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“elections can be deeply defective if they occur without the different sides getting an adequate opportunity to present their respective cases, or without the electorate enjoying the freedom to obtain news and to consider the views of the competing protagonists.”
Amartya Sen.
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
While Americans Paid $148 Billion Extra on Gas Amid War, Big Oil Made $130 Billion in Profits. “All the excess cash we’re accumulating will ultimately be directed toward our owners,” one oil executive bragged. us.list-manage.com/14IqS1Hkq…
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Los carriles bici protegidos multiplican x4 el número de ciclistas respecto a zonas sin infraestructura alguna, y x2 frente a carriles bici solo con pintura. Estudio longitudinal de 6 años en 28 ciudades de EEUU.
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This giant iron-air battery can store renewable energy for 100 hours using rust
The technology could cost ten times less than lithium-ion for long-duration storage.
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Russia will not win.
„UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, accusing Moscow of having no intention of ending its war against Ukraine and warning that Russia would not win.
“We all know who the aggressor is in this war. Just yesterday, Russian drones attacked and killed 15 people at a railway station in Dnipro. And there are countless examples of you killing innocent civilians throughout this entire war. We all know that you are the aggressor,” Miliband said, according to Sky News.
He added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had expected to win the war quickly but had underestimated Ukraine’s resistance and international support.
“Putin thought he would win this war easily. But you will not win this war. Thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the solidarity of the nations represented at this table, you will not win,” Miliband said.
He urged Lavrov to acknowledge that Russia could not achieve victory and convey that message to Putin.
“If you had the courage to tell the truth and do the right thing, you would tell Putin that he is not winning this war and will not win it,” he added.
Following the meeting, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Lavrov had made numerous false and distorted statements but showed no willingness to engage in peace negotiations.
“Even if the Russians claim otherwise in words, their actions suggest otherwise. Russia must prove through its actions that it is ready for negotiations,” Kallas told AFP.
She pointed to the large number of Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks during July, August and September, calling for continued pressure on Moscow, particularly to secure a ceasefire in the Black Sea.
Asked why she had not taken a joint photo with Lavrov, Kallas replied: “We must not normalize war crimes at this table.”
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Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
If the government balanced its books, it would make people in the country poorer and in deeper debt. So why do so many politicians want to do that? youtu.be/th3N-Otscgo?si=JNHW…
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I support Proposition 40. California’s billionaires should pay, and the state’s health system needs the money.
But a one-time levy collected decades after the fact is a costly way to claim a return that could have been written into the contract at the start.
Redistribution settles old accounts. Pre-distribution redesigns an economy from the outset.
New in @TIME ➡️ buff.ly/KaA14s8
More in new book, The Common Good Economy ➡️ buff.ly/zfNmMU9
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
.@brhodes's conclusion to his book review of @AkbarSAhmed 's Crossing the Red Line is on point. Those former Biden admin officials who were complicit in Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza have no business being part of any future administration. nybooks.com/articles/2026/11…
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
הסכנה שצריך להישמר ממנה כעת היא הניסיון להפוך תבוסה לתיקו באמצעות שינוי כללי הספירה. אם תוצאות האמת יאשרו את המשאלים של ערוצים הטלוויזיה- כ־50 מנדטים למפלגות התומכות בהמשך שלטונו של נתניהו וכ־70 למפלגות המתנגדות לו - תהיה רק דרך אחת לתאר את התוצאה:
**תבוסה מוחצת לנתניהו.
**רוב עצום, הרבה יותר מברוב מערכות הבחירות בהיסטוריה של מדינת ישראל, הצביע נגד המשך שלטונה של ממשלת אסון 7 באוקטובר.
**לנתניהו ולשותפיו אין רוב להקמת ממשלה.
**הקושי של יריביו להרכיב ממשלה משלהם אינו הופך את הפסדו לתיקו.
אבל בדיוק כאן מונחת המלכודת: כאילו יש בישראל שלושה גושים – קואליציה, אופוזיציה ועוד גוש, שמופרד מהשניים האחרים על בסיס זהות לאומית ודתית. אזרחים שהפתקים שלהם נכנסים לקלפי, אבל כשמחשבים אם נתניהו ניצח או הפסיד, הקולות שלהם מוצאים מהחשבון. ופתאום מתקבל "שוויון". שוויון בין מה למה? בין מה למי? בין תומכי נתניהו לבין מתנגדיו שנשארו אחרי שניכינו מהם את הערבים?
