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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 10h

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.⚜️💙⚜️

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 11h

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TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 11h

The White House filmed this ad after the "Antifa roundtable" yesterday. I fear there's simply no way any of us can compete with the millions of dollars they're spending to make people believe Antifa is real.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11h

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.

Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle

Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances

www.newscientist.com

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 17h

No, not heard of a new one at all!
I have fond memories of the last one, both my parents had one

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20h

I was working on the story and he just came out and said it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Zamafir @zamafir.bsky.social · 22h

Ferrari: 5,000 LBs, 1,000 HP, 0-60 2.5s, 193 MPH
Taycan: 4,925 LBs, 1,019 HP, 0-60 2.1s, 190 MPH
SU7: 5,203 LBs, 1,548 HP, 0-60 1.9s, 217 MPH
Lucid: 5,300 LBs, 1,234 HP, 0-60 1.9s, 205 MPH

Folks I know with Ferrari 'it' cars (F40/50/Enzo) own them for their provenance in time, looks, experience...

Electrek @electrek.co · 1d

Ferrari reveals the specs of its first all-electric car: Elettrica

Ferrari has released the specs of its first all-electric car, the Elettrica, and gave us a detailed look at the technology behind it. You will find the full specs and my take on the event below. more…

electrek.co

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe don't test this though...

Social media post from @philclifton.bsky.social on PinkNews background, sharing news about an employment tribunal ruling that an individual cannot be dismissed for insulting their boss during a disagreement, according to the tribunal.

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 1d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

www.business-live.co.uk

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

I see Reform UK are on #BBCQT again tonight, would one of the other panelists kindly ask

Is it fiscally responsible for Nathan Gill to make anti EU, pro Russia statements in exchange for bribes

But for Nigel Farage to make anti EU, pro Russia statements, without bribes?

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 1d

Renault's ultra-cute £17k city car is nearly here | Autocar #ev

Renault's ultra-cute £17k city car is nearly here | Autocar

New electric city car will go toe to toe with the Volkswagen ID 1

www.autocar.co.uk

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 2d

The government’s own data rebuts Trump Admin claims that wind and solar are driving up electricity prices, Politico reports share.google/RTIXPPQMXrTH...
“[T]he data say pretty much the opposite” of Trump & Secretary Wright’s claims.

Among the 22 states that drew higher-than-average shares of their power from wind and solar, 17 had below-average electricity prices in June, according to EIA data.

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

Was on a sculpture at St Paul’s in Rome:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_...

Angels Unawares - Wikipedia

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

Bankrupting universities too

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve done a few canoe trips the river wye back when I was in the scouts, lovely part of the world

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Mark Philip Rennie @eslibrarian.bsky.social · 2d

@allshorts.bsky.social @richardknott.bsky.social The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 8d

Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.

Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d

"He invokes white faces. He is the one who chooses this as his metric."

Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour

'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents

Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

Always remember Murdock got the COVID vaccine for free on the NHS before the Queen did (she was vaccinated a month later)

www.theguardian.com/media/2020/d...

Rupert Murdoch receives dose of Covid vaccine in UK

Exclusive: 89-year-old News Corp boss gives thanks to key workers, NHS staff and scientists

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a robot! Why they even have gender in the first place is weird, and “male” robots have been happily reproducing (constructing other robots) without assistance from another robot from the start
The just make something up to get offended about

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Richard Knott @richardknott.bsky.social · 2d

880% Sales Surge Makes Britain BYD’s Top EV Market Outside China #ev

880% Sales Surge Makes Britain BYD’s Top EV Market Outside China

BYD sold over 11,271 cars in September, representing a substantial rise of 880% compared to the same month last year and saw it also overtake legacy brands such as Renault and SEAT.

electriccarsreport.com

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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 2d

Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/05/w...

Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables - CleanTechnica

Fossil fuels struggle to compete with renewables due to: 1) Rising costs from depleting easy reserves; 2) Slower cost declines vs. Wright's Law-fueled renewable tech; 3) Global backlash against pollut...

cleantechnica.com

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