Stick this on the list of 'crimes that shouldn't be punished if they're funny enough.'
Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · 11h agoFirst, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.
Mark Braggins
@markbraggins.bsky.social
A keen walker and fan of #greyhounds #dogs, #wildlife, and the countryside.
Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · 11h ago
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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Shooting interests & the rightwing press want to exploit the wildfires to reinstate moorland burning. But you don't fight fire with fire. You fight it with water. This wildfire in Wales' Elan Valley in May stopped abruptly when it reached re-wetted peat bogs: www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/2614875...
I have watched this countless times. An absolute joy throughout. youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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The Beat-Club has just casually dropped some live footage of Can - unseen since 1972 👇
Can - Halleluhwah (1971)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
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AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots ft.trib.al/wH8l3vj
AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots
New regulations require companies to label chatbots, deepfakes and AI-generated marketing material
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Lovely to hit the trail in pleasantly cool weather again. This morning was perfect walking weather.
No one thinks they will have to pay for social care. Until they find they do
John Crace@mrjohncrace.bsky.social · last wk.
Social care is in the headlines today What we need is a publicly funded & free at the point of use National Care Service Cabinet minister Miatta Fahnbulleh was spot on back in 2022: "It should be like the NHS. We should have a National Care Service & we should fund it properly"
Cornish artist Kirsty Elson trawls the beaches of her home collecting driftwood as the raw material for her coastal scene sculptures #WomensArt
And 1. Napping beforehand, 2. Hearing the word "beach", and 3. Relaxing afterwards.
Mark Braggins@markbraggins.bsky.social · last wk.At last, cool enough for a trip to the beach.
"New Zealand already generates 85% of its electricity from renewables — and is now adding solar at record speed to reach the 100% clean target that will make it one of the world's first fully renewable electricity systems. New Zealand's electricity grid is alrea..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w agoThe ChatGPT maker said the ‘agent’ escaped a testing environment, gained internet access, stole login credentials and hacked into the start-up Hugging Face by itself, in one of the first public examples of a cyber attack by an AI system acting outside human control. www.ft.com/content/9db7...?
It was (just) cool enough for a longer walk to the coast yesterday, with lots of shady rest stops.
"Shabana Mahmood staying as Home Secretary to presumably continue her appalling record of performative cruelty towards migrants and refugees is a warning sign that Burnham has not learnt the lessons from Starmer's failure," says Zack Polanski
If anyone would like to see a short video of a dog using their tail as a rotar blade, this is your lucky day.
That's another fine episode of 'Well That Went Well'. youtube.com/watch?v=DC3e... Tom Walker @jonathanpienews.bsky.social @geoffnorcott.bsky.social
The Burn Returns
YouTube video by Well That Went Well
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Geoff Norcott@geoffnorcott.bsky.social · 3w agoOnly just launched our Youtube show and it’s had a cracking start. Cheers for watching / go check it out.
Tigger, just having a quick forty winks, before his next proper nap.
All of my friends and my professional network are here, so I'm going to start shouting about my books more on here. If you like urban fantasy, or you know someone who does, do me a favour and buy my book / spread the word :) www.amazon.co.uk/Somewhere-Be...
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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