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On UK Govt demanding access to Apple encrypted user data, on #BBCWatO former Twitter exec @brucedaisley.com argues: ‘The second-order effects of this… could be that, now we have entered a new presidential government in the US, we find that the US are quite sympathetic, “I want the same access”.’

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‘Legacy media is in some trouble because people don’t trust us. For such a prominent media organisation… to have indulged in this kind of behaviour… is really damaging to the cause of journalism’ – Alan Rusbridger (https://buff.ly/40uzFhE) on #BBCPM on the Sun’s settlement with Prince Harry

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The inauguration of Donald Trump as US president represents the electoral failure of modern Left-liberalism and Democratic politics. It failed to honestly defend its positions to its critics, or advance its arguments in good faith in #Elections2024 We need a better opposition to Trump-Vance.

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Great news that the Israeli Briton Emily Damari, a hostage held in Gaza since October 7th, ‘will be released by Hamas today as part of the ceasefire deal’ (t.co/f2BvpeWjMv) reports the Telegraph (@telegraphnews.bsky.social) #ReleaseEmily #BringThemHomeNow #LetThemGoNow

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

In 1996, JavaScript made Web popups possible. We marvelled: This static page could change! Today, sites/apps suffer “interface pollution”, with rollovers spawning ‘bubbles’ and controls. But neither should designers hide UI controls under rollovers, as @OpenAI does in ChatGPT.

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Transport journalist, former MP and Transport Under-Secretary Norman Baker on Julia Hartley-Brewer with show #TalkTV with Alex Phillips, on the increase in motoring offences, the irrationality of enforcing all the 20mph limits and allowing motorists to judge for themselves… https://buff.ly/41lj8yI

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Journalist Nicole Lampert (@nicolelampert.bsky.social ) on the Peter Cardwell show #TalkTV reports on the attack by other pupils on those from the North London-based JFS Jewish mixed comprehensive school and notes that #Antisemitism in the UK ‘is entering a violent phase’ (https://buff.ly/3VeV1Om)

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Even after a sobering loss in #Election2024 the Harris Fight Fund continues to promote unsubstantiated assertions about Trump seeking “fewer rights and freedoms”, “prosecuting political enemies” and “building a government full of sycophants”. Read on… https://buff.ly/4fSHQdY

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Watching live: On the Precipice public meeting hosted by Our Fight (@OurFightUK) and British Friends of Israel on why standing for civilisation means standing with Israel, with Mick Hume and Allison Pearson Venue in NW London not disclosed due to antisemitic threats

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On the NCHI she’s accused of, Allison Pearson @JuliaHB1 #TalkTV notes: ‘Braverman wanted to scrap non-crime hate incidents and introduced statutory guidance… The police were supposed “to rein it in”… and not misuse these to blight people’s lives and restrict Free Speech but they have scaled it up.’

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After the #Elections2024 shock, the #TwitterExit @Bluesky Threads @joinmastodon is the opposite of what the liberal-Left needs. Which is to better understand everyday people. Or it will turn to political reaction. And the profound debate will be @X, between those they deplore.

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments