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• Post #4234348

  "Reform UK's biggest donor registers to vote in Basingstoke area despite living abroad" https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26418853.christopher-harborne-registers-vote-basingstoke-area/ "One of the largest political donors in UK history has registered to vote in a small village in Basingstoke and Deane despite living in Thailand." #ReformUK #UK #ukpol #politics #Basingstoke #Hampshire #ChristopherHarborne #Thailand #crypto #cryptocurrency #technology #Stratfield...

• Post #4190447

  "The civilisational collapse cult" https://writesbright.substack.com/p/the-civilisational-collapse-cult "Nigel Farage has said he thinks it’s “absolutely nuts” for CO2 to be considered a pollutant, while Kemi Badenoch says candidates aren’t welcome in the Conservative Party who support the UK’s 2050 net zero emissions target. The backdrop? Wildfires raging across Europe, forcing more than 300,000 people to flee their homes" #KemiBadenoch #NigelFarage #conservative #Conservati...

• Post #4174822

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@theeconomist/leaders-g74q8sgvz/-/a-9DihMlGcQyKx6JsKBUtwOQ%3Aa%3A3199507-%2F0 See, the news media do mention #ClimateChange "Wildfires are not purely a matter of climate, but climate does matter. The frequency and extremity of fire-friendly weather has been increasing for 40 years; conditions very unlikely before climate change are being seen with increasing frequency. Measured against a definition of extreme fires that combines size and intensity, the past deca...

• Post #3989790

  "Auditors tell UK government to do the math before banking on £45B AI savings" https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/20/auditors-tell-uk-government-to-do-the-math-before-banking-on-45b-ai-savings/5274194?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky #AI #technology #UK #Politics #ukpol

• Post #3788670

  email from #Hampshire #Police:- Free Bike Marking Event – Protect Your Bike from Theft 🚲 Officers from the South/West Neighbourhoods Policing Team (NPT) will be offering a quick and effective bike-marking service to help protect your bicycle from theft and increase the chances of it being returned to you if it is recovered. Join us at our free bike marking event: 📅 Saturday 1 August 2026 🕚 11:00 – 14:00 📍 Café in the Park, Beggarwood, RG22 4AQ #Basingstoke #Cycling #bikeTooter #UK

• Post #2475995

  #CAMRA seem to be about to create confusion - their new strategy promotes "live beer", rather than "real ale". The two are the same thing, but their very name includes the words "Real Ale". I don't see how this rebranding helps consumers find real ale rather than "fresh beer"/"craft ale"/"nitrokeg". And then they also mention "cask beer". We need a single unifying...

• Post #1666787

  "Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions "According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years." #AI #Tech...

• Post #1659596

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116459560434179995 Operation Epstein Fury seems to be going badly

• Post #1042985

  'Putin offers to stop sharing intel with Iran if US cuts off Ukraine' https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-offers-stop-intel-iran-condition-us-cuts-off-ukraine/ 'The suggested deal is likely to fuel growing suspicions in Europe that the Witkoff-Dmitriev meetings are not delivering concrete progress toward a peace agreement in Ukraine, but are instead seen by Moscow as a chance to lure Washington into a deal between the two powers that leaves Europe on the sidelines.&am...

• Post #968987

  "Europe’s outdated and under-invested energy grid means huge amounts of renewable energy are wasted every year." https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/european-country-vows-to-give-homeowners-free-electricity-instead-of-switching-off-wind-tu "Last year, Britain wasted a staggering £1.47 billion (around €1.78 billion) by turning down wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on." Octopus Energy: “As a result, we pay to make it again - often with dirty foss...

• Post #966929

  "‘Migrants are blamed to distract you, don’t fall for it’: Shop in Reading displays anti-racism message in window as residents react". https://rdg.today/migrants-are-blamed-to-distract-you-dont-fall-for-it-shop-in-reading-displays-anti-racism-message-in-window-as-residents-react/ "A Lush store in Reading has drawn attention for a campaign message displayed in its window warning against scapegoating migrants" #UK #Reading #immigration #immigrants #Lush #poli...

• Post #871199

  Huge #antimatter delivery to #Orkney https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r384ye7reo 'A supermarket in Orkney has been giving away bananas after accidentally ordering an estimated 38,000 of them - almost double the entire population of the islands.' 'Tesco in Kirkwall had intended to order 380kg (750lbs) of the fruit but a slip-up meant it ordered 380 wholesale boxes, each containing about 100 bananas.' #bananas #fruit #Scotland #UK

• Post #708071

  #Farnham's "Guerrilla parkers" could pose problem for cafe outdoor seating bid https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/farnhams-guerrilla-parkers-could-pose-problem-for-cafe-outdoor-seating-bid-889554 “There seems to be a trend of illegal parking and people taking the mickey.” #Surrey #motorists #cars

• Post #482489

  screenshot of my #osmwrapped - pointless now I have pretty much stopped editing #OpenStreetMap https://osmwrapped.com?user=jpennycook

• Post #9120

  "Brits to help foot power bill for datacenters under government AI plans" https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/uk_ai_growth_zones/?td=keepreading "The scheme will impose no additional cost on other electricity billpayers, the document claims, however, if discounts were to be covered by the government, that would still equate to ordinary people subsidizing energy bills for datacenters via their taxes." #AI #technology #uk #ukpol #politics #energy #electricity