Richard Knott
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"U.S. agriculture and other breadbaskets are among the hardest-hit in the study’s projections, while regions in Canada, China, & Russia may benefit."
The #ClimateCrisis is a national security issue in more ways than one.
(& to state the obvious, it serves American interests to make nice w/Canada)
The #ClimateCrisis is a national security issue in more ways than one.
(& to state the obvious, it serves American interests to make nice w/Canada)
By 2050, the authors estimate climate change will drag global crop yields down by 8 pct. Regardless of how much emissions rise or fall in the coming decades.That’s because carbon dioxide emissions stay in atm. If we ignore those long-run damages,we assign an economic value of zero to them. Is wrong
Climate change cuts global crop yields, even when farmers adapt
A sweeping new analysis finds that rising global temperatures will dampen the world’s capacity to produce food from most staple crops, even after accounting for economic development and adaptation by ...
sustainability.stanford.edu
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"U.S. agriculture and other breadbaskets are among the hardest-hit in the study’s projections, while regions in Canada, China, & Russia may benefit."
The #ClimateCrisis is a national security issue in more ways than one.
(& to state the obvious, it serves American interests to make nice w/Canada)
The #ClimateCrisis is a national security issue in more ways than one.
(& to state the obvious, it serves American interests to make nice w/Canada)
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
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More than 25,000 whooping cough cases reported this year as Kentucky records 3rd infant death
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
More than 25,000 whooping cough cases reported this year as Kentucky records 3rd infant death
More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.
abcnews.go.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
More than 25,000 whooping cough cases reported this year as Kentucky records 3rd infant death
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
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The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
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“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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With the government’s backing, the extension of the DLR to Beckton and Thamesmead will go ahead.
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Housing potential at Thamesmead Waterfront and Beckton - joint policy statement
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
With the government’s backing, the extension of the DLR to Beckton and Thamesmead will go ahead.
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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“Here kitty kitty” ❤️
33 lb Maine Coon
Theodore Scritches McWiggles
TT: tonnagrimm
33 lb Maine Coon
Theodore Scritches McWiggles
TT: tonnagrimm
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Here kitty kitty” ❤️
33 lb Maine Coon
Theodore Scritches McWiggles
TT: tonnagrimm
33 lb Maine Coon
Theodore Scritches McWiggles
TT: tonnagrimm
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BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
![United States v. Young, 107 F.3d 903, 907 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (quoting United States v. NYNEX
Corp., 8 F.3d 52, 54 (D.C. Cir. 1993)).
In conducting such inquiry, Plaintiffs submit that the Court should "require the
government to promptly file declarations) identifying all individuals involved in the decision not
to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025." ECF No. 193 (Pl. Resp.) at 1. "[O]nce these declarations are filed and depending on what
information they disclose, the Court should then determine the appropriate sequence of witness
testimony, and the manner in which that testimony should be provided." Id. The Government
similarly notes: "If the Court believes any further information is needed for [its inquiry],
Defendants respectfully request an opportunity to provide that information to the Court by way
of declarations in the first instance (as even Plaintiffs agree is appropriate)." Def. Resp. at 1.
The Court will adopt the parties' agreement on starting with declarations; it will then
assess the need for witness testimony. It therefore ORDERS that by December 5, 2025, the
Government shall submit declarations from all individuals involved in the decision not to halt the
transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025. Such
declarations shall detail their roles in such decision.
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
Chief Judge](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicx7z6kdhaurlvb57itwjpbfpf5odxbgnqxt5lv2ohefi24atmw4a@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
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To recap—Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of receiving millions in bribes & partnering with cocaine traffickers to flood American streets with drugs, but to protect American streets from being flooded with drugs, he has to mass murder innocent fisherman with impunity.
Got it
Got it
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
To recap—Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of receiving millions in bribes & partnering with cocaine traffickers to flood American streets with drugs, but to protect American streets from being flooded with drugs, he has to mass murder innocent fisherman with impunity.
Got it
Got it
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A brief reminder that everyone should leave X and let that heil hole rot away as it deserves to
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A brief reminder that everyone should leave X and let that heil hole rot away as it deserves to
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Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
Addams Family Values: Thanksgiving play (HD CLIP)
YouTube video by Binge Society
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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Gay MP perfectly explains why EHRC's 'shocking' guidance on single-sex spaces is 'unworkable'
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/ehrc-guidance-trans-josh-babarinde-lib-dem/?utm_content=1764296400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/ehrc-guidance-trans-josh-babarinde-lib-dem/?utm_content=1764296400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Gay MP perfectly explains why single-sex spaces guidance is 'unworkable'
A Lib Dem MP perfectly explained in parliament why the EHRC's draft single-space guidance is "unworkable".
www.thepinknews.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Gay MP perfectly explains why EHRC's 'shocking' guidance on single-sex spaces is 'unworkable'
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/ehrc-guidance-trans-josh-babarinde-lib-dem/?utm_content=1764296400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/ehrc-guidance-trans-josh-babarinde-lib-dem/?utm_content=1764296400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Every single day it become clearer...
Antivaxx misinformation & hesitancy is mostly about political identity.
A "My Team" flag that is doing incredible harm.
My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @TorontoStar
Antivaxx misinformation & hesitancy is mostly about political identity.
A "My Team" flag that is doing incredible harm.
My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @TorontoStar
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every single day it become clearer...
Antivaxx misinformation & hesitancy is mostly about political identity.
A "My Team" flag that is doing incredible harm.
My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @TorontoStar
Antivaxx misinformation & hesitancy is mostly about political identity.
A "My Team" flag that is doing incredible harm.
My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @TorontoStar
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It's almost like much of the mainstream media and right wing press has an agenda, isn't it.
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It's almost like much of the mainstream media and right wing press has an agenda, isn't it.
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Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
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Since we introduced free school meals for London’s state primary school children two years ago, an incredible 100 million have now been provided.
Thank you to everyone who has worked together to reach this historic milestone.
Thank you to everyone who has worked together to reach this historic milestone.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Since we introduced free school meals for London’s state primary school children two years ago, an incredible 100 million have now been provided.
Thank you to everyone who has worked together to reach this historic milestone.
Thank you to everyone who has worked together to reach this historic milestone.
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I'm currently reading this so at least I have some notion of what I'm talking about. Just to say this style of mileage tax was tried in the Australian state of Victoria and it was a disaster that was thrown out in the courts. Not saying the UK situation is the same, just an example.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm currently reading this so at least I have some notion of what I'm talking about. Just to say this style of mileage tax was tried in the Australian state of Victoria and it was a disaster that was thrown out in the courts. Not saying the UK situation is the same, just an example.