Peter Rowan

Peter Rowan

@payteer.bsky.social

Happy open-minded countryside living Urban Elite, European. Interests: addressing the UN SDGs & climate change. Glad to be woke.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇫🇷🤔 French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Russians are naturally our allies. And the times when they are not our allies, they are the ones invading us. If they attacked us, we would respond. But let us do nothing that would turn us into a co-belligerent against Russians.

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Leo Hickman
@leohickman.carbonbrief.org

Replying to @leohickman.carbonbrief.org

From the govt's press release: "The developer estimates that Jackdaw will create 27 new direct jobs and safeguard 273 existing jobs that would otherwise be lost." Odd that so much is made about this being good for jobs. Your nearest out-of-town supermarket likely generates more jobs.

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

It’s completely rational to assume that they did this because they plan to cheat.

Whittlesworth@whittlesworth.bsky.social

fyi The OSCE has observed every US federal election since 2002. 'This is the first time the United States has declined to invite in OSCE monitors since they began observing US elections'. This is NOT good. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

hrw.orgUS: Trump Administration Rejects External Election ObserversThe Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi...

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Go Green
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social

Despite months of protests Albania Govt set to destroy the last intact delta system in the Mediterranean and the Flamingos and wildlife that live there the Vjosa-Narta to build 10,000 villas for Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner. and her Saudi backers www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comAlbania accused of rushing through Trump-linked resort in formerly protected landscapeDutch MEP says government is trying to avoid EU environmental rules as protests over luxury development turn violent

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Andy Scollick
@andyscollick.bsky.social

❗ Warning 18+ Extreme violence by the French police According to a testimony sent to IMPACT, the incident reportedly took place yesterday around 4 p.m. at Place de la République. #France #protests 📹 ImpactMediaFR

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

This is pathetic. Ukraine tested Starlink speed restrictions in Europe and had no issues - the restrictions only exist in Ukraine. The Trump administration is actively helping Russia kill Ukrainians - and risking the lives of US and NATO advisors in Ukraine.

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Dan Wellman
@danwellman.bsky.social

The only reason anyone would doubt whether WWII was “worth it” would because their side lost. US Conservatives are becoming US Nazis. The near right always leads to the far right. Twats

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Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social

French Far Right Rassemblement National leader and Putin puppet Marine Le Pen told the FT she would end French financial aid to Ukraine within six months of becoming president, oppose Ukraine’s EU membership and reconsider EU sanctions on Russia.

Peter Rowan
@payteer.bsky.social

American voters, you need to stop this arsehole. He's a Russian puppet.

EUwatch 🇪🇺@euwatch.live

Dropping Ukraine, not just Zelenskyy

eualive.netDropping Ukraine, not just ZelenskyyDonald Trump is not simply turning against Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The pattern of the past days treats Ukraine itself as adjustable. After the latest call with Vladimir Putin, Washington has signalled that continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities could end American intelligence sharing and restrict European purchases of U.S. weapons. That is a different order of pressure from earlier complaints about Kyiv’s leadership. It raises the cost of resistance for the country that is already under greater strain, while Russia keeps the military initiative. The diesel arrangement fits the same logic more than any strategic gift to the Kremlin. Easing some restrictions on Russian fuel exports is presented in Washington as a way to increase supply and bring down pump prices in the United States ahead of the midterms. The revenue that flows to Moscow is real, but it is the secondary effect. The primary interest on display is domestic and immediate: lower energy costs for American consumers, and the political credit that comes with them. Pleasing Putin is not required for that calculation to hold. Starlink remains the other American lever still in private hands. Ukrainian sources reported that SpaceX tightened speed limits on terminals in motion, disrupting missions that depend on rapid movement. Whether the change was technical or arrived after pressure is not public. What is public is that the network can be adjusted by a single company whose owner has previously demonstrated the power to restrict it. Ukraine’s own satellite plans and European alternatives will not replace that density in the near term. Europe will continue financial and military support. It cannot, however, replace American early-warning and high-resolution technical intelligence at the same speed or coverage. The practical result is an uneven squeeze. Russia gains an economic cushion and faces fewer constraints on its energy revenues. Ukraine is asked to limit one of its more effective tools against the Russian economy while its early-warning and communications advantages sit under threat. Trump has said he wants the war to end quickly. The method now visible is to make continued resistance more expensive for Ukraine, in service of a narrower MAGA interest in fuel prices and electoral timing. Whether that produces a freeze closer to Moscow’s terms, or simply a longer war with thinner support, mostly depends on how far the restrictions are actually applied. Unfortunately. Caption: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House for Alaska, in Washington, DC, USA, 13 October 2026. President Trump is traveling to Alaska to campaign for incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan, who is running for re-election in November 2026. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
Peter Rowan
@payteer.bsky.social

Depuis hier, même mécanique contre Glucksmann : « pas vraiment de gauche », « candidat de droite », « petit comptable », vieux articles ressortis, électeurs méprisés. Beaucoup d’étiquettes, peu de fond. Le timing, au moment où il devient crédible, est assez parlant.

