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Philip R Holden

@pwotg.bsky.social

Academic, writer, theatre director, sometime actor, coffee, red wine and pie lover; erstwhile bookseller. Brunch gets my attention every time. PWOTG stands for please walk on the grass (inquire for details)🙂

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Philip R Holden@pwotg.bsky.social · 6d ago

There's never been a more important time to support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free, whilst Anthropic defends its 'right' to buy (and steal) books, scan them and burn them. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org

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Philip R Holden@pwotg.bsky.social · last wk.

If anyone has been following the "debate" about taxing millionaires. Some relevant analysis in the following (happy to share report) TLDR = tax is a way of reducing inequality and it's equality and health+development that most positively correlate with happiness - regardless of millionaires.

Philip R Holden@pwotg.bsky.social · 2w ago

BBC interviewing f£-#_& Andrew Neil (about new PM) who, as a BBC employee, blatantly broke the impartiality rules that unaccountably were used to eject Gary Likeker 🙄

European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 4w ago

In the EU, social media platforms are accountable for their addictive designs. Our investigation of Instagram and Facebook shows Meta has not adequately assessed the risks of features such as infinite scroll, auto-play, push notifications, and recommender systems.

Square graphic with a purple gradient background and several yellow five-pointed stars near the top. A yellow banner reads “PRELIMINARY FINDING.” Below, large white text states: “Instagram & Facebook addictive designs in breach of the Digital Services Act.” The European Commission logo appears in the bottom-right corner.
Philip R Holden@pwotg.bsky.social · 3w ago

@andyburnham.bsky.social There is a single piece of legislation that would make people's lives better. Rule that social media platforms are publishers (the logic is clear) and therefore responsible for the content they promulgate. "But that destroys our business model" Sounds like a you problem.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

JK Rowling spiking the football after she likely helped force Amnesty International to retract the report while using the made up term "sex-based rights."

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling). The text of the post reads: "Translation: oops, didn't realise people outside our ideological bubble are THIS pissed off about the loss of sex-based rights. We remain implacably opposed to any organisation fighting to retain them, but shove in the words 'rights of women' to keep the bigots happy." ​Attached to the post is a screenshot of an Amnesty International webpage with the heading "Briefing review." The webpage text reads: "We have temporarily removed this briefing while it undergoes an internal review. Amnesty International UK remains committed to researching and campaigning on human rights issues, incorporating our long standing and explicit commitment to gender justice, including the rights of women, LGBTQI and trans people." ​The timestamp on the post is 4:01 AM • Jul 12, 2026, with 599.9K Views.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

Philip R Holden@pwotg.bsky.social · 3w ago

Crazy, isn't it. We have some properly inspiring science TV like this (+ Attenborough, Cox, Fry, Roberts) yet schools seldom "allow" children to watch a clip, much less a whole episode or the series. Shouldn't these be the start of inquiry learning? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... #education

Evolution review – with this TV miracle, David Attenborough’s successor is well and truly crowned

The new BBC documentary is so wondrous and awe-inspiring it will make you feel like a child again – and in Chris Packham, it has a presenter for the ages

theguardian.com