Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 18hThe front page of today's Wall Street Journal. #economy #markets #jobs #affordability #inequality #populism @wsj.com 45415
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14h🔴 NEW Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban By Byline Times Team Read below. ↓bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch’s Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 37531
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17hThis clip visualizes the impact of load distribution on trailers at different speeds. Avoiding towing mistakes can prevent accidents [📹 Supercar Blondie] Original post 1212
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialBelfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 29/09/2026LATEST | Prospect of mediator to Garvaghy Road dispute ‘dead in the water’ and fresh legal bid launched - as morning talks to resume with Secretary of Statebelfasttelegraph.co.ukProspect of mediator to Garvaghy Road dispute ‘dead in the water’ and fresh legal bid launched - as morning talks to resume with Secretary of StateScroll down to read our live coverage 024
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think one of the undercurrents of our fractured political reality is that basically everyone has come to realize that the people who rule the world do not possess any particularly impressive level of intelligence or capability 1772918644
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Low Carbon UK #renewables developer plans for 500MW #solar-plus-#storage project in #Oxfordshire, listed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/utility-scal...solarpowerportal.co.ukLow Carbon reveals plans for next UK solar NSIPLow Carbon, a UK renewables developer, has revealed plans for a 500MW solar-plus-storage project in Oxfordshire. 11910
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UK East Anglia two new onshore #wind farms to generate enough #electricity to power more than 321,000 homes every year, up to 47 turbines and have a combined capacity of 425MW. www.energylivenews.com/2026/09/28/c...energylivenews.comCambridgeshire welcomes two new onshore wind farms - Energy Live NewsThe projects are expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 321,000 home per year 14515
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Weirdest things in mathematics Original post 092
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Geomorphology of a river: what happens when you install a dam or a weir and how the sediment transport changes. Original post 0239
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialClaire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 29/09/2026youtu.be/Uj77e_md-5k?...youtu.beLabour’s Gaza U-Turn: “You Were Right”YouTube video by Owen Jones 122
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 29/09/2026DIY: easy and simple 3D hologram Original post 0186
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialGreen New Deal Rising @gndrising.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today we're in Liverpool calling for Andy Burnham to give us jobs for our future. We’re demanding that the government gets serious about tackling the climate emergency and youth unemployment crisis by delivering thousands of good climate jobs. 2105
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More gas is used to convert gas to LNG exports than is used by the entire manufacturing industry. We don't need more gas. #NoNewGas #TAXtheGAS 514974
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Latest energy figures are out for 2024-25 - once again 83% of Australia's gas is exported or used to convert gas to PNG exports. There is no gas shortage. We do not need more gas. We need to #TAXtheGAS 15259116
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fergal Keane, ex BBC: ‘I reported on all the Garvaghy Road disputes through the Nineties and the associated deaths and destruction. Also reported on the first banned parade in Portadown in 1985. Terrible times. It’s incomprehensible that we could be heading back there.’ 03310
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... grok refused on ethical groundstomshardware.comChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 85-year-old 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days — autonomous AI coded its own simulator to crack code that was unsolved since it was shared online back in 2005Before it started cracking, the LLM developed Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator and Enigma Bombe. 411110
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The gimbaled bridge used to transfer workers to and from a sea platform Original post 0244
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Electricity is 23% of global final energy but delivers 37% of useful energy and powers 46% of the global economy. We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task. Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this. 5371159
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialSian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A third runway for Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency? The Government's own climate advisors say no! Ministers must withdraw support for this reckless plan that only benefits wealthy airport bosses, and support the buses and trains we use every day instead. 38527
mmmmavocado.bsky.social @mmmmavocado.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I nearly stood on a snake in the grass today. The snake reared up and I could see it was yellow underneath. It was a common tree snake (not Nigel Farage). A tree snake is not poisonous, but I know for the next few days, every time I see a sinuous twig on the ground I will jump. c/o WildlifeQld: 000
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialLiz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 25/09/2026my car hit your car, its path took a direction I didn't intend. I'm going to go home now, bye! abcnews.com/Technology/e...abcnews.com'Extreme concern': OpenAI agent hacked Australian public health website, prime minister saysAn OpenAI agent "infiltrated" an Australian public health website earlier this summer, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters during a media briefing. 2546
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Converter stations for the world’s largest offshore #wind farm, located 75 miles off the county’s coastline, transform clean power before sent to UK via cables. www.edp24.co.uk/news/2657048...edp24.co.ukWorld's largest wind farm off Norfolk coast takes major step towards completionA pair of converter stations for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm have been successfully installed off the Norfolk coast. 2147
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Around 40% of the world's dirty money, proceeds of corruption and crime, is laundered through the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Successive govts promise new laws and enforcement but they make little impact. Why do govts continue to fail? Watch the Minister's reply. 19305152
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No 10: "The government will [today] announce more than £90 million for low-carbon heat networks across England and Wales, supporting cleaner and more secure heating. The investment will fund new projects and upgrades to existing networks, improving efficiency and reducing reliance on fossil fuels." 510324
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESS For the first time ever, @iea.org has published a dedicated Electrification Report. An absolute treasure trove of data. Here are the key takeaways that stood out to me when I peer-reviewed it. 🧵 221395
