Sara Alsherif
@sarahalsherif.bsky.social
Into tech, gender and human rights.
Fighting tyrants know no borders; it's not only my job; it's my lifestyle.
And in case you are wondering 'Views are my own'.
لا للمحاكمات العسكرية للمدنيين
Fighting tyrants know no borders; it's not only my job; it's my lifestyle.
And in case you are wondering 'Views are my own'.
لا للمحاكمات العسكرية للمدنيين
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Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license
www.eff.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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On Tuesday @greenjennyjones.bsky.social will be retabling an amendment @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social laid in the Commons that would require Government to report on deaths at the border and within the asylum system.
Who could possibly oppose this?
#KnowTheirNames
Who could possibly oppose this?
#KnowTheirNames
At least 133 people died whilst trying to seek safety in the UK last year - the deadliest year on record.
Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths.
Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored.
The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.
Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths.
Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored.
The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
On Tuesday @greenjennyjones.bsky.social will be retabling an amendment @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social laid in the Commons that would require Government to report on deaths at the border and within the asylum system.
Who could possibly oppose this?
#KnowTheirNames
Who could possibly oppose this?
#KnowTheirNames
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AI companies should go under and financially wipe out VCs. exec's should go to prison for putting systems into the world that were instrumental in numerous suicides without any consideration for those risks. there should be consequences for experimenting on the public on roads and in social settings
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
AI companies should go under and financially wipe out VCs. exec's should go to prison for putting systems into the world that were instrumental in numerous suicides without any consideration for those risks. there should be consequences for experimenting on the public on roads and in social settings
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tech companies & executives are not scared enough of the consequences of harming people. they know they're ultimately very insulated from the blowback for wildly reckless experiments on people; that makes for a very unhealthy environment that we need to fix now
tech co's should be scared of people
tech co's should be scared of people
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
tech companies & executives are not scared enough of the consequences of harming people. they know they're ultimately very insulated from the blowback for wildly reckless experiments on people; that makes for a very unhealthy environment that we need to fix now
tech co's should be scared of people
tech co's should be scared of people
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Israeli forces injure Palestinian man in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-injure-palestinian-man-west-bank
Israeli forces injure Palestinian man in West Bank
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli military forces have shot and injured a Palestinian man during a raid in Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>The Palestine Red Crescent said it was treating the 24-year-old.</p>
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November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Israeli forces injure Palestinian man in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-injure-palestinian-man-west-bank
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Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta was hospitalized after Israeli settlers shot her in Beita, West Bank.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta was hospitalized after Israeli settlers shot her in Beita, West Bank.
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Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli forces near Tubas - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-man-dies-after-being-shot-israeli-forces-near-tubas
Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli forces near Tubas
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>We earlier reported that Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man in the Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>The Palestinian health ministry identified the man as Abdel Rahman Darawsha, saying that he died of his wounds.</p>
<p>“Darawsha was struck by bullets and rushed by a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance to Tubas Governmental Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead due to the severity of his injuries,” the Wafa news agency reported the ministry saying.</p>
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November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli forces near Tubas - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-man-dies-after-being-shot-israeli-forces-near-tubas
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Israeli settlers carried out a new wave of violent attacks across several towns in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring 17 Palestinian civilians, including five journalists.
Israeli Settlers Launch Wave of Attacks Across West Bank, Injure Journalists and Civilians - Quds News Network
Israeli settlers carried out a new wave of violent attacks across several towns in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring Palestinian civilians and five journalists
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November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Israeli settlers carried out a new wave of violent attacks across several towns in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring 17 Palestinian civilians, including five journalists.
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#WATCH | Israeli terrorist settlers conduct a pogrom on a Reuters journalist and indigenous people
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Late-night thought: if ministers say falling productivity means ordinary people must take the hit, why do MPs still get automatic pay rises that ignore productivity entirely?
#MPs #UKPolitics #Productivity #MPPay #Inequality
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#MPs #UKPolitics #Productivity #MPPay #Inequality
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If productivity is falling, why do MPs never feel the pinch?
Whenever Westminster starts muttering about “lower productivity”, it is always ordinary people who are told to brace themselves.
thewhipline.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Late-night thought: if ministers say falling productivity means ordinary people must take the hit, why do MPs still get automatic pay rises that ignore productivity entirely?
#MPs #UKPolitics #Productivity #MPPay #Inequality
thewhipline.substack.com/p/if-product...
#MPs #UKPolitics #Productivity #MPPay #Inequality
thewhipline.substack.com/p/if-product...
