The neo-Nazi is not going to be a candidate. The neo-Nazi is just going to advise all the other candidates. Much better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Badenoch gives former neo-Nazi advisory role after he withdraws as Tory candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has asked him to work with party’s culture and integration commission

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I've written about Neets for the LRB. It is odd listening to recent debates about this completely ignore the overwhelming fact of this current crisis, that it is one of inactivity, disability, mental ill-health and neurodevelopmental disorders (as I discuss) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

William Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?

The majority of Neets are not looking for work, but living outside of the labour market and the education system,...

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Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72%, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-...

Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72 percent, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether

Smøla is a low treeless island off the northwest coast of Norway, and 68 wind turbines stand on it.

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‘Renewables offer humanity an unlikely exit ramp off our current highway to #climate hell – if only our politicians & business leaders had the wit & mettle to grasp this slenderest of lifelines’ My take in Irish Examiner today. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Renewables are a lifeline our politicians are too cowardly to grasp

Every month that passes brings us another step closer to tragedy

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All this to stroke the ego of a madman who wanted to say he solved another war Jeffrey Koterba threads.com/@jeffkoterba

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 2d ago

It sure looks like the U.S. has spent $100 billion and left 18 Americans dead and 600 injured in order to hand control of the Strait of Hormuz to Iran and do nothing about nuclear proliferation except encourage it.

Appalling. I would like to say I can't believe this is happening, but Jenrick painted over Disney murals to make migrant centres less welcoming to children, so there is no too low.

Pascal Jacquemain@jacquep.bsky.social · last mo.

Reform UK has declared war against EU settled citizens Reform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.

New post out: There's going to be a lot of talk about wealth taxes in the run up to the budget. So we asked one of the country's leading experts to give us a ten year plan for doing it right. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

The right way to tax wealth

A 10 year programme for an incoming government

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Are there any Reform MPs who aren’t being investigated 🤔

Once again Trump is doing exactly what he would be doing if Putin had grotesque photos of Trump in compromising positions.

CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d ago

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

By the end of the year we will be experiencing net emigration, just to make Nigel's obnoxious idea even more ludicrous

Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Were Farage to accept the pact, then Lowe would have dragged him reluctantly towards his own position and set himself up as a power player on the hard right. Were he to reject it, he’d be sending a hefty signal that the most radicalised right-wing voters should jump ship and follow Lowe."

Sharks evolve to become land-dwelling creatures, and are attracted to the electrical impulses generated by Pervert Glasses.

weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?

If real, this is the maximum degree of courage

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2d ago

"There is no one more cowardly, vile, and utterly pathetic than Putin." A resident of Vladivostok called on Russians to appeal to the Ukrainian government and to anyone "who can help free Russia from the despicable regime that has seized the country and held onto power for a quarter of a century."

This is banana republic stuff - we all know that, right?

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

I BLOODY KNEW IT.

Weekend Warrior. *Easier to read.

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Tice being investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog

Reform's deputy leader is being investigated about an allegation he failed to declare an interest.

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Imagine how warm and toasty they are.

Much fuss about basically nothing ? The Ceuta situation once again showed that if European leaders could have waited a day or so before reacting, the whole thing could’ve basically been solved amicably. The real-time outrage loops and need to react to everything IMMEDIATELY is a huge issue

Some of the reporting + political responses either do not know this or prefer to not recognise it bsky.app/profile/euco...

António Costa@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu · 5d ago

While third-country nationals in Ceuta do not enjoy free movement to mainland Spain or the rest of the Schengen area, Spain’s firm response, including ongoing accelerated returns,

It really irritates me that, despite the news being full of reports of drought and wildfires, almost all the weather forecast presenters adopt a jolly, upbeat tone when talking about 'fine, dry weather' and a slightly glum tone when mentioning the odd places where there will be a few showers.

I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable.

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d ago

I'll be on BBC News television TODAY ~3:40pm ET (8:40pm London local time) to discuss--what else---the climate change-fueled weather extremes we're seeing around the world this summer. Please join me: www.bbc.com/live

As a Brit can I apologise for what has become of the BBC

The wildfire in Tipperary covered 700 hectares. The smoke could be smelled 100km away at Cork Airport. Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael have spent the summer setting the climate act aside, saying it has been "weaponised" by NGOs.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last wk.

EU crisis chief urges tougher climate action amid France, Spain wildfires https://aje.news/eifpm5

this TikTok account was a truly insane example. but it doesn't even feel surprising now. I mean of course someone is going to get footage of random people, run facial recognition on them, and then unmask them for clout. it's basically normal now, it sucks www.404media.co/the-end-of-p...

The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech

A viral account is using off-the-shelf facial recognition tech to dox random people on the internet for the amusement of millions of viewers. One victim said they “felt a bit violated really.”

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I’d like to thank the London Fire Brigade, who responded to more than 1,300 incidents over the weekend. Every preventable fire puts lives, homes and wildlife at risk. Please help keep London safe.

London Fire Brigade called to 1300 emergencies over hot weekend

LFB said firefighters attended 1,345 incidents across London, including a grass fire in Rainham.

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1/2 This and similar incidents should be called out for what it is. A Home Office official manufactured country information to refuse an asylum case. Some lawyers have been doing the same to try to win their cases. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’

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