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026The long view of North sea licenses: A short story with some fascinating historical details 🧵 How often are we told that new licenses can guarantee UK energy security, amid another energy crisis? But hang on: licenses for the much-discussed Jackdaw gas field were issued as long ago as 1970 (pic) 24625
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialCleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026China’s Electric Aviation Advantage Is A Transport System, Not A Prototype cleantechnica.com/2026/09/19/c...cleantechnica.comChina’s Electric Aviation Advantage Is A Transport System, Not A Prototype - CleanTechnicaChina's battery dominance, high-speed rail, aviation policy and a growing aerospace industry leads to advantages for electric aviation. 0118
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What is a resistor? Original post 0293
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Industrial heat without burning fossil fuels? Use cheap renewable electricity to heat cheap materials. Store the heat. Use when needed. It’s already happening: 50+ thermal battery projects have been built worldwide. More here: janrosenow.substack.com/p/thermal-ba...janrosenow.substack.comThermal batteries aren’t coming. They’re already here.Half of all operating thermal batteries came online since 2025. Policy, not technology, is now the main constraint. 5290123
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Thermal batteries aren’t coming. They’re already here. janrosenow.substack.com/p/thermal-ba...janrosenow.substack.comThermal batteries aren’t coming. They’re already here.Half of all operating thermal batteries came online since 2025. Policy, not technology, is now the main constraint. 03614
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Deep in Scotland's Pentland Firth, a grid scale tidal turbine at the MeyGen site just set a massive milestone: over 6.5 years of continuous operation without a single unplanned maintenance stop. Operating 40 meters underwater in one of the fastest tidal currents on Earth. 572008600
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This chart on Europe from the Financial Times is a general reminder that, in exhibiting impressive resilience to the energy shock, the global economy has run down its physical inventory. #economy #oil #energy #markets @financialtimes.com 76413
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Now here's something I think remarkable. Look very carefully. This isn't a high quality monochrome photo of a bygone street scene. It's a pencil drawing! By the artist Stuart Walton, born in Dewsbury in 1933. I love it! 1927047
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialInstitute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 18/09/2026NEW: Private jet travel — the most ecologically destructive form of transportation — is increasing among the wealthiest 0.003% of people. Taxpayers and commercial flyers are subsidizing it. It's time to tax this reckless consumption. REPORT:ips-dc.orgHigh Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess - Institute for Policy StudiesHigh Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess 01514
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This week Green-led Bristol City Council have voted to ban advertising for high-carbon products and services including flights, cruise holidays, and non-electric cars but also, in a first for a UK local authority, adverts for fast fashion too. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukBristol bans ads for fast fashion, flights, and non-electric carsIt’s the first city in the UK to introduce restrictions on advertising fast fashion 0166
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialAlex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My prediction: Over the next 25 years, virtually every vehicle that runs on diesel will transition to electric. Skyrocketing diesel costs may only accelerate this historic shift toward cleaner, cheaper transportation. ⚡️🚛 #ElectricVehicles #CleanEnergy www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/a...cnbc.comAmazon adding heavy-duty EV trucks from Einride as it spreads bets on freight decarbonizationAmazon is adding heavy-duty EV trucks from Einride to existing deals for freight electrification with Rivian, Mercedes, as it spreads its climate bets. 1195
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The art of fluid mechanics in slow motion [📹 slomoking08] Original post 25313
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Most of the cars built in the UK are for export and most of the markets the UK exports to are rapidly switching to EVs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535939...businessgreen.comStudy: EV sales surging in UK's key car export marketsIran oil price shocks is prompting more drivers in key markets to switch to electric models, with new data showing EV sales across the EU are up by a third on last year 0345
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Fast Fourier Analysis in action. Any complex waveform, sound, or shape can be perfectly reconstructed as the sum of simple rotating circles (epicycles). [🎞️ lingualin] Original post 2225
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"A £1 billion investment in battery-electric trains will bring the UK’s first mainline battery-electric trains onto the network" We took so long to electrify the railways that were just skipping that part now, it seemsenergylivenews.comThe UK's first mainline battery-electric trains could support green transport goals - Energy Live NewsThe 29 trains will operate between Merseyside, Manchester and Yorkshire 57616
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues 217176
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The new ETT 44 electric semi comes with an enormous 651 kWh battery and megawatt charging. It's coming to Europe soon. Competition is always good. 06811
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Lifestyle buyers of farmland have fallen to 11 per cent as farmer purchases hit a seven-year high.thelondoneconomic.comInheritance tax changes for farmers have intended impactNew figures show agricultural inheritance tax changes brought in by Rachel Reeves are having the intended impact. 17263103
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Products from one barrel of crude oil Original post 0167
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialJudi Sutherland @judisutherland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The people asking this question need to look up the definition of terrorism in the Terrorism Act. 012
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/09/2026⚠️ Big news. The Met have launched a criminal investigation into Reform UK. 30588153
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialThe i Paper @theipaper.com · 08/09/2026This is Daniel Thomas, the guy behind the disruption in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend 1109
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Rubik's cube and graph theory. [🎞️ jagarikin] Original post 0186
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“Think tank”?! If it was a Russian hybrid war outfit we’d not call it that. “An American MAGA front” might be a better name. 512754
Reposted by @mmmmavocado.bsky.socialLizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Masked thugs in Dover and Portsmouth are not debating legitimate politics - they just like violence and intimidation and can't be tolerated. 3149181
