Gareth Cooper
@strangecolours.bsky.social
Earth, Technoethics, Mental Health, Urban Communities • 🇪🇺🇺🇦 • GCU (eccentric)
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If this sentiment spreads to England and Greens or LibDems become seen as the more viable force against Reform instead then Labour will not survive in its current form into the 2030s
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If this sentiment spreads to England and Greens or LibDems become seen as the more viable force against Reform instead then Labour will not survive in its current form into the 2030s
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Another thing fucking me up about this piece is that they don't talk about like… this facial rec system's accuracy, its disparate impacts, the harm this setup does to the social fabric of the city, the fact that seemingly all the proponents they talked to were white… i mean i could go on.
Live cameras are tracking faces in New Orleans. Who should control them?
A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Another thing fucking me up about this piece is that they don't talk about like… this facial rec system's accuracy, its disparate impacts, the harm this setup does to the social fabric of the city, the fact that seemingly all the proponents they talked to were white… i mean i could go on.
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Part-subscription is *by its very nature* exclusionary. Those with least will get least. Who will decide what is behind a paywall+how much the subscription will be? What about the cost of running a subscription service+promoting it? #BBC must be universal or it will be like any other service.
December 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Part-subscription is *by its very nature* exclusionary. Those with least will get least. Who will decide what is behind a paywall+how much the subscription will be? What about the cost of running a subscription service+promoting it? #BBC must be universal or it will be like any other service.
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It should also look at how the forthcoming Elections Bill can be strengthened by annual spending limits and disclosure, an upper limit on donations, and a stronger criminal offence for donations via third parties.
Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics
An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.
www.gov.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It should also look at how the forthcoming Elections Bill can be strengthened by annual spending limits and disclosure, an upper limit on donations, and a stronger criminal offence for donations via third parties.
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“See, our unaccountable thing is actually more accountable. Let me tell you how…”
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“See, our unaccountable thing is actually more accountable. Let me tell you how…”