That’s about as dumb a take as you can get given that energy resilience/ independence and net zero ARE core National Security issues. Furthermore the failure to invest in these key net zero areas will cost us FAR MORE and very quickly. NOT red tape!

Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan. Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?

Oh what a tangled Web they weave

If the England FA were cunning they would write to FIFA today asking whether Quansah can play in the next game or does the exception only apply to American players. And publish the letter.

This right here! #Pinks #USDemocracy

Aftermath of the Russian attack on civilians overnight in Ukraine.

Ukraine's air defences failed to intercept any of the 29 ballistic missiles launched by Russia during the latest overnight attack, as the lack of Patriot missiles grows more dire by the day.

President #Zelenskyy 💬 "Last night, #Kyiv came under a massive russian attack. russia launched 68 missiles and a further 351 attack drones. Clean-up operations are currently underway. Damage has been reported at more than 10 locations across the city, including residential buildings.

Thousands of people lost coverage over as little as $8 in delinquent payments. They didn't know their zero-dollar premiums had gone up and they owed money. Most now can't get coverage until 2027. n.pr/4b83NWk

Farage: “I need the 💰 for my security…look how vulnerable I am” before snatching it and running

According to cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen, as of late June, 988,905 wallet addresses that purchased ‘$TRUMP’ coins incurred losses. www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...

Switzerland bolted 5,000 solar panels onto a dam wall 8,000 feet up in the freezing Alps where everyone said solar made no sense, and the plant now makes three times more winter power than any farm down in the valleys share.google/nw0ojKKXnID1...

**Every politician in Ireland should be forced to read this.** Excellent reporting; a bit of digging reveals how makey-uppy AI/tech industry & govt figures are re: job creation, use of renewables, drain on the grid & community funding. NB Ireland!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Let that sink in. #Pinks #USDemocracy

#Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes - Tour de France spectator ban as country along with Spain, Portugal and Greece faces ‘powder keg’ after heatwave www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Ukraine's SBU said it struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, the Vysotsk oil terminal, the Pervy Zavod refinery in Kaluga region, and military targets in occupied Crimea, including the Hvardiiske airbase, a Pantsir-S2 air defense system, and fuel infrastructure. #Ukraine

Day 1595 of my 3 day war. To prevent imperialists discovering location of my front line bunker in Moscow, we camouflaged the inside of it. I remain a master strategist.

Whitehall is advising Burnham to spend his early political capital on Brussels, not Washington – a direct rejection of Starmer’s Trump strategy The source added that ministers had “backed the wrong horse” by betting on closer ties with the US, believing it would unlock a major technology deal.

“.. The Florida for-sale market is flashing warning signs: 45% of listings have taken a price cut (6.6 pts above the national rate) “.. 1 in 10 homes are selling for less than the original owner paid.” - Parcl Labs

As a former Floridian of 27 years, houses aren't selling because of the high cost of insurance, Canadians don't want to be in the US anymore, and because sane people don't want to raise families in a state where children don't have to be vaccinated or where their houses might not withstand a storm.

The Great Lakes are big, but we are vulnerable to pollution partly because only about 1% of the water is renewed each year by rain & snow, surface runoff, and groundwater recharge. 1% of 6 quadrillion gallons of freshwater. Work harder to protect us,humans 🌊🌊

For no particular reason, obviously, this weekend I found myself remembering all those allegations about mysterious dark money funding untraceable Facebook ads during the Brexit campaign.

@citizenlab.ca's Pegasus revelations show the EU's spyware crisis is far from over. CDT Europe, alongside 38 CSOs, is calling for an independent investigation, implementation of the PEGA recommendations, remedies for victims, stronger enforcement, and an end to EU support for spyware companies.

Tirana explodes. Protesters storm the streets outside Albania's parliament, hurling eggs at MPs' cars and riot police as fury over the Kushner-backed Narta Lagoon resort boils over. Dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution" are demanding PM Edi Rama's resignation over the luxury development deal.

““Starlink is too congested to handle meaningful load at scale so they’re quietly hitting people with $750-$1500 ‘demand surcharges,'” Bode wrote in a recent post on Bluesky.“ apple.news/AE1hHcCEbTkq...

I’d’ve thought that the Royal Family was already in too big a PR crisis to have dropped the ball on this one. “Can’t get the staff in time” my arse. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Norway coach Solbakken on the Folarin Balogun non-suspension: "I think that's a big mistake by FIFA. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad decision. I feel sorry for the United States, because even if they win, the game will always have this bad thing about it. Not good for the sport. Bad decision by FIFA."

