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British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right… What a grim betrayal of our democracy. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

There goes the First Amendment.

We need to be very clear about this. Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all. humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...

Any #Aberdeen folks with kids 10-16 looking for activity this Sunday, my friend Caroline is running a smart home workshop www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/sma... It is bound to be fun! #smarthome #teens #iot #prototype

It is like a cruel but accurate joke someone made up about the left: "Two Corbynites walk into a pub and fall out over the definition of Corbynism. One of them was Corbyn." Just join the Greens, Zarah. You will be so much happier.

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is impressive buildings with @LivCathedral ⛪ We're looking forward to seeing your choices! 'Marischal College, Aberdeen' by Steven MacIver (b.1979) © the artist. 📷 University of Aberdeen

Meet the wonderful George Pendergast who, at 100 years of age, edits #Wikipedia and uses #AI. Come to #Aberdeen #Wikimetup and we'll show you how easy and satisfying it is. ti.to/code-the-cit... It is time to #BeMoreGeorge w.wiki/FJi5

Looking forward to hosting this session. If you are in or around #Aberdeen, and interested in #Wikipedia, #wikidata, #openknowledge, #creativecommons etc please join us!

Are you interested in #Wikipedia, #Wikidata and the wider Wikimedia ecosystem? Join us: 🗓️ 22nd September 2025 🕕 18:30 - 20:30 📍 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU You can book a space using this link: ti.to/code-the-cit... #WikimediaAberdeen #OpenKnowledge

Another Tory has been Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK So let’s consider this headline news from the BBC.. bloke no one heard of from universally unpopular Toris jumps their sinking ship to join Farage’s grifters in Reform in pursuit of publicity 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️

Yes, they really are this stupid.

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

I have no words for this.

This is how you protect your democracy. The US is a demonstration of what happens when you don't. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

🚀 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Join Code the City's Working Groups! 🚀 JOIN US at a Working Groups Information Event 🗓️ Wednesday, 24th Sept 📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen and On Zoom ⏰ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in-person and 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM online 🔗https://ti.to/code-the-city/ctc-wgs-event1

The BBC headline is just vague enough, so Reform supporters & sympathisers think he is being attacked for being financially successful.

Nigel Farage is still refusing to explain his £885,000 house purchase in Clacton which he didn't pay £44,000 Stamp Duty on. It's time for him to go isn't it?

Thanks to @lukasz.langa.pl for a great talk at #APUG tonight. We had a great turnout at the refurbished @codethecity.bsky.social HQ, the #SoapFactory! #python #coding #programming

@lukasz.langa.pl Here's the door, arrowed.

📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else! www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Have you noticed? A new episode of the core․py podcast is out! This one is a little out there even for our standards, but it was a fun trip to go through all those PEPs and think “what if?” Also included: @pablogsal.com suffering some technical difficulties 🥸 creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Congratulations to our Co-founder and Trustee, Ian Watt on being awarded the Order of The Scottish Samurai yesterday. @watty62.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/co-fou...? #Aberdeen #Scotland #Honours

"He and his ministers knew what they were doing, and what the consequences would be. They consciously opted to ramp up net migration for economic reasons." As I have been explaining for some years, immigration was an adrenaline shot by Johnson explicitly intended to disguise the Brexit damage. ~AA

ChatGPT was only pretending to write a book? Wow, it really is human.

UK government report based on internal civil service trial finds Copilot doesn’t increase productivity, and indeed makes Excel take longer and with more errors, and requires Powerpoint users to have ‘corrective action’ applied to their outputs. www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going. Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk Thank you.

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business. It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

This is the coolest man in the UK. It's not even close.

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

If you vote Reform you will be voting against women’s equality, for more harassment in the workplace and beyond (as if there isn’t enough) Remember 41% of the Farage Foot Soldiers arrested in last summer’s disgraceful riots had already been REPORTED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE

I found water in the woods. #photography #woodland #signs #concrete #Aberdeen

I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events

*sound on* This is Andrea Jenkyns's ACTUAL singing entrance to the Reform UK conference. Utter crackpots. And anyone who thinks this kind of idiotic look-at-me amateurs are how this country will "rediscover its pride" needs to have a lie-down.

Parents and carers, we're planning new tech programmes for teens & young adults (13–24), and your input will help shape what we offer. Coding, design, data, AI, problem-solving. What excites your child? Tell us in this short survey: us19.list-manage.com/survey?u=3ad... #DigitalSkills #aberdeen

🎁 HELP MAKE OUR FUNDRAISER SPECIAL! 🎁 We need YOUR help to make our raffle truly spectacular! 🌟 COULD YOU OR YOUR COMPANY DONATE A PRIZE? 🌟 We're looking for donations of all kinds: Grab your tickets for the Quiz Night itself ti.to/code-the-cit... #CodeTheCity #Fundraising #Aberdeen

CHALLENGER: “.. many of these [pharma] companies are also implementing AI, causing restructuring and leading to job loss.”

I'm sure @afc.co.uk fans, and @celticfc.bsky.social ones will find #Grok's take on this recent transfer very amusing! #Scottish #football #AI #LLM

Make it Teams, please! The most awful piece of software I've been forced to use in 30+ years

I had somehow missed that Trump is literally whitewashing *the Holocaust Museum*. abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...

Ooh who likes a quiz?!

Hey, #Aberdeen how about this session tomorrow? Exploring #AI. Great for creatives, artists, and the tech-curious. @postabdn.com @rgulibrary.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social please help us get the word out! See you there!

Only two weeks until our quiz, #Aberdeen. Are you entering a team? Or come along and join one. We've also a raffle, with prizes including a two-person #whisky-tasting session contributed by the amazing @aberdeenwhiskyshop.bsky.social and gift vouchers from JG Ross bakers and many more!

Farage is whipping up anger against the ECHR with false claims. As The Bear brilliantly writes: “The ECHR [is] the foundation that protects you from your own government.” That's why leaving the ECHR would be a Really Bad Idea.

Brexit - the gateway drug to a dangerous obsession with immigration - next come deportation schemes, #Farageriots, increasing authoritarianism, overt racism from politicians and media, cruelty as policy, leaving the ECHR… On and on. Relentless, ruinous failure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A morning stroll in #Aberdeen. #photography #monochrome #monophotography

A quick walkthrough of @thetetrapakshow @torrianomeetinghouse The Tetrapak Show brings together alumni of The Drawing Year* around their shared use of Tetra Pak as a ‘plate’ in the printmaking process.

Is the BBC Reform UK's mouthpiece? Yup. "Researchers at Cardiff University have produced a detailed analysis of every episode of the BBC’s flagship Question Time programme broadcast between September 2014 and July 2023 to see if the broadcaster was balancing political viewpoints."

Can’t be repeated often enough ‘The UK’s creative industries are vital to the economy. Valued at £124bn, they are worth more than the life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined. Arts and culture alone contribute an impressive £34.6bn.’ on.ft.com/42hzVmL