I would like to wish all my American followers on June 14th a very happy #ObamaDay . A day to remember one of the greatest presidents in US history. A day to show u support free & fair democracy, and to celebrate decency and kindness to others. HAPPY OBAMA DAY! 🇺🇸 (PLEASE share, it’s important!)

I started working out the rough numbers and % of fully electric cars on U.K. 🇬🇧 roads back in January 2022. There were then only 349,985 (1.18%), but that is rising steadily, and after just over 3 years has more than trebled (x3.7 more!) to now 1,448,531 (4.07%). EVs now make up over 1 in25 cars⚡️🙌👍

When we get through this despicable period in America—and we will get through it—Americans will have learned why and how important government is to making life better.

A disturbing new Danish TV series, which follows a wealthy family as rising seas force the evacuation of Denmark, is wildly popular in its home country. We should all be watching it, says Bethan Ackerley

Imagine starting a car that hadn't run in 21 years, that's 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. That's what the NASA team just did with Voyager's thrusters. People are amazing. jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-v...

National Grid pledges £60bn investment after profits rise 20% National Grid said pre-tax profits in the year to end of March were £3.65 bn, up 20% on the £3.05 bn in the previous year. Shares in company closed up 3% at £10.46, outperforming wider market. @jamesdhurley.bsky.social buff.ly/uzRMO3s

Why does he wear orange make-up in the first place? Can anyone explain it?!

At start May 2025 we see last month a further 24,558 new EV’s added in U.K. This is 20% of all new cars! (or 1 in 5). This makes a stunning 1,448,351 fully electric EVs’s on U.K. 🇬🇧roads. That’s now 4.1% (or 1 in 25). 😁 AWESOME⚡️ (Using data from @SMMT and @dvla ).

In April another amazing month with 69,313 new EV’s registered in U.K. This is 19% of all new cars! (or 1 in 5). This makes a stunning 1,423,793 fully electric EVs’s on U.K. 🇬🇧roads. That’s now 4% (or 1 in 25). 😁 (data from SMMT and DVLA ). BYD Seal in picture.

Great job, Donald

Oh we Brits think Donnie is special… just not in a good way. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...

The Trump administration’s funding freeze is extending beyond federal agencies and into the nonprofit sector, leaving contracted conservation work to stall and jobs to hang in the balance.

Donald Trump thinks Americans should “shut up” about the outrageously high price of eggs.

Most of the #Arctic is experiencing warming temperatures over the last four decades in March. This is largest in the Barents Sea region and corresponds to losses of sea ice cover (turbulent heat fluxes). Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5. For more info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Bernie is on FIRE!🔥

‘Nothing is off the table’ on EU defence funding, says Ursula von der Leyen Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

every single public facing person in this administration is just a different variation on baghdad bob

After reading about measles & immune amnesia (scary), I went for a titer. My measles AND mumps antibodies are undetectable—which seems not to NECESSARILY mean no protection, but might. Then I read this, re: mumps titers & covid severity. Booster, here we go! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Can I get a Kenneth Williams “ooooooohhh matron….”🤣

This is an interesting explanation of why Trumpy is imposing #tariffs by @briantylercohen.bsky.social #economy

Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want Would we want a country like that?

In February an amazing 21,244 new EV’s were registered in the U.K. This was 25% of all new cars! (1 in 4). It is also a 41.7% rise compared to same period 2024. There are now 1,354,480 fully electric EVs’s on the U.K. 🇬🇧roads. That’s 3.86% (or 1 in 26). 😁 Brilliant progress😎

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to show “united leadership in support of Ukraine” when they separately meet Donald Trump this week www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he was “ready” to resign as leader if it meant it brought peace to his country, suggesting he could swap it for NATO membership www.cnn.com/2025/02/23/e...

Although not yet been officially announced, there is a lot of buzz that a new search by #OceanInfinity for #MH370 may be imminently in progress. Public Maritime data shows their advanced ship Amarda 1806 actually right now the expected new search zone. Carrying state of art new drone subs.

The switch to EVs continues at a pace. Each month now a good 20-30% new cars in U.K. 🇬🇧 are fully electric. 👍 In Jan 2025, 29,634 new EVs were registered, that’s 21% of all cars. The total on road is now 1,333,236, which is 3.81% (or 1 in 26) PS anyone able to name this charger!

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

In 2020, China built 25.2m vehicles In 2024, China built 31.282m vehicles Vehicle build up 6.1m (24%) In 2020, 1.36m vehicles NEVs: plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) + battery electric vehicles (BEVs) 5.4% of vehicles In 2024, 12.87m (41%) NEVs 946% growth in NEVs in 4 years 2025 gonna be huge

I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

This is probably the most accurate take.

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

Lyft Could Roll Out Robotaxis In Texas Next Year cleantechnica.com/2025/02/12/l...

Hundreds of quantum computing firms around the world are racing to commercialise these once-exotic devices, but the jury is still out on who is going to pull ahead and produce a machine that actually does something useful

The switch to EVs continues at a pace. Each month now a good 20-30% new cars in U.K. 🇬🇧 are fully electric. 👍 In Jan 2025, 29,634 new EVs were registered, that’s 21% of all cars. The total on road is now 1,333,236, which is 3.81% (or 1 in 26). PS anyone able to name this charger!

I REALLY want an Aptera, and want them to succeed, but sadly Australia ADR rules do not allow its sale in Oz...

#AGL details plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity mix from roughly 80 per cent coal to firmed renewables

Spain’s Acciona Energia – which is building Australia’s biggest single #wind project – is seeking solutions for the full recycling of turbine blades

“Policy makers and wider society should be aware that the rate of global warming over recent decades is a poor guide to the faster change that is likely over the decades to come, underscoring the urgency of deep reductions in fossil-fuel burning" www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

Trump sat silently while President Musk held court in the Oval Office, looking annoyed as Musk’s kid picked his nose. Meanwhile, Musk’s allies push judicial impeachments, Trump is furious at low deportation numbers, and Trump's Gaza plan hits roadblocks👇

BYD has launched the Sealion 7, a mid-sized electric SUV set to rival the Tesla Model Y. On sale from 3PM AEDT today. Premium (RWD) – $54,990 Performance (AWD) – $63,990 Both come with an 82.56kWh LFP battery, V2L capability, and a six-year/150,000km warranty.

River Nile seen from the ISS

SolarButterfly is the brainchild of Louis Palmer, the first man to circumnavigate the world in a solar-powered vehicle named Solartaxi by(in 2007) & was developed by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts in Switzerland.

The world’s largest solar vehicle, a unique 10-metre, 2.8 tonne solar-powered caravan named SolarButterfly, towed by a Tesla Model X100d, already travelled through 42 countries on its 4-year journey since May 2022 & has reached South Africa. mybroadband.co.za/news/motorin...

There is no clearer voice on democratic erosion than Steven Levitsky. This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

This ancient, wild oak in my place is about 12m from the edge of a road. It has stood there for 100s of years, supporting a whole web of life, bothering nobody. Now they're talking about removing it and countless others, because in Ireland (1% native forest left), nature ALWAYS has to pay.