Clare Simpson
@claresimpson.bsky.social
How the hell do we untangle ourselves from this Palantir web?
NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
How the hell do we untangle ourselves from this Palantir web?
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This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
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Together we can make more happy memories for children who have escaped fear and violence.
Almost 50% of people in our refuges are children, let's make this summer one to remember
Donate a parcel today >> donate.refuge.org.uk/page/173454/...
Almost 50% of people in our refuges are children, let's make this summer one to remember
Donate a parcel today >> donate.refuge.org.uk/page/173454/...
July 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Together we can make more happy memories for children who have escaped fear and violence.
Almost 50% of people in our refuges are children, let's make this summer one to remember
Donate a parcel today >> donate.refuge.org.uk/page/173454/...
Almost 50% of people in our refuges are children, let's make this summer one to remember
Donate a parcel today >> donate.refuge.org.uk/page/173454/...
Reposted by Clare Simpson
The European Union allows surgical castration of piglets without anesthesia. Just don’t try showing a photo of it in the European Parliament.
European Parliament flinches at factory farming reality
A piglet getting castrated didn’t make the cut in a photo exhibition at the European Parliament.
www.politico.eu
March 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The European Union allows surgical castration of piglets without anesthesia. Just don’t try showing a photo of it in the European Parliament.
Reposted by Clare Simpson
I get that AI COULD be the new, trillion-dollar industry that a post-Brexit UK has to make attractive to outside investors - but at the expense of creative industries, which ARE, PROVABLY, insanely profitable? Plus have unique global soft-power? Essentially fucking Harry Potter over for Elon Musk?
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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January 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I get that AI COULD be the new, trillion-dollar industry that a post-Brexit UK has to make attractive to outside investors - but at the expense of creative industries, which ARE, PROVABLY, insanely profitable? Plus have unique global soft-power? Essentially fucking Harry Potter over for Elon Musk?