With more rivers running dry and reservoirs getting dangerously empty as Britain sweltered in another heatwave, there was an urgent call today for people to stop using water for unnecessary purposes. From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Full story via the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... And yes, that grey smudge IS the otter. The scientists are certain. We believe them.
Otter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx River
Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery
theguardian.com
"...lower federal court judges have consistently defended the rule of law, the separation of powers, and due process against arbitrary actions by an unhinged president. We should be grateful for their undaunted and uncompromising stance in defense of our democracy that keeps tyranny at bay."
The Contrarian@contrariannews.org · 17h ago2. He was blocked from trying to reverse a longstanding government policy limiting immigration raids at places of worship. 3. He can't stop the FBI headquarters from moving to Maryland. Go deeper:
“The government needs to ... make sure that the public and the environment aren’t left to carry the social environmental costs of the datacentres. These datacentres are ultimately going to be serving the wealthiest companies in the world – so they need to be required to carry that cost.”
Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in North Ockendon would be incompatible with UK net zero targets
theguardian.com
Journalists, PLEASE, always ask what specific lessons and who specifically has learned them. “In the aftermath of Grenfell, governments stood before the country and promised that lessons would be learned"...
Grenfell families ‘failed by UK law’ as cladding sharehol...
Campaigners call for stronger measures to hold corporations accountable as new report into blaze that killed 72 people says shareholders were paid £23m more than relatives of victims
observer.co.uk
A shipment of rare books was tracked by 404media... it ended up at an Amazon AI training facility, where they scan and destroy books. At worst, we are losing invaluable works. Regardless, they are stealing decades of knowledge without attribution. This needs to stop.
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
404media.co
In 2024, 87% of ads mentioning gas prices were run by Republicans, our analysis found. This year, roughly two-thirds of these ads have come from Democratic candidates or groups. And those same Republicans are now quiet amid voter anger at soaring prices.
Gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024. Now it’s Democrats’ turn.
A POLITICO analysis found a majority of ads mentioning gas prices are from Democrats — a sharp reversal from 2024, when Republican campaigns dominated the topic.
politico.com
ELECTION FLIP: Last night in Pennsylvania, voters flipped a seat Republicans held for nearly 30 years in a Trump stronghold district to elect Democrat Brandon Dukes. A victory that sends a clear message ahead of the midterms.
ICYMI: Trump-endorsed SC Senate candidate Darline Graham said last night she's "not informed on national security" and claimed South Carolina has 50 million people. It has 5.5 million. Lindsey Graham was one of the Senate's most hawkish national security voices.
Tonight we’re launching our new public-interest website about the National Design Studio. The goal is to put everything we know in one place and make it easier for people to see what the Studio is actually doing. The Studio isn’t just giving government websites a facelift. It’s building and
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@PhilippeGendreau.bsky.social@philippegendreau.bsky.social · 2d agoLa compagnie norvégienne #MarinvestEnergy travaille main dans la main avec le gouvernement du Québec et du Canada dans le plus grand des secrets afin d’imposer un nouveau projet d’énergie fossile au Québec. Pendant ce temps, la population est tenue complètement à l’écart. amnistie.ca/participer/2...
A National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration in early June that the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already peeling because of the renovation process and the materials being used.
The slated green energy plans could light, heat and cool all the homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver combined.
Major boost for green energy as Canada plans €43 billion investment
The slated green energy plans could light, heat and cool all the homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver combined.
l.euronews.com
His name is Hakty. He was rescued, taken to a shelter in Kyiv, and sure looks like he's pissed off at Vladimir Putin. Thank you @eugenekibets.bsky.social for the work you do.
Enjoy your safer city holiday in Europe!
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 5d agoThe loudest voices online aren't always the most accurate. New data shows our homicide rate is lower than every US state, while murder rates are at record lows. The evidence is clear: our approach to tackling crime and its causes works. It’s driving down violence right across the capital.
Look at a forest. Does it grow infinitely? No. It reaches a mature, climax state—biodiverse, resilient, storing massive energy. It doesn't "crash" because it stopped growing; it thrives because it reached equilibrium. Economies need to mimic ecosystems, not cancer cells. 🌲🔄 #Biomimicry #Regenerative
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo 44-45 cm Australia, New Guinea, Aru Islands of Indonesia Here they are enjoying some left over pizza! 🙂
‘The UK’s richest 0.001% – about 200 families – held wealth worth 5% of GDP in 1989. Today, those families command an astonishing 25% of the country’s GDP’ - As the Guardian says: ‘Extreme wealth threatens our democracy’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on global inequality: extreme wealth threatens democracy | Editorial
Editorial: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump
theguardian.com
L’écart entre ce que les chercheurs savent et la perception du public: une nouvelle étude aux États-Unis confirme qu'il n'y a aucune corrélation entre immigration et criminalité.
Le lien entre immigration et criminalité réfuté (encore)
C’est ce que les statistiques nationales disaient déjà, mais une analyse régionale plus fine le confirme: aux États-Unis, il n’y a aucune corrélation entre les quartiers qui ont vu une hausse de la population immigrante dite «sans-papiers», et une hausse de la criminalité. En fait, ce serait même le contraire.
sciencepresse.qc.ca
A win! A federal judge blocked a land exchange that would have cleared the way for a controversial road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, protecting one of the country’s vast and ecologically important wild areas. Thank you, Judge Sharon L. Gleason!
'Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution.' Brave politics, wise policy, good news.
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
theguardian.com
"Clean energy additions will rise by a record 45 gigawatts this year, according to S&P Global Energy — equivalent to the average electricity demand of Turkey. The increase is roughly 25 per cent higher than the previous record set in 2024."
Clean energy booms under Donald Trump despite effort to undercut renewables
Capacity will rise by a record 45GW this year, according to S&P Global Energy
ft.com
My daughter when she was 8: “Tomorrow is not a thing.” “What do you mean?” “Tomorrow is today if it’s tomorrow.”
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
...pendant ce temps, à Mathura, en Uttar Pradesh, dans un centre qui accueille des éléphants sauvés de situations difficiles. (...) Un seul vêtement peut nécessiter environ 6 kg de laine et plusieurs semaines de travail pour six à sept personnes.
