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The point of this series is not simply to catalogue what Burnham announces, but to work out what kind of prime minister he is becoming — and whether the politics that made him a success in Greater Manchester is big enough for Downing Street, writes @zoegrunewald.bsky.social

Viral video on greenhouse gases emitted by cattle falsely concluded methane released by cows has no effect on climate change. EPA says methane accounts for more than 1/3 of our greenhouse gas emissions and are mainly caused by ruminant agriculture, eg. cows. www.thejournal.ie/cows-methane...

'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?

"Trump’s New Bank Is His Most Naked Scandal Yet The media should not be covering Trump’s new crypto bank as if it were a legitimate business story." The bank’s name will be the World Liberty Trust Company. Really, though, it will be the First National Bank of Trump. newrepublic.com/article/2144...

Jamin Ball mentions how more headcount is needed to increase the TAM of AI. Yet, many companies are laying off humans. He compares Snowflake to Teradata back in 2017. The latter is in a specific category of databases while AI has many unproven categories cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-ju...

Rust Supply-Chain Attack: arrayref, internment, and append-only-vec Poisoned by the proc-macro1 Build-Time Dropper URL: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/s... Classification: Critical, Solution: Official Fix, Exploit Maturity: Proof-of-Concept, CVSSv3.1: 9.8

With his political capital on the line, Trump rallies for Darline Graham in South Carolina He conceded that voters may not be as enthused about a midterm election, encouraging them to just “pretend” he’s on the ballot this year. edition.cnn.com/2026/08/22/p...

While the right-wingers deny climate change, the liberals deny that they are in a civil war with the right & is doing really nothing except getting beaten up. WAKE UP!!! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...

Ukraine’s military has run out of US Patriot missiles to repel ballistic attacks, which have one aim, the capital’s mayor says: to destroy morale Ukraine defends itself by attacks on Russia, long-range targeting oil refineries and warehouses, e-commerce sites that Kyiv says are used by the military

New U.S. tariffs in effect after trade talks fail, Carney says Canada plans to match levies Carney says U.S. proposed 'unfair' last-minute changes, White House says Canada declined to finalize deal www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

U.S., Canada fail to reach a tariff deal, deepen trade war

The man who drew London: Wenceslaus Hollar, skilled Bohemian draughtsman & etcher of panoramic views; born in Prague 1607,trained in Frankfurt, Cologne, worked in London under patronage of Thomas Howard, ‘Collector Earl’ of Arundel. ALT Long View of London from Bankside 1647 Panorama British Library

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... Proposed gun reforms 'betrayal of Tasmanians', critics say Tasmania's government says its proposed gun reform legislation strikes the right balance and will result in a significant uplift in community safety — but critics say the

La compañía estatal de energía de la India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), a través de su brazo extranjero ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), obtuvo la licencia de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) del Tesoro de los EE.UU. para reanudar al 100% sus operaciones petroleras en Venezuela.

North Carolina is under siege & is the perfect example of why state elections are so important. The Republican legislature removed all the Governor's power over anything election related & has been working hard to rig NC elections for the GOP.

The Christmas Truce of 1914: When World War I Stopped for Football and Song On Christmas 1914, in the midst of the bloody World War I, British, German, and French soldiers spontaneously ceased fire in several sectors of the Western Front. They emerged from

[NBC] CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER SUSPENDS TRADE TALKS WITH U.S., SETTING NEW 50% TARIFFS IN MOTION

The answer is for Israel to halt its aggression and to return to dialogue. With Netanyahu, in this election cycle, it’s doubtful. "The answer to all of this is lower the temperature, increase the dialog, increase the discourse, and avoid these abrupt kinetic action." share.google/W2ZrGUeb7rBh...

Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Hungary Repeals Strict Crypto Rules to Align With EU MiCA Framework The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal the provisions that required a validation check for crypto asset conversions to be legal. The move also removes crypto-related offenses imposing penalties of up to eight years… #crypto #news

Around a third of its technology staff are now utilising AI-enabled coding applications, driving early productivity gains of roughly 20%, says the bank. Source: Moneyweb

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