Duckers! I need this.

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.

Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.

(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

Starting February 18, 2027, smartphones and many portable devices sold in the EU must have batteries that users can remove and replace more easily. That means #Apple #Samsung #Google #Xiaomi etc may need to redesign future devices to meet the new rules www.business-standard.com/technology/t...

The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

Did The 1918 Flu write this headline

The Palantir concerns and why you should care The US tech firm is increasingly hooked into NHS, defence and education in the UK

Palantir manifesto described as ramblings of a supervillain - but we should all be concerned

national.thelead.uk/p/palantir-u...

Former Erasmus student and Tory MP criticised for voting against scheme A Tory MP who previously participated in the Erasmus scheme as a student has been criticised for voting against protecting the UK's membership of the

You couldn't make it up: Suella Braverman, a former Erasmus student, voted against the UK joining the scheme.

So she can have the opportunity, but others can’t? How ironic...

Good morning, and welcome to another day of law and process being used to obscure and evade questions of politics and accountability.

Often politicians and political pundits tut-tut at issues of law and process being raised in political contexts, but many of them are happily doing it themselves.

We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?

"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."

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Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson

Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS

Nothing to see or everything to see

Palantir must be removed from the NHS

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek), with the handle @magyarpeterMP. The post reads: "Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then — on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office." At the bottom, the timestamp reads "3:04 AM • Apr 21, 2026" alongside "19.9K Views".

Peter Magyar is not playing around at all. He's going to purge every single remnant of corrupt Orbanism. This is exactly how Dems need to be when they retake power.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: We are analyzing in detail the updated Russian war plans. The Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine clearly understands what exactly the enemy is planning and what priorities are set for the Russian army by the political leadership of Russia. We will counteract.

EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values ECJ says law passed in 2021 is discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for new PM

“The EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values…”

This is a crucial decision. The court rejected the political claim that LGBTQ+ representation is “propaganda.” We must keep fighting politics that dehumanise us.

La Hongrie viole le droit européen avec sa loi stigmatisant et marginalisant les personnes LGBTQIA +, selon la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne La Commission européenne avait saisi en juillet 2022 la plus haute juridiction européenne contre Budapest.

La Hongrie viole le droit européen avec sa loi stigmatisant et marginalisant les personnes LGBTQIA +, selon la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne

AIR - La femme d'argent (from Moon Safari - Official Audio) YouTube video by AIRfrenchbandofficial

1998, AIR.

Meanwhile, in America.

Wes Streeting must cancel Palantir’s FDP contract now Palantir is not the right partner for the NHS, says Green Party leader Zack Polanski

I've written in Health Service Journal today: Not another protracted Labour government U-turn.

Wes Streeting must act now and cancel the Trump/Mandelson Palantir contract.

NHS workers are voting with their feet and refusing to take part in this national disgrace.

www.hsj.co.uk/technology-a...

The NHS's IT infrastructure should be publicly owned and run and housed in this country.

UK police working with controversial tech giant Palantir on real-time surveillance network - Liberty Investigates

#PeterThiel is a danger to society, his top level employees are also unhinged.

There's nothing good about #Palantir, this is about what kind of future we want for our future gens.

#nhs #mod #uk #notopalantir @libertyhq.bsky.social

libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/uk-...

Why does Palantir have a £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and a £330 million seven-year contract with the NHS? Seems like something write to one's MP about.

‘It’s a sort of creeping corporatisation of general practice, which I think in the end will basically cause worse care,' said @thedauk.bsky.social GP spokesperson @drstevetaylor.bsky.social.

Full story: www.gponline.com/private-prov...

Badgers run like old neglected footstools who have suddenly discovered their own sentience

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

Well this is some truly creepy shit I'd missed.
As you read this remember Palantir are not your friend, they want your privacy and your compliance nothing more

techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...

Screenshot of Microsoft flex routing during peak load period setting that shows what you need to select to not allow flex routing.

🚨⏳ Act now! Microsoft just enabled flex routing for Copilot users in the EU - & you're opted in automatically!

This means your data can be processed outside of the EU.

Turn if off: Copilot → Settings → Flex routing → Do not allow flex routing

Even better, cancel Copilot: tuta.com/blog/microso...

Open letter to Steve Reed MP: who has been controlling our water industry? You can make sure that this letter reaches Steve Reed by sending it to him via email at steve.

It's outrageous that this government won't consider public ownership of water

Did Peter Mandelson lobby Steve Reed on this?

Mandelson is co-founder of lobbying firm Global Counsel, privatised water was a client

We want to see the Reed/Mandelson messages
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The Reform councillor, the unpaid debts and the paper trail that wouldn’t go away Public records, company filings and reported claims relating to one Reform councillor now face growing scrutiny

An excellent read...

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

Conservatives Stand Tommy Robinson-Supporting Candidate Who Called Boris Johnson a ‘Traitorous Scumbag’ Nathan Smith said the former Conservative leader would be "jailed the second we take power" as he backed far-right Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe as "the only MP fighting for us"

🔴EXCLUSIVE: The Conservatives are standing a candidate who:

- Praised Tommy Robinson
- Said man who Robinson allegedly assaulted “deserved it”
- Said far-right MP Rupert Lowe is “the only MP fighting for us”
- Called Boris Johnson a “traitorous scumbag” who “will be jailed the second we take power”

Well, today, we’re taxing the rich." Mayor Zohran Mamdani just stood in front of a $238M penthouse to announce a massive surcharge on billionaires. This is leadership. See the plan: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...

. . . I have an idea where those donations went.