David Blood

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Interactive news at Financial Times. Writes, codes, makes charts etc. Once and future Vancouverite. You're right, I do have a silly name 👏
Financial Timeshttps://www.ft.com/david-blood
It’s just generally a bad time for people who are remotely qualified for things
RT @Shayan86
It's 5am in Iran and yet a sizeable crowd has gathered at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport to welcome Elnaz Rekabi, a female climber who competed without a hijab in Seoul and was subsequently censured and forced into an apology by Iranian authorities.
📸 @Hkh_Hossein
#مهسا_امینی

Imagine being someone who looks at such a remarkable human and thinks only, “that has to go”
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RT @meghamohan
Breaking via BBC Persian

Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed without the Islamic headscarf at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday has gone missing. https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1581720920833814529
https://twitter.com/meghamohan/status/1582111775134130177

Iran International English on Twitter

“In a historic move, Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who represented Iran at the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul, competed without hijab, disobeying the Islamic Republic's restrictions for female athletes.”

Twitter
It’s true, you’re only as good as the people around you want you to be

RT @HarbourHousing
Interesting piece from The Guardian about the rise of Airbnbs in parts of Cornwall from @davidcblood and @PorcelinaD.

There are almost as many Airbnbs in Cornwall as there are people on the Cornwall Homechoice housing list.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/18/sharp-rise-airbnb-listings-coastal-areas-england-wales

Alarm over sharp rise in Airbnb listings in coastal areas of England and Wales

Housing campaigners say growth in holiday lets will turn seaside towns into ‘theme parks for the wealthy’

The Guardian
RT @InsideAirbnb
“Alarm over sharp rise in @Airbnb listings in coastal areas of England and Wales”
Housing campaigners say growth in holiday lets will turn seaside towns into ‘theme parks for the wealthy’ via @guardian @davidcblood @PorcelinaD https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/18/sharp-rise-airbnb-listings-coastal-areas-england-wales
Alarm over sharp rise in Airbnb listings in coastal areas of England and Wales

Housing campaigners say growth in holiday lets will turn seaside towns into ‘theme parks for the wealthy’

The Guardian
RT @thehuwedwards
The impact of @Airbnb_uk on the life of coastal communities (especially) has been huge. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @BBCCymruWales https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/18/sharp-rise-airbnb-listings-coastal-areas-england-wales?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Alarm over sharp rise in Airbnb listings in coastal areas of England and Wales

Housing campaigners say growth in holiday lets will turn seaside towns into ‘theme parks for the wealthy’

The Guardian

RT @Andgarth
My piece on #OSINT in the prosecution of the war in Ukraine, the cover story for this month’s issue of GDT Magazine.

OSINT in Ukraine: civilians in the kill chain and the information space - Global Defence Technology | Issue 137 | October 2022 https://defence.nridigital.com/global_defence_technology_oct22/osint_in_ukraine

OSINT in Ukraine: civilians in the kill chain and the information space - Global Defence Technology | Issue 137 | October 2022

Civilians in the information warfare kill chain and the information space

Got an extra ticket for @LPontheleft at London Palladium on Tuesday hmu