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SubtleBlade

@SubtleBlade@mastodon.scot

Retired IT bod. Father, husband, friend. Trying to survive cancer since 2014, current status: score-draw. Interested in interesting ideas, people & things. Does not bite. Refugee from the bird site (https://mastodon.scot/@SubtleBlade). He/Him.
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me
#ClimateCrisis #Environment #Sustainability #GTTO #nobridge

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SubtleBlade, to random
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Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn to corporations, finds new analysis

are biggest beneficiaries of which have awarded $114bn of public money
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/investors-awarded-billions-of-dollars-for-losses-related-to-climate-laws-analysis-finds

SubtleBlade, to random
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donated further £5m to in January, figures show
Data also shows party accepted £150,000 from Hester days after comments about condemned as were revealed

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/06/frank-hester-donated-further-5m-to-tories-in-january-figures-show

SubtleBlade, to uk
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face ‘irreversible decline’, [under current policies] global league table suggests

institutions face possible closure as 52 out of 90 are given lower positions this year in (QS) rankings
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/04/uk-universities-face-irreversible-decline-global-league-table-suggests

SubtleBlade, to cymru
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Only three prosecutions in and for unfit

Figures show breaches have rarely led to prosecution by since 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/regulator-prosecutions-unsafe-drinking-water-england-wales

SubtleBlade, to Health
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must be ‘rebooted’ to halt problems, says expert

Exclusive: Prof calls for careful cross-breeding to introduce new genetic material
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02/dog-breeds-must-be-rebooted-to-halt-health-problems-says-expert-has-said

SubtleBlade, to random
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Revealed: how drew up secret plans to sabotage ’s

Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including and , where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying

‘No one needs their name near this’: the secret plot by touts to undermine Labour’s reforms
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/29/revealed-how-touts-drew-up-secret-plans-to-sabotage-labours-ticket-reforms

SubtleBlade, to random
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Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the

is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the are falling off kayaks
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/manufacturing-dissent-welcome-to-the-political-excesses-of-the-election-campaign

SubtleBlade, to uk
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airbrushed from launch of ’[sic] campaign – live

barely mentions or and does not say PM’s name in speech kicking off campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/28/tories-triple-lock-plus-planned-tax-cut-pensioners-labour-rishi-sunak-general-election

SubtleBlade, to random
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campaign with leaflets that barely feature party branding – or

Election material seen so far suggests candidates are using local images and non-blue, neutral branding
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/tories-campaign-with-leaflets-that-barely-feature-party-branding-or-sunak

SubtleBlade, to climate
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No MPs voted positively on since party took power, study finds

and [& Green, obvs.] dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/28/no-tory-mps-voted-positively-on-climate-issues-since-party-took-power-study-finds

SubtleBlade, to AirBNB
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and .com allowing illegal social housing sublets, say councils

providers claim platforms are refusing to cooperate with requests to remove illegally listed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/26/airbnb-and-bookingcom-allowing-social-housing-sublets-say-english-councils

SubtleBlade, to uk
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Next government urged to wake up to ’s ‘shocking’ levels of

Charities call for law within first 100 days after to ensure annual rises in the financial help parents receive
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/25/next-government-urged-to-wake-up-to-uks-shocking-levels-of-child-poverty

SubtleBlade, to uk
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town has ’s highest concentration of ‘’

contamination recorded in groundwater on site in , and includes chemicals with known impacts
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/24/yorkshire-town-angus-fire-bentham-forever-chemicals-pfas

SubtleBlade, to Norway
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sued over plans

says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/23/norway-sued-over-deep-sea-mining-plans-wwf

SubtleBlade, to Plants
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at warehouse speech turn out to be

First campaign day marked by concerns about ‘’ in audience and PM putting foot in mouth in
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/23/questioners-at-sunak-warehouse-speech-turn-out-to-be-tory-councillors-derbyshire-euros-wales

SubtleBlade,
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@Wen I'm not surprised it was that spotted the ringers

SubtleBlade, to climate
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: breakthrough could slash - News -

Scientists say they've found a way to cement from demolished concrete buildings.

Cement is the modern world's most common material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming gas .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxee01m5yero.amp

SubtleBlade, to random
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Why is calling a now and what happens next? - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/why-is-rishi-sunak-calling-a-general-election-now-and-what-happens-next

SubtleBlade, to Horizon
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'Rev wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/rev-paula-vennells-innocent-subpostmasters-jail-post-office-ceo-victims

SubtleBlade, to humanrights
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'The treatment of and by welfare officials, including decisions subsequently linked to the deaths of vulnerable claimants, is to be formally investigated by ’s watchdog.

() said it would examine whether ministers at the () had acted by failing to protect claimants with or severe
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/22/inquiry-to-begin-into-dwps-treatment-of-ill-and-disabled-people-on-benefits

SubtleBlade, to uk
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: who failed the victims, and who fought for them

Key people and groups involved in perpetuating and covering up the , and those who brought it to light
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/20/infected-blood-scandal-who-failed-the-victims-and-who-fought-for-them

SubtleBlade, to uk
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calling at the ’s most produce more () than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has shown.

, and top list for emissions of and
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/19/ships-pollute-port-cities-more-than-all-cars-in-the-region-analysis-shows

SubtleBlade, to random
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: how did , an ordained priest, fall so far and so fast from grace?

The former Chief Executive and archbishop’s confidant appears at the this week to explain her role in the affair that wrecked the lives of so many of her staff'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/19/paula-vennells-post-office-scandal-ordained-priest-horizon-it-inquiry

SubtleBlade, to ArtificialIntelligence
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'The computer scientist regarded as the “godfather of ” says the government will have to establish a to deal with the impact of on ' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnd607ekl99o.amp

SubtleBlade, to DOOM
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Non-Euclidean : what happens to a when is not 3.14159…

https://media.ccc.de/v/mch2022-236-non-euclidean-doom-what-happens-to-a-game-when-pi-is-not-3-14159-

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