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Andrew Ladbrook

@andrewladbrook.bsky.social
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A heady cocktail of renewables, politics and memes that make me laugh. Very occasionally I’ll post something myself

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 7h
From the new Private Eye
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 7h
BIG NEWS: Up to 75% of global energy demand could be electrified by 2050 with technologies we already have. Progress is slow and the barriers are mostly political and institutional. Today we launch the Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator to change that. oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/electrification
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1h
white evangelical Republicans whose experience of Catholicism is limited to people like JD Vance assumed that their allies on abortion would be their allies on everything and miscalculated so badly here. even the most conservative US bishops cannot function without their immigrant parishioners!
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 9h
If you had to choose, are you more a hempcrete panel or a straw panel person and why? L: hemp hanfstein.eu R: straw lorenzsysteme.de
Hempcrete filled timber panelStraw bale panel held by a crane
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 2h
No doubt all the people who printed, posted or broadcast this now disproved story respect their readers/viewers/listeners/followers enough to correct the record asap… www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1h
“These signatures are maybe the most on the nose reminder of how AI models were trained on a vast corpus of writing, images, videos, and artworks that were scraped without permission.”
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ChatGPT Caught Putting Signatures of Real Cartoonists on AI-Generated Comics
ChatGPT is churning out New Yorker style cartoons and slapping the name of real artists on them without permission.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 13h
The farmers are worried. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536897...
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Survey: Two thirds of farmers believe sustainable practices essential to future of British farming
New McCain Foods research shows sustainability increasingly viewed not just as an environmental issue, but a key driver of climate resilience and long-term profitability
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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
2. In 1983, an executive at the keyboard manufacturer Key Tronic admitted he didn’t know what the Scroll Lock key did but IBM had it so they did too
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23h
oh boy this sucks
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 06/10/2026
Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
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Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Worse. I'd argue that Europe's social contract is essentially broken with two huge factors being an ageing population and the rise of the gig economy. Preferred fixes, of blaming China or immigrants, are obviously inadequate and probably counter-productive.
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LSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Be careful what you wish for... Burnham’s proposed electoral reform could have unpredictable effects, writes @timbale.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Burnham’s proposed electoral reform could have unpredictable effects | LSE British Politics
Burnham's proposed electoral reform was cheered by proportional representation supporters. But when political ideals meet political reality, a lot can change.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Britain's Iron Dome crumbled in less than 18 hours. Another triumph for Semi Goodenough www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Badenoch denies ‘British Iron Dome’ plan – after Tories use phrase in press release
Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ would not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system
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Sal Cap0ne @salimotxo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Interviewed for travel content writer, piece of cake, done it all my life. Hours and fee agreeable to everyone involved. Afterwards I was sent the detailed job spec, which included this. Um sorry what
the bit that says my byline would be added to AI-written articles and that the use of my name would continue after I left
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026
Because of the Nobel Prize, a lot of people will be talking about neutrinos today (including me I’m sure)! I *also* talk a lot about neutrinos in my new book, “How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking),” which is available for preorder now! www.astrokatie.com/book-htbau
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How to Build a Universe — KATIE MACK, ASTROPHYSICIST
Information about "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reform Councillor and group leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested for making false statements on nomination papers. It’s a mystery why a party whose leadership are under investigation by the police, NCA and Parliamentary Commissioner seems to attract so many dodgy characters...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Politico: "CCHQ is working to a strategy aimed at appealing to the center, then hoovering up right-wing support to kill off Reform...The plan centers first on winning back middle class Lib Dem & Labour voters" They're starting that by...pledging to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency
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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 04/10/2026
The reason why there is a plague research institute in Siberia is that the plague is endemic to the marmots which live in the region. It is plausible that the Black Death strain actually emerged in marmots first before spreading west. Not everything is a lab leak…
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Quite apart from anything else, I am obsessed with the sub-genre of marketing intended to reassure men about using toiletries. Half the moisturisers you see are called MAN CAVE or BRO SMEAR. It's all so hysterically insecure.
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
£100k job for the boy: How do you solve a problem like Mario? insidecroydon.com/2026/10/03/1... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @politicshome.bsky.social @left-foot-forward.bsky.social
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£100k job for the boy: How do you solve a problem like Mario?
Croydon’s part-time Mayor’s misuse of public resources takes in photo-ops for his Tory mates, and political appointments paying six-figure salaries. By our Political Editor, WALTER CRON…
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Seb Schmoller @schmoller.net · 03/10/2026
The clearest thing I've read so far on the rationale for and impact of ending the state pension triple lock, by @torstenbell.bsky.social: torstenbell.substack.com/p/the-future...
