The Epstein files grant us a rare glimpse into the kind of machinations that must be happening all the time. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals, Trump's fixer, Steve Bannon, helped Boris Johnson overthrow Theresa May. Blatant foreign interference in our politics. 🧵
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
Troy Parrott. Echos of Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in 2002. What a moment. #COYBIG 🇮🇪
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
A week into the conflict between #Israel and #Iran we review some of the key environmental issues and trends, moving beyond risks from attacks on #nuclear facilities to the wider consequences of both parties’ military conduct. 🧵1/7 ceobs.org/the-emerging...
A recent study finds that the massive amounts of penguin poop, or guano, that can cover the ground for miles around penguin colonies with thousands of individuals, plays a critical role: ammonia gas released from the droppings helps form clouds over Antarctica, which can cool surface temperatures!
A bit mind blowing really
🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
The popular story behind one of the most famous maps ever drawn is (partly) a myth
www.maps.com/snow-mistake...
WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
New Pope Leo blasts non-religious people, saying (quite shockingly) that 'lack of faith' comes from 'the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity'
We'll remain composed in the face of such abject nastiness, but it's untrue to say the least
Really cool climate vis! More interesting than the stripes imo. What do they look like if the years are reversed, newest in the middle? More of a death spiral vibe?…
It's a year today since Farsley Celtic's men's first team played their last home game in Farsley, staging a 'great escape' to avoid the drop.
This year's 'great escape' may well be played out off the pitch over the summer months...
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There's been plenty of hyperventilating in some UK media outlets about solar farm taking over 'productive farm land' and endangering food security
But in fact the ambitious 2030 targets will cover only 0.4% of land, compared with golf courses covering 0.5%
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Dolphins in seas around the UK are dying from a combination of increased water temperatures and toxic chemicals banned in the 1980s.
Total stupidity from Alexander to try see this out with 5 defenders #bcafc
Get the sinking feeling that Smallwood red will go down - for all the wrong reasons - as iconic in the clubs recent history #bcafc
Yup, no way we don’t concede again. Would bring Wright on for some pace on the counter #bcafc
A screenshot from The Guardian with the headline: “Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs.” The subheading warns the proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss. Below, a photo shows a wide view of the English countryside in autumn, with green fields, scattered trees in golden tones, and wooded hills in the distance - representing the kind of landscapes at risk.
The UK Government promised a planning system that works for people & nature.
But as it stands, this Bill risks fast-tracking nature’s destruction.
We’ve joined others calling for urgent change.
Nature mustn't be written out of our future. 🚨
🧭🤖 “Turning right”? Political shifts in ChatGPT
A study using 3,000+ tests shows newer ChatGPT versions are shifting right on the political compass. Not user-driven – the shift may stem from system-level changes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1057/s415...
#SciComm #GenAI 🧪
What the fuck?
For all of the noise and the hype, the basic facts are these: Ukraine and has agreed to an unconditional ceasefire. Russia has not.
And tonight, Putin keeps on bombing.
And where are the stats to back up “every single” proposed housing site? It is anecdote, the type you find on GB News. The lack of evidenced for your assertion is what I am pointing to here - it does not come across well.
What do you think trotting out this nonsense does for your credibility? Your GB News slot awaits…
Likewise. This sort of ignorant Trumpist attitude is what leaves humanity with no food to eat - the biodiversity crisis is every bit as existential as the climate crisis. And that’s just considering our own survival, let alone what responsibility we owe to stewarding life on the only planet with it!
The closure of Mauna Loa will cause irreversible harm to the scientific record and our understanding of our impact on the atmosphere. But the symbolism feels even more massive than that.
What headline captures the abject stupidity of our historical moment better than "Rainforest Felled to Build Road for Climate Summit"?
This stance is for the birds.
Ignoring the scale of US and global shifts is a threat to our own national interest.
Trump’s evolving oligarchy is hostile to UK values—our future lies with Europe.
Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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All of the major U.K. party leaders have now issued statements about the Trump-Zelenskyy fallout except for Nigel Farage.
He has been tweeting tonight but not about this.
