Mike Delta
@mikedelta.bsky.social
Fugitive from the law of averages
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Portuguese police unions have warned that government pressure to reduce airport queues is forcing the use of simplified border checks that bypass security databases.
Who is to blame for Lisbon airport's chaotic border queues?
Portuguese police unions have warned that government pressure to reduce airport queues is forcing the use of simplified border checks that bypass security databases.
l.euronews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Portuguese police unions have warned that government pressure to reduce airport queues is forcing the use of simplified border checks that bypass security databases.
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Why should young people participate in an economy that offers them no hope for the future?
The inter-generational bargain that kept British capitalism afloat has collapsed - and Labour is too busy listening to corporate lobbyists to do anything about it.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...
The inter-generational bargain that kept British capitalism afloat has collapsed - and Labour is too busy listening to corporate lobbyists to do anything about it.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...
Generation Despair
Work doesn’t pay, housing is a trap, and life has been enshittified — why should young people keep propping up a system rigged against them?
graceblakeley.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Why should young people participate in an economy that offers them no hope for the future?
The inter-generational bargain that kept British capitalism afloat has collapsed - and Labour is too busy listening to corporate lobbyists to do anything about it.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...
The inter-generational bargain that kept British capitalism afloat has collapsed - and Labour is too busy listening to corporate lobbyists to do anything about it.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...
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Capitalism has mutated into something even more sinister | a talk at the Institute of Arts & Ideas last May www.youtube.com/watch?v=axCx...
Capitalism has mutated into something far more sinister | Yanis Varoufakis
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Capitalism has mutated into something even more sinister | a talk at the Institute of Arts & Ideas last May www.youtube.com/watch?v=axCx...
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Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three co-winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, has called for long-term financial support for basic research, which takes time to product results.
Nobel co-winner Susumu Kitagawa calls for funds for basic research
It takes around 25 years for basic research to produce results and put them to practical use, says the Kyoto University professor.
ebx.sh
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three co-winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, has called for long-term financial support for basic research, which takes time to product results.
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As the ECB prepares for a major reshuffle, the current list of rumored candidates to lead the bank doesn’t include a single woman.
For the vice-presidency there have been five serious candidates — and all but one are men.
🔗 politi.co/4iIjZ3b
For the vice-presidency there have been five serious candidates — and all but one are men.
🔗 politi.co/4iIjZ3b
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As the ECB prepares for a major reshuffle, the current list of rumored candidates to lead the bank doesn’t include a single woman.
For the vice-presidency there have been five serious candidates — and all but one are men.
🔗 politi.co/4iIjZ3b
For the vice-presidency there have been five serious candidates — and all but one are men.
🔗 politi.co/4iIjZ3b
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In Cover-Up, Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh: The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member spoke with @columjournreview.bsky.social about her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
In 'Cover-Up,' Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh.
The filmmaker on her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
www.cjr.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In Cover-Up, Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh: The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member spoke with @columjournreview.bsky.social about her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
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Parts of Southeast Asia have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.
Thailand seizes millions in assets and issues arrest warrants in scams crackdown
ebx.sh
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Parts of Southeast Asia have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.
For a parched soul...
"Lotus Heart" by Desert Dwellers (Kalya Scintilla Remix)
(youtu.be/BEpyZiNEPQ0)
#electronica #downtempo #psybient
"Lotus Heart" by Desert Dwellers (Kalya Scintilla Remix)
(youtu.be/BEpyZiNEPQ0)
#electronica #downtempo #psybient
Desert Dwellers - Lotus Heart (Kalya Scintilla Remix)
YouTube video by Desert Dwellers
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
For a parched soul...
"Lotus Heart" by Desert Dwellers (Kalya Scintilla Remix)
(youtu.be/BEpyZiNEPQ0)
#electronica #downtempo #psybient
"Lotus Heart" by Desert Dwellers (Kalya Scintilla Remix)
(youtu.be/BEpyZiNEPQ0)
#electronica #downtempo #psybient
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Reposted by Mike Delta
A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
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Follow @nickturse.bsky.social to stay up-to-date with all of The Intercept's coverage of boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.