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The Future of the Triple Lock
The questions I’ve been asked most after Andy Burnham’s speech - and what the answers are.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Reading more about what Manchester City this is far more than a story about football, this is also the playbook for how some companies grew to global dominance in the last 30 years and the difficulties national authorities then have in dealing with them.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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The Daily Mash @the-daily-mash.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘We can’t visit your parents this weekend, I drive a diesel’: how to turn the crisis to your advantage buff.ly/hwGi6AA
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What a week. We've seen the news agenda rescued from the grip of the far-right. We've seen astonishing levels of competence in government communication. And we've seen the outline of a radical policy programme. It's a v.exciting time to be involved in politics iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...
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Some disparate thoughts on a historic speech
For the first time in two years, we freed ourselves from the far-right’s strangle-hold over the news agenda.
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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🧵 1. Would the UK public accept free movement as part of a closer relationship with the EU? New British Future research suggests support depends on whether it brings benefits to trade and opportunities for UK citizens.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
At least two dozen countries have launched programmes to swap oil and gas for electricity since the Iran war began. I spoke to ABC's PM about why, alongside António Guterres and Fatih Birol. Crises push countries towards energy they can make at home.
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 02/10/2026
Senior executives at big UK food cos are warning investors over the threat of climate change to #foodsecurity They say industry isn't responding & without major change the UK faces severe yield losses, disrupted supply chains & higher food prices 👇 www.insidetrack.org.uk/releases/foo...
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The Illusion of Resilience in a Degrading Supply Chain — Inside Track
This morning, Inside Track x Food published a memo from senior food industry professionals on the threats facing supply chains. As climate and biodiversity risks grow, they are concerned that persiste...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Blown away by the interest and positive feedback! The Cleaning Up episode on the Primary Energy Fallacy with me and Michael Liebreich is now in the top 10 of all 276 episodes of the show available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xDH...
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The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Was a bit confused when I got this alert this morning but thanks 2021-me for recognising that I’d get a good post out of it
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 30/09/2026
Why do people always have to be sneering at Romance novels? (Don't answer that, I know why.) They're not my thing, though I enjoy them when they have historical or magical (or historical AND magical) settings. But its obvious that some are great and some less great--like everything!
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Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our insistence on “every treat I want, right now” is so destructive. Begging people to care about something besides themselves
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cheap electricity is a terrible problem. IF you are the billionaire selling it.
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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The music that suits my personal emotional needs the best was made by Duke Ellington in 1938 without his knowing or caring anything about me or my needs whatsoever
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cutting the civil service sounds a great idea until you consider it means ... "Longer waits for your pension Fewer officers at the border Prisons with even fewer staff ... [Fewer] specialists who keep rivers clean, stop cyber attacks and contain animal disease" meme via Reform Are Not Your Friends
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Energy prices are going up AGAIN – this time by an average of £276. But we don’t have to accept a future of permanently rising bills. This government can stop prices spiraling – here’s how 🧵
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our research shows that government action to finance a rollout of rooftop solar panels across the UK could save 8 million homes £251 a year on energy bills. Read the full report here: neweconomics.org/2026/07/fina...
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Financing a rooftop energy revolution
How lower-cost finance could deliver bill savings to millions with no upfront costs
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 29/09/2026
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
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The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Y'all didn't solve climate change, so we're putting out another list!
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Coming soon: Our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch
The negative climate news is piling up, but there are some bright spots of progress if you know where to look.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bluesky reacts to Burnham speech
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 29/09/2026
"By embracing electoral reform, tackling the triple lock, and reopening the question of Brexit, Andy Burnham has embraced Labour’s new core vote – younger, economically insecure, liberal Brits, instead of holding on to an imagined voter of a bygone era."
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Vigour, passion, purpose: Why Andy Burnham’s bold speech will be talked about for many years to come
On social care, PR, Brexit, water, housing and more, the PM signalled seismic change and a willingness to tackle the toughest issues
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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SungWon is right, and you can just @ him instead of doing this. Language is adaptive to the community you want to communicate with. Use the title that is accurate for who you are talking to.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Prime Minister seeking to fix this country's pressing problems and the broken politics and stagnant consensus that underpins so much of it... A PM promising real improvements rather than unicorns sunlit uplands and an agenda of hate... Who knows? This could be catching.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/09/2026
The Metropolitan Police isn’t only going after phone snatchers, but the criminal gangs that are fuelling smuggling networks. Thank you to our hardworking officers for their dedication in bringing these criminals to justice, backed by record funding from City Hall. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How 'largest phone smuggling network' was uncovered by Met
Police say up to 40,000 phones were smuggled - the equivalent of around 40% of devices stolen in London.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies."
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Sacha Prins @sacha.prins.net · 28/09/2026
Confused Jackie Chan meme
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026
If you want to understand just how pathetic the clean energy is on politics, read this excellent piece in @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social. There are like a half-dozen quotes in here that make me want to jump off a fucking roof.
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Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?
After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jet fuel: 12,000 Wh/kg. Modern batteries: ~300 Wh/kg. Even with motor efficiency, jet fuel holds 20x the power per kg. Worse: planes rely on getting lighter as they burn fuel. Electric planes spend energy hauling dead battery weight all the way to landing. It's a physics wall.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union."
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