Tony Roberts
@phatcontroller.bsky.social
Emeritus Fellow of Digital Rights. Editor of book series on all aspects of digital citizenship and digital authoritarianism. Free typo with every post.
If Russia boosted the leave vote, given the narrow margin, isn't it now imperative to democracy that we now have a referendum that lets Britons freely self-determine their own political, economic and cultural future - without foreign influence and manipulation?
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 23m ago⚡️Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time.
“These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," the Observer reports Burnham saying.
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 23m ago⚡️Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time.
the latest anthropic cry abt "cruelty" & "abuse" of ai is truly stupid. i beg journalists to stop parroting amodei we wrote why dehumanisation of ai is impossible & 6+ yrs later, everything in this paper holds Robot Rights? Let’s Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
All data centres are military targets. NIMBY
Paul van der Meer@paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 17h agoTotal chaos in Russian cities after Ukraine's strikes on just two Yandex data centers wipes out GPS, payment systems, taxi apps and the largest websites, across the country. Russia's centralized North Korean style internet is the country's weakness, they are fucked.
There's a traditional Guardian misprint here. Headline should read "US needs a new leader after diesel deal with Russia". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with Russia
US president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war
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In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...
Thoughtcrime, in George Orwell's dystopian 1984 was the crime of thinking in a way not approved of by the regime.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoMike Johnson referring to it as "super intelligence" and to AI companies as "super intelligence providers"
A real welfare state and universal health care require broad taxation, including the middle class. But high end wealth taxation is the kind of tax that protects democracy and the rule of law, and prevents aristocratic dynasties. It keeps us human.
Wealth taxes work
Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d agoNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
the Irish government continues to cater for the AI industry while ignoring independent experts, impacted communities, and CSOs "Prominent speaking slots at the event will feature US AI firms Google, Microsoft & OpenAI, with Meta, IBM, Intel, Nvidia, Amazon, Anthropic & AMD represented on panels"
Liz Carolan@lizcarolan.com · 2d agoIrish Gov is hosting its "International AI Summit" next week Even I was surprised by how industry heavy is it 83% of speakers are corporates, 0 independent experts, 1 union rep I'm not explicit about this in the piece -but- surely this is, at best, tone deaf? www.techpolicy.press/at-irelands-...
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
The idea that any of us is asked to make an argument for our Britishness is not only insulting and patronising but also pretty fucking racist
Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social · 2d agoDear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
I'm surprised Reform aren't all over this - can't think why.
Who can we trust with the economy?
Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 2d agoKemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn… …seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
New business idea: massage chair with dopamine electrodes
jess m. ☕🍂@jametc.bsky.social · 3d agoI mean why bother with all of this? Why even bother with the pretense of art and media? just hook an electrode up to the dopamine center in your brain and keep pressing the button like you're a rat in a fucking skinner machine. Go sit in a dark box hooked up to hoses forever
