Heather Clark
@heatherjc.bsky.social
Concerned and curious citizen of Edinburgh. Teacher of English to Speakers of other languages.
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Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
Well worth looking at the Full Fact Government Tracker to check how far manifesto promises are being met.
A year and a half in and it doesn't look that bad.
fullfact.org/government-t...
A year and a half in and it doesn't look that bad.
fullfact.org/government-t...
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Well worth looking at the Full Fact Government Tracker to check how far manifesto promises are being met.
A year and a half in and it doesn't look that bad.
fullfact.org/government-t...
A year and a half in and it doesn't look that bad.
fullfact.org/government-t...
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At #PMQs Keir Starmer said “more protections” for renters are coming this year.
Our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s promise to end no-fault evictions 👇
Our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s promise to end no-fault evictions 👇
Is the government on track to end ‘no fault’ evictions? – Full Fact
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to “immediately” abolish Section 21 evictions in England.
fullfact.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
At #PMQs Keir Starmer said “more protections” for renters are coming this year.
Our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s promise to end no-fault evictions 👇
Our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s promise to end no-fault evictions 👇
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Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
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New on @labourhame.com:
Labour Hame editor @dhothersall.bsky.social, a former Twitter addict, says that while he understands the motivation of staying on a platform where vital communities of support and engagement have been built and prospered, it is now morally unjustifiable to remain on X.
Labour Hame editor @dhothersall.bsky.social, a former Twitter addict, says that while he understands the motivation of staying on a platform where vital communities of support and engagement have been built and prospered, it is now morally unjustifiable to remain on X.
Labour needs to get off X. Now.
Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall, a former Twitter addict, says that while he completely understands the motivation of staying on a platform where vital communities of support and engagement ha…
www.labourhame.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
New on @labourhame.com:
Labour Hame editor @dhothersall.bsky.social, a former Twitter addict, says that while he understands the motivation of staying on a platform where vital communities of support and engagement have been built and prospered, it is now morally unjustifiable to remain on X.
Labour Hame editor @dhothersall.bsky.social, a former Twitter addict, says that while he understands the motivation of staying on a platform where vital communities of support and engagement have been built and prospered, it is now morally unjustifiable to remain on X.
The fuck-around-and-find-out era of modern history.
Great.
No wonder Trump never wholeheartedly condemned Putin. He just wanted to copy his blueprint for invading neighbouring countries.
So sick of these vile men fuelled by greed letting all the demons out.
Great.
No wonder Trump never wholeheartedly condemned Putin. He just wanted to copy his blueprint for invading neighbouring countries.
So sick of these vile men fuelled by greed letting all the demons out.
Venezuela was only the beginning.
Trump and his team are dead set on dominating the entire Western Hemisphere — and Russia and China couldn’t be happier.
Trump and his team are dead set on dominating the entire Western Hemisphere — and Russia and China couldn’t be happier.
Trump's Unhinged Power Grab Opens Pandora's Box
Donald Trump and his team are dead set on dominating the Western Hemisphere, starting with Venezuela. Russia and China couldn't be happier.
www.rollingstone.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
The fuck-around-and-find-out era of modern history.
Great.
No wonder Trump never wholeheartedly condemned Putin. He just wanted to copy his blueprint for invading neighbouring countries.
So sick of these vile men fuelled by greed letting all the demons out.
Great.
No wonder Trump never wholeheartedly condemned Putin. He just wanted to copy his blueprint for invading neighbouring countries.
So sick of these vile men fuelled by greed letting all the demons out.
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Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
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Every piece of reporting I've seen on this is drastically understating the scale. These are from Grok's replies within a single minute. Time-to-reply is degrading because it has such a backlog of NCII/CSAM requests to fulfill. Conservatively I estimate it is producing more than 5000 of these per day
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Every piece of reporting I've seen on this is drastically understating the scale. These are from Grok's replies within a single minute. Time-to-reply is degrading because it has such a backlog of NCII/CSAM requests to fulfill. Conservatively I estimate it is producing more than 5000 of these per day
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The misuse of the AI tool, Grok, to degrade and humiliate women is unacceptable. This was predictable, preventable, and enabled by platforms that chose speed and profit over women’s safety and dignity. We will keep scrutinising the development of AI and how it is misused to inflict harm on women.
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The misuse of the AI tool, Grok, to degrade and humiliate women is unacceptable. This was predictable, preventable, and enabled by platforms that chose speed and profit over women’s safety and dignity. We will keep scrutinising the development of AI and how it is misused to inflict harm on women.
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
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It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
It is just breathtaking.
Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy
Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy
Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It is just breathtaking.
This is disgusting.
Nobody should be using this vile platform.
Ban it.
Nobody should be using this vile platform.
Ban it.
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is disgusting.
Nobody should be using this vile platform.
Ban it.
Nobody should be using this vile platform.
Ban it.
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Utterly monstrous
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Utterly monstrous
I don't want to be a party pooper, but does the nation really need a bank holiday on 15 June?
If you stay up late on Saturday night to watch the Haiti v Scotland match, you'll have all day Sunday to sleep it off.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you stay up late on Saturday night to watch the Haiti v Scotland match, you'll have all day Sunday to sleep it off.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Public holiday to celebrate Scotland's World Cup return
Scotland will face Haiti in Boston on Sunday 14 June before taking on Morocco and Brazil in the US.
