Nic Tait
@nictait.bsky.social
A bit of a dilettante (art, politics, tech, nature)
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Mongabay spoke with three environmental defenders from Colombia, Uganda and the Philippines at the 2024 U.N. Climate Change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Despite threats to their lives, these defenders are determined to continue their work, believing their mission is worth the risks they face.
Despite threats to their lives, these defenders are determined to continue their work, believing their mission is worth the risks they face.
‘Our zeal is unwavering’: 3 environmental defenders share trials, tribulations, hopes
In 2023, a staggering 196 land and environmental defenders lost their lives worldwide, according to a report by Global Witness. Since 2012, more than 2,100 defenders have been victims of violence,…
news.mongabay.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Mongabay spoke with three environmental defenders from Colombia, Uganda and the Philippines at the 2024 U.N. Climate Change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Despite threats to their lives, these defenders are determined to continue their work, believing their mission is worth the risks they face.
Despite threats to their lives, these defenders are determined to continue their work, believing their mission is worth the risks they face.
No wonder Jamaica wants to become a republic
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
No wonder Jamaica wants to become a republic
Words matter @skynewsrss.bsky.social
Of the 1,900 only about 250 were 'prisoners' the rest were 'detainees'
news.sky.com/story/israel...
Of the 1,900 only about 250 were 'prisoners' the rest were 'detainees'
news.sky.com/story/israel...
Hamas frees Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal
"Generations from now this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change, and change very much for the better," the US president says.
news.sky.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Words matter @skynewsrss.bsky.social
Of the 1,900 only about 250 were 'prisoners' the rest were 'detainees'
news.sky.com/story/israel...
Of the 1,900 only about 250 were 'prisoners' the rest were 'detainees'
news.sky.com/story/israel...
Is this another 'American English' word - never used it or come across it this side of the pond?
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September 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Is this another 'American English' word - never used it or come across it this side of the pond?
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C'est vrai...
wist.info/mencken-hl/3...
wist.info/mencken-hl/3...
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
C'est vrai...
wist.info/mencken-hl/3...
wist.info/mencken-hl/3...
Spot the similarity ?
September 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Spot the similarity ?
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Tommy Robinson’s march was a drunken, coked-up mess
He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling
He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling
archive.is
September 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Tommy Robinson’s march was a drunken, coked-up mess
He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling
He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling
I keep hearing the phrase "illegal immigrants" on the news today, even by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk, #BBC, @news.sky.com .
"Apart from this, juridically and ethically, an act can be legal or illegal but a person cannot" ...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eur...
"Apart from this, juridically and ethically, an act can be legal or illegal but a person cannot" ...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eur...
irregular migrant
Definition(s)In the global context , a person who, owing to irregular entry , breach of a condition of entry or the expiry of their legal basis for...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
August 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I keep hearing the phrase "illegal immigrants" on the news today, even by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk, #BBC, @news.sky.com .
"Apart from this, juridically and ethically, an act can be legal or illegal but a person cannot" ...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eur...
"Apart from this, juridically and ethically, an act can be legal or illegal but a person cannot" ...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eur...
Pleasing symmetry this morning
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August 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Pleasing symmetry this morning
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About Kosovo but could be Gaza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjl1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjl1...
PJ Harvey [2016]-The Wheel {HD1080p}
YouTube video by FootSack
www.youtube.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
About Kosovo but could be Gaza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjl1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjl1...
GB News, "Surely Brexit is a good thing?"
Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster"
x.com/implausibleb...
Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster"
x.com/implausibleb...
Farrukh on X: "GB News, "Surely Brexit is a good thing?" Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster" GB News, "In what way?" Andy Dixon, "Red tape, documentation, it's https://t.co/qgYYnzH31y" / X
GB News, "Surely Brexit is a good thing?" Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster" GB News, "In what way?" Andy Dixon, "Red tape, documentation, it's https://t.co/qgYYnzH31y
x.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
GB News, "Surely Brexit is a good thing?"
Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster"
x.com/implausibleb...
Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. The exact opposite. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster"
x.com/implausibleb...
Should be more of these...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts
‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights on
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Should be more of these...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The return of pet passports should be a small but significant win...
news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-...
news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-...
UK-EU trade deal: What is in the Brexit reset agreement?
From eGates and pet passports to the removal of red tape on food sales and the protection of British steel, a new deal has been agreed.
news.sky.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The return of pet passports should be a small but significant win...
news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-...
news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-...
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"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.
www.euronews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
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I've had a few people tell me GenAI/LLMs are good for coding and with my shonky coding skills I've been fairly open to the concept, because shonky coding skills.
Anyway, that 5% of hallucinated software packages potentially being exploited seems like a terrible feature not bug.
Anyway, that 5% of hallucinated software packages potentially being exploited seems like a terrible feature not bug.
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I've had a few people tell me GenAI/LLMs are good for coding and with my shonky coding skills I've been fairly open to the concept, because shonky coding skills.
Anyway, that 5% of hallucinated software packages potentially being exploited seems like a terrible feature not bug.
Anyway, that 5% of hallucinated software packages potentially being exploited seems like a terrible feature not bug.
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I don't really know how to feel about the fact that all the weird threads I've been following for the past 20 years are suddenly coming together in a truly unsettling knot, but maybe I can at least help to connect the dots in a somewhat useful way? drilled.media/news/network...
What the Technofascists and Religious Fanatics Have in Common: End Days Theology
Silicon Valley elite want to “disrupt” democracy with feudalism. Understanding their new and evolving ideology is critical to grappling with what’s happening in the U.S. today.
drilled.media
March 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't really know how to feel about the fact that all the weird threads I've been following for the past 20 years are suddenly coming together in a truly unsettling knot, but maybe I can at least help to connect the dots in a somewhat useful way? drilled.media/news/network...
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It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today | George Monbiot
It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissent, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
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This fascinating film argues that 20thC US governments consciously sought to keep people apart, for fear for communism. This was one of the reasons for the encouragement of suburbia and extreme urban sprawl.
One result? 12% now say they don’t have a single friend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKez...
One result? 12% now say they don’t have a single friend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKez...
The Impact of Friendship & Social Connections on Our Lives | The Power of Friendship | Full Film
YouTube video by Journeyman Pictures
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This fascinating film argues that 20thC US governments consciously sought to keep people apart, for fear for communism. This was one of the reasons for the encouragement of suburbia and extreme urban sprawl.
One result? 12% now say they don’t have a single friend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKez...
One result? 12% now say they don’t have a single friend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKez...
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
theconversation.com/why-are-floo...
theconversation.com/why-are-floo...
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
Regular floods are washing away parts of KwaZulu-Natal faster than they can be rebuilt.
theconversation.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
theconversation.com/why-are-floo...
theconversation.com/why-are-floo...
A vindication for Sadiq...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion
People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A vindication for Sadiq...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
