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Richard Pierce

@tettig.bsky.social

He/him. Novelist, poet, Spoken Word artist, painter, champion of new music. Debut novel DEAD MEN nominated for Guardian First Book Award. #StandUpToRacism. European. #RejoinEU. www.tettig.com. Don't DM me unless you know me.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 7d ago

Reform's deputy leader on Solihull Council quit to be an independent yesterday, saying it was for personal reasons by mutual consent. It came a day before ITV news broadcast his racist comments when filned undercover. He says mass deportations must make Britain 99% white

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Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 7d ago

It’s sad that this is necessary, but we’re glad to see action being taken to protect our elections. More than 100 Democratic Senate staffers will head to key polling locations this November to observe the election process as part of a new, first-of-its-kind Senate Election Observer Program.

Padilla, Schumer Announce Recruitment of 100 + Senate Staff and Plans to Deploy to Nine States Ahead of Midterms - Senator Alex Padilla

First-of-its-kind Senate program will put trained congressional observers on the ground to document any voter interference or threats to election workers in 2026 midterm Senate contests as Trump escal...

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Richard Pierce@tettig.bsky.social · 7d ago

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... It's time the UK govt proscribed Far Right organisations and removed proscription from Pakestine Action.

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest

theguardian.com

Richard Pierce@tettig.bsky.social · 7d ago

The eyes have it: Reform politician’s ‘smart glasses’ prompt calls for ban in Westminster www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Ban the fuckers, not just from parliaments, but from the world. No place for AI except in medical research.

The eyes have it: Reform politician’s ‘smart glasses’ prompt calls for ban in Westminster

Jason O’Connell’s suspected use of the specs to aid his speech in Senedd reignites debate over AI-enabled devices

theguardian.com

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."

In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75, 77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court, officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · last wk.

JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · last wk.

At last! Big congrats to all including @carolecadwalla.bsky.social As MP I was proud to join a court case to try to force ministers to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote & other recent elections - their lack of curiosity, from Boris onwards, was stunning …

"Seamus O'Reilly" 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇬🇱@jimbobuk.bsky.social · last wk.

In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...