John Thomas
@tappy45.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
'How Britain became a surveillance state.
With one camera for every 10 people and facial recognition on the rise, big brother has the nation firmly in its sights – but at what cost?'
'How Britain became a surveillance state.
With one camera for every 10 people and facial recognition on the rise, big brother has the nation firmly in its sights – but at what cost?'
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
'How Britain became a surveillance state.
With one camera for every 10 people and facial recognition on the rise, big brother has the nation firmly in its sights – but at what cost?'
'How Britain became a surveillance state.
With one camera for every 10 people and facial recognition on the rise, big brother has the nation firmly in its sights – but at what cost?'
www.zerohedge.com/personal-fin...
'Elon Musk Backs Universal High Income Fearing AI Will Take Every Job.'
'Elon Musk Backs Universal High Income Fearing AI Will Take Every Job.'
Elon Musk Backs Universal High Income Fearing AI Will Take Every Job
Musk predicts employment will become obsolete...
www.zerohedge.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
www.zerohedge.com/personal-fin...
'Elon Musk Backs Universal High Income Fearing AI Will Take Every Job.'
'Elon Musk Backs Universal High Income Fearing AI Will Take Every Job.'
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2099...
That's incredible, mass surveillance of bank accounts now in the UK.
'Banks will be forced to scrutinise millions of accounts from April 2026 in a comprehensive crackdown aimed at exposing benefits cheats...'
That's incredible, mass surveillance of bank accounts now in the UK.
'Banks will be forced to scrutinise millions of accounts from April 2026 in a comprehensive crackdown aimed at exposing benefits cheats...'
DWP confirms when benefit claimant bank accounts to be checked
The DWP has now confirmed the date when banks will be ordered to root out benefits cheats in a major crackdown on fraudsters.
www.express.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2099...
That's incredible, mass surveillance of bank accounts now in the UK.
'Banks will be forced to scrutinise millions of accounts from April 2026 in a comprehensive crackdown aimed at exposing benefits cheats...'
That's incredible, mass surveillance of bank accounts now in the UK.
'Banks will be forced to scrutinise millions of accounts from April 2026 in a comprehensive crackdown aimed at exposing benefits cheats...'
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'Brits face modern digital ID under plans by senior Scottish Labour MP.'
'Brits face modern digital ID under plans by senior Scottish Labour MP.'
Brits face modern digital ID under plans by senior Scottish Labour MP
Scots could be forced to use a digital ID as part of proposals being looked into by Prime Minister Keir Starmer
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'Brits face modern digital ID under plans by senior Scottish Labour MP.'
'Brits face modern digital ID under plans by senior Scottish Labour MP.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Starmer out.
'“BritCard” is the name for a new digital ID app advanced by Labour Together, the think tank once run by Morgan McSweeney, who is now Starmer’s chief of staff.'
Starmer out.
'“BritCard” is the name for a new digital ID app advanced by Labour Together, the think tank once run by Morgan McSweeney, who is now Starmer’s chief of staff.'
Digital ID cards could be Starmer’s poll tax
Going ‘off-grid’, like millions did in 1990, may be the only way to avoid the risks of BritCard
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Starmer out.
'“BritCard” is the name for a new digital ID app advanced by Labour Together, the think tank once run by Morgan McSweeney, who is now Starmer’s chief of staff.'
Starmer out.
'“BritCard” is the name for a new digital ID app advanced by Labour Together, the think tank once run by Morgan McSweeney, who is now Starmer’s chief of staff.'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2522172...
Could well be correct.
'Lord David Sainsbury says Glasgow should be given greater devolved powers, similar to those of Greater Manchester, to help boost Scotland's economic growth.'
Could well be correct.
'Lord David Sainsbury says Glasgow should be given greater devolved powers, similar to those of Greater Manchester, to help boost Scotland's economic growth.'
Glasgow needs a metro mayor, says Lord Sainsbury
Lord David Sainsbury says Glasgow should be given greater devolved powers to help boost Scotland's economic growth.
www.heraldscotland.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2522172...
Could well be correct.
'Lord David Sainsbury says Glasgow should be given greater devolved powers, similar to those of Greater Manchester, to help boost Scotland's economic growth.'
Could well be correct.
'Lord David Sainsbury says Glasgow should be given greater devolved powers, similar to those of Greater Manchester, to help boost Scotland's economic growth.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
'Tech companies will be required to tell musicians, artists and newspapers when they use their material to train AI models under an amendment backed by the House of Lords.'
'Tech companies will be required to tell musicians, artists and newspapers when they use their material to train AI models under an amendment backed by the House of Lords.'
Government’s AI Bill rejected by Lords
Amendment could force tech companies to strike licensing deals with creatives, amid fears of an ‘existential threat’ to a free press
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
'Tech companies will be required to tell musicians, artists and newspapers when they use their material to train AI models under an amendment backed by the House of Lords.'
'Tech companies will be required to tell musicians, artists and newspapers when they use their material to train AI models under an amendment backed by the House of Lords.'
www.glasgowworld.com/news/buildin...?
