⟳ Репост от Ian Fraser
Is John Cleese alright in the head? He endorses an ultra-racist by claiming he himself is not a racist. The Python parrot is well and truly dead.
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Ian Fraser
Award-winning journalist and author. Latest edition of my book ‘Shredded: Inside RBS The Bank That Broke Britain’, about the pivotal role of what’s now called NatWest in the global banking crash, was reissued in 2024. www.ianfraser.org
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In ‘Indefensible,’ @johnhyde.bsky.social examines the failure of lawyers to prevent the Post Office Horizon scandal, the UK’s most egregious and prolonged miscarriage of justice. The book is published by @brisunipress.bsky.social on 15 Sept.
Author to release book about lawyers' role in Post Office ScandalA new book will examine lawyers the Post Office scandal .www.gazette-news.co.ukLabour MP Jess Asato who’s suing Elon Musk’s xAI over fake sexualised images created by Grok says the AI tool was trained to generate harmful sexualised content.
Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive contentJess Asato’s particulars of claim states Grok added explicit sexual material users had not asked forwww.theguardian.comA coalition of NGOs, incl SHERPA, Notre Affaire à Tous, France Nature Environnement, as well as the city of Paris, have won a case against TotalEnergies. The French oil giant must now disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its fossil fuel products and set out plans to mitigate them.
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fightA court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have repercussions in the US and elsewhere.theconversation.comWhat Morgan Stanley is saying is that, were the SpaceX share price to fall a further $15 to $100, it would imply SpaceX’s AI division is worthless. The AI arm, along with the space launch arm, currently operates at a significant loss. Only its Starlink satellite internet service remains profitable
SpaceX Is $15 Away From A ‘Worthless’ AI Business Says Morgan StanleySpaceX’s stock slide nears a level Morgan Stanley says would assign zero value to its AI unit, as analysts weigh losses, divisional performance and investor sentiment.www.forbes.comElon Musk’s SpaceX is $15 away from being a “worthless” AI company, says Morgan Stanley IPO share price was $160.95, rising to to $201.8 on 16 June, four days later. But on 24 July the price plunged to $115. That’s s 28.5% fall on the IPO price and $1tn down on the peak market capitalisation.
SpaceX Is $15 Away From A ‘Worthless’ AI Business Says Morgan StanleySpaceX’s stock slide nears a level Morgan Stanley says would assign zero value to its AI unit, as analysts weigh losses, divisional performance and investor sentiment.www.forbes.com
⟳ Репост от Ian Fraser
ScotWind should be seen as a defining failure of successive SNP administrations (and Green supporters) who insisted it would be formative to Scotland’s reindustrialisation. Reports of £6 billion less activity than expected is only the latest confirmation.
'Disaster': ScotWind to deliver £6bn less to Scotland as spending shifts overseasA landmark offshore wind programme hailed by Scotland's former First Minister as a "truly historic" opportunity is now set to deliver…www.heraldscotland.comAnthropogenic climate change is fuelling dangerous “fire weather” across Europe, by increasing temperatures, lowering humidity, and prolonging droughts, which dry out vegetation into tinderbox conditions and mean fires ignite easily and spread rapidly.
Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackledA blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.www.bbc.co.uk
R.I.P. Bill Oddie (1941-2026). A true polymath, he seemed to make a success of everything he turned his hand to. But it was his conservation work that gave him the most satisfaction. BBC obituary covers fact he was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder in 2009 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Said this before, will again. Badenoch is the most dangerous figure in British politics. She's not as extreme as Farage or Lowe, but her impact is more pernicious. She actively prevents the British centre-right from adopting moderate positions, and thereby facilitates the radicalisation process.
Reform UK funder and Montenegro resident George Cottrell carried a fake Swiss passport in the name of Oscar Drewitt—the identity under which he was hired into a City corporate finance network by future RefUK treasurer Mehrtash A’zami. @nafeez.bsky.social on the Reform corporate cluster in Tivat.
‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial StructuresWhy did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...bylinetimes.comThe Sunday Times’ Venetia Menzies, Gabriel Pogrund and Emanuele Midolo are on a roll with these stories about Nigel Farage aide “Posh George”. [share token] www.thetimes.com/article/541e...
George Cottrell paid thousands to Trump ally whose state jailed himSeeking a pardon for his US fraud conviction, Farage’s aide grew close to the former attorney-general Mark Brnovich — and his influential wifewww.thetimes.com