@alacre.bsky.social
Formerly working in educational technology at a Swedish university. Now retired, disillusioned with the tech industry and very worried about our future in the face of climate crisis and rampant tyranny. I find solace in hiking, reading and music.
The world is unravelling at an alarming rate. We seem to be paralysed.
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
The world is unravelling at an alarming rate. We seem to be paralysed.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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One of the biggest blows against the illusion of Western democracy in recent years has been that there is now more popular support for Palestine than ever, the tide has turned; and yet it doesn't make any difference whatsoever.
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
One of the biggest blows against the illusion of Western democracy in recent years has been that there is now more popular support for Palestine than ever, the tide has turned; and yet it doesn't make any difference whatsoever.
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Globe and Mail cartoon
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Globe and Mail cartoon
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When Fifa handed the hosting duties of its biggest tournament to the USA, Mexico and Canada eight years ago, the idea of a boycott would have been considered ridiculous. But times have changed, says Jim White, who looks at the growing tension polluting the very fabric of the tournament
The calls to boycott the World Cup are growing louder – will it ever happen?
When Fifa handed the hosting duties of its biggest tournament to the USA, Mexico and Canada eight years ago, the idea of a boycott would have been considered ridiculous. But times have changed, says J...
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:10 AM
When Fifa handed the hosting duties of its biggest tournament to the USA, Mexico and Canada eight years ago, the idea of a boycott would have been considered ridiculous. But times have changed, says Jim White, who looks at the growing tension polluting the very fabric of the tournament
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What a vile world we live in, when a regime indicated by charges of genocide can reportedly bomb & kill nearly 30 people today in Gaza & it doesn't even seem to make the main pages of so-called western "news" organisations! You'd think mass killing people, during a "ceasefire", would be newsworthy!
January 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM
What a vile world we live in, when a regime indicated by charges of genocide can reportedly bomb & kill nearly 30 people today in Gaza & it doesn't even seem to make the main pages of so-called western "news" organisations! You'd think mass killing people, during a "ceasefire", would be newsworthy!
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Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? youtu.be/zFzgN88sDL8?...
Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? youtu.be/zFzgN88sDL8?...
A life void of connection. Apps for everything.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A life void of connection. Apps for everything.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Labour: the friend of cheats, crooks, and conpeople www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Labour: the friend of cheats, crooks, and conpeople
As AccountingWEB (of which I was for a decade at the start of the centiry a contributing editor) noted yesterday:
The expected timeline for small companies and micro entities to file their profit and ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Labour: the friend of cheats, crooks, and conpeople www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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Well said Zack Polanski!!!
Zack Polanski, "Labour are being completely subservient to Trump"
"Nigel Farage and the far right are making us isolated, by removing us from our European neighbours and making us reliant on Donald Trump"
"That also serves the interests of Putin"
"This is a battle for the soul of our country"
"Nigel Farage and the far right are making us isolated, by removing us from our European neighbours and making us reliant on Donald Trump"
"That also serves the interests of Putin"
"This is a battle for the soul of our country"
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Well said Zack Polanski!!!
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18-åriga studenten ska separeras från familjen i Sverige • “Kan inte sova om natten”.
Jomana är uppvuxen i Sverige – nu ska hon utvisas ensam: ”Det är tortyr”
18-åriga studenten ska separeras från familjen i Sverige • “Kan inte sova om natten”.
www.etc.se
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
18-åriga studenten ska separeras från familjen i Sverige • “Kan inte sova om natten”.
Just lost my Facebook and Messenger accounts without appeal. No idea what I have done. Mostly post pics of my walks, travel, railways, football. Now lost a great network of friends and useful groups. Any help?
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Just lost my Facebook and Messenger accounts without appeal. No idea what I have done. Mostly post pics of my walks, travel, railways, football. Now lost a great network of friends and useful groups. Any help?
UK's disgraceful poverty stats. And a so-called "Labour" government does nothing. Tax the rich for heaven's sake!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
UK's disgraceful poverty stats. And a so-called "Labour" government does nothing. Tax the rich for heaven's sake!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Tory party slowly morphing into Reform. Not many tories left soon.
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Tory party slowly morphing into Reform. Not many tories left soon.
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Boycott the World Cup
Boycott the Olympics
Disinvite the Administration from anything that gives them a platform on the world stage.
Boycott the Olympics
Disinvite the Administration from anything that gives them a platform on the world stage.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Boycott the World Cup
Boycott the Olympics
Disinvite the Administration from anything that gives them a platform on the world stage.
Boycott the Olympics
Disinvite the Administration from anything that gives them a platform on the world stage.
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Boycott the World Cup
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Boycott the World Cup
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
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Anyone thinking of going to the Olympics or World Cup, don't
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Anyone thinking of going to the Olympics or World Cup, don't
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
The inhumanity of Sweden's anti-immigration politics. The opposition support these brutal methods so there's not much choice in the coming election.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘A lot of fear’: the families bearing brunt of Sweden’s immigration crackdown
Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The inhumanity of Sweden's anti-immigration politics. The opposition support these brutal methods so there's not much choice in the coming election.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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This has nothing to do with illegal immigration. It’s about whiteness, ethnic cleansing, and violence.
F*ck ICE.
F*ck ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This has nothing to do with illegal immigration. It’s about whiteness, ethnic cleansing, and violence.
F*ck ICE.
F*ck ICE.
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The irony of our current national nightmare is that the white Conservative Church has enabled, nurtured, and championed more inequity, more immorality, and more misery in these days than any other entity, and there is no close second...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-cons...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-cons...
White, Conservative Christians Have Caused All This Misery. I Say, To Hell With Them.
Watching Vice President JD Vance, a professed Christian, stand before our nation this week and repeatedly lie about the Trump Administration’s illegal and immoral assaults on this nation, I’m reminded...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The irony of our current national nightmare is that the white Conservative Church has enabled, nurtured, and championed more inequity, more immorality, and more misery in these days than any other entity, and there is no close second...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-cons...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-cons...
Concepts that have lost all meaning today: Peace, freedom of speech, democracy ...
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Concepts that have lost all meaning today: Peace, freedom of speech, democracy ...
Incredible that world leaders are willing to pay $1 bn to be on a board where their only job is to agree with the big boss. Money for nothing ...
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Incredible that world leaders are willing to pay $1 bn to be on a board where their only job is to agree with the big boss. Money for nothing ...