Alec Burrett

@alecjburrett.bsky.social

Chronically ill aspiring Equity Analyst Apprentice Accountant 2019-2022 ReSkeet addict Lover of Neo-Keyensian economics Likes Warhammer more than bank account likes he/him

With wildfires raging across much of Europe and temperature records seemingly being broken on a weekly basis, we must consider the benefits of solar power much more seriously. One church in Newcastle has done this and this is how they did it. | Peter Sagar

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With wildfires raging across much of Europe and temperature records seemingly being broken on a weekly basis, we must consider the benefits of solar power much more seriously. One church in Newcastle has done this and this is how they did it.

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At every election there is a huge emphasis on registration drives, especially in the lead up to the deadline. Automatically registering people should reduce those pressures and allow for a greater focus on the more important challenge – encouraging people to cast their vote.

Wales becomes the first UK nation to introduce Automatic Voter Registration

Last week, the Welsh Government laid new regulations to introduce Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) across all 22 Welsh local authorities ahead of the 2027 local elections. This marks a

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Regarding Ceuta, it is noticeable that the far-right and their media allies don’t point out that third-country nationals in Ceuta DO NOT get free movement to mainland Spain or the EU or the Schengen area. Ceuta is separated from mainland Spain by the Straits of Gibraltar which they cannot cross.

Manchester mayoral results, first round Bev Craig - Labour 47% (+24 vs local elections) Reform 21% (-10) Green 12% (-7) Restore 9% (new) Conservative 8% (-3) Lib Dem 3% (-7)

TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.

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My Trans Pride interview included a reference to Cass that UK reports left out, but interestingly the Murdoch owned NT News Australia did broadcast these words. ‘If you continue adhering to the Cass report, which has been widely discredited, you are complicit in the deaths of these young people’.

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Think the next lane is moving faster? Maths says you're probably wrong. Most traffic jams aren't caused by crashes – they're created by tiny braking differences that ripple backwards into "phantom jams." Smooth driving beats aggressive driving every time. Randa Herzallah explains

Don’t change lanes – the maths of holiday traffic jams

Traffic jams often happen without a real incident, and the maths tells us that changing lanes will make things worse

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Business lunch. This is from a negative in my collection and when I posted this to Bluesky previously, a sharp-eyed follower identified the likely location as the dock in front of the Lightship Ambrose in NYC!

Color photo of a white man in a dark suit, sitting on a bench on a boardwalk or other outdoor wooden space. He's eating lunch on top of a briefcase and has a sandwich in one hand, but hold up a little tin in his other hand for a shorthaired brown tabby cat that is stretching up to reach the bench next to him. It looks like it could have been a sardine tin or something similar. Overall it looks like this man is on his lunch break from work but also giving a treat to a friendly stray. It looks like there is a large red boat in the background.

Friendly suggestion to my fellow accounts with decent followings: it is a GREAT time to start a weekly art show with your account to boost indie artists/crafters. Everyone is struggling due to AI and Etsy becoming a toilet. We can't magically fix everything but we can help some individuals.

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Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI knockoffs. Some customers don’t seem to mind.

Europe can unlock 25 GW of new renewables by adding them to existing hydropower sites, bypassing grid capacity constraints 🇪🇺 This strategy is called hybridisation – and it’s becoming increasingly important for countries facing gridlock. ember-energy.org/lat...

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Scotland raised its top income tax rate to 48% to make the rich pay more. New HMRC data suggests the result may have been the opposite: Scotland collected about £22m less. We can't be sure, but Scotland may have fallen over the Laffer curve. 🧵:

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