@mrspig.bsky.social
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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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It’s not left vs right
It’s good vs evil
It’s good vs evil
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It’s not left vs right
It’s good vs evil
It’s good vs evil
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Mandelson advised US bank to bully the British government. Alastair Darling stood up to them.
taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/01/e...
taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/01/e...
Epstein file: Mandelson told JPM to threaten Chancellor
Previously unreported Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson advising JPMorgan on how to pressure Alistair Darling over post-crisis bankers’ bonus tax.
taxpolicy.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Mandelson advised US bank to bully the British government. Alastair Darling stood up to them.
taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/01/e...
taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/01/e...
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Told today of an US media professional, born and bred in LA but whose parents are of Mexican heritage - who is now so justifiably paranoid about ICE - that he has taken to wearing a body cam at all times and carries his passport constantly... in case...
The land of the free?
The land of the free?
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Told today of an US media professional, born and bred in LA but whose parents are of Mexican heritage - who is now so justifiably paranoid about ICE - that he has taken to wearing a body cam at all times and carries his passport constantly... in case...
The land of the free?
The land of the free?
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Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process.
The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%.
www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...
The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%.
www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...
EECA flexible electricity report
Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process, according to new research from EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Aut...
www.eeca.govt.nz
February 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process.
The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%.
www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...
The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%.
www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
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For the record Nigel Farage was asked about Reform UK’s position on compensation for WASPI women and his response was “I’m sorry, it’s done, it’s over. It’s not going to get changed.”
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
For the record Nigel Farage was asked about Reform UK’s position on compensation for WASPI women and his response was “I’m sorry, it’s done, it’s over. It’s not going to get changed.”
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“More people despair over “broken” Britain than during financial crisis”
I wonder why, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun, BBC, GB “News”, Farage, Reform etc and so on…
I wonder why, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun, BBC, GB “News”, Farage, Reform etc and so on…
More people despair over ‘broken Britain’ than during financial crisis
Poll finds dissatisfaction at state of the nation higher than after 2008 crash, with Reform voters most likely to believe UK is in decline
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“More people despair over “broken” Britain than during financial crisis”
I wonder why, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun, BBC, GB “News”, Farage, Reform etc and so on…
I wonder why, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun, BBC, GB “News”, Farage, Reform etc and so on…
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
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Very refreshing that. Didn't miss a beat.
#bbclaurak tries to get a gotcha. Zack, you refuse to fly. How can you be a candidate for high office if you'd refuse to ever get on a plane?
Well Laura, in that situation I'd get on a plane.
Well Laura, in that situation I'd get on a plane.
February 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Very refreshing that. Didn't miss a beat.
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On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of pan...
High on the Tibetan Plateau, a vast field of solar panels is not only feeding China’s power grid. According to new research, it is also gently reshaping a
www.ecoticias.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
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Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them
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Nigel Farage claims that he's fighting the Greens.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Nigel Farage claims that he's fighting the Greens.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
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One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
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Lisa Malyon was hospitalised after being exposed to damp and mould. Now she has launched a training academy to fix UK homes.
Woman who beat pneumonia trains others to fix damp and mould
www.bigissue.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Lisa Malyon was hospitalised after being exposed to damp and mould. Now she has launched a training academy to fix UK homes.
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Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk lifts the lid on the code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X or TikTok. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
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The head of a government is suing that government for $10bn and one really doesn’t know where to start.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to ‘leftist media outlets’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The head of a government is suing that government for $10bn and one really doesn’t know where to start.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 AM
The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton.
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton.
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!