Very proud to be part of this. (Currently generating 2.7kW from my south east London roof)

James Murray@james-bg.bsky.social · 3d ago

Solar power toppling yet more records. You can focus on how this will deliver significant and well-understood challenges for the grid or you can recognise how cheap and clean power is becoming increasingly abundant in predictable and manageable ways. www.businessgreen.com/news/4533778...

Solar delivering 15 per cent of the UK's power last months means there was a lot of polluting gas we didn't need to extract or import, pay a fortune to purchase, and then burn resulting in the release of planet-warming gases that are fuelling a global climate crisis.

Calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “the NATO campaign against Russia” erases Ukrainian agency and echoes Kremlin framing. Our thread responds to Diane Abbott’s comments and highlights the internationalist left voices taking a different approach. *now with fixed link x.com/UkraineSol/s...

The lazy sociopath who golfs instead of working (on, say, a plan to win a war with Iran) wants terminally ill patients to work for benefits they’re entitled to.

This area used to re-elect the head of the 1922 committee to be their MP.

On a political level this process of cultural atomisation that fragments shared bonds of understanding and trust between people is something authoritarian regimes want in order to prevent the emergence of mass collective action against them.

Glad someone senior from the sector is pushing back. Labour MPs need to understand the serious real anger from graduates and the people who produce them. And the dangerous financial situation they have allowed to fester, or indeed worsened, in one of Britain’s leading sectors.

Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says

LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance

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A rally in support of Mykhailo Fedorov is taking place in Kyiv today.

Labour's Bev Craig to be announced as Greater Manchester mayor in next 15 mins or so.

NEW! The world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it! presswatchers.org/2026/07/the-... w/much credit to @jamellebouie.net and @chrislhayes.bsky.social

The world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it. | Press Watch

Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s virulent racism

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Can someone please just search up 'Lyndon Johnson Vietnam' in front of him? 🙄

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 5d ago

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared a large-scale operation in the form of a decisive two-week bombing campaign should Trump choose escalation to break the deadlock in the Middle East, two sources confirmed.-NYP

The Wigan count was holding things up? Was Lisa Nandy supposed to be doing it and no one knew where she was?

Carsten Timmermann@ctimmermann.bsky.social · 5d ago

The tension! I'm not sure if I can stand the tension for much longer.

The easiest possible layup for a President at war with another country would be to explain that they are attacking us. Trump won't do that because he views Minnesota as a bigger enemy than Iran.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

Load of bullshite... The vast majority of jobs created are short term construction jobs. Data centres once finished need few people to operate them but create instead a whole host of problems re environmental impact & eating up resources, noise pollution etc..

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

Just yesterday the Telegraph was telling us to embrace climate change and enjoy the "Mediterranean lifestyle"... How can we have a Mediterranean lifestyle without wine?

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d ago

I always wondered what it would take for the Telegraph to decide there might be a downside to climate breakdown. Well, now we know. Even so, this article manages not to mention it.

At the start of the Civil War, there were 4 million people who were enslaved in the US. Families were separated so some members could be sold to plantations in other parts of the country, including children.

just incredible to watch the US president take Iran's side when my state's water systems are under cyberattack

See, it's funny because it's true. #Sad

Oliver@oliver48.bsky.social · 6d ago

The thin line between US President policy making satire and reality ... via Arthur Barnes

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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What's this? A PM who knows how to put the ball in the back of an open net?

Andy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is ‘wrong man’ to lead Fifa after stake-sale plan

UK prime minister’s intervention raises pressure on Fifa president after resignation of a top adviser

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Really happy with this shot from Brooks Falls in Katmai!! #mammals

If we're serious about rebuilding trust in politics, we need institutions that are representative, accountable and fit for the 21st century. I've joined colleagues in writing to the Prime Minister to call for a National Commission of citizens and experts to examine options for reform.

Oh look, JK Rowling's chequebook-waving has emboldened the ADF, a Christofascist hate group that has been pouring millions into the UK to fund court cases and lobbying against abortion rights, equal marriage rights, Pride events etc., to go on the attack as well. Top standing up for women, Joanne!

Christian charities challenge Amnesty report labelling them ‘anti-rights’

A letter led by ADF International UK urges the Charity Commission to affirm that charities may engage in public debate without being labelled a threat to human rights

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This is absolutely insane. A Reform council leader has contacted the police to complain after he was criticised about one of his council's decisions... It's clearly not only Farage who hates being held to account. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform council chief threatens to report café boss who fed kids for free to cops

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been told by East Sussex County Council chief Andy Woolley that he plans to contact police after...

mirror.co.uk

This is really interesting, a petty bourgeois rebellion against Reform (whereas they're ususally a core part of its base, certainly its candidates). We should be supporting this and trying to help it spread. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform council chief threatens to report café boss who fed kids for free to cops

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been told by East Sussex County Council chief Andy Woolley that he plans to contact police after...

mirror.co.uk

“A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included ⁠in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools.”

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

The media is desperate to find some reason why Elon Musk's politics are complicated or more sophisticated than they seem, because the simple truth is too ugly for them to admit - an actual Nazi is the world's wealthiest person, and his companies hold substantial American government contracts.

The only time Jesus became even remotely violent was when confronted with people exploiting religion for personal grift.

Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · 6d ago

"A ‘Make Great Britain Christian Again’ event in August will see speakers aligned to Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ([stage name] Tommy Robinson) and other far-right figures come together in an attempt to boost MAGA-style ‘Christian Nationalism’ on this side of the Atlantic." #R4Today