Bethankit Hums
@tangibullah.bsky.social
Bopulist
Dear Americans, I love you like a sister or brother, but I'm not following you back because my feed is already swamped with US news. I wish you every success in your struggle to reclaim Democracy!
Dear Americans, I love you like a sister or brother, but I'm not following you back because my feed is already swamped with US news. I wish you every success in your struggle to reclaim Democracy!
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I really like this bit from the TV show Pantheon - kinda sorta talking about A1:
"Unfortunately,
I and the others like me
cannot be trusted with this power.
We are not ghosts.
We are not aliens.
We are not machines.
We are not gods.
We are you."
"Unfortunately,
I and the others like me
cannot be trusted with this power.
We are not ghosts.
We are not aliens.
We are not machines.
We are not gods.
We are you."
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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This is great. It was on BBC Alba the other night. If you didn't see it, here's another chance. I hope you like it. #Donegal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFp1...
"Gleanntáin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair" sung by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
YouTube video by bridgetoofar2
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This is great. It was on BBC Alba the other night. If you didn't see it, here's another chance. I hope you like it. #Donegal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFp1...
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An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Nailed it. Alberta doesn’t have a "Canada" problem; it has a leadership problem. #ABpoli #ABleg #Cdnpoli
Alberta Does Not Have Grievances. It Has Issues
AB doesn’t need a new constitutional deal or separation.
It needs better politicians than Danielle Smith and Jason Kenney.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/alberta-do...
AB doesn’t need a new constitutional deal or separation.
It needs better politicians than Danielle Smith and Jason Kenney.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/alberta-do...
Alberta Does Not Have Grievances. It Has Issues
Alberta doesn’t need a new constitutional deal or separation. It needs competent politicians.
markhamhislop.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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AI images spreading confusion about ICE agents in Minneapolis with Bellingcat's @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7F...
AI images spreading confusion about ICE agents in Minneapolis, expert says
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
AI images spreading confusion about ICE agents in Minneapolis with Bellingcat's @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7F...
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A new generation of engineered immune cell destroys cancer cells in mice as effectively as conventional CAR-T-cell therapies without suppressing the immune system
go.nature.com/4t9KIKO
go.nature.com/4t9KIKO
Innovative CAR-T therapy destroys cancer cells without dangerous side effects
In mice, the treatment selectively targets tumour cells without suppressing the immune system.
go.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
A new generation of engineered immune cell destroys cancer cells in mice as effectively as conventional CAR-T-cell therapies without suppressing the immune system
go.nature.com/4t9KIKO
go.nature.com/4t9KIKO
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Naomi Klein & I discussing what public life on the left looks like today. Starting with AI deepfakes, our discussion opens onto the larger questions Naomi explores in her book Doppelgänger, moving on to current affairs and lessons for the left www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iRc...
Who Owns Your Image and Narrative? Naomi Klein & Yanis Varoufakis — Live
YouTube video by DiEM25
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Naomi Klein & I discussing what public life on the left looks like today. Starting with AI deepfakes, our discussion opens onto the larger questions Naomi explores in her book Doppelgänger, moving on to current affairs and lessons for the left www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iRc...
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Canada can be a weird place sometimes:
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Canada can be a weird place sometimes:
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All 6 Palestine Action activists in the Elbit Systems break-in have been found not guilty on all charges. This action was one of the main 'reasons' the govt. proscribed PA as a terrorist organisation. Nearly 3000 people have been arrested for showing support. There must be pardons and compensation.
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
All 6 Palestine Action activists in the Elbit Systems break-in have been found not guilty on all charges. This action was one of the main 'reasons' the govt. proscribed PA as a terrorist organisation. Nearly 3000 people have been arrested for showing support. There must be pardons and compensation.
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore - Norman Blake - Directions LP
YouTube video by Mark Gunter
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza today. Israel has killed over 500 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire went into effect last October.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza today. Israel has killed over 500 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire went into effect last October.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 👇👇👇👇👇👇
9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News
Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 👇👇👇👇👇👇
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It's very easy to lie about science when you are talking about things that are in the future. Most people aren't scientists.
It's harder to lie to people about what is happening TO them right now. They still don't understand the science but they know things have changed. And not for the better.
It's harder to lie to people about what is happening TO them right now. They still don't understand the science but they know things have changed. And not for the better.
Nearly half of American homeowners want to relocate in 2026 because of extreme weather and other climate concerns
‘Climate is driving decisions about where people live and the rising costs of homeownership are changing when and how people buy homes'
www.independent.co.uk/us/money/hom...
‘Climate is driving decisions about where people live and the rising costs of homeownership are changing when and how people buy homes'
www.independent.co.uk/us/money/hom...
