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Arctic sea ice volume is at a record low for the time of year, as it has been for well over a year. The image shows Arctic sea ice volume through February 7, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/horr...
February 8, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Arctic sea ice volume is at a record low for the time of year, as it has been for well over a year. The image shows Arctic sea ice volume through February 7, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/horr...
I reckon Nepal could win this. Which will be funny.
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I reckon Nepal could win this. Which will be funny.
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France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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Électricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coûts et des risques
« Le Point » s’est procuré le rapport interne d’EDF sur les conséquences de la modulation de son parc nucléaire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...
www.lepoint.fr
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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What a record indeed. People forget the guitar solo.
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
What a record indeed. People forget the guitar solo.
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So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have kids should pay more tax
Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
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The weekend weather report.
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The weekend weather report.
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We found a 4th egg in #kakapo Waikawa's nest yesterday and found it was fertile. Waikawa has maintained her incredible 100% fertility record: 5 clutches of 4 fertile eggs in 4 breeding seasons. That's unmatched by any other kākāpō. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We found a 4th egg in #kakapo Waikawa's nest yesterday and found it was fertile. Waikawa has maintained her incredible 100% fertility record: 5 clutches of 4 fertile eggs in 4 breeding seasons. That's unmatched by any other kākāpō. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
Most racist thing today...
Republican leads charge against Trump’s Obama ‘apes’ post. ‘Most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’
Trump’s video of Obamas as apes slammed as ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’
The White House dismissed the clip as harmless, stating ‘Please stop the fake outrage’
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Most racist thing today...
Donald Trump; a blubbering, gibbering racist.
And yet he still won.
Speaks volumes.
And yet he still won.
Speaks volumes.
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Donald Trump; a blubbering, gibbering racist.
And yet he still won.
Speaks volumes.
And yet he still won.
Speaks volumes.
Yup. Demand for flash drives may drop as well...
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Yup. Demand for flash drives may drop as well...
Lol. Actual lol's.
🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Lol. Actual lol's.
Oh man.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Oh man.
"Specialty"...😬😬
The London Market is a very significant strategic asset for 🇬🇧 & at the launch of the London Market Group’s #WhyLondonMatters2026 report this morning, I set out the Government’s plans to strengthen London as the world’s leading hub for complex & specialty insurance #londonmatters
February 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"Specialty"...😬😬
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
The argument of every abuser.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The argument of every abuser.
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We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Allan Massie, 1938-2026
Father died this afternoon.
alexmassie.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
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www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough... An international team of scientists has discovered a record-breaking method of removing a class of harmful 'forever chemicals' from contaminated water. #environment #health #biology
Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster Than Carbon
An international team of scientists has discovered a record-breaking method of removing a class of harmful 'forever chemicals' from contaminated water.
www.sciencealert.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough... An international team of scientists has discovered a record-breaking method of removing a class of harmful 'forever chemicals' from contaminated water. #environment #health #biology
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The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
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PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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The cruelty is the point.
NEW: Epstein survivors attorneys ask judge to order Justice Dept to immediately take down Epstein files materials
"There's no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency & persistence of the failures"
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"There's no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency & persistence of the failures"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#102 in United States v. Epstein (S.D.N.Y., 1:19-cr-00490) – CourtListener.com
ENDORSED LETTER as to Jeffrey Epstein addressed to Judge Richard M. Berman and Judge Paul A. Engelmayer from Attorney Brittany Henderson dated February 1, 2026 re: United States of America v. Jeffrey ...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The cruelty is the point.
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Electrification is the moderate position.
Guest opinion: Electrify the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line (L.A. to Palmdale at least) for an initial relatively cheap high-speed rail connection. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/01/29/o...
OpEd: How High-Speed Rail Could Reach LA by 2039...Without Waiting for the Mountains - Streetsblog California
California high-speed rail’s biggest unresolved problem is not in the Central Valley. It is south of Palmdale. Under current plans, high-speed trains are expected to reach San Francisco by 2039 while ...
cal.streetsblog.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Electrification is the moderate position.
When.l people ask where Epstein hot his money from....
In the UK, Epstein’s relationship with Lord Peter Mandelson is under scrutiny.
Mandelson gave Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout to save the Euro. He messaged Epstein about the bailout on the evening of May 9, 2010. The public announcement came the next morning.
(via @Steven_Swinford on X)
Mandelson gave Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout to save the Euro. He messaged Epstein about the bailout on the evening of May 9, 2010. The public announcement came the next morning.
(via @Steven_Swinford on X)
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
When.l people ask where Epstein hot his money from....