1/13 I have spent the last few days analysing proposals to use the Royal Navy to intercept small boats in the English Channel. Most discussion has focused on immigration policy or the ECHR. I think there is a more fundamental maritime question that has barely been asked. #MaritimeSecurity
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
Greenland are reportedly reconsidering being invaded by America as $300B and complete control of the Atlantic sounds pretty sweet.
Farage complaining that info on his five million pound bribe was leaked by Russian hackers is like complaining that your child sex dungeon was discovered by burglars.
I debunked the original headlines about these school guidelines when they first came out a couple of weeks ago. But then the Daily Mail pushed this on Facebook over the Easter weekend, so I felt the need to address that too! 1/6 🧵
Serious question - does anyone have any questions about Hormuz or the shipping situation for me to ponder and answer for tomorrow? Spending a lot of time researching and thinking but I am not even sure which questions to answer at the moment. There is no such thing as a silly question.
We don’t do the Daily Mail, except in those very rare circumstances when they print something so ridiculous we just have to put it up here. And today is one of those days.
This person, and some of the people he supplied weapons to, fell for the deranged conspiracies that used to be fringe and are rapidly becoming mainstream. Lorry driver made guns and stockpiled weapons for ‘race war’ - BBC News share.google/An46xQx17Jmu...
Lorry driver made guns and stockpiled weapons for ‘race war’
Thomas McKenna, 60, is being sentenced over a gun and weapons workshop he had within his caravan.
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The climate denial echo chamber exposed once again youtube.com/watch?v=5IGn...
Bloggers claim Met Office fraud! (Let's investigate....)
YouTube video by potholer54
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Trump is suing the BBC because he thinks they used AI to create video of him saying things he never said. If he doesn't actually seem to understand why he is suing I don't think that the case will go well. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC says it will defend Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama speech edit
The US president has requested $5bn (£3.7bn) in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.
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🚨Christian children were told they'd "be Muslim by year 6"!🚨 😱Sounds outrageous? You know the drill… If it sounds outrageous and designed to trigger you into being angry with “other” people, then you need to do some 1/25 🧵
This is happening to me too. If you have any small creators you care about, @sirsic.bsky.social's video here has some excellent advice for how you can help them while YouTube (apparently) decides that AI slop is the future of content. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-y3...
I Think YouTube Is Killing My Channel
YouTube video by Sir Sic
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Nice little social media organisation you got here. It would be a shame if someone was to ....I don't know.....regulate it ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Facebook owner Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban
The president sued the firm in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots.
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Does everyone else have their Ernest Hemingway tiki mugs ready to help them through the next few years?
