"Certificates can be traded between operators within the same country. In the US, where gas from multiple producers is routinely mixed in pipelines, it is often impossible to determine whether “certified” gas actually comes from lower-emission facilities." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Standing up to the President! In a 35-page opinion, Leon sided with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in granting the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction because no statute comes close to giving the president the authority he claims to have. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

"I'm not going to accept a salary, no. And I'm giving up a lot of money, you know. You know every president has accepted their salary, except me." Don🤥ld J tRump 🇷🇺 Dial 1-800-GRIFTER #tRump @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social

If you didn’t see it coming, you weren’t paying attention. And he doesn’t have to do it formally to defy Congress, he can do it with actions that they can’t stop.

Trump has sent out a blizzard of conflicting messages: the war is won; it's not a war but an “excursion”; Iran has ten more days to make a deal; shipping companies should show some guts; Iran should open up the Strait of Trump, I mean Hormuz; we don’t need it anyway. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

It is April 1st. Or is it?https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/01/nhs-england-weight-loss-drugs-reduce-risk-heart-attacks-strokes-semaglutide-wegovy

Honestly not sure what all the hype is about. They're not even landing on the moon, and the Americans achieved that well over 50 years ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Well Dear PM Starmer. You see where all the sycophancy has got you in the end? Nowhere. But, I suppose... at least you tried to build bridges.

If only someone had thought through the real consequences of a hard Brexit. This is all so sadly predictable. www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...

re: Microbiome testing: it turns out that - "the same stool sample, sent to different companies, can yield meaningfully different results." As Ms Frame points out, it's time for some regulation and organization. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🧊 🎣

Well let's hope so. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Trump really is something. Most psychologists would have him sanctioned. Wouldn't they? He's dreamed of real power and now - he has it. "Donald Trump has said he wants to “take the oil in Iran” and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island, as the US sends thousands of troops to the Middle East."

A lesson for us all: "Welcome to the latest chapter in Norway’s attempts to reverse its catastrophic decline in reading. It might have one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds ... but Norway, temporarily, forgot about the importance of books." www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Largest single day of protest in American history

“This was not a misunderstanding (but) a violent assault on clearly identified journalists and a direct attack on press freedom... Pointing rifles at journalists and civilians, physically assaulting a cameraman, detaining a crew are actions that cross every line." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

He's telling the truth btw. It is at number 2 in the Amazon charts. If he'd made it "touch and feel" who knows - it might have made it to number 1

Because unlike Americans, they can see beyond the next 15 minutes?🤔 www.usatoday.com/story/cars/s...

No Kings. Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org #NoKings

BBC Question Time is now pretending Reform UK member and Trump-supporting political activist Tom Skinner is a mere celebrity to get him the “neutral” slot on the panel.

Beijing is struggling with a glut of pigs. In related news: "Industries in China from coffee to electric vehicles are increasingly characterised by involution(excessive price competition), part of overarching deflationary pressures that include weak consumer demand." www.ft.com/content/4069...

What kind of throwback to the past is this?https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-christian-worship-prayers-pray-for-violence-pentagon-b2945765.html

Traditional malnutrition combined with ultra-processed food "mal"-nutrition means we're almost all missing important minerals and vitamins at population level. To fortify or not to fortify... that is the question. Great research from Ty Beal et al. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (free to access)

“I want a prize, a present, a trophy, a medal. Some gold, give me gold, give me a present now or I’ll bomb somewhere, anywhere, I will, I will, I will.” (Trump a demented old man unable to remember yesterday pampered by sycophants and cultists because he’s making them money. The cult of Greed.)

According to the Cato Institute, The Trump administration is reportedly receiving millions of immigration applications, pocketing the hefty fees, and never processing the applications. It’s collected over $1 billion in fees so far. Where is the outcry over this fraud and abuse?

This is what Idi Amin’s government did to Ugandan Asians applying for passports in the period preceding the expulsion. Amin then argued that they deserved to be expelled because so few had taken up Ugandan citizenship.

Evidence he doesn’t mean what he says!

Distrust? Of Trump? Why? He doesn't lie quite as much as Putin, does he? Or does he?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/gulf-states-scepticism-over-alleged-us-iran-talks-signals-a-distrust-of-trump

"President Trump can’t stop talking about how much his administration is negotiating with Iran about ending a war that has lasted almost a month. Iran can’t stop denying those talks are taking place." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Good news. Some common sense from Florida. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Russia’s dominance of the fertiliser market exceeds oil and gas, at 23% of all ammonia exports, 14% of urea and 40% of potash(with Belarus). Its shipments remain unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz while already receiving up to $150mn extra revenue from oil daily. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Wondering what leverage in negotiations looks like? Australia's new FTA with the EU provides 16,830 tonnes of tariff free access for beef. Australia's FTA with the UK, completed with a desperate Johnson administration, provided 35,000 tonnes tariff free, rising to unlimited over 15 years.

Embarrassing, isn't it? Did it all for 'Tim-Tams' that never turned up. #BrexitHasFailed #WeTriedToWarnYou #RejoinEU

The EU gets a better trade deal with Australia than Britain did. Of course, the EU negotiates with the clout and leverage of being the world’s largest market. It gets better deals for its members than they’d get negotiating separately. Britain now misses out on that.

As the EU and Australia announce their trade deal… 10 years in the making… it brings back fond memories of the absolute pant-soiling our own politicians did when ‘negotiating’ the UK’s deal with Australia.

Hyperpalatable foods (engineered with fat, sugar, salt & refined carbs) now make up 69% of US foods. They overstimulate reward systems, weaken fullness signals and are strongly linked to overeating, obesity and binge eating, often dominating binge episodes. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Is Imran Khan still alive? Pakistan has barely finished dealing with the unnatural deaths of 4 of his predecessors. Aside from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (executed by the generals), the deaths of Liaquat Ali Khan, Zia-ul-Haq and Benazir Bhutto remain unsolved/unresolved. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Half of U.S. oil comes from the Permian Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Anyone surprised that methane emissions from the there turn out to be nearly 4 times higher than the EPA’s official estimates. I suppose it's more convenient to blame the cows. gizmodo.com/feds-are-dow...

Words of wisdom from the other side, quoting the inimitable Gary Kasparov.

Dr. Sobngwi estimated that 1/3 of diabetic patients in Cameroon are lean or underweight. "The disease is even less likely to be accurately diagnosed in patients with those body types. That's the problem. Carb-intolerance doesn't necessarily make you fat. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/h...

So, you agree? We should fire Trump for being a disgusting person?

Support for the re-election of Orban’s corrupt, racist and pro-Russian govt in Hungary reveals the true fault lines of our new geopolitics. Putin, Trump and Netanyahu on one side- anti-liberal democracy- and UK, EU and Canada on the other, supporting it. Most likely to be the shape of our next era.

Who's next. Mephistopheles? www.ft.com/content/6967...

Please note: "High meat consumption linked to lower dementia risk in genetic risk group." news.ki.se/high-meat-co...

NEW: Former Trump official Steve Bannon suggested the president deployed ICE officers to major U.S. airports as a “test run” for using them in upcoming elections. According to the administration, they will not assist TSA with passenger screenings but instead guard exit lanes or check IDs.

The US already uses more than 22m acres of land for corn ethanol, which altogether only supplies only 5% of US transport fuel. Yes, solar uses land, but it produces 100x more useable energy per acre than biofuels. Let’s scale up solar. EnergySky