They say, 'Do not idle the engine.' Oh, pleaseโcancel all roadworks, make public transport free all day, and allow people to take paid days off work. You greedy, short-sighted bureaucrats have completely lost the plotโwho you are, how you got here, and where youโre even headed.
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High pollution warning issued for London by City Hall
City Hall says strong sunshine and hot weather are expected to trigger high ozone levels.James W Kelly (BBC News)
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Don't bank on this list of net worth figures for progressive lawmakers being true
Satirical posts targeted progressive lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
Investigating claim slain Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was affiliated with Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces made the allegation without proof. Al Jazeera and al-Sharif rebutted the accusations.
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Did MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell donate $12.9M bonus to fund homeless shelter?
The same monetary figure was used in a blog post about NASCAR driver Kyle Busch earlier in 2025.
Trump fell, as shown by this image?
Meta's social media platform Threads reported on its "trending now" list on Aug. 11, 2025, that the U.S. president had recently taken a fall.
Unpacking claim Hegseth believes women shouldn't have the right to vote
The defense secretary shared a CNN report on a church he has attended in which elders said only heads of household โ usually men โ should vote.
Stephen Colbert adopted girl who lost parents in Texas floods?
The claim circulated days after a separate false claim that the late-night host adopted a pair of abandoned twins.
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Extreme heat is driving dramatic declines in tropical birds
The numbers of many tropical birds are plummeting, and now it has been shown that heat extremes intensified by global warming are the biggest factor driving these declinesMichael Le Page (New Scientist)
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Will 'pink salt trick' help you lose weight? Dietitian explains
Salt contributes to water retention and therefore weight gain, a clinical dietitian said.
King Charles III expelled Queen Camilla from Buckingham Palace after catching her cheating?
Fabricated stories claiming the queen was caught cheating with a royal staff member gained traction online in summer of 2025.
Did vacuum salesman Silas Reid kill 107 women in 11 minutes in 1942?
According to one story, officials released Reid after he spent 15 years in an asylum.
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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters
The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt (BBC News)
Suspicious minds should question story about Elvis and Danny Sullivan
An online rumor claimed that meeting the rock 'n' roll singer gave the boy six more months to live.
Canadian nuclear assets and largest ever public contract being sold to US nuke consortium
The latest bit of craziness that is going under the radar, but we shouldn't let it:
- Background: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories as part of Atomic Energy of Canada used to be a Crown asset ; after $18 billion of public funds it was privatized by Harper for $17 million. Sold to who? good old SNC Lavelin!
- SNC Lavelin recently renamed itself to Atkins Realis, I can't imagine why./s
- Now they are selling Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to a US consortium, along with a huge public 20 year $24 billion contract.
- The US consortium operates nuclear weapons facilities
- WTF?! WTF?! WTF?!
- Elbows Up?
-see petition below - there's more - we haven't discussed the nuclear waste yet...guess where it is going ...not with the money!
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Summit opens in final push for plastics treaty to tackle crisis
The world's nations are hoping to sign the first global plastic treaty to limit plastic pollution.Esme Stallard (BBC News)
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