Joe Hodson
Paralegal with masters in international maritime law, interested in languages, ethics, governance, environmental protection and human rights. Mythology-loving humanist.
- And first past the post tends to shrink the size of these "bunkers"
- Appreciate her advocating implementation of PR in this term to eliminate future minority rule, but if Toynbee can't understand why people don't think Starmer is good - island of strangers, not repealing protest suppression laws, endorsing certain Israeli atrocities -the list is long!
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonEXCLUSIVE: Peter Mandelson sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein on setting up his advisory firm, Global Counsel, including how to target potential new clients such as the Chinese government. www.ft.com/content/13d2...
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- One way or the other, LLMs will seriously traumatise people. Moderation reallocates this harm rather than properly preventing it. The solution is to dismantle the industry.
- The government should of course take legal advice on whatever terms they have so recklessly and unconscionably signed up to with Palantir, with a view to the swiftest and smoothest possible extrication therefrom. Not sure "rip-up" quite constitutes that.
- Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
- Had a fun conversation with a friend this evening who argued the Good Samaritan was too unambitious and should have dismantled the social structures that made the road unsafe in the first place.
- As a Green member I am also not happy with these misleading charts - we should adhere to a standard of honesty that excludes trickery. Our argument for Gorton and Denton should instead be that in a by-election that won't disturb the govt's majority, tactical voting isn't so important.
- Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonIf Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
- Theocrat who constantly seeks to make the state a tool for implementing religious commands now argues for an exemption for the state from the "Greatest Commandment"?? (And who exactly staffs and directs government if not ultimately a bunch of individuals?)
- Reposted by Joe HodsonHuman rights protection can win over attacks by #Trump, #China & #Russia if governments that still value human rights push back. It's #EU's time to show true & principled leadership. @hrw.org's World Report is out, 100+ countries under review 👇 www.hrw.org/world-report... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonAs more files are released, I have a feeling that the association of Farage with Epstein & Bannon etc could potentially be his downfall.
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- "Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague the inventor" "This even-handed justice commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice to our own lips"
- The author disabled quotes.Pump this directly into my veins: A top GOP official in Texas says, "It looks like we f***ed ourselves with our gerrymandering. We watered down all the red districts to steal as many blue ones as possible and now the electorate hates us and our turnout is collapsing." May this not be just a fluke.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonKeir Starmer and his team repeatedly ignored and stonewalled questions about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Epstein, pushing ahead with making him ambassador anyway. Here's my report on it from last year bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonIt's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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- Reposted by Joe Hodson🛢️ New from @desmog.com: The American Petroleum Institute is making it a top priority in 2026 to weaken key EU climate laws, using trade threats, front groups and Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda to protect fossil fuel profits.
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- Reposted by Joe Hodson"Regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefit" - George Stigler. As I was saying: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-regulat...
- Reposted by Joe HodsonPlease spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- It really does rankle to be offered a free hoop to jump through to show off a "skill" of bypassing one's own mind and actual skills in one's work. So many better and more substantially helpful uses for this taxpayer money.
- BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
- 'Abdication' makes him sound like some genteel, norm-respecting constitutional monarch stoically accepting that it's time to pass on the baton to a fresher face... 'Declaration of ecocidal and by extension genocidal intent' would surely be more appropriate!
- Reposted by Joe HodsonJust glance at Minnesota to see where this leads.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonThis is a tough thing to face. But on the left we *must* uphold the standards we preach. It concerns me that this is the only article by a leftist I've yet read that handles the issue honestly. Otherwise I've seen only tortured apologetics & gross hypocrisy. www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?art...
- Reposted by Joe HodsonFull EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home. inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
- Reposted by Joe HodsonUK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too! *Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
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- There would be something rather gratifying about a satirical adaptation of the Odyssey in which his great nostos culminates inexplicably in the Hague, facing the appropriate consequences for his war crimes.
- Judgment and unlove are wholly appropriate for a sentience-free weapon of the powerful against creativity, knowledge, human dignity and the planet.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonReform UK: Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”. Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonSo American law enforcement agents kill peaceful mothers and caretakers on the streets. This is insane and needs the awareness and the critical voice of European leaders despite all the geopolitical turmoil.
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- Also if you google any controversial bible passages the automatic AI results tend to be suspiciously overstuffed with apologetics rather than reliable sources.
- A plague on both their houses
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonBravo @ben-cooke.bsky.social. Brilliant scoop, and hard to imagine a more important one. “This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak. www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
- Trust me to always make things about Macbeth - but this particular folly pretty much encapsulates the plot thereof!
- “The strong do what they can" is what Athens said right before destroying itself. New piece on the Carney Doctrine, Vaclav’s grocer, and American hubris. hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...
- The crucial line here is "and this time showing we mean it". But what does Brown mean by that? Isn't the problem rather that we haven't been sufficiently able to enforce the old rules against the powerful? By what mechanism should we solve that this time? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Important not to get sucked into black and white thinking about the efficacy of international law. Yes, the egregious breaches are egregious. But the as yet continuing absence of deep sea mining is no small triumph! Our perceptions are distorted partly because compliance never makes the headlines
- Reposted by Joe Hodson“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.” “What does it do?” “We were hoping you could tell us.”
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- A good one to cite when Abrahamics claim concern for the vulnerable as their own unique invention!
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonAll those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up. Nature isn't just 'nice to have'. Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems. share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
- May all that he spews in this direction follow the same trajectory
- Reposted by Joe HodsonOk, this made me chuckle. 58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.” Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.
- Inerrancy, omnipotence, monotheism - 2 Kings 3 blows it all spectacularly out of the water, with a disturbingly efficacious human sacrifice thrown in for not-so-good measure.
- Emphatically disagree, for the same reason that I don't think a change of PM should automatically trigger a snap election. If we did either, we'd discourage MPs from fully holding their parties to account if they thought they'd lose re-election after a defection/leadership change.
- 🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
- Reposted by Joe HodsonTogether with @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and @globalactionplan.bsky.social, OG has submitted evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee calling for data centre energy demand to be properly accounted for within the UK’s decarbonisation plans, alongside other recommendations. Read 👇 🧵5/5
- Reposted by Joe HodsonLeft: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
- I feel like there must be some gargantuan German word to capture the strange dissonance one feels in being threatened by an enemy who is at once gravely formidable and yet so risibly pathetic that you can't keep a straight face. Maybe this ridiculousness can be a source of courage!
- Nice to see! UK ratification bill has been introduced so we should hopefully be joining this worthy effort shortly.
- Reposted by Joe HodsonThis is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...
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- A particularly unforgettable moment from this was going up on the windy deck of the Norröna on the morning of 21 August and getting my first glimpse of this country of which I'd heard so much. Chills - of both varieties!
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- Having several nationalities represented by just one or two representatives gives it something of a Fellowship of the Ring feel.
Netherlands is sending 1 soldier and Finland 2 soldiers to Greenland and Estonia is also joining the military exercise there www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
- Reposted by Joe HodsonThe Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
- Reposted by Joe Hodson"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'" They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
- Reposted by Joe Hodsonwikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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- Reposted by Joe HodsonWe're concerned that a review into the evangelism at this school has said no further action is needed. These findings raise serious questions about current guidance on religion in schools in Wales. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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- Weird how he can be so intensely obsessed with the place and yet at the same time completely uninterested in learning the most basic details thereof.
