EXCL: Almost 80% of the 1,252 shops registered to sell vapes in Glasgow failed to provide their current details when prompted by the government. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2593807...

An often rarely discussed aspect of war is the destruction of heritage and culture (where intentional, it is constitutive of genocide). Here ceramics from Iran and Syria, most more than a thousand years old. Burrell Collection, Glasgow.

And often, as in this case, where saying the true thing would help them.

I actually looked this up recently! so the roman calendar supposedly used to have ten 30- or 31-day day months - march, april, may, june, quintilis, sextilis, september, october, november and december - followed by a 55- or 75-day intercalary (period without named months) for winter

Not quite Page 3 material, but I'm in today's Sun - pic taken about 10 years ago, when I carried a bit more weight. I was drinking 'alt bier' in Dusseldorf.

Bommen voor de vrede 🤦🏼‍♀️ (Dansen op de vulkaan - De Dijk)

Wat nu nog rest: flyeren in de buurt. Want GroenLinks-PvdA komt overal!

I ❤️ Amsterdam Noord F*ck FVD

Jesse Klaver speecht op laatste grootschalige campagne ‘get together’ in Luxor; Arnhem. Stem groen & sociaal! Stem Groen-Links-PvdA op 18 maart a.s. voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen!

Briljant @mwcartoons.bsky.social #StemLinks

Actually quite impressed by the Govt's response to the energy crisis so far. Doubling down on green energy is the way to go, and it's such a clear dividing line with the Tories and Reform.

This is cool. The Government is set to allow plug-in solar, low cost solar panels that families can buy at supermarkets and put on their balconies or outdoor space. "In Germany over a million have been sold, helping households with energy costs and reducing dependence on fossil fuels."

Ukraine is at the heart of this year’s festival programme. With talks, exhibitions and art workshops come along and together show we #StandWithUkraine

I am VERY tempted to write another long post about how the decision in the 1970s not to establish a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund in favour of simply using the oil money to prop up finances at the time, has done more damage to the UK than any other decision in history. LONG THREAD, SORRY.

So the ‘blind-sided’ thing is obviously ridiculous. This will get solved — maybe through some sort of balancing mechanism. Worth noting that in general European university costs are way lower than the UK.

At the risk of blaming the internet, the minority that have always held extreme views have historically found it hard to find their fellow travellers because they are the outliers. With instant communications, they now have an instant community to reinforce, amplify and exploit their views.

Happy birthday to John Snow, the man who put the OG into epidemiology, without whom we'd all have cholera and the Broad Street pump would still have a handle

This is very straightforward, ethically: do not discuss politics with those who want to end political discussion.

Quick reminder: there’s millions of Epstein files that remain hidden

This is underreported story. But it’s important. Acts of domestic terrorism are predictably spiking in the aftermath of our attack on Iran - and Trump and Patel gutted the FBI counterterrorism team, leaving the country intentionally exposed.

Republicans blamed Hillary for 4 dead in Benghazi. They blamed Biden for 13 dead in Afghanistan. Trump’s war has already left 13 U.S. troops dead in just three weeks. Where’s the GOP outrage now?

Well that will open up the Strait of Hormuz. "The White House’s main entrance — framed by graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of US power "A Trump-appointee is proposing to replace them with a more ornate style favored by Trump... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“The more successful people didn't have better willpower compared to those who were less successful. Instead, successful people set up their lives so they didn't need to use willpower frequently. They exposed themselves to fewer temptations.” This is the strategy parents should teach children.

WELKER: Would you consider voting for more funding for the military during this conflict? SCHIFF: No. The military has all the funding it needs for this conflict. This $11 billion we've spent just within the first few days -- that's money that could've gone into new hospitals and schools.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

The NYT’s PR team has gotten pretty feisty lately, and I could not be more here for it. (Especially when dealing with the likes of Ari Fleischer.)

