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This morning in London, first photograph with the River Thames over Waterloo Bridge looking east towards St Paul’s and the City, and second looking along the Strand towards St Mary le Strand.
#London #WaterlooBridge #Strand #Thames #StPauls #TheCityofLondob
"using Palantir’s software would increase dependence on a U.S. provider. It also poses the risk of losing data sovereignty and thereby national sovereignty.
"Above all, however, the army’s staff experts say it remains unclear who has access to data shared with Palantir."
Successive interviews by Nick Robinson this morning perfectly sum up the BBC:
with Zack Polanski: sneering, aggressive, constantly interrupting.
with David Bull, Reform's Chairman: polite, nodding along, barely any interruptions.
Amazing. Will share the link when it's up so you can listen too.
The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member.
We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Extraordinary that in these fractious & divided times, so many of us can unite around the single, simple fact that Matthew Goodwin is an irredeemable twat.
My friends tab is just one long homage to Zack. He had everything thrown at him, as leader of the Green Party, by the UK media & by other parties. His use of social media in responding to the attacks, with authentic humour, is a lesson for all politicos.
Sharing from a friend, a passage from the Leveson Inquiry regarding the British actor Denholm Elliott, who died of AIDS in 1992. Three years after her death, the News of the World journalist Paul McMullan did the following to his daughter—neither a celebrity nor even someone of public interest.
#MakeVotesMatter make it Green ✅✅
*In fact the Nazis hated, persecuted & murdered Jews, trans & other Queer ppl & Roma, amongst others. Some of the false claims against Queer ppl are being recycled by today’s far right.
Today’s target for fascism is trans ppl. If you hear a politician talk about trans ppl, replay what they said but
Just as an example of how media & politics lie & spread conspiracies against trans ppl it’s worth examining the rhetoric around puberty blockers. The Labour UK govt & NI Exec banned them for trans kids as they were allegedly unsafe [there is no scientific evidence for that claim]. Yet the main …
… users of puberty blockers are non-trans kids experiencing early onset puberty. The medicine is not banned for them. It’s quite impressive that the UK govt, NI Exec & the media think that a drug can tell the difference between a trans & a non-trans kid. Why is it safe for non-trans kids but …
February morning, London: St Paul’s , National Theatre, River Thames - blue sky
#BlueSky #London #StPauls #NationalTheatre #RiverThames
Reform are always obsessively challenging others to debates.
But my invitation to debate Nigel Farage - leader to leader - still hasn’t been taken up.
What are they running from?
The Green Party will stop Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHD”.
Wow.
“Every time you replace “this is overwhelming” with “what’s the first step?” you shift brain activity from your amygdala (fear) to your prefrontal cortex (problem-solving).
That’s neuroplasticity in real time.”
substack.com/@drdominicng...
We must treat existing buildings as material banks and embrace electro-tech. Are we doing enough to prioritize climate-conscious design over aesthetics? What will the new & retro-fit era actually look like? 2/2
#SustainableDesign #Urbanism #RegenerativeDesign #BarnabasCalder
Just finished @barnabascalder.bsky.social ‘s Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency. Highly recommended!
It’s not a history of style, but of energy. From wood to oil, our fuel has dictated our forms. Now, we need a seismic shift in our approach and choices. 1/2
Love this from Russell Tovey.
"I’m really following what the Green Party are doing, and I think we should all get behind them. As a community, they’re a party that we can really look to, to represent us.”
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/russ...
In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there.
"A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing (all) its opponents and making them see the light but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."
Max Planck
#science #enlightenment #rationality #empiricism
“The Jesuit priests, when you thought that all of a sudden the whole world was pounding on you, they would say ‘Illegitimi non carborundum,’ which means ‘don’t let the bastards wear you down,’ which … lately, that is a very relevant and appropriate saying,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
View from Waterloo Bridge this morning.
#london #thames
"We need politicians who will tell it straight..."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
