Alex Ross
@wergend.bsky.social
Survivalist 😉 Firefighter 15 yrs, Science geek, Geology, forager, sustainability, bushcraft, rewilding, silly old romantic.
Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be told to pay to go private.
Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d agonews.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy. Datacentre prioritised over building affordable homes. Little attention to environmental issues. Govt overturning local council refusal is not devolution or democracy. Big business always wins.
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes
theguardian.com
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
Inside Britain's university crisis
As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter
democracyforsale.substack.com
Don't people get sent to prison for this sort of thing? Why is Farage's fiancier so immune to punishment for these felonies?
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 2d ago"[Byline] revealed that Cottrell entered corporate finance under a false Swiss identity, hired by the same City network that produced Reform UK’s own treasurer, Mehrtash A’zami. "Byline Times has since confirmed that this identity was stolen from a real person – Cottrell’s old school friend."
Land Rover also does a Discovery Metropolitan edition. The name suggests it's for use in cities. Because you never know how high the kerb / cyclist / pedestrian you need to mount might be. And because there must be no limit to the pointless environmental harm you inflict.
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
"Rupert Lowe has done to Farage what Farage did to the Tories: outflanked him from the right and left him with almost no good options."
Rupert Lowe's olive branch to Nigel Farage is actually a trap
For all his talk of unity and reconciliation, Lowe must know he has thrown a grenade into his old adversary’s foxhole
inews.co.uk
TITLES like this always fill me with dismay, as the best target for this great conversation, are exactly those in the centre who will be put off. The (presumably)target audience, already knows a lot of this. What's the point of preaching to he choir? youtu.be/X5WU51sVn3Y?...
How to Overcome Capitalism | Jason Hickel on Socialism, China, and the West
YouTube video by Michael Mezzatesta
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Watching "Charlotte Gray," ... all I can think is how astonishingly beautiful Cate Blanchette is. I do hope she is also a magnificent actress but ... I've hardly ever been able to concentrate on that. (n.b. in my defense, I am only 15 minutes in.)
1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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I’ll soon launch CROSSING THE RED LINE—my book probing how+why the Biden admin enabled untold suffering in Gaza. This record is key to understanding both current US politics & more humane future policy. Humbled to be discussing w/the kind @mehdirhasan.bsky.social in DC on 9/29. Mark your calendars!
Highly recommended reading, if you like food, and the biosphere.
Dr Chris Macdonald@drchrismacdonald.bsky.social · 5d agoI've been exploring a deceptively simple question: What are the best sources of protein? My answer can be found in my lastest research paper which went live earlier this week: doi.org/10.3389/fsuf... Please share with anyone you feel may be interested. #Protein #PlantBased #Vegan #Sustainability
In 40 years, kids will look at us burning coal and oil, like we look at the Americans slaughtering the buffalo and ancient redwood forrest's. substack.com/@janrosenow/...
The bill we never see
The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them
substack.com
What will happen? What do you think should happen?
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
Here it is, the cover of the paperback edition of my book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters. Now featuring some snazzy quotes! It’s out on August 27. geni.us/BreakingMicWright
Is clean power cheap enough to compete? The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill. These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else. More in new Bright Spots edition: open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The bill we never see
The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them
open.substack.com
Two seconds in and I can already highly, highly recommend. I have followed this wonderful man for years. His book on the arms trade is very, very good. youtube.com/watch?v=Ruf7...
Who PROFITS From Genocide? | Ash Sarkar Meets Investigative Journalist Andrew Feinstein
YouTube video by Novara Media
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I am a big n of Garry, but I think Richard is exactly correct here and I do hope Greens are listening. @greenjennyjones.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @carolvorders.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=jWEv...
Prof Richard Murphy on Andy Burnham, Gary Stevenson and More
YouTube video by TortoiseShack
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This is next to Jack Fullers Observatory, East Sussex. I love this spot, but only today realised I can see both the north and south downs from here, and prettymuch all of East Sussex which is very rare without being on the Downs.
Surely, that's it for him. What will the consequences be?
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
I do appreciate what he has done to move the conversation. youtube.com/watch?v=vvTO...
It's time to say goodbye
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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I'll be on #BBCNews TV ~6pm ET / 11pm London to discuss the climate change-fueled wildfires currently ravaging Europe: www.bbc.com/watch-live-n...
Talk about a cosmic glow-up✨📸 This progression of images of galaxy group RSCG 55 shows the evolution of ground-based sky surveys spanning more than three decades🤯, ending with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view. 🔭🧪
