Chris Tregenza
@tregenza.bsky.social
I take photos of people (amongst other things)
#Nottingham
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The BBC have decided to censor this year's Reith Lecture which was about, in part, media companies submitting to authoritarian regimes.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The BBC have decided to censor this year's Reith Lecture which was about, in part, media companies submitting to authoritarian regimes.
No, he has some oik do it for him.
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
No, he has some oik do it for him.
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Champion news for freelancers that Fleet Street missed...
Key issues that deserve priority - and a reminder to update your profile in our Freelance Directory. 😃
Key issues that deserve priority - and a reminder to update your profile in our Freelance Directory. 😃
Champion news for freelancers that Fleet Street missed
The UK government announced a new 'freelance champion' as part of its Creative Industries Sector Plan.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Champion news for freelancers that Fleet Street missed...
Key issues that deserve priority - and a reminder to update your profile in our Freelance Directory. 😃
Key issues that deserve priority - and a reminder to update your profile in our Freelance Directory. 😃
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Nottinghamshire MPs have written to @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, urging the university to reconsider proposed course suspensions and potential closures, which would significantly impact staff, students, and our wider city and county.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Nottinghamshire MPs have written to @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, urging the university to reconsider proposed course suspensions and potential closures, which would significantly impact staff, students, and our wider city and county.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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BREAKING: Mass 'terror' arrests outside the Home Office of protestors holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
The government is guilty of protecting a foreign genocidal regime, over the lives of Palestinians and our rights.
Lift the ban.
The government is guilty of protecting a foreign genocidal regime, over the lives of Palestinians and our rights.
Lift the ban.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
BREAKING: Mass 'terror' arrests outside the Home Office of protestors holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
The government is guilty of protecting a foreign genocidal regime, over the lives of Palestinians and our rights.
Lift the ban.
The government is guilty of protecting a foreign genocidal regime, over the lives of Palestinians and our rights.
Lift the ban.
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Help save Modern Languages at UoN!
Colleagues and UCU members from UoN's Department of Modern Languages have put together this wonderful guide on supporting their programmes. A lot of what they suggest is also helpful in challenging the 48 courses at risk across the university
www.savemlcatnotts.org.uk
www.savemlcatnotts.org.uk
savenottinghamlanguages
The University of Nottingham has suspended applications to all languages degree programmes, with a view to permanent closure of all of its undergraduate languages degrees. Under the proposals, it…
www.savemlcatnotts.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Help save Modern Languages at UoN!
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Police in England and Wales arrested more than 140 people on Tuesday, the first day of coordinated protests against the UK government’s ban on direct action group Palestine Action.
No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/england...
No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/england...
England and Wales arrest dozens of Palestine Action supporters
Police response to protests against group’s ban remains divided, with Scotland and Northern Ireland making no arrests
www.middleeasteye.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Police in England and Wales arrested more than 140 people on Tuesday, the first day of coordinated protests against the UK government’s ban on direct action group Palestine Action.
No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/england...
No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/england...
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Me, scrolling through my contacts on my phone
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Me, scrolling through my contacts on my phone
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Those of you who know my work know that misgendering on death certificates has been a preoccupation of mine for several years now. I have been really concerned to hear that even though we now have specific guidance on the issue, there are some Coroners who have not been following it.
The tendency of Coroners to ignore guidance from the Chief Coroner, the reality of trans existence, and the wishes of bereaved parents, and express their own views in the death certificate, is both contemptible and unlawful.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Those of you who know my work know that misgendering on death certificates has been a preoccupation of mine for several years now. I have been really concerned to hear that even though we now have specific guidance on the issue, there are some Coroners who have not been following it.
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“We created the Refugee Convention because we were ashamed of turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis. To turn our backs on those protections is abhorrent — and only the Green Party is calling it out.”
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“We created the Refugee Convention because we were ashamed of turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis. To turn our backs on those protections is abhorrent — and only the Green Party is calling it out.”
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
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"Revised legislation would shift from conduct-based decisions (judging what individual protests and protesters are doing) to allowing police to exercise powers based on an imagined ‘saturation point’ of total disruption... If this sounds bad, that’s because it is" netpol.org/2025/11/19/s...
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"Revised legislation would shift from conduct-based decisions (judging what individual protests and protesters are doing) to allowing police to exercise powers based on an imagined ‘saturation point’ of total disruption... If this sounds bad, that’s because it is" netpol.org/2025/11/19/s...
