John Chadfield
@joxn.bsky.social
Unionising tech workers in the UK. National Officer for Tech at Communication Workers Union.
Co-founder of @utaw.tech
Join a union. Get organised.
Co-founder of @utaw.tech
Join a union. Get organised.
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Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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The power of Ian Wright
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The power of Ian Wright
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I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
The AI Circular Economy
Big tech companies and wealthy investors are driving an AI bubble - but they won't be the ones feeling the pain when it bursts.
graceblakeley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
honorary membership to UTAW-CWU coming derek's way next time he is in london.
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
honorary membership to UTAW-CWU coming derek's way next time he is in london.
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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TikTok is getting rid of the London staff who keep you safe from harmful, misleading and illegal content. When did they announce the job cuts? Eight days before those employees were due to vote on unionising.
We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:
We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:
October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
TikTok is getting rid of the London staff who keep you safe from harmful, misleading and illegal content. When did they announce the job cuts? Eight days before those employees were due to vote on unionising.
We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:
We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:
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Asked about the lack of Palestinian leadership, @yarahawari.bsky.social points out this is by design & a product of military occupation. Yara goes on to highlight how Palestinians are denied the right to determine their own future (whereas the war criminal Tony Blair is involved!)
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Asked about the lack of Palestinian leadership, @yarahawari.bsky.social points out this is by design & a product of military occupation. Yara goes on to highlight how Palestinians are denied the right to determine their own future (whereas the war criminal Tony Blair is involved!)
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Article here by @mickeycarroll.bsky.social news.sky.com/story/we-wou...
'We wouldn't let our children on the app': TikTok moderators warn users may be at risk after redundancies
In August, TikTok said it was making redundancies in order to "concentrate operations in fewer locations" and develop the use of AI in moderation, in part to protect human workers from seeing harmful ...
news.sky.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Article here by @mickeycarroll.bsky.social news.sky.com/story/we-wou...
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TikTok's biggest European market is the UK, something they were gleefully boasting to the press about early this summer but then as soon as a union recognition ballot is scheduled, suddenly it isn't that important and they want to offshore jobs somewhere with cheaper labour and weak unions.
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
TikTok's biggest European market is the UK, something they were gleefully boasting to the press about early this summer but then as soon as a union recognition ballot is scheduled, suddenly it isn't that important and they want to offshore jobs somewhere with cheaper labour and weak unions.
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
Great post about AI coding claims turning out to be yet more bs. mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Great post about AI coding claims turning out to be yet more bs. mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
Lolo is a mother of 5 who I've been in touch with for the past year. Her youngest, Eileen, is suffering with severe malnutrition. Please donate if you can.
*If the quoted skeet is gone, it means Bluesky have deleted Lolo's account for the 91st time.
*If the quoted skeet is gone, it means Bluesky have deleted Lolo's account for the 91st time.
August 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Lolo is a mother of 5 who I've been in touch with for the past year. Her youngest, Eileen, is suffering with severe malnutrition. Please donate if you can.
*If the quoted skeet is gone, it means Bluesky have deleted Lolo's account for the 91st time.
*If the quoted skeet is gone, it means Bluesky have deleted Lolo's account for the 91st time.
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"Politicians are not commentators, they are paid to take decisions."
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www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
EU action not words needed over Gaza now
Amid the unconscionable and escalating atrocities being committed in Gaza, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls for the EU Commission to act on their assessment and findings of violations, and advance sanctions, including the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
www.etuc.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Politicians are not commentators, they are paid to take decisions."
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www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
Really hard to engage with this app when Palestinian accounts are so routinely removed for simply asking for help during an active fucking genocide where they watch their kids starve.
I spoke to someone who I can't even tag on here just now BECAUSE HER ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN DELETED 15 times.
Shame.
I spoke to someone who I can't even tag on here just now BECAUSE HER ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN DELETED 15 times.
Shame.
July 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Really hard to engage with this app when Palestinian accounts are so routinely removed for simply asking for help during an active fucking genocide where they watch their kids starve.
I spoke to someone who I can't even tag on here just now BECAUSE HER ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN DELETED 15 times.
Shame.
I spoke to someone who I can't even tag on here just now BECAUSE HER ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN DELETED 15 times.
Shame.
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One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.
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Youth pastor voice: You know who else took on a globally important leadership role at the age of 33?
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Youth pastor voice: You know who else took on a globally important leadership role at the age of 33?
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okay as scary as these sound, can everybody please understand that these people have absolutely no privileged knowledge, and - especially in the case of someone like Sal Khan - they often are just management consultants that go from meeting to meeting saying "okay great" and nothing else
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
Khan Academy CEO predicts AI in the classroom will be like 5 'amazing graduate students' assisting teachers
Founder and CEO Sal Khan believes AI agents will act like a team of grad students, helping teachers adjust lesson plans to improve student engagement.
www.businessinsider.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
okay as scary as these sound, can everybody please understand that these people have absolutely no privileged knowledge, and - especially in the case of someone like Sal Khan - they often are just management consultants that go from meeting to meeting saying "okay great" and nothing else
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Motaz and Fedaa (who both have lost their accounts on here recently) have rent due soon- if you can help chuffed.org/project/save...
June 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Motaz and Fedaa (who both have lost their accounts on here recently) have rent due soon- if you can help chuffed.org/project/save...
hmmm do I want to waste enough water to quench a small village or shall I just write this project plan myself...
June 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
hmmm do I want to waste enough water to quench a small village or shall I just write this project plan myself...
"My productivity gains since using copilot are huuuge" said nobody ever.
People who don’t like AI aren’t in denial about how useful it is. People who like AI are in denial about how useful it is
June 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"My productivity gains since using copilot are huuuge" said nobody ever.
No internet in Deir al-Balah again. Cut off by occupiers.
June 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
No internet in Deir al-Balah again. Cut off by occupiers.
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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
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D-day for the dumbest person in your office today
BREAKING | ChatGPT down: OpenAI reports major outage as users see error message
ChatGPT down: OpenAI reports major outage as users see error message
OpenAI reports the chatbot is seeing a widespread outage
www.independent.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
D-day for the dumbest person in your office today
New UTAW stickers just dropped
May 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
New UTAW stickers just dropped