Nic

Political geek. She/her. Enjoy yourself, its later than you think, Harry Leslie Smith. RT≠endorsement
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[Phil 🆓🌍🧩🎲 @Phil_Free_]

“The design choices that have led to this environment are the same choices that the government courts when it tries to partner with these tech companies.”

The naked truth about press coverage of Keir Starmer's nude ban plan, by @brokenbottleboy
https://t.co/wBhWYN6J7x

[Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc]

'I’m truly bowled over by the outpouring of support and affection since revealing my dementia diagnosis.

'Receiving a dementia diagnosis can turn your world upside down, but I really do believe it’s better to know.

'Too many people are experiencing delays in diagnosis - on average 3.5 years - meaning they’re left in limbo without the help they need.

'An early diagnosis can open the door to treatment, support, care and the chance to take part in research that could change the future. 

'People living with dementia and their families have waited long enough for change. We must demand better for everyone affected.

'I would urge everyone to join me in signing Alzheimer’s Society’s open letter calling on government to deliver a bold and ambitious plan for dementia.’

@jonsnowC4

[Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein]

Stop the ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ taking place in London on 14 June. Palestinian land is not for sale. Such sales are illegal & unethical. This event should not be allowed to go ahead

[Nic @MintGingerCraft]

@RITB_ Always worthwhile checking out someone's feed &/or follows before engaging in an argument to see if the topic crops up except for trolling people. There are also many blue ticks that spread misinformation on multiple subjects & by interacting with 1 the system will show you more.

[Linda Mamoun @mamoun_linda]

Anthony Bourdain died eight years ago today.

[Flying_Rodent @flying_rodent]

I think that if you understand what’s happening here as “none of us have a clue what we’re doing but we’ve bought these magic beans off a wizard and we’re quite optimistic” then that will cover you for most of the ensuing outcomes.

[The Fraud @StarmertheFraud]

There is such a fundamental failure to understand how the political project that delivered us Starmer despises accoubtability journalism and the privacy it relies on, and how it has genuine, censorious disdain for divergent views. They literally targeted multiple journalists, including me, and reported us to the security services for investigating their unlawful conduct!

You think a government that bans Palestine Action and arrests thousands of protectors for speech won't use these systems for uses beyond protecting children? You think a government introducing untested AI into every aspect of our life cares about online harms? You think a government that sends arms to Israel as it kills babies and children in Gaza and Lebanon cares about child safety?

What's happening is that the people who supplicated before Mandelson despite his connections to Epstein are using justified fears of child exploitation to force through the worst provisions of the original, deplorable Online Safety Act through the backdoor, and then handing a system of algorithmic surveillance to the rising far right, who will turn it on people protecting migrant rights and other vulnerable populations. These sorts of systems are already being used by the US to identify anti-ICE protectors. For Gods sake, this last week the right have been building consent to make it harmful to even address systemic racial inequalities!

Mahmood, Starmer and this government are democratic vandals, and it is so on-brand that they're pushing through monumental, transformative policies just as they're about to be be booted out of power, after having plunged the Labour Party into an existential crisis.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

.@s_m_marandi: ".. Iranians know that this is a war for the countrys survival. Its a war of choice for the Americans, for us its a war of survival, because we know that if we back down the Americans are not going to be fair with us, they're going to carry out further aggression"

[Signal @signalapp]

Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.

https://t.co/VdWe9uhi8p

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

TW: Suicide
The death of David Panther is the latest tragedy to be linked with universal credit. Almost no-one appears to be paying attention to these deaths and the growing evidence of harm, particularly to those with mental distress
#UniversalCredit #DWP
https://t.co/Bpx3fPw40j

[Kristyan Benedict @Kristyan_B_]

There is an event taking place in London on 14 June that openly advertises the sale of land in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank - there is no chance the UK government would allow stolen Ukrainian land to be sold off to people in the UK - why the double standards?

[Nic @MintGingerCraft]

@Taj_Ali1 My deepest condolences for the loss of your beloved grandmother 💔

[Nic @MintGingerCraft]

@HeldinEU In the accessibility bit of settings there is an option to change the language. No idea if that is what started the auto translate though as the browser version is very glitchy so for me some tweets are translated without asking & others stay in the original language. 🤷‍♀️

[Flying_Rodent @flying_rodent]

There’s a reason why the global fascist movement is pushing so hard at Britain specifically, and it’s because they can see they are pushing at an open door.

[Larry Sanders @Sanders4Health]

I am very proud to say there are lots and lots of us wrong kind of Jews!

[Issa Amro عيسى عمرو 🇵🇸 @Issaamro]

“Today, the same settler who attacked my home by throwing stones six weeks ago returned and threatened to take over my house. He openly stated that the police had done nothing to hold him accountable and that the government was on his side. When perpetrators act with apparent impunity and victims are left without protection, it creates the perception of state-backed intimidation and terror against Palestinian communities.

[Steve Hall @ProfHall1955]

The classic neoliberal reaction. So, how long before the four-stage regime-change process kicks in? The 'bond market' is already showing 'concern'. Mexico is moving towards partial self-sufficiency, principally in agriculture, so it can resist. Money-market power must die.

[Nic @MintGingerCraft]

@RITB_ Something that seems so obvious. Shouldn't have been examining nor diagnosing a child(which they did incorrectly)but the whole case is one failure after another even with the pharmacist. Really worrying stuff.

[Nic @MintGingerCraft]

@RITB_ Been a while since I drank any alcohol but that comparison to medication is total pish. Sorry I could only manage a paragraph before swearing but then I don't have books to sell.