Nearly half of homeowners want to relocate because of climate-related concerns
‘Climate is driving decisions about where people live and the rising costs of homeownership are changing when and how people buy homes,’ Kin Insurance noted
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
It's very easy to lie about science when you are talking about things that are in the future. Most people aren't scientists.
It's harder to lie to people about what is happening TO them right now. They still don't understand the science but they know things have changed. And not for the better.
It's harder to lie to people about what is happening TO them right now. They still don't understand the science but they know things have changed. And not for the better.
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‘Making America Unsafe Again’
Dr Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and a scholar at the University of Sussex’s Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration, called it “truly crazy.”
#nuclear @bennett-innovate.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/nuclear...
Dr Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and a scholar at the University of Sussex’s Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration, called it “truly crazy.”
#nuclear @bennett-innovate.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/nuclear...
'Making America Unsafe Again': Alarm Over Environmental Review Exemption for Nuclear Reactors | Common Dreams
The US Department of Energy is allowing exemptions for nuclear reactor environmental reviews, alarming critics who called the policy "terrifying" and "truly crazy."
www.commondreams.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 AM
‘Making America Unsafe Again’
Dr Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and a scholar at the University of Sussex’s Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration, called it “truly crazy.”
#nuclear @bennett-innovate.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/nuclear...
Dr Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and a scholar at the University of Sussex’s Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration, called it “truly crazy.”
#nuclear @bennett-innovate.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/nuclear...
Senior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company’s sustainability claims while it publicly denied allegations that it was cutting down environmentally important forests for fuel.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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In most cases when you borrow money from one group of investors and use it to pay "profits" to another, that is known as a Ponzi scheme
The big oil companies do this on a regular basis now.
This is money that should be going towards cleaning up the mess they have made, not to investors.
The big oil companies do this on a regular basis now.
This is money that should be going towards cleaning up the mess they have made, not to investors.
Shell announces 2025 annual profits statement of £13.6 billion, with record payouts for investors
Shell increases multibillion-pound debt pile as it hands investors record payouts
Company’s total debt rose to $45.7bn as adjusted earnings for 2025 fell 22% to $18.5bn owing to weaker oil prices
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
In most cases when you borrow money from one group of investors and use it to pay "profits" to another, that is known as a Ponzi scheme
The big oil companies do this on a regular basis now.
This is money that should be going towards cleaning up the mess they have made, not to investors.
The big oil companies do this on a regular basis now.
This is money that should be going towards cleaning up the mess they have made, not to investors.
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Prof Steve Keen has been highlighting the flaws in William Nordhaus' infamous DICE model for years. If there was any justice in the world, the Nobel Committee would create another Memorial Prize to correct them giving it to the wrong man.
William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Prof Steve Keen has been highlighting the flaws in William Nordhaus' infamous DICE model for years. If there was any justice in the world, the Nobel Committee would create another Memorial Prize to correct them giving it to the wrong man.
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So can we anticipate the Toronto Police Association will be demanding ‘jail not bail’ for their numerous members now accused of drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder?
And will we now see the 🍁gun cult and the Conservative Party continue to cite that police union as experts on law reform?
And will we now see the 🍁gun cult and the Conservative Party continue to cite that police union as experts on law reform?
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
So can we anticipate the Toronto Police Association will be demanding ‘jail not bail’ for their numerous members now accused of drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder?
And will we now see the 🍁gun cult and the Conservative Party continue to cite that police union as experts on law reform?
And will we now see the 🍁gun cult and the Conservative Party continue to cite that police union as experts on law reform?
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Worth mentioning:
Thanks to all the efforts me and my UCP have dedicated to fixing AHS we wasted nearly $10 million taxpayer dollars on severance packages alone due to all the people we let go.
Read: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #UCPPublicInquiryNOW #abhealth
Thanks to all the efforts me and my UCP have dedicated to fixing AHS we wasted nearly $10 million taxpayer dollars on severance packages alone due to all the people we let go.
Read: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #UCPPublicInquiryNOW #abhealth
Danielle Smith’s $30-Million AHS Firing Spree | The Tyee
That’s the hit to Albertans for severance payments to top health officials since 2019, finds a Tyee analysis.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Worth mentioning:
Thanks to all the efforts me and my UCP have dedicated to fixing AHS we wasted nearly $10 million taxpayer dollars on severance packages alone due to all the people we let go.
Read: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #UCPPublicInquiryNOW #abhealth
Thanks to all the efforts me and my UCP have dedicated to fixing AHS we wasted nearly $10 million taxpayer dollars on severance packages alone due to all the people we let go.
Read: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #UCPPublicInquiryNOW #abhealth