Retired historian (Ancient Greece) and oboist. Deracinated Nottinghamian. Widower. Grandfather. European. Loves dogs, humour, movies, orchestras, wine.
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brexit was the owniest goal that ever own goaled www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Don’t mess with Albanians www.reuters.com/world/albani...
The frightening reality of the modern world
In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters.
Concerns about negative environmental effects, public health, increasing utility prices, proximity to homes.
Data centres don't generate many jobs.
Will Britons follow suit?
This:
This is a good essay.
Worth noting too that there's lots of chatter among far right bods on Restore being the longer term project than Reform, who they hope might open the door but largely think of as grifters to be replaced, and merely a way for many of them to get into politics, later to defect.
🎵 Roses are red
Passports are blue
Now stand over there
In that very long queue 🎵
If only someone had warned us...
(The EES was approved in April 2016, before the EU Ref)
Oh well done Gov. Spanberger!
We can only hope that the other 1,400 or so newly elected Reform councillors are a little more clued up than these guys.
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.
A UK poll shows that a new Brexit referendum would reverse the vote that led to Britain’s departure from the European Union a decade ago.
While all eyes are on Farage, we're overlooking something even worse: the building of the very tight and truly vile operation that is Restore Britain. This excellent essay/report by Simon Pearson should wake us up to the threat - and to what exactly it is.
simonpearson1.substack.com/p/tory-30
We are glad to see the new Virginia Governor step up and do what is needed throughout America!!
