Paul McKeown
@paul-mck.bsky.social
Born at 322 ppm carbon dioxide. Chess Coach, International Arbiter. Member of Liberal Democrats and of APNI.
URGENT MESSAGE - U14 MATCH TOMORROW CALLED OFF
Burst Pipe at Venue.
Message received from Kent Match Captain:
Hi, so sorry I'm going to have to postpone the U14 match tomorrow.
www.rjcc.org.uk/sccu-u14-mat...
Burst Pipe at Venue.
Message received from Kent Match Captain:
Hi, so sorry I'm going to have to postpone the U14 match tomorrow.
www.rjcc.org.uk/sccu-u14-mat...
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
URGENT MESSAGE - U14 MATCH TOMORROW CALLED OFF
Burst Pipe at Venue.
Message received from Kent Match Captain:
Hi, so sorry I'm going to have to postpone the U14 match tomorrow.
www.rjcc.org.uk/sccu-u14-mat...
Burst Pipe at Venue.
Message received from Kent Match Captain:
Hi, so sorry I'm going to have to postpone the U14 match tomorrow.
www.rjcc.org.uk/sccu-u14-mat...
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The FT writes: ‘In Trump’s interview with GB News, its correspondent, Bev Turner, gave North Korea’s broadcasters a run for their money. “It feels much safer here,” Turner said, contrasting Washington to London, though the chances of being murdered in DC are around 26 times higher than in London.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The FT writes: ‘In Trump’s interview with GB News, its correspondent, Bev Turner, gave North Korea’s broadcasters a run for their money. “It feels much safer here,” Turner said, contrasting Washington to London, though the chances of being murdered in DC are around 26 times higher than in London.
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Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
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Kemi Badenoch says her decision to ditch her climate commitments is due to her having "listened to the industry".
No mention of the millions of pounds her party has received from the funders of fossil-fuel linked lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
No mention of the millions of pounds her party has received from the funders of fossil-fuel linked lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group
The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Kemi Badenoch says her decision to ditch her climate commitments is due to her having "listened to the industry".
No mention of the millions of pounds her party has received from the funders of fossil-fuel linked lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
No mention of the millions of pounds her party has received from the funders of fossil-fuel linked lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
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Fortune Green is already split between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, and a crushing Lib Dem victory in a recent by-election in neighbouring West Hampstead suggests he would have trouble holding on there.
Labour leader of Camden quits Fortune Green in fear of Lib Dems
Richard Olszewski, the Labour leader of the London Borough of Camden, is quitting his Fortune Green ward next May to fight what he hopes wil...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Fortune Green is already split between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, and a crushing Lib Dem victory in a recent by-election in neighbouring West Hampstead suggests he would have trouble holding on there.
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My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
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‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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Shocked, shocked! (Not.)
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Erstmals konkrete Hinweise: Wagenknechts Kanal zum Kreml
Das BSW könnte in den Sog der "Voice of Europe"-Affäre geraten: Europaabgeordnete pflegen Kontakte zu Strippenziehern des russischen Schmiergeldnetzwerks.
www.t-online.de
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Shocked, shocked! (Not.)
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
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'Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be catastrophic for women and girls'
#nuclear
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
#nuclear
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be 'catastrophic' for women and girls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe.
thebulletin.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
'Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be catastrophic for women and girls'
#nuclear
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
#nuclear
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Mayors around the world are leading the way on climate action in the run-up to COP30.
I spoke to Bloomberg from the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we are showing what’s possible - tackling emissions, creating good jobs and improving lives.
I spoke to Bloomberg from the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we are showing what’s possible - tackling emissions, creating good jobs and improving lives.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Mayors around the world are leading the way on climate action in the run-up to COP30.
I spoke to Bloomberg from the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we are showing what’s possible - tackling emissions, creating good jobs and improving lives.
I spoke to Bloomberg from the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we are showing what’s possible - tackling emissions, creating good jobs and improving lives.
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Our walk is guided by Donald Maxwell's 1932 book A Pilgrimage of the Thames and takes us to the ancient St Nicholas church at Shepperton. A church has stood on the site since the 7th Century.
Our Thames path odyssey ends at the Shepperton home of author J.G Ballard.
Our Thames path odyssey ends at the Shepperton home of author J.G Ballard.
A stroll along the Thames Path from Hampton Court to Shepperton
A lovely walk in autumn sunshine. John Rogers describes it thus in his YouTube blurb: Starting at Hampton Court Station in East Molesey we w...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our walk is guided by Donald Maxwell's 1932 book A Pilgrimage of the Thames and takes us to the ancient St Nicholas church at Shepperton. A church has stood on the site since the 7th Century.
Our Thames path odyssey ends at the Shepperton home of author J.G Ballard.
Our Thames path odyssey ends at the Shepperton home of author J.G Ballard.
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, 4 November 2025.
Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/vdLobg4k.
Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. #Blitz #Online #TeamBattle
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Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/vdLobg4k.
Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. #Blitz #Online #TeamBattle
www.rjcc.org.uk/71st-inter-c...
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, 4 November 2025.
Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/vdLobg4k.
Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. #Blitz #Online #TeamBattle
www.rjcc.org.uk/71st-inter-c...
Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/vdLobg4k.
Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. #Blitz #Online #TeamBattle
www.rjcc.org.uk/71st-inter-c...
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⚖️ A Paris court has ruled that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims – the first court judgment to take on Big Oil’s net zero spin.
@DeSmog.com has mapped the nine ad agencies behind the rebrand.
@DeSmog.com has mapped the nine ad agencies behind the rebrand.
Mapped: The Ad Agencies Behind a French Oil Giant’s Ill-Fated Rebrand
A ruling that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims is the first court judgment against the fossil fuel industry’s net zero narrative.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
⚖️ A Paris court has ruled that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims – the first court judgment to take on Big Oil’s net zero spin.
@DeSmog.com has mapped the nine ad agencies behind the rebrand.
@DeSmog.com has mapped the nine ad agencies behind the rebrand.
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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Some politicians and commentators continue to talk our great city down.
The facts show a very different picture.
The facts show a very different picture.
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Some politicians and commentators continue to talk our great city down.
The facts show a very different picture.
The facts show a very different picture.
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Dates for the 2026 EPSCA Inter-Association Championship have been set as follows:
- Under 11 Zonals ‒ Saturday 24 January 2026
- U9 Zonals ‒ Saturday 28 February
- U11 Final ‒ Saturday 14 March
- U11 Girls Final ‒ Saturday 18 April
- U9 Final ‒ Saturday 25
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
- Under 11 Zonals ‒ Saturday 24 January 2026
- U9 Zonals ‒ Saturday 28 February
- U11 Final ‒ Saturday 14 March
- U11 Girls Final ‒ Saturday 18 April
- U9 Final ‒ Saturday 25
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
October 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Dates for the 2026 EPSCA Inter-Association Championship have been set as follows:
- Under 11 Zonals ‒ Saturday 24 January 2026
- U9 Zonals ‒ Saturday 28 February
- U11 Final ‒ Saturday 14 March
- U11 Girls Final ‒ Saturday 18 April
- U9 Final ‒ Saturday 25
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
- Under 11 Zonals ‒ Saturday 24 January 2026
- U9 Zonals ‒ Saturday 28 February
- U11 Final ‒ Saturday 14 March
- U11 Girls Final ‒ Saturday 18 April
- U9 Final ‒ Saturday 25
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
Dates and venues have been set for Richmond Juniors participation in the U14 League for the 2024/5 season, as follows:
Date
Opponent
Home / Away
Venue
Notes
Sunday 9 November
Surrey
Home
Orleans Park School
13:00 start
Saturday 22 November
Kent
Away
Sevenoaks
Five
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
Date
Opponent
Home / Away
Venue
Notes
Sunday 9 November
Surrey
Home
Orleans Park School
13:00 start
Saturday 22 November
Kent
Away
Sevenoaks
Five
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dates and venues have been set for Richmond Juniors participation in the U14 League for the 2024/5 season, as follows:
Date
Opponent
Home / Away
Venue
Notes
Sunday 9 November
Surrey
Home
Orleans Park School
13:00 start
Saturday 22 November
Kent
Away
Sevenoaks
Five
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
Date
Opponent
Home / Away
Venue
Notes
Sunday 9 November
Surrey
Home
Orleans Park School
13:00 start
Saturday 22 November
Kent
Away
Sevenoaks
Five
rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
Richmond NYCA Teams 2022
A date has been set for the postponed National Youth Chess Association jamboree - Saturday, 8 November 2025. The event will take place at Bristol Grammar School, University Road, BRISTOL. BS8 1SR.
rjcc.org.uk/national-you...
A date has been set for the postponed National Youth Chess Association jamboree - Saturday, 8 November 2025. The event will take place at Bristol Grammar School, University Road, BRISTOL. BS8 1SR.
rjcc.org.uk/national-you...
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Richmond NYCA Teams 2022
A date has been set for the postponed National Youth Chess Association jamboree - Saturday, 8 November 2025. The event will take place at Bristol Grammar School, University Road, BRISTOL. BS8 1SR.
rjcc.org.uk/national-you...
A date has been set for the postponed National Youth Chess Association jamboree - Saturday, 8 November 2025. The event will take place at Bristol Grammar School, University Road, BRISTOL. BS8 1SR.
rjcc.org.uk/national-you...
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FDA approved the abortion pill mifepristone 25 years ago.
So why is RFK Jr. raising questions about it now? He's trying to roll back abortion access nationwide.
I'll keep fighting against attempts to restrict access—because medication abortion is safe and effective. Period.
So why is RFK Jr. raising questions about it now? He's trying to roll back abortion access nationwide.
I'll keep fighting against attempts to restrict access—because medication abortion is safe and effective. Period.
September 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
FDA approved the abortion pill mifepristone 25 years ago.
So why is RFK Jr. raising questions about it now? He's trying to roll back abortion access nationwide.
I'll keep fighting against attempts to restrict access—because medication abortion is safe and effective. Period.
So why is RFK Jr. raising questions about it now? He's trying to roll back abortion access nationwide.
I'll keep fighting against attempts to restrict access—because medication abortion is safe and effective. Period.
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They really need to start naming the mass shootings after Republican members of Congress.
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
They really need to start naming the mass shootings after Republican members of Congress.