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You can argue that the fash were never going be able to do anything with like 40 of them and 200 tooled up cops, but I put it to you, dear reader, that those 200 cops were only at all there BECAUSE THEY KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BIG FUCKING BLACK BLOC.
"Intent on defending a hotel full of children from violent Christofascists" @bristolpost.co.uk fixed it for you.
Five arrests at immigration protest in Bristol city centre
Police say a group of counter protesters were 'intent on causing disorder'
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
You can argue that the fash were never going be able to do anything with like 40 of them and 200 tooled up cops, but I put it to you, dear reader, that those 200 cops were only at all there BECAUSE THEY KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BIG FUCKING BLACK BLOC.
"It’s as though Jackanory were being script-edited by Goebbels."
NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"It’s as though Jackanory were being script-edited by Goebbels."
Gemini 3 is definitely something new as it has just used the word "dogfooding" - a reference to "eat your own dog food" where companies use their own product.
It illustrates a more human / informal approach to language than previous models.
It illustrates a more human / informal approach to language than previous models.
Weird Spelling Mistake By AI.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Gemini 3 is definitely something new as it has just used the word "dogfooding" - a reference to "eat your own dog food" where companies use their own product.
It illustrates a more human / informal approach to language than previous models.
It illustrates a more human / informal approach to language than previous models.
Weird Spelling Mistake By AI.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Weird Spelling Mistake By AI.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
I'm testing out the new Gemini 3 model and I've encountered something which I've never seen before - a spelling mistake.
It used "sandox" instead of "sandbox".
This suggests Gemini is using a very different approach to tokens and training than previous models.
In Nottingham, City of Rebels (at least according to the tourist board), police arrest over 20 people for holding up signs saying "I support Palestinian Action".
The arrests were part of protests taking place in 10 cities organised by @defendourjuries.bsky.social
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The arrests were part of protests taking place in 10 cities organised by @defendourjuries.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Nottingham, City of Rebels (at least according to the tourist board), police arrest over 20 people for holding up signs saying "I support Palestinian Action".
The arrests were part of protests taking place in 10 cities organised by @defendourjuries.bsky.social
1/2
The arrests were part of protests taking place in 10 cities organised by @defendourjuries.bsky.social
1/2
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So much stuff around healthcare is like this. Notts cops have, I believe, 2 helicopters paid for from Council Tax. Notts Air Ambulance is a charity. Because stolen cars are more important than critical patients.
Its a scandal that hospices have to rely on charity for most of their funding. What we need is a publicly funded & fully resourced hospice system within the NHS.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So much stuff around healthcare is like this. Notts cops have, I believe, 2 helicopters paid for from Council Tax. Notts Air Ambulance is a charity. Because stolen cars are more important than critical patients.
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A SCOTTISH man charged under the Terrorism Act after he displayed a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action" has been let off with a warning – which he is rejecting.
❌ Warning
❌ Comment
❌ Genocide
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
www.thenational.scot/news/2562953...
❌ Warning
❌ Comment
❌ Genocide
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
www.thenational.scot/news/2562953...
Activist rejects Terrorism Act warning and vows to fight case in court
A SCOTTISH man charged under the Terrorism Act after he displayed a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action" has been…
www.thenational.scot
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A SCOTTISH man charged under the Terrorism Act after he displayed a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action" has been let off with a warning – which he is rejecting.
❌ Warning
❌ Comment
❌ Genocide
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
www.thenational.scot/news/2562953...
❌ Warning
❌ Comment
❌ Genocide
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
www.thenational.scot/news/2562953...
We were literally putting on our shoes for a birthday trip into Derbyshire when this arrived by special delivery.
Sofa day it is then.
Sofa day it is then.
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We were literally putting on our shoes for a birthday trip into Derbyshire when this arrived by special delivery.
Sofa day it is then.
Sofa day it is then.
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48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing.
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing.
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
My most radically woke opinion is that everyone has human rights.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My most radically woke opinion is that everyone has human rights.
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Good on them.
BREAKING: BBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff
news.sky.com/story/bbc-de...
news.sky.com/story/bbc-de...
BBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff
BBC chair Samir Shah has said there is "no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this" - after Donald Trump said he would sue the corporation for between $1bn and $5bn.
news.sky.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Good on them.
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So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.