1/2 This is crucially important point. 1) "No quarter" is indeed specifically war-crime term 2) Under Geneva Conventions, after sinking an enemy ship, the attackers must "take all positive measures" to find and rescue any survivors. Text in next post No evidence US sub did so after attack, AFAIK

If it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that's because there isn’t one. My column on the politicians, journalists and junktanks using the Iran crisis as an excuse to extract our remaining gas and oil. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Media & police commonly report that “speed wasn’t a factor in a crash.” What they mean is the driver wasn’t technically breaking the speed limit, or at least not too much. But speed is ALWAYS a factor, in how much distance is needed to stop, how well crash victims can be seen, and whether they die.

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

If you read one thing about Iran & geopolitics & economic fallout & climate, make it this @martinsandbu.ft.com column

Energy policy déjà vu in Europe. Oil reserve release. Gas price cap debate. State aid on the table. The toolkit looks like 2022 because fossil fuel dependence remains. Renewables and electrification reduce exposure. Crisis management does not.

I made a video about fascism in America. Not as an insult. As a clinical diagnosis --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf2...

Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK. Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ensuring #FoodSecurity - surely a crucial government responsibility on which Westminster has been failing for decades www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Can anyone tell me what the bike industry and/or People For Bikes are doing about the way e-bikes are being blamed for havoc caused by people riding electric motorcycles?!!? WAY MORE THAN HALF THE STORIES ABOUT DEATHS CAUSED BY E-BIKES DO NOT INVOLVE E-BIKES. THIS IS KIND OF IMPORTANT.

Today the US uses about 30-40% of our corn supply and 40-50% of our soybean oil supply to produce biofuels that account for… …about 6% of our total transportation fuel. Lots of land & food/feed, small amount of energy. Solar is 100x more efficient per acre at producing energy. End of 🧵 for now.

The School of Biosciences at University of Birmingham is recruiting FIVE Assistant/Associate Profs in areas including fungal biology, plant science and bioengineering. Full details below 🍄🌾🧬🧫

We failed to avert dangerous climate change. That has consequences. Here I discuss three that, alas, no government seems to want to publicly acknowledge. My latest for Technosphere Earth www.technosphere.earth/yes-we-can-n...

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran. No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles. Worth a watch. (🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

Local authorities who won't contract towing companies to remove private property blocking public space like this are making an announcement that they are happy to see this continue. In many cities, this car would be gone within a few minutes, and its owner could then pay to get it back.

Der Irankrieg zeigt: Wer wie die Bundesregierung wieder auf Gas und Öl als Energieträger setzt, gefährdet die Zukunft des Landes. www.stern.de/capital/iran...

Just last week the German government gutted the heating law which was supposed to drive a transition away from gas. The timing could not have been worse: Gas prices are up 50% today and this crisis could worsen significantly. This will happen again and again and the consumer pays the price.

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.

benefits. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

NOW confirmed: A catastrophic shift in German heat policy. Fossil heating systems are getting a comeback. While the heat transition is finally gaining real momentum, the government is sending a signal of uncertainty. This is how structural problems get postponed - until the next energy crisis. 🧵

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Is this bad

The solar panels and batteries for the equivalent of Hinkley point would have cost no more than £2 billion and would have been finished within 2 years of approval. The mass deaths resulting from this delay and waste of money is mass murder. The decision makers DO have agency and they were warned.

Two PhD opportunities at the Australian National University and the University of Technology Sydney, working on thermal responses and thermal acclimation of C4 photosynthesis. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.

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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.

If journalism becomes a crime, fascism isn’t coming. It’s already here.

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

They're lying!

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.

Es sollte langsam auch dem letzten klar sein: Trumps Regime arbeitet nicht gegen „die da oben“ oder die „Fremden“. Sie erschießen unschuldige Bürger auf offener Straße und lügen darüber. In other News: Die AfD fordert Trumps ICE als Vorbild für Deutschland zu nehmen.

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated! jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...

People with power in the city I live decided that this is an acceptable place for other people's children to cross the road. Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.

Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?

"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches

Man Exiting From 7 Lane Highway Can't Believe Entitled Cyclists Riding Two Abreast.

This was announced 12 days ago and really ought to have received more attention.

An interesting bit of history: In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland. The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...