David Nicholson
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David Nicholson
@rivergecko.bsky.social
· Sep 11
When The Baddie Plans To Destroy The World! | Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping | Channel 4 Comedy
YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy
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If you want to understand why the human race is fatally ill equipped to deal with catastrophic #climatechange (we can’t even stop buying more fuel burning vehicles & boilers🙄) this 3 minute comedy sketch brilliantly illustrates why. The death and damage just seems a long time away
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In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
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Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.
It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.
It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.
It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.
It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.
While in the rest of Europe we celebrate a gradual transition from fuel burning to electric transport I think that Norway can say that box is nearly ticked
“In January just seven petrol cars sold, just 98 new diesels were registered, alongside 29 hybrids”
evpowered.co.uk/news/just-se...
“In January just seven petrol cars sold, just 98 new diesels were registered, alongside 29 hybrids”
evpowered.co.uk/news/just-se...
Just seven petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January 2026 as Tesla leads market
Despite a downturn in December last year, the EV market in Norway is thriving as Tesla continues to dominates the market.
evpowered.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
While in the rest of Europe we celebrate a gradual transition from fuel burning to electric transport I think that Norway can say that box is nearly ticked
“In January just seven petrol cars sold, just 98 new diesels were registered, alongside 29 hybrids”
evpowered.co.uk/news/just-se...
“In January just seven petrol cars sold, just 98 new diesels were registered, alongside 29 hybrids”
evpowered.co.uk/news/just-se...
Yesterday @Keir_Starmer sacrificed his own brain to cling to office
Today Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Starmer to quit in a press conference at 2.30 pm today
Will he “do the decent thing and resign" SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has asked?
Today Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Starmer to quit in a press conference at 2.30 pm today
Will he “do the decent thing and resign" SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has asked?
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Yesterday @Keir_Starmer sacrificed his own brain to cling to office
Today Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Starmer to quit in a press conference at 2.30 pm today
Will he “do the decent thing and resign" SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has asked?
Today Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Starmer to quit in a press conference at 2.30 pm today
Will he “do the decent thing and resign" SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has asked?
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President Trump is holding hostage billions of dollars in funding for a New York infrastructure project, and won’t release it unless he gets New York’s Penn Station and Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport named after him. trib.al/Me0TxPx
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
President Trump is holding hostage billions of dollars in funding for a New York infrastructure project, and won’t release it unless he gets New York’s Penn Station and Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport named after him. trib.al/Me0TxPx
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Senior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company’s sustainability claims while it publicly denied allegations that it was cutting down environmentally important forests for fuel.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Senior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company’s sustainability claims while it publicly denied allegations that it was cutting down environmentally important forests for fuel.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Here's the play (at least in Bannon's opinion):
Steve Bannon: “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November.”
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Here's the play (at least in Bannon's opinion):
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The Washington Post laid off more than 300 journalists today. I, too, am a former Post staffer. trib.al/cNmKgLI
The layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
The layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Washington Post laid off more than 300 journalists today. I, too, am a former Post staffer. trib.al/cNmKgLI
The layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
The layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
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EVs now represent more than 10% of new car sales in 39 countries, including Vietnam at 38% and Indonesia at 15%.
In the U.S., that figure is less than 10%.
The gap signals a competitive problem that goes far beyond climate – it's about who controls the future of automotive jobs. buff.ly/H5ETTBQ
In the U.S., that figure is less than 10%.
The gap signals a competitive problem that goes far beyond climate – it's about who controls the future of automotive jobs. buff.ly/H5ETTBQ
America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry
Electric vehicles are a fast-growing share of auto sales in many countries, and Chinese automakers are benefiting as the US industry pulls back.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
EVs now represent more than 10% of new car sales in 39 countries, including Vietnam at 38% and Indonesia at 15%.
In the U.S., that figure is less than 10%.
The gap signals a competitive problem that goes far beyond climate – it's about who controls the future of automotive jobs. buff.ly/H5ETTBQ
In the U.S., that figure is less than 10%.
The gap signals a competitive problem that goes far beyond climate – it's about who controls the future of automotive jobs. buff.ly/H5ETTBQ
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 270,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 910,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,480,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 270,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 910,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,480,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 270,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 910,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,480,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 270,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 910,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,480,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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If you want to know how good I would be in government, just look at the only thing I have ever actually achieved - Brexit. If you think that went well, vote Reform!
February 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM
If you want to know how good I would be in government, just look at the only thing I have ever actually achieved - Brexit. If you think that went well, vote Reform!
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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This is spectacular! Sales of fully battery powered trucks have shot past diesel trucks in China. Forget about hybrid and hydrogen trucks.
We can now stop calling heavy trucking a "hard to abate" sector.
We can now stop calling heavy trucking a "hard to abate" sector.
📢Big surge in new-energy heavy truck sales in China in December to meet policy targets and rushing to get ahead of policy changes.
In December, only 31.2% of heavy trucks were diesel, and for the full year 46.4%.
