There is little to celebrate here. Renewables are growing fast—but mostly to meet new demand. The existing fossil system, and its CO₂ output, remain largely untouched. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A President cannot commit a crime and can pardon those who commit a crime on his behalf. And thus, the great circle of modern political life in the US is complete. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

When brutal dictators are annointed National Heros, watch carefully for any backsliding of democracy. "Fury" sounds like exactly the right kind of response from the Indonesian people. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

“Epistemic injustice” and “decolonising” now signal virtue more than insight—confusing truth with power and treating coloniality as the only power that matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/decolo...

Now the world has been fixed--poverty eradicated and human rights respected everywhere--Canada has joined many other wealth nations in cutting aid. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

People were "dumfounded" by the administration's cruelty?!?!? Really? Where had they been living for the past 9 months? Withholding food benefits is cruel! And for the Trump administration, it's just another Tuesday. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A nicely considered piece by Steven Schwartz. The greatest of follies is to imagine that we can remain wise while ceasing to learn. —Francis Bacon substack.com/home/post/p-...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... This is insanity. South Korea's theatre of operations doesn't require nuclear submarines. For the cost they could develop a much stronger diesel-electric fleet, which better suits their needs. This is a $ premium paid to the US for maintaining an untidy ally

A ceasefire is every moment between a bullet and a bomb. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... And Peter Thiel--another Billionaire--says the antichrist is coming. When the Billionaires disagree I feel all a-flutter.

This sounds like a very positive message for health in Africa. healthpolicy-watch.news/african-publ...

An excellent piece by Lazardi, explaining why pre- and re-distributive policies are both needed to achieve an egalitarian society, which requires a functional technocratic state. Sadly, the left has joined the right in despising it. jacobin.com/2025/10/pred...

Kiss the ring, Canada! Kiss the ring. 🇨🇦 www.dw.com/en/ontario-h...

“He’s gonna get a third term,” Bannon said. “Trump is gonna be president in ’28, and people just sort of need to get accommodated with that.” And that's how any great democracy works...through "divine will" www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

It recalls Milton Friedman's great book, "Capitalism and Sleazedom" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

That is hilarious mixed messaging. I support you, but I don't support what you've done. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Squalid www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

It's a nice idea because it encourages prosocial play, and that can only be a good thing. I hear they're installing a bouncy castle where the rose garden was.

This is like the smoker who quits between cigarettes. www.dw.com/en/middle-ea...

And now Western Governments are so outraged they impose significant and effective sanctions against Israel, while providing air cover for Palestinian civilians. 😂 ... only it's not funny. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

"...we still have this problem in the cityscape, and that is why the interior minister is working to carry out large-scale deportations' If the center Right is going to do the work of the far Right, AfD has already won. www.dw.com/en/germanys-...

It's part of the Code. Honor among Fraudsters www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Alternatively, those advanced alien societies did find us. They observed our "civilisation" and thought: "Nope. Nothing worth seeing here." www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

The US CDC was an extraordinary organisation providing a vital global service. Now it's broken beyond repair. www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/h...

Errr... But....bbb...but... Donald? It's obviously some leftist, DEI, vaccinista conspiracy. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I don't think you can be instrumental in prolonging a war and then get a victory lap on the ceasefire. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Great news. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The world's three major nuclear powers engaged in a European proxy war. What could possibly go wrong? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This is a brilliant illustration of how absurd the label "terrorist" has become. The King's peace is apparently such a delicate and fragile flower that it cannot with stand the howling gale of a silent vigil. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

'Cairo is acutely aware that displaced populations would likely remain targets of Israeli military action, given Israel’s established record of cross-border strikes in Lebanon, Syria, and elsewhere' writes H A Hellyer in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Don't tell me that it's illegitimate to draw parallels between these "lawful acts" and "lawful acts" commited by the German government in the 1930s. It's wantonly cruel and dehumanising. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

This is awful. I can't express it. I've typed... deleted... typed... deleted. There is no day that it's OK, but to attack a synagogue on Yom Kippur really underscores the vile hatred. It's senseless. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Party A tells Party B that unless they fulfill certain conditions, Party A will continue to commit war crimes against Party C. And the world welcomed this plan. 😞 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The only goal at this point is to get Israel out of Palestine and get aid in. Any conditionality is performative masking for on going war crimes. Israel and the US can stop the deaths immediately. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

@drtedros.who.int post on "the other platform" "Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) aim to create opportunities for those who lack them because talent is universal, but opportunity is not..." #DEI Good to see someone calling out world leaders opposed to a fair world. x.com/drtedros/sta...

Looks like Gotham sent backup for #UNGA. We need some real superheroes to show up this week to make peace in our hurting world.

Simultaneously sleazy and smart. www.dw.com/en/ukraine-u...

"Finishing the job" A fantastic euphemism for war crimes www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I'm looking forward to the 2025 Nobel Prizes. Donald Trump will win four! Stupid Curie (Physics, Chemistry) and Pauling (Physics, Peace) only won two. Peace --work in Gaza/Ukraine Medicine -- Aceta..Aceta...Tylenol causes autism Economics--Impact of tariffs Physics--Climate change isn't real.

"Prime minister says the UK is facing a choice between patriotic renewal and toxic divide" "Patriotic renewal" will not placate Reform voters but it will drive division and social exclusion. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

At any other time, this would be the punchline to a joke on a late night comedy show. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Trumped up charges. No one else seemed willing to stoop to that pun. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Those Jim Henson puppets are really good. Oscar or Ernie (the handsome one) were probably my favourites. But as a pantomime bad-guy this new one is terrific. And when the show's over, you can shove them back in a box. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Rays of hope while politicians sow division. 54% worldwide say their lives are affected by events in other countries 55% in the U.S. agree their country should cooperate on global challenges 75% worldwide would support international cooperation. www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/dema...

Those evil anti-fascists. "Antifa political activism includes nonviolent methods of direct action such as poster and flyer campaigns, mutual aid, speeches, protest marches, and community organizing"[Wikipedia] www.dw.com/en/trump-lab...

If Europe is stuck in a culture war with the US, it is because they let themselves be. Allies do not interfere in internal political processes, or push fringe political parties. ecfr.eu/publication/...

I always thought scientific evidence tied causes to effects, not politicians. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So much for good news. They reversed this decision yesterday. The Vaccines for Children program (Medicaid) will no longer cover the combined shot for children under 4. This is a terrible and dangerous decision that will have a direct and negative impact on the health of our children.