Ros Jackson
@rosjackson.co.uk
🌹 Deputy Leader of the Labour Group at East Lindsey District Council. Ludensian. PHP and MySQL wrangler. Dragon chronicler. I block AI posters.
https://www.rosjackson.co.uk/
https://www.rosjackson.co.uk/
We're slow in the UK to restrict PFAS. They're in all sorts of things, mostly unnecessary.
hps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746014
hps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746014
Petition: Set legal limits for PFAS in drinking water, ban PFAS in consumer goods and food
Introduce binding legal limits for PFAS in UK drinking water. Ban PFAS in cookware, cosmetics, fabrics, carpets and food packaging and pesticides with no extended phase-in period. Make polluters pay f...
petition.parliament.uk
February 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
We're slow in the UK to restrict PFAS. They're in all sorts of things, mostly unnecessary.
hps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746014
hps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746014
Warpcore SF : Septonundrum - Film Version
Can you guess the film of the day within 7 tries?
www.warpcoresf.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The National Emergency Briefing on Tipping Points fills me with dread. How many people understand what the AMOC is and why it matters?
www.nebriefing.org/briefings/ti...
www.nebriefing.org/briefings/ti...
National Emergency Briefing
Climate Tipping Points Explained | Prof Tim Lenton briefs Parliament on Earth system risks, 1.5°C and irreversible climate change
www.nebriefing.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The National Emergency Briefing on Tipping Points fills me with dread. How many people understand what the AMOC is and why it matters?
www.nebriefing.org/briefings/ti...
www.nebriefing.org/briefings/ti...
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wrote a nice little piece on the latest new species of ancient croc from the southern UK!
🐊🧪🦴 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
🐊🧪🦴 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New species of ancient crocodile named in honour of Welsh school teacher | Natural History Museum
It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones.
www.nhm.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
wrote a nice little piece on the latest new species of ancient croc from the southern UK!
🐊🧪🦴 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
🐊🧪🦴 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
So much genAI use is distilled narcissism. Anyone prompting "draw me as" whatever the latest meme is, needs to ask who they think they're impressing whilst supporting this fascist, planet-destroying, creatively bankrupt tech.
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
So much genAI use is distilled narcissism. Anyone prompting "draw me as" whatever the latest meme is, needs to ask who they think they're impressing whilst supporting this fascist, planet-destroying, creatively bankrupt tech.
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A few months ago I went to the emergency room. The doctor said the hospital used an AI to transcribe notes and confirm his medical evaluations, but what I witnessed was this doctor using AI as a crutch. He misdiagnosed my problem and when I pushed back he said the AI supported his diagnosis. 1/
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
A few months ago I went to the emergency room. The doctor said the hospital used an AI to transcribe notes and confirm his medical evaluations, but what I witnessed was this doctor using AI as a crutch. He misdiagnosed my problem and when I pushed back he said the AI supported his diagnosis. 1/
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Unless we fundamentally overhaul how British politics works, there will be more victims - and more Epsteins. No political party is immune as this is about the institutions of decision making - Here are five ways we can create cultural change in our democracy.
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Unless we fundamentally overhaul how British politics works, there will be more victims - and more Epsteins. No political party is immune as this is about the institutions of decision making - Here are five ways we can create cultural change in our democracy.
Sounds familiar.
"The asbestos companies have, by this point, invested significant amounts of money in mines, distribution networks and factories; they have large amounts of sunk capital, and that is part of the motivation to create doubt about the health risks of asbestos for as long as possible."
Understanding the UK’s asbestos disaster | Confront Power
Profit-hungry industry, complicit governments, and overly bureaucratic unions. Tom White, author of Bad Dust, provides his insights into the UK’s asbestos disaster and why the issues with asbestos ref...
confrontpower.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Sounds familiar.
Sing Streets of Minneapolis without choking up halfway through challenge.
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Sing Streets of Minneapolis without choking up halfway through challenge.
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We really shouldn't have to bloody do this but INDIE AUTHORS, opt out of Ingram selling your books to AI companies: www.ingramcontent.com/page/ai-opt-...
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
AI Opt Out
www.ingramcontent.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We really shouldn't have to bloody do this but INDIE AUTHORS, opt out of Ingram selling your books to AI companies: www.ingramcontent.com/page/ai-opt-...
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
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Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment
Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment
'What we are finding is that people hate AI'
Interview Vivaldi has raised a middle finger to the influx of AI in the browser space with its latest version.…
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment
At full council today I spoke about the outsize role high rents play in the cost of living crisis. I'm glad we voted for up to 85% council tax relief for families with kids. But affordable housing is the main fault line, and we must build more.
#ELDC #Lincolnshire
#ELDC #Lincolnshire
January 28, 2026 at 5:21 PM
At full council today I spoke about the outsize role high rents play in the cost of living crisis. I'm glad we voted for up to 85% council tax relief for families with kids. But affordable housing is the main fault line, and we must build more.
#ELDC #Lincolnshire
#ELDC #Lincolnshire
Chris van Tulleken's Ultra Processed People is absolute riot fodder. Everyone should read it, and eat better, and demand higher food protection standards. #Booksky
www.warpcoresf.co.uk/ultra-proces...
www.warpcoresf.co.uk/ultra-proces...
