Naomi Colvin
@auerfeld.bsky.social
Works in NGO world, interested in AI governance, renaissance music and pallas cats. Can probably still play a selection of Andy Mackay solos on request.
Goblin Band at Grand Central - miraculous to be at a concert of Xmas songs that isn’t utterly hideous
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Goblin Band at Grand Central - miraculous to be at a concert of Xmas songs that isn’t utterly hideous
Lammy et al plunging to depths even I wouldn’t have expected
The government is letting the hunger strikers die.
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
Government risks letting protesters on hunger strike die, Corbyn warns
JEREMY CORBYN warned today that the government risks letting jailed Palestine protesters on hunger strike die in prison.The former Labour leader and Your Party MP said that he had visited one of the h...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lammy et al plunging to depths even I wouldn’t have expected
Well this is just great isn’t it
Signing ceremony underway for Trump AI executive order to limit state regulation of artificial intelligence. www.youtube.com/live/rYDbVjX...
President Trump Participates in a Signing Ceremony, Dec. 11, 2025
YouTube video by The White House
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December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Well this is just great isn’t it
Small time fame is the ultimate curse
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Small time fame is the ultimate curse
Well this made for a cheery afternoon at the BFI
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Well this made for a cheery afternoon at the BFI
Battle of the bastards but with streaming platforms www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Battle of the bastards but with streaming platforms www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Reposted by Naomi Colvin
PODCAST: Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
PODCAST: Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
Just found out something genuinely awful. Kicking myself for not chasing this up before. Fuck.
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just found out something genuinely awful. Kicking myself for not chasing this up before. Fuck.
Anyone looking at last year's election results, or even Boris' victory, will have clocked this anyway. Huge swathe of Labour MPs owe their seats to the Con/Reform split vote.
FT Exclusive: The Reform UK leader told donors he expects a deal or merger between his party and the Conservatives ahead of the next general election, suggesting he does not believe he can sweep to power alone. on.ft.com/44xlHi0
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Anyone looking at last year's election results, or even Boris' victory, will have clocked this anyway. Huge swathe of Labour MPs owe their seats to the Con/Reform split vote.
Unfortunately my last encounter with Iris Murdoch (A Severed Head) made me wonder if I'd ever actually liked her in the first place. But Under The Net I will defend til Doomsday
One of these 26 novels is the subject of the next episode of Backlisted. @backlisted.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unfortunately my last encounter with Iris Murdoch (A Severed Head) made me wonder if I'd ever actually liked her in the first place. But Under The Net I will defend til Doomsday
Can't remember when this got recommended to me but it's a beautiful record, as is her other one (previous thing in this thread also a stone cold classic but a more obvious one).
#new2me25
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Can't remember when this got recommended to me but it's a beautiful record, as is her other one (previous thing in this thread also a stone cold classic but a more obvious one).
Can't Germany just ban this thing and make it essential for politicians, journalists to get the hell off all X related sites?
Elon Musk's AI bot says it would kill every Jewish person on earth to save Elon Musk.
We talk so much about antisemitism, but somehow it's not considered antisemitic to use Elon Musk's apps.
We talk so much about antisemitism, but somehow it's not considered antisemitic to use Elon Musk's apps.
Grok Says It Would Kill Every Jewish Person on the Planet to Save Elon Musk
Faced with an incredibly lopsided ethical dilemma, Grok prioritizes saving Elon Musk at the expense of millions of Jews.
futurism.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Can't Germany just ban this thing and make it essential for politicians, journalists to get the hell off all X related sites?
'Red alert' at OpenAI (though switching LLM of choice is sticker than many ppl think...) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ at OpenAI as ChatGPT contends with rivals
Chief executive tells staff it is ‘critical time’ for chatbot as it faces intense competition from Google’s new Gemini 3
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
'Red alert' at OpenAI (though switching LLM of choice is sticker than many ppl think...) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's not just Elon: how a16z and Palantir are creating their own media ecosystem. Actually slightly tempted to search out Republic to see how cursed it actually is www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It's not just Elon: how a16z and Palantir are creating their own media ecosystem. Actually slightly tempted to search out Republic to see how cursed it actually is www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's been excruciating
Quite honestly, these people have been such a shameful embarrassment almost since day one, that every headline makes it look more and more like Your Party has beenp a psy-op to crush a wide-scale Left Alternative in the shell.
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's been excruciating
If only we were really turning into France
More than a dozen tractors could be seen parked outside Parliament this morning
Farmers take tractors to Budget day protest despite police ban
www.kentlive.news
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If only we were really turning into France
Just saw Tortoise for the first time since I was an actual teenager
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Just saw Tortoise for the first time since I was an actual teenager
Finally got to the end of Earthly Powers and, while it’s given me a lot to think about, it’s a huge relief tbqh
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Finally got to the end of Earthly Powers and, while it’s given me a lot to think about, it’s a huge relief tbqh
Anthony Burgess on 1984. Started this slightly taken aback by Burgess self describing as a prophet… but by the end realise that he was probably right
Anthony Burgess on Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
YouTube video by In Search of Anthony Burgess
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Anthony Burgess on 1984. Started this slightly taken aback by Burgess self describing as a prophet… but by the end realise that he was probably right
@novaramedia.com's interview with Ayeshah Nashua about what happened after she challenged Alex Davies Jones MP on her position on Gaza is completely horrifying novaramedia.com/2025/11/20/a...
Andy Burnham Isn’t Ruling Out Challenging Keir Starmer | Novara Media
Pressure continues to mount for Keir Starmer as Andy Burnham won’t rule out a leadership challenge.
Plus: New exclusive data shows how climate protesters, not the far-right, are being silenced, and A...
novaramedia.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@novaramedia.com's interview with Ayeshah Nashua about what happened after she challenged Alex Davies Jones MP on her position on Gaza is completely horrifying novaramedia.com/2025/11/20/a...
Ideally I want to avoid looking at UK political chat entirely atm, but think some (maybe less here than in other places) could do with a reminder that there's no need to treat outright racism as serious political discourse.
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ideally I want to avoid looking at UK political chat entirely atm, but think some (maybe less here than in other places) could do with a reminder that there's no need to treat outright racism as serious political discourse.
Jealous of the cat and his heated bed
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Jealous of the cat and his heated bed
“I’m your too big to fail pal” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
How Trump and Nvidia’s C.E.O. Became Partners on the International Stage
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“I’m your too big to fail pal” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Behold, the LinkedIn espionage network
MI5 issues alert to parliament over Chinese espionage
MPs told that Beijing is ‘relentless’ in trying to ‘interfere with our processes and influence activity at parliament’
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Behold, the LinkedIn espionage network
Reposted by Naomi Colvin
A fascinating but dystopian read on the state of Nation States integrating AI into their espionage activities www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A fascinating but dystopian read on the state of Nation States integrating AI into their espionage activities www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...