Tony Blighe

@SpeechUnion @grok did ofcom do this? If so, what was their justification? How is ofcom funded?

Ofcom has some serious questions to answer. As the media regulator stifles free speech through its draconian, overzealous enforcement of the Online Safety Act — both in the UK and the US — it is also handing out donations to its favoured news outlets. So much for impartiality. It has now been revealed that Ofcom provided £50,000 in funding to the Guardian Foundation last year. General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, Lord Young of Acton, has said: “It’s genuinely odd that Ofcom has given £50,000 to The Guardian when, almost alone among UK newspapers, The Guardian eschews any regulation of its content. “If you’re misrepresented by The Guardian, your only recourse is to complain to its internal ombudsman – in other words, it marks its own homework. If only Ofcom granted the same latitude to GB News and Elon Musk.” Read more below 👇

@MatthewWielicki @aukuschampion No, of course not. Now please address the second part of my comment.

@TBlighe @aukuschampion Is it only per capita CO2 that affects the climate?

The green energy transition in China.

@WallStreetApes @grok where can I see the full video? Who made it? Is it a spoof?

This is Mohammed Mohammed doesn't work. He has 3 wives and 6 children Mohammed is on Britain's social security system, living off taxpayers' money to support his entire family This is why foreigners come to Western Nations and it must end

@aukuschampion @MatthewWielicki Now show per capita. Do you think the Chinese should not be permitted to use as much energy as you?

@MatthewWielicki This is capacity, which is entirely different from generation, i.e. coal usage.

@ret_ward @KemiBadenoch @ClaireCoutinho That is a straw man. I have never heard @ClaireCoutinho argue for 100% gas fired electricity generation.

I wonder @KemiBadenoch and @ClaireCoutinho how much more secure would the U.K. be if we have to generate 100% of our electricity from natural gas?

@BladeoftheS I'm all for renewables but saying wind turbines will last centuries might be a bit of a stretch !

Solar panels work for 40-60 years. Wind Turbines work for 25 years, at which point they only need their blades replacing, 5% of the cost, the actual turbine will last for centuries by which point it will be completely outdated. Fossil fuel defenders only have lies.

"prioritise renewable energy" - yes, great, I support that, but there is no effort required to grant North Sea licenses and rake in the money to help relieve hard pressed taxpayers. It's not one or the other. This is a false dichotomy. I may be wrong. If you think I am, tell me how.

More than 65 leading UK scientists have warned against new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, urging the government instead to prioritise renewable energy as a more cost-effective response to the energy crisis. "As climate scientists, we urge leaders to look to the cheaper solutions we have already, that we know work .. Wind and solar now the lowest-cost sources of electricity." ft.com/content/5059e4…

@iAnonPatriot @grok what YouTube channel is this?

YouTuber asks leftists who support illegal immigration if they would be willing to house refugees— they all REFUSED. Leftists all around the world are mentally ill.

@iAnonPatriot Enlightening results from such a simple question ! Great move having the clipboard so people thought they might actually be committing to something.

@nicolasfulghum A lot of comments here about the need for "baseload generation". I think we should rephrase that as "backup generation". Backup that gets used less and less as more wind, solar and batteries are added.

The next tipping point in the energy transition is approaching. Overall, solar has already been cheaper than fossil power for a while, but upfront costs used to be higher. That's no longer the case. Solar is now competitive upfront AND has vastly lower operating costs (no fuel)

@TiemanMichaelA @nicolasfulghum Damn! I had better take down my solar panels. I was under the illusion that when they produce electricity I import less from the grid, and power stations use less gas. How silly of me !

@nicolasfulghum It is infinitely more expensive because solar can't make energy on demand. The energy it captures has no commercial value. It is a Tesla with no throttle and no brakes.

They both get it wrong. America seems to have abandoned the word "fewer" altogether. I suspect it's on its way out. Sad, because it adds information. But, there is only one "more", so perhaps we shouldn't worry. Oddly, no-one feels comfortable saying "how many money do you have?" or "how much coins do you have?".

Fucking clown. If he was that intelligent he wouldn’t have said less people 3 times. Correct angleterre is fewer people.

@elonmusk 😪

Custom orders of the Tesla Model S & X have come to an end. All that’s left are some in inventory. We will have an official ceremony to mark the ending of an era. I love those cars. This was me at production launch 14 years ago:

@tesla_semi I am very much looking forward to them becoming ubiquitous.

Cities will be much quieter & cleaner with Tesla Semi

@engineers_feed They might be genuine Trust Pilot reviews. But always check on TP.

Life tip: If the website you’re looking at has reviews, but there is no way to add a review, it’s all bullshit.

@Face_de_Fact @latestinspace No, the atmosphere is even, what you see there is the aurora borealis.

@latestinspace So the atmosphere loops in on itself likje a kid drew a rough circle???

