Australia gov have done some pretty dumb things regarding social media. This is not one of them. Control the flow of information to a person and you have power over them. We allow these companies too much leeway, and barely punish them when they go further. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content

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"Rather than defeat Reform in a battle of ideas, the political and media class wants them defeated through the law." You see, I quite like "we should not allow dark money to infect our politics and corrode our democracy" as an idea. But that includes the Koch brothers funding pretend-journalism.

I have serious reservations that a deeply problematic US firm, that has ties to the far right and touts regime change as one of its objectives, is being allowed to search the texts of an elected UK holder of Office, and the Mayor of our capital city no less. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan police

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1/3 🧵 We are so close to being able to do genetic testing for autisim. More importantly, we are beginning to see clear dilineations between the various subtypes, and that means better support, in some cases better treatments and better understanding of the condition. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs - Nature Genetics

Classes of autism are uncovered with a generative mixture modeling approach leveraging matched phenotypic and genetic data from a large cohort, revealing different genetic programs underlying their ph...

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Charlotte Appleyard should resign. Thiel is not a UK resident, he is however a nazi sponsoring arsehole. British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

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Asked google gemini whether it was worth upgrading from my pixel 8 pro to the 11 XL, even with a hefty trade in. "RIP OFF" was its verdict.

If they start talking about "affordable homes" we know they will have given up entirely. The "affordable homes" scheme in the UK results in tenants paying more per month and receiving less in equity. With numeric reqs, that discourage building normal sized houses and some land never being developed.

Oliver@oliver48.bsky.social · 2w ago

Meet Andy U-turn Burham ... "This week Andy Burnham has.. 🚨 U-turned on spending £39bn on council houses. Just 60% of the £39bn budget will be spent on social rented houses (Not all will be council housing) 🚨 U-turned on taking control of ..." www.facebook.com/bheardmedia/... via B Heard Media

He's free now Jolene. Rip dp

The biggest non affiliated donations to the miners strike was from gay activists from London. Russia is famously homophobic. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Yorkshireman believed to be first Briton to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine

Bradley Townsend reportedly killed by a drone on 10 June in Donetsk region after joining up with separatists

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When at uni my lecturer stated that intelligence was not possible if it was In a simulation. He then gave us an open writing task. So I wrote an essay on the difference between sci fi and academic journals, and put his books in the former. He didn't fail me, but I didn't make a friend either.

Brian Jay Jones@brianjayjones.com · 2w ago

Sorry, dude, but I write nonfiction, not fantasy.

It's hopefully nothing, but "defend against protestors" feels very much like a Keir steer. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Ukraine hands Britain ‘goldmine’ of secret battlefield intelligence to protect bases

The UK is the first country outside of Ukraine to get access to Kyiv’s ‘Avengers’ database

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UK government wakes up small children country wide with a no shit Sherlock message about BBQs causing fires on the 'oh shit it's a nuke' emergency network.

I sincerely hope that I will never get to see Taylor Swift's wedding dress. If I do, something has gone terribly wrong.

#OctoEclipse @octopus.energy Taking photos with my kids of the eclipse, in the desperate attempt to make up for a horrendous year of cowboy builder shenanigans by maybe winning some solar panels.

Reform UK tells its activists "don't drink and Tweet" because "the biggest threat to Reform is the people in it". “If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the internal training course, leaked to Byline Times, warns

Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’' Because 'The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It'

EXCLUSIVE: "If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the leaked internal training course warn its members

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#Coldean public vote backed by councillors on future of neighbourhood #LDreporter www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Coldean residents to vote on neighbourhood plan in referendum

People in Coldean could go to the polls in September in a referendum on a neighbourhood plan.

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#Coldean Neighbourhood Plan approved to go to referendum makes the front of today's @brightonargus.bsky.social #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove www.theargus.co.uk/news/2641321...

Riviting presentation by @adamdennett.bsky.social 🏆 Evidenced based policy FTW. Hopefully those in power will listen and use this tool to improve attainment for all pupils, but especially disadvantaged ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaqm... To see the work behind it, github.com/adamdennett/...

Public Lecture - How to Pull the Right Lever

YouTube video by Adam Dennett

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Pardon in 3 2 1 million dollars. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court

Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York

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Andy Burnham is the first PM I've heard in my 46 years, that appears to have vocalised an actual vision. No sound bites, or beuocratic manifesto. Just actual vision. If he succeeded, I'm going to blame our electorial system, for, mostly, putting the wrong people in charge.

Burnham is a wrongun. Anyone who puts milk first is a wrongun. It clogs the bags and makes the tea taste like a cheap tea flavoured milk dud. Me? As little milk as is possible, and preferably a lemon slice. You will be judged harshly, if you ruin your 'erb infusion with cow secretions.

There is a sub genre of Korean TV drama, time travelling chefs.

SWEET!! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Space jam: astronomers detect ‘raspberry sugar’ on dust cloud in Milky Way

Detection of erythrulose shows compounds that are key to life can form in expanse between stars

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I see Ann Widdecombe has died. When she was Home Secretary I showed her round Drake Hall womens’s prison. There was a pregnant woman on a bed in the early stages of Labour and she asked the prison officers why she wasn’t handcuffed to the bed. That’s the kind of woman she was.

This is why vaccines are important.

Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78

She lived more than 70 years at the mercy of the machine.

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So after several years of being perhaps his most tireless critic, I find myself wary of celebrating his disappearance too soon. (Written on my sun lounger. Will not be sending pics.)

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 2mo ago

Opinion | I've watched many pundits claim the Reform UK leader's career is over, but he always finds a way to survive 🖊️ James O'Brien Read more: trib.al/PsfD0mZ

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules. Continue reading...

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If Nigel Farage resigns as MP in Clacton, how will Parliament or Clacton even notice that he is gone?

Small Dorset Town stands up to racism. Local anger in Wimborne is through the roof. But nothing reported anywhere. Meanwhile - six flag waving idiots turns up outside a hotel in Epping and its front page news.

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So I'm told a crowd of about 100 people turned up in Wimborne to protest against Katie Hopkins appearing there. Really impressive demo for such a small town showing the strength of feeling. Well done Wimborne.