Jo 🔶
@copperbird.bsky.social
Advocate/ IMCA working with adults and families. LibDem. Nethead. Gamer. Jewish. UK (Reading). Pronouns: She/ her - same tag on Twitter
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Jo 🔶
@copperbird.bsky.social
· Nov 11
For anyone who may be interested - I mostly post about:
UK politics (LibDem perspective)
Social Care/ Advocacy/ working with people who lack capacity
Reading (town in the UK, but I could post about books also just to confuse ppl)
Gaming (currently playing: Veilguard)
Cooking
UK politics (LibDem perspective)
Social Care/ Advocacy/ working with people who lack capacity
Reading (town in the UK, but I could post about books also just to confuse ppl)
Gaming (currently playing: Veilguard)
Cooking
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Care providers feel like they’re on their own.
The SNP wasted four years and £30 million on a bureaucratic takeover of social care that they ultimately had to ditch.
Meanwhile, the UK Labour Government only made things worse by clobbering providers with a cruel tax hike.
The SNP wasted four years and £30 million on a bureaucratic takeover of social care that they ultimately had to ditch.
Meanwhile, the UK Labour Government only made things worse by clobbering providers with a cruel tax hike.
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Care providers feel like they’re on their own.
The SNP wasted four years and £30 million on a bureaucratic takeover of social care that they ultimately had to ditch.
Meanwhile, the UK Labour Government only made things worse by clobbering providers with a cruel tax hike.
The SNP wasted four years and £30 million on a bureaucratic takeover of social care that they ultimately had to ditch.
Meanwhile, the UK Labour Government only made things worse by clobbering providers with a cruel tax hike.
Last sunrise in Cairo for us
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Last sunrise in Cairo for us
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People value free and fair elections, and prefer living in a country with free and fair elections but with less desirable outcomes (e.g. low levels of wealth) to living in a country without free and fair elections but with better outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251392539
Are People Willing to Trade Away Democracy for Desirable Outcomes? Experimental Evidence From Six Countries - Jonathan A. Chu, Scott Williamson, Eddy S. F. Yeung, 2025
To what extent do people prioritize living in a democracy over other indicators of good governance or personal well-being? This question has become contested as...
journals.sagepub.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
People value free and fair elections, and prefer living in a country with free and fair elections but with less desirable outcomes (e.g. low levels of wealth) to living in a country without free and fair elections but with better outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251392539
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Care Quality Commission chief quits over maternity inquiry into NHS trust he led www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Care Quality Commission chief quits over maternity inquiry into NHS trust he led
Julian Hartley says his role at CQC ‘incompatible’ with investigation into Leeds trust he headed for 10 years
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Care Quality Commission chief quits over maternity inquiry into NHS trust he led www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"Research has shown that, inside some companies, workers begin to see their colleagues who use generative AI as less creative, even less trustworthy."
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Research has shown that, inside some companies, workers begin to see their colleagues who use generative AI as less creative, even less trustworthy."
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1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.
Do not bite the work laptop!
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Do not bite the work laptop!
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Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out on.ft.com/46Q2PMW | opinion
Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out
The composer’s soft power remains undiminished as competitors gather for the five-yearly contest
on.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out on.ft.com/46Q2PMW | opinion
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Tomorrow (Sat. 11/10/25) is the start of National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
We're proud of Reading's diversity and will always stand with victims and allies against hate. Statement from us below. 👇
We're proud of Reading's diversity and will always stand with victims and allies against hate. Statement from us below. 👇
Statement for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025
The Reading Liberal Democrats stand against hate, this week and always.
www.readinglibdems.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Tomorrow (Sat. 11/10/25) is the start of National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
We're proud of Reading's diversity and will always stand with victims and allies against hate. Statement from us below. 👇
We're proud of Reading's diversity and will always stand with victims and allies against hate. Statement from us below. 👇
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Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (5-6 October 2025)
Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (5-6 October 2025)
Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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Tugendhat: Young people are "realising the entire economy is now geared to a bunch of people who are ageing and claiming their retirement
"It is a continuous series of politics in the centre that is defending this gap – the have assets, have jobs, have equity, against the have nots – young people"
"It is a continuous series of politics in the centre that is defending this gap – the have assets, have jobs, have equity, against the have nots – young people"
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Tugendhat: Young people are "realising the entire economy is now geared to a bunch of people who are ageing and claiming their retirement
"It is a continuous series of politics in the centre that is defending this gap – the have assets, have jobs, have equity, against the have nots – young people"
"It is a continuous series of politics in the centre that is defending this gap – the have assets, have jobs, have equity, against the have nots – young people"
My slow cooker veggie chili was amazing! Wish I could remember what I put in it ...
October 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My slow cooker veggie chili was amazing! Wish I could remember what I put in it ...
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President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
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The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Intelligence and Security Committee to launch a new probe investigating Russian interference in British politics, after Reform’s former leader in Wales Nathan Gill admitted to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Intelligence and Security Committee to launch a new probe investigating Russian interference in British politics, after Reform’s former leader in Wales Nathan Gill admitted to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia
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The AfD qualified for three mayoral run-offs in cities in North Rhine-Westphalia today, and lost all by big margins. The lesson is not that we have overdone the AfD's rise, but that we do perhaps sometimes underestimate the counter-mobilisation effects - including in east Germany, incidentally.
September 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The AfD qualified for three mayoral run-offs in cities in North Rhine-Westphalia today, and lost all by big margins. The lesson is not that we have overdone the AfD's rise, but that we do perhaps sometimes underestimate the counter-mobilisation effects - including in east Germany, incidentally.
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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Right, this is actually the use case for government ID - should empower citizens issue a token that says absolutely nothing, cannot be used to steal your data, but does say to an estate agent 'yes this person can rent this home, yes this person has the right to work'.
Look we all know that we can’t trust the government with ID information, estate agents on the other hand…
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Right, this is actually the use case for government ID - should empower citizens issue a token that says absolutely nothing, cannot be used to steal your data, but does say to an estate agent 'yes this person can rent this home, yes this person has the right to work'.
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UK and EU reportedly negotiating British return to Erasmus programme
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
UK students get chance to study in Europe from January 2027 under new Erasmus deal
The EU is pushing for a rapid agreement for Britain to rejoin the student exchange scheme
inews.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
UK and EU reportedly negotiating British return to Erasmus programme
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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We are overtaking the Conservatives and on the cusp of overtaking Labour too.
More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.
More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.
September 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We are overtaking the Conservatives and on the cusp of overtaking Labour too.
More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.
More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.
We also bonded over all our team having o level German. Ausgezeichnet!
Great team effort at pub quiz this week and we won! @fechtbuch.bsky.social @robertramsay.org also I somehow remembered deplantis' new high jump record height
September 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We also bonded over all our team having o level German. Ausgezeichnet!