I have a big ask for the fediverse:

I'm looking for a professional voice actor/audiobook narrator who would be willing to chat with me about the industry. It's something I seriously want to pursue but am struggling with self-confidence and where to start. Looking for some guidance, support, maybe a bit of feedback. I know there are tons of websites, and I've been researching. I'd just like to have an honest chat with someone experienced (& not trying to sell me something).

Pls boost for reach

"My friends in Gaza will likely soon be ordered to "evacuate" from their makeshift shelters and be "absorbed" into the southern part of the Gaza Strip – just as my parents were once "evacuated and absorbed": my mother to Bergen-Belsen, my father to a ghetto in Transnistria"
Amira Hass

#Israel #Gaza #GenocideWatch
Europe and Arab States Are Asleep. Soon, Anything That Moves in Gaza City Will Be Killed - Opinion - Haaretz.com
https://archive.is/4750p

FAO Yvette Cooper:

If you're concerned about terrorists, how about proscribing Homeland a group explicitly organising to strike terror into asylum seekers lodged in hotels across the county.... and by doing so stoke racial conflict.

But of course, you might also say: they have a 'legitimate grievance' & a right to protest; if so, perhaps you might want to listen to the widespread criticism of your decision to proscribe Palestine Action?

#politics #protest
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/23/members-of-far-right-party-organising-asylum-hotel-protests-across-uk-facebook-posts-show

Ok, this one from @davidallengreen gave me chills and made my hairs stand on end:

So very, very true, and something I've been (less articulately) mulling over for a while now.

https://davidallengreen.com/2025/08/everything-is-going-to-be-alright-conflict-balance-and-resolution-in-law-and-policy/

Labour’s civil liberties deficit.

The proscription of Palestine Action is no anomaly: it’s part of a Labour trend of needing to be seen as tough on law and order.

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/labours-civil-liberties-deficit/

Hacker News front page today.

Uh-oh.

"AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/aws_ceo_entry_level_jobs_opinion/

"Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/21/zuckerberg-freezes-ai-hiring-amid-bubble-fears/

"95% of Companies See ‘Zero Return’ on $30 Billion Generative AI Spend, MIT Report Finds"
https://thedailyadda.com/95-of-companies-see-zero-return-on-30-billion-generative-ai-spend-mit-report-finds/

#AI #AISlop

The Q. of empty homes & their occupancy is an often discussed aspect of the UK's housing crisis.

Here is a useful BBC In Depth piece exploring both the scope of the problem & some previous policy interventions (including a successful Coalition programme) that have reduced the level of unoccupied housing.

Bringing unoccupied housing back into use might not completely solve the housing crisis but would make a major contribution to its alleviation.

#housing #politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r413l5n57o