Why does an Australian TV channel offer better, more accurate news about Europe than European channels?

Scree@screecycle.bsky.social · 4h ago

Some amazing photos in this article. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

I don't often sign/share petitions but having watched the briefing a few weeks ago I truly believe that it needs to be shown on prime time terrestrial TV right across the UK. Please consider signing - we need this information to be widely known.

National Emergency Briefing@nebriefing.bsky.social · 4h ago

Please help us get the petition for a televised emergency briefing to 100,000 signatures. That will secure a Parliamentary debate - for a major boost in awareness. If you’ve signed, please ask friends and family. 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp

I just cannot imagine how I even got through my working days, the past few decades, when AI wasn't a thing. What did we ever do without it...

Worm Girl@cataclysmtlg.com · 4h ago

Everyone is treating the quoted text like the guy is just really dumb or weird. That's not what this is! It is manufactured consent! Do you not know how that works? It's a media tactic where you present a distorted version of reality as the baseline assumption and natural state of affairs.

Honest to god, what a time to be alive: 'using a microphone is terrorism'.

D Mcguire@dmcguirecfc67.bsky.social · 3d ago

Terrorism act includes using microphones ? ffs Israhell hasn't half taken over England and the Uk Government !

A folded helmet and a folded Brompton. It is compact, clever, and always ready to go. Simple, convenient, and made for every days adventure.✨ Just unfold, hop on, and enjoy the ride.

Oh ffs. Please stop disappointing me and go do something actually important. Like figuring the plan for stopping us tipping further into food insecurity. Continuity Starmer with a blokey smile.

Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings

The prime minister says enforcement is increased but there also need to be more safe routes into the UK.

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It's almost like we need a joined up, nationalised set of public services, all working together for the benefit of the country and the people... #Renationalise

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 4d ago

Crumbling infrastructure & lack of water jeopardising govt plans for new homes. Privatisation of England's water prioritised shareholder returns. No new reservoirs, desalination plants, or national grid of water. Companies don't do national planning. Yet govts intoxicated with privatisation

Because there's many who will never forget what those weasels did in 2010 - Nick Clegg took them into coalition with David Cameron's Tories. Given the opportunity, the LibDems always default to the right not the left.

Immaterial@listeningmainly.bsky.social · 4d ago

Why aren’t the LimpDems more popular in the polls? They don’t support genocide and are not bonkers on immigration. Surely they are middle ground?

Why are they even allowed booze at work? Would Gaby allow a drunk to drive her home? We're paying parliamentarians to represent us, not swill alcohol in work all day.

matt@windows98support.bsky.social · 5d ago

Wait a second

At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Been awhile since I’ve tried to make the term “smart-stupid” happen. Smart-stupid is when something highly technical or complex is created — something you could never figure out on your own — but the result is completely idiotic.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

The GP contract is currently over 250 pages long, full of tick boxes and takes GPs aways from actually providing care for patients @andyburnham.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social It’s time to keep it simple & let GPs see & treat patients ‘Your GP, here for you!’

Dr Steve Taylor@drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Let’s really ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ Wes Streeting with a real patient focused contract & real funding to make it happen Patients want to see GPs & GPs want to see patients Your GP, here for you - time to make it happen, it’s in your hands dauk.org/our-call-for...

I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran

The question is: what on earth is Google doing?

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Disqualified 90 previous convictions Stolen car 85 mph 3 times the speed limit 2 previous lifetime driving bans Taken cocaine On bail Killed a Great Grandfather his own garden Bloody cyclists www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Banned driver in stolen Maserati killed pensioner in garden in 85mph crash

Fraser Garden was driving at almost three times the speed limit when he crashed the car in Broughty Ferry

bbc.co.uk

The UCI, again...

road.cc@roadcc.bsky.social · 5d ago

“The distance is the same, but the dynamics and excitement will be totally different, also removing a lot of enjoyment for the spectators!” Graham said, while claiming that the change was made by the UCI without consulting the riders road.cc/news/cycling...

🚩"oh mate" ⚠️ there's a new troll in town ⚠️ who basically sealions with the opener "oh mate" 🚩

God damnit Andy

Barry Parmegiana@jimmylasagne.bsky.social · 5d ago

Burnham's mission to eliminate street homelessness is off to a flying start. As for his attitude to the environment, I don't think he's even aware that there is one.

The pragmatic approach to the school bully is appeasement. It solves nothing. Quite depressed about climate change. Not because we can't do anything about it. We can. Not because it's too late to do anything about it. It's not. Because I fear we *won't* do anything about it. Because appeasement.

If you want to buy some t-shirts (even one with a guillotine) It would be even better if a percentage of the profits could be donated to migrant charities or the RNLI

Mike Bealing@sillytees.bsky.social · 6d ago

Nigel's Future is as good as sealed. #LockHimUp #FuckFarage Tees by Sillytees . Click: bit.ly/3RzEoyp

Fingers crossed it doesn’t become ammunition when cars feel held up by the slower-moving car-shaped vehicle in the road, or when the courier ends up obstructing either a pavement or cycle lane when parking to make deliveries... road.cc/news/cycling...

Funny how you've locked replies to followers only, & disabled quote reposts. Funny how the FT, who are usually paywalled up the wazoo, chose not to paywall this particular article.

Back in the day, Jordan and his mates would have been nazi collaborators. They would rather attack any progressive candidate than a corrupt shitty little tinpot fascist.

Jordan@jordanpfot.bsky.social · last wk.

Unbelievably sloppy from Zack Polanski to share this Instagram post. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Age of Unenlightenment steps-up its 'War on Experts'...

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Its hard not to see this as churlish and indefensible, some 11 days after the fire started. You have to wonder why UK military help wasn’t available immediately to protect the UK’s biggest national park, globally important wildlife, and, Y’know UK taxpayers homes & businesses?

UK Government offers military support to battle Cairngorms wildfire

John Swinney said the Scottish Government had requested aerial support to drop water on the fire

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Thank you so much to @s4c.cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 TV team for their excellent coverage of #TDF2026 I hope they can do it again next year ❤️

A big thank you to all the volunteers. It's beyond disappointing that the response from the Port of Tyne and the shipping companies involved has been so slow and frankly abysmal.

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · last wk.

A couple of hours on Tynemouth Longsands (in the rain) with 8-10 volunteers and we gathered about 20kg of nurdles, using dustpans and brushes, homemade mesh bags and big buckets. Join the WhatsApp group below for more info on local volunteer efforts.

Every year the train companies react to hundreds of potential customers by banning them. They could plan a special service and charge whatever they wanted for it, but no.

East Suffolk Lines@eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 2w ago

Cycle restrictions-Dunwich Dynamo. Cyclists won't be able to transport bikes by rail after the event. Each train has 6 cycle spaces, not enough for the number of cyclists taking part. Cycles are not permitted on Intercity trains Sun 26/7, or Lowestoft-Ipswich & Lowestoft-Norwich Sun 26/7 & Mon 27/7.

If you see this quote a pic of you in glasses.

Des@desdelboy.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you see this quote a pic of you in glasses.

I live there and it's neither "crime ridden" nor a "hellhole".

GeorgeWeeks2014@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social · 2w ago

I don't blame Sir Sadiq Khan for calling bullshit on Nigel Farage, Elon Musk et al who claim that London is "crime ridden" and a "hellhole". It really isn't, and the data shows that it isn't. Call out the liars. www.joe.co.uk/news/london-...