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Edward Saperia

@edsaperia.bsky.social

Dean of The London College of Political Technology https://newspeak.house

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β€œAmazon’s Choice”

01.03.2026 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Is...

28.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For better or for worse, I reckon the writing quality will improve over time to become indistinguishable.

28.02.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My main takeaway was that these problems are pretty fixable, it's just the whole area is under-scrutinised, and suffers from a lack of imagination to some extent.

25.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like we found very similar things!

25.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I spend a lot of my time thinking about how to improve democracy in the UK, and it turns out there's some low hanging fruit!

Proud to finally have this report out, many thanks to @demos-uk.bsky.social for their help.

25.02.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PSA Outer Wilds is 50% off on Steam till Thursday! This is the biggest discount it's ever gotten; usually sales max at 40%.
store.steampowered.com/app/753640/O...

23.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 376    πŸ” 267    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 41
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Well, hello world!

State of the Future is a new think tank (from @gavinfreeguard.com) for public servants and others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services and better outcomes for people.

sotf.org.uk

(Quiet news day to soft launch, eh?)

19.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
Director General for Emerging
Technology and
Artificial Intelligence
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 22nd
March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Apply at advertiser's site
Reference number
450276
Salary
Β£174,000

Director General for Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 22nd March 2026 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Apply at advertiser's site Reference number 450276 Salary Β£174,000

Significant job this one. A chance to shape tech to work for the public interest.

Director General for Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence at the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. (Β£174k)
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

21.02.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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These goats have just finished reading Web Curios. Look how happy they are - this could be you, with one click! webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-20...

21.02.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We thought in the future that we’d have all our meals in pill form. In fact we have our meals in bar or smoothie form, which is pretty close.

20.02.2026 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FixMyStreet Report, view, and discuss local street-related problems.

www.fixmystreet.com

16.02.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unity is stronger than division.

That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals β€” all pushing back against the far right.

#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk

02.12.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 20

Freemium is the privatisation of universal basic services.

13.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have been running the Data and AI Public Engagement Community of Practice since July 2024, to allow people to share their work and learn from others on engaging the public around data and AI, work through common challenges, and bring together practitioners from different sectors.

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10.02.2026 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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05.02.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Agent Hack Night 🦞 London 17 Feb 2026 Β· Luma Attention London agent tinkerers and curious humans πŸ€–βœ¨ Come join us for a relaxed AI Agent Hack Night - a bring-your-laptop evening for playing with AI…

London friends!! πŸ¦žπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

I’m hosting an AI Agents Hack Night at
@nwspk
in East London on Feb 17.

Bring your laptop, your friends, and your agent swarm ;)
πŸ‘‰ luma.com/46cy08st

#AIAgents #AIHackNight #LondonTech #BuildInPublic #OpenClaw

04.02.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ATProto London

My liveskeeted notes from #ATProto London are up at kevinmarks.com/atprotolondon

29.01.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you also to my co-host @davenash.com; @edsaperia.bsky.social and newspeak.house for letting us use their incredible space; and our drinks sponsor this month, Neil Evans Creative (NeilEvans.agency)! πŸ’šπŸ’š

We'll be back in April! See you then!

28.01.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I'm at @aendra.com's atproto meetup tomorrow at Newspeak House, hopefully showing off bibliome.club... anybody else around?

#atproto #london

27.01.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI in the street: Lessons from everyday encounters with AI innovation Β· Luma What do smart bins, data centres, and delivery drones have in common β€” and how do everyday publics make sense of them? Join us at Newspeak House to explore AI…

If you're in London, last spots available for this event at Newspeak House with Noortje Marres Alex Taylor @tmsqrll.bsky.social Dominique Barron @halcyene.bsky.social Annie Radcliffe Yasmine Boudiaf and Mukul Patel, on AI infra in public spaces luma.com/p4fmir78 (cc @edsaperia.bsky.social)

23.01.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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How do we define β€˜good’ when it comes to AI and local communities?

Join us Thursday, 27 Jan at Newspeak House, London for "AI in the Street" - a collaborative research project that explores the messy reality of AI encountered in the street.

⏰ 4-6pm + drinks/refreshments
πŸ”— luma.com/p4fmir78Opens

20.01.2026 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Orta speaking about the idea of vendoring with LLMs in front of a screen at Newspeak House

Orta speaking about the idea of vendoring with LLMs in front of a screen at Newspeak House

Peter speaking about Clawdbot in front of a screen at Newspeak House

Peter speaking about Clawdbot in front of a screen at Newspeak House

Awesome Claude Code Anonymous meetup. Multiple short talks on how people are using AI (not just Claude Code) to build things from the likes of @steipete.me, @orta.io, @nearestnabors.com and others. Many thanks to Orta, Peter and @edsaperia.bsky.social of Newspeak House for making it happen!

19.01.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

see you there!!

17.01.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PSA for those heading from London to Birmingham for @ukgovcamp.com - all trains from Euston currently cancelled, head to St Pancras and change at Leicester... #govcamp

17.01.2026 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

New to Bluesky and living in London, UK? Our next meetup is on 28 January in Shoreditch, we have some exceptional speakers lined up and it's a fantastic way to learn more about the technology powering this platform!

We'll probably also have some open discussion about... *gestures indeterminately*

12.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The @ symbol is a lowercase pentagram, which is why it can only be used to summon humans.

04.01.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
QUAKE BRUTALIST JAM III - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Fairweather QUAKE BRUTALIST JAM III - Release Trailer

The third Quake Brutalism Jam - launched last night. Largest community project of its kind.

The biggest surprise: It's available both as a mod or as a FULLY STANDALONE FREE GAME. 77 one-shot Quake adventures using a whole new set of weapons, enemies and a whole lot of concrete.

qbj3.slipseer.com

04.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

Aiming to make it to this later

06.12.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0