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@SholaMos1 It would be wrong to judge our ancestors by today's standards or values ... argues Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, one of whose ancestors sold slaves bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

WOW‼️London is so enriched that certain people steal water intended for marathon runners. 🇬🇧

The moment the West decided evidence no longer mattered — if it got in the way of utopia. Melanie Phillips (former Guardian journalist): “Objective evidence was cast aside because it was too inconvenient. The very idea of reason and rationality was dismissed. All these ideologies — multiculturalism, lifestyle choice, deep green environmentalism, moral relativism — were utopian. They promised perfection. Anyone who brought facts against them wasn’t just wrong… they were evil.” Result? - Evidence became “right-wing” - Dissenters were bullied, ostracized, fired, threatened - The Guardian itself became the heart of this ideological machine… until she fell foul of it. When ideology is sacrosanct and the world must be perfected, facts become the enemy — and truth-tellers become heretics. Have you watched this shift in real time — where inconvenient evidence gets labeled “hate” or “misinformation”? Which sacred ideology do you think has done the most damage to open debate? Your honest take 👇

@CitizenCohn @WIRED Ed Miliband is rendering British electrical infrastructure so expensive and unreliable that fast charging of electric vehicles will never be possible

BYD just unveiled an electric car that can charge from 10 to 70 percent in five minutes, and all the way in nine More proof that EVs are going to dominate the future, just a question of how long it takes — and who will build them Via @WIRED wired.com/story/how-byds…

@amazingmap Rubbish map

A map showing the 22 countries that Great Britain has never invaded

@MDH_UAR @amazingmap Likely true, but being of Estonian heritage I know Estonia for sure.

@Daedalus6 @amazingmap or Poland

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@Rekt_Archi @theoceanblooms @AngermaniaP Almonds consme far more than beef

@theoceanblooms @AngermaniaP Are you sure? Where do your avocados come from? Beef is rain water. Your avocados and almonds use irrigation water (not to mention fuel)

people are trying to argue with this and it’s literally the truth. a kilogram of beef requires over 15,000 litres of water to produce. a vegan who uses chatgpt every day is living a more sustainable lifestyle than someone who regularly eats beef while boycotting AI.

@theoceanblooms Complete bollocks! That includes rain falling on a field whether a cow is there or not. The actual number is estimated variously as 50, 300 or 790 litres. A kg of almonds uses even more. x.com/SamaHoole/stat…

Can't believe there are still people who aren't getting the memo.

@skscartoon Drones are the answer to the Drone problem

I believe this is the answer to the Drone problem.

@MadelaineLucyH Gibberish

Ok I can explain this to you, because unlike this bunch of losers I’ve worked in marketing. What we market to you is this: An identity you want > A product > A sale Doesn’t matter if it’s a teapot or a banking app. That’s what you do with an ad. Does it make you feel smart? Prestigious? In on the joke? Cool? Safe? That’s how advertisers think. If I say “This hat is cool, and good!” that’s a 2/10 ad. If I say “This hat is the hat you wear on holiday this year when the warm Italian sun floods the vineyards” that’s already put the hat on your head and a luxury holiday. Now, most people do not like racism. I know that’ll shock you because of Elon’s whack algorithm, but most people identify as “not a racist”. Easiest way to say to someone, look how open minded we are, and you are just like us? Diversity in an ad. It’s just sales. You’re just dumb so you see an “agenda”.

@jayag55088 @amazingmap That was FD Roosevelt, over Churchill's strong objections

@amazingmap Great Britain never invaded Poland. They sold it to Russia in Jalta'45

@MDH_UAR @amazingmap Or Estonia

@amazingmap 23, we never invaded Finland

@upsc_18 @amazingmap Never invaded Estonia

🚫 The 22 Countries Never Invaded by Britain 1️⃣ 🇦🇩 Andorra ⛰️ 2️⃣ 🇧🇾 Belarus 🏢 3️⃣ 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🏔️ 4️⃣ 🇧🇮 Burundi 🦁 5️⃣ 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🐘 6️⃣ 🇹🇩 Chad 🏜️ 7️⃣ 🇨🇬 Congo (Republic of) 🌳 8️⃣ 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🏺 9️⃣ 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🐘 🔟 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🏔️ 1️⃣1️⃣ 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🏰 1️⃣2️⃣ 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🏦 1️⃣3️⃣ 🇲🇱 Mali 🏜️ 1️⃣4️⃣ 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🏝️ 1️⃣5️⃣ 🇲🇨 Monaco 🏎️ 1️⃣6️⃣ 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🐎 1️⃣7️⃣ 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🌿 1️⃣8️⃣ 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🏝️ 1️⃣9️⃣ 🇸🇪 Sweden ❄️ 2️⃣0️⃣ 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🏔️ 2️⃣1️⃣ 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🕌 2️⃣2️⃣ 🇻🇦 Vatican City 🇻🇦

@amazingmap Much rubbish in this map. E.g. Britain has never invaded Estonia. The single military activity anywhere near Estonia was when the Royal Navy SUPPORTED Estonia in its war of independence, which this map dishonestly portrays as "invasion".

Portugal bans sex change treatments for minors and repeals the 2018 gender self-determination law

@louismosley Minority Report

Usually 5 or 6 domestic murders a year. Last 12 months? Zero. By using Palantir, Bedfordshire Police identified 1,000+ women whose partners had a history of domestic abuse - and warned them they could be in danger. “This feels like prevention in action at scale,” said the Chief Constable. How we balance the benefits of very powerful technology, like Palantir, against the risks is one of the most important debates of our time. This piece by @RSylvester1 in @ObserverUK captures much of this debate’s complexity.

Christiane Amanpour claims women in Iran have “much more rights today than they do in the rest of the Muslim world.” I don't know what else to say about her at this point Except to say what Iranians already know - she is NOT on their side

Did you know? Hasan Piker is not only lying when he says, "“The government makes it illegal for us to stay where we want in Cuba. We have to stay in 5-star hotels.” Piker is BREAKING THE LAW, staying at a Havana hotel on the State Dept. Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List. 🧵

@fnedrik @G_S_Bhogal Go for it David! But I’ll pass.

@G_S_Bhogal Why not from all humans who will ever live? Or all sentient beings in the universe? Reference classes are hard.

A nice adaptation of Rawls’ veil of ignorance. For an even wider perspective of your fortunes, draw a marble not just from the pool of 8 billion extant humans, but from the 100 billion humans who ever lived.