Jon Mendel

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Jon Mendel

Jon Mendel

@JonMendel

Geographer researching environmental info, the internet, surveillance, trafficking and policing. Views my own.

Katılım Temmuz 2010
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Jon Mendel
Jon Mendel@JonMendel·
@gmhales Re your final question, I'd delete the 'when'. With what we currently know, it seems quite plausible that force mergers won't achieve savings
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Gavin Hales@gmhales·
Some initial ££ Qs about force mergers: - How will precept harmonisation work? - How will transition costs be paid for? - Will investment be maintained in the meantime? - Will reform of the funding formula now be abandoned? - When will the economies of scale deliver savings?
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FLEX@FocusOnLabour·
Labour exploitation in the fishing sector is not simply a matter of individual bad actors; it is underpinned by legal and regulatory gaps. Our new report, out on #HumanRightsDay, provides an in-depth analysis of the seafarer visa, and the impact on migrant fishers.
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Jon Mendel@JonMendel·
@doctorow Reminds me of de Sousa and Dennett's criticism of some theology as like 'intellectual tennis without the nets'. Constraints can help us think, discuss and play better.
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Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER@doctorow·
Constraints are frustrating, but they're good for you. Billionaires are on a relentless quest to isolate themselves from the rest of us. 16/
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Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER@doctorow·
Give Howard Hughes some constraints and he'll build you a bunch of cool airplanes. Take away those constraints and he'll start wearing kleenex boxes on his feet, growing his fingernails real long, and saving his piss in jars. 15/
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FLEX@FocusOnLabour·
The Spending Review commits to starting the Fair Work Agency, and yet there is nothing on its resources. If the government truly wants to tackle labour exploitation, they must begin by ensuring their flagship workers' rights measure will have enough resources to function.
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EFF@EFF·
“There are people who would like to get all sexual material offline,” EFF’s David Greene told @404MediaCo. “So in some ways it's laughable, but if it does gain momentum, this is really, really dangerous.” 404media.co/egg-yolk-poppi…
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Jon Mendel@JonMendel·
@doctorow Would this help? With all the twiddling HP does, I've paid anything from £0 to £30 for a cartridge
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Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER@doctorow·
I would like to live in a world in which all unreasonable expenses were denominated in HP printer cartridges (much as the BBC compares ever extremely large or massy thing to a London double-decker bus). Anything to make it easier to grasp the vast forces that shape our world and bring them into focus so we can understand them – and destroy or change them.
Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER@doctorow

I've got a great excuse for finishing this week with a folder full of links that didn't make it into the newsletter - I'm on a crazy book tour and I've been in four cities this week alone. Time for another linkdump! Here's the previous 28 'dumps: pluralistic.net/tag/linkdump/ 1/

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Jo Grady@DrJoGrady·
Made it to Dundee ahead of a vital meeting of our members here tomorrow. They are fighting back against proposed job cuts and it is vital they know the whole union stands with them. Three weeks of strikes commence tomorrow. We can win this. @DundeeUCU
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Jon Mendel@JonMendel·
I've found @ATRJournal excellent to publish with - would recommend submitting!
GAATW@GAATW_IS

Reminder: Call for Papers! @ATRJournal seeks submissions for its Special Issue on Corporate Accountability & Forced Labour in Value Chains. We want insights on how trade laws & import bans impact workers, especially in the Global South. Link below:

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Dejan Stjepanović@dejanstjepanov1·
In Dundee UCU recent ballot three quarters of members support strike action and over 90% are in favour of Action Short of a Strike (ASOS). Dundee UCU members have voted for three weeks of strike action, starting on 24th February, with ASOS beginning Thursday 20th February.
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Patrick Butler@patrickjbutler·
My @Guardian story: DWP "computer says yes" program that allows landlord to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit without checking with the claimant ruled illegal. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…
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Jon Mendel@JonMendel·
"The way in which a request I made to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) about Suella Braverman’s use of private emails whilst in ministerial office has to win some sort of award for being handled in the least applicant blind manner possible" via @rosenbaum6
George Greenwood@GeorgeGreenwood

It took me nearly two years to report on Suella Braverman's use of private email accounts in government. I've obtained some of the government emails around my FOIs, showing attempts at obfuscation and the request by an official to "gather intel" on me. relightmyfoia.blog/2025/01/20/wha…

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GAATW@GAATW_IS·
Our new website is live! We’re excited to share a refreshed space to highlight the work of our members, key issues for migrants, trafficked persons, & women workers, & provide resources for advocacy. Explore it here: gaatw.org We’d love your feedback!
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Scottish Refugee Council 🧡
Scottish Refugee Council 🧡@scotrefcouncil·
Last year we ... 🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Helped >7,800 people from 98 countries rebuild their lives in Scotland. 📞 Answered >11,000 helpline queries. 👥Assisted 1483 new refugees, 180 asylum-seeking families and 414 people experiencing homelessness. Please support our work: scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/donate/
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Clairebear
Clairebear@PsychED_Claire·
Hello everyone! I am now recruiting for my PhD - at the moment I'm looking for three people (studying in Social Sciences/Humanities) to take part before Christmas break. If you are interested drop me a message/email.
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