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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Apr 18

Chief among the Ring's powers is its ability to deceive.

Bilbo looking down at the Ring, labeled "Add AI to it" and says, why can't this be our entire product strategy?

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 4d

Check out this new BBC series exploring the social and political determinants of child health in the UK... where 4.5 million children live in poverty in one of the "richest" countries in the world. With the brilliant @drguddisingh.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Three Ages of Child

A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10d

“As predicted by many activists and civil rights advocates, ICE is increasingly becoming a force tasked with enforcing the political will of the administration and straying further and further from its original mission,” EFF’s @MGuariglia.bsky.social told @Truthout.org.
truthout.org/articles/tr...

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants

ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.

truthout.org

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 9d

Woke up to scenes of the American right popesplaning the bible to the successor of Peter.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 12d

Couldn’t agree more

Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 12d

And achieve a minimum income threshold too. Currently it’s set at £41,700.
So you also can’t be working class. (or in traditional middle class jobs eg teacher, nurse, care worker etc either)

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keefe murren @keefemurren.bsky.social · 14d

"Whoever forbids Antifa, wants fascism! Make Antifa Great Again!" - Bayern Munich fans on Friday, right behind the goal, so guaranteed to be in the broadcast worldwide.

"Whoever forbids Antifa, wants fascism! Make Antifa Great Again!" - Banner held by Bayern Munich fans on Friday, right behind the goal, so guaranteed to be in the broadcast worldwide.

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 14d

70 metres drop in at 65 miles per hour.
Skateboarding really is getting wild. Kiddo #1 better not get any ideas.

www.redbull.com/gb-en/sandro...

Sandro Dias breaks 2 world records on the biggest skate ramp ever

Skateboarding history made: Sandro Dias drops in from a 22-storey building and shatters the limits.

www.redbull.com

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 14d

Proud of my city.
Milkshaking fash since 2019!

Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 14d

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 16d

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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 16d

Huge DOGE oral history from @leahfeiger.bsky.social, @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @davidgilbert.bsky.social, @mollytaft.com, @aarianmarshall.bsky.social, @peard33.bsky.social, + @jakelahut.writes.news

www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 17d

Anyone that’s ever done a wicked problems system map, can tell you, in gov were all doing the same thing.
I’m tired folks.

Prevent poverty
Feed, educate and get kids active
Better housing

Not Ai, not apps, not think tank bullshit.

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Kate Pickett @profkepickett.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great editorial from great colleagues: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Welfare system is a key public health measure

UK approach needs reconsideration to improve inequalities Health, and health inequalities, are almost universally recognised to have substantial social determinants.12 Although the Conservative gover...

www.bmj.com

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 20d

Buy a print of my childhood housing estate- and raise money for (in my opinion) one of most necessary galleries and community trusts in the U.K.
Double good juju.

shop.amber-online.com/products/kil...

Killingworth Tower, 1980

Killingworth Tower, 1980 by Lambton Visual Aids is offered as part of Side's 50x50 fundraising campaign. All profits from this sale will go to the AmberSide Trust (registered charity number: 1160760) ...

shop.amber-online.com

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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 20d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 21d

Cool cool, on the day we’re travelling from Newcastle to Glasgow.

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 23d

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Rain across parts of Wales, England and Scotland

Saturday 0900 – Sunday 0600

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 21d

Single state held identity, paired with for profit data harvesting technology should scare anyone.

And I don’t want to hear “if you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” because the goal posts of what you should be fearful are constantly moving.

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 21d

Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and OpenAIs investment in U.K. infrastructure should be a huge concern for folk- complicity in genocide aside (oh just that minor thing) but also twinned with the rise of the far-right in mainstream politics.

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 21d

Digital ID cards- presumably our advisors have described the un-federated mess our government data is in. And knowing Ai is as only as good as the data model it can derive meaning from, Microsoft will need a cleaner view of the U.K. population to get ROI on its £22bn.

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 22d

Now thats the end of the State Visit and 11 whole days left of September- where is this mythical recognition of a Palestinian state then?

youtu.be/2D-l1MauBmM

The Clash - I'm so Bored with the U.S.A. (Official Audio)

YouTube video by theclashVEVO

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 22d

Well… I’m completely shocked!

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22d

The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

www.ft.com

Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 22d

Five Bridges has been the safe space for generations of North Eastern skate/ sub cultural kids. As Skateboarding becomes mainstream with Team GB sponsorship, we risk losing its connection back to the DIY culture. Grass root spaces need to be celebrated and protected. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Gateshead flyover skatepark: Plea to save decades-old site

The Five Bridges skatepark is to be demolished, along with the crumbling Gateshead flyover.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · Aug 30

There’s something sadly symbolic about an upside down Union Jack being skewered and cable tied mournfully half-mast on a lamp post. A lamp post, which the council have had to turn off at certain times to reduce energy costs.

Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · Aug 20

I love this surprise colleagues with vegetables theme!

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Aug 20

Is the tooth fairy real?
If you love her in your heart then she is as real as anything
But you love design thinking, and design thinking isn't real

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