@wingnut423.bsky.social
This from the Guardian on COP30:
“Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual phase-out of fossil fuels”
Voluntary, begin discussions, roadmap, eventual, phase-out…fuck me, lads, you had 2 weeks. Cheers for nowt
“Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual phase-out of fossil fuels”
Voluntary, begin discussions, roadmap, eventual, phase-out…fuck me, lads, you had 2 weeks. Cheers for nowt
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This from the Guardian on COP30:
“Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual phase-out of fossil fuels”
Voluntary, begin discussions, roadmap, eventual, phase-out…fuck me, lads, you had 2 weeks. Cheers for nowt
“Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual phase-out of fossil fuels”
Voluntary, begin discussions, roadmap, eventual, phase-out…fuck me, lads, you had 2 weeks. Cheers for nowt
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
If the BBC don't tell Trumplethinskin to get fucked, then I'll never pay a licence fee again, so they'll be worse off (it's about a billion and one dollars these days, right?). He's such a fucking nob.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit - live updates
The BBC chair earlier apologises for the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If the BBC don't tell Trumplethinskin to get fucked, then I'll never pay a licence fee again, so they'll be worse off (it's about a billion and one dollars these days, right?). He's such a fucking nob.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
The cardinal doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God. - Andrew Dickson White, diplomat, author, co-founder and president of Cornell University (7 Nov 1832-1918)
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The cardinal doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God. - Andrew Dickson White, diplomat, author, co-founder and president of Cornell University (7 Nov 1832-1918)
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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“in the future ai will provide the world with so much money that no-one will need to work and everyone will have what they need but RIGHT NOW i personally should not have to pay any taxes to pay for food for starving children” - every ai ceo
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“in the future ai will provide the world with so much money that no-one will need to work and everyone will have what they need but RIGHT NOW i personally should not have to pay any taxes to pay for food for starving children” - every ai ceo
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X is designed to radicalise people.
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
X is designed to radicalise people.
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social So happy for you and the good people of New York. I hope this is contagious
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social So happy for you and the good people of New York. I hope this is contagious
Brilliantly put - why no mainstream media or government minister ever says this same thing is beyond me. I spent 2 years in Dubai: the veneer is indeed lovely and shiny; the reality is, though, that it is absolutely unsustainable literally and metaphorically, with nearly nothing behind it
The mirage of safety: Dubai, Reform UK, and the false promise of order
Dubai’s promise of safety and order, like that of Reform UK, rests on an illusion and comes at a cost to those without power
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Dubai’s promise of safety and order, like that of Reform UK, rests on an illusion and comes at a cost to those without power
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The mirage of safety: Dubai, Reform UK, and the false promise of order
Dubai’s promise of safety and order, like that of Reform UK, rests on an illusion and comes at a cost to those without power
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Brilliantly put - why no mainstream media or government minister ever says this same thing is beyond me. I spent 2 years in Dubai: the veneer is indeed lovely and shiny; the reality is, though, that it is absolutely unsustainable literally and metaphorically, with nearly nothing behind it
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Nothing to see here…the financial sector just doing what it does.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England chief warns of ‘worrying echoes’ of 2008 financial crisis
Andrew Bailey says a close look is needed at the private credit market after collapse of two big US firms
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Nothing to see here…the financial sector just doing what it does.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of training AI software.
When …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. - Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)
Thanks to AWAD from wordsmith.org
Thanks to AWAD from wordsmith.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. - Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)
Thanks to AWAD from wordsmith.org
Thanks to AWAD from wordsmith.org
@ipaper.bsky.social Not quite right, this
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
@ipaper.bsky.social Not quite right, this
I fell out of love with Radiohead a good few years ago when it all got a bit experimental and out there, but my son listening to them has made me go back. It turns out they were right and I was a fool
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I fell out of love with Radiohead a good few years ago when it all got a bit experimental and out there, but my son listening to them has made me go back. It turns out they were right and I was a fool
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Like Comey, she is going to have an array of lawyers that demolish the mopes who currently work at Trump's behest. And we should all be here for that.
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
October 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Like Comey, she is going to have an array of lawyers that demolish the mopes who currently work at Trump's behest. And we should all be here for that.
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Temu’s EU operations doubled pre-tax profits to $120m (£90m), employed just 8 people, $18m corporation tax,
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Temu’s EU operations doubled pre-tax profits to $120m (£90m), employed just 8 people, $18m corporation tax,
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
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Just for the benefit of any news agencies who are confused, when a country holds people in jails for years without due process - some of whom are actual children - they're also hostages.
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Just for the benefit of any news agencies who are confused, when a country holds people in jails for years without due process - some of whom are actual children - they're also hostages.
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
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