Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social

Poet, photographer, communications activist. Dabbler in heterodox economics

RT's & 3rd party content may not equate to my views, but are worthy of discussion.

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

By a majority of 22 UK begins a descent into the abyss of unaccountable executive power #EUwithdrawalbill
Political asylum required for 16m

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

@PaulbernalUK No way he can survive that

[Internet Ethics @IEthics]

Character #AI's new "disclaimers will also make it clearer that any #chatbots marked as 'psychologist,' 'therapist,' 'doctor,' or 'other similar terms...' should not be relied on to give 'any type of professional advice'": https://t.co/ZfIrwqrN1b #ethics #tech #business #health

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

It’s hard to distinguish conscious from unconscious states in patients – a more precautionary approach is needed https://t.co/oRIfNg8MjQ

[Anton Spisak @AntonSpisak]

Andrew Bailey is right. Most people don't realise how shockingly *bad* the UK's goods trade has been after Brexit and the pandemic.

UK exports are 23% lower than the pre-2020 trend and imports are 16% below the trend.

[Canary @TheCanaryUK]

Three Extinction Rebellion activists given preposterous sentences over EACOP action

15 Ugandan students were remanded to maximum security prison for protesting #EACOP as well - just days before @XRebellionUK got their sentences. Read 👇
https://t.co/NLdJ1Ao6LG

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: The European Union has fined Meta €798 million for 'abusive practices' on Facebook advertisements.

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

X is evaporating before our eyes

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

@ONS by 'grew' you mean it recovered, but not fully, from the pandemic. In reality it's still a drop from 2019 levels

[DeSmog @DeSmog]

🔴 NEW | Fossil Fuel Giants Paying Thousands to Sponsor COP29 Events

Oil and gas majors are splashing the cash in order to have a presence at the flagship climate talks in Azerbaijan.

📝 @WritesBright
https://t.co/8VrREd77eI

[World Meteorological Organization @WMO]

🚨Once again, we are sending out a Red Alert.

📈The #StateOfClimate Update confirms that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record—hotter even than 2023, which smashed all previous records.

🎥Press Conference from #COP29: https://t.co/dbwcN6B0rP

[Dark Reading @DarkReading]

6 unpatched vulnerabilities in a Mazda infotainment system could be exploited with a simple USB. https://t.co/9BdZutJobC

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

Untenable status acknowledgement

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

BREAKING: Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury

https://t.co/aGUIZ0PKKM

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

Looks like the sky has turned Blue https://t.co/msti2IQs0Q

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

Creating the illusion of scarcity and exclusivity, corporate tax evasion and corporate waste, all the USPs of a toxic culture

[Hosun Chung @hosun_chung]

Burberry burned $36,500,000 of clothes in one year.

Not because they couldn't sell them.

Because they didn't want YOU to have them.

The disturbing truth about luxury's dirtiest secret🧵

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

@David_K_Clark Bluesky thinking?

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

@David_K_Clark Sensible

[Civil Society @CivilSocietyUK]

Over 7,000 charities sign @NCVO & @ACEVO letter to chancellor over £1.4bn NICs rise as concerns spread

@CFGtweets is asking charities to complete a survey on how the rise will affect them https://t.co/ajrmEQ9b9I

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

#r4today begrudging faint praise for Lineker from Dyke. Dyke always wants to be superior to everyone

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

PGMOL are as effective as OFWAT

[Nicholas Ripley riprap007.bsky.social @riprap007]

@PaulbernalUK It's been so blatant for many years, who is Webb accountable to!