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• Post #4468507

  #Belgian factory continues to operate in #Russia's special economic zone known as key #defense production site despite #EU requirements to leave zone by late Jan 2026 Drylock Technologies, Belgian company, under scrutiny in investigation of companies that continued operating in Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone Zone is home to country’s largest factory producing #Shahed attack #drones; #weapons terrorising #Ukraine's #civilians for nearly 4 years https://kyivindependent.com/belgi...

• Post #4458678

  US accused of meddling in #British politics with $500k grant for public #education Documents on #US embassy website prompt claims of attempt to export #Maga #propaganda to #UK Using language of Maga movement appropriation, funding identifies goal of fostering “national conversation” about “shared civilizational values” underpinning US-UK ties Priority goes to applicants claiming freedom of speech & limited government https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/us-accused-of-medd...

• Post #4363962

  Beavers tackling Europe’s raging wildfires & helping burnt landscapes recover #Beavers build dams, dig channels and transform small streams into broad wetland areas. This helps keep plants lush and green, even throughout long periods of drought. It means when a #wildfire ignites, the green vegetation near the beaver ponds will be much harder to burn compared to dried-out areas. Experts say that #fires will often take the path of least resistance https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/how-be...

• Post #4274357

  Stop scanning us all with facial recognition #FacialRecognition is out of control in the #UK and there are no clear #laws in place to protect our #privacy. Unlike #CCTV, facial recognition doesn’t just record what you do: - Your #face becomes a #barcode in the same way as your fingerprint or your #DNA We must stop this ... #DemocracyNOW #privacy #Orwell #Dystopia #oppression #PoliceState #HumanRights #HumanTracking #FreedomLost [1/2]

• Post #4033059

  Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS! Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHS But Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal #Petition text Put patients before #corporate #lobbyists End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #data https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out-Palantir-eoi?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse #CorporateTerrorism...

• Post #3982819

  Using #AI makes people less likely to be correct Accuracy collapsed when AI was available - Baseline: 27% gave correct answer - With AI advice, 9% gave #correct answer Fact: Some would-be correct people got AI advice & became #wrong AI advice made people #confident there're correct - Baseline: 30% - With AI help, confidence rose to 76% People became worse, accuracy was only 1/3, but they were twice as confident https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people...

• Post #3831072

  We think #traffic jams need a trigger: #accident, #roadworks, lane closure The most frustrating queues have no obvious cause at all. These are known as phantom traffic jams Researchers asked 22 drivers to drive circular track & maintain constant speed & safe distance from vehicle in front In minutes tiny, unavoidable braking differences grew into stop-start wave that travelled continuously around the circuit; Yet there being no obstacle anywhere https://theconversation.com/dont-chang...

• Post #3813483

  #Heatwaves: Why does UK not care for it’s #workers? #Working under heat stress leads to mental #fatigue, impaired #decision-making, #physical #exhaustion, heat stroke and collapse. Studies show that #productivity declines at around 20°C and progressively decreases as #temperatures rise. #Hospital admissions also increase during #heatwaves Yet #UK does not have a legally mandated maximum temperature ... [1/2] #PeopleNotProfits #health #workplace

• Post #3549794

  Give MPs a vote on #NHS #pharma deal with Trump #UK govt agreed deal with #Trump where #OurNHS pay pharma companies much higher #drugs prices The cost to #NHS £45 billion by 2036. Govt has refused to say how the UK will pay for this, or give MPs a vote on the deal. Research in the #British #Medical Journal shows that diverting NHS funds to pay for it would result in more than 200,000 avoidable #deaths of #patients by 2036 https://act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-uk-come-clean-cost-trump-nhs-dea...

• Post #3436727

  Celebrities drawn to tears as much-loved otter #film makes #Gogglebox Famous faces including actor Michael Sheen were shown watching the film, which was #filmed in #Shetland Film focuses on Billy & Susan Mail who came to care for a wild otter. #Molly. She appears outside their house desperate for food. It became a massive festival success in late 2024, and has since scooped numerous awards – including two Emmys. https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/06/27/celebrities-drawn-tears-much-loved/?ut...

• Post #3427752

  In 2022 NHS trusts raised #Ukrainian flags & shipped ventilators to Kyiv. Nobody got suspended Then came #Gaza - #Nurse #threatened with disciplinary action for #watermelon on a Teams background - #Doctor with #NHS 15 years suspended mid-shift, escorted from building for social media posts on own time on private account Thousands of NHS workers are saying: apply the rules consistently, or don’t apply them at all. Do you agree? https://the.organise.network/campaigns/6642?utm_source=mastod...

