Right now, with climate fuelled droughts and wildfires raging across Europe and North America, how can any sane and responsible person even consider drilling for more of the stuff that is killing our planet?

it'd be a bigger failure in 'reading the room' than Gianni Infantino trying to sell the World Cup - if Burnham was increase oil drilling while Europe is on fire

As the UN Secretary General says, every new fossil fuel project approved today makes tomorrow’s heatwaves more dangerous & our world less secure. I hope Andy Burnham is listening. Caving in to the fossil fuel lobby as the planet burns would be unforgivable

Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling

Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns

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Anyway, since I’m always annoying my own brain by trying to come up with clearer and more specific wording for my own opinions: I reject the notion that LLMs can be deployed “responsibly” at scale and believe that anybody claiming otherwise is fooling themselves, conning you, or possibly both

I have never seen a group of people so convinced that it is in fact super easy to put the genie back in the bottle.

SteamDeckHQ@steamdeckhq.com · last wk.

RUMOR: Xbox may be considering moving away from releasing their games on Steam:

Waiting for my F1 game to be delivered tomorrow so obviously Lisa and I are playing Bus Simulator

Supermarket stopped stocking my favourite veggie meatballs so I made my own. Gochujang veggie balls with sesame oil and soy noodles

Absolutely support, but recommend next year it is amended to blame Burnham if he tends to ransack the North for oil and gas

So Mayer@suchmayer.bsky.social · last wk.

On the Northern Line from ctl London while both Piccadilly & Central lines are down & could not support this more.

Now this was cool! Last weekend a visitor came in and typed in this program from memory on our BBC Micro. 👏🏼 What would you program? We’re open 7 days a week during the summer hols so come and explore! 🤩

Shameful that a Labour PM is at the mercy of oil and gas industry execs. Clearly he's blocking his ears over the climate crisis and wildfires. If Burnham was truly pragmatic - not just another populist - he would make the climate crisis his top priority. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’

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Bridget Phillipson, reflecting on her years spent standing idly by while UK higher education crumbled into the abyss and tens of thousands of university workers implored her to do something, literally anything, to save their jobs: BUT WHAT ABOUT ME THO www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘It hurts to lose a job you love’: Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion

Exclusive: The former education secretary on her new role as Labour chair and continuing as the minister for women and equalities

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The sec of state who has seen at least 15000 academics lose their jobs just said this. Out loud. Mercy me. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘It hurts to lose a job you love’: Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion

Exclusive: The former education secretary on her new role as Labour chair and continuing as the minister for women and equalities

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‘People named their kids after us!’ Lost’s Penny and Desmond on being one of TV’s best ever romances

Sonya Walger and Henry Ian Cusick created a love so magical that they’re responsible for what’s widely regarded as the greatest TV episode of all time – not to mention inspiring a fan to get a full le...

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New website (for desktop) launch day! You can find out all about my work on mutants, monsters and the Weird, and, of course, all about my books on the new site. My text on Cyberpunk 2077 is also available to pre-order. stephaniefarnsworth.co.uk

Stephanie Farnsworth

Researching Mutants and the Weird

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Every summer sees worse wildfires in Europe. Can you imagine what the situation will be like if we finally manage to stabilize the situation after it gets worse for another 24 years? And what will happen if we continue to fail to deliver on 2050 net zero plans? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain

Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes as strong winds drive fires towards Bordeaux and smoke prompts health warnings in Madrid

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School/university boards/administrators seem to make decisions about "AI" in the classroom solely on hype, tech FOMO etc rather than basing them on research on pedagogy and what works for classrooms and students. The only ones benefiting are AI companies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population

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Don't pet the dog

Is Badenoch giving a speech saying Labour will raise taxes after Burnham has immediately announced cuts? Was she briefed before this?

I’m sorry but any definition of a “good economy” that is compatible with e.g. higher education being hollowed out is just nonsense. People want to be paid well to do MEANINGFUL work with the one life that they have. What’s wrong with you.

Iniesta, a Barcelona player, and a player open about his mental health struggles, scored the World Cup winner in 2010 Ferran, a Barcelona player, and a player open about his mental health struggles, scores the first World Cup final goal...

Oh wait they have ZERO shots, Unai Simon merely saved a cross hahaha

James Tyler@jamestylerespn.bsky.social · 3w ago

Argentina with as many red cards (1) as shots on goal

When is Paredes going to get another yellow? This is his fourth foul after receiving a yellow.

"What was your favourite moment?" Wayne Rooney: "When it ended"

Chris Martin was the "curator" of this which just proves that Coldplay can't be trusted with ANYTHING.

How I feel right now:

Dearie me

Currently crashing tf out nobody is fucking singing in the stands roflmao

Shakira is to The World Cup as Mariah Carey is to Christmas.

If you’re at home and wondering how this halftime show thing is going down in the stadium, I can confirm the atmosphere is stone dead. Fans gawping at what’s happening with little reaction.

Only Shakira gets a pass for everything she's given football but jesus let this end soon