather than having an identical list.🙄
You’d think they would randomise the posts they liked rather than having an identical list.🙄
Fascinating article about how Israel is paying to influence Gen Z on social media and also manipulate AI to be more pro-Israel.
It also has details about how this us tied to the Trump family and why Netanyahu is pleased about who has just bought TikTok.
responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-chatg...
It also has details about how this us tied to the Trump family and why Netanyahu is pleased about who has just bought TikTok.
responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-chatg...
Israel wants to train ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel
In a new $6M contract, US firm ‘Clock Tower X’ will generate and deploy content across platforms, help game algorithms, plus manage AI ‘frameworks’ to make them more friendly to the cause
responsiblestatecraft.org
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fascinating article about how Israel is paying to influence Gen Z on social media and also manipulate AI to be more pro-Israel.
It also has details about how this us tied to the Trump family and why Netanyahu is pleased about who has just bought TikTok.
responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-chatg...
It also has details about how this us tied to the Trump family and why Netanyahu is pleased about who has just bought TikTok.
responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-chatg...
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Donald Trump has made it his explicit policy to interfere in European politics and ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Donald Trump has made it his explicit policy to interfere in European politics and ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.
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This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
Terrorism arrests soar by 660% after Palestine Action ban
Official figures show 1,630, or 86%, of the 1,886 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year to the end of September 2025 were linked to supporting the group.
news.sky.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
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Labour are launching an investigation into historical foreign interference in UK politics. But they are explicitly excluding the Brexit referendum from the investigation.
That's like pledging to investigate instances of arson while ignoring the wall of flames spanning the horizon.
That's like pledging to investigate instances of arson while ignoring the wall of flames spanning the horizon.
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Labour are launching an investigation into historical foreign interference in UK politics. But they are explicitly excluding the Brexit referendum from the investigation.
That's like pledging to investigate instances of arson while ignoring the wall of flames spanning the horizon.
That's like pledging to investigate instances of arson while ignoring the wall of flames spanning the horizon.
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The US voted with Russia, China and N. Korea against most of the civilized world. This is where we are at.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The US voted with Russia, China and N. Korea against most of the civilized world. This is where we are at.
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
Is it too late to relocate the World Cup to a country with less ridiculous entry requirements?
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Is it too late to relocate the World Cup to a country with less ridiculous entry requirements?
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“Two-thirds of 2024 Labour voters would rather Sir Keir Starmer abandon his Brexit red lines and join a customs union with the European Union than raise taxes on working people, new polling has revealed.”
#Brexit disaster.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
#Brexit disaster.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Labour voters want Starmer to rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Two-thirds of 2024 Labour voters would rather Sir Keir Starmer abandon his Brexit red lines and join a customs union with the European Union than raise taxes on working people, new polling has revealed.”
#Brexit disaster.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
#Brexit disaster.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
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The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
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Felt #earthquake: 3.4 #quake Lancashire, 43 km northeast of Blackpool, Blackpool, England, United Kingdom, 33 minutes ago - 728 reports so far.
Did you feel it? Send a report!
Did you feel it? Send a report!
Felt earthquake: 3.4 quake Lancashire, 43 km northeast of Blackpool, Blackpool, England, United Kingdom, 33 minutes ago
Detail infos, updates and user reports for this event
www.volcanodiscovery.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Felt #earthquake: 3.4 #quake Lancashire, 43 km northeast of Blackpool, Blackpool, England, United Kingdom, 33 minutes ago - 728 reports so far.
Did you feel it? Send a report!
Did you feel it? Send a report!
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‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Went out to play on a school night - going to regret that in the morning 😀
The Levellers were as great as always though.
The Levellers were as great as always though.
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Went out to play on a school night - going to regret that in the morning 😀
The Levellers were as great as always though.
The Levellers were as great as always though.
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
I guess Trump will be taking his own AI to court soon!
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I guess Trump will be taking his own AI to court soon!
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It would be funny, if it wasn't tragic, reading this from four years ago about the 'independent' expert who wrote the report into purported leftwing bias at the BBC. It's just embarrassingly amateur - but it works because the Government is awol. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/n...
Lobbyist at firm with close ties to Tories will help select Ofcom chair
Appointment of Michael Prescott as interviewer follows move to give Paul Dacre chance to reapply
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It would be funny, if it wasn't tragic, reading this from four years ago about the 'independent' expert who wrote the report into purported leftwing bias at the BBC. It's just embarrassingly amateur - but it works because the Government is awol. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/n...
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EU officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI, as they seek to turbocharge business in Europe by slashing red tape.
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
EU officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI, as they seek to turbocharge business in Europe by slashing red tape.