Reposted by Flakmagnet Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 4hNEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 11731681365
Reposted by Flakmagnet TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Trevor Poutine is a Canadian history professor. This is on public executions and why they were stopped. Once. 910152
Reposted by Flakmagnet Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown. 11616274
Reposted by Flakmagnet News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8hThis is how you write a headline. 6331451042
Reposted by Flakmagnet Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23hAs ever, Gary Kasparov understands exactly what's going down. 34586297
Reposted by Flakmagnet Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 137137115881
Reposted by Flakmagnet Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Here's the autism, ADHD and mental health review. I'd recommend at least scanning through the exec summary (20ish pages) to understand what they actually found, which isn't quite what the headlines are saying (though elements are still worrying!) www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukIndependent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final reportFinal report detailing the findings of the independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism. 57535
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Reposting for #NAFO, #Sweden and #Thailand fans. Amazing stuff! 020
Reposted by Flakmagnet Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It is Alan Turing's world after all 0139
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I am beyond happy to announce I have someone who looks at me like this, and it’s as good as you think it is 😎 120
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Putin is of course utterly loathsome, but good LORD he’s a gifted troll. He plays the ginger muppet like a fiddle 010
Reposted by Flakmagnet Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump is basically a bronze age ruler. zeteo.com/p/de-trumpif... 1162
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I like your reasoning- I got the Vautour but would have botched the Nesher and even Wiki failed me on Hon Hon Baguette Focke Wulfs 130
Reposted by Flakmagnet Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026Reform UK’s ‘Small Boat Watch’ app is in flagrant violation of both Google Play and the Apple Store’s rules. Send an email to the Apple’s Head of the UK App Store and the General Manager of Games on Google Play to demand that this app is removed immediately.bestforbritain.orgTell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain 14202123
Reposted by Flakmagnet Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Finland’s President Alexander Stubb: “People need to start seriously thinking what will be one of the strongest security guarantees for Europe in the future. 930480
Reposted by Flakmagnet Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy. 661206295
Reposted by Flakmagnet Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer 39810294
Reposted by Flakmagnet accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BTW 121.5 is the International emergency frequency and Always monitored. In case off-duty pilot not available, use that frequency to communicate and air traffic will talk you down, i.e. give instructions to land the plane. 58422
Reposted by Flakmagnet Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.” 591321389
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Perfectly reasonable conditions for ANY new industries, especially one ASW questionable as this 000
Reposted by Flakmagnet Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/09/20264/ Countries are looking to foreign firms to set up plants, hire & train their workers, insert into global supply chains, do joint R&D, indigenise their technologies, upgrade their economy, To support policy, we made & analysed first comprehensive data of cleantech FDI: cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com 1284
Reposted by Flakmagnet Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Things that were taken as a given for the last 80 years but apparently some people thought they knew best 1441883
Reposted by Flakmagnet Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The report also found old electric vehicles stay on the road at double the rate of combustion vehicles: at age 15, the road exit rate for BEVs is 5.4 per cent, compared to 11.9 per cent for petrol vehicles.” thedriven.io/2026/09/24/e...thedriven.ioElectric cars are more durable than petrol equivalents, and last longer - major report findsA study of millions of vehicles reveals that EVs are much less likely to fail compared to petrol equivalents, and will last a lot longer. 27329118
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There’s a national shortage of domestic inverters right now (we’re working on it!) which won’t be fully resolved before January, so don’t kick yourself. ASHP’s should be in good supply. New inverters are coming on the market that will also heat domestic water; only Daikin does it today. 110
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fionna, I’ve just reentered the air conditioning industry (and sister, business is a-boomin’!) and in the training, they explained air to water has 3:1 efficiency, and air-to-air hits 6:1!! I’m moving house and I’m already sizing the house up for 6x inverters (hot and cold), and pv to drive them 🧐 200
Reposted by Flakmagnet Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is how you deal with shysters in the pay of Moscow. 219660
Reposted by Flakmagnet Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"So where are all these new cases of autism coming from?" My brother in Tyr, we literally just discovered an entirely new species of cat within the past month. Don't even get me started on astrophysics. Our means of detection and diagnosis are improving. That's it. Case solved. Calm down. 31271208
Reposted by Flakmagnet daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026resharing for alt text cause this is amazing 34017
Reposted by Flakmagnet Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528171174
Reposted by Flakmagnet Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Great Fuel Crisis sponsored by Dunning-Kruger 1123
Reposted by Flakmagnet Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 17/09/2026In the new book “End Times Fascism,” co-author Naomi Klein argues that a far-right coalition of tech billionaires, Christian extremists, and ethno-nationalists are hastening and profiting from global catastrophe. “They’re not just building their own arks, they're also causing the floods.” 17607240
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Really pleased for Canada, but as a European Brit, I rue the idiocy and spinelessness of our timid, shortsighted ruling class. For shame! 031
Reposted by Flakmagnet Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is an admission of Cheating…. 53991553921
Reposted by Flakmagnet Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy. 792176499
Reposted by Flakmagnet Rich Neville @richneville.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Systemic hypersensitivity puts me at risk of anaphylaxis - that’s why I’m getting a beard of bees” 1730783
Reposted by Flakmagnet Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026‘Israel’s Shrill Attack on Ed Miliband Exposes Its Weakness’ Alexandra Hall Hall, a former UK diplomat who worked on the Middle East Peace Process in the Foreign Office, argues that Israel's extreme… bylinetimes.com/2026/09/09/israels-…bylinetimes.com‘Israel’s Shrill Attack on Ed Miliband Exposes Its Weakness’Alexandra Hall Hall, a former UK diplomat who worked on the Middle East Peace Process in the Foreign Office, argues that Israel's extreme response to the UK shows it is now losing the argument 616060
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026HANS! GET ZE FLAMMENWERFER! ICH MUSS IN TOILETTEN GEHEN! 010
Reposted by Flakmagnet Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 753080808
Reposted by Flakmagnet Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What Sam said. Meanwhile, in Denmark, migrants' kids lag 20/30/40 points behind on average -and there are still people here who think *we* should copy *them* on immigration/integration. 12451140
Reposted by Flakmagnet Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026What really struck me watching Channel 4 investigation into Reform is that the wilful breaking of electoral law isn’t an accident - it’s by design At every turn it’s Reform - Orr, Dan Jukes - saying how to break the law Exactly why I’ve been banging on about weak election law for so long 521493413
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Show this next time normies ask you why you vpn into nsfw websites 042
Flakmagnet @flakmagnet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Empathy is seen as a weakness by the privileged and powerful, right up to the point where they start needing it and missing it 2482
