“The more we started talking, the more we realised that we had a lot in common, that we shared similar values and aspirations for our borough, and actually we wanted to build a borough that is more affordable, that is safer and that is greener.”

Jonathan Calder@lordbonkers.bsky.social · 20h ago

Liberal England: Inside Southwark's Green/Lib Dem coalition council A positive BBC News piece on London's only coalition-run borough.

1,500 ships have sat idle near the Strait of Hormuz since February. Scientists warn the organisms colonizing their hulls could trigger a global invasive species crisis once they start moving again. "It’s a perfect storm."

'Worst case scenario' likely as ships trapped by Trump's war could spur 'super spreader'

Stalled ships near the Strait of Hormuz amid President Donald Trump's Iran war threaten more than just oil markets as scientists warn idling vessels could trigger an invasive species "super-spreader event," according to reports on Tuesday.More than 1,500 ships have sat idle in the trade channel sinc...

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Explosions reported in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missile attack #Ukraine

Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missile attack

Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground heard explosions as Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and said multiple missiles appeared to strike the city.

kyivindependent.com

Fascist Russia knows Ukraine now lacks the ability to intercept ballistic missiles, as its allies failed to provide them from their own stocks, never scaled up production. Kyiv now pretty much defenseless- I didn’t hear anything that sounded like an interception in this latest attack.

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 18h ago

Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv - 8 missiles reported incoming so far. Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles also said incoming. Explosions in Kyiv. More launches - now 10 missiles incoming.

can I just mention how delighted I am to have found out that the Official Monster Raving Looney Party helped make the pedestrianisation of Carnaby Street happen

Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Cllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate

bylinetimes.com

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

Jennifer Hegseth has no clearance, no confirmation, no appointment. She’s sat in on foreign military meetings, screened Pentagon hires, and was in the Signal chat. Now she chairs a presidential commission. The job she actually holds is “wife.”

Tapper: Senator Moreno said on Sunday that you have admitted privately that you need to get help. Miller: That’s projection. Tapper: Have you ever said that? Miller: No, not to him. Tapper: To anyone? Miller: I think a lot of people within this country see a therapist

New polls show Trump losing support among the groups at the heart of his supposed 2024 political realignment, @dgraham.bsky.social argues:

Americans Are Turning on Trump

The president’s big gains with Black, Hispanic, and young voters in 2024 suggested a major shift. Less than two years later, he has lost those new supporters.

theatlantic.com

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

"I could take a shit in the corner of a room at a dinner party and no-one would notice" is not something that just pops into your head as a hypothetical. This guy has definitely done that.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 18h ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Another disaster from our incompetent Builder-in-Chief.

Tapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."

I thought the schtick was that bitcoin was so safe?!

Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 18h ago

Hackers steal more than $140M worth of bitcoin from Canadian-made devices

Something telling: Blanche said the DOJ is working so the "Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state"—making clear they never saw Dobbs as giving abortion 'back to the states', but a tool to ban abortion nationwide

Listen to Todd Blanche—Trump’s nominee for AG—tell faith leaders that the Justice Dept is working with the White House to stop the shipping of abortion pills into banned states. “We will have victory, victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.

Yesterday in Humboldt Park, ICE goons pulled weapons on teenage activists Ben and Sam Luhmann. Just a month prior one had shoved 16-year-old Sam to the ground for legally filming their activities in Joliet, IL. The courage of these brothers is unmatched.

It feels allegorical “The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched 19m ago before unintentionally veering towards the moon, is set to collide with an explosive impact equivalent to three tons of TNT. Expert Bill Gray predicts an impact speed of 5,400mph - seven times the speed of sound -

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

On the day of the shooting not only were there several responses about how to use the gun, but also the shooter than followed through asking “What time is it busiest in the FSU student union,”

Mark Follman@markfollman.bsky.social · 23h ago

My new investigation into a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT reveals numerous red flags—and some very disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before his attack on Florida State University www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x 🧵

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

There is a danger that by arguing the amount, we end up conceding the framing. Britain's welfare is ungenerous, the spend in total is mid-to-low table, and below past peaks. Benefits need reforming because they're unfit for purpose and trap, instead of enabling people. Not to make fantasy savings.

False equivalence from an equivocating but unequivocal coward.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Tillis: "Everybody has this view that they are as pure as the driven snow and it's the other side that has a problem. I think we both have a problem, folks. If you want to talk about weaponization, take a look at Biden, take a look at Obama, take a look at Crossfire Hurricane ... "

So the firms that produce products that are CAUSING our heatwaves, droughts and floods are set to profit even more from Trump & Netanyahu’s war on Iran.

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · yesterday

BP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

There’s obituaries…..then there’s a rather alarming self own from Tim Shipman on Liddle “Tim Shipman, a colleague at The Spectator and The Sunday Times, says in his piece on Liddle that he was “a guilty pleasure, someone who would write down what the rest of us were thinking”.

LeedsBookClub aka Drneevil@leedsbookclub.bsky.social · 20h ago

“So anyway, Rod Liddle is dead.” The only obituary for that person worth reading.

"This post argues that rather than redesigning the whole system or introducing a new wealth tax – expensive, slow and uncertain in yield – we should improve the existing taxes on wealth (CGT, IHT, stamp taxes, council tax) within a published ten year roadmap." open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

Just another casual reminder that you’re being laughed at by corporates because a) governments facilitate them and b) we don’t push back. Cost of living crisis, for you not for them.

Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn. True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote. But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”? Can’t get any more craven than this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn justifies his support for Blanche: "That's one of those things that can't be remedied by a 'no' vote"