Anna Hirschfeld
@annahirschfeld.bsky.social
Senior Director at @PublicDigitalHQ Formerly @DWPDigital. Expect a lot of digital transformation, politics and West Wing. She/her.
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Paul Verhoeven: too subtle for his own good.
October 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Paul Verhoeven: too subtle for his own good.
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My colleague Audree Fletcher has published a fabulous article in the Lewis Silkin magazine making the case for pragmatic optimism. Am big fan of Audree. And big fan of her ideas. www.lewissilkin.com/our-thinking...
The hard-nosed case for optimism
<div class="ck-content"><p>Despite its reputation for softness, a particular kind of optimism is the most useful thing a leader can bring to bear in times of uncertainty. </p></div>
www.lewissilkin.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
My colleague Audree Fletcher has published a fabulous article in the Lewis Silkin magazine making the case for pragmatic optimism. Am big fan of Audree. And big fan of her ideas. www.lewissilkin.com/our-thinking...
This is very cool!
Map of the Lighthouses of the World. Each lighthouse sweeps out its actual arc and the reach of the beams is true to scale. Very cool. [kottke.org]
Map of the Lighthouses of the World
From mapped.earth, a map of every lighthouse on the planet, along with other charted lights like lighted buoys and such. The screenshots above are static but the lights on the real map move: each lighthouse sweeps out it
kottke.org
October 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is very cool!
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Map of the Lighthouses of the World. Each lighthouse sweeps out its actual arc and the reach of the beams is true to scale. Very cool. [kottke.org]
Map of the Lighthouses of the World
From mapped.earth, a map of every lighthouse on the planet, along with other charted lights like lighted buoys and such. The screenshots above are static but the lights on the real map move: each lighthouse sweeps out it
kottke.org
October 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Map of the Lighthouses of the World. Each lighthouse sweeps out its actual arc and the reach of the beams is true to scale. Very cool. [kottke.org]
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Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
nyti.ms
September 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Might fuck around and do unto others as I would have them do unto me
September 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Might fuck around and do unto others as I would have them do unto me
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Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Well this is addictive
I'm very sorry everyone, I made *another* new game.
MP Chain 🏛️
I recognised 1️⃣5️⃣ MPs in a row.
How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/
MP Chain 🏛️
I recognised 1️⃣5️⃣ MPs in a row.
How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/
MP Chain — How many MPs can you recognise?
Pick the named MP from two portraits. One wrong answer ends your chain.
toys.jamesomalley.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Well this is addictive
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‘This is playing into his hands’/‘this will allow him to play the martyr card’/‘this will help with his fundraising’ are all really bad takes.
Criminals should be arrested and charged with crimes.
Criminals should be arrested and charged with crimes.
September 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM
‘This is playing into his hands’/‘this will allow him to play the martyr card’/‘this will help with his fundraising’ are all really bad takes.
Criminals should be arrested and charged with crimes.
Criminals should be arrested and charged with crimes.
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The first benefit cap stats have been published since the 2-child limit was scrapped.
165,000 families - containing over 370,000 children - are now hit by the benefit cap. That’s 50,000 more families than before. 1/4
165,000 families - containing over 370,000 children - are now hit by the benefit cap. That’s 50,000 more families than before. 1/4
September 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The first benefit cap stats have been published since the 2-child limit was scrapped.
165,000 families - containing over 370,000 children - are now hit by the benefit cap. That’s 50,000 more families than before. 1/4
165,000 families - containing over 370,000 children - are now hit by the benefit cap. That’s 50,000 more families than before. 1/4
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"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask.
September 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask.
