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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 21h

Lots of useful context here, starting with, for example, this:
www.tysto.com/special/reno...

Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 21h

If using peated scotch only*, consider a touch of honey (chestnut, orange blossom, perhaps? call me fussy) and some really good quality cold black tea, Ceylon and Darjeeling. To taste.
*A proper version of this would use a sherry cask matured spirit, but that might not be 'indifferent whisky ; )

Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 21h

So, the recipe:
Take indifferent scotch. Add good stout gradually, to taste, more scotch than stout imho. (2tsp peated scotch too?)
Crucially, add a few thin slices of fresh ginger.
Maybe an ice cube, maybe even a tsp of cream, up to you.
Call it Autumn Haze. Or don't - Ginger Whisky Stout it is.

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 21h

I bought some excellent Mulligans stout from Aldi. But I also have some indifferent whisky from duty free. Happened to have both glasses by my side at the same time...
Light bulb moment.
I added a few teaspoons of stout to the whisky, it helped the nose. Added more it helped the mouthfeel. so...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes.

Please Use it and SHARE!

ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Federal Action Reporting Form

Federal Action Reporting Form Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. Filing a complaint does not start

ag.ny.gov

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 1d

New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The UK is not the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe. It is behind Germany & France and is 17th, or 5th at a stretch, of 28
www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 1d

Those Trump/🇺🇸new sanctions on Russia.

Sounded like Trump meant business, didn’t they? But dig a bit deeper and you see windbag Trump is at it again.

phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-new-us...

The New US Sanctions Move Actually Protects Russia For Now

Think Four Weeks, Not Two

phillipspobrien.substack.com

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 1d

Jaw dropping stuff. In plain language, how the super wealthy avoid paying tax.
Which is why those with a high income end up paying 40% of all tax, and those with lower incomes struggle with a regressive payroll tax.
Madness:

INET - Institute for New Economic Thinking @ineteconomics.bsky.social · 1d

The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d

Are electricity demands about to "skyrocket" in the United States?

You hear that all the time, but maybe it's not quite as shocking as some say...

Hannah Ritchie runs the numbers and presents a clear summary...

open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

How unprecedented is power demand growth in the United States?

Electricity generation is expected to rise. But will it grow much faster than it did in the past?

open.substack.com

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 3d

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

Musk keeps saying this and I really think it’s his most egregious lie:

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 3d

A lot has happened over the past two decades of research at the poles, and Antarctica in particular. If you want to catch up on the issues, this would make a good place to start:
www.quantamagazine.org/how-soon-wil...

How Soon Will the Seas Rise? | Quanta Magazine

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen — and how fast — is anything but settled.

www.quantamagazine.org

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ECIU @eciu.net · 4d

A landmark deal ready to be signed by more than 100 countries to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articl...

Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".

www.bbc.co.uk

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 3d

Since coal prices fell to $100 per ton, Russian export prices well below that mean most of their coal companies are unprofitable.
But at the same time, coal auctions in Wyoming and Utah have been postponed after bids at auction collapsed.
Joining the transition dots:
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuel Post-War Illusion

Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating but facing political resistance.

www.forbes.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 4d

6. The 'blunder' here is that of the EHRC which, to advance the political objectives of Liz Truss' appointee, has betrayed its responsibilities to safeguard minoritised groups, has massively overplayed its hand politically, has taken bad (or no) legal advice, and is getting seriously found out. END

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 4d

Indeed. Government's proposed ILR changes are wrong morally & politically - that is the main point.

But from purely *economic* perspective, they're likely to be self-defeating - the migrants most likely to be deterred from coming/staying are high-skilled/high-paid, because they have other options!

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 4d

Huh. If you say you’ll mess with indefinite leave to remain rules it turns out talented migrant workers start looking at their other options. This could never have been predicted!
on.ft.com/3JiZxbM

Russian tech workers rethink UK ties after settlement rules change

Digital entrepreneurs turn to US in search of higher pay and opportunities in test of Labour plan to lure ‘global talent’

on.ft.com

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 4d

That'd be six years after Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine.

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 4d

EU countries set to agree 2028 deadline for Russian gas ban

Governments and MEPs agree Russian gas must be banned from Europe – the question is when

dlvr.it

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 4d

I'm sure someone who thinks of themselves as 'moderate Right' (yet still supports the Badenoch-Jenrick Conservative Party) will be along shortly to dissociate themselves from this madness.

Any. Time. Now........

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 5d

Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 4d

One for all the people posting on X

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 10d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: The US is rolling back tariffs on “products that cannot be grown, mined, or naturally produced in the United States," per WSJ

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5d

I was looking at Reform's policy again the other day. They're proposing a £60k salary for people on ILR keeping their visa. Which means pretty much every nurse on ILR would be a risk. It's insane.

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 5d

Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 4d

Also watch this youtu.be/uleKvJ5Xsw8

interview with the remarkable linktr.ee/socialworker...

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Foz @nickfoz.bsky.social · 4d

The 'some thoughts' here (in case you missed it in August) are a comprehensive yet concise background, summary of changes with examples, and proposed solutions, after much consultation with farmers and farm tax advisers.

Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 4d

I'm still hopeful the farm IHT issue will be resolved sensibly. Some thoughts here: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/08/15/f...

But if it isn't farmers need to watch out for the people who will be preying on their fears.