A lot of neglected buildings. There's also political stasis about English style devolution deals for the area.
'Buildings of Glasgow: 18 abandoned Glasgow buildings still standing but no longer in use.'
A lot of neglected buildings. There's also political stasis about English style devolution deals for the area.
'Buildings of Glasgow: 18 abandoned Glasgow buildings still standing but no longer in use.'
Buildings of Glasgow: 18 abandoned buildings still standing but no longer in use
There are a number of sites in Glasgow which have lay empty for a number of years
www.glasgowworld.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
www.glasgowworld.com/news/buildin...?
A lot of neglected buildings. There's also political stasis about English style devolution deals for the area.
'Buildings of Glasgow: 18 abandoned Glasgow buildings still standing but no longer in use.'
A lot of neglected buildings. There's also political stasis about English style devolution deals for the area.
'Buildings of Glasgow: 18 abandoned Glasgow buildings still standing but no longer in use.'
It's surprising that nobody is refurbishing this.
May 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It's surprising that nobody is refurbishing this.
www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/man...
'Top US virologist Ralph Baric engineered the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 in his lab at the University of North Carolina as part of his work in connection with the 2018 DEFUSE funding proposal...'
'Top US virologist Ralph Baric engineered the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 in his lab at the University of North Carolina as part of his work in connection with the 2018 DEFUSE funding proposal...'
Is This The Man Who Created COVID-19 In Fauci's US Lab?
Is that the closest we’ll get to a confession?
www.zerohedge.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/man...
'Top US virologist Ralph Baric engineered the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 in his lab at the University of North Carolina as part of his work in connection with the 2018 DEFUSE funding proposal...'
'Top US virologist Ralph Baric engineered the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 in his lab at the University of North Carolina as part of his work in connection with the 2018 DEFUSE funding proposal...'
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'They’re a deadly species, like aliens put amongst us pretending to be human, and using our human traits against us.'
'They’re a deadly species, like aliens put amongst us pretending to be human, and using our human traits against us.'
Neil Mackay: Labour is a psychopathic government that’s just as bad as the Tories
Unfortunately, I’ve met far too many psychopaths throughout my life. Not more than cops, prison officers or psychiatric staff, but far in excess…
www.heraldscotland.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'They’re a deadly species, like aliens put amongst us pretending to be human, and using our human traits against us.'
'They’re a deadly species, like aliens put amongst us pretending to be human, and using our human traits against us.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
'In exchange for destroying copyright markets worth some £125bn to the UK, Labour has been promised some magic beans: once artificial intelligence companies are free to effectively steal any British creativity they want and copy it...'
'In exchange for destroying copyright markets worth some £125bn to the UK, Labour has been promised some magic beans: once artificial intelligence companies are free to effectively steal any British creativity they want and copy it...'
Our leaders care more about the cult of machines than voters’ concerns
Ministers are in thrall to anti-copyright campaigners – they should listen to Britain’s creative industry instead
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
'In exchange for destroying copyright markets worth some £125bn to the UK, Labour has been promised some magic beans: once artificial intelligence companies are free to effectively steal any British creativity they want and copy it...'
'In exchange for destroying copyright markets worth some £125bn to the UK, Labour has been promised some magic beans: once artificial intelligence companies are free to effectively steal any British creativity they want and copy it...'
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-shot-dead-in-south-africa/
'World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa.
Muhsin Hendricks’ death feared to be a hate crime after reports he had officiated at a lesbian wedding.'
'World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa.
Muhsin Hendricks’ death feared to be a hate crime after reports he had officiated at a lesbian wedding.'
World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks’ death feared to be a hate crime after reports he had officiated at a lesbian wedding
telegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-shot-dead-in-south-africa/
'World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa.
Muhsin Hendricks’ death feared to be a hate crime after reports he had officiated at a lesbian wedding.'
'World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa.
Muhsin Hendricks’ death feared to be a hate crime after reports he had officiated at a lesbian wedding.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
'Hundreds charged with ‘speech crimes’ as JD Vance warns over UK civil liberties.'
'Hundreds charged with ‘speech crimes’ as JD Vance warns over UK civil liberties.'
Hundreds charged with ‘speech crimes’ as JD Vance warns over UK civil liberties
Almost 300 people have been charged with spreading fake news under new laws
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
'Hundreds charged with ‘speech crimes’ as JD Vance warns over UK civil liberties.'
'Hundreds charged with ‘speech crimes’ as JD Vance warns over UK civil liberties.'
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14337171/michael-baggott-flog-star-nhs-hell-expert-fans-worried-stroke-death.html
'The gaps between being given water have been 15 hours, 17 hours with no water, 12 hours with no water and currently 15 hours with no water intravenous.'
'The gaps between being given water have been 15 hours, 17 hours with no water, 12 hours with no water and currently 15 hours with no water intravenous.'
