Al Grooves
@algrooves.bsky.social
Jenrick – who in 2020 accepted that his approval of Richard Desmond’s building project had been unlawful – said it was “so annoying watching so many people break the law and get away with it”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Robert Jenrick turns vigilante in bid to tackle London’s fare dodgers
Tory MP claims ‘law breaking is out of control’ in video in which he accosts travellers on the underground
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Jenrick – who in 2020 accepted that his approval of Richard Desmond’s building project had been unlawful – said it was “so annoying watching so many people break the law and get away with it”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fantastic performance by @arsenalfc.bsky.social women to win the Champions League! Absolute class! 🥳
May 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fantastic performance by @arsenalfc.bsky.social women to win the Champions League! Absolute class! 🥳
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“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
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GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
"Brexit five years on - It has been a disaster" GB News interview with fisherman Andy Dixon
YouTube video by Russell England
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
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I was surprised to see in today's ONS figures that UK goods exports suddenly rose 3.5% in Q1/25.
Then I found this was almost entirely driven by a surge in UK aluminium exports to the US ahead of Trump's tariffs.
This alone pushed UK GDP growth by ~0.2 ppts (out of 0.7 ppts total in Q1). Amazing.
Then I found this was almost entirely driven by a surge in UK aluminium exports to the US ahead of Trump's tariffs.
This alone pushed UK GDP growth by ~0.2 ppts (out of 0.7 ppts total in Q1). Amazing.
May 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was surprised to see in today's ONS figures that UK goods exports suddenly rose 3.5% in Q1/25.
Then I found this was almost entirely driven by a surge in UK aluminium exports to the US ahead of Trump's tariffs.
This alone pushed UK GDP growth by ~0.2 ppts (out of 0.7 ppts total in Q1). Amazing.
Then I found this was almost entirely driven by a surge in UK aluminium exports to the US ahead of Trump's tariffs.
This alone pushed UK GDP growth by ~0.2 ppts (out of 0.7 ppts total in Q1). Amazing.
WTF
cops raided a high profile drag event in pittsburgh last night without a reason given other than a vague “compliance check”
P Town Bar ‘Raided’ During Queer Event Featuring Amanda Lepore
What was supposed to be a joyful night of queer celebration turned into a moment of surreal disruption on Friday when P Town Bar, a beloved LGBTQ establishment in Pittsburgh, was raided by approxim…
qburgh.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
WTF
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📢NEW from me: Oops, He's Done It Again: all the misled furore around Tony Blair's climate pronouncements this week somehow served to detract from how truly dreadful his policy paper is. I did a deep dive for some reason.
Dodgy Dossier Redux: Blair Fabricates Weapon Of Mass Distraction
Every paragraph of Blair's climate paper is its own tapestry of rhetorical intricacy. But tug on a line and the whole thing unravels.
the-climate-laundry.ghost.io
May 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📢NEW from me: Oops, He's Done It Again: all the misled furore around Tony Blair's climate pronouncements this week somehow served to detract from how truly dreadful his policy paper is. I did a deep dive for some reason.
Would any @arsenalfc.bsky.social fan like a Bournemouth ticket today? Think you need to be a member to allow transfer. I can't make it and would rather gift it than waste it
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@gemabbott.bsky.social
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@gemabbott.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Would any @arsenalfc.bsky.social fan like a Bournemouth ticket today? Think you need to be a member to allow transfer. I can't make it and would rather gift it than waste it
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@gemabbott.bsky.social
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@gemabbott.bsky.social
Climate plan not based on phasing out fossil fuels is definitely doomed to fail!
a) they are finite
b) we won't have a liveable planet left if we burn them all
c) how much have you been paid by petrostates?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
a) they are finite
b) we won't have a liveable planet left if we burn them all
c) how much have you been paid by petrostates?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair
Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Climate plan not based on phasing out fossil fuels is definitely doomed to fail!
a) they are finite
b) we won't have a liveable planet left if we burn them all
c) how much have you been paid by petrostates?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
a) they are finite
b) we won't have a liveable planet left if we burn them all
c) how much have you been paid by petrostates?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Macron shook one hand.
April 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Macron shook one hand.
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We have now arrived at the "arresting judges" level of fascism.
April 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We have now arrived at the "arresting judges" level of fascism.
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"If you torture one animal, you’re arrested and considered a psychopath. But if you abuse millions of animals in a systematic, industrial process, you’re hailed for your business acumen."
Nicholas Kristof is 100% (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
Nicholas Kristof is 100% (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
Opinion | Animals That Feel the Slice of the Knife (Gift Article)
An insider offers a grim picture of life inside a cattle slaughterhouse.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"If you torture one animal, you’re arrested and considered a psychopath. But if you abuse millions of animals in a systematic, industrial process, you’re hailed for your business acumen."
Nicholas Kristof is 100% (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
Nicholas Kristof is 100% (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
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🧵Twelve conceptual 'problems' that make dealing with climate change super difficult:
March 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🧵Twelve conceptual 'problems' that make dealing with climate change super difficult:
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Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
March 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
Is there some sort of news embargo on this? Conspiracy to cause public nuisance is repressive and should not be a crime, certainly not with jail time attached to it
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Is there some sort of news embargo on this? Conspiracy to cause public nuisance is repressive and should not be a crime, certainly not with jail time attached to it
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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AP is banned by Trump from WH pool, while this is happening:
Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
AP is banned by Trump from WH pool, while this is happening:
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🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
March 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
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Perhaps the top person at The Atlantic was added to the Signal chat because those on the chat believed there was a person in charge of the Atlantic.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Perhaps the top person at The Atlantic was added to the Signal chat because those on the chat believed there was a person in charge of the Atlantic.
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Grönland säger tack, men nej tack!
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Grönland säger tack, men nej tack!
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
Legend
“Want a chair?” a spectator asks.
“No..chairs are for finishers,” John replies.
In the howling wind and rain, John Kelly completes a “Fun Run” at the 2025 Barkley Marathons in 39 hours and 50 minutes. Afterward, he takes the ceremonial bugle and plays his own taps.
“No..chairs are for finishers,” John replies.
In the howling wind and rain, John Kelly completes a “Fun Run” at the 2025 Barkley Marathons in 39 hours and 50 minutes. Afterward, he takes the ceremonial bugle and plays his own taps.
March 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Legend