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Paris was attacked at its ❤️ on Nov 13, 2015. Islamic State terrorists murdered 90 at the Bataclan concert hall, as coordinated shootings+bombings at cafés and Stade de 🇫🇷 brought the death toll to 132, in France's bloodiest night since WW2. An incredibly moving new series tells 7 survivors' stories⤵️
Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death
✏️ @eksymons.bsky.social
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“We owe our lives to each other”: The Bataclan survivors tell their story
Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Paris was attacked at its ❤️ on Nov 13, 2015. Islamic State terrorists murdered 90 at the Bataclan concert hall, as coordinated shootings+bombings at cafés and Stade de 🇫🇷 brought the death toll to 132, in France's bloodiest night since WW2. An incredibly moving new series tells 7 survivors' stories⤵️
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This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
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You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t
Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be
[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth
on.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t
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BOUQUET RESIDENCE
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
BOUQUET RESIDENCE
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The framing of billionaire philanthropist George Soros as a sinister 'Deep State' mastermind echoes ancient libels of global Jewish domination. Now he faces threats of criminal charges in a campaign reeking of antisemitism.
My ✏️ Conspiracy Watch Global ⤵️
⤵️ www.conspiracywatch.info/en/antisemit...
My ✏️ Conspiracy Watch Global ⤵️
⤵️ www.conspiracywatch.info/en/antisemit...
Antisemitic Conspiracies About George Soros Hurtle Towards Prosecution - Conspiracy Watch
Billionaire financier and philanthropist Soros faces possible criminal charges in a retribution campaign redolent of antisemitism and led by Donald Trump
www.conspiracywatch.info
October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The framing of billionaire philanthropist George Soros as a sinister 'Deep State' mastermind echoes ancient libels of global Jewish domination. Now he faces threats of criminal charges in a campaign reeking of antisemitism.
My ✏️ Conspiracy Watch Global ⤵️
⤵️ www.conspiracywatch.info/en/antisemit...
My ✏️ Conspiracy Watch Global ⤵️
⤵️ www.conspiracywatch.info/en/antisemit...
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NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge
* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW
* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge
* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW
* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW
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Solar panels now cost peanuts (under 10 cents per W) in most of the world.
Carbon dioxide emissions in high-income countries are now falling, and there's reason to believe other countries will be able to develop much more sustainably than those did.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...
Carbon dioxide emissions in high-income countries are now falling, and there's reason to believe other countries will be able to develop much more sustainably than those did.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...
September 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Solar panels now cost peanuts (under 10 cents per W) in most of the world.
Carbon dioxide emissions in high-income countries are now falling, and there's reason to believe other countries will be able to develop much more sustainably than those did.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...
Carbon dioxide emissions in high-income countries are now falling, and there's reason to believe other countries will be able to develop much more sustainably than those did.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...
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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
August 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
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Get the details from this CarbonBrief... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025 - Carbon Brief
Clean-energy growth helped China’s CO2 emissions fall by 1% in first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.
www.carbonbrief.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Get the details from this CarbonBrief... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
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Rebecca Young, 13, was recognised for her design of a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside, which she created to help homeless people
Scottish pupil named on Time magazine’s first Girls of the Year list
Rebecca Young, 13, was recognised for her design of a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside, which she created to help homeless people
www.thetimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Rebecca Young, 13, was recognised for her design of a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside, which she created to help homeless people
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Important reporting from Gaza:
‘There is nothing to buy’: Gaza’s descent into mass starvation
Israel’s offensive and aid curbs tip enclave of 2.1mn Palestinians into famine
www.ft.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Important reporting from Gaza:
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anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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English is an agglomeration of different linguistic roots. It has developed over more than a thousand years, enthusiastically incorporating words and structures that new arrivals brought, creating something new and so vibrant that it is still conquering the world.
July 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
English is an agglomeration of different linguistic roots. It has developed over more than a thousand years, enthusiastically incorporating words and structures that new arrivals brought, creating something new and so vibrant that it is still conquering the world.
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Fukuyama is smarter than you thought samf.substack.com/p/history-re... @samfr.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fukuyama is smarter than you thought samf.substack.com/p/history-re... @samfr.bsky.social
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It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
June 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
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Here's @roberthutton.co.uk on the time Gordon Brown met some sushi. Fairly confident this is the funniest thing you'll read all week
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: Gordon Brown’s sushi
“What’s this?”
www.politicshome.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here's @roberthutton.co.uk on the time Gordon Brown met some sushi. Fairly confident this is the funniest thing you'll read all week
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Instead of mea culpas during explosive questioning by infuriated Democrats, emboldened RFK Jr went full anti-vax, peddling conspiracies about Covid-19 jab and denying he reneged on vaccine expert panel. My 🗞️ Conspiracy Watch Global @conspiracywen.bsky.social
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conspiracywatch.info/en/rfk-jr-re...
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conspiracywatch.info/en/rfk-jr-re...
June 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Instead of mea culpas during explosive questioning by infuriated Democrats, emboldened RFK Jr went full anti-vax, peddling conspiracies about Covid-19 jab and denying he reneged on vaccine expert panel. My 🗞️ Conspiracy Watch Global @conspiracywen.bsky.social
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conspiracywatch.info/en/rfk-jr-re...
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conspiracywatch.info/en/rfk-jr-re...
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Looking forward 59% of Brits say they are worried that unbearably hot weather will become more frequent in coming years - while 79% think that the heatwave last week was at least partially caused by climate change.
June 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Looking forward 59% of Brits say they are worried that unbearably hot weather will become more frequent in coming years - while 79% think that the heatwave last week was at least partially caused by climate change.
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Stark: 'There have been some dark moments for those of us who work on climate, so we should celebrate this progress that we are making.'
June 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Stark: 'There have been some dark moments for those of us who work on climate, so we should celebrate this progress that we are making.'
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Chris Stark: 'We should be looking at the electrostates... The UK should want to be one of those electrostates. The global clean energy transition is not stalling, it is accelerating.'
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Chris Stark: 'We should be looking at the electrostates... The UK should want to be one of those electrostates. The global clean energy transition is not stalling, it is accelerating.'
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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“The title made about £2.6mn in revenue last year on the back of about 35,000 subscribers. The revenues are almost entirely made up of subscriptions and news stand sales of about 4,500 per issue, with no advertising or additional grants.”
‘Remainer’ paper New European rebrands to push beyond Brexit roots
Title formed after 2016 UK vote is relaunching as The New World to reflect coverage of global politics and culture
www.ft.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“The title made about £2.6mn in revenue last year on the back of about 35,000 subscribers. The revenues are almost entirely made up of subscriptions and news stand sales of about 4,500 per issue, with no advertising or additional grants.”