Pete
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Better than even the POTUS at what are known as "Cognitive Examinations"
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At last, it will be revealed !
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
At last, it will be revealed !
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AI tech bros promising to allow you to talk to a digital simulacrum of your dead relatives as a false comfort during your natural process of grief are, I’m afraid, in contravention of the 1736 Witchcraft Act, the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act, and should be hanged. I don’t make the rules.
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AI tech bros promising to allow you to talk to a digital simulacrum of your dead relatives as a false comfort during your natural process of grief are, I’m afraid, in contravention of the 1736 Witchcraft Act, the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act, and should be hanged. I don’t make the rules.
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Don't get distracted by the Nazi Muskrat. Stick to the plan. Refuse to fund fascism in US and Europe.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Don't get distracted by the Nazi Muskrat. Stick to the plan. Refuse to fund fascism in US and Europe.
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these kinds of videos always prompt a certain Pratchett quote in my brain, from Thief of Time
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
these kinds of videos always prompt a certain Pratchett quote in my brain, from Thief of Time
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
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Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
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What a *coincidence* that the head of Palantir UK is Oswald Mosley's grandson.
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What a *coincidence* that the head of Palantir UK is Oswald Mosley's grandson.
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When most people say "during Covid" they mean "when we did infection control in schools".
"Not controlling the spread of disease at all" results in more illness than "doing something to control the spread of disease".
So of course it's "worse than Covid".
#CovidIsNotOver
"Not controlling the spread of disease at all" results in more illness than "doing something to control the spread of disease".
So of course it's "worse than Covid".
#CovidIsNotOver
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
When most people say "during Covid" they mean "when we did infection control in schools".
"Not controlling the spread of disease at all" results in more illness than "doing something to control the spread of disease".
So of course it's "worse than Covid".
#CovidIsNotOver
"Not controlling the spread of disease at all" results in more illness than "doing something to control the spread of disease".
So of course it's "worse than Covid".
#CovidIsNotOver
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets record £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
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“The highest levels were found in Irish breakfast cereal, followed by Belgian wholemeal bread, then German wholemeal bread, then French baguette. It was found across a huge range of products, from spaghetti, to cheese scones and ginger bread.” 🥖
High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across Europe – study
Pesticide Action Network Europe study finds average concentrations 100 times higher than in tap water
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“The highest levels were found in Irish breakfast cereal, followed by Belgian wholemeal bread, then German wholemeal bread, then French baguette. It was found across a huge range of products, from spaghetti, to cheese scones and ginger bread.” 🥖
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
The long read: After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
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The fossil-fuel industry's war on humanity has taken out the capital of Iran.
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The fossil-fuel industry's war on humanity has taken out the capital of Iran.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Found one!
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Found one!
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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💔🕯️These are the terrifying words of a woman rescued after the russian missile strike in Ternopil, Ukraine.
"Don't save me... please... I watched my child burn."
"Don't save me... please... I watched my child burn."
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
💔🕯️These are the terrifying words of a woman rescued after the russian missile strike in Ternopil, Ukraine.
"Don't save me... please... I watched my child burn."
"Don't save me... please... I watched my child burn."
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...