I visited Birkenau concentration camp last month. We went in the evening. It was quiet. Only by walking across it can yiu understand how the scale of murder committed here was undertaken. It is large. The warning memorial is written in languages from across the world. Do not forget. #genocide

The Big Ugly Bill, passed by Republicans slashes Medicare by over 500 billion dollars starting January 1. Seniors, veterans, disabled people - all pay the price for billionaire tax cuts. Its past time to vote Trump’s Republican enablers in Congress out of office in November. #RepublicanMedicareCuts

Tour de France Femmes : Pauline Ferrand-Prévot voit ses chances de doublé s’éloigner après un contre-la-montre décevant

Tour de France Femmes : Pauline Ferrand-Prévot voit ses chances de doublé s’éloigner après un contre-la-montre décevant

La tenante du titre française a perdu jusqu’à deux minutes sur ses principales concurrentes pour la victoire finale, mardi 4 août, lors du chrono de la 4ᵉ étape. La Suissesse Marlen Reusser, vainqueure à Dijon, est la nouvelle leader du classement général.

lemonde.fr

A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks

In the UK, when people post pictures of venerable trees, some idiot vandal comes along and cuts them down. The advantage of a big country is that said vandal is unlikely to find said trees.

Tramonte's TrailPhotos@tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social · yesterday

Another of several impressive thick trees that I came across on a trail along a forest service unpaved road above Hope Valley, #California, off of Highway 88 in the #SierraNevada mountains. For #ThickTrunkTuesday. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #trails #nature #outdoors #trees #WestCoastKin

Limit Motorway Speeds to 60mph petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77... To reduce emissions, fuel consumption, accidents and maintenance, limit on motorway speeds to 60mph. Fuel consumption and C02 emissions varies strongly with speed so this is more than proportional.

Petition: Limit Motorway Speeds to 60mph for all vehicles

To reduce emissions, fuel consumption, accidents and maintenance, we call for a limit on motorway speeds for all vehicles to 60mph. Fuel consumption and C02 emissions varies strongly with speed so we ...

petition.parliament.uk

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · yesterday

Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.

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?

BBC News - Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas

Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.

bbc.co.uk

Effi o Blaenau open.substack.com/pub/leannecy...

Effi o Blaenau

This film is making its way around independent cinemas throughout the country.

open.substack.com

Effi o Blaenau is getting a UK release in June and I don't think you should miss it 📽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Sarah Manvel@cairdiul.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 EFFI O BLAENAU 📽️ is a fascinating film, all the more so for being entirely in Welsh, and has some big performances that enable the punches it throws to land with great force. In Welsh! movieswetextedabout.com/effi-o-blaen...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas

Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.

bbc.co.uk

ウェールズ語映画の『ブレイナイのエフィEffi o Blaenau』が話題となっています。北ウェールズで失業に苦しみ暮らす女性エフィの物語は、「ギリシャ悲劇とイギリス伝統の社会リアリズムの混成」と形容されます。19日に公開されてかなりの評価を得ている模様。日本でも公開を！ www.bbc.com/news/article...

Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas

Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.

bbc.com

Effi o Blaenau review – Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film

Effi o Blaenau review – Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film

Leisa Gwenllian is a force of nature as working-class heroine Effi in this big screen version of Gary Owen’s one-woman play

theguardian.com

A total solar eclipse is coming across the globe on August 12th! ☀️🌑 Skywatchers across the northeastern US (New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Ohio), Canada, most of Europe, and northwestern Africa will catch a partial eclipse around midday. 🧪

Sobre el incendio de Barniedo de la Reina (agosto 2025; Picos de Europa, León), que quemó un bosque de hayas! Algo que no suele ocurrir, al menos en verano. #Oladecalor onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2026/08/04/f... 🧪🌍🔥🪴🌱🍁🌐 wildfire #ClimateChange #Fagussylvatica

juli g pausas@jgpausas.bsky.social · 24h ago

Fires beyond fire-prone ecosystems: the erosion of beech forest doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @globalchangebio.bsky.social Global warming weakens the flammability barrier & enables fire to spread beyond fire-prone ecosystems, into fire-sensitive spp 🧪🌍🔥🪴🌱🍁🌐 wildfire #ClimateChange #GlobalChange #Fagus

Star Wars is being dubbed into Welsh! My father was a founder of the Welsh Language Society in the '60s. I think he would be pleased, although if it were Clint Eastwood's back catalogue he'd be overjoyed. Sorry @markhamillofficial.bsky.social (blatant I know) #StarWars www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Star Wars dubbed in Welsh for the first time to celebrate landmark anniversary

The Welsh language version of the classic 1977 film will feature Matthew Rhys as Han Solo.

bbc.co.uk

Can we do more? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

Petition: Limit Motorway Speeds to 60mph for all vehicles

To reduce emissions, fuel consumption, accidents and maintenance, we call for a limit on motorway speeds for all vehicles to 60mph. Fuel consumption and C02 emissions varies strongly with speed so we ...

petition.parliament.uk

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change@ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 4w ago

As the UK suffers its third heatwave of the year, read the latest climate and health news. Find out what you can do to help in the fight against climate change - and how you can encourage others to make a difference too.

