Kieran
@bluekieran.bsky.social
He/him. Also: @bluekieran2@mastodonapp.uk
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genuinely have been thinking about this all day i cannot stop laughing about the second verses lyrics
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
genuinely have been thinking about this all day i cannot stop laughing about the second verses lyrics
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Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
@stellacreasy.bsky.social Re: ID cards. "It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state" --Bruce Schneier.
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
@stellacreasy.bsky.social Re: ID cards. "It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state" --Bruce Schneier.
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Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.
Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’
Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’
Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France
Shabana Mahmood has accused asylum seekers of making “vexatious, last-minute claims” to avoid removal to France as the Home Office said it would review modern slavery laws to save Keir Starmer’s returns deal.
After an 11th hour injunction that scuppered Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme, the home secretary said she would stop claimants “suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal”, adding that it made a “mockery of our laws and this country’s generosity”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.
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Apparently “leading” lawyers and “experts” say that the Good Friday Agreement is no obstacle to UK leaving ECHR.
Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says.
davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...
Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says.
davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...
Why the United Kingdom government cannot leave the ECHR without either breaching or re-negotiating the Good Friday Agreement
1st July 2023 * The overlooked obstacle to the United Kingdom withdrawing from the ECHR * From time to time the demand comes from a government minister, or from one of their political and media sup…
davidallengreen.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Apparently “leading” lawyers and “experts” say that the Good Friday Agreement is no obstacle to UK leaving ECHR.
Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says.
davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...
Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says.
davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...
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rewarding my microwave by letting it heat up a fork as a treat
just checking in with one of the most influential philosophers alive today
August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
rewarding my microwave by letting it heat up a fork as a treat
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if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
July 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
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I came to Bluesky to get away from the old place, and my timeline is full of people sharing bad stuff from the old place. Please. Stop. Let it die.
July 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I came to Bluesky to get away from the old place, and my timeline is full of people sharing bad stuff from the old place. Please. Stop. Let it die.
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
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A reminder that when the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down people immediately started blaming immigrants and teenagers...
It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
May 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A reminder that when the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down people immediately started blaming immigrants and teenagers...
It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
May 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
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I was taught at school (80s) that genetics meant no child would grow to be taller than both their parents
I was also taught the blue eyed one mentioned here
I was also taught the blue eyed one mentioned here
Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
May 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I was taught at school (80s) that genetics meant no child would grow to be taller than both their parents
I was also taught the blue eyed one mentioned here
I was also taught the blue eyed one mentioned here
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US deports hundreds of Venezuelans "despite" court order.
Meaning, of course: "in breach of".
On the face of it, it looks like there is now a full constitutional crisis in United States, in that the executive is now freely ignoring court orders.
Crisis point reached.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Meaning, of course: "in breach of".
On the face of it, it looks like there is now a full constitutional crisis in United States, in that the executive is now freely ignoring court orders.
Crisis point reached.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order
Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.
www.bbc.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans "despite" court order.
Meaning, of course: "in breach of".
On the face of it, it looks like there is now a full constitutional crisis in United States, in that the executive is now freely ignoring court orders.
Crisis point reached.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Meaning, of course: "in breach of".
On the face of it, it looks like there is now a full constitutional crisis in United States, in that the executive is now freely ignoring court orders.
Crisis point reached.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Yesterday a group of us put our heads together to think about the questions that should be asked of Starmer's plans for AI in government - you might have seen this nod to it in Politico this morning. These are for journalists, politicians, and anyone with an interest in pro-democracy tech (1/3)
March 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yesterday a group of us put our heads together to think about the questions that should be asked of Starmer's plans for AI in government - you might have seen this nod to it in Politico this morning. These are for journalists, politicians, and anyone with an interest in pro-democracy tech (1/3)
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Petition for a service that routinely checks the direct debits and utility contracts of elderly people to check if companies are ripping them off for services they don’t need
March 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Petition for a service that routinely checks the direct debits and utility contracts of elderly people to check if companies are ripping them off for services they don’t need
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Whisper it, the showdown over Apple encryption is THIS WEEK ⏱️
🤐 A secret tribunal will hear the appeal against the government’s order to carve a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted services.
🛑 Our cybersecurity and privacy shouldn’t be decided in the shadows.
