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Tomas Wiik
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Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.

Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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New laws of robotics:

-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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We're not supposed to say anything

A foreigner can only be allowed to praise racism otherwise shut up.
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.

Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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This chart is about tactical voting, but looking at it from the perspective of ‘would it be easier for labour to get voters back from Reform, or from literally anyone else’ is quite revealing
If voters could vote against a party (More in Common)
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Speaking as a former immigrant married to an immigrant (both NHS employees) I'm particularly revolted that a Labour MP is using protection of the service I work for to spread racist narratives about immigrants.
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report lists 70 recommendations on how Finland can improve its relationship with the Sámi people."

yle.fi/a/74-2019793...
PM Orpo: Finland must apologise to Sámi people
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report lists 70 recommendations on how Finland can improve its relationship with the Sámi people.
yle.fi
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NEW: America’s largest gas utility is using ratepayer funds to incentivize rebuilding with fossil gas appliances after LA wildfires

SoCalGas is taking advantage of “broken rules”

Thank you @missionvespa.bsky.social for going down the rabbit hole with me:

insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances - Inside Climate News
California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.
insideclimatenews.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Absurd
Kafka wants a word.
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A tragedy caused by criminal negligence, corner cutting and corruption
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.

We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.

Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Dear UK: You don’t pay enough taxes to have an NHS that doesn’t run on immigration and immigrant labour.

Sorry to be brutally honest but it’s how it is
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I hope she will read this
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
heckle.scot
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
That is always a sure-fire fix, right? Right…?
🛑 PANIC MEASURES: Council officers have now ordered an immediate halt to all "non-essential spend." (e.g. preventative work that saves money in the long term)

This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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🛑 PANIC MEASURES: Council officers have now ordered an immediate halt to all "non-essential spend." (e.g. preventative work that saves money in the long term)

This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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It is pretty ridiculous that the Criterion Collection simply exists to go “here are very good movies that we present to you to buy and watch with some thoughtfulness” and that’s all it takes to be successful because it’s rare that anyone does that shit
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Almost impossible to overstate how detrimental this would be for most of Europe
"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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EveryDoctor is carrying out really important research about NHS privatisation, which is crucial right now because it looks like Keir Starmer and his team are about to enter *new* private partnerships, a lot like PFI deals 🚨🚨🚨

We’ve already discovered that 69 NHS trusts are…
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM