Mari Fflur
@marifflur.bsky.social
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A reminder that electifying isn't enough: individual vehicles aren't sustainable, in the literal sense of the word.
No one should feel compelled to give up driving but sustainability means more people need to live in places where the best choice is public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No one should feel compelled to give up driving but sustainability means more people need to live in places where the best choice is public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A reminder that electifying isn't enough: individual vehicles aren't sustainable, in the literal sense of the word.
No one should feel compelled to give up driving but sustainability means more people need to live in places where the best choice is public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No one should feel compelled to give up driving but sustainability means more people need to live in places where the best choice is public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Your regular reminder that almost half of Reform's donations in 2024 came from oil and gas interests and climate deniers.
They're bought and paid for.
They're bought and paid for.
NEW – Analysis: Reform-led councils threaten 6GW of solar and battery schemes across England
✍️ By @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
💬 Comment from @edporter.bsky.social and Gareth Phillips
Read here ⬇️
✍️ By @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
💬 Comment from @edporter.bsky.social and Gareth Phillips
Read here ⬇️
Analysis: Reform-led councils threaten 6GW of solar and battery schemes across England - Carbon Brief
Reform UK’s local-election victories in May 2025 could put 6 gigawatts (GW) of new clean-energy capacity at risk, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
www.carbonbrief.org
June 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Your regular reminder that almost half of Reform's donations in 2024 came from oil and gas interests and climate deniers.
They're bought and paid for.
They're bought and paid for.
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Spaff billions on a missile defence system that’ll never work as a missile shield but cut aid to a friendly country successfully fighting and weaknening your geopolitical rival. Absolute poverty of strategic thought. Or something much worse.
🚨🚨In a devastating but hardly surprising #betrayal, US defence secretary Pete #Hegseth has announced in a congressional hearing yesterday that the #US will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to #Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/us-to-cut-mi...
kyivindependent.com/us-to-cut-mi...
US to cut military aid to Ukraine, Hegseth says
The U.S. will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10.
kyivindependent.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Spaff billions on a missile defence system that’ll never work as a missile shield but cut aid to a friendly country successfully fighting and weaknening your geopolitical rival. Absolute poverty of strategic thought. Or something much worse.
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Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
Increasingly, #AI is becoming just automated garbage in/garbage out.
Increasingly, #AI is becoming just automated garbage in/garbage out.
AI model collapse is not what we paid for
Opinion: Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse
www.theregister.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
Increasingly, #AI is becoming just automated garbage in/garbage out.
Increasingly, #AI is becoming just automated garbage in/garbage out.
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New post just out:
"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
On the Brink
Universities are in serious financial trouble - what can be done about it?
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
New post just out:
"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
"On the Brink"
Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble.
Why it's about to get worse.
What the government could do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
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If you want this in plain simple English then here it is:
April 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If you want this in plain simple English then here it is:
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“There's no machine known that is more efficient than a human on a bicycle. Bowl of oatmeal, 30 miles - you can't come close to that."
- Bill Nye
- Bill Nye
March 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“There's no machine known that is more efficient than a human on a bicycle. Bowl of oatmeal, 30 miles - you can't come close to that."
- Bill Nye
- Bill Nye
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Yr Hen Iaith: Lefel A
Podlediad arbennig ar gyfer Disgyblion Lefel A Cymraeg!
Rhannwch y newyddion gyda'ch ffrindiau a'ch teulu!
Gwyliwch/gwrandewch ar y 2 bennod gyntaf, yn trafod Un Nos Ola Leuad gan Caradog Prichard a Martha, Jac a Sianco gan Caryl Lewis, ar AM nawr!
amam.cymru/channel-high...
Podlediad arbennig ar gyfer Disgyblion Lefel A Cymraeg!
Rhannwch y newyddion gyda'ch ffrindiau a'ch teulu!
Gwyliwch/gwrandewch ar y 2 bennod gyntaf, yn trafod Un Nos Ola Leuad gan Caradog Prichard a Martha, Jac a Sianco gan Caryl Lewis, ar AM nawr!
amam.cymru/channel-high...
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yr Hen Iaith: Lefel A
Podlediad arbennig ar gyfer Disgyblion Lefel A Cymraeg!
Rhannwch y newyddion gyda'ch ffrindiau a'ch teulu!
Gwyliwch/gwrandewch ar y 2 bennod gyntaf, yn trafod Un Nos Ola Leuad gan Caradog Prichard a Martha, Jac a Sianco gan Caryl Lewis, ar AM nawr!
amam.cymru/channel-high...
Podlediad arbennig ar gyfer Disgyblion Lefel A Cymraeg!
Rhannwch y newyddion gyda'ch ffrindiau a'ch teulu!
Gwyliwch/gwrandewch ar y 2 bennod gyntaf, yn trafod Un Nos Ola Leuad gan Caradog Prichard a Martha, Jac a Sianco gan Caryl Lewis, ar AM nawr!
amam.cymru/channel-high...
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🚨NEW: This is horrific.
