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Writer, Latam lover, @FT alum

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Utterly unacceptable. We are watching ten of thousands of innocents being slaughtered with no escape. Our leaders have completely lost their moral bearings.

Let that sink in.

AliaChughtai's tweet image. Let that sink in.


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BREAKING: Germany has just announced UNLIMITED public transport anywhere in the country will cost just £1.40 PER DAY. Officials say the policy is aimed at cutting CO2 emissions and helping with the cost of living. Anyone else think our government should do something similar?


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Clean energy is about to go mainstream. From solar power and electric cars, to grid-scale batteries and heat pumps—the world is crossing into a mass-adoption moment for green technologies trib.al/Aj17qEM


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Sure. Jan 1 2016 (pre referendum call) 🇬🇧 £2.10 trn or 94% of 🇩🇪 £2.2 trn. Now 🇬🇧 £2.17 trn or 70% of 🇩🇪 £3.10 trn. @TimHarford @FT

Hmm. Can you show us the basis for your very striking statement to @FT, @MarkJCarney? Worth a look on More or Less @TimHarford?



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As a public servant Mark Carney declines to offer a 'value judgement' on Brexit. He's happy to give a neutral valuation though: “Put it this way, in 2016 the British economy was 90 per cent the size of Germany’s. Now it is less than 70 per cent." Boom. ft.com/content/f1f0a6…


Iranian women take my breath away with their courage.


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Researchers have discovered genetic variants associated with musical beat synchronization, or the ability to move in sync with the beat of music. ow.ly/BMys50KPAHY


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He rarely pulls his punches, but I have never seen Martin Wolf be so blunt. Truss and Kwarteng are "mad, bad and dangerous" and "have to go". (This is in the @FT by the way.) ft.com/content/510948…


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sevastopol, crimea today


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A source who was present at a dinner attended by hedge-fund managers a week ago revealed: “They were all supporters of Truss and every one of them was shorting the pound.” Several made small fortunes on Friday betting against the currency. thetimes.co.uk/article/biscot…


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A handy reminder by @Paul_Karp and @JoshButler of the high number of MPs who own property in Canberra or Queanbeyan for which they are entitled to claim a $299 a night travel allowance (ie taxpayers are helping w their mortgages). theguardian.com/australia-news…


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Altopía, a graphic novel by Alejandro Barrientos and Joaquín Cuevas, imagines El Alto, Bolivia's booming, working class, Aymara city, in the year 2053. Think mega cholets, coca-chewing cyborgs and minibuses with robotic legs. My piece for @guardian theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…


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COME WORK WITH ME! The @guardian is looking for a senior China correspondent #journojobs workforus.theguardian.com/index.php/jobs…


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In the 1920s Argentina was one of the wealthiest countries in the world. But largely through the greed of its ruling elite, it has degenerated to an almost third world country. If we want to avoid the same fate, we need root and branch reform, not fiddling round the edges


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Different varieties of potato, grown in Peru.

Dr_TheHistories's tweet image. Different varieties of potato, grown in Peru.

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Many thanks to @TheEconomist, which just recommended my book “What’s the Matter with Delaware?” as one of “the best books to read to understand financial crime.” economist.com/the-economist-… If Elon v Twitter has you wondering “why Delaware?” please have a read! #elon #Delaware


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Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive. bbc.com/news/science-e…


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This letter is signed by some of our nation's finest legal minds. I worked with many of these judges to design the integrity commission model I've fought for. I'll never stop fighting until we get an anti-corruption body, no matter who forms government. theguardian.com/australia-news…


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By 2030, Denmark will complete building an energy island 60km away from its shores featuring wind turbines, batteries and green hydrogen, integrated in a reliable grid in very cold weather (hello, Texas) - to provide power for 10 million European homes We can do this #climate


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Getting started, keeping going, getting started again — in art and in life, it seems to me this is the essential rhythm not only of achievement but of survival, the basis of self-esteem & the guarantee of credibility in your lives, credibility to yourselves as well as to others.


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