| Location | London / Northumberland / Reno / Kaohsiung |
| Pronouns | He/him |
| Employment | Macrodata Refinement |
Chatting with a helpful assistant in Decathlon today I mentioned I was visiting Scotland again in a couple of weeks. He then confidently warned me about a recent volcanic eruption!
Pic: La Pethick, an 89-year old retired psychotherapist, one of 466 people arrested yesterday, is removed by 4 policemen.
For holding cardboard signs saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
She and her fellow activists triggered the police into arresting over 120 more than the previous largest number of arrests in a single protest, thought to be the poll tax riots in 1990.
The photo is by Toby Shepheard for the Sunday Times.
How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at Bylines Network.
BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children”
We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”
The recently banned Coinbase ad is a remarkable commentary on modern UK society.
Passport photographs added to police facial recognition databases - without telling anyone and with no parliamentary oversight
But I suppose those who advocate ‘if you have nothing to hide..’ will be cheering from the rafters.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/uk_secretly_allows_facial_recognition/
#Passports #FacialRecognition #Uk #Police #BigBrotherWatch #PrivacyInternational #Unlawful #Impunity #Transparency
Reissue of the Week: Galaxie 500's CBGB 12.13.88 | The Quietus
A lean and raw live recording of Galaxie 500 captures the band just as they were on their ascent. A new mix of this previously bootleg-only performance makes a vital addition to their slender back catalogue, says W.B. Gooderham
#AgeVerification: what's the harm?
In which I distill a lot of casual pub chats I've had with friends into a layperson's guide to the #OnlineSafetyAct. What it is, the problems it causes, and why you should definitely care.
https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/
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