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david-s.bsky.social
@david-s.bsky.social
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Disability, mental health, politics, technology.
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morninggloryvt.bsky.social
This article is why people should learn from neurodivergent people and the disability community before writing. It takes such an ableist tone toward our kids, and the writer seems to have never heard of the medical model of disability, the social model of disability, or the neurodiversity paradigm.
lutzfernandez.bsky.social Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 9h
I don't think I've ever disagreed and agreed more strongly with a piece, seesawing from one paragraph to the next.

Will come back to dissect.

#GiftLink #GiftArticle
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
david-s.bsky.social
"Take a look at the world
And the state that it's in today
I am sure you'll agree
We all could make it a better way"

youtu.be/UoFD9MPDbxs?...

RIP Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People (Lyrics on screen)
YouTube video by R.P.C. Lyric Videos
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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labourrightwatch.bsky.social
I've found 45 links between the Labour party and the private water companies. Most of them are sitting MPs..🥀
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
The Labour Party and the Private Water Industry
The donations from and the revolving door between Labour and the privater water companies, their parent companies and their intermediaries
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
david-s.bsky.social
"The company’s approach to AI-generated responses to questions of health, in particular, gave her pause, she said, requesting anonymity for fear of professional reprisal."

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
david-s.bsky.social
UK Disability History Month 2025:
Disability, Life and Death

ukdhm.org

#UKDHM
#UKDHM25
Black Triangle on a yellow background. Yellow circle, with black text: UK Disability History Month.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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anthonymoser.com
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world

And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
david-s.bsky.social
" #COP30 is part and parcel of the political and economic powers that have caused the crisis. It’s high time to declare: We don’t need them. "

truthout.org/articles/the...

Via @truthout.org
The Real Models for Sustainability in Brazil Are to Be Found Outside COP30
These Amazonian communities don’t count on Brazil or UN conferences to protect them. They defend themselves.
truthout.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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darkmirrormedia.bsky.social
Absolutely sobbing at this horrendous practice of stealing children. This is eugenics. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering these parents go through. To carry a loved and wanted child for ten months and have them ripped away 2 hours after birth is unthinkably devastating. What a cruel government.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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profnaomifulop.bsky.social
Apparently, according to Boris Johnson, covid bereaved are ‘wrangling on’ about deaths.

I have no words. Just utter contempt.

@cbffjuk.bsky.social

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Boris Johnson ‘beyond contempt’ for attack on Covid inquiry’s findings
Families of the Covid bereaved have reacted to horror to the lack of contrition in the former prime minister’s weekly column
www.independent.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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tuta.com
🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you.

Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

✊️ Fight AI & fight Google

You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.

Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
“We’ve activated Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, and Google apps” With a reply, "No Thanks! Learn how to disable Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, & Google apps on the Tuta blog. " Turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat & Meet: Screenshot of the google settings you need to navigate to turn off smart features. Next to Smart features click the box to turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat and Meet. Click on Manage Workspace smart feature settings and toggle these setting off.
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
Insisting she "would never use children as a weapon", Mahmood said she had a duty to get rid of reasons for putting children on dangerous small boats crossing the Channel. She said: "There is a perverse incentive there to still travel with your children, maybe put your children in danger, if you know that we would never ever remove a family with children when they have failed in their claim." Acknowledging there were specific concerns around the removal of children that needed careful consideration, Mahmood explained she also needed to be fair to British taxpayers "who are footing that bill". She added: "It is right that if you're a failed asylum seeker, the fact that you have a child under 18 is not a reason why you should remain here in supported asylum accommodation forever more."
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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nsharma101.bsky.social
The sooner we acknowledge that all nation-states, regardless of party in power, have immigration controls & deportations, the sooner we can recognize that we need another political system

Having said that, pls don’t make the mistake Americans did by thinking it can’t get worse. Reform is worse
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 4d
Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
Insisting she "would never use children as a weapon", Mahmood said she had a duty to get rid of reasons for putting children on dangerous small boats crossing the Channel. She said: "There is a perverse incentive there to still travel with your children, maybe put your children in danger, if you know that we would never ever remove a family with children when they have failed in their claim." Acknowledging there were specific concerns around the removal of children that needed careful consideration, Mahmood explained she also needed to be fair to British taxpayers "who are footing that bill". She added: "It is right that if you're a failed asylum seeker, the fact that you have a child under 18 is not a reason why you should remain here in supported asylum accommodation forever more."
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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mental-health-harm.bsky.social
The questionnaire will close on Monday 1st December at 5pm. I've had an incredible response so far ❤️🙏 Thank you so much. Roughly 50 people have questionnaires still open, and others may still want to share their experiences. I will post several more reminders over the next 10 days. Thank you.
mental-health-harm.bsky.social Lauren @mental-health-harm.bsky.social · 26d
Hi, I'm v new to bsky. I'm a PhD student focusing on harm in UK mental health services, & I would like to hear about your experiences of harm in services between 2010-2025. (Mental health services includes NHS, charities, companies, private therapists & other orgs) 1/7 tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx
A University of Lancashire poster, inviting people to participate in research. Have you experienced harm from mental health services? You are invited to take part in this study which is looking to identify and examine overlooked and lesser known forms of harm in UK mental health services. Taking part will involve completing an anonymous online survey, involving questions about your experiences of harm. This will take approximately 15-45 minutes to complete. I am looking for individuals who are aged 18+, AND have experienced harm from mental health services within the UK from 2010 onward, OR are the carer/family member of someone who has experienced harm from mental health services within the UK from 2010 onward. For more information, or to take part, please scan the QR code or go to this web address: https://tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx Who Am I? My name is Lauren Langley and I am a PhD student at the University of Lancashire. I am Autistic and have lived experience of trauma and mental illness. As a mental health patient, I have experienced harm from mental health services. If you have any questions, please get in touch: llangley1@uclan.ac.uk (picture below of a white person with ginger hair, wearing a blue t-shirt) Further information, including FAQs, and Easy Read and downloadable versions of the questionnaire are available on the study website: www.hiddenharms.wordpress.com Ethical Approval No: BAHSS2 01118
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
just great
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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susieshakespeare.bsky.social
My Dad caught Covid on 22nd March 2020 and died on 28th. A week earlier lockdown could have saved his life, but Johnson couldn't be bothered.

