Gillian Rightford
@gillianrightford.bsky.social
Founder: Adtherapy (help marketers & agencies work better together to make better work), The School of Thought (mktng/advertising online community).
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“Look at yourself in the mirror, man! These are human beings.”
"Parts of this debate have got completely out of control."
@jameshansonradio.bsky.social responds to a 'disgraceful' text message sent in about asylum seekers.
"Parts of this debate have got completely out of control."
@jameshansonradio.bsky.social responds to a 'disgraceful' text message sent in about asylum seekers.
August 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
“Look at yourself in the mirror, man! These are human beings.”
"Parts of this debate have got completely out of control."
@jameshansonradio.bsky.social responds to a 'disgraceful' text message sent in about asylum seekers.
"Parts of this debate have got completely out of control."
@jameshansonradio.bsky.social responds to a 'disgraceful' text message sent in about asylum seekers.
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🚨 A topline analysis of yesterday's historic ICJ ruling on states' obligations to combat climate change, based on a debrief from @ciel.org
ICJ topline
In its historic first, the International Court of Justice has issued a groundbreaking ruling on climate change, declaring that government actions fueling the climate crisis are illegal under internati...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🚨 A topline analysis of yesterday's historic ICJ ruling on states' obligations to combat climate change, based on a debrief from @ciel.org
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Al Jazeera Media Network urgently calls upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant legal bodies to take decisive action to halt the forced starvation and crimes against journalists and media professionals in Gaza.
July 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Al Jazeera Media Network urgently calls upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant legal bodies to take decisive action to halt the forced starvation and crimes against journalists and media professionals in Gaza.
When US meanings of words are so completely different to English meanings of words. #TodaysConnections @nytimes.com
a man with red curly hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
ALT: a man with red curly hair and glasses is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
When US meanings of words are so completely different to English meanings of words. #TodaysConnections @nytimes.com
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Fascinating. Grammar nerds, can you explain why @theguardian.com doesn’t capitalize Maga?
‘The ghost of Epstein is haunting Trump’s presidency’: inside the ‘Maga’ revolt
‘The ghost of Epstein is haunting Trump’s presidency’: inside the ‘Maga’ revolt
As pressure builds over the president’s broken promise to publicly release details about the convicted sex offender, his base has a new target: Trump himself
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Fascinating. Grammar nerds, can you explain why @theguardian.com doesn’t capitalize Maga?
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Sam Altman isn't keen on you reading my book. EMPIRE OF AI is based on 300+ interviews, 7 yrs covering AI, and my time as the first reporter who got extensive access to OpenAI. I sought OpenAI's perspective throughout. For months they said it was coming. It never did. Pre-order here: empireofai.com.
April 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sam Altman isn't keen on you reading my book. EMPIRE OF AI is based on 300+ interviews, 7 yrs covering AI, and my time as the first reporter who got extensive access to OpenAI. I sought OpenAI's perspective throughout. For months they said it was coming. It never did. Pre-order here: empireofai.com.
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Hilarious. First the Pakistani government, now the Israeli government.
Every foreign government knows how to manipulate and play our president, the egomaniacal man-child who has made his obsession with a Nobel Prize so clear.
Every foreign government knows how to manipulate and play our president, the egomaniacal man-child who has made his obsession with a Nobel Prize so clear.
Netanyahu: I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee, nominating you for the peace prize, which is well-deserved
Trump: Wow
Trump: Wow
July 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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This is great political content. I’d vote for him.
This is hilarious!
How do people not like this guy?
How do people not like this guy?
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This is great political content. I’d vote for him.
Can’t believe this is still going on and even bigger than it was at the time.
'More than 350 people have died waiting for their final compensation, so this is something that needs to be sorted quickly, and it's hoped today will give it a big kick up the backside'
Journalist Nick Wallis who wrote The Great Post Office Scandal speaks to #BBCBreakfast
Journalist Nick Wallis who wrote The Great Post Office Scandal speaks to #BBCBreakfast
July 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Can’t believe this is still going on and even bigger than it was at the time.
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Kindness is often cheaper (thus "fiscally responsible") than the punitive approaches we generally try:
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Kindness is often cheaper (thus "fiscally responsible") than the punitive approaches we generally try:
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We are seeking an intern to write about Britain for The Economist. The successful candidate will be given challenging, exciting work straight away. Interested? Apply by July 18th
Paid internship on The Economist’s Britain desk
An opportunity to write for The Economist
econ.trib.al
July 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We are seeking an intern to write about Britain for The Economist. The successful candidate will be given challenging, exciting work straight away. Interested? Apply by July 18th
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Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
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What happens when a microscope crashes into a telescope?
They kaleidoscope.
They kaleidoscope.
July 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
What happens when a microscope crashes into a telescope?
They kaleidoscope.
They kaleidoscope.
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They’re literally advertising it.
CEOs Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: AI Will Wipe Out Jobs
Ford chief predicts AI will replace “literally half of all white-collar workers.”
www.wsj.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
They’re literally advertising it.
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Chaos for thousands of passengers stranded at Doha airport, long queues in Dubai reut.rs/43YWRI7
Chaos for thousands of passengers stranded at Doha airport, long queues in Dubai
Operations at two of the world's busiest airports in Doha and Dubai slowed to a crawl on Tuesday as thousands of travellers queued for hours, facing long delays and flight cancellations after the temporary closure of airspace a day earlier.
reut.rs
June 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Chaos for thousands of passengers stranded at Doha airport, long queues in Dubai reut.rs/43YWRI7
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BREAKING: The FDA has approved a twice-yearly injection that provided a near-perfect shield against H.I.V. infection in clinical trials. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
Regulators Approve a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent H.I.V. Infection
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
BREAKING: The FDA has approved a twice-yearly injection that provided a near-perfect shield against H.I.V. infection in clinical trials. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
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During these unprecedented times, it’s important to remember that, although rare, ‘precedented’ is a word.
June 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
During these unprecedented times, it’s important to remember that, although rare, ‘precedented’ is a word.
Well done Proteas! 🇿🇦🙌
June 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Well done Proteas! 🇿🇦🙌
They’re probably right.
NEW: Legal experts worry Trump's deployment of the guard to Los Angeles is a pretext to assert control over states that resist his deportation agenda.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
June 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
They’re probably right.
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From @julianchokkattu.bsky.social: "Good lord, you can watch a movie together in Apple Vision Pro. Two people, wearing headsets, sitting next to each other on a couch. You know there are these things called TVs, right?"
Apple WWDC Live Blog: All the Updates, as They Happen
Follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all of the updates coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.
www.wired.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From @julianchokkattu.bsky.social: "Good lord, you can watch a movie together in Apple Vision Pro. Two people, wearing headsets, sitting next to each other on a couch. You know there are these things called TVs, right?"
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If we don't equip people to verify information themselves, we leave them at the mercy of those who weaponise doubt. This is the new civic skill set.
Critical thinking isn’t an academic ideal anymore. It’s the new infrastructure of democracy
Critical thinking isn’t an academic ideal anymore. It’s the new infrastructure of democracy
June 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If we don't equip people to verify information themselves, we leave them at the mercy of those who weaponise doubt. This is the new civic skill set.
Critical thinking isn’t an academic ideal anymore. It’s the new infrastructure of democracy
Critical thinking isn’t an academic ideal anymore. It’s the new infrastructure of democracy
That’s mad. They should have known they needed to go to the kitchen and leave the menfolk to the important matters of the day.
June 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
That’s mad. They should have known they needed to go to the kitchen and leave the menfolk to the important matters of the day.