• Post #3381625

  Starmer’s resignation is latest product of the #chaos of First Past the Post (FPTP) #Starmer’s #resignation should be a moment of reckoning. It is finally time to ask the tough questions about how we choose our #leaders, and how we choose the system that chooses them. It would be easy to blame individual leaders. Whilst that inevitably plays a part, the #instability we are living through runs deeper than who occupies Number 10... #FPTP #UK #elections #democracy #voting #vote [1/2]

• Post #3344067

  Stop Fossil Gas While #Trump is setting the world on fire, #Europe is signing long term deals for billions of euros of dirty fossil #gas Deals that last for decades and make Europe vulnerable to Trump’s destructive agenda. #Dirty energy deals with Trump have to end. - Europe must break free from fossil fuel dependence and build an #energy system with 100 % #renewables Sign: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/stop-fossil-gas/?utm_campaign=stop-fossil-gas&utm_source=mastodon_fed...

• Post #2945857

  Candela flying #ferries to bring #commuters back #boats Over 17kts she lifts above the water & then we fly at around 25kts The 30-seat vessel rises smoothly above the surface, lifted by #hydrofoils controlled by onboard #computers “When we lift the #boat, the drag from the water reduces 80 to 85 percent,” says the captain. “And we can charge this boat fully in approximately one hour.” https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/22/how-candelas-flying-ferries-could-bring-commuters-back...

• Post #2945856

  Should MPs be allowed to drink on the job? Should #MPs should be allowed to #drink at #work? Because the rules that apply to the rest of us don’t seem to apply to the people who make them. Express your view. Yes or No: https://organise.network/actions/poll-should-mps-be-allowed-to-drink-on-t-m_MTEtRQ/saf/take-action?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse #UK #alcohol #Westminster #drinking #Parliament #intoxicated #drunk

• Post #2345432

  #Reform candidate: ‘Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes’ wins He ranted on social media he ‘carnt [sic] believe amount of #Nigerians in town’ & they ‘should melt them all down and fill in the pot holes’ Another #ReformUK candidate said #Holocaust was a #hoax also won in #elections Jay Cooper won set on #Sefton Council accused of spewing out #conspiracy theories, labelling #genocide of millions of #Jewish people propaganda https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/09/reform-candida...

• Post #2149560

  #Fascist #America: Anish Kapoor may sue after border agents Artist #Kapoor considering legal action after border patrol agents posed for photo with his #CloudGate sculpture in #Chicago “Abducting street vendors, breaking doors, pulling people from cars, using teargas on residential streets,” he said who were reportedly celebrating after military style #immigration enforcement raids. Fascist America beyond belief https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/nov/12/anish-kapoor-may-sue-border-...

• Post #2031063

  What is Security Theater? #Security #theater refers to highly visible security measures that create the #illusion of increased #safety but don’t stop #threats. The term is often used disparagingly to describe #superficial security practices that don’t reduce risk. Simply put, security #theatre is all about #appearances, not #results. https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/security-theater #SecurityTheatre #ignorance #incompetent #IT #CriticalThinking #Internet #banking #airports #Quest...

• Post #1409428

  Mouse filmed tidying up man’s shed every night After regularly discovering that things from the night before had been mysteriously tidied, he set up a night vision camera on his workbench. It captured a mouse picking up clothes pegs, corks, nuts and bolts. 1min video & article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966 #video #sheds #housekeeping #cleaning #tidy #mouse #mice #wildlife #CCTV #animals

• Post #1164682

  What West doesn’t understand about Russia - a Lithuanian who knows #Lithuania's parliamentary speaker Juozas Olekas said #peace with #Russia can be secured only from position of strength warning unless #Moscow is stopped in #Ukraine, it will continue aggression deeper in #Europe Lithuania’s #security approach shaped by its history of #Soviet #occupation & by belief Russia’s #imperial attitudes extend beyond #Kremlin https://kyivindependent.com/peace-with-russia-must-come-from-...