Sign and share and ensure he gets not one penny more of taxpayers' money.
cbffjuk.bsky.social Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice UK @cbffjuk.bsky.social · 3d
We are calling for all taxpayer-funded support for Boris Johnson, as a former PM, to be withdrawn.

Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.

Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Sign the Petition
End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
www.change.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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rivkagottlieb.bsky.social
My father died in April 2020.

I hold Boris Johnson personally responsible for his death, along with thousands of others.

All his ex-PM privileges should be removed, including £115k he can claim every year.

If you agree, please sign and share this petition 👇

@cbffjuk.bsky.social
cbffjuk.bsky.social Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice UK @cbffjuk.bsky.social · 3d
We are calling for all taxpayer-funded support for Boris Johnson, as a former PM, to be withdrawn.

Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.

Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Sign the Petition
End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
www.change.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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searchlightmag.bsky.social
Disgraced former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to ten and a half years years in prison, for taking bribes linked to a covert Russian influence operation inside the European Parliament.

What does it mean for Reform and Nigel Farage?

Read more here:
Day of reckoning for Reform UK's Russian agent | Searchlight
Nathan Gill arrives in court for sentencing Disgraced former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to ten and a half year ...
searchlightmagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
david-s.bsky.social
"OpenAI seems to want to have it both ways: protect themselves from liability if their tools offer extremely bad legal or medical advice, but keep making money from people seeking out the information."
timnitgebru.bsky.social Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 4d
Its near "super intelligence" "replacing professionals" in the PR rounds, then once everyone is convinced and uses them for legal and medical advice, following the deceptive marketing, they slip it in the terms of service that you shouldn't do that.

buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbot should be used for medical or legal advice.
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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timnitgebru.bsky.social
Its near "super intelligence" "replacing professionals" in the PR rounds, then once everyone is convinced and uses them for legal and medical advice, following the deceptive marketing, they slip it in the terms of service that you shouldn't do that.

buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbot should be used for medical or legal advice.
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
What if we made the panopticon aesthetically pleasing.
Can surveillance tech ever be beautiful?
Swift Creatives' Carsten Eriksen on turning eyesores into art.
www.creativebloq.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
david-s.bsky.social
"The goal was to shift surveillance from strictly utilitarian into something residents could feel proud of."

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November 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
Here's a copy of the 🎯 image 👆 with ALT text.
From: COVID-19 BEREAVED FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE The evidence from the inquiry is clear, and while it is vindicating to see Boris Johnson blamed in black and white for the catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic, it is devastating to think of the lives that could have been saved under a different Prime Minister. We now know that many of our family members would still be alive today if it wasn't for the leadership of Boris Johnson and his colleagues As the report has found the Government's approach to the pandemic was undermined from the beginning. If Johnson had listened to scientific advice and locked down even a week earlier, around 23,000 people could have been saved. Instead, throughout the pandemic Boris Johnson put his political reputation ahead of public safety. He pandered to his critics when the UK needed decisive action. In delaying lockdowns, he made them longer, more damaging to the economy and less effective. He ignored scientific advice that didn't fit his agenda, and he ignored the impact of his decisions on the frontline, repeating the mistakes of the first wave and prolonging the second. To make mistakes is human. To refuse to listen to frontline workers, vulnerable people, the insights of devolved leaders or scientific experts is unforgivable. The same arrogance that led those at the heart of government to hold party's while many of us died and grieved alone shaped the government's approach to the pandemic, and led to loss of life at an unprecedented, avoidable scale. While we reflect and mourn what could have been, what extra years, days and hours we could have spent with our loved ones, we need to reflect on how we, the public, were left so vulnerable. We can't just hope that we have better leaders in the future - the government must implement the safeguards recommended by the inquiry immediately. Otherwise, we are no safer now than we were in the during the darkest days in living history.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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cgsunit.bsky.social
I'm not going to repost screenshots from Grok for the same reasons I don't use any LLMs even when they're outputting silly/ amusing synthetic text.

(This image is great for so many purposes. I first saw it posted by @redeyedjedi.bsky.social so I am hoping that's the right credit for its source!)
Batman breaking a rifle in half from a 1986 comic. The rifle has a label "AI (even if you're making fun of it)" and Batman is saying "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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everyaustcounts.bsky.social
New documents confirm the NDIA is already using machine learning to help draft NDIS plans.
This raises serious concerns about transparency, bias and fairness.
We need clear policies, proper oversight & planners who can take the time to get it right.
Read: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Every Australian Counts tile with the text: ‘Read from the Guardian. Government using machine learning to help create draft plans for NDIS participants, documents reveal.’
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM