Siân Pearce
@sianp.bsky.social
Public law solicitor, children's rights researcher
Geekery various.
"Gary Sherman's Nemesis" (Abertoir, 2023)
https://linktr.ee/SianP
Geekery various.
"Gary Sherman's Nemesis" (Abertoir, 2023)
https://linktr.ee/SianP
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Why this headline isn’t “Rad The Impaler” I do not know
Amateurs.
Amateurs.
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Why this headline isn’t “Rad The Impaler” I do not know
Amateurs.
Amateurs.
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NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
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For #NightTideMag, @lmariewood.bsky.social shares a celebration of Blacula: a flawed yet fearless horror film with the unwillingness to look away from brutality, racism, social disparity, or queer marginalization. 👻 📽️
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/05/m...
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/05/m...
THE IMPORTANCE OF ‘BLACULA’
L. Marie Wood looks into Blacula as horror with its eye firmly on the real world; examining police violence, queerness, segregation, and cultural tension through Prince Mamuwalde’s tragedy.
nighttidemag.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
For #NightTideMag, @lmariewood.bsky.social shares a celebration of Blacula: a flawed yet fearless horror film with the unwillingness to look away from brutality, racism, social disparity, or queer marginalization. 👻 📽️
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/05/m...
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/05/m...
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Recent immigrant to South Wales complains about immigration in an area that has some of the lowest numbers of immigrants in the UK... 🤔
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Recent immigrant to South Wales complains about immigration in an area that has some of the lowest numbers of immigrants in the UK... 🤔
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Our analysis of Shark Week, the biggest stage in marine biology, found that there aren't just more men than women featured, but more *guys named Mike* than women.
The Washington Post ran with that in the headline.
Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe was big mad about it.
The Washington Post ran with that in the headline.
Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe was big mad about it.
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Our analysis of Shark Week, the biggest stage in marine biology, found that there aren't just more men than women featured, but more *guys named Mike* than women.
The Washington Post ran with that in the headline.
Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe was big mad about it.
The Washington Post ran with that in the headline.
Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe was big mad about it.
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1. Because I'm bored. Let's talk about the ORIGINAL principality of Wales.
Okay so Llywelyn ap Gruffudd has defeated his brothers in battle and has now assumed sole control of the principality of north Wales, the old kingdom of Gwynedd.
He's driven the future Edward Ist out of the Perfeddwlad
Okay so Llywelyn ap Gruffudd has defeated his brothers in battle and has now assumed sole control of the principality of north Wales, the old kingdom of Gwynedd.
He's driven the future Edward Ist out of the Perfeddwlad
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
1. Because I'm bored. Let's talk about the ORIGINAL principality of Wales.
Okay so Llywelyn ap Gruffudd has defeated his brothers in battle and has now assumed sole control of the principality of north Wales, the old kingdom of Gwynedd.
He's driven the future Edward Ist out of the Perfeddwlad
Okay so Llywelyn ap Gruffudd has defeated his brothers in battle and has now assumed sole control of the principality of north Wales, the old kingdom of Gwynedd.
He's driven the future Edward Ist out of the Perfeddwlad
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I would trust him with my case
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I would trust him with my case
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Child poverty is the fault of the parents, says the Labour Home Secretary. Or the fault of the children for existing. I'm not sure but it seems to be one of the two.
"Are you worried that there will be an impact on child poverty?"
Home Secretary "This is a system of economic migration ... they chose to bring their families with them" is the underlying principle.
Home Secretary "This is a system of economic migration ... they chose to bring their families with them" is the underlying principle.
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Child poverty is the fault of the parents, says the Labour Home Secretary. Or the fault of the children for existing. I'm not sure but it seems to be one of the two.
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Appalling as this disaster was, I see that didn’t deter the government from making a political point about too many migrants in its response
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Appalling as this disaster was, I see that didn’t deter the government from making a political point about too many migrants in its response
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You decide to buy this brilliant new #DoctorWho choose-your-own-adventure book.
▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org
▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet
▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org
▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet
February 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
You decide to buy this brilliant new #DoctorWho choose-your-own-adventure book.
▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org
▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet
▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org
▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet
Probably still not as bad as what happened on the radio though...
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Probably still not as bad as what happened on the radio though...
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Dumas' FATHER was born to a French count and an enslaved African women in Haiti. The Père was then brought to France, was educated, served in the military, etc.
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Dumas' FATHER was born to a French count and an enslaved African women in Haiti. The Père was then brought to France, was educated, served in the military, etc.
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
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Over 30 people died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on 23-24 November 2021. An inquiry has now found that the decisions and actions of the French Navy and HM Coastguard contributed to the deaths.
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Over 30 people died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on 23-24 November 2021. An inquiry has now found that the decisions and actions of the French Navy and HM Coastguard contributed to the deaths.
