Colin Watson

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The top of Beinn Alligin.

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116776642066428790

This is way, way too long in even *starting* to happen.

The writing has been on the wall ever since Twitter was sold. X is anti-govt, anti-people, and no-one should believe that they have "an audience" there. It's a megaphone for hatred.

I'll just note that I wrote this almost 2 years ago.

https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/15/fediverse-for-freedom/

What Lies Beneath? Citizen scientists reveal more than half of UK waterways show signs of poor water quality - Earthwatch Europe

More than half of the UK’s waterways tested during a nationwide citizen science event showed signs of poor water quality. That’s the headline finding from Earthwatch’s Spring 2026 Great UK WaterBlitz report, which saw thousands of volunteers head to rivers, streams, ponds and lakes across the country to investigate what lies beneath the surface. Click […]

Earthwatch Europe
What Lies Beneath? Citizen scientists reveal more than half of UK waterways show signs of poor water quality - Earthwatch Europe

More than half of the UK’s waterways tested during a nationwide citizen science event showed signs of poor water quality. That’s the headline finding from Earthwatch’s Spring 2026 Great UK WaterBlitz report, which saw thousands of volunteers head to rivers, streams, ponds and lakes across the country to investigate what lies beneath the surface. Click […]

Earthwatch Europe
Wytham Woods, Oxford, UK

”the war has been a black swan event”

Really? What about the other "black swans" on the horizon?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/18/dubai-property-sales-fall-since-middle-east-war-say-experts

Dubai property sales have fallen ‘off a cliff’ since start of Middle East war

Sellers of luxury villas have wiped tens of millions of pounds off asking prices, with sales down 19% in May from the previous month

The Guardian
Wytham Woods, Oxford, UK
Port Meadow, Oxford, UK