Aidan Robbins has been making videos on temperate rainforests all over the world, but says Ireland's were the hardest to cover because they are now so rare. Great to see these precious, neglected ecosystems getting some global attention. They deserve so much better. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qq9...

An article that pulls no punches, especially that closing paragraph …

England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat. Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders. End the scam. Nationalise.

The word “twunt” seems like it was tailor made

In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity. Do listen. I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...

Oil is about $57/barrel. At this price, what American oil companies need is DEMAND, not more SUPPLY.

. To compensate fans for the recent allegations of overpricing, FIFA has announced that every ticket holder will receive a free Peace Prize. . www.skysports.com/football/new...

Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this: An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.

Rachel Reeves, whose budget was almost entirely and deliberately briefed in advance of her statement, says it is "deeply disappointing" that the OBR has accidentally done the same

"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."

I like that Jennifer Whitmore TD kicks ass so nicely. She [like me] is against fox-hunting & is a conservationist. Her attacker, despite his ‘save the foxes’, is pro-hunting. I was brought up to believe torturing animals is both wrong, & non-Christian.

If you want to understand Ukraine and Ukrainians, remember this: During the liberation of Kherson, one man said, “Now, we have no electricity in the city, no water, no central supply heating, no mobile connection, no internet connection, but we have no RUSSIANS” 1/2

I'm obviously not a genius trillionaire, but if I'd spent a fortune to create a machine that tells me I don't make mistakes, I'd be asking for a refund

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

The Duke of Wellington’s traffic cone has now been swapped for a pigeon sculpture, complete with a mini cone on its head and a little newspaper in its wings. 🐦📰 By The Rebel Bear

„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“

A Government of cowards. Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution. They can't get away with this. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?" Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader" "Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin" "And the best response to hatred is solidarity"

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

This is probably the only thing you need to read about the BBC crisis.

Every element of this is comedic perfection.

England's water industry and govt put out inflated numbers about the cost of nationalisation. I asked the Minister to explain the social cost of leaving water in private hands, likely to be over £1 trillion by 2050. Question was notified in advance. Watch his reply. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eCV...

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection. Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

We're told one of these land uses is 'productive', while the other is not. But in terms of photosynthetic levels, as well as the production of clean air, water, no flooding, a stable climate, etc, etc, the natural ecosystem wins hands down. As for biodiversity, let's not even go there.

“To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”

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#Sudan: We are deeply concerned about the situation in El Fasher. As fighting intensifies, thousands are trapped with no safe way out. The Rapid Support Forces have announced that they have taken control of the city.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Die MAGA-Bewegung will in Großbritannien eine autoritäre Wende nach amerikanischem Vorbild einläuten. Die Voraussetzungen dafür sind erschreckend gut, wie @annettedittert.bsky.social erläuert 👉 www.blaetter.de/podcast – und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.

The truth about AI: Power, work and who really benefits youtu.be/bVV1CmbpL8A?...

Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh. news.sky.com/story/migran...

The light over the Atlantic coast of Ireland is like nowhere else on Earth 🌎

At last week’s lobby on Sudan, I spoke to constituents about loved ones caught in the horrors of war — especially in besieged El Fasher, where 250,000 civilians are trapped and starving. The UK must back an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian access & end arms sales to the UAE that is fuelling war.

“Facts Matter. Verifiable, testable, provable facts.” – Stephen Fry This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking. See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org #CelebrityTraitors

Tell the government to stop the crackdown on peaceful protest now: act.gp/3J2ntjz

Cost of Privatization, Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping. Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers. Public ownership is the only way out.

That ballroom extension seems slightly suboptimal …

Breaking: The East Wing

"Winter is coming, which means we're back to thinking about home heating." Not sure how my colleague Max Woollard managed to get this past the @nestauk.bsky.social editorial team, but he did and his blog on how to make clean heat more affordable is great...

"Parking is such sweet sorrow"

Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm. Real life:

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

Just saw a sign, “A comb over is not a crown” 😂

For no reason at all I thought this quote from Katie Lam MP would work in a different font. I thought I’d add a headline too. Apropos of nothing in particular. Really, no reason at all.

“People had a way of suddenly disappearing, no trial, no explanation”; “prisoners were half-starved, bullied, inhumanly treated”.

“The resonances with today are impossible to overlook. Would that we all had Carson’s insight and her moral clarity.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...