Now we need to do: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

Petition: Limit Motorway Speeds to 60mph for all vehicles

To reduce emissions, fuel consumption, accidents and maintenance, we call for a limit on motorway speeds for all vehicles to 60mph. Fuel consumption and C02 emissions varies strongly with speed so we ...

petition.parliament.uk

Richard Branson@richardbranson.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, May 1st, was the hottest May Day on record in the UK. Another reminder why it’s so important to trust science and challenge politicians who deny climate change www.yahoo.com/news/uk-reco...

That's a lot of aliens.

Jwst Feed@jwstfeed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Almost every white pixel here is a star. NGC 3627: processed by @thocarp.bsky.social www.flickr.com/photos/19746... 🔭 🧪

To curb fake reviews, Italy is considering a new law that will mean anyone leaving feedback on travel sites like TripAdvisor must upload their ID and proof they've actually visited the place they're reviewing

Italy will need proof your hotel was really that bad under proposed new law | CNN

In an effort to curb the rise of harmful fake reviews, Italy is considering a new law that will mean anyone leaving feedback on travel sites like TripAdvisor must upload their ID and proof they’ve act...

cnn.it

Slow-motion videos reveal tree frogs making some of the most dramatic landings in nature. Learn more: scim.ag/4gTAurn

Flew back to Russia. Picked up a newspaper. Read this: “The USSR may come back to life this year.” Then this: ““It cannot be ruled out that this year Ukraine will cease to exist.” Bluster? Belligerence? Makes you wonder where things are heading. #ReadingRussia

Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (15 January 2025)

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

youtu.be

The ESA #Gaia mission has delivered the best Milky Way maps to date and taken its last starlight before spacecraft retirement 🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Hundreds of Washington Post staffers send letter to Jeff Bezos sounding alarm over paper’s direction and asking him to intervene: cnn.it/4h7GfSa

Hundreds of Washington Post staffers send letter to Jeff Bezos sounding alarm over paper’s direction | CNN Business

A recent exodus of talent from The Washington Post has prompted more than 400 of its staffers to send an unusual letter to the Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, expressing alarm over the newspaper’s direction...

cnn.it

The Palestinian group Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel after more than 460 days of a war that has devastated Gaza. The text of the deal has not been officially released yet, but this is what we know so far aje.io/4cra48

Around the world, high up, the atmospheric jet stream flows. As the world heats, it bucks and curls more and more. It takes a particular thick type of person to deny these effects now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches

theguardian.com

Oh well, we left X. Time to download our Facebook pictures and look for another home.

Megan Ranney MD MPH@meganranney.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just in case you needed *more* disquieting news today....

Proud of @yalesph.bsky.social for this work on vaccine safety. ❤️ Please read, ask questions, and share 🦠🧪🩺🛟😷

Yale School of Public Health@yalesph.bsky.social · 2y ago

You can find our full answers to the top 12 childhood vaccination questions at m.yale.edu/cyy8. Answers written by: @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social 7/7

Trump rhetoric on expanding USA territories is reminiscent of Russia and Israel. I don't expect follow through, but the rhetoric is supportive of others who do or might. Glad the USA is still a law-abiding country. Could be a turbulent few years nevertheless. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘A snowball’s chance in hell’: Trudeau rejects Trump threat to annex Canada

President-elect threatened to use ‘economic force’ to make northern neighbor part of US

theguardian.com

If you can watch it, this year's UK Royal Institution Christmas lecture #3 by Associate Prof. Chris van Tulleken - The Truth About Food, lays out for children and adults why they should think about processed foods: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026b2r via @bbciplayer

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - 2024: Chris van Tulleken - The Truth About Food: 3. The Big Food Hack

Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates how we have hacked our food system to create an amazing array of things to eat, but also some serious problems to solve.

bbc.co.uk

CNN@cnn.com · 2y ago

Too much sugar can impact your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, researchers say. Here is why drinks are particularly a problem. cnn.it/3W2tEY7