Steve Hayes

I'm having a lot of trouble reconciling the media's concern with Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian attacks and their relative indifference to the number of Iranian civilians killed by American attacks.

Paul Carruthers of Gender Plus: "NHS England's interpretation of the evidence is in contrast to every reputable expert body in the field of transgender healthcare and, as such we will assess their policy document and evidence-based review to better understand how they arrived at this decision."

I’ll never be Christian, but this is Christianity I can get behind.

Bring it! 🖖

Afghan allies, stranded at Qatar refugee camp, face 'hell' amid Iran war More than a thousand Afghan allies at a Qatar refugee camp face terror and confusion as Iranian missiles rain down.

Five years after fleeing the last U.S. war, 1,100 Afghan refugees who risked their lives are stranded in a Qatar refugee camp as missiles rain overhead.

150 people are family members of U.S. servicemembers.

Unconscionable.

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Been explaining for years that US oil and gas production is very dirty (high methane emissions) and it can never meet the standards set by EU regs.

Now the oil industry is admitting the same. The lies work until they don't!

Zelenskyy: Ukraine retakes 435 sq. km in south after six weeks of fighting Ukraine’s Defense Forces have recaptured 400–435 square kilometers of territory in southern Ukraine over the past six weeks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 8, Ukraine’s Ukrinform news age...

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have recaptured 400–435 square kilometers of territory in southern Ukraine over the past six weeks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

Need an illustration on why it isn't always necessary to tell both sides?

How China Plans to Tackle Its Massive Solar Panel Waste Problem | OilPrice.com China, the global leader in solar power, is preparing to contend with 1.5 million tons of decommissioned solar panels by the end of the decade and is attempting to lead a coordinated global effort to ...

China has set a goal to recycle 250,000 tons of #solar panels by 2027 and 1.5 million tons by 2030, which, if successful, will serve as a crucial mass-scale pilot project for the rest of the world.
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Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s pay

Swedish private equity group takes 42% stake in Yorkshire Water.

Thames Water, Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water and Wessex Water gutted by PE.

All have criminal convictions, dump sewage in rivers, profiteer. 90% of England's water is foreign owned.

Expect more looting.

Ending UK customs relief on low-value imports could push up prices, BCC says Business group warns of harm to small firms and trade as it calls for phased end to ‘de minimis’ exemptions

"Could push up prices" seems bizarrely optimistic!

Removing de minimis thresholds between the UK and Europe, in both directions, seems incredibly harmful to small businesses.

Yet another reason to rejoin the EU.

The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past | Editorial Editorial: Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build

Seen by Margaret Thatcher as a relic, the CEGB was broken up and privatised in 1989. ...The “privatisation premium” ... sees almost a quarter of the average household energy bill – roughly £450 – flow today into corporate profits.

Always Thatcher.

VPN apps rocket up download charts in Australia as porn websites begin blocking users Proton VPN moves from 174th to 19th place as NordVPN goes from 189th to 13th, as porn websites in Australia start requiring age verification for users

More "who would have predicted this"

AI Didn't Break the Senior Engineer Pipeline. It Showed That One Never Existed. Most organizations never had a model for developing engineers. They had an environment that produced growth by accident. AI just made the luck run out.

If coding is your favorite part of software engineering, keep coding. AI doesn't stop you. But if coding was the only part you were good at, that's a different conversation. The job was always bigger than the code. #bransoncognac blog.bryanl.dev/posts/ai-sen...

Twelve Apostles visitors to be charged entry fee to see natural wonder Victorian government says ‘it’s only fair’ Great Ocean Road tourists should pay to see famous limestone stacks Tourists will soon have to pay an entry fee to see the Twelve Apostles on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. The Victorian government will on Monday announce a fee for tourists to visit the $126m Twelve Apostles Visitor Experience Centre, which is due to open at the end of 2026. Continue reading...

Twelve Apostles visitors to be charged entry fee to see natural wonder

Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.

“hypocrisy isn’t the main issue here. Rather, it’s the loss of reliable federal support for vaccines, and how that loss is already dissuading companies from developing new shots that could someday protect hundreds of millions of people from dangerous, even lethal infections.”

And wars

Friend: Tell me about your Gumshoe character.
Me: I’m an angry gay socialist with no idea how fight the ancient evil entities threatening my world.
Friend: Sure, but what about your Gumshoe character.

Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC Our allies in Israel have shown amazing capability when it comes to collapsing the murderous regime in Iran. America is most appreciative. However, there will be a day soon that the Iranian people will be in charge of their own fate, not the murderous ayatollah’s regime. In that regard, please be cautious about what targets you select. Our goal is to liberate the Iranian people in a fashion that does not cripple their chance to start a new and better life when this regime collapses. The oil economy of Iran will be essential to that endeavor.

Even Lindsey Graham seems to think the bombing is going a bit too far, ffs.

A Burrowing Owl wears a bright green towel or towel-adjacent fabric like a headscarf. His eyes are wide and yellow, with oval pupils reflecting a trio of ceiling lights. Feathers are brown and white, with a thatch of tan across the chest. His rictal bristles around his pale yellow beak are damp and pink, presumably from his latest meal, but due to lack of time / awareness / shame / napkins he has been unable to clean himself for the photoshoot.

Burrowing Owl 'Marathon' in Arizona received laser treatment for a leg injury when one of the volunteers snapped this cute picture. Want to donate to Wild At Heart Raptors? wildatheartraptors.org/donate/?refe... Source: fb.com/526080430065... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock

If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time

holy shit

ANALYSIS | SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact us here on Earth | CBC News Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to spa...

“Recent studies have shown that when satellites reach the end of their lives and burn up upon reentry, they leave behind metals like aluminum and lithium.

The consequences of this are not yet known. But that's [only one thing that] concerns scientists…”

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‘From the article: A spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said: “It is categorically untrue that the UK only has access to two days of gas supply. We have a diverse energy mix and are confident in our security of supply.’

Crunchy decision to run with the headline, ey?

March 9, 1959: The Barbie Doll Debuts
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"Never forget that a political, economical or religious crisis is enough to cast doubt on women's rights. These rights will never be vested. You have to stay vigilant your whole life."

Simone de Beauvoir, 1949

#WomensDay #IWD2026 #8M

Renationalise public services.

The impact of Brexit on immigration to the UK A new analysis finds that Brexit raised the number of foreign-born workers in the UK by about 200,000, but resulted in a more dramatic shift in the countries of origin.

The impact of Brexit on UK immigration - new research by @johnspringford.bsky.social & me for @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & @ukandeu.bsky.social

Brexit

a) reduced EU-origin employees by 785K (2.3% of workforce)
b) increased non-EU origin employees by 992K (2.95%)

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