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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If we wait for the "previously referred to as far right by the Daily Mail" party to go away, we may be waiting a long time.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We will never 'solve' the far-right issue, surely? We'd be waiting a long time. Just like Brexiters waiting for the 'right/full/proper' Brexit?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Putin has not funded disruption and chaos across Europe and the UK solely to weaken his enemies. He also knows that disruption and chaos favour the far right. And the far right loves Putin. It will abandon Ukraine and build him a highway into Europe.

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is quite extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more coherent, articulate and accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's ReformUK, Tory & Restore policy than this. In under 85 seconds! @rafaelbehr.bsky.social is on here folks and worth a follow.

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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I was on the telly.

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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 13/10/2026

Ah yes, perhaps the most beloved literary trope of all: the classic McMuffin

A screenshot that reads: Moore throws in a Hitchcock-style McMuffin in the shape of a secret tape recording which will reveal just who has been betraying the gangsters.
The problem is that no-one has a machine on which to play it.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

(thought I'd share that I get this background music for your post www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oZ...)

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Olive - You're Not Alone (Official Video)

YouTube video by olivemusicVEVO

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

On the subject of prediction, have you seen x2r trying to predict Agile prices (a self-signed certificate): www.x2r.uk/agile/

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Agile Price Forecast - x2r.uk

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Could the pope beat you at squash?

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

From 3MW turbines to 8MW turbines in Hornsea 2 and 15MW in Inch Cape.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Same paper, same journalist, a few weeks apart. I'd say it was cognitive dissonance, but that gives them too much credit. It's simply propaganda in the service of xenophobia and racism

Migrant households receive record 12 bn in universal credit

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/10/2026

40% of *everything being shipped everywhere on Earth* is fossil fuels Just an absolute laughing-stock clown-show of an energy source. This is laughably absurd, why do we treat this like it's normal and good Fossil fuels are a satirical fuel www.irena.org/-/media/File...

Global shipping transports fossil fuels and runs on oil: 40% of shipped products are fossil fuels or derivatives, while 99% of international shipping’s energy demand is met by oil-based fuels.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's all about number on the registration plate. The UK have had "26" (March) and "76" (Sept) this year (positions 3 and 4 on the plate). Indicates 'newness'. www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice...

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Car registration years: number plate guide

Understand UK car registration years and number plates with our complete guide to age identifiers, registration changes and plate history.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is there a subtle contrast being drawn between who Labour help and who the Tories help 🤔 #CPC26

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Timelapse of the big @pragmacharge.bsky.social hub we built in Valencia - Europe's biggest with 50 bays. Now operating along with a smaller hub in Felixstowe - 48 more hubs to go by 2030. #NoMoreDiesel #TimeToElectrify #ElectricFreight #EuropeRising #PragmaCharge

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'd like not to keep on top of 4chan slang, but the internet.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nearly 100 days to construct the first phase it appears, looking at search results? 22 Jun 2026 - 25 September 2026 (rough dates) for 14 high-power charging ports. Q1 2027 for 50.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There's also a radio play version and LP (my primary source).

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That sounds like when normality is being restored when Arthur and Zaphod are picked up by the Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Was this in his "You're dead to me" guise, or were there other outfits?

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Enjoying the various pre-conference think pieces on how Badenoch is doing great that largely fail to mention how her response to a summer of climate and fossil fuel crises has been to pretend you can tackle climate change without getting to net zero and lobby for increased fossil fuel reliance.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When I spot aggressive drivers, they win the "Today's Audi" prize. As in "Today's Audi is... an Audi" (or less frequently a BMW)

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Had to be done.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This hits seriously hard from @stephencollins.bsky.social. He really is one of our finest social commentators. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism: The Stephen Collins cartoon

Contemporary British political life is a rich tapestry indeed

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 07/09/2026

2026 really was a fundamentally different summer to 1976 in terms of temperature across the UK and Europe Data: ERA5

Comparing 1976 and 2026 summers in NW Europe

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We want as many new heat pumps out there as cheaply as possible. There's an information gap on the value of upgrades and install options (filled by Heat Geek's tool right now).

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cyclists can be easily caught up with (doubling the resentment). Speeding cars less easily.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Is that the outside of an igloo?

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Potentially by building a worm it could make the internet a no-go zone for a while?

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Shall we shut the (stable) door?

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Christ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.” This is who owns Farage now

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bad data + no backups = all stop

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Several days of recovery later...

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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Solar's sharp rise continues. As of April 2026, global solar capacity now exceeds 3 terawatt. 1 gigawatt → 1 terawatt: 20+ years 1 terawatt → 2 terawatt: 33 months 2 terawatt → 3 terawatt: 19 months

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It is shown, repeatedly, that the inevitable outcome of pandering to "populists" is they want more. You can never go far enough. Mahmood's proposals are the most draconian reforms of immigration and asylum systems in decades. They undermine international human rights. Still not enough for this lot.

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Energy Stats UK @energystatsuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

National average pricing for Octopus Energy Agile Tariff: Thu 02-07-2026 Min: -4.5p (12:00) Max: 28.8p (18:00) Avg: 8.1p Avg Excl Peak: 6.2p Peak 4pm-7pm: 20.1p Get graphs & pricing for all 14 UK regions at energy-stats.uk/octopus-agile-tarif…

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Is the uncertainty going to last 5 years, the earliest such fossil can be extracted?

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 01/07/2026

Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling ✍️ @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/TlR4Ovg

Cumulative number of UK newspaper editorials supporting more fossil-fuel extraction in the North Sea in 2025 (blue) and January-June 2026 (red). Source: Carbon Brief analysis.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea... "Experts say trying to extract the last barrels of domestic oil and gas would have no impact on people’s energy bills and very little effect on energy security"

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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling - Carbon Brief

UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

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Michael Bluett @sanerefrain.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Presumably that's why imports were mentioned as being expensive (by 'people that complain about solar and wind').

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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's worth looking at this chart of national electricity demand the National Energy System Operator released this morning. On the three hottest days last week the GB power system was pulling 38 GW – unprecedented for summer. I believe it was air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment 1/

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Jane Hogarth @janehogarth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is an appalling story, made worse by the lack of action by Devon & Cornwall Police, and X. Stalkers like this need jail time.

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