Egan Richardson
@eganrichardson.bsky.social
Posting about Finnish news and hoping for more swfc content here
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The UK's June heatwave caused a £2.4bn hit to productivity, says a new report
It says the cost of extreme heat could reach £6bn/yr by 2030
Interesting, bc we tend to focus on the cost of cutting emissions, rather than cost of failing to do so…
www.verdantthinking....
It says the cost of extreme heat could reach £6bn/yr by 2030
Interesting, bc we tend to focus on the cost of cutting emissions, rather than cost of failing to do so…
www.verdantthinking....
July 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The UK's June heatwave caused a £2.4bn hit to productivity, says a new report
It says the cost of extreme heat could reach £6bn/yr by 2030
Interesting, bc we tend to focus on the cost of cutting emissions, rather than cost of failing to do so…
www.verdantthinking....
It says the cost of extreme heat could reach £6bn/yr by 2030
Interesting, bc we tend to focus on the cost of cutting emissions, rather than cost of failing to do so…
www.verdantthinking....
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I am not in general a pedant nor - except spasmodically - a prescriptivist. But, on electoral verbs: in England candidates _stand_ for office. Americans run. I would like to see this distinction maintained.
May 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I am not in general a pedant nor - except spasmodically - a prescriptivist. But, on electoral verbs: in England candidates _stand_ for office. Americans run. I would like to see this distinction maintained.
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The bike-and-pedestrian reforms of those celebrated cities cover small areas that were already 15-minute cities. For the non-downtown-elite 90%, the transformative policy that will carry the most societal and ecological benefit will be electrifying private transportation with green grids
Very interesting new study finding that *even in large European cities*, in most places it is easier to access opportunities by car than by public transport arxiv.org/pdf/2604.01019
The exceptions are Paris, Zurich and the innermost parts of Milan and Barcelona
The exceptions are Paris, Zurich and the innermost parts of Milan and Barcelona
April 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The bike-and-pedestrian reforms of those celebrated cities cover small areas that were already 15-minute cities. For the non-downtown-elite 90%, the transformative policy that will carry the most societal and ecological benefit will be electrifying private transportation with green grids
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Hox Tampere! Kiinnostaako kirjat? Äitini kirjahyllystä saisi tulla penkomaan. Vain nouto Tammelasta. Laita viestiä jos kiinnostaa.
April 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Hox Tampere! Kiinnostaako kirjat? Äitini kirjahyllystä saisi tulla penkomaan. Vain nouto Tammelasta. Laita viestiä jos kiinnostaa.
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Who is killing the world's journalists?
April 11, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Who is killing the world's journalists?
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Maailman ensimmäinen museo Ukrainan sodasta avautui Berliiniin.
Sotaa seurataan siellä ”reaaliajassa”.
Linkissä lisää:
yle.fi/a/74-20214874
Sotaa seurataan siellä ”reaaliajassa”.
Linkissä lisää:
yle.fi/a/74-20214874
April 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Maailman ensimmäinen museo Ukrainan sodasta avautui Berliiniin.
Sotaa seurataan siellä ”reaaliajassa”.
Linkissä lisää:
yle.fi/a/74-20214874
Sotaa seurataan siellä ”reaaliajassa”.
Linkissä lisää:
yle.fi/a/74-20214874
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The handful of American officials seconded to UK government departments are increasingly being asked to leave meetings when sensitive information is discussed, in contrast to a more permissive approach previously
www.ft.com/content/7b96...
www.ft.com/content/7b96...
Cracks appear in US-UK security co-operation after Trump-Starmer tensions
Differences over war in Iran are hitting working relationships between diplomats, officials and military personnel
www.ft.com
March 31, 2026 at 6:17 AM
The handful of American officials seconded to UK government departments are increasingly being asked to leave meetings when sensitive information is discussed, in contrast to a more permissive approach previously
www.ft.com/content/7b96...
www.ft.com/content/7b96...
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Every time I see one of these I wonder what Sanna Marin was thinking when she joined TBI
a reminder that Tim Allan, who quit Starmer's Downing St today, previously spun for....not only Kazakhstan and Qatar but also Vladimir Putin’s government
www.ft.com/content/a0a8...
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From Blair to Putin to Starmer: PR chief Tim Allan’s CV
Former New Labour spin-doctor has faced criticism over his choice of clients, including Russia’s government
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Every time I see one of these I wonder what Sanna Marin was thinking when she joined TBI
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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@SimonKuperFT: "Any politician still invoking “the international community” or calling the US an “ally” is either a liar or hasn’t been paying attention."
