BREAKING: We're taking the government to court over Palantir Peter Thiel's surveillance firm is embedded in the NHS. Wes Streeting won't show us the briefings - so we have launched a legal challenge.

BREAKING: We’re taking the government to court over Palantir.

The government is refusing to hand over important briefings given to Wes Streeting about the £330m NHS data contract with Peter Thiel’s surveillance firm

So we’re taking legal action.

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Nobody Here: 'The Story of Vaporwave' [2026] - A Review - future-sounds.co.uk I had the dizzying pleasure of a private early viewing of Nobody Here: 'The Story of Vaporwave', and I'm excited - really excited - for everyone about to watch and own it.

I was given exclusive access to the Nobody Here: Story of Vaporwave movie, ahead of its global premiere next Mon. To find out what I thought of the new doc, which was 5 years in the making, & includes vaporwave luminaries, read my review at @futuresounds.bsky.social
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Here is a teaser ahead of Monday's premiere! @robdysonpr.uk's review of Nobody Here is live on the FutureSounds site (don't worry, no big spoilers):
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Britain preparing for food shortages as Iran war bites — The Times and The Sunday Times Britain could face shortages of chicken, pork and other supermarket goods this summer if the war in Iran continues, a secret government analysis has found. Officials have drawn up contingency plans fo...

Trump did this.

You're going to love it.

You'll be able to read my review shortly;) But it was a real thrill to see it so beautifully realised aesthetically, and to see so many producers on screen in one movie (I didnt now what most of them looked like!).

Oh I see Trump is hanging out with one his doctor buddies at the General Hospital, about to enter surgery to blah blah he is insane.

Choose connection and hope over division and hate - join the One Million Acts Of Hope campaign.

The Tech Billionaires Who Want to Pave Over the Universe: Adam Becker’s More Everything Forever - Reactor Let's take a long, hard look at the cultish ideologies threatening our future (and present).

Let's take a deep divine into the cultish, unscientific, and increasingly toxic beliefs of Silicon Valley oligarchs that currently dominate tech, politics, and culture. @r-emrys.bsky.social discusses Adam Becker's More Everything Forever:

This impotence is really getting Trump down, eh?

🇮🇹 Meloni: “As far as I know, nine nations possess nuclear weapons, and only one has ever used them. That nation is the United States. Mr. Trump must tone it down. No one throws around nuclear threats like Washington, and he should watch his words.”
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"I know you are but what am I?" energy.

This is great news :) I am warming to this Keir guy.

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I've had the opportunity to view it early and my review will be going live over on the @futuresounds.bsky.social website on the weekend. You are in for a feast, Nobody Here was worth the wait and is fantastic! #vaporwave #NobodyHere

Starmer says he's 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK

Yes Keir

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Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’ President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran

Authoritarian holds World to ransom, and economically threatens other nations; whilst employing religious iconography to suggest a Holy War / divine calling... Nope, I'm not talking about Iran, obviously...

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JD's lipstick had me howling.

The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott) This week, the columnist and writer James Marriott argues that reading is essential to the rise and fall of liberal democracy. He proposes that reading helps the spread of information, encourages…

Such a great convo between @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social & Amol Rajan, based on James's fantastic Substack on reading and its societal decline. 📖📚

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Ibram X Kendi's How To Be An Antiracist, sits between two houseplants. The book's title is written red, yellow and green against a black background.

I love how @ibramxk.bsky.social weaves personal memoir into his narrative on how to adopt and embrace anti-racism; as opposed to simply not being racist. The distinction is pivotal, and as a student of social theory & cultural studies, this speaks to me in terms of how policy can reinforce division.

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Bring Thames Water into Public Ownership NOW 😡 Thames Water wants to be allowed to dump sewage and not pay a PENNY. Right now, they're trying to force a deal so they can dodge fines until 2030, while customers foot the bill. This isn’t right. Jo...

Signed and sharing 👇🏽

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Via @38degrees.bsky.social

Hahah - let's do it!

Permission for the failing and flailing US authoritarian regime to endorse more European candidate leaders on the right; as Vance, Trump et al are the absolute kiss of death, and we know exactly who NOT to vote for when they tell us to. Cheers fellas!

Fantastic Kingdom: A Stranger's Notes on a Contrary Country A Stranger's Notes on a Contrary Country

Pre-ordering @helenebismarck.bsky.social's new book Fantastic Kingdom: A stranger's notes on a contrary country, after hearing her excellent interview on @snellarthur.bsky.social's Behind The Lines podcast. It sounds a brilliant read on the UK's current standing:

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US midterms are gonna be fun (if Trump doesn't successfully cancel them). 🍿

Richard Tice tax row is 'minor administrative error', party claims A property company owned by the Reform UK deputy leader failed to pay £91,000 in tax on dividends, according to the Sunday Times.

One rule for me, no pass for thee.

BBC News - Tice £91,000 tax row is 'minor administrative error', party claims
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Delighted to see Trump, the author of the ALL TARIFFS EVERYWHERE NOW, policy clutching his pearls about what he considers an attempt at "world extortion."

I'm sorry but....Martin who?!?

That was my cheeky inference;)

A cassette tape of De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising, on the pages of Chuck D's (signed) book on HipHop History. A characature of the band is on the right.

Happy #Cassunday to all who celebrate. Meant to flag this a month ago on its anniversary, but here to celebrate the brilliance of #ThreeFeetHighAndRising // De La Soul //1989