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Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Not so smug about the believability of them continuing to build Jurassic Parks now are we
September 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Not so smug about the believability of them continuing to build Jurassic Parks now are we
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If you made software not intended to kill everyone and now you think it might kill everyone that sounds like a product liability issue. You should go fix it and stop bothering me
September 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If you made software not intended to kill everyone and now you think it might kill everyone that sounds like a product liability issue. You should go fix it and stop bothering me
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AI* has a >10%** chance to kill us all
*not the AI we're working on but some other AI that we'll build for sure if you keep funding the company I work at
**number I made up based on a still-theoretical technology that nobody has but we all love talking about
*not the AI we're working on but some other AI that we'll build for sure if you keep funding the company I work at
**number I made up based on a still-theoretical technology that nobody has but we all love talking about
September 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
AI* has a >10%** chance to kill us all
*not the AI we're working on but some other AI that we'll build for sure if you keep funding the company I work at
**number I made up based on a still-theoretical technology that nobody has but we all love talking about
*not the AI we're working on but some other AI that we'll build for sure if you keep funding the company I work at
**number I made up based on a still-theoretical technology that nobody has but we all love talking about
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Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
September 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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This is a foreign funded attack on Critical National Infrastructure.
They should all be immediately detained under Section 7 of the
Public Order Act 2023 and the ringleaders investigated for collusion with a hostile foreign power...
Oh hang on, I'm being told they have "legitimate concerns"
They should all be immediately detained under Section 7 of the
Public Order Act 2023 and the ringleaders investigated for collusion with a hostile foreign power...
Oh hang on, I'm being told they have "legitimate concerns"
Dozens of masked men stop traffic at Port of Dover as part of 'protest'
Dozens of masked men stop traffic at Port of Dover as part of 'protest'
Traffic going in and out of the Port of Dover has been blocked by a large group of masked men.
news.sky.com
September 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is a foreign funded attack on Critical National Infrastructure.
They should all be immediately detained under Section 7 of the
Public Order Act 2023 and the ringleaders investigated for collusion with a hostile foreign power...
Oh hang on, I'm being told they have "legitimate concerns"
They should all be immediately detained under Section 7 of the
Public Order Act 2023 and the ringleaders investigated for collusion with a hostile foreign power...
Oh hang on, I'm being told they have "legitimate concerns"
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Wonder if they'll be dealt with as harshly by the criminal justice system as the various environmental activists jailed after blocking roads etc. 🧐
🚨 BREAKING: Patriot Platform, a new far right group launched by Tommy Robinson’s right hand man Daniel Thomas (AKA Danny Tommo) has blockaded the port and several roads in Dover. The masked men are from subgroups of PP, including Sussex, Essex, and South East Patriots
Here’s all you need to know.
Here’s all you need to know.
September 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Wonder if they'll be dealt with as harshly by the criminal justice system as the various environmental activists jailed after blocking roads etc. 🧐
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Helpful reminder that the vast majority of middle England home-owning "Con15/15/19" voters who think immigration is too high will also see these guys as thugs and their anger at the state response will likely be at how slow and ineffective it is.
Masked men dressed uniformly in black blocking a seaport, very normal
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest
Images appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Helpful reminder that the vast majority of middle England home-owning "Con15/15/19" voters who think immigration is too high will also see these guys as thugs and their anger at the state response will likely be at how slow and ineffective it is.
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23 YEARS AGO TODAY, @mrweebl.bsky.social posted BADGERS to @Newgrounds.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:02 PM
23 YEARS AGO TODAY, @mrweebl.bsky.social posted BADGERS to @Newgrounds.com
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This thread hurts my heart to read. I have known three children who transitioned in my life, all who suffered profoundly until they were made free to live as they knew themselves to be. Once you have seen the difference it makes to be supported in that, you will never forgive those who strip it away
Just had meeting with kiddo's school.
She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years.
All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board.
The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2
She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years.
All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board.
The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2
August 31, 2026 at 8:29 AM
This thread hurts my heart to read. I have known three children who transitioned in my life, all who suffered profoundly until they were made free to live as they knew themselves to be. Once you have seen the difference it makes to be supported in that, you will never forgive those who strip it away