A reminder that senior politicians and PM’s support this

Jules or Τζουλς 🕊️🍉@katsikajules.bsky.social · 11h ago

A bunch of cowardice ©️υΝτδ. The Israeli army.

Deal with this now

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20h ago

The banks pay £5bn a year less tax than in 2022 because of Rishi Sunak's bank tax cut which has never been reversed.

Poor Andrew Husband, Reform UK Leader of Durham Council. He complained to IPSO about the Sunday Times article “Reform council leader's firms went bust with £1.5m in debts”. IPSO ruled the article was accurate. Ouch.

00355-26 Husband v The Sunday Times - IPSO

Andrew Husband complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Sunday Times breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) and Clause 2 (Privacy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article…

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Will never tire of posting this Benjamin Netanyahu in 2001 bragging about sabotaging peace accords: ‘America is something you can easily manoeuvre and move in the right direction.’ 'We must hit the Palestinians hard ,take them to a state of panic and fear, and the world will not say anything.'

Hay. It’s the healthiest option for growing lambs when all the grass has gone, dormant due to the drought. They are also getting s little artificial feed of an evening, and picked apples and summer prunings from the apple trees, when time allows …

I can't believe, in the middle of another heatwave, the Government is seriously considering letting a new gas field go ahead. Ed Miliband must block this plan. Agree? Join me and add your name to this new petition against the Jackdaw gas field: 38d.gs/fhc5

Block the Jackdaw Gas Field

I can't believe, in the middle of another heatwave, the Government is seriously considering letting a new gas field go ahead. Ed Miliband must block this plan. Agree? Join me and add your name to this...

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More photos of the larkspur at the small flower farm near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, for a good dollop of floral dopamine 🌿:

Les canicules ne seront plus épisodiques mais saisonnières : elles couvriront trois saisons.

Libération@liberation.fr · yesterday

Météo France estime pour les trois mois à venir, que les températures ont de grandes chances d’être plus élevées que les normales de saison. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/5um

God that man could write.

Aaron Meyers@aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

A good argument here.

Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 2d ago

The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy @jillongovt.bsky.social tells us why the Treasury needs to take the lead on how we adapt to the heat www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/uk-f...

I’m looking for a reference to read up on an early practice of burying bodies washed up on the shore, in shoreline graves. Allegedly “so the sea could take them back if it wanted to”. Grateful for any advice. @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @drnwillburger.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

Because the BBC has platformed Farage from the outset ( his advancement is their fault to be honest) and because it’s “forgotten” the most elementary election rules.

Carol Hedges@riotgrandma.bsky.social · 3d ago

How come Farage is allowed to hold a press conference, which was broadcast on the BBC?

About those bases and what keeps them in place despite Assad’s removal, see: sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Five Wars and a Funeral: How the conflicts in Ukraine, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran broke Russia’s Middle East Policy - Sceeus

SCEEUS Guest Report | Five Wars and a Funeral | By Aron Lund

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Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · 2d ago

If Syria’s lingering economic and political dependence on Russia—in the form of oil and wheat import, UN votes vs. Israeli encroachment, system repairs and technology, etc.—were to diminish, Russia would presumably find it harder to retain the Hmeymim and Tartous bases.

No Unionist politician will answer the question: "How does Scotland leave the UK?" So, do you think that Burham will codify that process into a written constitution? No, he will tighten the legal rope round our neck. We need #ScottishIndependence more than ever. www.thenational.scot/news/2643247...

UK constitution 'fundamentally flawed' without exit route from Union, Labour warned

Any UK constitution which does not establish a route out of the Union will be 'fundamentally flawed', Andy Burnham has been warned

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Here is the case for windfall taxes

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d ago

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...

Now consider the size of the planned new Chinese embassy in London

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d ago

In a report endorsed by the former head of MI6, the Henry Jackson Society said a staggering 50% of the Russians in London - 75,000 - were informants for Putin. Russia has many operatives across Europe.

This one’s excellent 🤣

If Carlsberg’s made ads, that took the piss….

NEW: Big new feature from me about offshore wind farms as anchors for wildlife! For example: seals swimming *into* turbine towers to, apparently, hunt fish - and scour protection at the base of turbines used by sea creatures as a dwelling place. atmos.earth/science-and-...

The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | Atmos

Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.

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The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.

Emmanuel Macron : "Nous n'avions pas le choix, il fallait sauver en priorité les villas du Cap Ferret."

Poutine est confronté à une dissidence croissante au sein du Kremlin, alors que les sanctions, les turbulences économiques et les frappes 🇺🇦 visant les infrastructures accentuent la frustration des élites. Des personnalités fortunées transfèrent leurs avoirs à l'étranger1/2

“‘Northernesia’: a debilitating condition that renders the sufferer unable to know where the North is.” (George Gunn, on @BellaCaledonia) cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/m...

🚨🚨" far-right and MAGA politicians, influencers, and podcasters will immediately use the most divisive language possible in order to make voters as angry as possible, as fast as possible, regardless of what actually happened. " Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on FR reactions to #ceuta:

Dropped The Teenager off at Narbonne gare this morning (booty call in Bordeaux) We saw lots of posters up for Clap d’été Bilingual ado said he wished the French (he is French!) would stop misappropriating English words as he doesn’t want to get the summer clap

They need to revisit how the Commonwealth Games are organised and funded. Australia said it was too expensive yet sent an almighty big team. Every four years a city is expected to spend a fortune on new infrastructure. How about a permanent home for future games? Melbourne? Glasgow? Not London!

EXCLUSIVE: AN MSP has rung alarm bells about developers behind plans for a £2 billion AI data centre being given 'privileged access to decision-makers because they are a Duke'

MSP raises alarm as 'Duke ushered to front of queue' to lobby for £2bn AI data centre

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Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

An important reminder Count Binface donates 50% of his merchandise to Shelter, a charity which not only deals with homelessness but precarious housing issues which some people in Jaywick face. He has also pledged to donate if he is elected. www.binfaceshop.co.uk