David Frew
@drvon2.bsky.social
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I am a yoga enthusiast, project manager & cynic.
Formerly London based, I 'moved' to Amsterdam to avoid UK age restrictions (giving my personal dets to EPIC.)
I am a yoga enthusiast, project manager & cynic.
Formerly London based, I 'moved' to Amsterdam to avoid UK age restrictions (giving my personal dets to EPIC.)
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Maybe it's time for another BlueSky primer thread.
BlueSky is a unique social media platform for a number of reasons:
* No algorithm that decides what you see - use FEEDS !
* Nuclear Block
* Labels
* Multiple apps sharing the same data
* no central db
* Starter Packs & Lists
..more.. (1/21)
BlueSky is a unique social media platform for a number of reasons:
* No algorithm that decides what you see - use FEEDS !
* Nuclear Block
* Labels
* Multiple apps sharing the same data
* no central db
* Starter Packs & Lists
..more.. (1/21)
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Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery – UK politics live
Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery – UK politics live
Louise Haigh says use of Elon Musk’s social media platform ‘unconscionable’ amid proliferation of abuse imagery
The right to protest is under attack in England and Wales with laws trampling over human rights protections and more oppressive restrictions in the pipeline, two major reports have warned. Haroon Siddique has the story.
Peter Walker is the Guardian’s senior political correspondent.
It was already an unpleasant place prior to its takeover by Elon Musk but since his acceptance of hate speech and anonymous online abusers, it has become utterly unusable.
I continued to maintain an account and occasionally post because a critical mass of people, including the government and journalists who we need to communicate with as MPs, remained on the site. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery – UK politics live
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Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine
Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine
Pat McFadden says stance on potential peace deployment casts doubt on Reform leader’s commitment to national security
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UK politics live – latest updates
Nigel Farage has been accused of “parroting Kremlin lines” after saying that he would vote against any UK government plans to deploy the military in Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Britain and France said they would be ready to send troops to Ukraine after a peace deal, but the Reform UK leader said he would vote against any such move to put boots on the ground. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine
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So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
The album is out tomorrow!!
Looking forward to hearing it.
Looking forward to hearing it.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsJukebox
Dry Cleaning:
🎵 JOY
#6music #DryCleaning
#newRelease - 🆕 single
▶️ #Radio6Musichover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">🆕🪄 Automagic 📻 playlist: 👉 New releases played on #Radio6Music 👈
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Joy, by Dry Cleaning
from the album Secret Love
drycleaning.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The album is out tomorrow!!
Looking forward to hearing it.
Looking forward to hearing it.
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Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
@scientits.bsky.social probably having flashbacks
Forget all the artisanal cheese. French crisps are absolutely depraved | Emma Beddington
Forget all the artisanal cheese. French crisps are absolutely depraved | Emma Beddington
A trip to the supermarché this Christmas opened my eyes to crisps flavoured with Flemish stew, salted butter and other flagrant crimes, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
@scientits.bsky.social probably having flashbacks
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This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
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The tech guys have declared they are the future, and as such are not prey to our puny laws we developed to safeguard actual humans re: porn, consent, libel, copyright, health, mental health, environment, monopoly.
Governments have to insist they live in the now, in reality, with the rest of us.
Governments have to insist they live in the now, in reality, with the rest of us.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The tech guys have declared they are the future, and as such are not prey to our puny laws we developed to safeguard actual humans re: porn, consent, libel, copyright, health, mental health, environment, monopoly.
Governments have to insist they live in the now, in reality, with the rest of us.
Governments have to insist they live in the now, in reality, with the rest of us.
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If there is an argument then this is the argument. But lol I can’t find where this obviously false stat is coming from. And if the government does believe more than half the families in the UK are using it as their primary news source then woah maybe time to up the scrutiny of it!
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
If there is an argument then this is the argument. But lol I can’t find where this obviously false stat is coming from. And if the government does believe more than half the families in the UK are using it as their primary news source then woah maybe time to up the scrutiny of it!
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“why are you still on twitter” -> whiny, makes you sound like a scold
“oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile
“oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“why are you still on twitter” -> whiny, makes you sound like a scold
“oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile
“oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile
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hate it when my elite pedophilia related government cover up gets in the way of my domestic ethnic cleansing and starvation campaigns while I’m trying to invade other countries
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
hate it when my elite pedophilia related government cover up gets in the way of my domestic ethnic cleansing and starvation campaigns while I’m trying to invade other countries
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Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
Even if nobody wants to take action against Musk for building a CSAM generator, there are people using it who are based in the UK and those prompts are absolutely something that would get you on the sex offender's register. Absolutely no justification not to try to identify and prosecute users.
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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We need everyone who can:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e... 2/3
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e... 2/3
Enough is enough: a call to action on BBC reporting about trans people - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
The Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective (TACC) recently submitted a formal complaint to the BBC and sent letters to the Women and Equalities Committee, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture...
tacc.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 AM
We need everyone who can:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e... 2/3
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e... 2/3
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Folks who still post on X, is this finally a red line for you? If not, then you seem to have no moral objections to using a CSAM site.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Folks who still post on X, is this finally a red line for you? If not, then you seem to have no moral objections to using a CSAM site.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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If the president of a sovereign nation can be picked up for a delayed felony trial in another nation what’s protecting Trump?
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
If the president of a sovereign nation can be picked up for a delayed felony trial in another nation what’s protecting Trump?
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It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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BIG DAY FOR THOSE FLUENT IN THE GOOD GRAMMAR OF CIVILITY LOOKING TO DEPLOY DECORUM TO MASK AGENDAS OF CRUELTY
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 4, 2026 at 11:55 AM
BIG DAY FOR THOSE FLUENT IN THE GOOD GRAMMAR OF CIVILITY LOOKING TO DEPLOY DECORUM TO MASK AGENDAS OF CRUELTY