NHS ordeal of Flog It! star Michael Baggott as he dies aged 65
Flog It! star Michael Baggott endured NHS hell just weeks before passing away. The antiques expert had been left 'dying of thirst' and criticised senior doctors at Birmingham's Good Hope Hospital.
dailymail.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14337171/michael-baggott-flog-star-nhs-hell-expert-fans-worried-stroke-death.html
'The gaps between being given water have been 15 hours, 17 hours with no water, 12 hours with no water and currently 15 hours with no water intravenous.'
'The gaps between being given water have been 15 hours, 17 hours with no water, 12 hours with no water and currently 15 hours with no water intravenous.'
zerohedge.com/technology/algorithmic-age
'...'many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control. From Google’s origins in a DARPA-funded CIA project to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos’ familial ties to ARPA...'
'...'many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control. From Google’s origins in a DARPA-funded CIA project to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos’ familial ties to ARPA...'
The Algorithmic Age
...today’s digital giants weren’t simply co-opted by power structures - many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control...
zerohedge.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
zerohedge.com/technology/algorithmic-age
'...'many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control. From Google’s origins in a DARPA-funded CIA project to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos’ familial ties to ARPA...'
'...'many were potentially designed from their inception as tools for mass surveillance and social control. From Google’s origins in a DARPA-funded CIA project to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos’ familial ties to ARPA...'
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/
'...systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law.'
'...systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law.'
Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison
“We’re going to have supervision,” says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.
arstechnica.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/
'...systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law.'
'...systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law.'
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
'Irn-Bru team up with Glasgow's YO! offering haggis sushi to re-imagine Burns Night.
Irn-Bru and YO! are reimagining Burns Suppers, teaming up to fuse sushi with haggis to celebrate Scotland’s National Day with a 2025 twist.'
'Irn-Bru team up with Glasgow's YO! offering haggis sushi to re-imagine Burns Night.
Irn-Bru and YO! are reimagining Burns Suppers, teaming up to fuse sushi with haggis to celebrate Scotland’s National Day with a 2025 twist.'
Irn-Bru team up with Glasgow's YO! offering haggis sushi to re-imagine Burns Night
Irn-Bru and YO! are reimagining Burns Suppers, teaming up to fuse sushi with haggis to celebrate Scotland’s National Day with a 2025 twist.
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
'Irn-Bru team up with Glasgow's YO! offering haggis sushi to re-imagine Burns Night.
Irn-Bru and YO! are reimagining Burns Suppers, teaming up to fuse sushi with haggis to celebrate Scotland’s National Day with a 2025 twist.'
'Irn-Bru team up with Glasgow's YO! offering haggis sushi to re-imagine Burns Night.
Irn-Bru and YO! are reimagining Burns Suppers, teaming up to fuse sushi with haggis to celebrate Scotland’s National Day with a 2025 twist.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
'The proof that lockdown critics were debanked because of ‘their views’.
PayPal admits it terminated Molly Kingsley’s account after she spoke out against Covid vaccinations for children and school closures.'
'The proof that lockdown critics were debanked because of ‘their views’.
PayPal admits it terminated Molly Kingsley’s account after she spoke out against Covid vaccinations for children and school closures.'
The proof that lockdown critics were debanked because of ‘their views’
PayPal admits it terminated Molly Kingsley’s account after she spoke out against Covid vaccinations for children and school closures
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
'The proof that lockdown critics were debanked because of ‘their views’.
PayPal admits it terminated Molly Kingsley’s account after she spoke out against Covid vaccinations for children and school closures.'
'The proof that lockdown critics were debanked because of ‘their views’.
PayPal admits it terminated Molly Kingsley’s account after she spoke out against Covid vaccinations for children and school closures.'
www.conservativewoman.co.uk/civilisation...
'The average Americans’ standard of living has dropped since their government abandoned the dollar’s last link to gold in 1971, as the fiat currency has devalued capital and discouraged saving. The state determines the value of assets.
'The average Americans’ standard of living has dropped since their government abandoned the dollar’s last link to gold in 1971, as the fiat currency has devalued capital and discouraged saving. The state determines the value of assets.
Civilisation collapses as LA burns - The Conservative Woman
Civilisation collapses as LA burns
www.conservativewoman.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
www.conservativewoman.co.uk/civilisation...
'The average Americans’ standard of living has dropped since their government abandoned the dollar’s last link to gold in 1971, as the fiat currency has devalued capital and discouraged saving. The state determines the value of assets.
'The average Americans’ standard of living has dropped since their government abandoned the dollar’s last link to gold in 1971, as the fiat currency has devalued capital and discouraged saving. The state determines the value of assets.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2469849...
'Award-winning Scottish chippy launches deep-fried Christmas dinner.'
'Award-winning Scottish chippy launches deep-fried Christmas dinner.'
November 4, 2024 at 1:54 PM
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2469849...
'Award-winning Scottish chippy launches deep-fried Christmas dinner.'
'Award-winning Scottish chippy launches deep-fried Christmas dinner.'
