"It is technically possible to change a Regime entirely by aerial bombardment, in much the same way as it is technically possible to load a dishwasher from the other side of the kitchen."
I have to say that The Naked Week has not always come across as laugh-out-loud funny and clever, but this week's episode has a great deal of quality material to work with and to send-up.
Give it a listen if you want a laugh 😄
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#Satire #Radio4
I'm not suggesting this is an open secret within the climate science community, but it's remarkable how little impact this sort of research is generating. Because if the rate of warming really has *doubled* then you can kiss goodbye to 2°C. www.carbonbrief.org/pace-of-glob...
"This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?"
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth Plummeting. 📉
It is a hideous scandal that they can publish a chart as obvious as this and not even mention the words 'covid infections'.
Visible Health 'Your Pacing Day' line graph
Not felt this EXHAUSTED in ages.
Deep sleep for a couple of hours - and my PacePoints use has flatlined!
Grateful for a quiet weekend ahead 🙏
Visible Health pacepoints: 5.1 out of 30 daily pacepoints used - well behind my pacesetter (I should be around 18 by now!)
Strange 🤔
8 hours later. Been to work, taught three one-hour lessons to teenagers, had lunch, went shopping, then home for my early Friday finish.
All that and only FIVE #VisibleHealth PacePoints used 🤔
Forgot to take painkillers when teaching so had dental pain by 1pm, but why is my HR so low?
Visible Health 'Your Pacing Day' line graph
Not felt this EXHAUSTED in ages.
Deep sleep for a couple of hours - and my PacePoints use has flatlined!
Grateful for a quiet weekend ahead 🙏
It makes sense - thank you
The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Visible Health pacepoints: 5.1 out of 30 daily pacepoints used - well behind my pacesetter (I should be around 18 by now!)
Strange 🤔
8 hours later. Been to work, taught three one-hour lessons to teenagers, had lunch, went shopping, then home for my early Friday finish.
All that and only FIVE #VisibleHealth PacePoints used 🤔
Forgot to take painkillers when teaching so had dental pain by 1pm, but why is my HR so low?
If we want a stable, secure, peaceful world, our governments should support democracy and self-determination everywhere, whether or not they agree with what the people want. Instead, for centuries, they have attacked democracy and self-rule, and we all live with the consequences.
We remain remarkably, dangerously ignorant of such histories, treating every event as if it came out of the blue. Again and again our governments wade in, with their bombs and missiles and special forces, and congratulate themselves on their strategic brilliance, only to create further crisis.
I don't know how to clip a segment (sorry), but the bit I really want you to watch starts at 29'10". It's about the deep roots of the attack on Iran and why it's just as well Starmer is "no Winston Churchill". I'm surprised this aspect isn't more widely discussed. 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
KubiosHRV app says High Readiness of 77%
EliteHRV readiness 9 out of 10
Resting Heartrate nice & low (in the mid-50s bpm) & the painkillers acted quickly to ease all symptoms.
#KubiosHRV also suggesting High Readiness & a slightly elevated HRV this Friday morning 👇
And #EliteHRV reinforces this message: My body is thankfully In Balance 😊
#Pacing well 🙏
#LongCovid
The GOOD news is that I knew what to look for in my symptoms, I listened to my body and I'd learnt how to access emergency dental care quickly this time.
I started the antibiotics much more quickly this (third) time and I *think* I've avoided the severe dental pain🤞
Look👇...
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
Can we check to make sure the US constitution allows the creation of a theocracy.
Known unknowns.
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
The Bad News:
The dental infection which hit me hard back at the start of December, and which hit me again at the *end* of December, has resurged.
The molar tooth involved is going to have to be removed and I've been woken by dental pain this morning and yesterday morning.
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What we see here is Donald Trump, acting as he always does, as a global chaos generator.
The further we stand away from that, the better off we will be.
Well said @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👏
#bbcqt #IranWar
Just because your children aren't directly caught-up in War doesn't mean that you can't consider those for whom this is the reality of their lives right now 👇
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2014 advert from Save The Children
@savethechildren.org
If it’s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.
Over 160 schoolgirls are dead. Anthropic and Palantir executives must immediately testify and tell the public whether their AI is responsible.
KubiosHRV app says High Readiness of 77%
EliteHRV readiness 9 out of 10
Resting Heartrate nice & low (in the mid-50s bpm) & the painkillers acted quickly to ease all symptoms.
#KubiosHRV also suggesting High Readiness & a slightly elevated HRV this Friday morning 👇
And #EliteHRV reinforces this message: My body is thankfully In Balance 😊
#Pacing well 🙏
#LongCovid
Visible Health morning stability 4 out of 5 - Looking Stable
Whereas on those two occasions I waited too long to address my dental infection, resulting in a drop of 10ms in my Heartrate Variability (HRV) scores, this morning my HRV is actually *rising* 👇
The #VisibleHealth app notes Stability and a low resting heartrate; infection is being knocked-back?
The GOOD news is that I knew what to look for in my symptoms, I listened to my body and I'd learnt how to access emergency dental care quickly this time.
I started the antibiotics much more quickly this (third) time and I *think* I've avoided the severe dental pain🤞
Look👇...
The Bad News:
The dental infection which hit me hard back at the start of December, and which hit me again at the *end* of December, has resurged.
The molar tooth involved is going to have to be removed and I've been woken by dental pain this morning and yesterday morning.
bsky.app/profile/benk...
⚠️ US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say
We did this.
