Jo
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Adore penguins Very poor archer Part time Clinical Nurse Specialist West Midlands
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
theguardian.com
New old sayings about the weather The new Private Eye is out now.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
Wigan: an entire row of terraced houses now needs planning permission to be classed as HMOs for up to 5 people per house | Chris Gee
Wigan change of rules: planning permission now needed for small HMOs
Wigan: an entire row of terraced houses now needs planning permission to be classed as HMOs for up to 5 people per house
northwestbylines.co.uk
Do you know who governs you? Not just your MP. Your council. Your ward. Your councillors. The party that runs your council. How much your council spends per resident compared to the rest of the country. Enter your postcode. See it all on houseofthepeople.com
Female elephants usually love the opportunity to nanny younger siblings and members of their herd. Naleku takes this to the next level: In late 2025, she left the dependent herd early, refusing to enter her bedroom to instead spend nights out in the wild caring for ex-orphans' calves.
My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
russincheshire.substack.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa accused of using ‘blackmail’ to force support for Infantino’s re-election bid
The Jordan FA president has accused Fifa of “blackmail”, claiming it threatened to withhold financial assistance from his federation if it refused to back Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election
theguardian.com
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
1/3 The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known. A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.
Following a remarkably dry July, we have a full rundown of the month's rainfall, sunshine and temperature stats. Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern. Watch or listen in full on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3szt...
Happy to report that the water temperatures have been declining over the past week, dropping us below critical bleaching temps of 30.5C (86.9F) 🌡️📉🥰🪸🌈🌈🐠🐠🪸 #rainbowparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #coralbleaching #coralcitycamera
'Solar power supplied an unprecedented 14.4% of all electricity generated in the UK last month, surpassing its previous monthly high of 12.4% set in May. On 12 July solar accounted 18.8% of all power generated, coming close to the record of 19.5% set on 24 May.' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Solar powers highest share of UK electricity ever after record July sunshine
Solar power supplied 14.4 per cent of all electricity generated in Britain last month
independent.co.uk
Has Rupert Lowe ever specified the period he wants to Restore Britain back to? Their economic policies suggest a modern twist on the 1800's - workhouses, rampant privatisation, eating or heating, zero safety nets & every man for himself beneath the industrial smog in an uncompassionate police state
#TombTuesday a summit cairn for the Bronze Age dead at Moel y Llyn, Ceredigion, high above Cardigan Bay. Not a bad spot for the ancestors to rest.. 📷 My own, April 2022
