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Meredith

@ameredol.bsky.social

Software/DevOps in the public sector. Easily distractable.

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Meredith@ameredol.bsky.social · 4h ago

I was asked to review some code changes today. The colleague responsible was feeding my questions about it on Slack into an LLM and then pasting back whatever the LLM had responded.

United Tech & Allied Workers@utaw.tech · 5d ago

7000 members and counting 🎈The UK's original and largest trade union for tech workers has hit a new membership milestone, with 7,000 active members joining our branch to fight for better conditions for workers in tech, and for more responsible deployment of the tech we build.

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United Tech & Allied Workers@utaw.tech · 2w ago

Everyone’s talking about AI, but no one’s actually asking workers how it’s affecting us. So we’ve done it ourselves. Today we are launching the AI Workers’ Inquiry, a new study led by workers themselves, into the way AI is changing work. Read it at go.utaw.tech/ai

AI Workers' Inquiry 2026 | Tech Workers Inquiry

How AI is changing work in the tech sector, from the workers who build, deploy, manage, evaluate and use this technology. A Tech Workers' Inquiry from UTAW.

go.utaw.tech

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 2w ago

“The surgical referral rate for the Welsh Gender Service was actually lower than in England – and far below what was claimed by right-wing media.”   Support our journalism.

“Devastated”: Up to 800 Trans+ patients affected by Welsh Gender Service surgery cancellations

Questions are being raised over the evidence behind NHS Wales's decision to cancel surgeries for Welsh Gender Service patients, who tell QueerAF of their 'absolute devastation'

wearequeeraf.com

Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2w ago

Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps? It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.

Micah Lee@micahflee.com · 3w ago

I've got a lot of work to do today but I'm getting absolutely nerdsniped by the new Flock dataset. You can download it here. It's all of the Android partitions extracted from a Flock device ddosecrets.org/article/floc...

Flock ALPR camera - Distributed Denial of Secrets

Filesystem images of the partitions on an in-use Flock ALPR camera, including custom Android APK files installed on the device, as well as its recorded media. The data reveals how the devices track bo...

ddosecrets.org

404 Media@404media.co · 3w ago

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

Ashleeee 🌊🪭@reactiveashley.cat · 3w ago

1/🧵 From the agenda for next week’s meeting at NHS Wales. But we can assume the arbitrary decision to “pause” referrals was made on a summary of the same information. And, after a month, there is still nothing of substance that can be presented. Sorry, but people should lose their job for this.

@theotheories.bsky.social · 3w ago

The WGS decision was apparently made on the basis of the Welsh Vs English whole population figures, not the number of patients seen in the clinic. This is absolutely ridiculous, serious medical decisions should not be made like this. It's not an appropriate comparison!

Meredith@ameredol.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sheeran said he wouldn't cancel shows in solidarity cos that would deprive the support acts of their publicity and income. He evidently didn't ask them what they wanted to do as now that they've all pulled out and it's telling that Sheeran is carrying on even though his justification has fallen away

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
Sian Berry MP@sianberry.bsky.social · 4w ago

Vitally important Healthwatch’s role as an independent patient voice is maintained and I have stood up for this and will be voting to keep it.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove@healthwatchbh.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ahead of this week's Health Bill debate, we're proud to share what Healthwatch does for local people. See what we've achieved in our annual reports: 2025/26: buff.ly/NPD3EI4 2024/25: buff.ly/jpIIT2n 2023/24: buff.ly/SVVMiQ3 @sianberry.bsky.social @chriswardmp.bsky.social #Healthwatch #PatientVoice

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Ethel Weapon@lousadzak.bsky.social · last mo.

The Levy Review of England’s GICs concluded that waiting times were unacceptable, that this had serious knock on effects on patient welfare, and that the unnecessary waits for surgery also put unnecessary additional strain on the services (requiring repeated, redundant 6 monthly reviews)

33. Waiting times for these services are unacceptable. Immediate steps must be taken, and all commissioned GDCs need to work as a national network to deliver patient pathway improvements.
Cwiar Cymru@cwiar.org · last mo.

The Welsh Gender Service has now released a statement regarding the cancellation of all surgeries: 'We have been asked to immediately pause referrals from the WGS for gender affirming surgery and existing scheduled surgeries while further independent clinical review work is carried out.'

Welsh Gender Service update – 28 August 2026

cavuhb.nhs.wales

Cwiar Cymru@cwiar.org · last mo.

We are aware of reports that the Welsh Gender Service has cancelled scheduled patient surgeries in response to a service review currently taking place. We have been in touch to confirm further details. Politics should not come before patient welfare and we are deeply disappointed by the WGS.

Abigail Thorn@theabigailthorn.bsky.social · last mo.

When the NHS talk about “concerns regarding referral appropriateness” they mean they want cis people to have more control over our bodies. But I take the much simpler stance that if someone wants to change sex that’s their business. Like abortion or fertility help it should be fast and on demand.

Abigail Thorn@theabigailthorn.bsky.social · last mo.

NHS cancelling surgeries for adults even after they’ve already paid for travel + accommodation and waited years to get there. Some were about to be wheeled into theatre! Every manager responsible for this decision must be sacked and every patient paid compensation.

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · last mo.

🚨🆕 @wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com can reveal that the NHS has cancelled all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of the Welsh Gender Service Some trans patients received the news just days or even hours before they were due to take place 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/nhs-cancels-...

Mallory Moore@sexabolition.blog · last mo.

Professor Michael Biggs, first on this list, is an Oxford Sociologist most notable for his work attacking the trans community after he was outed for running an anti trans troll account. Work he's done has been influential in British trans health and legal policy.

Robin Ince@robinince.bsky.social · last mo.

A list of academics supporting “race realist” Nathan Cofnas - I would have avoided the few I know on this list anyway due to other things I’ve heard already johnarmstrongmaths.com/openletters/...