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Here's why your energy supplier is lobbying your government about renewable sources.
A cutting from Bluesky that reports Appalachian Power wants to cut its electricity prices by a fifth because of lower fuel costs and greater adoption of renewable sources of energy.
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Look no further than Epstein Ballroom donor Sheldon Adelson.
Israeli-backed online astroturfing campaigns have been documented through various platforms and initiatives aimed at shaping public opinion, particularly regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict. One prominent example is the Act.IL app, developed by former Israeli intelligence officers and backed financially by conservative American billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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On the way to Esztergom, Hungary.
A sunset where almost the whole sky is red and orange.
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Graffiti seen in Bratislava reads, in ref on white, Boys cry too. It appears to be signed by someone called Bestie.
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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The grift goes on...
Stephen Miller at the podium during the Charlie Kirk wake, while a banner ad for Turning Point merchandise runs across the screen.
September 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Having pretty much destroyed US higher education and science, Trump's now trying to get the AI and quantum tech from the UK, and Starmer looks like letting him.
Reuters report that US Big Tech firms are investing £42 billion in the UK.
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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And look where it got him.
A tweet from Laura Loomer reads: It's time to refund American universities. You don't need to go to college. Charlie Kirk didn't go to college.
September 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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This Charlie?
Colour display ads for Charlie perfume circa 1970s featuring a blonde model wearing black and white in a New York cityscape.
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It's time for a Degenerate Art exhibition.
A Banksy graffiti on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice building in London shows a bewigged judge with a gavel beating a supine protester who tries to defend himself with a placard. A lawyer walks past, talking on his cellphone, ignoring the mural.
September 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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If you see this, then I implore you to post an image from your device without context.
A can of insect repellent called MAGA.
September 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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The guards and cleaners at Sellafield, the UK's nuclear power plant, are striking for a living wage against Mitie, the extraordinarily profitable outsourcing firm contracted to run Sellafield. This is a list of Mitie's main shareholders.
A list of Mitie's main shareholders, which includes foreign firms like BlackRock, Vanguard, JPMorgan and Norges Bank. It shows the UK is exporting cash while squeezing workers.
July 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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That's good to know. www.geomaptric.co.uk/special-econ...
A map from Geomaptric showing the Tees Valley special economic zone.
July 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A tomato field stretches to the horizon, the plants heavy with rope fruit, and not a soul to harvest them.
July 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Oh, I do. I do.
A black cat sharpens its claws with a nail file while looking as if it's preparing for some serious mischief.
June 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A cartoon of a board meeting. The chairman says, Before we discuss destroying the competition, polluting the environment, screwing our customers, and another round of layoffs, let's begin this meeting with a prayer.
June 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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A quotation from Seneca in Latin which translates as Bad rulers don't last long.
June 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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As Trump prepares his Roman salute at tomorrow's parade, let him remember this:
A quote from Roman philosopher Seneca, which means in translation, bad rulers don't last long.
June 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Exactly.
June 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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More evidence of brain atrophy.
A Microsoft study with Carnegie University shows that relying on AI kills off users' critical thinking skills.
June 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Am feeling some cognitive dissonance reading this.
The headline to a Financial Times story reads: Why Sam Altman is one of tech's great survivors, but the sub-head says the AI boom is driven by the pursuit of power, wealth and hubris.
May 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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The Far Side's famous cartoon of two deer standing on hind legs in the forest. "Bummer of a birthmark, Steve," says the one, referring to two concentric circles, like a target, on the other deer's chest. In the original, the birthmarked deer was called Hal. H/t Gary Larson
May 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The blue bits show where the AfD is popular, basically only in the former East Germany outside Berlin.
May 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Please sign, and encourage everyone you know to do the same.
May 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM