🇮🇹🇷🇺 Italy’s Foreign Ministry Secretary-General informed Russia’s ambassador in Rome that Russian diplomats must leave Italy within three days.

🇨🇳🛰️ Russia and China have developed a joint plan to counter the American Starlink satellite communications constellation. This was reported by The Insider as part of a joint investigation with Der Spiegel and Le Monde.

Argentine soccer body has poured millions into South #Florida. FBI wants to know why www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a... via @miamiherald.com

An old but relevant thread on Irakli Dgebuadze

Andy Burnham says Labour ‘didn’t get it right’ as he apologises for its stance on Gaza

UK Labour Governnent to force Water/Energy Guzzling Al Data Centres on local Communities UK government gives data centers the ability to skirt building regulations and local authority oversight by applying for fast-track ‘national importance’ status | TechRadar share.google/UgBsN3niS2Jn...

Nice try but no bsky.app/profile/cna-...

Introducing a Bill to stop the scandalous use of Shannon airport by the US military. Stop using our country for your illegal unprovoked and murderous wars.

Chief Rabbi leads calls to block Church of England discussion of Palestinian Christian genocide report

Self-Driving Cars Are Interfering With First Responders. Feds Aren’t Happy www.wired.com/story/self-d...

Brussels Airlines and Norwegian are taking the 2026 FIFA World Cup rivalries to the skies with tongue-in-cheek jabs at their European counterparts.

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Karley Baurichter said she worries that hyperscale data centers will exhaust natural water systems, mislead rural workers into believing data center jobs will bring long-term prosperity, disrupt the ecosystem with noise, light and excess heat, and expose rural communities to greater surveillance.

FIFA is one of sport's richest bodies, the World Cup its crown jewel. Eleven years after corruption nearly toppled it, football's overseer has more money than ever. But where from? And where does it go? The deepest of deep dives: @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

Yes, finally NATO jets will be allowed to shoot down russian drones! #NATO #russia #russiaIsATerroristState

Russia challenges World Athletics ban at top court - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/russia-challenges-world-athletics-ban-top-court-6243681

Many (prob >30) Waymo robots have had tires slashed, but not many have had them & their wheels stolen. One person allegedly slashed the tires of 17 Waymo robots in San Francisco, IIRC. Also, I expect Waymo will be in St Louis at least until their recent $16 billion in new funding about runs out.

The complete elimination of Meta would yield unambiguous, far reaching benefits for global society.

🇬🇪Human Rights Watch just published its Georgia report. It is devastating for the illegitimate Georgian Dream anti-EU government. Georgian Dream is dismantling independent civil society through law, prosecution and financial strangulation. hrw.org/news/2026/07... 1/8

Read more here www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

Millions of pounds and many, many questions: why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny. At least four suspicious transactions flagged by banks. Include £5m gift from a crypto billionaire, to a £1m donation routed to party fundraising vehicle, Britain Means Business, via a convicted fraudster’s mother.

Reform UK wants MORE privatisation of the Britain's NHS, social care and public services ... meme via Michael Taylor

'Beat every single Russian' — Ukrainian semifinalist at Wimbledon condemns IOC ruling on Russia "I just want to go out there and hopefully beat every single Russian I play in the Olympics," Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostiuk said after advancing to the semifinals at Wimbledon.

🚨 BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp is reportedly leading growing criticism of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, with calls for accountability over what many critics describe as one of the most controversial World Cups in recent memory. "This is our sport, not theirs," Klopp said.

Cartoon by @danboriscreates.bsky.social

I nice review of the incredibly suspect economics behind the current #$SPCX valuation. As usual, the Wall Street hype machine did its job to extract the maximum amount of cash from retail investors and used index arb to artificially boost demand before the 💩hits the 🪭 blog.apnic.net/2026/07/02/t...

Allowing a swasticar to drive you into danger, whilst listening to Justin Bieber songs. What a way to live.....

Ahhhh brilliant.

Outgoing South West Water boss Susan Davy (pictured) received a £270,000 bonus for 2024-25. She presided over a cryptosporidiosis outbreak affecting 17,000 households in south Devon that made 140 people ill, hospitalising four of them. ‘Turd of the Week’ in the new Private Eye, out now.

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"

Project Jupiter Fuckery www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...

The SNP set to join the Greens in backing a data centre moratorium in Scotland. What amazing campaign work. Just as in the US, people are rejecting the Tech barons stranglehold on our society. www.thenational.scot/news/2625708...

FIFA has decided not to take disciplinary action against Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan after he celebrated his team’s victory over Australia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup while holding a Palestinian flag. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260707-fif...

Nearly 14,000 people have written to the First Minister calling for a pause on hyper-scale AI Data Centres in Scotland. Join the campaign today ⤵️ greens.scot/datacentres

“We all agree that the Meta glasses are for perverts, yes?” says a Threads post with 30,000 likes. Social media is never a good place for nuanced debate, but posts like these are a succinct if crude snapshot of the cultural tension surrounding AI wearables. Read more from @vicmsong.bsky.social:

"Children are dying while wearing Argentina Messi shirts. These children love you & they love football, but they are being killed while you remain silent." Hossam Hassan shared this message after Egypt's controversial 3–2 defeat to Argentina, where several rigged VAR decisions sparked debate.

Everything is disposable now—even satellites. Companies profit from launching them, replacing them, and burning them up in our atmosphere, while the environmental consequences become everyone else’s problem. Profits are private. The damage is public. #SpaceX www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Poor put-upon Apple went to the European Court of Justice to argue that it is not a Gatekeeper by running its App Stores, and that EU requiring interoperability with competitors is simply mean and beastly. The ECJ dismissed the arguments. The struggling Cupertino start-up is Very Sad.

THERE IS A PRECEDENT for refusing to allow Farage to resign: in 1842 Henry Cadogan, Lord Chelsea, the was facing a bribery investigation, and the Chancellor refused his application to resign. Farage also faces corruption charges: we should wait for the outcome. api.parliament.uk/historic-han...

🚨 This is a pretty good analysis 🔽 well worth a read...👍 isj.org.uk/british-fasc...

Data centres now consume 23% of Ireland's electricity, with demand set to rise even further. That means higher bills, greater pressure on our energy security and growing risks to our climate targets. How many data centres are enough?

How is this even possible?! 📌 A 38-story NYC skyscraper is at risk of collapse on 42nd Street. Video shows structural support beams inside the building buckling.

Heatwave versus storm system www.weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-news...

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni was the last to arrive at the NATO summit dinner in Ankara, where she was welcomed by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz. Arriving fashionably late and to avoid having to wait with Trump in the same room.

❗🤬 FIFA to consider Russia's return to international football, - SkyNews FIFA will study the possibility of Russia's return to international tournaments after the IOC revoked its recommendations to suspend Russian sports.

The IOC is not giving up the title of world’s most corrupt sporting organization to FIFA without a fight

Love it ... sums it up for sure ...

Who will be signed up for the new Specsavers ads?