Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialJavier Arevalo @thejare.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A big problem I frequently face right now is trying to explain to people that their walls of text they easily produced with Claude are redundant, confusing, irritating, and unnecessary. It doesn't even matter if they're also wrong, because nobody is going to read them. And yet they still keep coming 1121
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialFaytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Houthi forces appear to have shot down a Saudi Air Force F-15 over Marib. 2317
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialFaytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Saudi Arabia is telling some European oil refiners that their September-loading crude cargoes have been cancelled following the closure of the east-west pipeline - Reuters 15416
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialGabe Charbonneau, MD @gabrieldane.bsky.social · 22/11/2024“The scarcest resource is not oil, metals, clean air, capital, labor, or technology. It is our willingness to listen to each other and learn from each other and to seek the truth rather than seek to be right.” - Donella Meadows (one of my top heroes of all time H/T @altmetric.com) 021
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 07/09/2026Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall. n.pr/4xf7x0Gn.prGermany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state electionGermany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall. 229740
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Canadian PM Mark Carney: I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness. And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month. 451283364
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 04/09/2026The price of diesel has reached an all-time high, a result of the war in Iran and Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. That will matter across the supply chain. n.pr/4ykjqmTn.prThe price of diesel hits a record highThe price of diesel has reached an all-time high, a result of the war in Iran and Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. That will matter across the supply chain. 1618358
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/09/2026To be clear, overshooting 1.5 degrees is not an invitation to give up. It means we have to work even harder to return to a lower baseline. The authors emphasize: “Every fraction of a degree matters, and every year spent in overshoot increases climate risks and the potential for irreversible losses." 228080
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/07/2026The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it? ft.trib.al/EZ8JpLKft.trib.alThe US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it?Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country’s funds are going 65605292
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.social(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Meanwhile in the Azov Sea and Black Sea the campaign against Russian shipping is going on. Last 48h an additional 13 ships have been struck, bringing the total number of hit ships to 196 since the beginning of this month. 17725118
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialSusan Owens @susanowens.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Paris: July 14 military parade Champs Élysées - ‘Coalition of Volunteers’ (also known as ‘Coalition of the Willing) is led by Australia 🇦🇺 Around 500 allied troops from the coalition marched alongside 25 Ukrainian soldiers. Via @bfmtv.com 16124
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialUkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 14/07/2026For the first time, Ukrainian troops marched in Paris's Bastille Day parade on July 14, representing the Coalition of the Willing. Overhead, two Mirage 2000B jets crewed by Franco-Ukrainian teams joined the flyover. 🎥: Telegram/ClashReport 37312
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14/07/2026⚡️Poland to host joint Coalition of the Willing drills this fall. "These drills will prepare the entire coalition gathered here today in Paris to provide genuine security guarantees for Ukraine, but also for the broader region," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.kyivindependent.comPoland to host joint Coalition of the Willing drills this fall"These drills will prepare the entire coalition gathered here today in Paris to provide genuine security guarantees for Ukraine, but also for the broader region," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sai... 631282
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 29/06/2026It's sad and scary to think buildings that have stood for decades or even centuries are no longer suited for the routine extremes of the climate where they stand. 0223
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialquitedo @q1t3d0.eurosky.social · 04/06/2026Funny how the price increases started exactly when the war did 316310
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialUtah Physicians for a Healthy Environment @utahphysicians.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Utah voices were well represented. Written comments remain open through June 29:federalregister.govBegin Actual Construction in the New Source Review (NSR) Preconstruction Permitting ProgramThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) air permitting regulations. These regulatory revisions would distinguish between construction of a ... 032
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialJack London @jacklondonbluesky.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Well there is a bit of perhaps unconscious British exceptionalism there..... Why does the UK doing something bad show that "no democracy" is immune? Does Hungary (recently recovering) show no democracy is safe from the autocracy they suffered? All it shows is the UK was vulnerable to nativism 142
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialBlake Brown @antiquequaalude.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Oh no, is Russia threatening to keep doing the same thing they've done for years? 061
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialUtah Physicians for a Healthy Environment @utahphysicians.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The EPA is holding a virtual public hearing on May 28, the public needs to speak up NOW! 📢 Registration deadline to speak: May 25 🗓 Public hearing: May 28, 10am-4pm (ET) ⏱ 4 minutes per speaker You do NOT need technical expertise. The goal is simple: flood the EPA with opposition to this proposal. 101
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialUtah Physicians for a Healthy Environment @utahphysicians.bsky.social · 22/05/2026𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐔𝐏, 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐏𝐀, "𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐘, 𝐄𝐏𝐀!!!!" The EPA is proposing a dangerous new rule that could allow major polluting projects, INCLUDING AI DATA CENTERS, to begin construction BEFORE receiving air quality permits. Yes, seriously. 121
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 18/05/2026If Kevin O’Leary’s Stratos data center campus is built, BYU ecology professor Ben Abbott predicts Hansel Valley will turn into another dust source on the Wasatch Front, in addition to the exposed and drying lakebed of the shrinking Great Salt Lake. sltrib.com‘So much worse than I even thought’: Utah’s ‘hyperscale’ data center could create massive heat island near Great Salt LakeSkeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies. 53819
