Masa Sakano
@masasakano.bsky.social
Scotland-based climber/mountaineer. Loves outdoors and music in peaceful world – will speak out to protect them. @masasakano@mastodon.scot or on Twitter. Avatar by @kuromog
What a joke……!
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What a joke……!
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INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party - an organisation that, as its leader proudly claims, welcomes public scrut...
www.thenerve.news
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Bluesky's updated guidelines do not allow "sexual content involving non-consensual activity", while allowing "consensual" ones under certain conditions.
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
Community Guidelines - Bluesky
bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Bluesky's updated guidelines do not allow "sexual content involving non-consensual activity", while allowing "consensual" ones under certain conditions.
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
One of the major problems of Trump the US President is he is not only ignorant of history but he talks as if he knew, whether he genuinely believes so or casually lies, pretending to know.
Trump: "The whole issue of the women. Comfort women. Very specifically. We talked and that was a very big problem for Korea, not for Japan. Japan was, wanted to go, they want to get on. But Korea was very stuck on that."
August 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of the major problems of Trump the US President is he is not only ignorant of history but he talks as if he knew, whether he genuinely believes so or casually lies, pretending to know.
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Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
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One of my photos has made it onto the front cover of the new North Wales Rock climbing guidebook! 🥳
August 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
One of my photos has made it onto the front cover of the new North Wales Rock climbing guidebook! 🥳
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Tomorrow I'll be on BBC Radio Scotland at 8:45 a.m. and BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (TV not radio, 7 p.m.) speaking in a segment about climbing therapy for children in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Scotland. Tune in!
August 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Tomorrow I'll be on BBC Radio Scotland at 8:45 a.m. and BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (TV not radio, 7 p.m.) speaking in a segment about climbing therapy for children in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Scotland. Tune in!
I heard "Climate Shift Index", which
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
Climate Shift Index | Climate Central
Revealing the influence of climate change on local weather around the globe, every day.
www.climatecentral.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I heard "Climate Shift Index", which
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
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My latest article on life, death and evolution in the Galápagos Islands for Active Traveller magazine. www.active-traveller.com/travel/galap...
The Price of Paradise | Exploring the Fragile Beauty of the Galápagos
The Galápagos were always on Natalie Berry’s bucket list, but the exorbitant expense had put her off. Could independent travel provide a way to visit Darwin’s unspoiled islands without it costing the ...
www.active-traveller.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My latest article on life, death and evolution in the Galápagos Islands for Active Traveller magazine. www.active-traveller.com/travel/galap...
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Not so difficult that we have to stop sending arms to the perpetrators, that shit we can apparently handle just fine.
Kemi Badenoch asked whether pictures of starving children in Gaza have caused her support for Israel to waver in any way, replies "no, war is a difficult situation..."
July 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Not so difficult that we have to stop sending arms to the perpetrators, that shit we can apparently handle just fine.
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These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
July 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
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Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.
www.reuters.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Absolutely horrendous reality of genocide committed by Israeli forces...
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
✍️ When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Absolutely horrendous reality of genocide committed by Israeli forces...
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
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First power hit the grid last month:
Japan Certifies Proteus 1.1MW Tidal Turbine, Now Exporting Power to National Grid
Proteus Marine Renewables’ 1.1MW tidal turbine, the AR1100, has officially received certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the national authority responsible for re...
proteusmr.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
First power hit the grid last month:
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I uploaded all my research documents on disordered discourse, verification, deliberation, and accountability functions in democracy, and related topics to Grok 4 and asked it to examine Elon Musk's behaviour in the context of that work, and I have to say, I think it got it.
July 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I uploaded all my research documents on disordered discourse, verification, deliberation, and accountability functions in democracy, and related topics to Grok 4 and asked it to examine Elon Musk's behaviour in the context of that work, and I have to say, I think it got it.
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I have been very, very cautious about the analogy of Nazi Germany and Israel because of the specifically anti-Jewish legacy of the Holocaust that's still with us.
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have been very, very cautious about the analogy of Nazi Germany and Israel because of the specifically anti-Jewish legacy of the Holocaust that's still with us.
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
> To conclude, European TikTok is currently facing a significant Russian disinformation and propaganda problem.
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
> To conclude, European TikTok is currently facing a significant Russian disinformation and propaganda problem.
