If you're new here and happen to see this, here's a Critical Tech starter pack, full of interesting folk to follow go.bsky.app/VFxSES6 And if you have a small account (<10k followers) and would like to be added for visibility, let me know! (Although response times may be slow)

Since there seems to be, for some reason, a new influx of Bluesky users (welcome!)... If you're interested in data and AI, you might like to follow members of the Data and AI Civil Society Network set up by @connectedbydata.org Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack... List: bsky.app/profile/gavi...

every roundtable summarised #TheTraitors

This is really, really great. wantmymtv.vercel.app

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Happy 'let's pick this up in the new year' eve everyone

The safeguard for making sure cops don’t rubber stamp the chatbot version of the report is to insert random nonsense phrases. I wish this was satire.

went back and grabbed the full video of her intro. absolutely incredible 🇮🇹🍝👩‍🍳🤌🇮🇹🍝👩‍🍳🤌🇮🇹🍝👩‍🍳🤌🇮🇹🍝👩‍🍳🤌

Let's bring this energy into 2026

Hmm

The Dogs of 2025 youtu.be/K_1tNbud-8g?...

The line up to Jool’s hootenanny has been leaked

2025 in a single post

Percy doing Twixtmas right

Again, we learn that most people can make sensible decisions regardless of their level of income or wealth. Trouble is, many politicians base their careers on the myth of the irresponsible poor

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the YEAR!

Done the worst of my tax return. Please give me praise and rewards.

Love it when they show Grease in the afternoon with the uncensored lyrics of Greased Lightening

*Improve* two bands by combining them The Spice Girls Aloud

This book was my origin story *Phoebe's full name is Phoebe Beeberbee and she saves the day by putting out a fire using her massive collection of hot water bottles

*and if you're on HRT for peri-m and menopause you can get a specific one which saves LOADS

Interesting thread. I've always thought there would be a very interesting piece of research to do, sitting in McDonald's and chatting to people about what's brought them there

The seal is everyone between Christmas and New Year

Ancient Dartmoor woodland walk

Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...

bsky.app/profile/dsqu... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If only all over-confident under-prepared men were as willing to own up to their mistakes

I wrote about the TV moments of the year for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Can't believe no-one got me one of these for Christmas

Hope everyone that celebrates has had a lovely day. Just thinking that I might need a bit more food...

Cat, carols, tree. Happy Christmas eve

In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party

Antidote to the madness.

Having the weird experience of a fairly unremarkable post going viral. What makes that happen? How come it doesn't happen with my geeky policy posts 🤔🤔🤔

Don't forget to share your weird and wonderful Christmas sleeping arrangements tomorrow. Creepy dolls a bonus.

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

Christmas triumvirate (Don't @ me about my tea choice. It's fruity and delicious)

Proper laughing at these

Was watching this quite casually then got VERY invested

This seems a bit too on the nose to be real, but it seems like it is? Whoever uploaded it might be a little nervous for their job right now.

Always wanted to go to Tusoo

Note that OpenAI only took these down after being notified by the journalist rather than, oh I don’t know, not releasing a technology that made uses like this possible.

'UK MPs have raised concerns about the government’s contracts with Palantir after an investigation published in Switzerland highlighted allegations about the suitability and security of its products.' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Either officials knew this was the error rate and thought it was acceptable, or thousands of families would have lost their benefit, no-one would have known why and this flawed system might have run on and on and on. Excellent investigation.

Big shop done. Next, sort the out of date random jars in the fridge.

Either officials knew this was the error rate and thought it was acceptable, or thousands of families would have lost their benefit, no-one would have known why and this flawed system might have run on and on and on. Excellent investigation.