Phil Buckley
@goodlegs.me.uk
hackney / alt, diy gigs / social justice / stereolab / cycling / green politics / c++
Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets
Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets
MEDFORD, OR—Saying the infant really ought to save her tears for the real shit that’s headed her way, sources familiar with crying newborn Sophia Whitfield confirmed Monday that she had no idea how mu...
theonion.com
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26
I don’t think most people realize how bad this will be for the world.
El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office
Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.
bbc.co.uk
This is remarkable. Marco Rubio stated, "Iranians are thieves. They cannot impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz." In response, Abbas Araghchi remarked, "Consider the speaker. Approximately half of Venezuela's oil production is now directed to the United States. Who is truly the thief?"
Very normal stuff, where a bill to require interlock devices on the cars of DUI offenders was derailed by... ...wait for it... ...an Assemblymember with a DUI arrest whose sister has received two DUIs. calmatters.org/investigatio...
Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through 'hostile amendments'
Sabrina Cervantes' committee's "hostile amendment" gutted a major DUI reform bill with widespread support in Sacramento.
calmatters.org
Whatever email client allows people to 'Like' emails needs to go to hell. Getting emails from a client that say "like John Doe reacted to your message" in huge bold type is such a waste of time and contributes nothing. (I think its Microsoft?)
Threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to permafrost Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds Latest Q&A by me in tipping point series. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
theguardian.com
I’m not a politician but is a man who has been struggling to articulate why he has been given millions of pounds really the best person to be the face of a campaign against a “something for nothing culture”?
❗️🇺🇦 Every third house in Kyiv has been damaged by Russian attacks. Out of 12,000 houses in the capital, about 4,000 have suffered varying degrees of damage, — Klitschko
❗️💧 Russia is preparing to destroy Ukraine's water utilities - millions of people are at risk: the destruction of a key station can automatically leave an entire city without water, - Head of the State Restoration Service Serhiy Sukhomlin
Eco chamber: climate emergency From the new Private Eye, out now.
NATO/EU jets should be shooting down ballistic missiles, this is abhorrent
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · 3d ago🇺🇦 Zelensky: The strike was massive – the Russians prepared for a long time and combined ballistics of various types, cruise missiles and drones in order to damage civilian infrastructure as much as possible. There is destruction in Kyiv and the region, in the Odesa and Chernihiv regions.
On the day that UK inflation spikes due to what the ONS calls the "largest rise in gas prices in four years", the Conservatives are claiming – and getting acres of credulous media coverage – that we can cut electricity bills by relying more on gas. Righto.
Very good news. London's clean air zone has meant a restoration of children's lung sizes that had reduced due to pollution. Noe repeat across the country please Cos who doesn't want healthier children and cleaner air? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
theguardian.com
“Unlike using a search engine, where you can compare different sources and decide which ones you trust, chatbots produce a single, polished response without showing how they arrived at it” Leading AI chatbots are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources www.opendemocracy.net/ai-chatbots-...
Leading AI chatbots are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources
Exclusive: A handful of US tech firms are shaping intimate medical decisions – with little transparency about answers
opendemocracy.net
Just 21% of Britons believe the threat posed by climate change has been exaggerated, the lowest level recorded by our trackers in three years, following Britain's record-breaking summer Threats not exaggerated: 67% (+4 from 6-8 Jun) Threats exaggerated: 21% (-4) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...
Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders $31m more than to fire victims/survivors. 72 Britons died in fire due to faulty cladding. US shareholders sued for inadequate disclosures about cladding, received $74m compensation. Victims of fire, their families received $43m. No one prosecuted.
Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23m more in compensation than to fire victims
Report’s author said findings highlighted ‘near-total failure’ to hold corporations accountable over the disaster that killed 72 people
theguardian.com
There's an irony to banning disposable barbecues whilst considering approving oil and gas fields.
Burnham's climate policy is treating the symptoms and not the disease
There's something very ironic about Andy Burnham banning disposable BBQs but potentially approving the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields.
thelondoneconomic.com
Tice is an idiot. One thousand people dead in two months from extreme hot weather and he says - enjoy it. One hundred thousand will die in Europe this summer. Tice says see the positives….. He lives in a bubble disconnected from ordinary people and their reality.
Fatalities and casualties reduced by 34% on London roads after the speed limit was lowered to 20 mph. Are drivers just more obedient in London than elsewhere? No! It’s the speed cameras!
'20mph roads are working in London - they should be England's default'
TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer has told government ministers they are being too "hesitant" and should take inspiration from Sadiq Khan
mylondon.news
There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)
The World Archery Federation lifted restrictions on Russian athletes, letting them compete under their own flag again Russia has killed more than 760 Ukrainian athletes and coaches since 2022, including European champion archer Oleksandr Onyshchuk euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/16/w...
World Archery just reinstated Russia’s flag and anthem, despite its killing more than 760 Ukrainian athletes and coaches since 2022
World Archery lifted restrictions on Russian athletes, letting them compete under their flag and anthem.
euromaidanpress.com
