A well established form of colonial state murder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...

A world where our health records are used to power state-sponsored surveillance and target vulnerable communities isn’t so far away. And it's exactly what Palantir wants Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇 https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs

Humane and sensible step move by Spain in facilitating irregular migrants and asylum seekers to move to work with decent pay, social security and tax payments. Predictably the right is grumbling - unlike the UK, the govt isn’t allowing this to set their policies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

It's not that they're getting rid of talent in favour of mediocrities. They're getting rid of mediocrities in favour of genuinely repellent creatures like Wes Streeting and Maurice Glasman.

I strongly disagree here. The only reason Farage is getting a look in is the tiny gaggle of politicians and journalists around the prime minister with no plan, no clue, and no principles except that they prefer Farage vs anyone to their left - even a slightly more left wing Labour MP.

In case you missed this in August, an Israeli army database reveals that at least 83% of casualties in Gaza are civilians, and they admit this percentage could be even higher. They know what they're doing. They don't care. www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

I rarely put images of myself on here, but this has just popped up on FB memories and I hope people enjoy what being retired a month looked like. #Retirement #Saffy

Lecturers in Biblical Studies have been awarded a Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies Grant for the project "Encountering Biblical Bodies". Holly Morse & @siobhanjolley.bsky.social are working with colleagues across @uomsalc.bsky.social to host an exhibition & and symposium. Watch this space!

You know what would be fun. If ICE totally fucked up the Super Bowl.

“Likely require fewer” and “must be subject to a strategic research management regime” makes me think of a shitty version of AHRC research themes. Under this regime, academics will only get time back cos there are no longer research grants needing explanations, just research projects needing staff.

"I work as a plumber, something I've done since leaving education at 16... I've lived in the constituency and still work here." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Does Trump really think President Xi is a friend of his? Dies he really think he has friends? Has he ever had an altruistic thought in his life? Trump is a big threat to many of us, but honestly, is there a sadder human being out there.

This is my first article and this is all I can see. So, no, I haven’t read my last free article!

"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.

The ‘Murder Duck! #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact

Mute Swan cleans under its wing, Portishead. #Birds #Swan #MuteSwan #Photography #Portishead

Gull on a telegraph post, Portishead #Birds #Gull #Photography #Portishead

“Zia Yusuf, the party's head of policy, told the Times last year that his party would adopt a 'Trump 2.0' approach to immigration, saying: "We are going to move at great speed. It'll be much more like Trump mark two than Trump mark one" When they tell you who they are, you better listen”

The ‘Murder Duck! #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact

Mute Swan cleans under its wing, Portishead. #Birds #Swan #MuteSwan #Photography #Portishead

Gull on a telegraph post, Portishead #Birds #Gull #Photography #Portishead

"The South Florida Social Science 'social' Book Group" will focus on reading & discussing works of non-fiction from the disciplines of: history, political science, economics, philosophy, law, religion, & anything else thought provoking that remotely touches upon the gambit of social sciences.” Hmm?

Also, yah boo sucks to Sex Matters and their mysterious bottomless pockets of their anonymous backers. You're weird! Nobody likes you! Go away and find a hobby that isn't picking on a marginalised community, and get some therapy while you're there. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

bbc reporting this through absolutely gritted teeth. the figures are beyond decisive. 84% of respondents to the consultation had used the pond and a full *90%* opposed separate changing rooms for trans women. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Fraudulent AI” seems redundant…

This admin is filled with super rich people who hate the idea that somewhere, out there, a person is giving a child a toy as a present. www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-...

Duck Butt 'Peaks', Portishead #Birds #Ducks #Butts #Photography #Portishead

Gull in flight, Portishead #Birds #Gulls #Photography #Portishead

Female Mallard Duck, Portishead #Birds #Ducks #Mallard #Photography #Portishead

Common Moorhen #Birds #Moorhen #Photography #Portishead

Backlit gull, Portishead #Birds #Gulls #Photography #Portishead

Two crows squawking while sat an iron lamp post! #Birds #Crows #Photography #Portishead

With student loans the UK government has become a loanshark. Trapping poorly paid graduates in decades of “debt” that they can realistically never repay. If it were a commercial deal the govt would be trying to regulate the company out of business.

Just a superb column from @alanbeattie.bsky.social

I’m not sure. I started getting hammered last fall. Maybe there is a threshold? I have around 9k ‘real’ followers and 12k bots and whatnot. BlueSky seems to removing the nazis and other heinous types but not so much wrt bots.

it seems minor but it’s the fastest way to break the rank and file, and it’ll happen almost immediately. taking away the masks is turning on the lights and watching the cockroaches scatter

Duck Butt 'Peaks', Portishead #Birds #Ducks #Butts #Photography #Portishead

Gull in flight, Portishead #Birds #Gulls #Photography #Portishead

Female Mallard Duck, Portishead #Birds #Ducks #Mallard #Photography #Portishead

Common Moorhen #Birds #Moorhen #Photography #Portishead

Backlit gull, Portishead #Birds #Gulls #Photography #Portishead

Two crows squawking while sat an iron lamp post! #Birds #Crows #Photography #Portishead

Free AI training? Ah, go fuck yourselves.

Master and servant

Lake reflections on tree trunk. #Reflection #Portishead.

Mallard female preening her feathers. #BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful

Already seeing some mainstream media buying into Goodwin's mythologising as a man of the people This of course would only work if you try it with people utterly disconnected from reality Luckily for Goodwin and sadly for us all, it's precisely them who populate the mainstream media

Okay, so this now looks a lot like the Slippin’ Jimmy thing from Better Call Saul: walk into the bar then do a flying header into the fire extinguisher, and phone your lawyer. Again, it’s a nexus of: well-connected wingnut cranks, the Times newspaper and billionaire legal funding.

Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate