mittfh @mittfh.uk · 55sIt's a High Temperature, High Pressure field off the coast of Aberdeen and requires a 30km pipeline (45cm exterior, 30cm interior) to take the gas to an existing rig for processing. The main perceived benefit is being able to pump directly into the UK gas distribution network (home heating etc). 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 7mReform have an odd set of priorities - their Walsall branch attempted to introduce a dress code that would require permission to wear any religious clothing, political attire or even remembrance poppies (!) N.B. Ad blockers needed to make link site usable. www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-countr...birminghammail.co.ukReform's 'embarrassing' dress code rejected following controversyCouncillor Williams was asked whether she planned to notify chairs if wearing a Poppy in the coming weeks 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 04/10/2026Reading around, Lieberman's referring to the Netanayhu of 17+ years ago, who back then recognised a Palestinian State and had talks with Arafat. In response, Netanayhu accused Lieberman of being a leftist (apparently back in the day, he advocated letting Jordan run Areas A + B of the West Bank). 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 25/09/2026On a similar note, a $400 box of GTA6 goodies... that doesn't include the game itself. kotaku.com/rockstar-rev...kotaku.comRockstar Reveals $400 Grand Theft Auto 6 Box Of Stuff That Doesn't Include The GameThis collection includes a ton of Vice City-inspired extras, like a statue, sunglasses, and crossbody bag 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 25/09/2026Fools and their money - Man Utd are replacing their pitch, so as a fundraiser (they're £1bn in debt), are selling 7cm x 7cm squares of it in glass cubes... for £125 (~€145 / ~$165) each! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukMan Utd selling pieces of Old Trafford pitch for £125 eachManchester United is selling pieces of its Old Trafford pitch for £125 each, an initiative announced the same day the club reported its overall debt remains more than £1bn. 110 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 22/09/2026Also, what's the betting a future iteration will have a mat in front of the feeder which doubles as weighing scales, so it can also track your cat's weight. Add on the app asking you to enter their age, sex, breed etc., and prepare to be deluged with ads upselling a premium food brand... 040 4
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 22/09/2026There's also all the other feline data harvesting - you can almost certainly bet that data collected on portion sizes, eating frequency, feeding patterns etc. won't be stored locally; and your feline friend will unintentionally be participating in market research... 130 3
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Whenever there's a prominent celebrity death, you can probably bet there'll be a company seeking to make the most unhinged memorial souvenir... 🙄 Who the heck in their right minds would want to buy a Dolly Parton rubber duck?! 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Never mind the testosterone boosters Hegseth wants to give troops. It wouldn't surprise me if they find trace amounts then borrow from homeopathy to claim they're incredibly potent and harming people (let's just ignore all the ACTUAL pollutants in the water / ground / air)... 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Unfortunately, even if Dems secure majorities in both the House and Senate, a Senate Trial requires 66 votes - good luck getting even a handful of Republicans to vote against Dear Leader. Assuming a trial even starts - he'd instruct his gov to find every excuse in the book to delay it indefinitely. 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Republican States will also try their usual tactics: restrict early voting + proxy voting, regularly purge foreign sounding names from voter lists, and in areas likely to vote Dem, restrict distribution of ballot drop boxes, lock them overnight, restrict polling place locations & opening times etc. 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Chances are that Thames Water won't even pay a penny towards the long-term repair costs, and may even demand government funding for any other repairs in the vicinity... 110 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026Including a lawyer using AI hallucinated cases to defend himself at a disciplinary tribunal... 🤦 www.legalcheek.com/2026/09/lawy...legalcheek.comLawyer used fake AI cases to defend himself at disciplinary tribunal and it didn’t end well - Legal CheekStruck off 142 4
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 15/09/2026It's increasingly common - someone's compiled a list of over 2,000 cases worldwide where AI hallucinations were used in court cases... www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinatio...damiencharlotin.comAI Hallucination Cases Database – Damien CharlotinThe most comprehensive database of AI hallucination cases in law: legal decisions from courts worldwide, searchable by country, party, AI tool, and outcome. Updated daily. 251 5
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 12/09/2026And given those have been flirting with Reform, it remains to be seen whether Reform will use their newly-acquired £72m to pay for favourable media coverage (and distract from the initial £5m & donations from the Cottrells). Meanwhile, reporting by Guardian, Mirror, FT, i will likely be overlooked. 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 12/09/2026And while they're courting Big Business, Big Media still habitually hates Labour - and while "dead tree" newspapers are declining in circulation, they still set the day's news agenda, so broadcast media will pick up on stories by the traditionally Tory Times, Telegraph, Mail, Express and Sun. 100 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 12/08/2026Unfortunately, last year Defra estimated the cost of nationalising water to be £100bn, as the government would need to both buy equity in the companies and assume their existing debt liabilities (the latter as creditors could demand significant compensation in lieu of full repayment). 200 2
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 12/08/2026It's been a bright, sunny day - perfect to (safely!) observe a 91% partial eclipse. What could possibly go wrong?! 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 01/08/2026Ho hum - US gov finally admits what everyone knew all along... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairsPresident Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage. 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 30/07/2026Given US prisoners are subject to forced labour, maybe he should add a 10% tariff on domestically produced goods? /s 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 07/07/2026Notably, even if he loses, there's a possibility for the investigation to resume if the Commissioner deems doing so "appropriate and proportionate". 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 02/07/2026I wonder how many UK schoolchildren will be very tired on Monday or even skive off school, given the 🏴 ⚽ next match is apparently scheduled for 1am BST on that date (versus the co-hosts 🇲🇽)... 110 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 24/06/2026So what will be their excuse when the order of magnitude too hasty re-refurb also develops an algal bloom? You can't see it, therefore it's not happening?! 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 24/06/2026Office day today, thankfully on the cooler side of the building, with the massive bulk of Touchwood blocking at least some direct sunlight later on. Back home, bedroom is 26°C, study is 30°C, lounge is a milder 23°C but due to the door layout, I can't fit desk in there without removing the sofa. 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 23/06/2026No doubt if they thought they could get away with it, they'd annex even more of Syria (given they want everywhere South of Damascus completely demilitarised) and get rid of anyone in the area who dared oppose them... 110 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 22/06/2026"Reform will be in office within a year" - not necessarily, they're in the region of 25-30% in the polls, which, while the largest party, probably wouldn't be enough for a majority administration. They've also got the Conservatives and Restore offering different flavours of the same policies... 100 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 22/06/2026It's always fun to point out that Labour in 2024 received half a million FEWER votes than their 2019 wipeout. However, the Conservatives lost 7 million votes (while Conservatives + Reform received 4 million fewer than Conservatives + Brexit). Now we have three flavours of Reform (Con Ref Res)... 0120 12
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 22/06/2026Translation: Wes would have liked to have been leader, but belatedly realised nobody likes him, so he couldn't muster enough votes to contest the leadership... 030 3
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 19/06/2026Cue yet another scathing article about the project in Private Eye? (About the only mainstream publication that takes any notice of the Teeside shenanigans). 000 0
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20269/ Data centres currently consume 2.5% of UK electricity. Government projects that figure will rise four-fold by 2030. The Climate Change Committee was not asked to model this. The Seventh Carbon Budget does not name data centres. The question has been avoided with some care. 11510 15
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20268/mWales has 2 freeports, 8 SEZs, and now 2 AI Growth Zones. The North Wales zone inherits the Anglesey Freeport architecture. Shanker Singham - adviser to the Anglesey Freeport, to Próspera in Honduras, to Liz Truss's Growth Commission, was at the signing. Not in any official announcement. 1128 12
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20267/ The freeport promised 20,000 jobs. The data centre expected to replace it will support around 200 operational roles. This is not a coincidence. It is the consistent arithmetic of the zone model, documented across every iteration. 1157 15
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20266/ Teeside. Sunak's flagship Brexit freeport. £560m of public money spent. Land valued at £100m sold to private developers for £110.35. Inquiry declined NAO referral. Houchen awarded a peerage mid-investigation. The freeport is now an AI Growth Zone. Same governance structure/accountability vacuum. 2147 14
