Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

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Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost? Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash

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Ukraine is the biggest and most consequential of all the American betrayals | Simon Tisdall As the war enters its fifth year, it’s time for Europe to take the fight to Putin on its own terms and tell Trump to get lost, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club

Today is Time to talk day! We've been working with Imperial College and Hull City Council on the INTERACT2 Study to map loneliness by postcode.

✅ If you're 16+ and live in a HU postcode (takes less than 5 minutes). You don't need to feel lonely to take part.

#INTERACTStudy #NHSResearch #timetotalk

When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr Moves to ban under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Epstein, Mossad, and the question we are not allowed to ask but must do Epstein and Maxwell ran a “honeytrap” operation for Mossad, which survivor Maria Farmer described as a “Jewish supremacist” blackmail ring

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The Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair • russian desk In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his

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One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…

And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.

We see you.

This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act

Right to Choose 'destabilising' ADHD care: GPs demand reform amid safety concerns With NHS waiting times for ADHD diagnosis measured in years, Viola Levy was among the many thousands of patients opting to be referred to a private provider through the ‘Right to Choose’ framework.

Read my latest piece for @doctors-net-uk.bsky.social on why GPs are demanding reform of ADHD Right to Choose care. The current system is failing patients they warn. www.doctors.net.uk/news/right-t...

Brain Scans Reveal an "Inflamed Brain Type" Across Major Psychiatric Disorders A new study identifies an immune-inflammatory brain signature shared across major psychiatric disorders. Patients with this neuroimaging marker showed elevated blood inflammation and poorer response t...

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Worrying that Trump has misspelled "bored"

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‘He tried so hard to get help’: the tragic results of NHS right-to-choose for ADHD patients Use of private providers, poor training and inadequate regulation in England mean obtaining care has become a ‘wild west’

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NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows

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The corporate greed that has ravaged the US has wrecked Britain too | Letters Letters: After Robert Reich wrote about the US going ‘off the rails’, Tony Rowlands and Kate Purcell respond from a British angle

🚨 So much truth in these letters... 🔽
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War is not Human Nature: How Violence is Manufactured for Power & Profit. | elephant journal One of the most enduring myths in modern civilization is that war is inevitable…that killing is embedded in human nature, and that violence is our default state.

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Extreme wealth and its impact on society: learning from the UK - Danny Dorling & Jelle Posthuma YouTube video by Danny Dorling

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Substitution of expertise with enthusiasm doesn’t work when so much of what our NHS clinical staff do is based on years of training, exams and experience. @bma.org.uk agrees with @rcn.org.uk that we shouldn’t be replacing expert clinicians the way the NHS is currently rushing to do.

The Gollum Effect: 44 Percent of Scientists Report Territorial Research Experiences Survey data showed that hoarding research topics and resources, termed the Gollum effect, has a lasting impact on trainees and perpetuates a toxic research culture.

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