Bernard
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I really think that we should be getting away from what has become a throw away words.
"Racism" or "racist".
I believe that "white supremacist" is firstly more descriptive and secondly is certainly not throw away.
"Racism" or "racist".
I believe that "white supremacist" is firstly more descriptive and secondly is certainly not throw away.
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As I keep saying, sucking out CO2 while still pumping it out is like giving a poisoned patient the antidote while administering more poison
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As I keep saying, sucking out CO2 while still pumping it out is like giving a poisoned patient the antidote while administering more poison
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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He also lobbies for U.S. Big Tech companies that have donated millions to Trump
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
He also lobbies for U.S. Big Tech companies that have donated millions to Trump
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NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
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Ukraine’s application to join the EU has so far been blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
In the shadow of war
Presented by Amazon By GABRIEL GAVIN with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser WHILE YOU WE…
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ukraine’s application to join the EU has so far been blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
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Earlier this year The Telegraph shared misleading statistics about London's migrant population and faced no serious sanctions from IPSO. Accuracy is fundamental to our media landscape and the Government must act to ensure that newspapers are subject to standards of ethics and accountability. 2/2
The Telegraph’s attacks on the BBC are breathtakingly hypocritical
The Telegraph holds the BBC to standards they fail to meet themselves, the hypocrisy speaks for itself.
www.hackedoff.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Earlier this year The Telegraph shared misleading statistics about London's migrant population and faced no serious sanctions from IPSO. Accuracy is fundamental to our media landscape and the Government must act to ensure that newspapers are subject to standards of ethics and accountability. 2/2
Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
UK council loses bid to remove asylum seekers from hotel at centre of protests - www.reuters.com/world/uk-cou...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
UK council loses bid to remove asylum seekers from hotel at centre of protests - www.reuters.com/world/uk-cou...
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How Rosalind Franklin was so much more than a wronged heroine and was in fact an equal contributor solving the structure of DNA. This is from a few years ago but worth a re-read
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How Rosalind Franklin was so much more than a wronged heroine and was in fact an equal contributor solving the structure of DNA. This is from a few years ago but worth a re-read
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If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
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New post just out:
Will the Greens' surge continue?
Should Starmer sack Morgan McSweeney? Will Trump run for a third term?
Answering lots of your questions.
Here's what I cover
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
Will the Greens' surge continue?
Should Starmer sack Morgan McSweeney? Will Trump run for a third term?
Answering lots of your questions.
Here's what I cover
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New post just out:
Will the Greens' surge continue?
Should Starmer sack Morgan McSweeney? Will Trump run for a third term?
Answering lots of your questions.
Here's what I cover
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
Will the Greens' surge continue?
Should Starmer sack Morgan McSweeney? Will Trump run for a third term?
Answering lots of your questions.
Here's what I cover
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
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1/ Maxwell is now asking Trump to commute her sentence.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates
Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates
She is to make her plea to President Donald Trump.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
1/ Maxwell is now asking Trump to commute her sentence.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
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Tonight we held our first Walthamstow politics town hall meeting in person. It's a work in progress to find right format so all feedback welcome and thank you to those who came and proved we don't have to all agree to be able to talk to each other but we do have to be able to talk! #loveWalthamstow
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tonight we held our first Walthamstow politics town hall meeting in person. It's a work in progress to find right format so all feedback welcome and thank you to those who came and proved we don't have to all agree to be able to talk to each other but we do have to be able to talk! #loveWalthamstow
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While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
quad9.net
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
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The administration hates “fake news” so much it keeps stealing journalists' work for its ICE sizzle reels.
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission
A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The newspaper threatened to file an intellectual property right infringement lawsuit if the posts…
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The administration hates “fake news” so much it keeps stealing journalists' work for its ICE sizzle reels.
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
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Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.
Orbán counts on Trump going full Argentina to save him from election doom
The specter of Washington throwing a financial lifeline to save its ally in Budapest echoes another controversial White House gambit.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.
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In the past year, The Heritage Foundation — the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 — has held seven meetings with MEPs.
For European politicians, it's a way to get access to Trump’s people. For Heritage, it's a way to extend influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
For European politicians, it's a way to get access to Trump’s people. For Heritage, it's a way to extend influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In the past year, The Heritage Foundation — the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 — has held seven meetings with MEPs.
For European politicians, it's a way to get access to Trump’s people. For Heritage, it's a way to extend influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
For European politicians, it's a way to get access to Trump’s people. For Heritage, it's a way to extend influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
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Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.
Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET
Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.
Religions have long been used as a weapon. Christianity has avoided this recently but some are now using it as a weapon against other religions and stoking hate against other humans.
news.sky.com/story/the-ri...
news.sky.com/story/the-ri...
The rise of Christian nationalism in Britain and its relationship with the far right
A new type of Christianity - more militant, more political - is on the rise. But some in the Church of England claim this is a "corruption" of their faith.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Religions have long been used as a weapon. Christianity has avoided this recently but some are now using it as a weapon against other religions and stoking hate against other humans.
news.sky.com/story/the-ri...
news.sky.com/story/the-ri...
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Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance | TechPolicy.Press
We're witnessing the simultaneous capture of knowledge-producing institutions and the elimination of independent verification mechanisms, writes Renée DiResta.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
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OPINION: The world economy is already locked into a 19 percent loss of income by 2050 due to climate change.
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
OPINION: The world economy is already locked into a 19 percent loss of income by 2050 due to climate change.
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit - www.reuters.com/business/med...
BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit
BBC News said on Monday the broadcaster had received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump threatening legal action over the edit of a documentary broadcast a week before the U.S. presidential election.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit - www.reuters.com/business/med...