A review of Ultra Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
Food is an arms race. A review of the popular science book Ultra Processed People by Chris van Tulleken.
www.warpcoresf.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Chris van Tulleken's Ultra Processed People is absolute riot fodder. Everyone should read it, and eat better, and demand higher food protection standards. #Booksky
www.warpcoresf.co.uk/ultra-proces...
www.warpcoresf.co.uk/ultra-proces...
The French haven't messed around when it comes to creating sovereign tech. Since it's open source, the UK could do the same.
France to replace US videoconferencing wares with unfortunately named sovereign alternative
France to replace US videoconferencing wares with unfortunately named sovereign alternative
French govt says state-run service 'Visio' will be more secure. Now where have we heard that name before?
France has officially told Zoom, Teams, and the rest of the US videoconferencing herd to take a hike in favor of its own homegrown app.…
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The French haven't messed around when it comes to creating sovereign tech. Since it's open source, the UK could do the same.
A local primary academy is planning to increase the number of branded items in its uniform. When does the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill come in to prevent this? One last squeeze of hard-pressed families. Academies were such a savage idea.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
A local primary academy is planning to increase the number of branded items in its uniform. When does the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill come in to prevent this? One last squeeze of hard-pressed families. Academies were such a savage idea.
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"Despite putting broken glass in all their sandwiches people still don't want to eat our broken glass," bemoan broken glass mongers.
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"Despite putting broken glass in all their sandwiches people still don't want to eat our broken glass," bemoan broken glass mongers.
Lincolnshire has over 600 parish councils, which is nuts. Some of the smallest spend most of their money on admin rather than running anything, and merging them into more useful sizes isn't easy under current rules.
January 23, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Lincolnshire has over 600 parish councils, which is nuts. Some of the smallest spend most of their money on admin rather than running anything, and merging them into more useful sizes isn't easy under current rules.
Amazon is effectively selling a different type of software product than an ebook, without additional licensing. This isn't reasonable or fair.
This is terrifying, and if it doesn't get stopped or become illegal I might have to remove my books from Amazon! All authors against AI should know about this #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
kindlepreneur.com/amazon-ask-t...
kindlepreneur.com/amazon-ask-t...
What Amazon’s 'Ask This Book' Feature Means for Authors | Kindlepreneur
Amazon’s Ask This Book feature adds AI-generated explanations inside Kindle ebooks. Here’s what it does, how it works, and why authors are pushing back.
kindlepreneur.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Amazon is effectively selling a different type of software product than an ebook, without additional licensing. This isn't reasonable or fair.
If somebody invents intelligence that is artificial at some point in the future, what will we call it now the term AI has been so misused?
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If somebody invents intelligence that is artificial at some point in the future, what will we call it now the term AI has been so misused?
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Trumps tariffs today brings into sharp relief how our isolated status post Brexit leaves us vulnerable - We must urgently and ambitiously reset our relationship with the EU as part of strengthening NATO so we can stand up to bullies wherever they are and whatever they threaten.
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Trumps tariffs today brings into sharp relief how our isolated status post Brexit leaves us vulnerable - We must urgently and ambitiously reset our relationship with the EU as part of strengthening NATO so we can stand up to bullies wherever they are and whatever they threaten.
Oh well, we can ban X now while we're already under tariff.
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Oh well, we can ban X now while we're already under tariff.
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New excuse to decline Zoom/Teams calls: I'm sorry I'm not using US products.
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
New excuse to decline Zoom/Teams calls: I'm sorry I'm not using US products.
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Earls! An etymology thread.
So. The core hereditary noble titles found in the UK and through much of Europe are a relic of the end of the Roman Empire, when control of the outlying regions was crumbling and the capital itself was collapsing into infighting.
So. The core hereditary noble titles found in the UK and through much of Europe are a relic of the end of the Roman Empire, when control of the outlying regions was crumbling and the capital itself was collapsing into infighting.
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Earls! An etymology thread.
So. The core hereditary noble titles found in the UK and through much of Europe are a relic of the end of the Roman Empire, when control of the outlying regions was crumbling and the capital itself was collapsing into infighting.
So. The core hereditary noble titles found in the UK and through much of Europe are a relic of the end of the Roman Empire, when control of the outlying regions was crumbling and the capital itself was collapsing into infighting.
I have asked officers at East Lindsey District Council to remove the council's website links to X due to the abuse issues. I expect this will be actioned soon. I doubt I'll be the only cllr making this request.
January 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I have asked officers at East Lindsey District Council to remove the council's website links to X due to the abuse issues. I expect this will be actioned soon. I doubt I'll be the only cllr making this request.
If you're new here, I don't have starter packs, but I have several lists you can browse to find accounts. There's UK politics and policy; Artists; a Lincolnshire one which I'd like to add more people to; and one just for Fun. Click on my profile and find the Lists tab.
January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
If you're new here, I don't have starter packs, but I have several lists you can browse to find accounts. There's UK politics and policy; Artists; a Lincolnshire one which I'd like to add more people to; and one just for Fun. Click on my profile and find the Lists tab.