Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
@caitlinscott.bsky.social
(2/2) The bottom 50% claim a mere 1% of profits while they are hit the hardest by the cost shock. And that’s just the domestic economy. People in the Global South have been priced out of energy needs for months.
more evidence- if needed- of how the far right and tech broligarchy will continue to work together to twist the world in their direction
Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 6d agoAll the details in today's Popular Information:
"A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools. The company did not respond to a request for comment."
Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
When you send the accountants in to manipulate the number of war deaths you need to be put into moral administration, pending bankruptcy.
Democrats@democrats.org · 2w agoThe Pentagon lowered their count of Iran War casualties on their website, removing 4 service members killed last week. Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel Rampersad, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton are heroes who should be honored.
Authoritarian AI is a political project not a technological inevitability
Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3w agoDr. Velislava Hillman and Dr. Peter G. Kirchschlaeger argue that as AI erodes job markets, it exposes the reality that the crisis facing young people "was never primarily technological, but political." Time to rethink what education is for, they say.
For all its professed commitment to “sovereign” tech capability, the UK government is remarkably ready to waive the rules to accommodate US data company Palantir. 🧵1/4
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/hp-sauce For the rest, including cartoons, Pseuds, Dumb Britain and all the other regulars, you’ll have to buy the magazine. 🧵4/4
Private Eye | Palantir : Meet and discreet
FOR all its professed commitment to “sovereign” tech capability, the UK government is remarkably ready to waive the rules to accommodate US data company Palantir.
private-eye.co.uk
Vote Democratic Socialism, health care, social security, child care, education funding, gender and racial equality etc etc and etc.
In case you didn’t know, Exeter uni, where I work, has announced a plan to make 25% of staff in my English department redundant. Left-over staff will do double the teaching while their research time will be shrunk to 1%. Meanwhile admissions for English at Exeter are HIGH, and on the rise this year
7/ Install renewable energy and heating systems, like heat pumps and rooftop solar Rooftop solar has never been easier or cheaper – it will slash the school’s emissions and bills at the same time, and may even generate revenue letsgozero.org/solar-panels...
Solar panels: A step-by-step guide for your school - Lets Go Zero
With energy prices soaring and sustainability climbing the agenda, solar panels are becoming an increasingly attractive option for schools across the UK.
letsgozero.org
Almost 5,000 people have joined our call for a halt to new hyperscale data centres in Scotland. Have you? The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue. greens.scot/datacentres
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -
greens.scot
If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names.
Burnham the mystic with a mission is all smiles after Makerfield coronation | John Crace
Burnham the mystic with a mission is all smiles after Makerfield coronation | John Crace
There would be no more sadness. No more despair. A change was a-coming – and he would work tirelessly to make it happen
theguardian.com
Congratulations to colleagues at WIEGO plus Data Labellers Association and Kenya Union of Gig Workers for your work securing this ILO Global Treaty providing workers rights and social protection to gig workers across the globe. www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
ILO Adopts Landmark Treaty on Gig Work
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) adoption of a new global treaty for decent working conditions in the gig economy is a major step toward protecting the rights of millions of workers world...
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If you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps I.C.E. agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with I.C.E. and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.
Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
ALT: Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
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Tommy Robinson and allies have attenpted to call 96 simultaneous mass protests tonight, apparently by googling and listing possible meeting places There are particular concerms about disorder in Belfast & Northern Ireland after a serious crime, attempted murder, last night.
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
So grim. In the 1990s I visited China. The faculty there couldn’t believe I designed my own courses. They kept asking the same question in different ways thinking I hadn’t understood. I assumed that China would come to adopt Western freedoms, not US would adopt central control.
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 2mo ago“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”
Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
Blair putting on full display what is in many ways his special ability - to lay out a political argument grounded in his own view of global trends (globalisation in the 2000s, tech in the 2020s). But… institute.global/insights/pol...
The Labour Party Is Playing With Fire Over Its Future and the Future of the Country
In this essay, Tony Blair sets out the need for a new agenda for Britain.
institute.global
Deeply pathetic that BBC is reporting this as a Reform power struggle rather than explaining that Reform's policies would require deporting people -including pensioners - who have lived and worked here legally for decades. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform's deportation policy
Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.
bbc.co.uk