In 2014 Nir Eyal literally wrote the manual on how to create addictive digital products. So anyone from Meta or X or Google claiming that it all happened by accident is patently full of shit. We've known about the harms for over a decade.

Thank you for this Christina. I am incensed about journalists intellectualising about things they know nothing about and conflating hard medical evidence with conspiracy theories and those with a political axe to grind.

Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

In June 1966, scientist James Lovelock warned Shell in a confidential memo of “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.” Shell would later become "a founding member of the denialist Global Climate Coalition." 😑

The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms

“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of ...

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social worth reading this if you’re not clear about the level of profiteering in the care home sector: neweconomics.org/2025/11/priv...

Private equity firms taking millions in profits from care sector each year, new analysis reveals

Analysis finds private companies running care services took more than £250m in profits in just three English regions over the course of three years

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“Fuck you,” British Gas boss tells public. “LOL fuck you, imagine how big my bonus is going to be now”.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

‘Customers prefer AI chatbots to humans’ says British Gas boss as 1,300 call centre staff axed

AOC when asked about Hegseth's comment about getting rid of 'unqualified' women in the military: “He’s an unqualified man in his role, so of course he’s threatened by women who are twice as good as he is.“

As hosepipe bans rollout across the UK know that Data Centres are using 6.6m litres a day, it quadrupled in the last 4 years. That's enough to run 1.8m hosepipes for 5 minutes.

One thing I'm noticing from a lot of people here, and the media reports surrounding the arrest of the Tates, is how many are using the term "child pornography" Children cannot consent and therefore it is not pornography It is Child Sexual Abuse Material or CSAM and it's vital to call it that

Anyone interested in the story of this truly weird, racist fascist thumb who runs Trump should listen to @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdHi...

Stephen Miller – American Fascist | Origin Story

YouTube video by Origin Story

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

Canvassers out in force in Clacton.

No, it demonstrates that he is delivering what the owners - shareholders & hedge funds want, to extract monies from UK Govt & customers & feedback to the investors. The Execs are doing this. So, they receive massive pay rises.

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

Tweet so good I printed it out and put it on my wall. I referred to it in a conference talk today @hypervisible.blacksky.app

Someone just told me that garlic is an "overrated seasoning”, and long story short it’s always painful when a friendship ends.

For the love of god, let someone score so I can go too bed.

FWIW I'm delighted that screen time - particularly in primary classrooms - is now featuring in the debate over tech / AI in schools. With evidence piling up that people remember less of what they read on screens vs books, a pushback on screen time is long overdue in terms of raising standards.

France is turning school playgrounds into living classrooms. Instead of leaving children surrounded by hot concrete and open asphalt, several schools are replacing traditional yards with small forests, ponds, shaded gardens, and natural play areas that feel cooler during increasingly hot summers

A contractor building Meta's data center flushed its "closed-loop" cooling system straight into Cheyenne's sewer. It carried a bacterium and knocked the city's water-reuse system offline for months. They sell these as sealed systems that barely touch the water. This one poisoned a city's.

#Morocco is finding a clever way to produce #cleanenergy while protecting one of its most valuable resources: water. By installing floating #solarpanels on reservoirs and dams, the country is allowing the same surface to generate electricity while helping reduce water evaporation during dry periods

RENEWABLES: They're still wildly popular with the British public, not that you'd realise from news coverage * Only 4% are opposed Even for wind/solar farms in your local area, opposition is very low * 74/68% would either be happy to have a local solar/wind farm, or don't care

"DiD yOu kNoW hE dOeSn'T tAkE a SaLaRy?"

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.

Breaking news: President Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto, digital tokens and related partnerships in 2025, appearing to have substantially increased his income after reentering the White House last year.

Not bad is it? £270k for 12 hours. That's £22,500 per hour. Just above the National Living Wage we think... 🤔 Man of the people. ✊️ #EconSky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage declares earning £270,000 for gold bullion promotions

The Reform UK leader says the payment from Direct Bullion was for work amounting to four hours per month for a three-month period.

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What has the decline of collective bargaining meant for worker power in precarious sectors? We spoke to them, to find out just how little voice workers in these sectors feel they have.

'Green Party leader...Zack Polanski said: "What is the value of giving local govt more powers if it cannot afford to use them?... #Burnham's commitment today to stick to the so-called fiscal rules ensures continued austerity & cuts to vital services." ' #devolution www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New No 10 North plan will rebalance power in Britain, Burnham promises

The man most likely to be the next prime minister says his devolution plans would "drive good growth in every postcode".

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‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a children’s home? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home?

Experts raise alarm as firms aiming to maximise assets and sell for profit become more involved in vital public services

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