Frankly astonishing piece by @alexisconran.com on all the data our phones keep on us and what they do with it (it's not good). open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...
Bill Hall
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Artist, art teacher (semi-retired!) and, printmaker. Interests: Art, design, architecture, music, gardening, Latin & ballroom dancing, and politics.
.. Remember FPV stands for First Person View, i.e. the drone operator sees the drone's view and therefore makes a deliberate choice as to what to hit. Russia made the ludicrous claim this⬇️ FPV hit was because the guy's truck was once used by the army😡 bsky.app/profile/twmc...
Tim White@twmcltd.bsky.social · yesterdayStiff competition but this has to be one of the most sick videos of the day. In the centre of free Kherson, a clear example of Russia's human safari. A 52 year old civilian, at a market. Incredibly he survived, but suffered shrapnel wounds and concussion. #RussiaIsATerroristState
Russia's battlefield losses were a little reduced in the last 24 hours. But still 1,130 more 'men' unable to continue terrorising, two more air defence systems reduced to scrap, ditto around 450 logistical vehicles (lorries, road tankers etc). Cold Comfort.
A very difficult night and demoralising for air defenders in Kyiv. With no defensive missiles, the take down rate of Russia's missiles was 0% 24 ballistic (inc N Korean) and 4 Onyx missiles. All 28 hit the capital. Of 115 drones, 98 were stopped = 85.2% #SaveUkraine
This is the daily 🧵- after another awful night. We've had more missiles in previous nights, but the damage is almost 100% because Trump refuses to give defence missiles for its Patriot systems. Review yesterday's news here, including the strikes on Kyiv: bsky.app/profile/twmc...
Tim White@twmcltd.bsky.social · yesterdayHello again, on Day 1623 of the full invasion of Ukraine. Every single day I've compiled a thread of the news stories, updated throughout the day (and often night too) When I finished the previous thread in the middle of this night, more things were exploding inside Russia!
A European capital city, in a country that's an ally of NATO, spent this morning retrieving bodies, saving the wounded, grieving, & despairing at the US in particular for giving Russia the green light to murder when it wishes. Day 1624. Is the fight for good vs evil abandoned?
The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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The EHRC trans bathroom ban comes into force today. This is a discriminatory measure which will exclude many trans individuals from public spaces. It doesn't provide "clarity" or "protect people". If anything, it will increase assaults and against trans individuals and non-conforming cis women.
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 9h ago🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇
Ukraine spent 40 days striking Russian bombers, fighters, refineries, ferries, logistics and air defenses. Russia kept attacking civilians and infrastructure. In Sumy, guided bombs killed two girls and an elderly woman. One side targets the war machine. The other makes civilians pay.
TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 4 August 2026 | Meanwhile in Ukraine
Ukraine’s 40-day strike campaign hit Russian aircraft, air defenses, refineries, ferries and logistics, while the General Staff reported 1,2
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❗️Cluster munitions explode in Kyiv after strikes! The Russians are covering the capital with ballistics, which instantly break into small pieces after the explosion.
After yesterday's infographic, this seemed the next obvious one to write. I used AI tools when writing this post, including a spell checker. I also used 50 years of experience writing about these issues. The drawing was the smallest part of all that, and I had no budget to do it any other way.
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (-1) RFM: 24% (=) CON: 22% (=) LDM: 10% (-2) GRN: 9% (+1) SNP: 3% (+1) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 31 Jul - 27 Aug. Changes w/ 24-27 Jul.
⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.
Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue
A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...
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🔴 NEW 🔴 Campaigners are now demanding a parliamentary investigation into Reform MP Sarah Pochin following a donation to her office by food industry millionaires. 📝 @desmog.com & @goodlawproject.org report 👇🏻
Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning. According to an investigation ...
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The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to stand still and take it, we're supporting a legal challenge led by a trans person and a trans inclusive organisation. But we can only do this together. Will you join us?👇 goodlaw.social/ldco
I could have sworn "stolen valor" was a thing Turns out it was just something else Republicans never actually gave a shit about Draft-dodging PoS
And narcissistic personality disorder, and, at this stage, psychosis.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "I know Europe better than anybody. Better than the people that run it."
"What an outrageous tweet! This is the tweet of someone unfit to sit in Parliament. A pointless talentless grifting nonentity! Absolutely clueless"
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis Profiting from death and destruction It's obscene https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis
4 August 1877 - 7 July 1970 Laura Knight, British (1877-1970), Madonna of the Cotton Fields (Mighty Like a Rose), 1927, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 71.8 cm, private collection
Palestinians face escalating Israeli terrorist attacks in the West Bank https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/08/04/palestinians-settler-violence/
I grew up among Conservative politics. This is beyond that now. Defending a neo-nazi candidate shows how far Badenoch has shifted them to the far right. There is now no difference between her party and that of Restore and Reform. That should not be normalised. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happened
Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset
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"Hands up if you're a prancing prick who's been spouting complete bollocks about using the Royal Navy to send migrants back to France in a desperate bid to distract attention from the sleaze your party is mired in"
My email to Reform’s Sarah Pochin Ms Pochin Your comment on X regarding the French nation (copied below) during WW2 is utterly disgraceful. You are not fit for public office and should apologise and resign immediately. Yours, In disgust ————— Her email is sarah.pochin.mp@parliament.uk
This is the story of how a group of perfectly ordinary neighbors took on one of the worst landlords in New York. And won. Introducing, the Union of Pinnacle Tenants: the short film. Watch the full film: youtu.be/h5dvGKI26ZA
After being rejected 4 times, Thames Water's creditors are now submitting a 5th proposal to keep the failing utility in private hands. This time, they're promising to increase public control. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 1/2
Cash from misery. Time to spread these profits around a little. #climatecrisis
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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