Thinking about the nurse rushing to save babies gathered in her arms from the premature/antenatal unit in a Lebanese hospital as it is bombed, and the kind of people who issue those orders, and the kind of people who obey them.
Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."
I thought this felt relatable
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New episode.
Out now.
On Patreon.
On the #BrokenVeil channel.
Patreon.com/brokenveil
And who says crime doesn’t pay? They pay people like her, and there are many of whom are educated privately. Paid extremely well for spreading lies, misinformation on truths and falsehoods. They live in their bubble & never have to worry about the fallout, as it never affects them financially
More threats and intimidation from Ryan Bridge the Supreme Leader of Flag Shaggers, what's remarkable is that his victim is a white man and not a woman for a change. Bridge is currently on bail for public order offences. This is Stratford Road, Shirley, in the West Midlands, one for the police.
Promotional art for The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959). It's black and white and yellow all over (that's not a riddle, but a literal description). The face of, presumably, the titular man is split down the middle, with one half looking very Arrow shirt model and the other half pretty gross. The gross half looks very old, older than people can even get, and maybe starting to decompose a little. A pretty woman lies on the ground, looking back over her shoulder in the direction of the bisected face and screaming.
Please join #FrightClub tonight for our #HammerWednesday selection, The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), at 10 PM ET. Available on Tubi and Kanopy. All are welcome!
You can't cheat at chess.
Of 22 sites being held on a waiting list, before designation, 14 were at risk from development. That's 64% of potential SSSI's, and the wildlife living within them, at risk of being lost.
Read the full report on our blog: wildjustice.org.uk/unprotected-...
This is the biggest security risk for Europe. Time to treat it that way.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Very sorry for you all.
Well this is grim:
Twelve British universities hired security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students since 2023.
Investigation reveals Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, scanned social media use and undertook background checks on a Palestinian guest speaker @aljazeera.com
This is great from The Rejoin EU Party
Meanwhile, methane turbines set up by Musk to power the plant emit:
- cancer-causing formaldehyde
- nitrogen oxides linked to heart + breathing conditions + increased hospital admissions
People's water stolen, air choked, to feed the ravenous appetite of AI:
share.google/JeHWTbHB2PcK...
A water recycling plant Elon Musk promised to build in Memphis to offset the huge amount of local drinking water Grok's data centre devours has been postponed indefinitely.
Apparently, Musk considers drinking water for local people less of a priority than increasing computing power for Grok👇🏾
🚨🚨New @bestforbritain.org report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...
Al Jazeera’s Wael al-Dahdouh’s personal account of Israel’s targeting of journalists and their families.
www.thenerve.news/p/wael-al-da...
"The willingness to travel long distances by train has increased dramatically...The Berlin-Paris ICE is a great success, 80%+ occupancy. We thought 50% of passengers would travel the full 8h, but 75% do. Talking to SNCF about a 2nd Berlin-Paris train in 2028."
www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/chef...
Absolutely important given the projected aviation emission trajectory in the EU.
Data: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
Research funding for historians: the Society currently invites applications for 5 grant programmes: to support individual and project-based research by historians across a range of career stages bit.ly/4vzzNeB.
Closing dates for eligible applicants fall between 8 May and 5 June 2026 #Skystorians
"It does feel like if a group of Palestinians with machine guns broke into an Israeli school and shot a bunch of children, it would be breaking news in every outlet on Earth," said one reporter.
Cover of ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES by Helen Grant
Just a reminder that this darling thing is still available from @swanriverpress.bsky.social ! Reviewer John Kenny said “One of the strongest single author collections of uncanny and supernatural tales I’ve read in a long time.” Link to buy to follow.
EU ‘right to repair’ law
The EU will soon require smartphone manufacturers to let users replace their batteries.
The tough new rules - endorsed by the European Parliament this week - could save millions of phones from landfill.
www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/n...
8% of adults in England and Wales faced domestic violence last year. A quarter of those were stalked by the perpetrator.
And the council still insists on publishing names and addresses together on the internet, except for its councillors, due to, you know, the risks
It is preposterous and honestly rather shameful for Starmer to act so upset over the Mandelson affair. He is basically attacking Robbins for doing precisely what he wanted him to do inews.co.uk/opinion/unbe...
As a requirement for planning permission data centres should be required to provide at their cost equivalent renewable resources pro rata to their consumption. Otherwise they contribute to the need to continue burning fossil fuels making electricity more expensive for everyone.
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04...
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04...
Criminal syndicates
England's water companies have 1,200+ criminal convictions.
Execs rewarded for dumping sewage.
Occasionally fines on companies are announced but then waived or deferred.
No corporate licence to operate revoked.
No exec fined/prosecuted.
One law for us, another for them
🌍 Our food system is pushing planetary boundaries beyond safe limits.
📢 Prof. @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social warns of the major drivers of climate and biodiversity loss—and how impacts are arriving faster than expected. We need rapid action now.
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