• Post #1146908

  No 2nd Scottish #referendum says #Streeting #ToxicLabour Streeting said UK Govt will not “give” people of #Scotland referendum on #independence He refuses to give the people of Scotland the #democratic choice to decide country’s future #SNP leader and First Minister John #Swinney warned that the UK Government “can’t stand in the face” of Scottish independence if the SNP are voted back into power in the Holyrood elections in May https://www.thenational.scot/news/26014245.no-second-referendum...

• Post #1126236

  Switzerland Ends #Palantir Contract Over #Data #Sovereignty Risks - #Cybersecurity #Switzerland’s decision to discontinue the use of Palantir is not a #technology story. - It's a #risk management story. The platform was not rejected because it failed to perform. On the contrary, it delivered advanced data fusion and operational insight. It was rejected because the residual sovereignty risk was considered unacceptable. #security #BigData #insecure #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism [...

• Post #997668

  Fury at #Reform #UK #housing spokesperson over Grenfell comment #ReformUK facing calls to sack their housing spokesman after he said #Grenfell Tower fire was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end” Simon Dudley, former executive at Homes England & #Ebbsfleet Development #Corporation, said pendulum had “swung too far the wrong way” on #regulation after #deadly blaze at west London tower block in 2017 https://www.thenational.scot/news/25989938.fury-reform-uk-housing-spokesperson-gre...

• Post #980791

  Hold an immediate parliamentary vote on #US use of #UK bases We call on Govt to hold parliamentary vote on decision to grant US permission to use British #military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites PM announced via video statement the Govt agreed to US request to use British military bases for strikes on #Iranian missile sites, as part of ongoing conflict involving US, #Israel & #Iran #Petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762994 #USAggression #WarCrimes #Starm...

• Post #951701

  #Austria blocks US warplanes from its airspace Vice Chancellor Andi Babler said his country wants “nothing to do with #Trump’s policy of chaos and his #war” Under #Austrian #law, all foreign #military #flights must apply for permission & declare their purpose before entering country’s #airspace Requests tied to active #conflicts are rejected https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-blocks-us-warplane-overflights-citing-neutrality/ #DementiaDon #dictators #USAggression #USThreats

• Post #946396

  If It Wasn’t’ For The Workers … Our neighbour works as a #Nurse in the Balfour #Hospital. When our road was blocked with snow, but the top road had been cleared, it was arranged that a #Coastguard vehicle would collect her at an arranged point on the top road, take her to work then bring her back again. This is possible because the #NHS can work with the Coastguard. If our #health care ... [1/2] #Privitised #HealthCare #CorporateGreed #PeopleNotProfits #doctors #SaveOurNHS #PrivatisationFail

• Post #902512

  No, BlackRock: #OurNHS is not for sale #BlackRock, #US #multinational asset management firm, trying to buy up NHS #GP surgery buildings They just signed a deal with Greater #Manchester #Pension Fund (GMPF) to work together to increase the grip of privatisation on our NHS. But you can tell them now - OUR NHS IS NOT FOR SALE The deal has only just been announced. If you act now, you can stop it in its tracks. Petition: https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/blackrock-nhs-not-for-sale #SaveOurNHS #...

• Post #848846

  The US must not divert weapons for #Ukraine to Iran #Finland’s Defence Minister Häkkänen said he expects all #weapons destined for #Ukraine, purchased from #US by #European countries, to be delivered He said Helsinki will check & ensure US honours contracts signed with European #NATO countries that bought weapons for Ukraine from US military contractors https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/27/the-us-must-not-divert-weapons-for-ukraine-to-iran-finnish-defence-minister-tells-euron...

• Post #797310

  #Scottish #Labour would let controversial tech giant #Palantir “gain control of our #health #data”, an MP has told The National “But people must be under no illusions; if Labour were in Government in #Scotland, Palantir would gain control of our health data and Scottish patients would become beholden to their services as they further entrench their #monopoly on #NHS data management.” https://www.thenational.scot/news/25969145.anas-sarwar-will-give-palantir-control-scots-health-data/ #SaveOurN...

• Post #686097

  Former #US general got drunk in Kyiv, suffered concussion, left classified maps on train A former U.S. #Army #general tasked with overseeing U.S.-led military support for #Ukraine lost #classified #maps on a #train in #Europe and was concussed after an "overindulgence in #alcohol" during a dinner in Ukraine, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Inspector General. https://kyivindependent.com/former-us-commander-in-charge-of-security-assistance-to-ukraine-l...