David Short πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Bedfordshire (UK) based engineer working in the TV industry. Cyclist. Rejoiner. Atheist. Born @ ppm ~ 320.

The header picture is a skyline of London’s South Bank taken from Savoy Place. On the far left is the old London Weekend Television building. Towards the centre is the National Theatre lit in purple. On the far right, you can see the Royal Festival Hall.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

β€” John F. Kennedy, β€œRemarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress”, 13 March 1962

Do unto others
The bases should never have been opened to US use. They should now immediately be closed to them. This is patently the case. It is a military power with explicitly genocidal intent. Given how severe that danger is, the reassurances of its military officials about authorised use are insufficient.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fondzonhxhlrfp777gwvfmah/post/3mivtmf5ibs2e
With widespread internet blackouts in Iran and new restrictions on some satellite imagery in the region, Bellingcat is launching a tool to help estimate the level of destruction in Iran and the wider Gulf region. https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/04/07/tool-damage-assessment-destruction-sentinel-satellite-imagery-iran-us-gulf/?utm_source=mastodon
When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat

Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage assessment tool β€” called the Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map β€” focused on destruction in Iran and the Gulf . 

bellingcat

Just a reminder:

It is actually totally cool and ok to judge people by the content of their character

NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel explains why she left, citing attacks on science. She joins thousands of PhDs out of federal service, while those that remain face self-censorship.

Read more β†’ https://grist.org/science/kate-marvel-nasa-departure-human-nature-book/

#Grist #Climate #Science

Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry

β€œI don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”

Grist
I have read a statement
that β€œa whole civilization
will die tonight,
never to be brought back again,”
and as I read that statement
and as I reread that statement
I cannot shake the feeling
that the civilization
from which that statement comes
is one that is already dead.
We can all agree with Sir Michael Morpurgo - Brexit was a grave mistake. It's time we fix the damage. #RejoinEU

@dwasmkuk

He's also been the best US president Canada ever had. We haven't been this Canadian since Confederation.

Trump is hastening Britain’s return to the EU

Economics, security and domestic politics all point the Starmer government towards Brussels

Financial Times