It's not just that they got it wrong it's that believing the original shows such a fundamental misunderstanding of the immigration system.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Times corrects its splash story headlined "Migrant care workers bring dozens of family members." The Times got this totally wrong. It then used its own error as the basis for an editorial calling explicitly for forced expulsions of people living here legally. www.thetimes.com/comment/regi...

‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage

‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage

The long read: After her son disappeared, Isabel Miranda de Wallace swore she would bring the culprits to justice. She became a national hero. But did she go too far?

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After her son Hugo's disappearance in 2005, Isabel Wallace led a relentless public campaign to punish those she claimed were responsible. She became an anti-crime celebrity & a close ally to presidents. But was the case she championed a fraud? for TheLongRead: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage

The long read: After her son disappeared, Isabel Miranda de Wallace swore she would bring the culprits to justice. She became a national hero. But did she go too far?

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“Northern Ireland (and not only Northern Ireland) needs a political leadership willing to challenge misinformation, confront prejudice and speak up for those who have become the targets of systematic suspicion and violence.” Amen and Inshallah, Luqman Saeed

Luqman Saeed | In Belfast

It isn’t an exaggeration to say that we are living under a kind of house arrest, unable to go out, with an oppressive...

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⭐ We are thrilled to announce “The RePlaybook: A Field Guide to the Climate and Information Crisis”, a first-of-its-kind toolkit by 30+ experts, journalists & NGOs to decode disinfo, challenge tech & counter division in climate comms.⬇️Must-have! Download: tacticaltech.org/replaybook/

A wild story of organised crime, pigeon influencers and the Chinese elite. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

The pigeon heist: How racing birds became the target of organized crime

Pigeon races in Chinese cities became opulent symbols of China’s economic boom, with purses over $100 million — exceeding most of the world’s major sports.

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my latest: Albert Varela claimed his corporate ayahuasca empire would free people's minds and offer them an escape from a world in crisis. But as Inner Mastery grew, its followers discovered a darker reality. for @theguardian.com Long Read

‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

The long read: Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker reality

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3/ 🚨 A major @euronews.com investigation reveals: "High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion-euro gamble on #CCS." www.euronews.com/green/2025/0... #ClimateAction #EUgreen

Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start

High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.

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Investigation: Three major EU-backed CCS infrastructure projects face high costs, local opposition and technical issues, calling into question the feasibility of the bloc's strategy to decarbonise heavy industry w/ support from @journalismfund.bsky.social

Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start

High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.

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CCS-Projects are currently launched all over the EU. Some have failed, others have run into problems. We took a look at three of the major CCS-infrastructure projects (Northern Lights, Callisto, Pycasso) and the lobby behind them. @journalismfund.bsky.social table.media/en/climate/f...

Norway: These are the problems of the CCS flagship project Northern Lights

The Norwegian CCS flagship project

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Norway's Northern Lights, a landmark carbon capture and storage project, faces major issues with costs and too few ships Part of our cross-border investigation series on Europe's CCS gamble

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Hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against climate change, Norway’s Northern Lights project aims to ship and bury CO2 emissions under the North Sea. But with high costs, too few ships, and many unanswered questions, even insiders wonder: can it deliver on its promises?

"Carbon capture and storage: industry’s €500 billion climate hold-up" New cross-border investigation by @humanite.fr + EU partners, exposing how intense pressure by oil&gas lobbyists secured political and financial support to this false solution. 🇫🇷 www.humanite.fr/environnemen...

Stockage carbone : le hold-up à 500 milliards des industriels sur le climat - L'Humanité

Grâce à un intense lobbying, le stockage carbone (CCS) s’est imposé comme le principal levier de décarbonation de l’industrie, en dépit des doutes qui planent sur cette technologie...

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l'Humanité@humanite.fr · last yr.

Enfouir du CO2, la nouvelle fausse bonne idée qui coûte des centaines de milliards d'euros… pour rien ! Notre enquête ➡️ l.humanite.fr/I7j

This is a great piece from Darren Loucaides, Alessio Perrone and Sam Edwards in Rolling Stone. Well worth a read if you want to understand “issue stacking” as a phenomenon, and how/why we got here.

Institute for Strategic Dialogue@isdglobal.bsky.social · 2y ago

ISD's @jkingy.bsky.social talks to Rolling Stone about how conspiracy influencers/ideologies have infiltrated mainstream life and, since COVID-19, have turned their attention to climate action, dismissing it as a so-called 'woke' concern. Read her commentary here. www.isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-n...