In December, only 31.2% of heavy trucks were diesel, and for the full year 46.4%.
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This is spectacular! Sales of fully battery powered trucks have shot past diesel trucks in China. Forget about hybrid and hydrogen trucks.
We can now stop calling heavy trucking a "hard to abate" sector.
We can now stop calling heavy trucking a "hard to abate" sector.
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A few weeks ago, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale called for public executions.
Now we've had a few in Minneapolis—and they're backfiring massively.
What other brilliant advice do the manchild idiots of Silicon Valley have for Trump administration?
Now we've had a few in Minneapolis—and they're backfiring massively.
What other brilliant advice do the manchild idiots of Silicon Valley have for Trump administration?
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A few weeks ago, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale called for public executions.
Now we've had a few in Minneapolis—and they're backfiring massively.
What other brilliant advice do the manchild idiots of Silicon Valley have for Trump administration?
Now we've had a few in Minneapolis—and they're backfiring massively.
What other brilliant advice do the manchild idiots of Silicon Valley have for Trump administration?
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Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
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Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
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Free bus travel for under 22s is just one step to help support those areas devastated by years of austerity.
KMPG analysis shows that for every £1 invested in bus services, we get an economic benefit ranging from £4.55 to £5.
news.sky.com/story/green-...
KMPG analysis shows that for every £1 invested in bus services, we get an economic benefit ranging from £4.55 to £5.
news.sky.com/story/green-...
Green Party calls for free bus travel in England for under-22s
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said young people had been shut out of work and training because of the cost of living, promising that Green councillors would push for the change if elected in May.
news.sky.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Free bus travel for under 22s is just one step to help support those areas devastated by years of austerity.
KMPG analysis shows that for every £1 invested in bus services, we get an economic benefit ranging from £4.55 to £5.
news.sky.com/story/green-...
KMPG analysis shows that for every £1 invested in bus services, we get an economic benefit ranging from £4.55 to £5.
news.sky.com/story/green-...
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Electric Macan outsold gas in 2025, but Porsche commits to gas for some reason
Electric Macan outsold gas in 2025, but Porsche commits to gas for some reason
Porsche’s all-electric Macan outsold its combustion-engined one in 2025, the only model where the company sells both gas and electric versions. And yet, the company still recently committed to delaying future EV models and extending availability of combustion ones, despite the weakness that combustion car sales are showing globally.
more…
electrek.co
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Electric Macan outsold gas in 2025, but Porsche commits to gas for some reason
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Canada breaks with US, slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
Canada breaks with US, slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
In a massive shift in North American trade policy, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today a new “strategic partnership” with China that effectively reopens the Canadian border to Chinese electric vehicles.
The move marks a significant departure from the United States’ hardline protectionist stance and could bring affordable EV options like the BYD Seagull to Canadian roads as early as this year.
more…
electrek.co
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Canada breaks with US, slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
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It appears Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado handed over her Nobel Peace Prize—and left with a bag of merch.
This isn’t the first time Trump has touted his dictator merchandise to foreign dignitaries, who are forced to exit the White House through a gift shop. trib.al/JfTn1tg
This isn’t the first time Trump has touted his dictator merchandise to foreign dignitaries, who are forced to exit the White House through a gift shop. trib.al/JfTn1tg
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
It appears Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado handed over her Nobel Peace Prize—and left with a bag of merch.
This isn’t the first time Trump has touted his dictator merchandise to foreign dignitaries, who are forced to exit the White House through a gift shop. trib.al/JfTn1tg
This isn’t the first time Trump has touted his dictator merchandise to foreign dignitaries, who are forced to exit the White House through a gift shop. trib.al/JfTn1tg
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The fact that both Labour and Reform are focusing their attacks on the Greens instead of each other shows you exactly which party is a threat to the status quo!
Just Reform being obsessed.
I wonder if it's because we keep pointing out their failures in councils, their ludicrous and offensive anti British positions or keep exposing their dodgy financial links with fossil fuel companies?
Either way - we're not stopping.
youtu.be/DrpdG74pQI8?...
I wonder if it's because we keep pointing out their failures in councils, their ludicrous and offensive anti British positions or keep exposing their dodgy financial links with fossil fuel companies?
Either way - we're not stopping.
youtu.be/DrpdG74pQI8?...
Zia Yusuf FAILS To Land On New Zack Polanski Attack Ad
YouTube video by Turn Left
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The fact that both Labour and Reform are focusing their attacks on the Greens instead of each other shows you exactly which party is a threat to the status quo!
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Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
How Nigel Farage gets away with it
His two great liabilities, Brexit and Donald Trump, are unmentionable in British politics
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans arming themselves with steel bars from a construction site before going on a rampage in Amsterdam.
This is why they were banned in the UK.
This is why they were banned in the UK.
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans arming themselves with steel bars from a construction site before going on a rampage in Amsterdam.
This is why they were banned in the UK.
This is why they were banned in the UK.