In either case, unless you genuinely need such a thing for your work, I will think of you as an immoral person if you own one. And I believe we should all start thinking that way.

Climate science denial in physical form. The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they've gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids' lives. 🧵

Going back longer than we care to count, @itspetergabriel.bsky.social has been one of our favourite artists, and he is still creating beautiful new music. Enjoy a solo classic on your Wednesday aft. #DiggingInTheDirt #LiveForLiveMusic

A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Kudos to @gwr.com : I had to abandon a rail trip from Oxford to Cardiff on Monday because of disruption. a) Simple system for getting refunded - got full value of ticket when I thought I might be eligible for only half. b) Station staff/guards unfailingly helpful in v trying conditions.

Here is a clear example of how corporate capitalist forces (and their media) try to undermine science & create their own counterfactuals (and enemies) - in this case using useful idiots. A clear example of false consciousness - where publics must be deceived to protect corporate capital accumulation

listening to Badenoch's free party political broadcast on #r4today, and p*ssed off with Webb's lack of journalism. "The govt says they are deporting prisoners at a record rate" says W. "I dispute that" says K. And gets away with it. Surely this is a fact - something which can be checked?

It’s disgusting for the Conservatives to ask Jewish groups to meet their ex-neo-Nazi candidate, presumably in the hope he will charm them and they’ll offer their blessing. They should not expect Jewish people to sanitise this appalling choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tories offer Jewish groups meeting with ex neo-Nazi activist candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.

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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Rejected by the EU Commission because the proposed policy: would discriminate on the basis of race and ethnic origin. It is thus manifestly contrary to Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and to the values [..] upon which the Union is founded' Human rights matter

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 12h ago

Text of the EU Commission decision refusing to register a European citizens' initiative calling for a racist immigration policy eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.

One other reason ‘over the counter’ flea treatments should be banned is they don’t work #R4today

Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment

Over-the-counter treatments for cats and dogs contain chemicals that are banned in pesticides and pollute waterways

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Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed | Discussion

Online advertising giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are necessary

The hacked digital advertiser was caught serving malicious ads that allowed hackers to steal a victim's cryptocurrency.

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Chipotle has removed jalapeños from restaurants as officials investigate 110 cases of salmonella potentially tied to the restaurant. This comes after the Trump administration disbanded the DOJ office in charge of food safety enforcement.

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Totally agree.

Good Lord! Water leakage losses FAR exceed the water saved even if a hosepipe ban were imposed nationwide. The latter would 377 mill- 572 million litres a day if the restrictions were applied across the whole of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v the 2.6 BILL litres lost every day through leaks apple.news/AN8mQDIXOTiO...

Water farce as firms lose 2.6bn litres a day… more than hosepipe bans save — The i Paper

Leaky infrastructure means companies imposing hosepipe bans are losing enough water to supply millions of people

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On my current journey, I’ve been treated by amazing people from all over the world. They are the best of the best, and I wouldn’t have wanted to be treated or cared for by anybody different at any point - I am and will remain in awe of these amazing people.

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"There's a real thing going on in the composition of the staff...does that not have to be looked at as well?" Nick Robinson, on Today, discussing this news.sky.com/story/nhs-st...

The “central magic of science” is that it is possible to write down a mathematical formula that predicts the existence of things previously unsuspected - black holes, antimatter, the Higgs boson… - that turn out to actually exist! AVAILABLE ON KINDLE FOR 99p www.amazon.co.uk/Magicians-Gr...

Johnny Diamond giving #refuk a free pass on #BBCWATO Analysis swerves ongoing by election farage is fighting against a bin in Clacton. What are policies of other parties in the contest? What RN ships would RefUK divert to fulfill their pledge? How many marines? How much would this cost? How […]

Asked: "Does government take climate change seriously?" the PM's spokesman replied simply: "Yes."

One Q at lobby said the PM hadn't done "a single social media post" about draughts or heatwaves: "I don't think he's mentioned us at all in any interviews. How?" PM's spokesman: "The Prime Minister has been in post for two weeks. I think he has spoken and addressed a number of different issues"

Asked whether the third drought in five years is a result of the climate crisis, there was no direct attribution from No 10 at lobby earlier, but the PM's spokesman said: "You've got ministers on record as speaking to the impact of climate change and the impact it has on the country and on services"

The next time a climate change denier comes at you with that excuse:

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Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.

I spotted lots of these unusual creatures on Borth Beach in Wales, these are By-the-wind Sailors or Velella velella & are a colony of individual animals & not true jellyfish. There’s a video here which shows more & gives a sense of their scale youtu.be/IwDnV0zcINU

Brilliant news! "Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July" And hopefully from next month we may be part of this, having our own solar panels installed at home! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

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Too much of the British uplands is devoted to grouse shooting moors which get bone dry and very vulnerable to wildfires. They are mainly used for investment bankers to play at being 19th century country gentlemen. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Dry spell is a reminder of the fallacy of climate change denial - Andy Brown

It has been a relentless summer. Weeks of drought conditions have dried up fields and left the stubble of cut down wheat crops a near perfect target for any discarded cigarette to set off a dangerous ...

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