Pete
@pete-sussex.bsky.social
Better than even the POTUS at what are known as "Cognitive Examinations"
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Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
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NEW: The PNG Courier's overseas correspondent on Reform's limescale problem.
Check my Substack for more.
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Check my Substack for more.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
NEW: The PNG Courier's overseas correspondent on Reform's limescale problem.
Check my Substack for more.
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Check my Substack for more.
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It appears that the 'Rogue Landlord' involved in this story is Reform UK Councillor Edward Harris, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council (of Polesworth).
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal HMOs shut down over safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
The two six-bedroomed properties out in Tamworth, 'failed to meet even the most basic of living standards and legal requirements'
www.birminghammail.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It appears that the 'Rogue Landlord' involved in this story is Reform UK Councillor Edward Harris, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council (of Polesworth).
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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What on earth did I stumble upon now?
Literally none of these claims are true.
A few years ago someone would make an iffy meme and everyone would laugh.
But, and I hate to say it, with these nice Al illustrations it suddenly looks much more convincing.
Literally none of these claims are true.
A few years ago someone would make an iffy meme and everyone would laugh.
But, and I hate to say it, with these nice Al illustrations it suddenly looks much more convincing.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
What on earth did I stumble upon now?
Literally none of these claims are true.
A few years ago someone would make an iffy meme and everyone would laugh.
But, and I hate to say it, with these nice Al illustrations it suddenly looks much more convincing.
Literally none of these claims are true.
A few years ago someone would make an iffy meme and everyone would laugh.
But, and I hate to say it, with these nice Al illustrations it suddenly looks much more convincing.
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A year ago today, Boris Johnson, Farage, Braverman, Truss, and a host of Trump’s British fans were all in Washington for Trump’s second inauguration...
Starmer wasn't invited - and it was treated like a massive Diss - remember that? Because we should.
Starmer wasn't invited - and it was treated like a massive Diss - remember that? Because we should.
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 AM
A year ago today, Boris Johnson, Farage, Braverman, Truss, and a host of Trump’s British fans were all in Washington for Trump’s second inauguration...
Starmer wasn't invited - and it was treated like a massive Diss - remember that? Because we should.
Starmer wasn't invited - and it was treated like a massive Diss - remember that? Because we should.
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
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NEW: London has recorded its lowest homicide rate since records began.
The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 AM
NEW: London has recorded its lowest homicide rate since records began.
The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
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BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
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We visited Nigel Farage's constituency and voters had the same complaint
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
We visited Nigel Farage's constituency and voters had the same complaint
The criticism comes after The Mirror revealed the Reform UK leader has trousered thousands in cash and jetted more than 50,000 miles across the globe since the election
www.mirror.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
We visited Nigel Farage's constituency and voters had the same complaint
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sounds like he needs to look at my basic vaccine explainer. Not that he will
Fundamental immunology 101: the basics of vaccines
Summarising different vaccine types and pros and cons of each
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Sounds like he needs to look at my basic vaccine explainer. Not that he will
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All those people calling for less “red tape” when it comes to Health & Safety Legislation - THIS is why you have it (to prevent tragedies exactly like this).
Whoever signed off the fire risk assessment (if there even was one) should be charged with manslaughter.
This should never have happened.
Whoever signed off the fire risk assessment (if there even was one) should be charged with manslaughter.
This should never have happened.
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
All those people calling for less “red tape” when it comes to Health & Safety Legislation - THIS is why you have it (to prevent tragedies exactly like this).
Whoever signed off the fire risk assessment (if there even was one) should be charged with manslaughter.
This should never have happened.
Whoever signed off the fire risk assessment (if there even was one) should be charged with manslaughter.
This should never have happened.
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The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive
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Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims
By Ayesha Tandon, Leo Hickman, Cecilia Keating and Robert McSweeney
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January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive
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Either that or (more likely) spend €1.2 trillion annually on ways to kill each other.
As the world gets hotter and the weather more extreme, the impacts of climate change will drive an increase in violence, including armed conflicts.
Money will be spent on war, not climate adaptation.
As the world gets hotter and the weather more extreme, the impacts of climate change will drive an increase in violence, including armed conflicts.
Money will be spent on war, not climate adaptation.
At 2°C warming, the world will need to spend $1.2 trillion annually to protect everyone exposed to climate hazards, or almost 1% of GDP in affected places, write McKinsey Global Institute's Mekala Krishnan, Annabel Farr, and Kanmani Chockalingam. bit.ly/3KTOfvJ
Climate Adaptation More Than Covers Its Cost
Mekala Krishnan, Annabel Farr and Kanmani Chockalingam estimate the level of investment needed to protect vulnerable places and show why the payoff is much larger.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Either that or (more likely) spend €1.2 trillion annually on ways to kill each other.
As the world gets hotter and the weather more extreme, the impacts of climate change will drive an increase in violence, including armed conflicts.
Money will be spent on war, not climate adaptation.
As the world gets hotter and the weather more extreme, the impacts of climate change will drive an increase in violence, including armed conflicts.
Money will be spent on war, not climate adaptation.
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Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
A record number of renewable energy projects were given the go-ahead in Great Britain in 2025, after planning approvals almost doubled year on year, according to an analysis.
The energy capacity of new battery, wind, and solar projects that received approval climbed to 45GW this year, 96% higher than in 2024, according to data from Cornwall Insight. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
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No, I think you'd just be thought of as an idiot.
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
No, I think you'd just be thought of as an idiot.
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“From a planetary perspective, human society is now, above all else, a conduit for moving carbon in the crust into the atmosphere. CO2 is what we make.”
"It’s a Gas" by @billmckibben.bsky.social for New York Review of Books: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
It’s a Gas | Bill McKibben
I’m writing this in the last days of the northern hemisphere’s autumn in 2025. Over recent weeks we’ve seen a hurricane hit Jamaica with wind speeds a few
www.nybooks.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“From a planetary perspective, human society is now, above all else, a conduit for moving carbon in the crust into the atmosphere. CO2 is what we make.”
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When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the German constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Through decrees and laws, the Nazis abolished these civil rights and destroyed German democracy. Starting in 1934, it was illegal to criticize the Nazi government.
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the German constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Through decrees and laws, the Nazis abolished these civil rights and destroyed German democracy. Starting in 1934, it was illegal to criticize the Nazi government.
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I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.
Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.