The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful
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Enjoying skywriting. No wing walking planned. Vomit bags supplied on request. Grumpy old lady, quietly watching the clouds go by. Unsolicited DMs = instant block.
These are the kind of people who could leave Britain if they are made to pay more tax. 🤷
BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4h agoBlackrock US Billionaire is using 13,000 gallons of water a day to keep his grass green and trees watered in Wessex, England, where drought has been declared. They just think they can use everything up because the rules only apply to you.
This is pure extraction of wealth from one group of people to another We urgently need: Windfall tax on oil giants Windfall tax on banks Both are creaming money off us during a cost of living crisis Even Thatcher had the balls to tax the banks Will you @andyburnham?
Well, this isn’t going to be good. We all know how this will likely go. The Supreme Court has announced that one of the first cases it will hear when its new term begins in October is a major climate change lawsuit. Boulder County, Colorado, is seeking millions of dollars from fossil fuel
Anyone on a bit of a downer or just in need of a laugh listen to this it's fantastic. @thetrawl.bsky.social
It is sad that humanity has not yet realized that it will not be one person who fixes all the problems at hand. It concerns us all and everyone can do something about it.💚☘️🌱🌿🌳🌲🍀💚
"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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🌊 Nearly 90 California lawmakers have sent a clear message: No new offshore drilling and continued strong protection for California’s iconic coast! 🧵
I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.
The reports coming out of Pakistan-administered Kashmir are deeply disturbing. The alleged use of force against protesters and the communications blackout are unacceptable violations of fundamental rights. All civil, political, and human rights must be respected. (1/2)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Just open up SAFE ROUTES FFS! Do we have to go through this farce every day?!
More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to French authorities.
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🔴 NEW 🔴 Campaigners are now demanding a parliamentary investigation into Reform MP Sarah Pochin following a donation to her office by food industry millionaires. 📝 @desmog.com & @goodlawproject.org report 👇🏻
Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning. According to an investigation ...
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Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?
My mom and grandma told me about this. It happened in Los Angeles. The last streetcar ran in 1963.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
How the hell have journalists allowed Farage and Yusuf to pretend that their Royal Navy idea is a ‘humanitarian’ mission if ‘innocent’ immigrants are taken back to France, but a full-scale war-like ‘invasion’ of ‘illegals’ if coming our way? I mean, seriously. Please don’t be this hopeless…
Okay! So hello. My name is Allison Gill. For the last 9 years, you’ve known me as Mueller, She Wrote. I used to have to be anonymous. But not anymore. So, hello world!
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoChanged my name from Mueller, She Wrote to my actual name, Allison Gill. Hoping I can get my blue check back. @joshpetri.bsky.team can you help?
Seagulls don't give a fuck.
‘Palantir was willing to spend more on securing political access than almost all of its British and Continental competitors. It made donations to London think tanks and hosted parties at Davos.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Why should we compensate failing companies when they don't deliver the services we all rely on? They took the risk - they should pay the price.
They have been told for decades about what would transpire, now it has begun. There will be a period of denial still to get through, and then the hard work can finally begin. It will be the children that finally take the real action.
Trees for Cities: "Heat maps from Friends of the Earth show that across five major English cities, areas with more trees and green spaces are up to 5°C cooler. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that strategically planted urban trees can cool the air by up to 8°C."
How Urban Trees Cool Cities and Reduce Urban Heat | Trees for Cities
Discover how urban trees reduce heat, cool cities and tackle the urban heat island effect while creating healthier communities.
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Unlike conventional batteries, sand batteries don't need rare earth materials: "Electricity is taken off the grid when there's plenty of wind or solar power. That's used to heat up the sand to very high temperatures. The heavily insulated silo can keep that energy stored for days or weeks."
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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'Iran School Bombing: The Search for Truth'. Sky news has this very extensive report about the bombing of the school in Iran the killed 150 people and 120 children. Read it; make your own conclusions! But I say Trump is guilty of war crimes!
Just finished reading a book called 'The Barefaced Messiah' about L. Ron Hubbard. Conclusion: Scientology was created by a lunatic and conman. It's unbelievable people still faithfully follow that crazy creep's teachings. Pap for the feeble-minded, including Tom Cruise.
Japanese engineers develop a technique to recover and recycle 90% of Lithium from old EV batteries.
Scientists recover 90% of lithium from old batteries — here's why it matters
A metals plant in Tsuruga of the Fukui Prefecture has positioned itself as a major player in the battery recycling industry by achieving near-record levels of lithium recovery.
thecooldown.com
During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.
A Doctor Fact-Checks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview
A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.'s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.
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