Masa Sakano
@masasakano.bsky.social
Scotland-based climber/mountaineer. Loves outdoors and music in peaceful world – will speak out to protect them. @[email protected] or on Twitter. Avatar by @kuromog
Very considerate statement from the former US President Barack Obama. I support every word.
The USA, please wake up.
The USA, please wake up.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Very considerate statement from the former US President Barack Obama. I support every word.
The USA, please wake up.
The USA, please wake up.
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Wrote a blog: "Anti-EV myths busted".
After encountering so many baseless claims against electric vehicles, I decided to counter them.
Comments are welcome!
www.saferclimbing.org/en/anti-ev-m...
After encountering so many baseless claims against electric vehicles, I decided to counter them.
Comments are welcome!
www.saferclimbing.org/en/anti-ev-m...
Anti-EV myths busted | SaferClimbing.org
[flickr-photo:id=55035785477, size=m] The transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs, or simply EVs) is undeniable in the 2020s, yet many people remain attached to traditional fossil-fuel-burning I...
www.saferclimbing.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Wrote a blog: "Anti-EV myths busted".
After encountering so many baseless claims against electric vehicles, I decided to counter them.
Comments are welcome!
www.saferclimbing.org/en/anti-ev-m...
After encountering so many baseless claims against electric vehicles, I decided to counter them.
Comments are welcome!
www.saferclimbing.org/en/anti-ev-m...
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HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE agents today, and not being allowed to go near her.
The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present.
Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR
The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present.
Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE agents today, and not being allowed to go near her.
The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present.
Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR
The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present.
Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR
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If a website appeared overnight that gave hundreds of millions of users the opportunity to create CSAM you'd expect governments to shut it down quickly, so the question is why X gets a pass when it's done just that?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 AM
If a website appeared overnight that gave hundreds of millions of users the opportunity to create CSAM you'd expect governments to shut it down quickly, so the question is why X gets a pass when it's done just that?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Does anyone here use (or know someone who uses) AirPods as hearing aids? What are they like compared to standard hearing aids?
iPhoneのAirPodsに補聴器があるって聞いたけど、使ってる方いますか？普通の補聴器と比べて使用感どうですか？
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Does anyone here use (or know someone who uses) AirPods as hearing aids? What are they like compared to standard hearing aids?
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There's some cold temperatures forcast for the next day or two, if you have a heatpump with @openenergymon.bsky.social monitoring and the temperature is below freezing please consider running a max output test and submit the result to HPM 🙏❄️ youtu.be/K-H2aXf15DI?...
HeatPumpMonitor: Maximum Output Testing
YouTube video by OpenEnergyMonitor
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
There's some cold temperatures forcast for the next day or two, if you have a heatpump with @openenergymon.bsky.social monitoring and the temperature is below freezing please consider running a max output test and submit the result to HPM 🙏❄️ youtu.be/K-H2aXf15DI?...
What a joke……!
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What a joke……!
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INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party - an organisation that, as its leader proudly claims, welcomes public scrut...
www.thenerve.news
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
INSIDE THE CHURCH OF NIGEL FARAGEOLOGY
John Sweeney, award-winning investigative reporter and our Reform UK correspondent, previews his new series reporting on every county council controlled by the party
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Bluesky's updated guidelines do not allow "sexual content involving non-consensual activity", while allowing "consensual" ones under certain conditions.
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
Community Guidelines - Bluesky
bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Bluesky's updated guidelines do not allow "sexual content involving non-consensual activity", while allowing "consensual" ones under certain conditions.
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
However, it is unclear how they work with fictional characters.
I think the point should be clarified.
bsky.social/about/suppor...
One of the major problems of Trump the US President is he is not only ignorant of history but he talks as if he knew, whether he genuinely believes so or casually lies, pretending to know.
Trump: "The whole issue of the women. Comfort women. Very specifically. We talked and that was a very big problem for Korea, not for Japan. Japan was, wanted to go, they want to get on. But Korea was very stuck on that."
August 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of the major problems of Trump the US President is he is not only ignorant of history but he talks as if he knew, whether he genuinely believes so or casually lies, pretending to know.
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Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
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One of my photos has made it onto the front cover of the new North Wales Rock climbing guidebook! 🥳
August 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
One of my photos has made it onto the front cover of the new North Wales Rock climbing guidebook! 🥳
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Tomorrow I'll be on BBC Radio Scotland at 8:45 a.m. and BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (TV not radio, 7 p.m.) speaking in a segment about climbing therapy for children in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Scotland. Tune in!
August 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Tomorrow I'll be on BBC Radio Scotland at 8:45 a.m. and BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (TV not radio, 7 p.m.) speaking in a segment about climbing therapy for children in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Scotland. Tune in!
I heard "Climate Shift Index", which
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
Climate Shift Index | Climate Central
Revealing the influence of climate change on local weather around the globe, every day.
www.climatecentral.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I heard "Climate Shift Index", which
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
> indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day.
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
I wonder how reliable the index is.
@keisakurai.bsky.social refers to it on Twitter, so maybe ok?
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My latest article on life, death and evolution in the Galápagos Islands for Active Traveller magazine. www.active-traveller.com/travel/galap...
The Price of Paradise | Exploring the Fragile Beauty of the Galápagos
The Galápagos were always on Natalie Berry’s bucket list, but the exorbitant expense had put her off. Could independent travel provide a way to visit Darwin’s unspoiled islands without it costing the ...
www.active-traveller.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My latest article on life, death and evolution in the Galápagos Islands for Active Traveller magazine. www.active-traveller.com/travel/galap...
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Not so difficult that we have to stop sending arms to the perpetrators, that shit we can apparently handle just fine.
Kemi Badenoch asked whether pictures of starving children in Gaza have caused her support for Israel to waver in any way, replies "no, war is a difficult situation..."
July 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Not so difficult that we have to stop sending arms to the perpetrators, that shit we can apparently handle just fine.
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These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
July 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
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Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.
www.reuters.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Absolutely horrendous reality of genocide committed by Israeli forces...
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
✍️ When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition
A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Absolutely horrendous reality of genocide committed by Israeli forces...
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
Quote> The soldiers were clearly entertaining themselves by challenging each other to target particular parts of the body on different days.
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First power hit the grid last month:
Japan Certifies Proteus 1.1MW Tidal Turbine, Now Exporting Power to National Grid
Proteus Marine Renewables’ 1.1MW tidal turbine, the AR1100, has officially received certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the national authority responsible for re...
proteusmr.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
First power hit the grid last month:
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I uploaded all my research documents on disordered discourse, verification, deliberation, and accountability functions in democracy, and related topics to Grok 4 and asked it to examine Elon Musk's behaviour in the context of that work, and I have to say, I think it got it.
July 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I uploaded all my research documents on disordered discourse, verification, deliberation, and accountability functions in democracy, and related topics to Grok 4 and asked it to examine Elon Musk's behaviour in the context of that work, and I have to say, I think it got it.
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I have been very, very cautious about the analogy of Nazi Germany and Israel because of the specifically anti-Jewish legacy of the Holocaust that's still with us.
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have been very, very cautious about the analogy of Nazi Germany and Israel because of the specifically anti-Jewish legacy of the Holocaust that's still with us.
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
But with this latest plan, what else left is there?
This is a concentration camp. For millions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
> To conclude, European TikTok is currently facing a significant Russian disinformation and propaganda problem.
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
> To conclude, European TikTok is currently facing a significant Russian disinformation and propaganda problem.
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
In one page (without videos): skyview.social?url=https%3A...
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