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Enjoying my learning journey and hoping to discover so much more about our amazing world …….
The solutions are there, we just need our politicians to be both brave and bold enough to make them …. theconversation.com/a-rollercoas...
A rollercoaster of weather extremes: drought and heatwaves are creating UK’s climate whiplash
An expert explains the different types of drought and what happens when they combine with heatwaves.
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Are you, like me, wondering why the question is about ‘human caused‘ climate change rather ‘fossil fuelled’ …? Time for the public conversation to catch up with the science …. theconversation.com/was-this-hea...
‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question
Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.
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Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
Any deal to end the war in Ukraine must include recognition of the impact of indoctrination, and militarisation of Ukrainian children and their families. These war crimes cannot be brushed under the carpet. #Accountability theconversation.com/we-investiga...
We investigated Russia’s military indoctrination of Ukrainian children in occupied territories – what we found was more shocking than we could have imagined
International law forbids the indoctination and militarisation of children in occupied territories.
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In Ukraine, Putin’s Plan C is beginning to falter—and Russia’s war effort “is clearly floundering,” write @alexgabuev.bsky.social, Alexandra Prokopenko, and Tatiana Stanovaya. But the Kremlin remains unwilling “to consider a meaningful settlement.”
Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting
Putin sees little need to negotiate.
foreignaffairs.com
At any other time, the false Hearn indictment under the demand of the president would result in impeachment and removal. But naked corruption and thuggery doesn’t matter anymore and this isn’t even the worst scandal of the day after Trump accused MN of domestic terrorism.
In a system where good quality, not for profit care homes are going bust we need to seriously consider the way care is provided. “Profiteering matters because for-profit ownership has worsened care accessibility, quality and equality.” theconversation.com/why-andy-bur...
Why Andy Burnham is right to want for-profit firms out of social care
Any reforms which aim to make services work for people, not profits, must change who owns social care services.
theconversation.com
Financial hardship …. One of a number of factors that may shape our risk of cognitive decline in later life. theconversation.com/money-worrie...
Money worries can leave a lasting mark on the brain, 80-year study shows
Tracking thousands of people from birth to their 80s shows that long-term financial stress may quietly reshape the ageing brain.
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How is climate change narrated in the UK, and why does climate reporting differ so much from country to country? theconversation.com/wildfires-wh...
Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection
A wildfire can be explained by today’s barbecue, yesterday’s wind direction, a dry spring, four decades of land use change, or a century of emissions.
theconversation.com
Isn’t it time we were able to provide concise, accessible and clear information about how deletion really works….? theconversation.com/what-really-...
What really happens to your data when you click ‘delete’?
A common misconception is that deletion equals total erasure. This is largely wrong.
theconversation.com
Of course it didn’t. It never does.
Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · last wk.🔎 From the archive: The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social 🔁 Relevant again: As the right wing think tank propaganda about 'losing millionaires' returns
Anyone surprised? What a missed opportunity for reputable news sources …
The Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺@fritzbischoff.bsky.social · last wk.As suspected, the "millionaire exodus from the 🇬🇧 UK" turned out to be yet another right-wing media myth. The data suggest that millionaire emigration is, in reality, negligible close to 0% rather than the mass flight so confidently proclaimed.
My mother had Alzheimer's, and it lasted a decade. That wilderness she descended into was made far worse by a state that essentially said "good luck" and "goodbye" having to navigate care and selling her house and worrying that we'd run out of money to finance it all. If anyone can fix it, good.
🟣 SUBSTACK The Battle For The Soul of Football By @goldbergradio.bsky.social Read below. ↓
The Battle For The Soul of Football
Adrian Goldberg offers a personal view on FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to offer a stake in the World Cup to private equity.
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Can’t help thinking that they are forgetting something crucial here, namely …. Love thy neighbour
Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · last wk.🔴 NEW Tommy Robinson’s Temple: The Christian Conference Uniting Preachers from the Far-Right Fringe By @mc00.bsky.social Read below. ↓
So, go on …. Take a look
JM Rieger@riegerreport.bsky.social · 7d agoOn Monday — 553 days into his second term — Trump again blamed Biden for high prices, despite repeatedly promising to lower prices on Day One. I dug into the archives to see how Trump's rhetoric compared with federal economic data in a new supercut for @ms.now.
Anthony Fauci’s committee hearing was a spectacle of unchallenged allegations and distorted facts—to which the former NIAID director had one response, @katherinejwu.com and @engber.bsky.social write.
What Anthony Fauci Didn’t Say
Senate Republicans had many questions. Fauci had one answer.
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FOX: “Fauci recommended closures of schools and businesses which people will have to live with for the rest of their lives.” Right. But they are missing a major point. They have lives to live because of those recommendations.
Do you wonder whether he considers, maybe, that he is the ultimate judge on what constitutes the law ….? 🤔
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7d agoElon Musk's company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state's first-in-the-nation law that bans "nudification" technology on websites and apps.
Wednesday El Niño update - Some notable warming across a large part of the eastern half of the tropical Pacific Ocean during the last 7 days. And an ongoing strong westerly wind burst will continue to strengthen El Niño even further toward record territory. Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1. 🌊
Right-wing populist are reshaping the foreign policies of several of the world’s middle powers—and with them, the landscape of the world order.
Coming to Terms With Middle-Power Populism
How to build a world order with leaders who prefer Trump to Carney.
foreignpolicy.com
Myths. Language. Division. Ask yourselves why? Who’s perpetuating & manipulating ALL of us. Those that want power. There is always good & evil. Always will be. But let’s remember the saying: The Power of the People is more Powerful than the People in Power. #KnowledgeIsPower #Pinks
This used to be history. Harassment of scientists is now current events. More than 155 scientists, physicians & public health advocates have called for an end to “vilification and harassment of many American scientists” by the Trump & allies. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says
Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’
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No matter how many times you read this, the incredulity of it does not decrease. This is a world leader. The president of the world’s most powerful nation (atm!). Just WHATis so great about someone who could think this, or those who facilitate it?!!
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · last wk.JAW-DROPPING PLOT: Trump overruled his own administration to block the release of federal disaster aid to four Democratic-led states that did not vote for him in the 2024 election, according to a report.
For @telegraph.co.uk readers …. a little explainer for you. Additional information contained within 👇🏼thread should you require it.
Emma Monk@monkemma.bsky.social · last wk.It does not say that reducing pollution causes heatwaves. It says that reducing pollution has decreased the shading element of aerosols, increasing temperatures in the North, which have disrupted the jet streams, leading to hot weather systems getting stuck. 11/
The first priority for any government is to protect its citizens – so why have successive governments ignored the warnings of; scientists, economists, and intelligence agencies and security chiefs? www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...
Caroline Lucas: The shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see
The intelligence services now believe nature collapse is a security threat. For a cabinet determined to sacrifice the environment for growth, was that too uncomfortable a truth, asks the former Green ...
thenerve.news
Are former industrial sites forever to be neglected solutions to the housing and employment challenge? Surely projects like this are at the heart of #PrideinPlace. Why does demolition so often become an ‘unavoidable necessity.’? www.thestaffordshiresignal.co.uk/twyfords-dem...
Twyfords demolition approved – but are we about to lose another piece of Stoke’s story?
One of Stoke-on-Trent's most recognisable industrial landmarks is set to disappear. But as the city searches for new homes and new investment, could this have been an opportunity to create something f...
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