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Er, hello, yes, sorry, hello, we just wanted to remind you that as well as being soft on child abuse and massively corrupt, we’re also extremely racist
Shabana Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition
Around 40 Labour MPs have raised concerns about the impact of the government's proposals.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Er, hello, yes, sorry, hello, we just wanted to remind you that as well as being soft on child abuse and massively corrupt, we’re also extremely racist
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One way or the other, LLMs will seriously traumatise people.
Moderation reallocates this harm rather than properly preventing it.
The solution is to dismantle the industry.
Moderation reallocates this harm rather than properly preventing it.
The solution is to dismantle the industry.
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
One way or the other, LLMs will seriously traumatise people.
Moderation reallocates this harm rather than properly preventing it.
The solution is to dismantle the industry.
Moderation reallocates this harm rather than properly preventing it.
The solution is to dismantle the industry.
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Incredible that the government can say all this yet also be pushing through immigration rule reforms that actively prevent migrants from being full or equal members of the community. Pride might well be necessary. So is equality. Labour used to know that.
The PM says he believes Britain is "stronger as a tolerant, decent and respectful country" while acknowledging that the country has been "undermined by those who seek to sow division". "Pride is the social glue, the force that holds together a community and a country", Starmer is to say (Sky News)
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Incredible that the government can say all this yet also be pushing through immigration rule reforms that actively prevent migrants from being full or equal members of the community. Pride might well be necessary. So is equality. Labour used to know that.
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Deaths of people seeking asylum are absolutely avoidable. That isn't achieved by human swap PR policies like the one in one out policy, or restricting human rights and weakening modern slavery protections for people seeking safety as Labour is doing. 1/16
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thirty deaths in small boat crossing avoidable, inquiry finds
Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Deaths of people seeking asylum are absolutely avoidable. That isn't achieved by human swap PR policies like the one in one out policy, or restricting human rights and weakening modern slavery protections for people seeking safety as Labour is doing. 1/16
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Beyond shameless to criticise “the left” for not defending British values or standing up for integrated communities, whilst actively pushing policies on settlement designed to deter, exclude and “other“ members of our society
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Beyond shameless to criticise “the left” for not defending British values or standing up for integrated communities, whilst actively pushing policies on settlement designed to deter, exclude and “other“ members of our society
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New from me about Labour's earned settlement proposals. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
New from me about Labour's earned settlement proposals. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
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Loss of life was avoidable in worst small boat disaster in Channel, inquiry finds
Loss of life was avoidable in worst small boat disaster in Channel, inquiry finds
Cranston report highly critical of systemic failings and missed opportunities around deaths of more than 30 people
Loss of life was avoidable in the worst mass drowning from a small boat crossing in the Channel, a public inquiry has found.
The 454-page report by the former high court judge Sir Ross Cranston is highly critical of failings around the deaths of at least 24 men, seven women and two children in November 2021. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Loss of life was avoidable in worst small boat disaster in Channel, inquiry finds
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I was at an event hosted and attended by back bench Labour MPs on the gov. Earned Settlement proposals.
We heard from a doctor, lawyer, carer and engineer who face waiting decades for the opportunity to settle in this country because they don't 'contribute' enough.
Core British values?
We heard from a doctor, lawyer, carer and engineer who face waiting decades for the opportunity to settle in this country because they don't 'contribute' enough.
Core British values?
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I was at an event hosted and attended by back bench Labour MPs on the gov. Earned Settlement proposals.
We heard from a doctor, lawyer, carer and engineer who face waiting decades for the opportunity to settle in this country because they don't 'contribute' enough.
Core British values?
We heard from a doctor, lawyer, carer and engineer who face waiting decades for the opportunity to settle in this country because they don't 'contribute' enough.
Core British values?
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Massively increasing settlement routes, applying these changes retrospectively, penalising poorer people & rewarding richer people is definitely not ‘fair’.
Staggering that this needs saying to a Labour Home Sec.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Staggering that this needs saying to a Labour Home Sec.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shabana Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition
Around 40 Labour MPs have raised concerns about the impact of the government's proposals.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Massively increasing settlement routes, applying these changes retrospectively, penalising poorer people & rewarding richer people is definitely not ‘fair’.
Staggering that this needs saying to a Labour Home Sec.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Staggering that this needs saying to a Labour Home Sec.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A UK government review into young people is facing criticism from campaigners who say it unfairly targets disabled people
Disabled young people unfairly targeted by government review, campaigners say
Adam Johannes A UK government review into young people is facing criticism from campaigners who say it unfairly targets disabled people. Led by former Labour minister Alan Milburn and commissioned by ...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
A UK government review into young people is facing criticism from campaigners who say it unfairly targets disabled people
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Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...