We're on it here in the UK. Fellow Brits, please share. You may not be able to directly influence events in the USA, but you may be able to inspire and encourage those who can - while sending a clear message to our own government that ICE tactics won't fly here. ✊🏼

Carry out some act of rebellion or civil disobedience, whether small or large, record it and post it to your socials.

Let our US friends know we haven't lost faith in them, and won't!

#UKpol
#IStandwithMinneapolis
#NoICE

I still can’t quite get over a Labour minister actually saying this.

Of course they *want* a totalitarian surveillance state, the Home Office is basically the Ministry for Domestic Fascism these days. But you don’t come out and *say* it.

You leave that to the Larry Ellisons and Alex Karps of this world, fascist techbros who are big mates with Netanyahu.

scottishlegal.com/articles/uk-… #UKpol

“When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.”

– Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary of the UK

archive.ph/6fk8h

(For those of you not in the UK, these are the so-called “centrists.”)

Via @fkamiah17

#panopticon #fascism #Labour #UK #ukPol #ShabanaMahmood #JeremyBentham #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

We have politicians in the "United" Kingdom who will say in a single breath that the people of #Greenland should have self determination but that the people of #Scotland should not.

#UKPol
#LisaNandy
#ScottishIndependence

"Au Royaume-Uni, l’impopularité du Brexit relance le débat sur les liens avec l’UE"
lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/…

Mieux vaut tard que jamais! 🤗
#Brexit #UkPol #EUPol

Au Royaume-Uni, l’impopularité du Brexit relance le débat sur les liens avec l’UE

En juin 2025, 56 % des Britanniques estimaient que leur pays n’aurait pas dû quitter l’UE. Face à cette défiance et à la désintégration de l’alliance occidentale, le premier ministre, Keir Starmer, jusque-là timide sur le sujet, a changé de tactique,…

^{Cécile Ducourtieux (Le Monde)}

#Politics #USpol #UKpol

Until the final part of your post, I thought you were writing about the #US...

"...House of Lords taking up positions with private capital there is a real risk of conflict of interest."

Very soon, it could also be about the #EuropeanUnion:

masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/…

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

GhostOnTheHalfShell

2026-01-14 14:24:16

Oh, would you look at that.

billionaires and their corporations are out to destroy personal safety of Europeans and to destroy the EU/NATO if possible so they can pick over the corpse. Yes the EU has its problems. However, subjected to totalitarian rule by insane billionaires from the United States is about appealing to all of Europe, as US annexation of Greenland is to Greenlanders.

brusselstimes.com/belgium/1916…

US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules

Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.

^{www.brusselstimes.com}

Our pressure on the government to back down on Digital IDs worked.

But as long as it remains a government project, our data and privacy is at risk. The fight isn’t over.

Become an ORG member today and join the movement to protect digital rights ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID #digitalrights

Become a member

Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, fighting to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech online.

^{Open Rights Group}

Even if it's voluntary, Digital ID still creates a surveillance infrastructure.

This could be expanded later on as a requirement to access public services.

As we've seen with eVisas, digitalising interactions with the UK State without physical backups creates serious problems.

#DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID

The UK government's climbdown over mandatory Digital ID is a victory for ORG and other groups that warned of the threats to everyone's civil liberties.

BUT questions still remain.

Despite this latest U-turn, neither the scheme nor the giant pricetag have gone away entirely.

theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

#DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID #digitalrights

UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory

^{Peter Walker (The Guardian)}

The UK is letting the Palestine Action prisoners, who are imprisoned for disrupting the arms industry that murders children, to die in their prison cells.

Free the Palestine Action prisoners!

PS. I grew up with Bobby Sands as one of my heroes, I placed a flower on his grave when I was living in Ireland.

#PalestineAction #UKpol #HungerStrike #Israel sIreland #BobySands #History #Inhumanity #PoliticalPrisoner #HumanRights

#USpol #UKpol #WarInUkraine #InformationWarfare

(4/4)

.. the summaries about the #CambridgeAnalytica scandal + #ProjectAnalyticaSummit:

mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1138…

//

@Npars01 @notwhatwethink

#USpol #UKpol #WarInUkraine #InformationWarfare

(3/n)

...and that the #UK government is “utterly naïve” in trying to do a deal with the #SiliconValley tech companies and with #Trump in that respect..."👈

“I had seen the tech disruption of #Journalism. 👉This is the tech disruption of #Politics which means you are disrupting #Democracy,”👈 says #Cadwalladr."
//

For those interested in #Democracy:

Here are...

