Mod Magus
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Low-carb, real food. Nutritionism is not the answer. Increasingly compelled to comment on the state of the world.
"This rollback is sort of cementing things that have already been done, such as the relaxation of the fuel economy standards," said Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University.
"But it really does put the US automakers in a bind, because nobody else is going to want to buy American cars."
"But it really does put the US automakers in a bind, because nobody else is going to want to buy American cars."
Trump - he really is the personification of evil.
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 AM
"This rollback is sort of cementing things that have already been done, such as the relaxation of the fuel economy standards," said Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University.
"But it really does put the US automakers in a bind, because nobody else is going to want to buy American cars."
"But it really does put the US automakers in a bind, because nobody else is going to want to buy American cars."
Thing is: We know what he really thinks, don't we. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants ‘colonising’ UK
Monaco-based Manchester United co-owner responds to politicians’ and football fans’ anger at ‘disgraceful’ words
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Thing is: We know what he really thinks, don't we. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Nigel Farage - as usual has selective memory re Ratcliffe’s move to Monaco or he’s just wrong on purpose - his ‘exodus’ was 7 plus years ago
www.theguardian.com/business/201...
www.theguardian.com/business/201...
UK's richest man moves to Monaco to 'save £4bn in tax'
Brexiter Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos is working with PricewaterhouseCoopers to reduce bill
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Nigel Farage - as usual has selective memory re Ratcliffe’s move to Monaco or he’s just wrong on purpose - his ‘exodus’ was 7 plus years ago
www.theguardian.com/business/201...
www.theguardian.com/business/201...
Even the 'other side' has its Rogues' Gallery features:)
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Even the 'other side' has its Rogues' Gallery features:)
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From @theathletic.com: Rich Ruohonen, a 54-year-old lawyer from Minnesota, became the oldest American to compete in the Winter Olympics. The curler spoke out on Tuesday at a news conference: “What’s happening in Minnesota is wrong. There’s no shades of gray.” nyti.ms/3ODrAVG
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
From @theathletic.com: Rich Ruohonen, a 54-year-old lawyer from Minnesota, became the oldest American to compete in the Winter Olympics. The curler spoke out on Tuesday at a news conference: “What’s happening in Minnesota is wrong. There’s no shades of gray.” nyti.ms/3ODrAVG
Sir Jim Radcliffe? Well said Matthew Syed.
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Sir Jim Radcliffe? Well said Matthew Syed.
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If Jim Ratcliffe wore 10 real £40,000 Rolex's on each arm, and they all got stolen, and he went into London every single day.
It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If Jim Ratcliffe wore 10 real £40,000 Rolex's on each arm, and they all got stolen, and he went into London every single day.
It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
Good.
"Britain’s highest court found that the Swedish oat drink maker’s trademark “Post Milk Generation” was unlawful, concluding that protected dairy terminology could not be deployed in ways that risked confusing consumers about the nature of a product."
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
"Britain’s highest court found that the Swedish oat drink maker’s trademark “Post Milk Generation” was unlawful, concluding that protected dairy terminology could not be deployed in ways that risked confusing consumers about the nature of a product."
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Oatly loses Supreme Court battle to call plant-based drinks ‘milk’
The ruling, which suggests the word should be reserved for animal products, has been praised by the dairy industry and may lead to widespread packaging changes
www.thetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Good.
"Britain’s highest court found that the Swedish oat drink maker’s trademark “Post Milk Generation” was unlawful, concluding that protected dairy terminology could not be deployed in ways that risked confusing consumers about the nature of a product."
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
"Britain’s highest court found that the Swedish oat drink maker’s trademark “Post Milk Generation” was unlawful, concluding that protected dairy terminology could not be deployed in ways that risked confusing consumers about the nature of a product."
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
The tax regime in Monaco is notable for its very low direct taxation.
•Income tax: 0% for most
•Wealth tax: 0%
•Corporate tax: ~25–33% when applicable
•VAT: 20%
But: Although London is one of Europe’s most expensive property markets, Monaco’s prices exceed London’s by a substantial margin.
•Income tax: 0% for most
•Wealth tax: 0%
•Corporate tax: ~25–33% when applicable
•VAT: 20%
But: Although London is one of Europe’s most expensive property markets, Monaco’s prices exceed London’s by a substantial margin.
These are outrageous and inflammatory remarks from an out of touch multi millionaire businessman who clearly has no empathy with hard-pressed families.
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
The tax regime in Monaco is notable for its very low direct taxation.
•Income tax: 0% for most
•Wealth tax: 0%
•Corporate tax: ~25–33% when applicable
•VAT: 20%
But: Although London is one of Europe’s most expensive property markets, Monaco’s prices exceed London’s by a substantial margin.
•Income tax: 0% for most
•Wealth tax: 0%
•Corporate tax: ~25–33% when applicable
•VAT: 20%
But: Although London is one of Europe’s most expensive property markets, Monaco’s prices exceed London’s by a substantial margin.
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Justice for the Epstein survivors.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Justice for the Epstein survivors.
Does India know what it's doing?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Does India know what it's doing?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Small but significant improvements.
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Small but significant improvements.
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When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
share.google/bLY8yWL1AeIQ...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe primarily resides in Monaco, having established it as his tax residence in September 2020. He also maintains significant properties in the UK, specifically in Hampshire, and owns an estate near Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
His primary tax residence is in Monaco.
His primary tax residence is in Monaco.
Kobi Mainoo's parents are from Ghana. Harry Maguire is of Irish descent. The rest are foreign born immigrants.
