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Keir Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders to discuss European defence
  • Unfortunately we haven't left Europe, geographically speaking, yet.

  • Starmer rules out another general election after petition reaches two million signatures
  • Maybe we should have another election after every election?

    The only chartist demand never adopted was yearly elections, so why not every year?

    Maybe we should have another EU referendum

    There was a similar petition about that, it got 4.2m signatures.

  • Staff accuse Unite of ‘union-busting tactics’ in dispute vs gen sec’s husband

    skwawkbox.org Exclusive: staff accuse Unite of ‘union-busting tactics’ in dispute vs gen sec’s husband

    Union under Graham promoted husband Clarke to manage unit despite final warning for bullying – now Unite has suspended staff accusing him and members of his management team of bullying Unite …

    Exclusive: staff accuse Unite of ‘union-busting tactics’ in dispute vs gen sec’s husband
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    Gloves and Boots Very Budget
  • I've not worked in a cooler, but I know for cold weather military surplus "mickey mouse" boots used to be cheap and warm.

  • How to buy shoes in the fediverse
  • I was hoping someone had made a federated extremely specific e-commerce platform.

  • What really are the flaws of allowing anyone to euthanize themselves or relatives like we do sick animals?
  • People with depression and other mental illnesses who aren't capable of making that decision will use it. It also makes it a lot easier to argue for cutting mental healthcare and other suicide prevention measures.

    Honestly as someone who's struggled with depression for 20 years, and had a couple of attempts, the idea that the government may just decide there's no problem with me yeeting myself is terrifying.

  • How can I add a simple requirement "do not train Al on the source code of the program" to AGPLv3 or GPLv3 and thereby create a new license?
  • I understand that this would make the license non-free

    You can potentially get around that by just specifying that any AI trained on it is considered a derivative work, and thus must be released under your new license.

    That said, it's potentially moot, the argument the AI companies use for training on commercial data and art is that it's fair use under various exemptions.

  • Under Trump will anything happen to my brothers Social Security Disability? He is 42 and draws it for mental illness.
  • It's impossible to know, he's a bit of a wildcard.

    The one redeeming thing about right populists is that they generally want to be popular, so it's perhaps less likely for him to do it than a more "conventional" republican.

  • What wouldn't you have minded so much if it wasn't exaggeratingly bad?
  • Facebook ads are possibly the only ones I don't find overly annoying, but then I can just scroll past them quickly if they're uninteresting.

  • CENSORED!!!!!!!!!!1
  • Okay, but now I really want to read the rest of the paper to see what R'lyehian incantations it contains.

  • Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com
  • This doesn't seem to cover books banned in the USA, or that have been completely removed from amazon.com for other reasons.

  • Do you know any independent written news sources?
  • These are mostly UK focused:

    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/ Largest co-operatively owned newspaper in the UK, has links to the communist party of Britain.

    https://skwawkbox.org/

    https://www.thecanary.co/

  • Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.
  • At least we wouldn't need the ozempic then.

  • Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.
  • For decades, Big Food has been marketing products to people who can’t stop eating, and now, suddenly, they can.

    ...

    By one market-research firm’s estimate, food-and-drink innovation in 2024 reached an all-time nadir, with fewer new products coming to market than ever before.

    There's something quite disturbing about how "making something even more addictive" is called as innovation.

  • Lemmings, how good or bad would you decribe your ability to remember things?
  • I suspect I have SDAM (severely deficient autobiographical memory) syndrome, it could be you do too?

  • Lemmings, how good or bad would you decribe your ability to remember things?
  • It's less fatal, but it's worth checking carbon dioxide levels too.

  • Serious - what job should be replaced by AI?
  • I've met a few human middle managers who regularly hallucinated, when humans do it we call it "lying" though.

  • Liberty says Assisted Dying Bill has ‘significant shortcomings’ in plea to MPs

    >Liberty director Akiko Hart said while the organisation supports assisted dying in principle, the Bill is “just not robust enough,” urging MPs to oppose it if they “find it wanting.”

    >She said: “It is possible to support assisted dying, as Liberty does in principle, but recognise that there are significant shortcomings in this Bill that present serious safeguarding risks which are hard to look past.

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    Manchester Arena survivors cannot continue legal claim against MI5, judges rule

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    Government faces paying millions over ‘naked attempt’ to bankrupt PCS after union's Supreme Court victory

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    tribunemag.co.uk Labour’s War on Protest

    The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these laws indicates their interest in protecting that status quo.

    Labour’s War on Protest
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    www.newsweek.com Cruise ship plays 'Titanic' music as it suddenly tilts to one side

    The ship was playing Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" when it suddenly listed to a 45-degree angle.

    Cruise ship plays 'Titanic' music as it suddenly tilts to one side
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    Introducing the British Psychological Society’s guidelines on therapy for men

    www.centreformalepsychology.com Introducing the British Psychological Society’s guidelines on therapy for men — The Centre for Male Psychology

    It was the first day of my holiday on 7th Jan 2019 and I was checking Twitter (like you do), when a tweet caught my attention:   “Brilliant and much needed: @APA [American Psychological Association] issues first ever guidelines for practice with men and boys” .   I already

    Introducing the British Psychological Society’s guidelines on therapy for men — The Centre for Male Psychology
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    Mental health nurse who said she would've drowned patient at birth is struck off

    www.bbc.co.uk Northamptonshire nurse said she would've drowned patient at birth

    Kathleen Alexandra Warmington is struck off for making "inappropriate comments".

    Northamptonshire nurse said she would've drowned patient at birth
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    Israel-backing charity under investigation for calling export licence suspensions ‘obscene’

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    Reeves plots mega raid on pensions, union warns

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    Justin Welby quits after failing to report Church of England serial abuser

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    Ed Miliband admits fuel bills promise won't happen until 2030

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    Labour facing almost certain failure to cut NHS waiting lists to 18 weeks, bosses warn

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    news.sky.com Toy company Mattel mistakenly prints porn website on package for dolls for Wicked movie

    The misprint is "not appropriate for children", Mattel said, while promising to "remedy" the mistake.

    Toy company Mattel mistakenly prints porn website on package for dolls for Wicked movie
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    skwawkbox.org Starmer appoints national security adviser who negotiated secret deal to free genocider Pinochet

    Chilean dictator was arrested in London and set for extradition to Spain – but Blair adviser Jonathan Powell negotiated his freedom Keir Starmer, Jonathan Powell (front); behind: genocider Au…

    Starmer appoints national security adviser who negotiated secret deal to free genocider Pinochet
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    www.disabilitynewsservice.com DWP denies destroying documents that would have shown why it weakened rules on secret suicide reviews

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has denied destroying documents that would have revealed why it weakened guidance on when to investigate the cases of benefit claimants who took their own…

    DWP denies destroying documents that would have shown why it weakened rules on secret suicide reviews
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    Labour loses Newcastle as councillors quit

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    Demand for white poppies has increased following Israel's war on Gaza, peace campaigners say

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    www.disabilitynewsservice.com Fear, anger and confusion as budget blundering creates chaos over government’s plans for ‘fit for work’ test

    The new Labour government’s policy on social security reform is in chaos after it issued contrasting statements and briefings on budget day about whether – and how – it would press ahead with plann…

    Fear, anger and confusion as budget blundering creates chaos over government’s plans for ‘fit for work’ test
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    Anti-war campaigners condemn Labour's defence spending increase

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