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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai
@bigearthdata.ai

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing - 7 October 2026 ->World Health Organization (WHO) | More on "Pneumonic plague laboratory incident Russia" at BigEarthData.ai

who.intWHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing - 7 October 2026Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Last Friday, the 2nd of October, the first media reports emerged of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in the Russian Federation. The lab worker died after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Initial media reports suggested pneumonic plague following an accidental lab exposure. WHO is aware that the Russian government held a meeting on the 2nd of October because they suspected a resident of the Irkutsk oblast had contracted a dangerous infection. On Saturday, WHO asked the Russian Federation for more information, in accordance with the International Health Regulations. Yesterday, the Russian Federation responded, saying that no case of plague had recently been reported in the Irkutsk oblast, and that they had placed about 200 contacts in quarantine. However, WHO has requested further information on the laboratory tests conducted on the individual who died and the contacts, more detail on what prompted the public health measures, and details about the health status of the contacts. We have also sought verification of media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause. WHO has offered technical support related to plague and lab biosafety...

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Peter Rowan
@payteer.bsky.social

Nobody wants to be the only one paying. My final nature-finance article asks why people and firms keep paying, what happens when others free-ride, and why legal force doesn't make an obligation durable. www.linkedin.com/pulse/nature...

linkedin.comNature finance's real problem may not be selfishnessMany people contribute to something they think matters, especially when they believe others are doing the same. The difficulty begins when that belief breaks down.

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Eddie Burfi
@eddieburfi.bsky.social

Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.

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James O’Brien
@mrjamesob.bsky.social

Wake up people!

The i Paper @theipaper.com

Opinion | The list of things Nigel Farage will do for money is long, unedifying and, in the week that we learned of £72m being donated to his party by a couple of cryptocurrency billionaires, surely worth revisiting 🖋️ @mrjamesob.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/arcDMCk

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Giada #FBPE #TheResistance
@girlgiada.bsky.social

For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...

secure.hopenothate.org.ukCALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNONA year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.

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Alex Andreou
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP
@drrosena.bsky.social

The ULEZ expansion was a bold move, and now we're seeing incredible results! Children in London now have bigger, healthier lungs thanks to cleaner air. Great work by @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social. London's children are now breathing easier and growing stronger. news.sky.com/story/london...

news.sky.comLondon's ULEZ linked to improved lung growth in children, says studySir Sadiq Khan says it proves he was right to push forward with the scheme and its controversial extension to cover the whole of the capital.

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Simon Evans
@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

On the day that UK inflation spikes due to what the ONS calls the "largest rise in gas prices in four years", the Conservatives are claiming – and getting acres of credulous media coverage – that we can cut electricity bills by relying more on gas. Righto.

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Leo Murray
@crisortunity.bsky.social

Our media is broken. I know many journalists who baulk at terminology like ‘billionaire media’ but the proof of the pudding is in the eating

uk.themedialeader.comTwo-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate changeAnalysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.
Peter Rowan
@payteer.bsky.social

The BBC is full of coverage of the European Athletics Championship, which is good; however, they're not mentioning the European Swimming Championships in Paris, where Britain is doing very well. swimswam.com/gbr-claims-2...

swimswam.comGBR Claims 2 Relay Golds For an Early Medal Table Lead (2026 European Swim Championships - Day 1)Great Britain left the opening finals session as the only nation to medal in every event, while six nations found their way onto the medal table.
Peter Rowan
@payteer.bsky.social

Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

petition.parliament.ukPetition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risksThe UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...

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Ann Kempster
@annkempster.com

Cost of living will go thru the roof if we don’t deal with climate change. And if you think k it’s not driving rising costs now, you are part of the problem.

NationCymru@nation.cymru

Andy Burnham’s Government could water down some of Labour’s net zero targets as it seeks to ease the cost of living, the Energy Secretary has signalled

wp.meNet zero targets could be relaxed to ease cost of living, minister signalsPress Association Political Staff Andy Burnham’s Government could water down some of Labour’s net zero targets as it seeks to ease the cost of living, the Energy Secretary has signalled. Miatta Fahnbu...

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East Anglia Bylines
@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen are both facing severe corruption allegations. Instead of answering to the legal system, both are attempting to use the ballot box as a shield to bypass scrutiny. Emile Chabal from @theconversation.com reports.

eastangliabylines.co.uk‘Let the people judge me’: Le Pen and Farage learn from Donald TrumpMarine Le Pen and Nigel Farage have both learned political tactics from Donald Trump. But will they work in a European context?