Justin Dorber

Husband & dad of 2 teen boys. Bionic (double amputee & double hip replacement) after sepsis/critical illness/stroke @39. Retired - technology & software.

[Joanna Williams @jowilliams293]

From last week but more relevant now. Why Starmer's censorious social media ban is a terrible idea fuelled by hysteria.
https://t.co/Q7FVwCBxxO

[Kate Hoey @CatharineHoey]

Peers fight to block Chagos giveaway

https://t.co/RtCVVjIxAJ

[The Spectator @spectator]

Keir Starmer, spooked by Andy Burnham, apparently wants to leave a legacy, in much the same way that a herd of buffalo, scenting a lion, leave a legacy on the prairie.

The Prime Minister has settled on banning children from social media, and possibly also installing some yet-to-be-invented software that will prevent under-16s from viewing porn or taking and sending photos of their naked bodies. Childrens's Commissioner Rachel de Souza has further mooted extending these provisions to include 16 and 17-year-olds.

So, Labour is planning to give 16-year-olds the vote, while simultaneously forbidding them to scroll through Instagram. Why is Labour so excised by social media in particular?

And where will the social media crackdown stop? Does the government intend to include messaging platforms, like WhatsApp or Snapchat, in the ban? Something about this smells.

✍️ Gareth Roberts

Article | https://t.co/Re0E1u4l99

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

🙌 Happy #SomersetDay!

We're flying the flag for Somerset and celebrating what a wonderful county we live in 💜

#YouAreSomerset

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

You may not believe that your cat was born with a predatory instinct because it's a so playful critter, but cats are responsible for the global extinction of 33 animal species and responsible for the deaths of 6.9-20.7 billion mammals annually.

[Peter Hague @peterrhague]

Blue Streak/Centaur would have been feasible by the mid sixties if we had gone for it, and would have given Britain the chance to claim some early robotic firsts.

It’s damn criminal that governments of the day didn’t have the vision.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Solar panels on train tracks. A hell of a lot more logical than plastering over prime farmland.

[The Spectator @spectator]

This week’s disclosures demonstrate something vastly more damning about Lord Hermer.

They show that he is a person who, in common with many of the leftish intelligentsia who went through university in the late 1980s, does not particularly like the British state, has reservations about its traditions, and views its armed forces with scepticism verging on outright hostility.

✍️ Andrew Tettenborn

Article | https://t.co/pZJp3sPult

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

Covering car parks with solar panels is a hell of a lot more logical than plastering them over prime farmland that provides our food.

[NASA @NASA]

Sky full of stars.

Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthset.

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

[NASA @NASA]

1972 ➡️2026
Apollo 17 ➡️ Artemis II

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[spiked @spikedonline]

The BBC has produced two reports asking whether the UK has become ‘too dog-friendly’. The UK government says there are too many dogs in the countryside. You are not barking mad to suspect something odd is going on, says Hugo Timms
https://t.co/gJsTrDAMH7

[NASA @NASA]

Action. Wonder. Adventure. Artemis II has got it all. Don't miss the moment. Our crewed Moon mission will launch as early as April 1.

Learn how to watch: https://t.co/fAg0bGAqEc

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Incredible that it was only 66 years from the first controlled, powered flight to landing on the Moon!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Over 500 rocket landings now

[Robert Zubrin @robert_zubrin]

https://t.co/rxPFDA2m7Z

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

What is the global price of gas? Is it NBP or Henry Hub?
When you discover the answer you will also discover there is no global gas price, unlike oil.
Also, the more oil/gas we extract ourselves, the better for our balance of payments = able to run economy at faster rate.
Also, the better for government revenues = more public spending or tax cuts.
Also, creates more high-paid jobs = more tax revenues.
Also, extracting oil/gas from North Sea a lot cheaper than shipping in from abroad.
Also, a lot fewer emissions.
Now, what is about the benefits of more North Sea drilling you still don’t understand?
If still puzzled just ask the Norwegians, who are fellow social democrats but unlike Starmer-Reeves-Miliband Labour have a firm grasp of energy economics.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Clearest image ever taken of Mars' North Pole. Yes that's water ice.