Musk & DOGE closed the specialist unit at Yale tracking down Ukrainian children kidnapped & stolen by Russia.
HOWEVER, it now emerges the entire database may have been DELETED, destroying years of research needed to find missing children.
If so, there should be arrests.
Musk & DOGE closed the specialist unit at Yale tracking down Ukrainian children kidnapped & stolen by Russia.
HOWEVER, it now emerges the entire database may have been DELETED, destroying years of research needed to find missing children.
If so, there should be arrests.
March 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🚨NEW: This is horrific.
Musk & DOGE closed the specialist unit at Yale tracking down Ukrainian children kidnapped & stolen by Russia.
HOWEVER, it now emerges the entire database may have been DELETED, destroying years of research needed to find missing children.
If so, there should be arrests.
Musk & DOGE closed the specialist unit at Yale tracking down Ukrainian children kidnapped & stolen by Russia.
HOWEVER, it now emerges the entire database may have been DELETED, destroying years of research needed to find missing children.
If so, there should be arrests.
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Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
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Who among us has not heartily enjoyed Tesla's tanking share price? Schadenfreude may not be an entirely attractive thing but it is irresistable too. open.substack.com/pub/alexmass...
The Joy of Schadenfreude
In the age of Trump and Musk consolations must be found even when they are expensive pleasures too.
open.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Who among us has not heartily enjoyed Tesla's tanking share price? Schadenfreude may not be an entirely attractive thing but it is irresistable too. open.substack.com/pub/alexmass...
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This is unexpurgated Great Replacement Theory. Pure conspiratorial racism.
Musk: "The waste and fraud in entitlement spending -- that's the big one to eliminate. That's the half trillion, maybe 600 or 700 billion a year. That's also the mechanism by which Democrats attract & retain illegal immigrants by essentially paying them to come here & then turning them into voters."
March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is unexpurgated Great Replacement Theory. Pure conspiratorial racism.
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My Substack on the Cardiff University situation is out....
March 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My Substack on the Cardiff University situation is out....
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Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
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When will the UK Govenment listen to the wishes of Cymru?
When will Welsh Labour listen to those wishes?
When will they listen to their own (pre-election) wishes?
When will Welsh Labour listen to those wishes?
When will they listen to their own (pre-election) wishes?
The majority of county councils in Wales have now officially expressed their support for the devolution of responsibility for the Crown Estate to the Welsh Government ✍️Emily Price
buff.ly
March 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
When will the UK Govenment listen to the wishes of Cymru?
When will Welsh Labour listen to those wishes?
When will they listen to their own (pre-election) wishes?
When will Welsh Labour listen to those wishes?
When will they listen to their own (pre-election) wishes?
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You can send donations yourself direct to ukraine here: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ #SlavaUkraïni
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
war.ukraine.ua
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
You can send donations yourself direct to ukraine here: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ #SlavaUkraïni
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Cytuno yn llwyr gyda dadansoddiad Beca. Mae’n warthus bod y fath fuddsoddiad yn cael ei wneud yn Zip World, gyda cymaint o brosiectau teilwng eraill ar gael.
nation.cymru/opinion/zip-...
nation.cymru/opinion/zip-...
Zip World’s public funding request approved – but concerns remain
Beca Roberts In January 2025, adventure tourism giant Zip World was sold to Dolphin Capital, a private equity firm, for £100 million. Now, even as it undergoes this major ownership change, the company...
nation.cymru
February 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Cytuno yn llwyr gyda dadansoddiad Beca. Mae’n warthus bod y fath fuddsoddiad yn cael ei wneud yn Zip World, gyda cymaint o brosiectau teilwng eraill ar gael.
nation.cymru/opinion/zip-...
nation.cymru/opinion/zip-...
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Look at this list. Every other country bar Israel is a tiny corrupt failing state where the Russians have been shoving money
Ukraine resolution at the UN called Russia an aggressor and demands the full withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders.
The United States, Israel, and Russia voted against it.
Every free democratic country around the globe voted in favour. #EndImpunity
The United States, Israel, and Russia voted against it.
Every free democratic country around the globe voted in favour. #EndImpunity
February 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Look at this list. Every other country bar Israel is a tiny corrupt failing state where the Russians have been shoving money
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There are many revealing gems in Simon Hart's memoirs of being a Tory Chief Whip, but this one is my favourite: - Andrew "utter knob" Bridgen gets the boot.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
There are many revealing gems in Simon Hart's memoirs of being a Tory Chief Whip, but this one is my favourite: - Andrew "utter knob" Bridgen gets the boot.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Mae hwn yn dda iawn. Gwerth tanysgrifio.
New post just out:
"Technology vs Democracy"
On the origins of Muskworld's ideology, which it's so much more dangerous than merely stupidity or corruption, and what might stop it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Technology vs Democracy"
On the origins of Muskworld's ideology, which it's so much more dangerous than merely stupidity or corruption, and what might stop it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Technology vs Democracy
The origins and ideology of Muskworld
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mae hwn yn dda iawn. Gwerth tanysgrifio.