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So, it would seem the Gorton and Denton by-election will be crucial. Starmer will cling on until the result and then a leadership election will happen.
But the by-election will determine everything. If the Greens are elected, Labour will move left with Angela Raynor and, god forbid, if Reform win, then it will lurch right with Wes Streeting.
Seriously, if Wes Streeting got into power, I’d be fucked.

"‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?"
#Glaciers #Climate #ClimateChange

Why scientists want to build a wall along the ‘Doomsday Glacier’
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off?

In 2014, I wrote "#Humankind (hopefully) will not be extinguished by its own #bombs. The main reasons for our demise will be #mediocrity and

“Putin attacks but we will stand stronger with Ukraine!” British Defense Minister in Kyiv #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/09/putin-attacks-but-we-will.html

The final (8th) #AAS247 presser #Lazuli, described in detail the paper #ArgusArray to the astronomical community: https://carolinastories.unc.edu/developing-the-worlds-largest-sky-survey-telescope/ and https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/eric-schmidt-will-massively-invest-in-private-telescopes-including-hubble-replacement/ and https://www.astronomy.com/science/eric-and-wendy-schmidt-to-fund-space-telescope-three-ground-based-observatories/ and https://www.space.com/space-exploration/former-ceo-of-google-spearheads-4-next-gen-telescopes-3-on-earth-and-1-in-space and https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/schmidt-sciences-announces-plan-for-lazuli-a-private-space-telescope/

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"Hochzeit ungültig, weil #ChatGPT nicht den richtigen Eheschwur verwendete"
#AI #KI

Vorfall in den Niederlanden: Hochzeit ungültig, weil ChatGPT nicht den richtigen Eheschwur verwendete
Bei einer Eheschließung im April 2025 verwendete die Standesbeamtin einen von künstlicher Intelligenz erstellten Text. Nun entschied ein Gericht: Es waren nicht die korrekten Worte.

'Dr. Aaron Thierry‪ @thierryaaron.bsky.social: "This is not just a slight warming; it is a fundamental change in how people will have to survive on the continent.
Once regions in Africa enter a state of almost continuous heatwaves, the human body will have no window of time to recover." '

Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
#Africa #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

Kleine #Freiberufler-Meldung: Ich bin endlich auch dazugekommen, mir elektronische Rechnungen einzurichten (zu spät? ich weiß gar nicht ob es eine Frist gab oder gibt).
Die Wahl fiel auf das #Latex-#ZUGFeRD

GitHub - TeXhackse/LaTeX-ZUGFeRD: LaTeX packages to create ZUGFeRD/Faktur-X invoices
LaTeX packages to create ZUGFeRD/Faktur-X invoices - TeXhackse/LaTeX-ZUGFeRD

"Millions of Christmas trees will end up in landfill this year. Here's what to do with them instead"
#Christmas #Trees #ChristmasTrees

Throwing out the Christmas tree? Here are the alternatives to landfill
Christmas trees can take years to break down when thrown into landfill, but there are some more eco-friendly ways of ending the festivity.

"A ‘fossil-fuelled war': Trump’s plans to ‘exploit’ Venezuela’s oil reserves sparks climate backlash"
#US #USA #America #Vanezuela

Trump’s push to control Venezuela’s oil sparks climate outrage
Trump says he will bring in large US companies to fix Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, despite growing calls to end fossil fuels.