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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council ha...

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Chris Fox 2d ago

Flipboard 5d ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@edeggans/switching-codes-with-eric-deggans-kgda04j1z/-/a-ryYTRTjeQbyxGvpxzV8XEg%3Aa%3A4160043216-%2F0

"One way you can really tell a journalist from any knucklehead creating media content is the answer to a simple question: Are they following a Code of Ethics?"

The Society of Professional Journalists is revising its code. @Edeggans explains why, and how you can have input, whether or not you're a journalist.

#Journalism #Media #Ethics

Chris Fox 3d ago

openDemocracy 4d ago

Top civil servant boomeranged between government and Tony Blair Institute: Exclusive: Tech firms such as TBI are embedding staff in government, sparking fears AI policy is being ‘outsourced’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/dsit-civil-servant-revolving-door-between-government-and-tony-blair-institute/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Chris Fox 4d ago

Byline Times 4d ago

Trump: ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’

As his approval ratings slide amid growing discontent over his unpopular war in Iran, the President is looking at multiple ways to subvert the mid-term elections, reports Owen Bennett-Jones

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/03/13/trump-when-you-think-of-it-we-shouldnt-even-have-an-election/?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Trump: 'When You Think of It, We Shouldn't Even Have an Election'

As his approval ratings slide amid growing discontent over his unpopular war in Iran, the President is looking at multiple ways to subvert the mid-term elections, reports Owen Bennett-Jones

Byline Times

Chris Fox 4d ago

Byline Times 4d ago

Trump’s Iran War Threatens a Refugee Crisis on a Scale That Dwarfs Syria

A former senior US defence analyst warns that the assault on Iran risks causing a refugee crisis up to four times larger than what happened during the Syria conflict

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/03/13/trumps-iran-war-threatens-a-refugee-crisis-on-a-scale-that-dwarfs-syria/?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Trump's Iran War Threatens a Refugee Crisis on a Scale That Dwarfs Syria

A former senior US defence analyst warns that the assault on Iran risks causing a refugee crisis up to four times larger than what happened during the Syria conflict

Byline Times

Chris Fox 5d ago

How to respond to UK gov's proposal to require digital ID checks to post online:

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/respond-to-government-consultation-on-a-social-media-ban/

Respond to Government consultation on a social media ban — Big Brother Watch

The Government has launched a consultation on a proposed social media ban for under 16s. We’ve created the guide below to help parents and carers respond. You can access the government’s official consultation here: https://survey.savanta.com/?id=a957374a58Sa03ba4b9&lng=en-G Please note: This blog post only gives guidance on questions related to privacy and civil liberties. We recommend you use […]

Big Brother Watch

Chris Fox 5d ago

In praise of Jeremy Bowen's reporting on the Middle East.

(FWIW I've always found him to be one of the BBC's best principled journalists, who engages in clear analysis, rather than the usual sloppy and shallow he-said, she-said "balance".)

#iranWar #BBC #Bowen

https://open.substack.com/pub/brokenbottleboy/p/in-praise-of-jeremy-bowen

In praise of Jeremy Bowen

His Today programme monologue on Trump, war in Iran, and the history of the Middle East was exactly how the BBC should be reporting on the world.

Conquest of the Useless

Chris Fox 5d ago

UK Daily Telegraph to continue veering to the far right under new ownership?

#Telegraph #AxelSpringer

https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-dark-history-of-the-telegraphs

The dark history of the Telegraph's new owner...

Analysis in the British press focuses on Axel Springer's attitude to Brexit but a closer look suggests its worldview is just Right for the Telegraph's existing editorial approach.

Conquest of the Useless

Chris Fox Mar 10

All about oil, and the US propping up its fossil-fuelled dominance, as shale goes into decline, as predicted 18 years ago?

#USpol #iran

https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-went-to-war-with-iran-to-seize

Trump Went to War With Iran to ‘Seize Oil’ as US Shale Enters Terminal Decline

The United States launched a war on Iran, not to eliminate a nuclear threat, but to seize control of the world’s last major accessible oil reserves, reports Nafeez Ahmed

Byline Times

Chris Fox Mar 10