I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups

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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

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?

Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be shown the door. (Yes, there are a few negotiable exceptions...)

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · yesterday

Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be told to pay to go private.

Time for Nigel Farage and Posh George to put on some scrubs and wipe feces out of sacral pressure ulcers. That is what the #patient population wants apparently in the #UK 🙄

1/3 The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known. A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.

Today is 41st consecutive day without any measurable rain at #London Heathrow a new record at this site (1948-present). Second best streak 39 consecutive days without rain in June-July 2018. We are living through a historic dry spell. Just how far can it go? #drought

Tumbleweeds in a Dry Desert Landscape

ALT: Tumbleweeds in a Dry Desert Landscape

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We took to the fields to listen to some music. #festival #music #wilderness2026

Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell Three Greek firefighters have died while tackling wildfires on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland, the Greek fire department has said, as extreme heat hinders efforts to control blazes ravaging southern Europe. The arc of brutal fires, which runs from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Mediterranean, and from the Scottish Highlands to the south of Spain, has alarmed experts because many of the fires have been out of control and burning close to towns and cities. Continue reading...

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In January, I stopped using X as a communication channel because the platform facilitated the creation of illegal and deeply harmful images by its AI tool, Grok. I am renewing my call for all governmental and parliamentary communications to stop using X. The platform continues to facilitate

"Sinking in Polls, Farage Plans Week of Attacks on Immigration" Reform plan to make next week Immigration Week It could finally be the moment for broadcast media to notice the > 75% drop in net migration since 2024. There is also a 42% drop in boat crossings

Summer afternoon echo post: 3D color view of 2 paraprosthetic leaks (purple arrows) in the posterior aspect of a previous mitral prosthesis. The leaks were closed with devices advanced through a LV apical approach (Images by cardiology) #echosky #echofirst #cardiosky #ansky

You gotta think even Telegraph readers aren't buying this shit as their holiday home near Bordeaux goes up in flames...

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · last wk.

Nighty night.

🔥🔥🔥Newspaper frontpages🔥🔥🔥

Mamdani: "When I make criticisms of PM Netanyahu, they are criticisms of PM Netanyahu. And what I shared were not even frankly personal assessments, they were objective facts ... it's a city where everyone needs to know that their belonging to it is not conditional on how they feel about the mayor."

Watched Odyssey over the weekend. A short 🧵with random thoughts: 1. Nolan's Odysseus is portrayed as a character of the modern world—essentially an anti-hero. Throughout his journey home, he is burdened by the trauma and guilt of Troy's destruction> #odyssey #nolan

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Love a named hat!!

Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear. Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...

Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun@eaterofsun.bsky.social · last mo.

My round up of @economist.com's heatwave coverage (gift link) www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

New operating theatre hats have arrived... #ansky #sustainability

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told. A 2% minimum tax on households with more than £100m wealth would affect fewer than 1,000 UK households. Richest 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.

Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told

New PM urged to introduce a 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealth

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James Lovelock is one of the greatest climate scientists that ever lived. We're about find out how on point his statements from over 18 years ago were.

Britain needs immigration, economically and demographically. And political leaders need to address xenophobia, not pander to it.

This is the kind of idiocy you get on Threads. I think the main purpose of pursuing a PhD is to develop your thinking, research, and communication skills, which you can't do in 45 minutes on Claude.

Συντομο και ευκολοδιαβαστο καινουριο βιβλιο για την εργασια-σεζον στον τουρισμο. Χαρακτηριστικο το αποσπασμα οπου λεει οτι δυσκολα παραταει κανεις τη σεζον στα μισα, παρα τις δυσκολιες, γιατι θα ηταν μια παραδοχη αποτυχιας. (Περιμενουμε και το πονημα του @boisiter.bsky.social καποια στιγμη)