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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-22 at 13:38

Labour Party: “The climate and nature crisis is the greatest long-term global challenge that we face.”

WE AGREE.

🗳️ Ask your MP to vote in favour of the Climate and Nature Bill on Friday 24 January in Parliament.

👉 action.zerohour.uk 🐝 #CANBill

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-21 at 14:32

While in Gaza there's a ceasefire, in the larger portion of occupied Palestine, the IOF and settler allies continue their attacks.

Eight Palestinians killed as Israel launches operation in Jenin - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg750yzdr8o

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-19 at 19:57

"John Rees is right – Keir Starmer, the ‘long-time servant of the security state’ – and his regime are engaged in all-out war on the freedom of UK citizens, many of them Jewish, to assemble, to protest, to report and to resist #Starmer’s mushrooming police state, especially but not only on the subject of Israel’s #genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in #Gaza."

Video: StW founder member Nineham released under draconian restrictions, others still held

https://skwawkbox.org/2025/01/19/video-stw-founder-member-nineham-released-under-draconian-restrictions-others-still-held/

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-17 at 17:05

The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK

Tesla Cybertruck driver loses vehicle and is reported by police after 'legitimate concerns' - Manchester Evening News

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesla-cybertruck-driver-loses-vehicle-30801494

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-17 at 09:02

Keir Starmer’s support for the Gaza ceasefire is riddled with lies

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2025-01-16/starmer-gaza-ceasefire-lies/

[#]Starmer #Gaza #GenocideEnabler

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-16 at 16:42

Well now, we might think that this would be a good thing, the only way to actually get serious reduction in carbon emissions, and given the likely scenario of continued inaction / pretend action, it is.

However, such a crash would destroy many lives and livelihoods.

Before someone suggests it - this is not #degrowth, but unmanaged contraction.

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/economic-growth-could-fall-50-over-20-years-from-climate-shocks-say-actuaries

[#]collapse #carbon #climate

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-16 at 10:26

Deal already fracturing due to Zionist ultra far right shenanigans?

Israel’s Netanyahu says cabinet will not meet to approve ceasefire deal | News | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/16/israels-netanyahu-says-cabinet-will-not-meet-to-approve-ceasefire-deal?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-16 at 08:46

His tone and emphasis is very clear. Palestinian deaths, trauma and suffering almost an afterthought. Don't mention the wrong #genocide.

PM statement on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire: 15 January 2025 - GOV.UK

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-statement-on-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-15-january-2025

[#]Gaza #Starmer

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-15 at 14:28

Does anyone have recommendations, among these, or other options?

European alternatives to Google Forms | European Alternatives

https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/google-forms

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-14 at 18:38

In one word, "Yes"!

Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/14/keir-starmer-ai-labour-green-energy-promise

[#]EnergyTransition #MachineLearning #UKPol #Decarbonisation

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-13 at 16:29

Paywalled innit, so I've no idea what the plan to protect Bsky against the muskrat is.

My suggestions:

  1. Just use #Mastodon instead

  1. Turn #Bluesky over to its members as a consumer coop: a low, flat rate annual sub to cover costs.

https://thelogic.co/news/quebec-ink/bluesky-free-our-feeds-elon-musk-twitter-takeover/?lt=1

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-13 at 09:26

Editorial: Labour’s billions meant for public services and climate change now hang in the balance | Morning Star

And as the article explains, so does local democracy.

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labour-billions-meant-for-public-services-and-climate-change-now-hang-in-the-balance

[#]press #LocalDemocracy #Austerity #UKPol

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-12 at 08:43

For messaging, do you use (pick all that apply):

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-12 at 08:16

[#]UK #Labour government, desperate for the Chimera of GDP growth, now encouraging #AI firms to colonise the UK, telling the plebs not to worry about safety concerns.

Those safety concerns include the massive energy, water consumption, the heat and #carbon pollution.

Moreover it won't bring jobs, it will destroy jobs, inter alia reducing surplus value extraction and hence internal #GDP growth

Ignorant, negligent fools.

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-11 at 17:39

‘The rich are on course to destroy all our lives’ | Morning Star https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/the-rich-are-on-course-to-destroy-all-our-lives

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-10 at 21:17

Bloody hell. I find myself agreeing with Starmer, Nandy and Streeting.

Wes Streeting points to New Zealand mosque massacre amid grooming gang rhetoric | Politics | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/10/wes-streeting-new-zealand-mosque-massacre-warning-grooming-gang-rhetoric

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-10 at 15:19

NHS hospitals reintroduce face mask requirement as soaring flu cases see critical incidents declared | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-face-masks-hospital-flu-b2673524.html

But not at #Manchester Royal Infirmary, where, although many staff and visitors are now wearing masks, management has still to make face-masks mandatory in clinical areas.

[#]CovidIsNotOver #Flu #NHS #prevention #FaceMasks

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-10 at 12:18

Family history and railways:

A great great grandfather was an engine cleaner, then a fireman (stoker).

A great great great grandfather claimed insurance after a railway accident.

A great uncle was an engine driver.

A daughter worked 10 years at Victoria station.

Probably more too.

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-10 at 11:18

2025 is being celebrated as the 200th anniversary of the birth of the passenger railway. A bit premature, although there was a one-off excursion on the Stockton and Darlington railway, with passengers traveling on coal wagons, the regular passenger service from 1825-1830 used horse-drawn coaches.

In 1830, the Liverpool Manchester railway opened, the first connecting 2 cities and the first scheduled passenger service.

Stockton and Darlington Railway - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway

[#]rail200

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Written by Mark Burton on 2025-01-09 at 09:21

A shout out to the #wordpress.org support fora.

I run a fairly complex website for our community arts festival. I have some support with styling from a graphic designer and a web developer. However, making things work, especially when there isn't a plugin to do exactly what's needed is made much easier by the advice, code snippets, etc., freely given on these fora.

Another example of the #GiftEconomy, so different from those oligarchic platform vultures.

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