Calvin Jones

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Australian Grand Prix: George Russell says Mercedes' advantage a 'perfect storm' as Lando Norris criticises new cars George Russell knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick. Lando Norris was not so happy after Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

The absolute farce of #Greenwashing.

Make #F1 cars completely weird to drive and destroy competitive balance in the name of electrification whilst flying dozens of cars and 1000s of people to Australia.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...

Cool will have a look at that

NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Leak from secret UK meeting about US attacks on Iran a travesty, says Lammy Justice secretary calls for inquiry into reports of cabinet splits at national security council over use of British bases

Even when the Labour Govt policy is 100% in lockstep with the vast majority of the British public they *still* manage to make themselves look idiotic.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Irony alert.

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Important stuff from Aditya @chakrabortty.bsky.social

Interestingly we talk a lot about healthy years differentials in regeneration circles (N & S Cardiff is as bad as his patch) & are clear on the causes. But not much on the overall decline.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sovereignty for sale Tech monopolies and the future of the nation state

New post just out:

"Sovereignty for sale"

The UK is uniquely exposed to the power of US tech monopolies - from Palantir to AI and cloud services.

Why is it so dangerous? What are other countries doing? And what should we do?

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...

I love the fact that Jonny Ive,of all people, has turned up to car design and gone “Touchscreens? What an idiotic idea in a car!”


#FerrariLuce

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

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Cartoon by Tommy Siegel

Thank God Congress isn't alive to see what's been happening in the United States

Ah, fond memories of a 16hr DB journey across Germany on the way back from Leipzig. That was supposed to take five.

The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it).

Yeah. Fab world eh?

The Brits were full of nods to Sony's Rob Stringer this weekend, and I'm now reading about him signing Manics in '91.

Now *that's* longevity.

Oil prices rise after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.

Hey, at least Venezuelan oil is inching towards profitability, eh?

BBC News - Oil prices rise after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Here’s one for you.

My nephew and his band onstage… where?

Ah. Caldicot.

Raglan?

He’s not? Is he?

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

Will put it on the list.

The best thing about this is that 10,000bce is probably technically correct 👏👏👏

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist,
but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false
no longer exist.”

- Hannah Arendt

My choice for Quote of the Day in @stinej.bsky.social series.

Just bought it there. His book on Edward is the best historical bio I've read.

Same price on Kobo for those who would rather buy from nice Canadians instead of lining the pockets of that slap-head fascist suck-up.

There is always a tweet.

Dan Simmons and Neil Sedaka.

Not a great day.

#RIP