A team built around Luke Shaw?
A team built around Luke Shaw?
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe primarily resides in Monaco, having established it as his tax residence in September 2020. He also maintains significant properties in the UK, specifically in Hampshire, and owns an estate near Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
His primary tax residence is in Monaco.
His primary tax residence is in Monaco.
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Farage got an elite education and a £73k EU pension.
Tice is a property multi-millionaire.
Anderson earns £91k.
Yet they attack 'graduate elites' earning £30k with £50k debt and 41% tax rates.
Where's their actual policy? Spoiler: they don't have one.
(via The Populist Decoder / Rootcause)
Tice is a property multi-millionaire.
Anderson earns £91k.
Yet they attack 'graduate elites' earning £30k with £50k debt and 41% tax rates.
Where's their actual policy? Spoiler: they don't have one.
(via The Populist Decoder / Rootcause)
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Farage got an elite education and a £73k EU pension.
Tice is a property multi-millionaire.
Anderson earns £91k.
Yet they attack 'graduate elites' earning £30k with £50k debt and 41% tax rates.
Where's their actual policy? Spoiler: they don't have one.
(via The Populist Decoder / Rootcause)
Tice is a property multi-millionaire.
Anderson earns £91k.
Yet they attack 'graduate elites' earning £30k with £50k debt and 41% tax rates.
Where's their actual policy? Spoiler: they don't have one.
(via The Populist Decoder / Rootcause)
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It’s a serious criminal offence to conspire to remove a UK Prime Minister
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
It’s a serious criminal offence to conspire to remove a UK Prime Minister
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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It's so strange - recall thinking at the time who might be the money behind this. Imagined some cabal of depraved, psychopathic billionaire tycoons (influenced by discovering the Koch brothers/Tea Party connection a few years earlier) but never once thought Epstein. Who'd be so stupid as to… oh.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
It's so strange - recall thinking at the time who might be the money behind this. Imagined some cabal of depraved, psychopathic billionaire tycoons (influenced by discovering the Koch brothers/Tea Party connection a few years earlier) but never once thought Epstein. Who'd be so stupid as to… oh.
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Given the timescale of the Epstein/Bannon/Farage European ‘Movement’ in 2018, you’ve got to wonder about Johnson’s visit to see Putin proxy Alexander Lebedev earlier that year without his security detail.
The Russian Bots started pushing ‘moggmentum’
bylinetimes.com/2019/02/19/h...
The Russian Bots started pushing ‘moggmentum’
bylinetimes.com/2019/02/19/h...
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Given the timescale of the Epstein/Bannon/Farage European ‘Movement’ in 2018, you’ve got to wonder about Johnson’s visit to see Putin proxy Alexander Lebedev earlier that year without his security detail.
The Russian Bots started pushing ‘moggmentum’
bylinetimes.com/2019/02/19/h...
The Russian Bots started pushing ‘moggmentum’
bylinetimes.com/2019/02/19/h...
What a mistake to mimic Reform. Oh poor Starmer; victim of opinion polls.
"Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from 5 years to 10." Below graduate level the default will be extended to 15 years.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from 5 years to 10." Below graduate level the default will be extended to 15 years.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
What a mistake to mimic Reform. Oh poor Starmer; victim of opinion polls.
"Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from 5 years to 10." Below graduate level the default will be extended to 15 years.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from 5 years to 10." Below graduate level the default will be extended to 15 years.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Do we share similar european values?
“There are homeless people everywhere,” said Mario Furlan, a life coach and founder of the City Angels. “When a city as organized as Milan, and as rich a city as Milan, has this significant a problem, I feel it is really a shame.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...
“There are homeless people everywhere,” said Mario Furlan, a life coach and founder of the City Angels. “When a city as organized as Milan, and as rich a city as Milan, has this significant a problem, I feel it is really a shame.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...
Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Do we share similar european values?
“There are homeless people everywhere,” said Mario Furlan, a life coach and founder of the City Angels. “When a city as organized as Milan, and as rich a city as Milan, has this significant a problem, I feel it is really a shame.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...
“There are homeless people everywhere,” said Mario Furlan, a life coach and founder of the City Angels. “When a city as organized as Milan, and as rich a city as Milan, has this significant a problem, I feel it is really a shame.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/w...
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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An immigration judge has found there were no grounds to deport a Turkish graduate student who was detained by immigration agents last year after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian opinion article for her student newspaper. nyti.ms/4tAxM0X
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
An immigration judge has found there were no grounds to deport a Turkish graduate student who was detained by immigration agents last year after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian opinion article for her student newspaper. nyti.ms/4tAxM0X
The horrors of war:
Though Russia is meeting its enlistment targets of about 35,000 per month, as many as 90% of new recruits in 2025 were deployed to replace battlefield casualties, according to O.Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
www.ft.com/content/ce74...
Though Russia is meeting its enlistment targets of about 35,000 per month, as many as 90% of new recruits in 2025 were deployed to replace battlefield casualties, according to O.Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
www.ft.com/content/ce74...
Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge
Rising number of men killed or missing in action makes a military breakthrough for Moscow less likely, officials say
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The horrors of war:
Though Russia is meeting its enlistment targets of about 35,000 per month, as many as 90% of new recruits in 2025 were deployed to replace battlefield casualties, according to O.Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
www.ft.com/content/ce74...
Though Russia is meeting its enlistment targets of about 35,000 per month, as many as 90% of new recruits in 2025 were deployed to replace battlefield casualties, according to O.Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
www.ft.com/content/ce74...