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20265/ This is the AI Growth Zone model, which is the freeport model, which is the SEZ model. The zone grammar is consistent: designate territory as strategically significant, remove democratic oversight, underwrite private investment with public infrastructure, repeat. 21710 17
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20264/ Once something is CNI, arguing against it from below becomes structurally impossible. That's the point. Angela Rayner set the precedent in Dec 2024: overturning a local council's refusal of a 140MW development. The message to every planning authority in the country: refuse, and be overruled. 11511 15
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20263/ Planning decisions now go to the Secretary of State, not local authorities. Communities can object. The objections don't have to be heard. This followed the September 2024 designation of data centres as Critical National Infrastructure, the same status as water and emergency services. 1168 16
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20262/ The UK's data centre boom is the largest peacetime seizure of community land and energy resources in modern British history. In January 2026, data centres were quietly brought into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime. 12013 20
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/20261/ Most people living in its path don't know it's happening. Please read, share and subscribe to my Substack. Zone Fever is spreading across England, Scotland, and Wales, initiated by the Tories, signed off, and now expanded under Keir Starmer's changed Labour Party. 11914 19
Reposted by mittfhEuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026⚠️WARNING - Twins of Evil: Free Zones and Data Centres. The devastating components of 'second empire building in post-Brexit UK. The UK's data centre boom is the largest peacetime seizure of community land and energy resources in modern British history. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/european...open.substack.comConsent Not Required - How Big Tech Is Rewriting British Law to Build Its Data Empire Beyond Democratic ReachDavid Powell | Substack 413680 136
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 06/06/2026* The God in question being vehemently against abortion, LGBT+, unconditional altruism and taxation, while very supportive of individual wealth generation and discrimination against "out" groups. A deity more in line with their OT personality than their NT/Gospel personality. 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 06/06/2026Unfortunately, most of the largely empty tracts of land have GOP in charge, who just love to exploit the urban vs rural divide and play into the more homogeneous, socially conservative folk by claiming the country's going to pot because the urbanites aren't pious enough: Make God* Great Again. 130 3
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026But of course, once precedent has been set, it's difficult to override it. "Pledged" Electors arrived once railroads and newspapers made it possible for people to find out about the Candidates themselves. The EC was still kept to stop dense urban votes overriding sparser rural votes. 210 2
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026... so it didn't take long for most other States to follow suit, to avoid diluting their voting power Added onto which, in the days before mass transportation and mass media, it was easier to gather a small group in one location to hear the candidates and vote than communicating to the nation. 110 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026IIRC, the EC was established as a fudge to resolve an early dispute about whether the public or the States should elect the President. Initially, Electors were distributed proportionally, but it didn't take long for one State to increase its power by moving to Winner Takes All... 130 3
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026Bizarrely, several of the States most vulnerable to natural disasters are Republican strongholds which generate less tax revenue than they receive in government support. 011 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026Republicans either agree with his theft or value their political career over the future of the country, so in either case, won't vote against him; while if there's even the slightest hint of a rebellion in Republican ranks, Mike Johnston will find an excuse to shut down Congress. 010 1
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026And no doubt within the next year or so, they'll decide they need settlements in Southern Lebanon for "security", while corralling the residents of Gaza into an even smaller area on the same pretext. 000 0
mittfh @mittfh.uk · 05/06/2026Here's a slightly irreverent take on the issue - you'd not only need unfeasable amounts of radiators, you'd also need an unfeasable amount of solar panels to power the thing (or possibly a small nuclear reactor - I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong with that! 🙄) youtu.be/-w6G7VEwNq0youtu.beSpace Data Centers Are Dumb.YouTube video by Kyle Hill 120 2