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666203...
🤐 A secret tribunal will hear the appeal against the government’s order to carve a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted services.
🛑 Our cybersecurity and privacy shouldn’t be decided in the shadows.
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666203...
Secret London tribunal to hear appeal in Apple vs government battle over encryption | Computer Weekly
The decision by home secretary Yvette Cooper to issue a Technical Capability Notice requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement and intelligence services “backdoor” access to data stored by Apple’s cus...
www.computerweekly.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Whisper it, the showdown over Apple encryption is THIS WEEK ⏱️
🤐 A secret tribunal will hear the appeal against the government’s order to carve a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted services.
🛑 Our cybersecurity and privacy shouldn’t be decided in the shadows.
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666203...
🤐 A secret tribunal will hear the appeal against the government’s order to carve a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted services.
🛑 Our cybersecurity and privacy shouldn’t be decided in the shadows.
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666203...
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Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us.
healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy Debate
Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.
healthydebate.ca
March 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us.
healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
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“For decades, the US was the champion of western values. The America of Trump, Vance and Musk has left them behind.”
Another jaw-dropping data analysis by the Financial Times shows why MAGA is quite literally out of the liberal democratic world
on.ft.com/4iqh3qA
Another jaw-dropping data analysis by the Financial Times shows why MAGA is quite literally out of the liberal democratic world
on.ft.com/4iqh3qA
March 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“For decades, the US was the champion of western values. The America of Trump, Vance and Musk has left them behind.”
Another jaw-dropping data analysis by the Financial Times shows why MAGA is quite literally out of the liberal democratic world
on.ft.com/4iqh3qA
Another jaw-dropping data analysis by the Financial Times shows why MAGA is quite literally out of the liberal democratic world
on.ft.com/4iqh3qA
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It is insane that so few people in power are willing to say what is so obviously true. It's always worth paying attention to what @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says.
March 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It is insane that so few people in power are willing to say what is so obviously true. It's always worth paying attention to what @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says.
No matter how many chilled out melodic suggestions I kick into the bin, Spotify Discover Weekly seems determined, recently, to offer me songs to fall asleep to. Might save a few in case I ever get into heroin.
March 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
No matter how many chilled out melodic suggestions I kick into the bin, Spotify Discover Weekly seems determined, recently, to offer me songs to fall asleep to. Might save a few in case I ever get into heroin.
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just re-upping this with some
context buttondown.com/justenoughin... (see below)
context buttondown.com/justenoughin... (see below)
February 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
just re-upping this with some
context buttondown.com/justenoughin... (see below)
context buttondown.com/justenoughin... (see below)
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Oh hello
‘Consider Phlebas’ Sci-Fi Series Based On Book In Works At Amazon From Charles Yu, Chloé Zhao & Plan B
Amazon MGM Studios is developing Consider Phlebas, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain M Banks, the first in the Culture book series.
deadline.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Oh hello
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Privacy is security.
Message scanning powers in the Online Safety Act will break end-to-end encryption – the firewall that protects us from predators and criminals.
Parents, children, domestic violence victims all at risk.
Save encryption #PracticeSafeText
www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav...
Message scanning powers in the Online Safety Act will break end-to-end encryption – the firewall that protects us from predators and criminals.
Parents, children, domestic violence victims all at risk.
Save encryption #PracticeSafeText
www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav...
Save Encryption
Message scanning breaks end-to-end encryption, which puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk.
www.openrightsgroup.org
February 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Privacy is security.
Message scanning powers in the Online Safety Act will break end-to-end encryption – the firewall that protects us from predators and criminals.
Parents, children, domestic violence victims all at risk.
Save encryption #PracticeSafeText
www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav...
Message scanning powers in the Online Safety Act will break end-to-end encryption – the firewall that protects us from predators and criminals.
Parents, children, domestic violence victims all at risk.
Save encryption #PracticeSafeText
www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav...
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“The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature. As a result British citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.”
🗣️ ORG's James Baker #Apple
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
🗣️ ORG's James Baker #Apple
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor | TechCrunch
In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.
techcrunch.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature. As a result British citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.”
🗣️ ORG's James Baker #Apple
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
🗣️ ORG's James Baker #Apple
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9