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HCI academic (retired) . Here for #politics #fbpe #RejoinEU #climatechange #ukulele #cats #bassguitar #space #gardening #IAmEuropean

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BBC Sounds - The Interface - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of The Interface on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Excellent new BBC podcast on news in tech

07.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith New research suggests older people have more progressive views on women’s rights than younger generations. This direction of travel is deeply concerning, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor ...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... New research shows older people are more liberal minded than young people today.

07.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't you chat "Art books are a tax deductible expense!"?

Not as catchy I admit ...

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the key reportage we need <hits mute button on TV news>

05.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Curators and dates announced for Liverpool Biennial 2027 Taking place 5 June – 12 September 2027, the 14th edition of Liverpool Biennial, co-curated by LucΓ­a SanromΓ‘n and Aimee Harrison, will be informed by perspectives and experiences of childhood and yout...

Curators and dates announced for Liverpool Biennial 2027 - Liverpool Biennial share.google/LnOxdv6FGndT...

04.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring is almost here, and we are so excited to enjoy some sunshine in our garden!

Stop by our galleries to see our exhibitions Just Browsing and We Dream of Our Freedom. Get an exclusive tour of our Grade I listed building, or join us for workshops, markets & more.

https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/

28.02.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 Green Party wins Gorton & Denton byelection after tightly contested race, with Labour slipping to third in significant blow to Keir Starmer.

Green Party: 14,980
Reform UK: 10,578
Labour: 9,364

27.02.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 240 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 20
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🚨 NEW: Reform UK MP Danny Kruger says a British civil war is possible if they don’t win the next general election.
Source: Politics Home
#UKNews

24.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 9
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The People vs. AI Across red states and blue, a grassroots movement is pushing back on the unchecked growth of the artificial intelligence industry.

time.com/7377579/ai-d...

21.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

20.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 10747 πŸ” 2759 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 83
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Ever walked around an exhibition, wishing you could pick up the artworks, give them a little squeeze?

Well now you can! Our exhibition 'Just Browsing' features a range of tactile, interactive artworks, and encourages visitors to get hands on with the work.

Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.

20.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ›Ά more use than β˜”

19.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save Essex: Stop the Cuts, Save Southend, Protect Education These proposed cuts mean people losing their livelihoods in a higher education sector already facing a jobs crisis, where alternative employment is scarce and careers built over many years can be dest...

The University of Essex plans to close their Southend campus and cut up to 400 jobs β€” around one in five staff! But the staff and students are fighting back. Sign their petition to stop the cuts, save Southend, and protect education www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...

19.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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L: Private Eye front cover, yesterday.
R: News headline, today.

Stay ahead of the news; buy the Eye.

19.02.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 962 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 16

FYI the current myth of the 4-day week and AI

18.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris Podcast Episode Β· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Β· 27/11/2025 Β· 2h 23m

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
We should all listen and do something.

18.02.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The A.I. Disruption We’ve Been Waiting for Has Arrived

This resonated with me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

18.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our UK public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

14.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Overcoming the horrors of Liverpool’s 1970s and 80s care system - Nu Origins Magazine While one can’t legally purchase alcohol or gain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) until 21 years of age in the U.S, turning 18 marks a significant landmark throughout most societies, allowing indiv...

β€œGrowing up Black in the Merseyside care system.

Dr Malik Al Nasir in New York Magazine, Nu Origins, about his adolescent years growing up in Liverpool’s care system… & his recently published book: Searching for My Slave Roots”

#MalikAlNasir #NuOrigins #NewYork

www.nuorigins.com/overcoming-t...

19.01.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can now access the letters in a digital collection for free on @theul.bsky.social Cambridge Digital Library cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...

14.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever

A tough read but worth it - Tracy Emin

"Britain could take care of people wanting to come here … Instead, we’ve got a country now that’s bordering on neo-Nazi rhetoric, which I find really abhorrent.”

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

#art #cancer #cats #TraceyEmin

14.02.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw the queue of cars waiting to get into Waitrose. Went home. Think I've get some camellias from garden :)

13.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re leaving X.

As a charity and arts centre that champions inclusivity, we feel our values do not align with the platform.

Our X profile will stay active until the end of this month, Sun 28 Feb. After that, you can find us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, TikTok and Blue Sky.

11.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....

Ring surveillance before privacy www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

09.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Don’t travel to the US for any reason, it’s not worth the risk!

09.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Raw America (@rawstory) THIS IS GREAT: Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump on Colbert last night by performing a Shakespeare monologue from Sir Thomas More. Fits the historical moment exactly. Make sure this gets around!

substack.com/@rawstory/no... McKellen’s response to Trump

08.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

ExposΓ© on Substack

07.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Surely if a Tbc hasn't be c'd, you can celebrate the feeling of "event cancelled"? :)

07.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you #Spain

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#RejoinEU

04.02.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Farage (suits) and Robinson (streets) reflect a well-trodden pincer movement in the history of fascism. They both claim to despise one another but need one another to keep the fascist train rolling.

The same #GTTO movement that existed pre-2024 needs to reunite before the next elex, or else.

#GTFO

03.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0