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Public policy and regulatory professional across a range of sectors. Board Trustee. Proud owner of a Clumber Spaniel
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Redrawing of global energy markets map set to heap benefits on US

Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower earlier tonight … #housesofparliament #bigben #london

Such a softy! #clumber #spaniel

Climate change is the biggest crisis humanity faces in the 21st century and just because they are trying to eliminate all mentions of the word “climate“ doesn’t actually solve anything.

french far-right leader jordan bardella canceled his remarks at cpac today reason given: “one of the speakers allowed himself, out of provocation, a gesture referring to nazi ideology.”

Tesla is recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the US over a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort and potentially raise the risk of a crash.

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

Over $1.4 billion taken from Bybit crypto exchange February 21, 2025 https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=bybit-hack

Shhh don’t talk in your Chinese EV vehicle. I know this may seem blindingly obvious but why did the MoD procure these vehicles in the first place? What am I missing? www.electrive.com/2025/02/06/u...

This is a new level of madness. I don't know how it can be stopped

Nice to see the Ukrainian flag flying high over the Cabinet Office in Whitehall! 🇺🇦

Outside my childhood home in Courtfield Gardens (East) in West London … #london #rbk&c #earlscourt #courtfield

Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House. Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...

Elon Musk has pledged to “fix” X’s fact-checking tool in response to a poll that contradicts Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine's President Zelenskyy is deeply unpopular in his country. Read more: aje.io/i0zuwg

I wonder what James Bond would make of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?

NASA has confirmed that the space agency may have sidestepped the sweeping layoffs it was expected to implement this week, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career professionals.

Things…aren’t ok

Well done sovereign Canada …

Thank goodness Britain and France have their own nuclear deterrents. The more independent their nuclear weapons systems are of other countries including launch codes, warheads and delivery systems the better.

Waving a chainsaw before the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Elon Musk boasted of slashing through the federal government on Thursday. It comes as the IRS begins to layoff over 6,000 employees during tax season. Follow live updates: abcnews.link/s8PtSKT

Meanwhile, “Russia believes it is in conflict with what it calls ‘the collective West,’ and is acting accordingly, up to and including threatening us with nuclear attack and building up its military” from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/europe...

#Germany’s federal election is taking place this Sunday 🇩🇪🗳 Its results are almost certain to produce a significant decrease in the number of #women in the German #parliament, write @corinnakroeber.bsky.social and @lenastephan.bsky.social @unigreifswald.bsky.social [email protected] 👇

Banks agree to pay £100m in fines for exchanging sensitive information about UK government bonds. There’s no contradiction between promoting competition and promoting economic growth. #cma #banking #regulation #competition #growth #unitedkingdom

Social media platforms TikTok and X ('For you') show evidence of substantial far-right bias in Germany ahead of Sunday's elections. Study published by Global Witness and w/ important points about lack of transparency and data access in the article. #DSA #CommSky #AfD techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/s...

Lawyers at Twitter are reportedly threatening advertisers to spend more money on the platform “or else” Elon Musk will use his connections with Trump to hurt their companies.

With tensions rising between the US and Europe over Ukraine and defence spending, it's worth revisiting our recent study which revealed just how much Britons' attitudes have changed when it comes to who they'd prioritise as allies 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it, according to documents and interviews: cnn.it/417VuEn

🔴#BREAKING: Hungary to block newest EU sanctions on Russia.

The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.

Argentina opposition calls for impeachment of Javier Milei after cryptocurrency collapse

To think that the world has come to this in 2025 …

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly affirmed Musk’s leadership of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But according to a new court filing from the White House, the administrator of DOGE isn’t Elon Musk after all. Who is? No one knows.

10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off—guess that’ll be a boost for SpaceX.

putin is a war criminal. i have no problem with the us president (or macron or scholz) talking with him. but under no circumstances should his crimes be normalized or white washed. what’s happening right now is a stain on the united states and its role in the world.

The key thing is to get government agencies to provide vaccines to the children of Texan. What Texan parent would have a problem with that?

The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power. https://u.afp.com/SoKa

Ukraine peace plan latest The new Private Eye is out now

Poland recorded an extreme temperature of -41.13°C in the Tatra Mountains, the lowest ever measured in the country.

FTTH & Altnet consolidation Is everyone wrong? New post & newsletter article www.linkedin.com/pulse/ftth-a...

Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.

Muffin watching photos and videos of himself on the TV … #clumber #spaniel

The "Heartland Institute", a lobbying organization infamous for denying the overwhelming scientific consensus on manmade climate change, is getting a foothold in Europe - aided by Austrian politicians.

Well done, Brentford!

Muffin enjoying his big stick … #clumber #clumberspaniel #gundog