@grimorde.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 .Net, Xamarin.Forms and .Net Maui developer. Tech Lead for a small software company in the UK. DDO player. Whisky lover. So very queer.
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China just got a heliostat plant – a concentrated solar power (CSP) station using a large field of computer-controlled mirrors, [heliostats], to reflect the sun on to a tall central tower – to power 170k homes a year and save 130k tons of CO2.
The US is getting a ballroom.
The US is getting a ballroom.
July 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
China just got a heliostat plant – a concentrated solar power (CSP) station using a large field of computer-controlled mirrors, [heliostats], to reflect the sun on to a tall central tower – to power 170k homes a year and save 130k tons of CO2.
The US is getting a ballroom.
The US is getting a ballroom.
Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire & become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!
Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire & become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be.
"The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
"The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
July 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be.
"The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
"The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
Farage's Millions — £5 million. Five houses. And that's just the beginning faragesmillions.com
Farage's Millions — an audit in public records
The £5m gift, the £97,928-a-month TV job, the £22,500-an-hour gold deal, the five houses and the Brussels pension — what the public record says Nigel Farage has been paid.
faragesmillions.com
July 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Farage's Millions — £5 million. Five houses. And that's just the beginning faragesmillions.com
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These billionaires could do so much good in the world and still be billionaires, were it not for their insatiable hunger for more power and wealth.
They are horrible human beings, undeserving of holding stewardship over such a powerful technology that can destabilize society.
They are horrible human beings, undeserving of holding stewardship over such a powerful technology that can destabilize society.
June 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
These billionaires could do so much good in the world and still be billionaires, were it not for their insatiable hunger for more power and wealth.
They are horrible human beings, undeserving of holding stewardship over such a powerful technology that can destabilize society.
They are horrible human beings, undeserving of holding stewardship over such a powerful technology that can destabilize society.
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Human's are causing the Earth's sixth mass extinction. 83% of wild mammals have already been pushed past the brink.
If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity
If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity
March 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Human's are causing the Earth's sixth mass extinction. 83% of wild mammals have already been pushed past the brink.
If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity
If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity
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Searches if your local NHS Trust is using Palantir and emails them on your behalf, please take a minute to do this because we must fight this evil company getting a hold >> notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Searches if your local NHS Trust is using Palantir and emails them on your behalf, please take a minute to do this because we must fight this evil company getting a hold >> notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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Good.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Good.
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Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
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Firstly, welcome to all you lovely new listeners!
Secondly, a brand new Trawl episode is ready for your eager ears:
💥 Culture war poppy outrage
📺 BBC chaos - a coup from within?
🎖️ Veterans used for clicks
New jingles, sound effects & many WTFs…
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Secondly, a brand new Trawl episode is ready for your eager ears:
💥 Culture war poppy outrage
📺 BBC chaos - a coup from within?
🎖️ Veterans used for clicks
New jingles, sound effects & many WTFs…
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Poppy Propaganda & the BBC Pile On
Podcast Episode · The Trawl · 12/11/2025 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Firstly, welcome to all you lovely new listeners!
Secondly, a brand new Trawl episode is ready for your eager ears:
💥 Culture war poppy outrage
📺 BBC chaos - a coup from within?
🎖️ Veterans used for clicks
New jingles, sound effects & many WTFs…
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Secondly, a brand new Trawl episode is ready for your eager ears:
💥 Culture war poppy outrage
📺 BBC chaos - a coup from within?
🎖️ Veterans used for clicks
New jingles, sound effects & many WTFs…
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns
Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This might be controversial…
But given that the more Reform talks, the more the mask slips
I say…
Give them the limelight.
Read my new piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...
But given that the more Reform talks, the more the mask slips
I say…
Give them the limelight.
Read my new piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...
The More Reform Talks, the More the Mask Slips. So I Say… Give Them the Limelight.
And as Caerphilly showed, let more of the public see that the supposed groundswell of support for Reform is nothing but Farage’s cigarette smoke and mirrors.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This might be controversial…
But given that the more Reform talks, the more the mask slips
I say…
Give them the limelight.
Read my new piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...
But given that the more Reform talks, the more the mask slips
I say…
Give them the limelight.
Read my new piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...
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Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How immigration defined America – and still defines the UK yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/how-...
How immigration defined America – and still defines the UK
Immigrants built America – Alice Mitchell’s The Golden Door reminds us why their resilience offers hope against today’s rising fear and bigotry
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How immigration defined America – and still defines the UK yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/how-...
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Here's a better idea: every data centre you build, you build enough renewable energy to power it, and you supply the waste heat from your cooling system to power homes and businesses nearby. Simple. Common sense. And fair.
September 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Here's a better idea: every data centre you build, you build enough renewable energy to power it, and you supply the waste heat from your cooling system to power homes and businesses nearby. Simple. Common sense. And fair.
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Big US tech company Nvidia saying they're gonna build data centres in the UK and we have to burn more gas to power them? Uh, no. British people shouldn't be paying higher bills and suffering accelerated climate change for your bottom line.
September 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Big US tech company Nvidia saying they're gonna build data centres in the UK and we have to burn more gas to power them? Uh, no. British people shouldn't be paying higher bills and suffering accelerated climate change for your bottom line.
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We need to talk about Kevin…sorry, AI
A friend asked me about AI. It looks sleek, yet every query carries hidden costs: in power, people, and privacy. Grab your cuppa, let’s chat!
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
A friend asked me about AI. It looks sleek, yet every query carries hidden costs: in power, people, and privacy. Grab your cuppa, let’s chat!
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
We need to talk about Kevin…sorry, AI
A friend asked me about AI. It looks sleek, yet every query carries hidden costs: in power, people, and privacy. Grab your cuppa, let’s chat!
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We need to talk about Kevin…sorry, AI
A friend asked me about AI. It looks sleek, yet every query carries hidden costs: in power, people, and privacy. Grab your cuppa, let’s chat!
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
A friend asked me about AI. It looks sleek, yet every query carries hidden costs: in power, people, and privacy. Grab your cuppa, let’s chat!
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Transphobe arrested: "we need to look at the laws, clearly something's not right"
80 year old vicars and disabled people carried off parliament square because they said genocide is bad: "these laws need to be tightened if anything"
80 year old vicars and disabled people carried off parliament square because they said genocide is bad: "these laws need to be tightened if anything"
Free speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says Streeting
The health secretary says ministers wanted police to focus on street crime rather than posts on social media.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Transphobe arrested: "we need to look at the laws, clearly something's not right"
80 year old vicars and disabled people carried off parliament square because they said genocide is bad: "these laws need to be tightened if anything"
80 year old vicars and disabled people carried off parliament square because they said genocide is bad: "these laws need to be tightened if anything"
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
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In other news climate chaos keeps on increasing and the fossil fuel companies and nations casually carry on drilling for even more oil. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildfires in Europe: record burning in Spain and Portugal
Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
In other news climate chaos keeps on increasing and the fossil fuel companies and nations casually carry on drilling for even more oil. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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