Michael Robinson
@mrobinson.bsky.social
Software developer, Chair of the Milton Keynes Green Party, Broughton and Milton Keynes Village Parish Councillor. I do not speak on official matters on social media (although I sometimes talk about my experiences and opinions) Any pronouns
What the fuck are "the country's cyber defences"? We don't have a Great Wall which deflects all unauthorised traffic. If it just means cyber defences of UK servers, well yeah. That happens every day. To anyone that knows anything about networking this comes across as extremely dumb.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 15h agoAI minister warns it is 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 14h agoI do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
Pffft who cares about "international law" set up in the wake of the holocaust to ensure that people being genocided have somewhere to take refuge.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · yesterdayReform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in government
This would be economically illiterate & environmentally disastrous - and makes us less secure: undermining efforts to reduce energy bills by reducing dependence on gas, increasing vulnerability to global dictators, driving climate emissions & knee capping a market that’s just beginning to take off
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
theguardian.com
I wholeheartedly reject the notion that we need leadership to control policy. We don't need another party that's controlled by the top down. The article, by the way, is clearly biased in its understanding of politics. Even the headline! He can't signal an overhaul, because it's not up to him.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterdayZack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote
This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇
No shit! "Christian nationalists" are the antithesis of what the New Testament teaches. They bang on about "Christianity" and "British culture" while demonstrating they know bugger all about either, nor care beyond using the terms to spread racism and hate. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
I’m trying (and mostly failing) to have a screen-free weekend, but I had to stop in and give you this pre-teen punk band called Blush.
This is really significant. This is basically the mirror of the US's qualified immunity, which has caused so much grief. I hope they're able to overturn it.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2d agoMPs attempt to overturn ruling which protects police from being sued
Bethany wore a “Protect The Dolls” t-shirt during rehearsals. The BBC posted it on their socials then quietly deleted and reposted it without showing her from the front. On TV last night they actually blurred the message #Strictly
Was trying to see if I can remember the last twenty years of PMs and the one that I spent several minutes trying to remember the name of was Keir Starmer. I just find it so funny how quickly I forgot him, the most generic man imaginable
The left isn’t weak because of infighting. The left is weak because every facet of our society and economy is geared to the benefit of fascism and white supremacy and it is the challenge of multiple lifetimes to dismantle all of that.
Did she say she was kidding? Dev Lemons's workplace micro-romance video is a big hit this week at InfoWars HQ. Watch InfoWars HQ now: https://bit.ly/4AUe43X
This is not good for us. It might be good for other countries, but it's not good for us.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d agoDeath by a thousand cuts as universities revoke international offers "en masse" of prospective students from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan to avoid losing ability to recruit international students. More job losses and course closures predicted in consequence. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
"a public and political revolt" So they're afraid that we'll turn on them if one of their LLMs goes haywire. Which, given the antipathy towards them, seems likely.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d agoI keep trying to think of any historical example where a given technology's PROMOTERS AND TRUE BELIEVERS were like 'we are absolutely going to ruin your fucking life so be prepared like it's the end of the world'
“Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on 5,000 years of experience, that we can't entrust themanagement of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners.” - Edward Abbey
It’s gone from a safe Labour seat with a 30k+ majority in 2017 to a marginal with 3,364 majority with the Greens in second what the fuck are you on about
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3d agoLabour byelection win shows party starting to win back voters on left
inside the greens’ sudden crisis. literally the only party that gained. 🤷♀️
John Harris@johnharris1969.bsky.social · 4d agoLatest from me: on a byelection that barely scratched troubled London lives, and the Greens' sudden crisis. Anywhere But Westminster episode follows imminently www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One of the knock-on benefits of Universal Basic income, would be that people would not need to waste time on forms, and could use that time for projects, growing vegetables and many many more things.
i know i'm being the smug linux stereotype at this point but i'm sorry windows users are so cucked. you control the OS you have on your computer
Whenever a company or billionaire said this kind of thing I just think, "ok I guess someone else will do it". These announcements are basically just blackmail to try to force business-friendly changes, and we can simply not do that.
Architects' Journal@news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 4d agoTaylor Wimpey, one of the country’s biggest property developers, has said it will not be building any more homes in London due to a ‘broken’ viability environment
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d agoYoung teenagers are less likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than a few years ago, according to a new analysis. “It really does look like a free fall,” Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology, said. “But what’s causing it is unclear.”
On the day he is a main candidate in a very important by-election, Facebook has *suspended* Zack Polanski’s account. This ON ITS OWN should be reason to vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras. This is foreign interference in British democracy. And guess what, the media (and Labour) is silent.
A not-insignificant portion of the tech sector has just had their brains broken by a machine that you can talk to
🎃👻🧙♀️ Vio the VVitch 🧙♀️👻🎃@viothevvitch.myatproto.social · 5d agothis is so fucking sad
I'm just learning about this now but this is why I'm in politics. Her neighbourhood didn't get better in any meaningful way, her home was the same as it always was. But an investment company bought it and jacked up the price. They don't have to do this. This isn't because of a mortgage increase.
Bub 🏳️🌈 🐈@bubotomy.bsky.social · 5d agoThey killed her. people.com/87-year-old-...
This is not confined to climate change either. There is seemingly no awareness that these fights have actual, real-world ramifications. There is only the push & pull on cable news, only owning & being owned, only tribal warfare. I don't even know how to capture it exactly but it's unnerving.
