The new UK-Argentina Falkland Islands cooperation agreement announced towards the end of September did not make the headlines. The UK's Right wing media continues to promote its own 'facts' at odds with reality. penguin-news.com/headlines/20...
www.gov.uk/guidance/reg... FYI, fellow chicken people. We need to register our birds before Oct 1st.
Register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any kept as pets.
“Damaged ship carrying explosive cargo anchors off UK coast…After leaving Russia’s Kandalaksha port last month loaded with the chemical, which…can explode when exposed to fire, the Dubai-owned Ruby is now sitting 17 nautical miles north-east of Margate” www.ft.com/content/6124...
The Dubai-owned Ruby, sailing from Russia to Malta, was told to steer clear of Norwegian and Lithuanian ports
🚨🚨 So it is Bluesky for me now. Although decision has been in the making for a while I am now leaving X permanently (or at least until a more reasonable owner comes in) and will deactive my account there in a month's time. Let us make this site really enjoyable.
wait um, re: potential repercussions if Texas gets their way... this could be used to deepsix medical privacy laws in general, yes? As that's very very bad
"Texas has sued to block federal rules that prohibit investigators from viewing the medical records of women who travel out of state to seek abortions where the procedure is legal." www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/u...
The lawsuit takes aim at federal privacy rules, including one enacted this year that Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, called “a backdoor attempt at weakening Texas’ laws.”
Disposable vapes may be banned under plans being considered by the Government www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The Prime Minister said in opposition that he would support measures to curb the rising number of young people taking up vaping
For those who missed it, Rocket boy blew a hole in the ionosphere. He is a clear & present danger to the planet. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Observations highlight threats to GPS and similar systems from natural as well as human-caused disturbances. Observations highlight threats to GPS and similar systems from natural as well as human-cau...