בריטי אחד תיאר היטב את השיטה הרבה לפני שמכונת הרעל הישראלית באה לעולם. "כל החיות שוות, אבל יש חיות ששוות יותר מאחרות", כתב ג'ורג' אורוול ב"חוות החיות", שפורסם ב־1945. יותר מ־80 שנה חלפו; הניסוח עדיין עובד.
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Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.
My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.
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Hi, I'm free.
Beat up but fine. Police stole my phone. Settlers punched me in the face several times, likely broke @AdeleShoko's wrist and gave @the_andrey_x a concussion. They threatened to shoot us with an assault rifle over and over.
Will tell the full story later, but for now, I just want to be clear about what happened. We witnessed two settlers locking a military gate in Umm al-Khair, blocking the only way to more than twenty Palestinian communities: trapping families inside, preventing students from reaching school and workers from their jobs, blocking delivery of food and access to ambulances, etc.
It's a crime that the military has this ability at all--but last night, we discovered that random settler terrorists also have the key. We confronted them and began asking questions on camera, and they nearly murdered us for it. When the police finally arrived, they arrested Andrey and me and charged us with assault.
The gate is still locked.
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"He who was my companion through adventure and hardship is gone forever…"
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
Sesame Workshop mourns the loss of Sir Patrick Stewart. Thank you for being our friend and for sharing your brilliance, joy, and kindness with the world. 💛💚
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
Netanyahu's little shit son says that Arabs being allowed to vote "is an existential problem no less than the Iranian nuclear threat." When the chips are down, you can also count on racism and bigotry from this corrupt, awful family.
צריך לומר את האמת. תוצאות הבחירות מוכיחות שרוב ערביי ישראל המוסלמים מזדהים כפלסטינים, מצדיקים את הטרור נגדנו, רוצים להעיף מפה את כל היהודים, שואפים להשמיד את המדינה היהודית, ולהקים מדינת פלסטינית ערבית אסלאמית על חורבותיה. זוהי בעיה קיומית לא פחות מהגרעין האיראני. החוק הישראלי (סעיף 7 א לחוק יסוד הכנסת ) מאוד ברור ואוסר על מפלגות תומכות טרור שפוסלות את ישראל כמדינה יהודית לרוץ בכנסת. הסיבה שהן כן בכנסת היא שבגצ רוקן את החוק מתוכן ומכשיר את הריצה שלהן בניגוד לחוק.
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
We are facing a crisis of impunity. That's why we built The Rule of Law Project — to investigate unlawful conduct by federal officials, and work with state and local prosecutors to hold them to account.
Watch former DOJ prosecutor Mark Blumberg and human rights leader Brad Adams launch this critical accountability initiative on MSNOW with Nicolle Wallace.
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
Fiscal responsibility is the right goal, often wrongly defined. Debt measures record what the state owes but not the roads, schools, hospitals and grid that borrowing builds.
Our new policy brief from the Global Council on New Economics for the 21st Century, co-chaired with @Carlos_Cuerpo, sets out what fiscal responsibility actually requires [link in replies].
Tonight on @BBCNewsnight discussing #UKBudget2026 at 22:30 (GMT) ➡️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0033h2…
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
This quote (from @RBReich) is spot-on, but for those of us concerned about the future of democracy, it's only a partial, short-term solution. Democracy isn't secure when only one side of the political spectrum supports it. To survive, democracy has to be 'the only game in town'.
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
Same here and for many colleagues reporting from Ukraine.
In preparation of the Oleshky propaganda press tour, posts on the subject are slowed down on all platforms.
SM will be flooded by the Kremlin narratives.
Help to pre-empt it.
Share the warning about the “press tour”
Chris Hanlon SNP retweeted
Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.
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Africa is on track to install a RECORD 17 GW of solar capacity in 2026, a 45% increase from the year before ☀️📈
Ensuring grid financing at #COP31 could turn this solar boom into wider access to electricity across the region 🌍
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ALT Africa is on track to install a RECORD 17 GW of solar capacity in 2026, a 45% increase from the year before ☀️📈