Andrew Robertson
@andrewrobertson.bsky.social
Escaping X for lovely Blue Sky and Sunshine. Steam engines, transport books, photography. My avatar is Popeye from Lings Moonrocket at the Fairgrond Heritage Trust, Lifton in Devon.
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'A spokesman for the party said: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party was disgusted by his inappropriate sexual behaviour with women, and he was expelled several months ago."'
Charming people all round, it seems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
Charming people all round, it seems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
Exclusive: Farage reported to police over ‘election fraud’
Former campaign team member’s claim of overspending in Clacton is rejected by Reform UK
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
'A spokesman for the party said: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party was disgusted by his inappropriate sexual behaviour with women, and he was expelled several months ago."'
Charming people all round, it seems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
Charming people all round, it seems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
Really, was advertising on X consistent with EU goals? They should be doing all they can to support Bluesky.
X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
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A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
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Compensating for the loss of PV capacity by going back to the crudest forms of carbon-based electricity generation to feed the machines – didn’t I see a movie about this as a kid? Surely pods are next?
US Eyes Diesel Generators to Meet Growing AI Power Demand
The US is looking to tap the nation’s network of large industrial diesel generators used at data centers, big box stores and elsewhere to help curb rising electricity costs and support the surge in po...
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Compensating for the loss of PV capacity by going back to the crudest forms of carbon-based electricity generation to feed the machines – didn’t I see a movie about this as a kid? Surely pods are next?
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I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking about Hitler’s Olympics in 1936.
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking about Hitler’s Olympics in 1936.
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Right-wing Law & Order parties fielding violent criminals won't like this
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates would lead to "better protected workplaces"
GMB London Region has welcomed plans by MPs to bar parliamentary candidates from standing if they do not pass an enhanced DBS check.
www.thecanary.co
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Right-wing Law & Order parties fielding violent criminals won't like this
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
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This is very good.
“Je suis Bernard Manning,” claims Nigel Farage. And so he is. But not quite in the way he meant. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
Farage’s attack on the BBC tells us who he really is
His response to allegations of racist behaviour reveals more than we could have guessed—and why the Beeb needs to protect itself
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is very good.
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Chairman Mao announces his new state-run transportation plan
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Chairman Mao announces his new state-run transportation plan
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"There is an obvious lesson to take from this, that the government seems almost certain to ignore: there is no way for the government to win for as long as it plays this game…The goalposts will be endlessly shifted."
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
The crazy right will never be satisfied about migration
Keir Starmer slashed net migration as the Mail and Farage demanded - and still got hammered for it
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"There is an obvious lesson to take from this, that the government seems almost certain to ignore: there is no way for the government to win for as long as it plays this game…The goalposts will be endlessly shifted."
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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It's because Microsoft can't seem to find any UK government threat actors... at all.. (There's nothing for Fog). They're lost in the fog otherwise known as Cheltenham.. which is entirely coincidentally where the Microsoft security research office is. 🌁
Today I learned in the Microsoft taxonomy for threat actors, which uses weather to name countries the name for a U.K. group would be “fog” 😐
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/unifie...
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/unifie...
How Microsoft names threat actors - Unified security operations
Learn how Microsoft names threat actors and how to use the naming convention to identify associated intelligence.
learn.microsoft.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's because Microsoft can't seem to find any UK government threat actors... at all.. (There's nothing for Fog). They're lost in the fog otherwise known as Cheltenham.. which is entirely coincidentally where the Microsoft security research office is. 🌁
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Reform UK strips council leader of membership over undisclosed X account on.ft.com/4oyJky1
Reform UK strips council leader of membership over undisclosed X account
Party expels Ian Cooper in Staffordshire after historic racist social media posts emerge
on.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reform UK strips council leader of membership over undisclosed X account on.ft.com/4oyJky1
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when your 20 year old space company is valued at 800 billion dollars and you're still blowing out shares to keep the lights on (and pay employees), you don't have a real company. hth
this bubble popping will be spectacular
this bubble popping will be spectacular
SpaceX is kicking off a secondary share sale that would value it at $800 billion, surpassing OpenAI as the most valuable U.S. private company.