And the NATO Treaty definitely does NOT promote engaging in an illegal war and definitely NOT with a country outside its orbit… The very idea that doing the reverse of the NATO Treaty aims constitutes “loyalty” in Bonespurs Trump’s mind (& his stupid Iran war) points to the bonespurs in his head.

The NATO Treaty is clear from the start that disputes will be resolved “by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered” www.nato.int/en/about-us/...

3️⃣ NATO members will collaborate to resist armed attacked 4️⃣NATO members will consult together if any member feels there has been threats directed towards them

The NATO treaty says nothing about spending targets. Here’s some things they do say; a thread: 1️⃣Article 1: Resolve disputes peacefully 2️⃣Article 2: Support organizations, promote stability and well-being

Ukraine are kindly destroying the Russian army for European allies. The least we can do is give them these missiles to defend themselves with.

Farage having a total “establishment stitch-up” wettie about being scrutinised for his corrupt links and handouts from a convicted fraudster while Jenrick insists Farage “will be Britain’s next prime minister.” No. You don’t get to tantrum your way to power. app.independent.co.uk/2026/07/05/3...

Some aged care providers are gouging residents for services they don't provide or telling them that opt-in fees are mandatory. Labor's letting the market rip and older people are paying the price. Is it any wonder American private equity vultures are circling the sector?

It's worth stressing that the *magnitude* by which some of these records are being broken is nothing short of astonishing

Gee, you mean there's a way of increasing the defence budget without completely annihilating aid and climate action? I suspect an even bigger psychological barrier is dropping the supposed special relationship.

Interesting piece. But the UK has also travelled in the same direction as the EU - more protectionist, higher borrowing, and more interventionist. So Britain has also become less "British" since 2020. And I bet we become more European on tech/AI regulation too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Intergenerational living by design “The development includes 30 homes for residents, and two four-bedroom flats for Goldsmiths students, but the building was designed to create encounters between people who would otherwise live parallel lives.“ apple.news/Ajl3ucaOqRMW...

Bad news for Kyiv with 4 districts affected by the most recent 🇷🇺 bombing wave with the death toll rising to 11, with 46 injured. 🇺🇦 needs an urgent supply of 🇺🇸 Patriot missiles and the suspicion is that this was leaked to 🇷🇺 that is taking advantage of the hole in defences Which country leaked it?

A new week begins and again Russia has attacked on a Monday morning. It's Day 1594 of the Kremlin's invasion of a sovereign state - as history tells us, what Moscow can't get, it destroys. This is THE daily🧵for Monday 6 July 2026

With a second mass attack in a few days, it seems to me like Russia received Intel that Ukraine had zero Patriot interceptor missiles. So who's been blabbing? And why was this hastily arranged by Russia hours after speaking to Trump? bsky.app/profile/twmc...

The Russian Threat: The lesson from Russia’s war on Ukraine is that “readiness to defend” from a point where we are clearly very unready with stocks of munitions very depleted…enough to supply 3 days of full scale war …is that it takes considerable time open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

Labour's Stella Creasy has launched an amendment to introduce a £100,000 cap on political donations. Now the Q is whether Andy Burnham will back it Olly Buston of Clean Up Westminster: “If your MP doesn’t back Stella’s amendment then they are basically saying they think politics should be for sale"

⚡️Zelensky warns Russia preparing 'new massive strike' on Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing another large-scale attack against Ukraine, calling on allies to accelerate deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles.

We are Not Surprised! A Total Waste of Time and Money…. 🚨 BREAKING: DOGE has officially been shut down, after failing to accomplish its goal. Analysts have found that DOGE actually increased the deficit.

ZELENSKYY: Intelligence indicates that Russians are preparing new massive strike. Typical of Putin: right after America’s Independence Day and before NATO Summit in Ankara. Any delay with missiles for our air defense means loss of lives and it encourages Russia to continue war.

Long read. Many other details most of you haven't seen yet are here. "The untold story of Reform's George Cottrell: details never shown before about Farage's closest and most important aide, donor" thestateofuk.bearblog.dev

The Times (via Politico): "Christopher Harborne, who has given Reform £15 million and Nigel Farage personally £5 million, owns a jet fuel company that sources from refineries using large volumes of Russian crude oil."