Ed Miliband, "The price of gas is set on the international market, whether it comes from the north sea, or is imported" "We're price taker and not a price maker" "We need homegrown clean power that we can control" "We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"

The lightwell in the middle of the 1890s Baltic Chambers on Wellington Street in central Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #balticchambers #lightwell

Trouble brewing in German European politics - research from @dpa.com released over the weekend shows that cooperation between the EPP and the far-right including the ESN/AfD on migration policy is far more extensive than argued by Manfred Weber:

Hardly any fossil fuel car sold anymore in Denmark now.

Nu de Eurosky er is, heb ik de stap gemaakt om hier een account aan te maken. Ik ga hier vooral over Big Tech en de democratische rechtsstaat berichten. En natuurlijk over Big Tech-waakhond The Firewall thefirewall.eu

Bij de vvd hebben ze blijkbaar geen actieve herinnering aan Stef “de woningmarkt draait als een zonnetje” Blok.

“Biohuis pleit al langer voor een schadefonds voor telers die het overkomt. "Een biologische teler is niet de schuldige, maar draagt wel de lasten.“ […] Het geld in dat schadefonds zou volgens hem moeten komen van de chemische industrie die pesticiden maakt, of van de gangbare landbouwsector.”

Laten we nu toch godbetert die wet de komende 5-10 jaar met rust, ook in het kader van een betrouwbare overheid. En laten we hem eens in alle rust uitvoeren. Dan kunnen we weer eens evalueren of deze wet beter moet.

Hoe zou de MIVD over hun minister denken, trouwens?

Het internationaal recht wordt niet alleen door landen als China, Rusland en de VS ten grave gedragen, maar ook door leiders die geen stelling durven te nemen in situaties waarin wel duidelijk sprake is van schending ervan. Aldus Jesse Klaver in #Buitenhof. Zo is het.

#NerdVote kandidaat voor de gemeente Dordrecht is erbij 🙋🏼‍♂️ Meer weten over hoe ik Dordrecht digitaal veilig en toegankelijk wil krijgen? netwerkdigitalesamenleving.groenlinks.nl/onze-mensen/... Dordtenaar en vind jij digitale zaken ook belangrijk? Stem 18 maart Nick Bootsman, lijst 1 plek 5

‘Opgeheven vingertje.’ Kunnen we tenminste nieuwe taal verzinnen voor dit soort totaal doorgekookte clichés?

Als je dit leest (@volkskrant.nl) vraag je je toch oprecht af: hoe gaat zoiets, hoe werkt de politiek en vooral WAAROM DE VLIEGENDE FUK..? #hypotheekrenteaftrek

Wat @mariekeblom.bsky.social zegt: benzineschaarste niet oplossen met het goedkoper maken, maar minder gebruik stimuleren. #Buitenhof Dit zei @klokpieter.bsky.social ook in redactioneel commentaar VK. Op markt van vraag en aanbod gaat prijs omhoog bij schaarste, dan gaat vraag omlaag.

Ehm, ook even hè... Waarom staat er bij dat een PARTIJWOORDVOERDER zegt dat dit mogelijk ook bij het OM ligt?! Ministeries hebben hun eigen woordvoerders. Moeten uitspraken van ministers niet via DIE lijn gaan?

Groep die aanvallen op joodse instellingen opeist 'lijkt niet georganiseerd'

Kabinet spreekt met één mond, toch? Of is dit meer à la "Ik bén beleid." Ziet de VVD het kabinet-Jetten inderdaad als 'Schoof II', zoals in #BetruwbareBronnen genoteerd werd? omny.fm/shows/betrou...

On Saturday 28th March, NION Women will be in London with hundreds of other groups, marching in solidarity against the far-right. We’ll be in the Women’s Bloc. Whether you’re female or male, cis or trans, get in touch if you’d like to join us: forms.gle/uXQV8kuYqeDD...

There’s light at the end of the tunnel. 🔦 TfL uses as much electricity as 600,000 homes, but the network is officially shifting to be part-solar powered. We’re on the fast track to a 100% renewable commute by 2030.