@Npars01 @notwhatwethink

#USpol #UKpol #WarInUkraine #InformationWarfare

(2/n)

... reminder.

👉#Trump and #Brexit are not 2 different things.
They are the same thing.👈 Same companies, same data. Same #Facebook. Same #Russians. Same #CambridgeAnalytica. Same #RobertMercer. Same #SteveBannon. Same #Breitbart. Same #AlexanderNix. Same #DonaldTrump. Same #Nigel #Farage.”

"*Losing the #InformationWar*

#Cadwalladr argues that 👉we are all still sleeping at the wheel...

@Npars01 @notwhatwethink

#USpol #UKpol #WarInUkraine #InformationWarfare

EXACTLY!

(1/n)

"#Russia has been at war with us for years now, and we have just refused to accept it,” insists #Cadwalladr who believes that 👉Russia is engaged in #HybridWarfare — tanks on the ground in #Ukraine combined with domination of the #InformationSpace in the West." 👈

“Polite...

"...investigative journalist #CaroleCadwalladr, who uncovered the #CambridgeAnalytica scandal,..."

inpublishing.co.uk/articles/wh…

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@Npars01 @notwhatwethink

Why are people not bothered?

Carole Cadwalladr has identified multiple serious threats to western democracies, yet government and the population at large seems remarkably unfazed. Ray Snoddy meets her.

^{Ray Snoddy (InPublishing)}

The UK needs digital sovereignty to keep our communications, banking, energy, travel and healthcare systems secure.

If we stay dependent on foreign tech firms for our digital infrastructure, the UK risks its independence and resilience.

Sign our petition ⬇️

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #sovereignty #tech

Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.

From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.

^{38 Degrees}

The future doesn’t need to be orange.

Foreign States have been using their control over digital infrastructure to wield power.

Even historic allies aren’t reliable.

We need #DigitalSovereignty in the UK to keep our systems running.

Read more about our campaign ⬇️

computerweekly.com/news/366637…

#cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #sovereignty #tech

Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy

UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference

^{Sebastian Klovig Skelton (ComputerWeekly.com)}

Report: "Close to death"

Hunger striker Heba Muraisi has passed day 66 without food, & Kamran Ahmed is on day 60.

Medical experts have warned that they are entering a phase where irreversible harm & the risk of death increase sharply.

Lawyers representing the two hunger strikers have written for the 4th time to David Lammy, "urging him to meet them to discuss a possible resolution."

middleeasteye.net/news/palesti…

#UKPol #USPol #Filton24 #HungerStrike #PalestineAction #Europol .

'Close to death': What 60 days on hunger strike is doing to Palestine Action prisoners

Medical experts warn that activists linked to Palestine Action who have been on hunger strike for more than 60 days are now entering a phase where damage may be permanent and the risk of death and irreversible harm increase sharply.

^{Areeb Ullah (Middle East Eye)}

Our systems aren't secure if foreign powers can pull the plug.

The UK is dangerously reliant on a few foreign tech companies for critical digital infrastructure.

We need open-source systems that we can control.

Sign the petition for #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol #trump #cybersecurity #cybersecuritybill

Stop Trump’s Kill Switch: secure our Digital Sovereignty

Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding the UK government, your bank, or even our hospital systems suddenly offline. Not because of hackers, but because a foreign company, or a foreign leader decided to flip a switch. This isn’t science fiction.

^{38 Degrees}

“Just as relying on one country for the UK’s energy needs would be risky and irresponsible, so is overreliance on US companies to supply the bulk of our digital infrastructure."

We need #DigitalSovereignty so the rug can't be pulled out from under us.

🗣️ @JamesBaker for ORG.

digit.fyi/open-rights-group-ur…

#CybersecurityBill #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol

It's WWIII, brought to us by the American Oligarch and the American Voter!

"We Are Never Fucking Trusting You Again"

#WWIII #EUPOL #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Ukraine #Russia #China #Taiwan #USPOL #USPOLITICS #Venezuela

It breaks my heart to say this, but if what's going on in America teaches us anything it's that highlighting how much a politician hates minorities isn't enough to stop the majority from voting for them.

#UKPOL

theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims

Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect

^{Daniel Boffey (The Guardian)}

Report: "YouTube, Google delete accounts of British journalist"

"British journalist Robert Inlakesh, who covers Palestine and Israel, explains why YouTube and Google deleted his accounts and what it means for him as a journalist."

Video:

aje.io/8zchpb?update=4195426

#USPol #europol #ukpol #news #press #GoogleCensorship #palestine @palestine .