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www.ft.com/content/fcb5...
The ‘Little West’ takes on the new world order
Terrified into co-operation by outside threats, a surprisingly solid bloc is emerging
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@SimonKuperFT: "Any politician still invoking “the international community” or calling the US an “ally” is either a liar or hasn’t been paying attention."
www.ft.com/content/fcb5...
www.ft.com/content/fcb5...
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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This is actually a weirdly boring time to specialize in International Relations because there's no actual intellectual substance to any of this. Like, yeah, man. Shit's fucked. Fucker's nutso. That sort of insight is why I'm a fancy-pants political scientist you should all respect and consult.
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This is actually a weirdly boring time to specialize in International Relations because there's no actual intellectual substance to any of this. Like, yeah, man. Shit's fucked. Fucker's nutso. That sort of insight is why I'm a fancy-pants political scientist you should all respect and consult.
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MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social giving presser now at EP with victims of recent 🇺🇸sanctions against lawmakers & NGOs for implementing EU tech laws
"This is a surgical political instrument to silence opponents," she says. "What 🇺🇸 is hitting here is not some random NGO, it's the DSA enforcement chain"
"This is a surgical political instrument to silence opponents," she says. "What 🇺🇸 is hitting here is not some random NGO, it's the DSA enforcement chain"
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social giving presser now at EP with victims of recent 🇺🇸sanctions against lawmakers & NGOs for implementing EU tech laws
"This is a surgical political instrument to silence opponents," she says. "What 🇺🇸 is hitting here is not some random NGO, it's the DSA enforcement chain"
"This is a surgical political instrument to silence opponents," she says. "What 🇺🇸 is hitting here is not some random NGO, it's the DSA enforcement chain"
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One of the DOGE "true believers" left when he realised Government is actually pretty efficient compared to tech firms it's so often unfavourably compared to.
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
Former DOGE engineer says he was 'surprised' by 'how efficient' the government is
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM
One of the DOGE "true believers" left when he realised Government is actually pretty efficient compared to tech firms it's so often unfavourably compared to.
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
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So much has changed overnight. One of those weeks where years happen. An Atlanticist, America-brained and monoglot policymaking community and media class are about to get the shock of their lives.
51% of French consider the USA as a military threat and 41% as an enemy. Source LCI
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
So much has changed overnight. One of those weeks where years happen. An Atlanticist, America-brained and monoglot policymaking community and media class are about to get the shock of their lives.
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"Why should🇺🇸continue to have access to these bases, or receive support from allies’ naval assets, air forces or intelligence services, if it tries to take sovereign territory from a NATO member like Denmark? The question is so sensitive diplomats are at pains to keep it away from mainstream debates"
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
"Why should🇺🇸continue to have access to these bases, or receive support from allies’ naval assets, air forces or intelligence services, if it tries to take sovereign territory from a NATO member like Denmark? The question is so sensitive diplomats are at pains to keep it away from mainstream debates"
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‘War for Greenland is boring, let’s talk about the Tories’ is genuinely the weirdest thing for a former ambassador *to Denmark* to say, apart from anything else
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM
‘War for Greenland is boring, let’s talk about the Tories’ is genuinely the weirdest thing for a former ambassador *to Denmark* to say, apart from anything else
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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
Can I just shock you? I like winter. Despite what I said earlier
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Can I just shock you? I like winter. Despite what I said earlier
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Labour - and all Europe - are approaching a moment of truth as to whether their approach to managing Donald Trump has worked or can work. Today's newsletter:
Moment of truth for Britain’s Trump diplomacy
Keir Starmer hopes for closeness over confrontation with US in the hope it won’t hand Russia a victory in Ukraine
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Labour - and all Europe - are approaching a moment of truth as to whether their approach to managing Donald Trump has worked or can work. Today's newsletter:
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Honestly impressed at Starmer and Nandy's commitment to not doing their job. This guy is literally talking about his wife, his children, her, and her children, and they do nothing!
CT explains why he thinks Shabana Mahmood is neither English, nor British, to which Cole does not respond to at all.
Cole: asks how many generations? Is it a race thing?
CT: Not race as Albanians don't count either. It is ancestry.
It is infinite generations, if you don't have the ancestry.
Cole: asks how many generations? Is it a race thing?
CT: Not race as Albanians don't count either. It is ancestry.
It is infinite generations, if you don't have the ancestry.
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Honestly impressed at Starmer and Nandy's commitment to not doing their job. This guy is literally talking about his wife, his children, her, and her children, and they do nothing!