Tghelani
@tghelani.bsky.social
Scripted TV exec. Like yelling ‘You can’t fight city hall!’
When he’s not whining, he’s avoiding scrutiny, and when he’s not avoiding scrutiny he’s spending the money he secretly accepts from billionaires set to benefit from his ‘policies’.
Peter Smith@redpeter99.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe last essay he submitted was for history O Level in 1980. 'In praise of Unity Mitford'
In Germany, Google is liable for false answers in its AI "overviews" that pop up at the top of search results. I wish we had this in the States. Make them pay for misleading users. the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...
Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ...
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Just a wee reminder for anyone listening to politicians doing the ‘I condemn the violence but people have legitimate concerns’, shuffle, immigration in NI is 3.5% of the population. Most of them working in NHS, social care and other badly paid jobs.
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 3mo agoNorthern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannon on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" by the disorder
I'm one of the leads of SPROCKET - we need you to help build innovations to improve services for children with complex needs! Please see the call below :)
SPROCKET Hub@sprockethub.bsky.social · 4mo agoPaid opportunity: Parent Panel members needed for the SPROCKET project. Are you a parent of a child aged 0-25 years with complex health needs? The Parents Panel will meet three times a year to help shape the project. Paid £27.50/hr + expenses. Apply here: forms.office.com/e/hKvFRe0jHc
What some of us have been warning of for decades is happening, faster and fiercer than most imagined, even in the mildest and most temperate corners of the world. #ClimateBreakdown
MetJam@metjam.co.uk · 4mo ago34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.
BACK THIS WEEK BROKEN VEIL II EPISODE FIVE Into the woods… Patreon.com/brokenveil
Congratulations to all of those long listed for the David Nobbs Memorial Trust comedy writing competition! Well Done to all who got it together and entered - no effort is ever wasted in my view. 🎉🙌🏾🎊
David Nobbs Memorial Trust@nobbsmemorial.bsky.social · 4mo agoCongratulations to the 2026 DNMT New Comedy Writing Competition long list! Thanks to all the readers who read and scored all the submitted scripts! The shortlist will be announced in June.
Child Protective Services in multiple states is opening up investigations and—in at least one case—taking teens from the mothers who help them seek out abortion
If Jesus is wine and if Jesus is bread then Jesus is girl dinner
What Gove et al did to education was a scandal that will take a generation to recover from. From free schools to removing schools from inspections, to losing control of Academy conversions, it was catastrophic www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools
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On failing to “fit in” and on overlooked autistic women uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm... #autism #adhd #neurodiversity #books
Compare the YouTube thumbnail with the actual scene in the video.
I hate sounding like a Red Brigade but we have a parasite class preying on our world.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9mo agoExtraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments. 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents. They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..." abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
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Don't be evil? "Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..." www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
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This is brutal, and Amazon is making *$86 BILLION* this year — with $20 billion of that in profit. This may well be the first domino that reveals what so many already know, which is that everyone but the wealthy are already in a recession. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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This week is the end of my full on UK touring - Woodbridge tonight is sold out , but then it is STOCKPORT, HULL and SHOREHAM-by-SEA . I hope to see some of you at these gigs, would prefer a bang to a whimper Robinince.com #comedy #poetry #stockport #hull #bookshops
Robin Ince | Comedian | Writer | Broadcaster
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
I don’t know much about this channel, but this short video of teaching an octopus is very moving youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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‘Unspun World’ at 11.00 tonight on BBC Two, then iPlayer, News Channel & World Service: what do Russians feel about the Ukraine war? Why are Gulf states involved in the Sudan fighting? Who do Americans blame for the govt shutdown? And the climate change conference - any good?
My pal @josielong.bsky.social is playing OXFORD on Thursday Tickets here www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/josie...
Josie Long: Now is the Time of Monsters | Oxford Playhouse
A brand-new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and very good comedian Josie Long. In the
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yeah yeah priceless crown jewels whatever. don't forget someone in paris woke up to find their beloved giant ladder truck missing
“The UK has a system in which a TV channel can pay a political leader almost half a million pounds a year and give him an hour an evening to react to his rivals without breaking a single rule.”
James Ball@jamesrball.com · 11mo agoYou might think controlling GB News gives you huge influence over UK politics – especially on the right. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as we reveal in this week's issue of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
It’s an unnerving jump going from #traitors, seeing random finger pointing to the news, seeing John Bolton got indicted.
