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The cuts being made at the BBC are unforgivable. They are putting it into a death spiral. The weaker it gets, the less people will want to support it. And yes, this is an issue for the Government, which likes to pretend it's not their problem. It is.

Suella Braverman, a vocal critic of 'something for nothing culture', has been using taxpayer cash to cover her utility bills. Must be nice...

A Wellington & Boot our runner ducklings run with artist Caroline @carolineartist.bsky.social

They went boldly... RIP 🌟

Today, Oxford Street got its sparkle back. A street once dominated by traffic is becoming a place for people to spend time, meet, explore and enjoy.

Tricky if you never spend any time with your children

Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley."

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Measure the distance, then oh my, sign him up….

This is a beautiful, beautiful thing

Growth that kills its host isn’t growth. It’s cancer with good PR.

Masaaki Sasamoto - "Fly Quietly" (2016)

Obama says that until the US rediscovers it's moral compass, the US will not be able to fix the problems that it faces

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Morning Kitten

This analyst's report from Apollo about AI uses the term "S&P 493" to refer to the "S&P 500 minus the Mag 7" - because if you take out the AI companies, the S&P 500 is tanking. www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...

'Regent's Canal' (2022) by Chris Thompson instagram.com/cthompson_art

Remastered from the archives (Feb 2021)

Still get a kick out of being in print Great to see our story, on gambling firm closely linked to Reform’s George Cottrell using fake documents to get a licence, in today’s @thetimes.com with @coramazov.bsky.social @georgegreenwood.bsky.social

Last week, I went on Meidas Defense with @joeplenzler.bsky.social to talk about crypto as a national security problem. Sanctioned states’ crypto receipts are up almost 700%. Full interview: www.meidasplus.com/p/crypto-cor... Shorter cut: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8e...

Poppy still has that salon glow.

Fred Ingrams (UK b. 1964)

Dog break-in: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

Ramp up the pressure on Andy Burnham: weownit.org.uk/StopTheBailout

Caturday biscuits: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/44un...

"If she goes outside we shut the door and she hates it. So she keeps her butt inside to prevent this while she birdwatches. Meet Sofie."

Avengers End Game Encore, great to see the movie again on Imax and the extra scenes were not what I was expecting so even better. Roll on Doomsday

Ukraine losing access to Starshield raises serious concerns for our national security—like who controls critical capabilities the U.S. government has spent billions to procure & how decisions to restrict them are made. I'm demanding answers from the Department of Defense & SpaceX

TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. From the ProPublica archives:

Amur leopard: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Science remains amazing, and vaccines particularly so. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚴 More incredible cycling news from Paris: 🟢 On 14 October, Paris presented a new cycling plan for the current municipal term, it includes 140 km of new cycle lanes, 220 km of contraflow cycling lanes and improvements to 420 intersections by 2032. buff.ly/meJI6Uo

It’s all bananas from Sam for our donkeys, welcome to the team

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

Princes and Thieves, a book by investigative journalist Matthew Cole, says Dutch intelligence hacked the phone of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and watched him access a Dubai bank account holding hundreds of millions of dollars that came from a bank in Azerbaijan, Vanity Fair reports.

Since 2016, London’s cycling network has grown fivefold, from 90 to 450 kilometres. The results? 1.5 million daily cycle journeys—a 43% increase since 2019—twice as many bikes as cars on City of London streets during the day, and motor traffic in steady decline—having fallen 25% in the same period.

Every day we move closer to a William Gibson world where every system requires its own AI cyber defences to try and block relentless AI attackers. We have had simple Intrusion Detection and Prevention for a long time, but the tax on prominent sites is likely to be heavy wye much reduced reliability

A five heatwave summer for Britain with nearly 5k deaths caused - while Europe suffered 50k (double last year's figure) - likely an underestimate as the study only covered urban area. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The remaining democracies have to come to grips with the problem of Elon Musk nd the other tech oligarchs. Sooner is better than too late.