He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:
He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Follow @nickturse.bsky.social to stay up-to-date with all of The Intercept's coverage of boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.
He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:
He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:
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The biggest breach ever happened at Yahoo in 2013–2014, with hackers stealing data from all 3 billion accounts.
But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.
But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The biggest breach ever happened at Yahoo in 2013–2014, with hackers stealing data from all 3 billion accounts.
But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.
But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.
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Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures.
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
Rondo Energy deploys Southeast Asia’s ‘first industrial Heat Battery’
Rondo and SCG Cleanergy have commenced operation of Southeast Asia's first industrial thermal BESS at SCG's cement plant in Thailand.
www.energy-storage.news
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures.
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
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‘There is no equipment to remove the rubble – not for the Palestinians, anyway. Any heavy-lifting machinery is being used by the Israelis to move the Yellow Line, which is creeping inwards.’
New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Selma Dabbagh | Rebranding Genocide
The killing of Palestinians has continued, sometimes surpassing pre-ceasefire levels and accelerating viciously in the...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
‘There is no equipment to remove the rubble – not for the Palestinians, anyway. Any heavy-lifting machinery is being used by the Israelis to move the Yellow Line, which is creeping inwards.’
New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
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Falha na rede global da Cloudflare derrubou serviços no mundo inteiro e escancara como demissões, automação excessiva e economia de custos aumentam o risco de apagões digitais.
Por Diego Feijó de Abreu
revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...
Por Diego Feijó de Abreu
revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...
Queda da Cloudflare expõe o custo dos apagões digitais
Falha na rede global da Cloudflare derrubou serviços no mundo inteiro e escancara como demissões, automação excessiva e economia de custos aumentam o risco de apagões digitais.
revistaforum.com.br
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Falha na rede global da Cloudflare derrubou serviços no mundo inteiro e escancara como demissões, automação excessiva e economia de custos aumentam o risco de apagões digitais.
Por Diego Feijó de Abreu
revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...
Por Diego Feijó de Abreu
revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...
Artificial innocence...
"Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch
youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo
#electronica #ambient #psytrance
"Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch
youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo
#electronica #ambient #psytrance
Silver (Robot Baby Mix)
YouTube video by Tripswitch - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Artificial innocence...
"Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch
youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo
#electronica #ambient #psytrance
"Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch
youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo
#electronica #ambient #psytrance
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The longtime journalist Tina Brown says she is “burning with resentment” at the “digital barons” who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets. On “The Interview,” she shares what gives her hope that people can fight back against the superrich. Read or listen here. nyti.ms/49TKIaw
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The longtime journalist Tina Brown says she is “burning with resentment” at the “digital barons” who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets. On “The Interview,” she shares what gives her hope that people can fight back against the superrich. Read or listen here. nyti.ms/49TKIaw
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We can map the world's existing forests with incredible accuracy now, but clearly we cannot (or will not) stop them from disappearing at rapid rates almost everywhere. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌎
Natural forests of the world – a 2020 baseline for deforestation and degradation monitoring - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Natural forests of the world – a 2020 baseline for deforestation and degradation monitoring
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We can map the world's existing forests with incredible accuracy now, but clearly we cannot (or will not) stop them from disappearing at rapid rates almost everywhere. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌎
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"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so."
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so."
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Mood: a frame from "Le garage hermetique" by Moebius
(Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)
(Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Mood: a frame from "Le garage hermetique" by Moebius
(Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)
(Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)
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France's National Assembly today voted to suspend the controversial 2023 law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 for most workers until the 2027 presidential election.
French parliament votes to suspend Macron’s controversial pensions reform
In hitting the pause button, the legislature eased domestic political tensions but invited criticism it isn’t taking the country’s debt and spending problems seriously.
politi.co
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
France's National Assembly today voted to suspend the controversial 2023 law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 for most workers until the 2027 presidential election.
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📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
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The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.
Thousands protest in Romania against government austerity measures
The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.
l.euronews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.