Chris Fox

@foxcj
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A musician, and former academic, with a passion for environmental and social justice.

(Avatar is a BBC2 TV colour test card, broadcast during a trial stereo-sound transmission in the early 80's)

Homepagehttps://chris.foxearth.org
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Dominic Cummings’ "moonshot" agency awarded £52m to US tech firms

ARIA has handed US tech companies backed by Open AI’s Sam Altman and Google’s Eric Schmidt millions in UK taxpayer cash

Democracy for Sale

“Our collective learning as a species has been fundamentally subverted by the rise of modern techno-civilization, which has progressively severed most people from their biological and social roles and immersed them in a technological enframing that distorts perception, erodes meaning, and obscures what it means to be human.”

An excerpt from the preprint abstract of:

‘Thermal Power and Climate Change: A Data-Driven Analysis of Cause and Effect, 1800-2100’ by Tad Patzek
https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/10865/

Thermal Power and Climate Change: A Data-Driven Analysis of Cause and Effect, 1800-2100

We've just published the Commission's proposal for EU-US data exchange. What they suggest would violate EU law.

Anyone’s data exchanged under this proposed agreement could be used for a wide range of purposes. This includes preventing or arresting people travelling to the USA who have voiced opposition to US policies in Europe, or for automated discriminatory profiling of travellers.

Access the document and read the full analysis by Romain Lanneau:
https://www.statewatch.org/analyses/2026/eu-us-data-exchange-proposal-in-conflict-with-eu-laws/

#News: 15 arrested in crackdown on #elephant #poaching in Riau! 🐘🚨 A brutal syndicate decapitated a critically endangered Sumatran #elephant for tusks. WE MUST destroy these networks to protect #wildlife! ☠️🔥 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
https://themunicheye.com/sumatran-elephant-poaching-ivory-trade-arrests-32814?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

"Like the passengers revolted by what they saw last Friday at Gatwick, many who feel our migration policies are unworthy of a nation that prizes human dignity will feel that the ugly spectacle reinforces all their reservations. It might also be that those who support forced deportations would begin to question their endorsement if they were made to see it play out in practice." Hugh Muir

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/plane-passengers-uk-deportation-policy-gatwick-forced-removals

A brutal wrestle on a plane, passengers outraged, attendants helpless: I saw the UK’s deportation policy at work

On the runway at Gatwick, the visceral reality of forced removals was laid bare. If only more could see what is done in our name, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

The Guardian

HMRC adopting "AI", and granting it access to highly sensitive information, despite security risks and little evidence of utility, just because some people self-report that they think it saves them a few minutes each day.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/hmrc_hands_28000_staff_ai/

Watch out UK taxpayers: 28,000 HMRC staffers just got an AI copilot

: Microsoft Copilot now heading into ‘Official Sensitive’ work after winning back just 26 minutes a day in a trial

The Register
Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism"

Slack messages, interviews with current and former works paint picture of company in turmoil.

Ars Technica