Roadwarrior29

Roadwarrior29, 10 months ago to random

The reality of Labour, in Scotland.... #YouYesYet

Roadwarrior29, 10 months ago to random

To the people of Rutherglen, think on...

cstross, 10 months ago to random

Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/

fulelo, 10 months ago to Russia

#BBCWorldService news - from the latest bulletin:

#Russia says it's destroyed three #Ukrainian unmanned boats that were trying to attack two Russian #naval ships in the #BlackSea. The defence ministry said it happened in the early hours, three-hundred and forty kilometres south-west of #Sevastopol in #Crimea
Ukrainian #marine #drones were said to have been behind an attack two weeks ago on the bridge linking occupied Crimea with Russia. (cont.)

helenczerski, 10 months ago to climate

“By announcing hundreds of new oil and gas licences, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has become a “dangerous radical” pursuing “moral and economic madness”.

That is not the judgment of Just Stop Oil, or any other environmental campaign group, but the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/new-oil-gas-licences-rishi-sunak-un-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#climate #oil

BBC5Live, 10 months ago to random

👋 Hi, we're new here and we're looking forward to meeting you all! We'll be sharing stories from Britain's news and sport station and we'd love to know what you think. It's all part of an experiment with BBC Research & Development. More about it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

Connected_Studio, 10 months ago to random

Hey folks, we’re really excited to be trying out Mastodon, starting off with this #introduction and finding out more about what’s going on and what questions and comments you have about our work! 🎉 🎉 🥳 🥳

We’re the part of @BBCRD that takes care of MakerBox, connecting curious minds to the community, tools and resources to inspire them: from interactive storytelling to adaptive podcasting and beyond. Explore more and let us know what you think over here: http://bbc.co.uk/makerbox

BBCRD, 10 months ago to random

hello, world

Roadwarrior29, 10 months ago to random

So next up from WM I expect the imposition of Fracking in the North of Scotland...or anywhere in Scotland, really.

helenczerski, 10 months ago to random

ARGHHH.

peterdutoit, 10 months ago to climate

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zs, 10 months ago to random

Report exposes UK Government hub in Scotland as ghost town

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23689182.report-exposes-uk-government-hub-scotland-ghost-town/

thisismyglasgow, 10 months ago to glasgow

One of the wings of the Chatelherault ornamental hunting lodge near Hamilton. It was designed by Robert Adam as an 'eye-catcher' at the end of Hamilton Palace's south avenue, and was built in between 1732 and 1743.

#glasgow #hamilton #chatelherault #architecture #buildings #scottisharchitecture #chatelheraultcountrypark

remixtures, 10 months ago to uk Portuguese

#UK #OSB #OnlineSafetyBill #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Encruyption #Surveillance: "The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people around the world. The Online Safety Bill, now at the final stage before passage in the House of Lords, gives the British government the ability to force backdoors into messaging services, which will destroy end-to-end encryption. No amendments have been accepted that would mitigate the bill’s most dangerous elements.

If it passes, the Online Safety Bill will be a huge step backwards for global privacy, and democracy itself. Requiring government-approved software in peoples’ messaging services is an awful precedent. If the Online Safety Bill becomes British law, the damage it causes won’t stop at the borders of the U.K."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide

simon_brooke, 10 months ago to random

First they came for the transgender, but I said nothing, because I was a good socialist and maintained party discipline.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66299705

djlink, 10 months ago to random

Mastodon users growth since 2020, look at that jump since the purchase of birdsite. And with each new change it does another jump. To be fair, it was growing steady since beginning, especially since ~2021 (not sure what happened there)

https://fediverse.observer/stats

alexanderhay, 10 months ago to BBC

The #BBC has apologised to the batrachian #Farage, but the sum total of it is: "We reported you lost your #Coutts account because you don't have the money. This was not entirely accurate. You also lost your account because you're a bigoted shit."

Farage and his fanbois are gloating. But he's still gunning after someone senior in the bank, because it was never about money or 'spree feach'. This is about revenge and intimidation, and always has been.

#News #UK #Fascism

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66288464

TheEuropeanNetwork, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to spain

The Rock and the hard right: Gibraltar fears the rise of Vox in today's Spanish election.

Talks on the border's status are still not resolved, and success for the nationalist party could lead to a far more hardline attitude.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/gibraltar-fears-rise-of-vox-in-spanish-election

#Gibraltar #Spain #UK #Politics #Elections #HardRight #FarRight #Nationalism #Nationalist #Border #Brexit

Cyclist, 10 months ago to cycling

Can any cyclists offer advice? I've been lent an electric bike which I think has been damaged in transit (broken mudguard) There an odd noise when I'm cycling which I think is down to this screw under the chain.

Wondering if anyone can tell me what it's for? It seems to be positioned so it will screw straight down onto the chain which is a bit weird. Will it matter if I remove it? 🤔

#cycling #BikeMaintenance

simonvarwell, 10 months ago to random Esperanto

Folk round for lunch, so I made macaroni cheese, which (excuse the brag) I do really well. I generally use lots of different cheeses, in the case of this one mature cheddar, gruyere and Parmesan. I always add a good squeeze of American mustard (one of the few things where the Americans do it best) to the sauce, and will often put in diced chorizo. It is with superhuman resistance that I don’t now just finish off the rest of it.

jacqui76, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Listening to Greg Hands on #LBC now, trying to make #ULEZ a wider commentary on the voting pattern for the #Tories, holding on #Uxbridge.

He is attacking the Mayor of London but not mentioning they held onto the seat by 500 votes after having 7,000 odd majority

There is desperate and there is the spin that the #Tories are putting on this by-election hold!

Pathetic isn't a strong enough word for this nonsense for the #Tories this morning.

#GTTO
#LongBoris

alternativeto, 10 months ago to random

⚡ Firefox has outperformed Google Chrome in terms of speed in a recent assessment by Speedometer, a tool that measures a browser's web app responsiveness. This challenges the perception of Firefox as a slower browser.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/7/firefox-outperforms-chrome-in-speed-for-the-first-time-according-to-a-speedometer-assessment/

Sardonicus, 10 months ago to random

'Sir Kid Starver: Starmer's got a new nickname thanks to Twitter users'

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23661741.sir-kid-starver-starmers-got-new-nickname-thanks-twitter-users/

linuxmint, 10 months ago to random

How to upgrade to Linux Mint 21.2

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4550