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAlina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026“Ukraine has no cards” might be the worst prediction since “this invasion will take three days.” 1302
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialBunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Dnipro Im Laufe der Nacht griffen die russischen Kriegsverbrecher die Stadt massiv mit Kampfdrohnen, ballistischen Raketen und MFK an. Es gibt Schäden an zahlreichen Wohngebäude. Die OVA meldet bisher 9 Verletzte. 18519
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Spain speaks in favor of the European army: The EU must build its own military so foes like Russia aren’t tempted to exploit doubts about whether the U.S.would come to its rescue-Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares “We cannot be waking up every morning wondering what the U.S.will do next 932674
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialMickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 10/05/2026The massive Utah data center, called the Stratos Project, will be as big as 2,000 Walmarts, will need 9GW of electricity to run, and will generate the heat equivalent of 23 atom bombs detonating every single day in Hansel Valley. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...sltrib.com‘So much worse than I even thought’: Utah’s ‘hyperscale’ data center could create massive heat island near Great Salt LakeSkeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies. 137943
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/05/2026bypassing normal zoning and public input processes entirely. It also hands developers an 80% property tax cut and slashes energy taxes from 6% to half a percent. The whole thing went from an initial meeting with the governor in January to county approval in May. 124046
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/05/2026It would also require 16.6 billion gallons of water annually, drawn from tributaries that feed the Great Salt Lake, which is already at near-record low levels. The shrinking lake already creates toxic dust storms across the Salt Lake valley. This project would accelerate that. 230249
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Here’s what’s being built a facility that will consume 9 gigawatts of power more than double everything the entire state of Utah uses in a year running entirely on natural gas. That alone would increase Utah’s total emissions by 50%. 431267
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is ready to sign the most groundbreaking campaign finance bill in the country. Hawaii is putting an end to Citizens United within the state! Details: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/hawaii-jus... 24755182
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Your weekend read! Growing Cracks in Putin’s Dictatorship Predictions of Putin’s demise have been wrong many times before, but something is happening in Russia now that deserves more attention. Full story:michaelmcfaul.substack.comGrowing Cracks in Putin’s DictatorshipPredictions of Putin’s demise have been wrong many times before, but something is happening in Russia now that deserves more attention. 513847
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialRuslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026“A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has merged with a critical minerals group that last year secured up to $1.6bn in US government support to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan.”ft.comTrump sons take stake in Kazakh miner that won $1.6bn US contractDonald Jr and Eric have sought to capitalise on sectors backed by father’s presidential administration 1389209
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 29/04/2026Jerome Powell said he would remain on the Federal Reserve board as a governor, an unusual step that denies President Trump a vacancy on the central bank’s seven-member board.on.wsj.comFed Closes Powell Era With Rates on Hold and Divide Over What Comes NextIn a contentious end to Powell’s eight-year chairmanship, the central bank’s interest-rate stance drew four dissents. 1642179
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.social✨The Scramble for Africa: Phase 2 🚧 @bintiq.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This is BIG! OPEC/+ and Petro$ The Core Agreement: After the 1973 oil crisis, the U.S. struck a deal with Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest producer. Saudi Arabia agreed to price all its oil exports exclusively in U.S. dollars. In return, the U.S. provided military protection and security guarantees. 1137
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 28/04/2026The UAE is the world's seventh-largest oil producer. forbes.comUnited Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC In Favor Of ‘National Interest’The UAE is the world's seventh-largest oil producer. 65890340
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialForeign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 27/04/2026If the United States steps back from the Korean Peninsula now, it will be more likely to end up in “the very situation it should want to avoid: embroilment in a conflict with North Korea, China, and Russia—nuclear powers all,” warns Oriana Skylar Mastro. foreignaffairs.comKim’s Dangerous LiaisonsRussia, China, and the growing North Korea threat. 064
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialShannon Rich @richones.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Has anyone checked to see who made a fortune on polymarket? 21106
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.social✙ Kullervo ✙ @kullervo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Leaked video from the yesterday’s mar-a-lago election night watch party .. 1262625693
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialJohn Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed [from the American Declaration of Independence] 011
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 15/04/2026World’s top 100 oil & gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the Iran war in Iran. The excess profits come from the pockets of ordinary people as they pay high prices to fill up their vehicles and power their homes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis findsExclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 57282
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 13/04/2026🚨🚨Impossible to understate the importance of #Órban's defeat for European politics and world politics with an utter rejection of #MAGA as a policy style by the Hungarian electorate. The world is already shining with new light after the #Hungarianelections. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/hung...politico.euOrbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeatThe Hungarian prime minister concedes to Péter Magyar, who is set to win a supermajority in the 199-seat parliament. 13357139
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 13/04/2026Peter Magyar said Ukraine is the victim of the war and emphasized that no one has the right to dictate the terms of peace. He reaffirmed that Kyiv must decide the conditions of any future settlement. #Hungary 221171221
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Magyar: “Hungary will once again be a strong ally in the European Union and with NATO. Hungary will once again be a strong ally representing Hungarian interests, because our country's place is in Europe.” 0437
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense. 251189704363
Reposted by @tleighk.bsky.socialTara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 07/04/2026I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us. 4561181485