Exclusive | SpaceX in Talks for Share Sale That Would Boost Valuation to $800 Billion
The company’s CFO told investors about the transaction in recent days, sources say.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
when your 20 year old space company is valued at 800 billion dollars and you're still blowing out shares to keep the lights on (and pay employees), you don't have a real company. hth
this bubble popping will be spectacular
this bubble popping will be spectacular
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Flavio blew up Brazil today, ouch
*BRAZIL STOCKS SLUMP MOST SINCE 2021 ON BOLSONARO SON CANDIDACY
*BRAZIL STOCKS SLUMP MOST SINCE 2021 ON BOLSONARO SON CANDIDACY
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Flavio blew up Brazil today, ouch
*BRAZIL STOCKS SLUMP MOST SINCE 2021 ON BOLSONARO SON CANDIDACY
*BRAZIL STOCKS SLUMP MOST SINCE 2021 ON BOLSONARO SON CANDIDACY
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December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Any crumbs of credibility tariffs ever had got lost in the memeification of the so-called “tariff shelf.” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Any crumbs of credibility tariffs ever had got lost in the memeification of the so-called “tariff shelf.” 🤡
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History repeats itself 100 years later: in the 1920s California tried to ban wood shingle roofs after major fires like the one in Berkeley. However, the law was quickly repealed due to the lumber lobby and fans of the craftsman bungalow pushing back.
www.fastcompany.com/91423034/as-...
www.fastcompany.com/91423034/as-...
As Los Angeles rebuilds, a fight is brewing over landscaping rules designed to prevent future fires
Homeowners oppose mandates that would require clearing out a large number of plants and trees—including some that survived the January 2025 blaze.
www.fastcompany.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
History repeats itself 100 years later: in the 1920s California tried to ban wood shingle roofs after major fires like the one in Berkeley. However, the law was quickly repealed due to the lumber lobby and fans of the craftsman bungalow pushing back.
www.fastcompany.com/91423034/as-...
www.fastcompany.com/91423034/as-...
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it cannot be said enough, and should be shouted from the rooftops:
this is a fake legal issue that's been backstopped by on-demand scholarship from academics who are part of the same project as the conservative justices. the "authority" they will cite is no better than citing AI slop.
this is a fake legal issue that's been backstopped by on-demand scholarship from academics who are part of the same project as the conservative justices. the "authority" they will cite is no better than citing AI slop.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a challenge to President Trump's January 20 birthright citizenship executive order.
The court will hear DOJ's appeal of a loss below in a class-action challenge brought in the wake of June's decision limiting universal injunctions.
The court will hear DOJ's appeal of a loss below in a class-action challenge brought in the wake of June's decision limiting universal injunctions.
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
it cannot be said enough, and should be shouted from the rooftops:
this is a fake legal issue that's been backstopped by on-demand scholarship from academics who are part of the same project as the conservative justices. the "authority" they will cite is no better than citing AI slop.
this is a fake legal issue that's been backstopped by on-demand scholarship from academics who are part of the same project as the conservative justices. the "authority" they will cite is no better than citing AI slop.
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in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
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Apparently fact-checking is now considered a threat to national security.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Apparently fact-checking is now considered a threat to national security.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
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A video complaining about immigration into Ireland starts off by making the false claim that diagnoses of HIV are up 75 per cent this year in Ireland.
jrnl.ie/6894307
jrnl.ie/6894307
Debunked: HIV diagnoses in Ireland have not risen by 75 per cent this year
While diagnoses rose last year, preliminary data indicates a fall since.
jrnl.ie
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A video complaining about immigration into Ireland starts off by making the false claim that diagnoses of HIV are up 75 per cent this year in Ireland.
jrnl.ie/6894307
jrnl.ie/6894307
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Congratulations! Streamers have invented cable television.
Netflix has confirmed it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, in a deal worth $82.7 billion. https://bit.ly/49UVgXb
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations! Streamers have invented cable television.
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Kernan (basically): I'm really trying hard to find a way to blame Democrats for this but you aren't giving me much to work with here. bsky.app/profile/atru...
KERNEN: Does Mike Johnson have a healthcare plan?
REP. JASON SMITH: Um. Yesterday he said that we're working on a plan
CNBC HOSTS: ... ... ...
REP. JASON SMITH: Um. Yesterday he said that we're working on a plan
CNBC HOSTS: ... ... ...
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kernan (basically): I'm really trying hard to find a way to blame Democrats for this but you aren't giving me much to work with here. bsky.app/profile/atru...