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Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson.bsky.social · 5h

This is like the bizarre discourse on heat pumps I see now and then from the US and UK. They talk about it like it's new and unproven technology, when it's been ubiquitous here in the Nordics since the early 1990s.

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Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson.bsky.social · 5h

Seeing these posts about people turning their heating on is a another reminder that home heating tech we take for granted in the Nordics is apparently sci-fi in other parts of the world. My heating system is 15 years old, but still perfectly capable of managing everything automatically.

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Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 5h

Shocked* to discover a massive overlap in the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into dangerous religious cults and members of the state Liberal party

Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 13h

The Guardian reports that the sister of Victorian Liberal MP Renee Heath has, at an inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups, described their father’s church as a “cult” and said so-called “gay conversion” practices may still be occurring in the state.
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Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening

City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 5h

Huh.

“In fact, one way of looking at AI is that it’s main use is as a vehicle to give the fossil fuel industry one last reason to expand.”

Fascinating newsletter from @billmckibben.bsky.social

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 5h

Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty adds: 'I observe a tendency to see the human rights of different groups as a zero-sum game. This has contributed to narratives which build on prejudice against trans people and portray upholding their human rights as a de facto threat to the rights of others.’

HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 5h

The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner has rebuked the UK over the arrests of individuals who express support for Palestine Action and the status of trans people following Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/strasbo...

Strasbourg warns UK on policing of demonstrations and trans rights

Human rights commissioner cites arrests of Palestine Action demonstrators and interpretation of Supreme Court's decision in For Women Scotland.

www.lawgazette.co.uk

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 4h

The obvious was ignored, the cheap dismissed, and only the expensive and the expedient could be countenanced.

Oh, and our level of preparation now?

Pff.

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 4h

If they looked at it macro they’d have to acknowledge that we had deliberately diminished our ability to cope with a pandemic to cut costs, then denied the evidence around masking and air flow, and sequentially prioritised economic gains over life and so lost both.

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 4h

It was an entirely predictable stupidity, one of many which massively increased the number of our dead. Johnson will face no consequence, because the bad choices of leaders never do, but I will always believe he should.

Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 18h

Gavin Williamson has described the decision to open, then close, primary schools on 4 January 2021 as “panicked”.

I would describe it as idiotic.

Boris Johnson gave parents 'false hope' over schools reopening, Gavin Williamson tells Covid inquiry

Watch as the former education secretary gives evidence at the inquiry, which is focusing on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 4h

Mech suits for whales so they could come on land and fully express their feelings about humans. Especially orcas.

I guess that makes me the crazed villain?

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4h

Ukrainian refugees condemn failure of authorities to take action against Reform over campaign lies

Martin Shipton Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the...

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Liz Anderson @lizanderson.bsky.social · 4h

A handful of my Thames-found World War One and World War Two related artefacts. My mudlarking friend Elle Harmer will be including these together with other similar Thames finds in a special cabinet display for Remembrance month this November at Southwark Cathedral 1/

A few of my World War One and World War Two artefacts found in the river Thames while mudlarking - including anti aircraft shrapnel, military & naval buttons, regimental cap and collar badges. We are moving towards Remembrance Sunday again and throughout November these and other artefacts will be on display in Southwark Cathedral, London.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 10h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 12h

grateful portland has risen to the challenge so far in peacefully protesting the ICE facility and that nationally we're all cheering on the frogs but I think it's important to make sure everyone is aware that the ICE goons aren't exactly being peaceful in return

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4h

A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...

Meet Greg Stafford, the best modern fantasy author you don’t know

Game designer, shaman, and inspiration.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3h

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

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Steve Hayes @sxh.bsky.social · 3h

Israel to halve Gaza aid over slow return of dead hostages

The fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was tested Tuesday as the slower-than-hoped return of deceased hostages from Gaza prompted an Israeli military agency to declare a “violation” of the truc...

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Kate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 2d

Cool chart, turns out that “when the sun doesn’t shine” not so important already in California

Cool graphic of California elec supply (and storage charging) over 24-hour periods. Solar supplies majority during daylight but storage then provides a sizeable chunk for first few hours of evening.

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 6h

"Whether you agree with Zack Polanski or not it is important to have a different view articulated as effectively as some of the radical right have been doing.

"Potentially it helps rebalance the scales a little bit in everyday media discourse"

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Zack Polanski: Can the Green Party leader ‘rebalance the scales’ of UK politics? | The News Agents

In little more than a month of leadership, Zack Polanski has grown the party’s membership and become a powerful figure on the left-wing of UK politics. Can he, and the Green Party, take this further…

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Mike Jones @mikejonesphd.bsky.social · 11h

History brains trust: does anyone know if flight logs exist for Mascot Airport in the 1930s, and if so where they are? I know that a plane landed there at 7:52pm on Tuesday, 7 November 1933 and I want to see if I can confirm the name of the pilot.

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Steve Hayes @sxh.bsky.social · 5h

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European rights body urges UK ministers to review protest laws

Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about the policing of protests in the UK following arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, and called for broader protest laws to be reviewed. In a...

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Steve Hayes @sxh.bsky.social · 5h

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Steroid creams can help cure cancer

Topical steroid creams, such as those used to treat skin conditions like eczema, could help the body fight cancer, new research has suggested. The team from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute...

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 1d

Forced to share pins, left open to fraud!

1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1d

They're right, obvs. The tax system is an insane byzantine riddle, Labour's polling is at the earth's core, tax rises are inevitable, the government is aimless, & growth is being harmed by the need for perpetual mini tax hikes. Might as well do something daring which history will recognise you for.

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