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And with Overseas aid cuts even less is being done to tackke emerging crises
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide
Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
And with Overseas aid cuts even less is being done to tackke emerging crises
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
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When Labour were previously in power they legislated to make asylum seekers homeless and destitute if they didn’t claim asylum immediately, an effort in which they were eventually defeated in the courts. The only surprise is that anyone believed this wing of the party would behave any differently
Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When Labour were previously in power they legislated to make asylum seekers homeless and destitute if they didn’t claim asylum immediately, an effort in which they were eventually defeated in the courts. The only surprise is that anyone believed this wing of the party would behave any differently
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UK foreign minister urges Israeli aid blockade on Gaza to be lifted - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-foreign-minister-urges-israeli-aid-blockade-gaza-be-lifted
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called on all aid routes to Gaza to be open and aid restrictions lifted now.</p>
<p>In a post on X, Cooper said in Jordan last week she "saw warehouses full of aid still waiting to get into Gaza even though families are still going hungry."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In Jordan last week I saw warehouses full of aid still waiting to get into Gaza even though families are still going hungry.<br>
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November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
UK foreign minister urges Israeli aid blockade on Gaza to be lifted - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-foreign-minister-urges-israeli-aid-blockade-gaza-be-lifted
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Biden knew that Israel was committing crimes against humanity in Gaza and then decided to keep US commitments to Israel, shortly before handing it over to Trump
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Biden knew that Israel was committing crimes against humanity in Gaza and then decided to keep US commitments to Israel, shortly before handing it over to Trump
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
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“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
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Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
UK psychological warfare unit collaborated with Israeli army
Exclusive: The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the IDF, leaked files reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
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👉NEW -- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
👉NEW -- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
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And unless govt removes/reduces peoples ability to choose between those alternatives, then I'd expect people taking physical option to be far more than typical group of "digitally excluded".
There's no need to have this ID at all times & some people will simply not want ID, or app, in their phone
There's no need to have this ID at all times & some people will simply not want ID, or app, in their phone
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
And unless govt removes/reduces peoples ability to choose between those alternatives, then I'd expect people taking physical option to be far more than typical group of "digitally excluded".
There's no need to have this ID at all times & some people will simply not want ID, or app, in their phone
There's no need to have this ID at all times & some people will simply not want ID, or app, in their phone
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An interesting point at the Data and AI CSO Network this week was the distinction between "digital inclusion by getting everyone to adopt digital" and "digital inclusion by providing non-digital alternatives".
The first is impossible, the second shows the limits of the digitalness of digital ID.
The first is impossible, the second shows the limits of the digitalness of digital ID.
Josh Simons, the junior minister responsible for digital ID (and former Labour Together director) has promised govt will embark on “the largest ever digital inclusion programme ever delivered in this country" to deliver digital ID. www.publictechnology.net/2025/11/05/s...
Government ‘considering physical alternatives’ for those unable access digital ID
Ministers reveal that the digitally excluded may be able to use familiar locations on the high street to obtain a more traditional ID card that could be kept in wallets
Government is exploring ...
www.publictechnology.net
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
An interesting point at the Data and AI CSO Network this week was the distinction between "digital inclusion by getting everyone to adopt digital" and "digital inclusion by providing non-digital alternatives".
The first is impossible, the second shows the limits of the digitalness of digital ID.
The first is impossible, the second shows the limits of the digitalness of digital ID.
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There are growing calls for developed nations that produce the most gas emissions to take more responsibility.
COP30 climate summit hears from countries suffering global warming harms
There are growing calls for developed nations that produce the most gas emissions to take more responsibility.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
There are growing calls for developed nations that produce the most gas emissions to take more responsibility.
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“Our media and political elites, frankly, need to get over themselves. There is no intrinsic British sensibleness that will get us through this [resurgence of fascism], that renders us invulnerable to what is destroying other free countries.”
the tory proposal to deport 4-7% of the uk population is a fascist one - & we have to call it that
my latest with @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...
my latest with @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...
The Tories’ Dangerous Drift
In the U.K., a shocking proposal from a Conservative MP elicited pushback from her party only belatedly. It signals darker things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Our media and political elites, frankly, need to get over themselves. There is no intrinsic British sensibleness that will get us through this [resurgence of fascism], that renders us invulnerable to what is destroying other free countries.”
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Hard to argue with this after reading the article - genuinely one of the most disturbing things I have ever read
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hard to argue with this after reading the article - genuinely one of the most disturbing things I have ever read
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The British government has chosen to turn a blind eye to the sexual violence, ethnic cleaning and slaughter of civilians by the UAE-armed RSF forces in Sudan.
Another unforgivable dereliction of duty to prevent genocide.
Another unforgivable dereliction of duty to prevent genocide.
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide
Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The British government has chosen to turn a blind eye to the sexual violence, ethnic cleaning and slaughter of civilians by the UAE-armed RSF forces in Sudan.
Another unforgivable dereliction of duty to prevent genocide.
Another unforgivable dereliction of duty to prevent genocide.