We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/s/zDwUWi

Have cycle, will travel! Off to the seaside for the afternoon. Planning to hand-cycle along the sea-front and admire the wind-farms. #MyCycleMyMobilityAid

Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

It’s really starting to grind me down

We're delighted to announce that the Science Museum Group Journal is joining OLH! 🎉 The journal brings together research and practice on science museums, science communication, curatorial work, archives, and the history and presentation of science. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/974/

OLH partners with the UK's leading group of science museums

We’re delighted to announce that the Science Museum Group Journal will join OLH in Autumn 2026. This engaging publication is the official journal for the five national UK museums in …

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"I know what a pain Andys can be..."

This is fucking hilarious

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3w ago

'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social) was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions. So much for free speech.

Photovoltaics are still running after a year under Swiss trains https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/13/photovoltaics-are-still-running-after-a-year-under-swiss-trains/5269664 Solar boss reckons challenges are regulatory, not technological

Photovoltaics are still running after a year under Swiss trains

Solar boss reckons challenges are regulatory, not technological

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"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...

These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech

Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.

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If only there’d been some sort of clue…

I know this has been pointed out many times by many people but I just want to reiterate: Anthropic is basically using Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole as the Claude logo

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.

We were delighted to welcome Cllr Laura Sessions (Active Travel Lead at Lewisham Council) at our Ladywell Inclusive Cycling Hub. She got to try out one of our Side-by-Side tandems and chat with our participants about the joy they experience when accessing the right cycle and the right support.

Check out these user led organisation job opportunities tell your friends and colleagues please shapingourlives.org.uk/join-our-team/

Accurate.

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

Instead of locking children out of a toxic swamp, the government should force big tech to clean it up... https://goodlaw.social/5w7z

Social media: Don’t ban children, fix the platforms | Good Law Project

Instead of locking children out of a toxic swamp, the government should force big tech to clean it up

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I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

Libraries for all! - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/li... @sole-essex.bsky.social

Libraries for all!

For decades, our libraries have promoted a large range of themes and events linked to books, education, local issues, culture, and libraries themselves. As well as Pride, and Black History Month, ther...

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Picard management tip: There is always a non-obvious third option. When caught between a rock and a hard place, find a jackhammer.

Planetary Science xkcd.com/3255/

facinating wierd maths on why metric and imperial bridge signs are not consistent

Fergus Murray@oolong.co.uk · 3mo ago

Ooh no, there is a comment, from someone who had to work a lot harder to find that sign! youtube.com/watch?v=kH_b...

I was disgusted that Gaie Delap was returned to prison cos the contractor couldn't find tags the right size for a small woman's wrists. There was no evidence she had ever (or would ever) breach her curfew. This re-imprisonment was unnecessary and discriminatory. I hope the book is thrown at Govt

Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 2mo ago

Gaie Delap spent Christmas and her 79th birthday behind bars, just because the prison service couldn’t find an electronic monitoring tag that fitted her. We helped get Gaie released from jail last year. Now we’re helping her sue the Ministry of Justice for false imprisonment. https://bit.ly/4vnOy3d

Save our Libraries Essex are campaigning against this ban on displaying books in libraries for Pride and Black History month … Libraries are for everyone Read more 👉 www.thebookseller.com/news/reform-...

Just throw us a ladder! Ever feel caught between employers who won't employ Disabled people, and a Government demanding Disabled people work? Share if you agree it's time to speak up 🔗 buff.ly/TuWmrWn #OpportunitySecurityRespect