🚨: NASA just dropped a full disk image of Earth taken by Artemis II 🤯

@TheMitchMitchem @latestinspace Earth is lit by moonshine.

For the idiots in the room. Let me help the dense with the help of four AI models, research and fucking science. This photo is absolutely wild, and here's the science that makes it possible. What you're looking at is called a solar eclipse from space, specifically, Earth eclipsing the Sun. The Earth is literally blocking the Sun in this shot, and what you're seeing in the bottom right is "zodiacal light" -- sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust floating between planets. Here's the physics of why it still looks lit up: The bright ring you see around Earth's edge? That's Earth's atmosphere acting like a lens. Sunlight is bending around the planet through the atmosphere, the same physics as a sunset, just seen from 77,000 miles out. The atmosphere refracts and scatters the light, creating that luminous halo that bleeds onto the planet's face. Commander Reid Wiseman described the moment: Mission Control reoriented the spacecraft as the Sun was setting behind Earth, and all four astronauts stopped dead in their tracks. He said they could see the entire globe, pole to pole, Africa, Europe, and even the northern lights. And speaking of northern lights, you can see two auroras in this shot, top right and bottom left. Axios That's the Earth's magnetic field doing its thing, completely independent of the Sun's direct angle. So to put it simply: the Sun doesn't have to be in front of something to light it up. Atmosphere. Refraction. Dust. The universe bends light like a PRO. This was taken by Wiseman on his personal tablet from one of Orion's windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2. A tablet. Shot with a tablet. And it's one of the most stunning images in 50 years of human spaceflight. You're watching history happen in real time.

@AlmondsD602 @latestinspace Moonshine

@latestinspace looks AI: if the sun is just out of the frame upper left corner ostensibly behind the earth as suggested by the highlights, then how is this dark side of the earth so evenly lit?

@emergenteffects Excellent post. Thanks.

In light of the renewal of the debate around energy extraction, particularly Britain’s oil & gas industry, it seems appropriate to highlight several of the arguments by proponents of the Net Zero agenda against oil & gas, broken down by claim.   1) “Prices are set on international markets, so UK extraction doesn’t help” • While there are international benchmark prices, this is misleading • Commodity trading firms make vast sums of money trading the dislocation between regional prices, seen most clearly in 2022 • UK now imports ~50% of its gas   • Domestic production: o reduces reliance on LNG spot markets, the most volatile segment o lowers exposure to geopolitical shocks • Energy imports cost the UK tens of billions per yearduring crises • Domestic supply improves balance of payments and currency stability 2) “Private companies mean profits don’t benefit the public” • North Sea producers face ~75% headline tax rate • Generated ~£9–10bn in tax revenue in 2022–23 (HM Treasury / OBR) • £350bn+ total tax receipts since the 1970s • Supports ~200,000 UK jobs (Offshore Energies UK) • Government retains control via: o licensing o taxation o regulatory approval 3) “We shouldn’t expand fossil fuels during a climate transition” • UK still relies heavily on gas: o ~80% of homes heated by gas • Cutting domestic supply does not get rid of the demand • Imports replace production: o LNG often has higher lifecycle emissions than domestic gas • Gas remains essential for: o power system backup o heating o fertiliser and industrial processes 4) “New extraction won’t lower consumer bills” • It’s true that it does not directly set prices, but: o reduces price spikes and volatility o lowers reliance on high-cost LNG spot purchases o reduces system risk premiums • 2022 crisis driven by regional supply constraints, not absence of global supply 5) “Renewables and nuclear will replace gas by the time new fields come online” • Most projections show gas still in the mix into the 2030s+ (CCC / IEA) • Nuclear build timelines: 10–15+ years (we want these shortened, but we work with what we have) • Renewables require: o backup generation (currently gas) o major grid/storage expansion • Gas still needed for non-power uses (e.g. fertiliser) • Other countries will likely still need to buy oil & gas. We should be able to supply it to them.   6) “We’re running out of reserves anyway” This is entirely false. • UK Continental Shelf estimated to hold ~5–15 billion barrels of oil equivalent remaining(NSTA) , with 2.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent proven & probable reserves. • Falling production reflects: o policy o investment o licensing constraints Rather than any lack of resources   7) “Why more gas storage?” • UK storage capacity: o ~2% of annual demand o vs 15–25% in many European countries • Low storage → higher exposure to: o price spikes o supply shocks • Reduced flexibility since closure of Rough storage facility Gas storage serves to smooth out price volatility and contributes to security of supply.   Ultimately, it comes down to this: the Norwegians, Saudis, and Russians do not mind so much when oil & gas prices go up. They are selling the oil and gas. We could be too – and the profits would flow to British companies, British shareholders, British workers, and the British state. Why not have that instead of paying to import it our energy? We cannot let the myths overtake the narrative: let’s get rich.