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The UK "received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan’s civil war as far back as 2024 but did not go public with the news for fear of upsetting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a parliamentary committee will hear." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told
Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee
theguardian.com
SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett has 2 Black Haitian kids who she adopted. Today she ruled to expel 700K Haitians who were here legally. Proximity to white supremacy is not protection from white supremacy. And proximity to Black and brown people is not exemption from being a fascist and racist.
Is this where Moira Deeming is? London’s “anti-woke Davos”: a meeting point for transatlantic populists, culture warriors and hard-right networks attacking net zero, multiculturalism & liberal democracy The money? US fossil fuel interests, inc Trump-aligned, other international cons. donors etc.
Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’
Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’
theguardian.com
Slashing funding does not slash needs. NDIS Bill will hit genuinely severely disabled people #auspol Claudia Weisenberger michaelwest.com.au/ndis-bill-hi...
Requiescat Alex. The extraordinary, inspiring, multiple world champion Alex Zanardi—F1 racing driver and Paralympian—dies. Taken far too soon.
Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59
Alex Zanardi, the former F1 driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win gold medals as a para-cyclist, has died at the age of 59
theguardian.com
Here's a goddamn win and thank you to many people for bringing it to my attention: 988 works. We have more people still with us because of it. I'm glad they're here and I'm glad you're here. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...
Youth Suicides Declined After Creation of National Hotline
nytimes.com
Neuroscientists challenge our understanding of Pavlovian learning: evidence suggests timing between cues is influential
Neuroscientists just upended our understanding of Pavlovian learning
Published in Nature Neuroscience, new research reveals that timing, not repetition, drives associative learning. By showing the brain prioritizes the delay between rewards, the study upends century-ol...
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The Dutch, who already engineered their country out of the sea, have now installed a doorbell for the fish #UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology
The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell
Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.
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Overnight, the sadistic Trump administration’s SAMHSA and RFK Jr canceled $2 billion nationwide in grants for youth mental health. Leaving kids facing mental health, crises or potential suicide in the lurch. There is no limit to their cruelty. Read this below.
When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
If you're still confused about the fraud being perpetrated on us all today, let's simplify it: 1) DOJ/FBI investigations on subjects this important don't take 120 minutes. 2) Final findings don't use the verb "appear to" if the evidence has been subject to professional analysis.
If you are used to attending or watching ACIP metings, it is difficult to describe just how disturbing this one has been. People talking over one another, confusion, outright ignorance. Compare this to the very orderly, sedate, consideration of facts of previous meetings for years and years.
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns. Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
an album that transcends time, place, sound, and space from a band who for many are more like a religion
A MOST CURIOUS CROW@amostcuriouscrow.bsky.social · 10mo agoStephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert join Tim Burgess to discuss “Power, Corruption & Lies” by New Order open.spotify.com/episode/7o7k... 🐦⬛ #joydivision #UK #postpunkband #postpunk #factoryrecords #neworder #bernardsumner #stephenmorris #peterhook #peterhookandthelight #petersaville #timburgess
'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics
'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics
The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?
bylinetimes.com
Dust off your Walkman — the cassette revival just got serious. Revox + NAC = a mixtape renaissance. 🧵📼 Hopefully Minidisc next ➡️💿
Revox and National Audio Company Team Up for a New Era of Audio Cassette Production
As much as we continue to live and love the ongoing vinyl revolution, we’ve also been pleased — and somewhat surprised, truth be told — to see the resurgence in the audio cassette market. To that end,...
analogplanet.com
Did the president's Venezuelan "boat strike" violate the law? By applying the tools of war to civilians, writes @sranderson.bsky.social, the Trump administration is entering unprecedented—and deeply problematic—legal territory. Read the piece here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/did-...
NPR and PBS received ~$85 million last year in federal funding. Trump’s golf trips will cost taxpayers over $100 million this year. Republicans think kids learning to read is wasteful spending and indoctrination, while giving a blank check to their cult leader to golf isn’t.
The Atlantic’s gone cold. Literally. Scientists say a collapsing Gulf Stream could redraw coastlines, upend weather, and accelerate disaster. “Cold hands, warm heart”? Not this time. Cold hands, broken systems, and zero time left for denial. #ActNow #ClimateCrisis #AMOC
Cold spot in the Atlantic could signal big trouble for global climate
The study confirms that the North Atlantic cold patch is due to a weakening ocean current system, not aerosols or wind changes.
earth.com
Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy – Byline Times
Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy
The Chancellor's Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
In 1979, he was among the small group that Steve Jobs led to the Xerox PARC research lab and was blown away by the graphic computer interface he saw there. It became his job to translate that futuristic technology to the consumer… Vale
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
wired.com
In 2024, Japan onsold at least 600 petajoules (PJ) of Australian LNG to overseas markets, and potentially 800PJ, more than Eastern Australia’s annual domestic gas consumption. ieefa.org/resources/ho...
How Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas users
As both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.
ieefa.org
Awful news from the Steel City in the UK, and a real blow for local, national and international up and coming bands. Have seen artists as varied as Pharoah Sanders, PJ Harvey and Swans at the Leadmill. A significant loss to Sheffield.
I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin
I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin
As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems? This vast frozen continent is encircled by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the only current in the world that connects all the oceans, showing how closely linked our planet really is. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Poetic justice? - This my local Baker's Delight. A pity the government is not empowered to close down retail outlets for democracy breaches.
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