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I don't want to be a party pooper, but does the nation really need a bank holiday on 15 June?
If you stay up late on Saturday night to watch the Haiti v Scotland match, you'll have all day Sunday to sleep it off.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you stay up late on Saturday night to watch the Haiti v Scotland match, you'll have all day Sunday to sleep it off.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Gong back to work - things to remember
January 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Gong back to work - things to remember
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Imagine going back to the 90s & telling everyone this would be a 2026 headline
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Imagine going back to the 90s & telling everyone this would be a 2026 headline
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The fitted sheet: specifically designed to very nearly fit, but not quite. From the book Household Problems: Domestic Incompetence in Diagrams. Which is [capitalisation] AVAILABLE NOW - amzn.to/4pSA2ym and the other Amazons.
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The fitted sheet: specifically designed to very nearly fit, but not quite. From the book Household Problems: Domestic Incompetence in Diagrams. Which is [capitalisation] AVAILABLE NOW - amzn.to/4pSA2ym and the other Amazons.
In England a nurse gets struck off for posting nasty racist comments.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
In Scotland a nurse can joke about wanting to post bacon through the mosque door and make all sorts of other nasty intolerant comments, and stay in her job.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
In Scotland a nurse can joke about wanting to post bacon through the mosque door and make all sorts of other nasty intolerant comments, and stay in her job.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nurse struck off after 45 years over what she posted on Facebook
Nurse Roberta Batchelor was struck off after over 40 years working for an NHS trust after sharing 'racially motivated' posts on social media
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
In England a nurse gets struck off for posting nasty racist comments.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
In Scotland a nurse can joke about wanting to post bacon through the mosque door and make all sorts of other nasty intolerant comments, and stay in her job.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
In Scotland a nurse can joke about wanting to post bacon through the mosque door and make all sorts of other nasty intolerant comments, and stay in her job.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thoroughly recommend Prisoner 951, the account of what Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, her husband and family endured during her captivity.
The strength they all showed under such circumstances was astonishing.
Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hzfp via @bbciplayer
The strength they all showed under such circumstances was astonishing.
Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hzfp via @bbciplayer
Prisoner 951 - Series 1: Episode 1
A woman is torn from her baby, accused of crimes she didn’t commit and imprisoned in Iran. In London, her husband refuses to stay silent. So begins a campaign to free her.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Thoroughly recommend Prisoner 951, the account of what Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, her husband and family endured during her captivity.
The strength they all showed under such circumstances was astonishing.
Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hzfp via @bbciplayer
The strength they all showed under such circumstances was astonishing.
Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hzfp via @bbciplayer
As the article says, the demand for ESOL in Edinburgh, and elsewhere in Scotland, is huge and courses fill in 1 day. These courses here are literally life changing and are a win-win for all concerned.
www.scotsman.com/education/co...
#ESOL
www.scotsman.com/education/co...
#ESOL
College English classes 'should be expanded' to help boost the Scottish economy
Despite recent controversy, Edinburgh College finds ESOL classes are helping to boost the Scottish economy and provide a skills pipeline
www.scotsman.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
As the article says, the demand for ESOL in Edinburgh, and elsewhere in Scotland, is huge and courses fill in 1 day. These courses here are literally life changing and are a win-win for all concerned.
www.scotsman.com/education/co...
#ESOL
www.scotsman.com/education/co...
#ESOL
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Wolf Moon rising into the twilight sky over Edinburgh last night embedded in “Belt of Venus” pink & blue as the sun sets on the opposite horizon - blue shadow of Earth w the sun still lighting the pink portion, the blue slowly rises and subsumes the pink.
#WolfMoon
#WolfMoon
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Wolf Moon rising into the twilight sky over Edinburgh last night embedded in “Belt of Venus” pink & blue as the sun sets on the opposite horizon - blue shadow of Earth w the sun still lighting the pink portion, the blue slowly rises and subsumes the pink.
#WolfMoon
#WolfMoon
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⚠️ Serious incident at Threipmuir Reservoir today. A person entered the ice to rescue a dog that fell through. Thankfully they returned safely, but the dog was not recovered. Frozen reservoirs are dangerous—please keep safe in the Pentland Hills this winter.
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
⚠️ Serious incident at Threipmuir Reservoir today. A person entered the ice to rescue a dog that fell through. Thankfully they returned safely, but the dog was not recovered. Frozen reservoirs are dangerous—please keep safe in the Pentland Hills this winter.
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Time is running out to vote for The Herald's stunning Scott McTominay front page in 2025's Front Page of the Year competition.
Voting closes at 9am tomorrow (Monday 5th), and our Scott McTominay front is currently sitting in second place.
Vote HERE: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
Voting closes at 9am tomorrow (Monday 5th), and our Scott McTominay front is currently sitting in second place.
Vote HERE: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Time is running out to vote for The Herald's stunning Scott McTominay front page in 2025's Front Page of the Year competition.
Voting closes at 9am tomorrow (Monday 5th), and our Scott McTominay front is currently sitting in second place.
Vote HERE: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
Voting closes at 9am tomorrow (Monday 5th), and our Scott McTominay front is currently sitting in second place.
Vote HERE: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...