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
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UK Government Moves to Legalise Human Composting
Ministers Welcome ‘Terramation’ as Eco-Friendly Funeral Option
terramation.uk/2025/06/11/u...
Ministers Welcome ‘Terramation’ as Eco-Friendly Funeral Option
terramation.uk/2025/06/11/u...
UK Government Moves to Legalise Human Composting – Terramation UK: The Home of Human Composting in the UK
terramation.uk
June 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
UK Government Moves to Legalise Human Composting
Ministers Welcome ‘Terramation’ as Eco-Friendly Funeral Option
terramation.uk/2025/06/11/u...
Ministers Welcome ‘Terramation’ as Eco-Friendly Funeral Option
terramation.uk/2025/06/11/u...
This is a convincing prediction for what will happen in LA…↓
In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
Escalating to escalate.
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is a convincing prediction for what will happen in LA…↓
When Kallioniemi, who's been meticulously documenting Russia-supporters' dark sides, says "by far the most difficult video I’ve ever made", that's something.
Watch the video about Russian genocide by means of abducting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children↓
Watch the video about Russian genocide by means of abducting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children↓
In today’s Vatnik Soup video, I discuss Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children.
This was by far the most difficult video I’ve ever made — but also the most important.
youtu.be/C8BSPZn5RJs
This was by far the most difficult video I’ve ever made — but also the most important.
youtu.be/C8BSPZn5RJs
Russia’s Darkest War Crime Yet: Targeting Ukraine’s Children
YouTube video by Vatnik Soup
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
When Kallioniemi, who's been meticulously documenting Russia-supporters' dark sides, says "by far the most difficult video I’ve ever made", that's something.
Watch the video about Russian genocide by means of abducting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children↓
Watch the video about Russian genocide by means of abducting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children↓
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No wonder RFK is threatening to block his agency's staff from publishing in proper journals. It appears he is conjuring up scientific studies from thin air and AI.
#RFK #FakeScience 🧪
#RFK #FakeScience 🧪
RFK Jr. caught using AI to fabricate studies in Trump health report
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday in response to the Trump administra...
www.rawstory.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
No wonder RFK is threatening to block his agency's staff from publishing in proper journals. It appears he is conjuring up scientific studies from thin air and AI.
#RFK #FakeScience 🧪
#RFK #FakeScience 🧪
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I’ve been thinking a lot about RFK Jr’s proposal to ban government scientists from publishing in major medical journals. It’s not just anti-science, it’s a direct attack on what I call the VDA ideals of democracy: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountabilit
RFK Jr wants to ban government scientists from publishing in top journals and instead create a MAGA-backed publication
RFK Jr wants to ban scientists from publishing in top journals
Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary claims world-renowned medical journals are ‘corrupt’
www.the-independent.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about RFK Jr’s proposal to ban government scientists from publishing in major medical journals. It’s not just anti-science, it’s a direct attack on what I call the VDA ideals of democracy: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountabilit
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight as UN human rights chief warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ – Middle East crisis live
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight as UN human rights chief warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ – Middle East crisis live
UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk says ‘we must stop the clock on this madness’
* Israel launches major offensive in Gaza
An Iraqi political official, speaking to the Associated Press (AP) on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment, said that Iran’s al-Quds force commander Esmail Ghaani had paid a visit to Baghdad prior to the Arab League summit and “conveyed messages of support for the Iranian-American negotiations” for a nuclear deal and a demand for the lifting of crippling sanctions on Iran.
The Arab League is meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss Gaza and other regional crises, but some leaders are expected to miss the talks that come straight after US president Donald Trump’s Gulf tour. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight as UN human rights chief warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ – Middle East crisis live
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NBC reports that, shockingly, during his latest Moscow pilgrimage Witkoff met with Putin and his two negotiators alone and without his own interpreter, relying - in breach of protocol - on a locally present one www.nbcnews.com/world/russia.... However, this seems half the problem (1/n)
Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine
Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NBC reports that, shockingly, during his latest Moscow pilgrimage Witkoff met with Putin and his two negotiators alone and without his own interpreter, relying - in breach of protocol - on a locally present one www.nbcnews.com/world/russia.... However, this seems half the problem (1/n)