alpha seven (Pete Roberts)
@alphaseven.bsky.social
Sporadic releases of electronic music. MUST NOT BUY MORE SYNTHS.
www.sofacom.co.uk
www.sofacom.co.uk
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COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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Surpassing human capabilities isn’t the biggest threat that AI poses, says activist and author of “Enshittification” Cory Doctorow.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Surpassing human capabilities isn’t the biggest threat that AI poses, says activist and author of “Enshittification” Cory Doctorow.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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A note from our CEO Andy Hunter expressing our gratitude for our extended book family and stressing the importance of supporting independent bookstores this holiday season and beyond 💜
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A note from our CEO Andy Hunter expressing our gratitude for our extended book family and stressing the importance of supporting independent bookstores this holiday season and beyond 💜
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
Thirty years ago, an entire section of the Northern line had to be replaced because it was under attack from acid, and hardly anyone noticed that it was happening.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
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"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
The Camber Sands bio-beads disaster
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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"Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus."
When we most needed a leader we, instead, had this guy.
When we most needed a leader we, instead, had this guy.
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus."
When we most needed a leader we, instead, had this guy.
When we most needed a leader we, instead, had this guy.
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Seems like the right thing to do.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Seems like the right thing to do.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Mahmood echoes Reform on asylum * Backbench revolt bigger than benefits? * Burnham rumours won’t die * Greens attracting “reluctant” ex-Labour members * Covid Inquiry lays bare Johnson govt chaos
This and more in the latest @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This and more in the latest @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Pecksniff – Refugees: will Labour MPs march through the lobby with Reform?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Mahmood echoes Reform on asylum * Backbench revolt bigger than benefits? * Burnham rumours won’t die * Greens attracting “reluctant” ex-Labour members * Covid Inquiry lays bare Johnson govt chaos
This and more in the latest @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This and more in the latest @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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I’ll be signing copies of ‘Made in Manchester’ and ‘Northerners’ for the next hour at the wonderful Waterstones Altrincham. Six customers so far.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’ll be signing copies of ‘Made in Manchester’ and ‘Northerners’ for the next hour at the wonderful Waterstones Altrincham. Six customers so far.
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Hydrology (DiN94), the wondrous new album by @loulayorke.bsky.social getting the Album of the Week treatment over @moonbuilding.bsky.social.
"The more you hear from Yorke the better she seems to get. Actually, there’s no seem. She just gets better & better.
moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-89-2...
"The more you hear from Yorke the better she seems to get. Actually, there’s no seem. She just gets better & better.
moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-89-2...
Issue 89 / 21 November 2025
Your essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Alex Dragonetti + Album Of The Week: Loula Yorke + The Black Dog + 'From Hatch & Friends' compile + From Overseas + more...
moonbuilding.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hydrology (DiN94), the wondrous new album by @loulayorke.bsky.social getting the Album of the Week treatment over @moonbuilding.bsky.social.
"The more you hear from Yorke the better she seems to get. Actually, there’s no seem. She just gets better & better.
moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-89-2...
"The more you hear from Yorke the better she seems to get. Actually, there’s no seem. She just gets better & better.
moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-89-2...
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wonder if any education professionals, avidly using LLM have considered the slop filled future that education will have?
All this “I asked ai” and “I made this with ai” is producing tolerable mediocrity right now. Because it is using pre LLM sources from actual humans
How long until it is all slop?
All this “I asked ai” and “I made this with ai” is producing tolerable mediocrity right now. Because it is using pre LLM sources from actual humans
How long until it is all slop?
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
wonder if any education professionals, avidly using LLM have considered the slop filled future that education will have?
All this “I asked ai” and “I made this with ai” is producing tolerable mediocrity right now. Because it is using pre LLM sources from actual humans
How long until it is all slop?
All this “I asked ai” and “I made this with ai” is producing tolerable mediocrity right now. Because it is using pre LLM sources from actual humans
How long until it is all slop?
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Even the tech bros are getting nervous. But it will be the rest of us who feel the pain when the AI bubble bursts. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social reports.
www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...
www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...
AI boom? Or AI bust? Are even the broligarchs admitting AI is a bubble?
Peter Thiel is panic-dumping stock. Sam Altman is getting twitchy in interviews. The world is waking up to a trillion dollar emperor with no clothes, writes Carole Cadwalladr
www.thenerve.news
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Even the tech bros are getting nervous. But it will be the rest of us who feel the pain when the AI bubble bursts. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social reports.
www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...
www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...
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And as an update, the Home Secretary now has Rupert Lowe on board with the new policies announced.
All we need now is the ghost of Enoch Powell to chip in and there'll be a full set.
All we need now is the ghost of Enoch Powell to chip in and there'll be a full set.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
And as an update, the Home Secretary now has Rupert Lowe on board with the new policies announced.
All we need now is the ghost of Enoch Powell to chip in and there'll be a full set.
All we need now is the ghost of Enoch Powell to chip in and there'll be a full set.
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Union Hotel, Manchester, 1974, photo by Martin Parr (Magnum).
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Union Hotel, Manchester, 1974, photo by Martin Parr (Magnum).
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I don’t know what to say anymore other than to remind those in power that refugees are human beings with equal rights who, along with their children, deserve a safe, stable & integrated life in their communities and that what they’re breaking now with this performative cruelty can’t be fixed later.
The Labour government does not want to rule out deporting somebody once here as a refugee 16-19 years with a British-born 15 year old child
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I don’t know what to say anymore other than to remind those in power that refugees are human beings with equal rights who, along with their children, deserve a safe, stable & integrated life in their communities and that what they’re breaking now with this performative cruelty can’t be fixed later.
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You must read @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the latest “too big to fail” stock market shattering statements of the Tech Bros.
Alex Karp and Sam Altman in full head wagging denial mode should tell you all you need to know about the reckoning to come
broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Alex Karp and Sam Altman in full head wagging denial mode should tell you all you need to know about the reckoning to come
broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
broligarchy.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
You must read @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the latest “too big to fail” stock market shattering statements of the Tech Bros.
Alex Karp and Sam Altman in full head wagging denial mode should tell you all you need to know about the reckoning to come
broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Alex Karp and Sam Altman in full head wagging denial mode should tell you all you need to know about the reckoning to come
broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
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Stopped twice on motorway & had a look from this tower.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Stopped twice on motorway & had a look from this tower.
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Hooray! Just learned @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is to air The Man From U.N.C.L.E. series!
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Hooray! Just learned @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is to air The Man From U.N.C.L.E. series!