Autos, die einfach in den Wannsee fahren – und nicht untergehen: Beim weltweit größten Treffen der Amphibienfahrzeuge kamen rund 70 Fahrzeuge aus zwölf Nationen nach Berlin. Sie gingen auf Land und Wasser an den Start.
Ian
@highroads.bsky.social
Engineer, science fiction fan. he / him Interests: nature, environment, photography, transportation, science. "If you're bald, it'll give you hair, if you've got straight trousers, it'll give you flares"
They knew from the 60s, the heat we are experiencing, was coming. They paid politicians to not talk about it, created greenwashing campaigns, to guilt trip people, into believing drinking from a paper straw, would be a way to cool down the planet. The world is fucked, because humans are stupid
War on Want@waronwant.bsky.social · yesterdayBP's quarterly profits have more than doubled to £4.27bn as the Iran war sent oil prices soaring. Last week, Shell also reported profits twice as high as this time last year. As deadly heatwaves sweep across Europe, the companies driving climate breakdown are cashing in.
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Engineer Karen Leadlay working on the analog computers in the space division of General Dynamics, 1964
There are two wolves inside of you, this is the worst teleporter accident we have ever seen.
There has been little mention of the 72 people who drowned or were crushed trying to reach Ceuta last week. A shocking figure that's been eclipsed by right wing press fear mongering. The incident and how it started is now coming under welcome scrutiny www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets
People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects
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The ridiculous RFK Jr has a teeny tears tantrum as he's held to account by a far smarter, far better informed CNN journalist. It's excellent youtu.be/YNrEjDnQa8g?...
Things Heat Up Fast After CNN Host Presses RFK Jr. About The COVID-19 Response And Future Pandemics
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We spent early July watching Graham Platner's campaign implode because of abuse; now it's a Republican's turn. Let all this be a reminder of how pervasive violence against women and children is across the political spectrum.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoAfter Max Miller’s statement, Bernie Moreno finally issues a statement denouncing Miller, saying he needs psychological help and should not be in Congress.
😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:
😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳
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Of course he bloody did. Fiona Cottrell isn't rich. Yes, she's posh, but she's not hundred-millions rich. And nor, for that matter is George. Whose money is it?
Henry Dyer@direthoughts.com · last wk.New story on Reform's finances from @annaisaac.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Stonehenge in a Desert — Toby Melville, 2026
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3d agoJuly set to be driest on record for England and Wales after relentless heatwaves
I want to go back to a country where people looked out for each other, you could leave your door open, and everyone knew right from wrong. That's why I'm voting for the sleaziest collection of corrupt f***ers the world has ever seen to do that for me.
The problem of manipulation is on the table. Stealing the current books, buying the old books, and cooperating with large archives and collections and libraries, like in Oxford, is part of the same agenda. It is about controlling the information of the future. That’s what is really on the table.
BROWDER: Basically, Putin and every single person who serves in Russian government do it for money. The higher you are, the more money you make. There's not a single person who ever goes into public service to serve public of Russia. It's one big kleptocracy, a criminal machine.
Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.
New: A business that made a six-figure donation to Reform UK received interest-free loans of £67m from unnamed “related companies” in the months before, raising questions about the possible origin of the funds. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform given six-figure donation by firm that received £6...
Nigel Farage’s party is facing questions about the lack of transparency over £100,000 in funds donated by a management consultancy
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If Andy Burnham reduces rail fares, to the point where it's cheaper than flying, which it should be, I will, briefly, hand it to him. Briefly.
NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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It's ok to release a man's private diary, but not court ordered release of Epstein docs?? Explain it.
He dumped water we needed in LA to fight the Palisades wildfires into the Central Valley just to fuck us over and it wasted water they needed for the grow season. No one remembers this either. It's insane.
Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threat An undercover police unit that spied on tens of thousands of political activists had to be shut down amid severe criticisms and recriminations, the spycops public inquiry has heard. Jon Boutcher, a senior police officer who took over responsibility for the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) unit, concluded within months that it had to be wound up because it was conducting unjustified surveillance and was badly run. Continue reading...
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Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
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'Every day Infantino remains in power is a fresh stain on an institution whose reputation is on the floor' www.theguardian.com/football/202...
There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed | Nick Ames
Uefa’s decisive call for a boycott and declaration of no confidence must be the opening salvos in a concerted push to dethrone the game’s global leader
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Lammas blessings from Glastonbury Tor. It was a beautiful morning and lovely sunrise. Lammas means "loaf-mass," and marks the very first grain harvest of the year. Lammas/Lughnasadh A few photographs from this morning.
A thread on how heroes like Dr. Anthony Fauci make Trump and the Republicans look like criminals by comparison. That's why they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.