The Albert pub on Victoria Street sets one of the finest examples of bygone class and culture compared to the new, internationalist age of glass and steel.
Sat in the powerful area of Westminster, this historic, Grade II listed Victorian pub is the only remaining building from the street's original 1862 (Victorian) development.
Built between 1862 and 1867, it survived the Blitz and is famous for its ornate original interior, Prime Ministers Gallery, and a rare parliamentary division bell.
Claims are that so much of Victoria Street was destroyed in the bombings of WW2 that it all had to be demolished. Even if this is completely true, what matters is what we rebuild. We can rebuild what was already there in its exact image or create something else to be proud of.
Now, almost the entirety of Victoria is made up of overly modernistic high rises that could be anywhere in the world.
For too long, economic excuses have been used to pave over the individuality of each nation. For me, this sight and the rest of the street are all the evidence we need that we'd benefit heavily from prioritising culture, art, and societal happiness over all of the things depelting them. 🤝
@Britains___Pubs@PubHistoryTours
Anyone else struggling to understand how the courts and British justice can move within 24 hours against an angry fella pushing a bin but everything else takes months if not years to be heard?
I have been wondering why so many asylum seekers seem to commit sexual assaults and other crimes. Now I know the answer.
In November 2025, a senior caseworker for the UK Home Office revealed that migrants accused of sexual offences and other crimes were still being granted asylum.
We have been led to believe that it was purely an oversight or a mistake that migrants responsible for sex crimes have been given asylum.
She explained that staff were under such pressure to approve asylum claims quickly that criminal records were largely ignored.
If a migrant had been accused of a sex offence (eg exposing himself to children) that would carry a sentence less than 12 months in prison if committed in the UK so the policy was to approve them.
The caseworker even gave an example: she rejected an asylum claim from an Afghan man who had repeatedly exposed himself to kids in a children’s play area.
The poor woman was disciplined for this. Without her coming forward we would not know what is happening behind closed doors.
This is definitive proof that the UK government does not care about women and children. It does not care if the people it brings into the country and gives asylum to are criminals. This is not a matter of people “slipping through the net”.
The government deliberately turns a blind eye to wrongdoing by the new arrivals.
We deserve better than this. Our daughters deserve better than this.
In the UK the government tried to make it the law that if you were an ethnic minority you would be less likely to get a prison sentence
This happened just last year and was only stopped after a public backlash
They really despise white people
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Happy never got to experience the freedom she deserved, but her case changed the legal landscape forever and helped spark a movement for nonhuman animal rights. Join us as we #RememberHappy on social media this week. Help ensure her legacy lives on: https://t.co/skAxOW5Y9M
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Confirmed DEAD: 3-year-old horse Pliny who "looked to go wrong" and was pulled up in a race at Gowran Park racecourse in Kilkenny on Monday (1 June 2026). Jockey: Colin Keane. Owner: J Hunt https://t.co/xk4FmIZMgp #YouBetTheyDie Don't support horse racing
»Eine neue Studie der Technischen Universität Athen stellt die Klimawissenschaft auf den Kopf. Sie zeigt: In den letzten 40 Jahren hat sich die isotopische Signatur des atmosphärischen CO2 nicht verändert – menschliche Emissionen sind schlicht nicht erkennbar. Damit wird die Grundannahme der UNO und des IPCC, wonach fossile Brennstoffe die Hauptursache des Klimawandels seien, fundamental infrage gestellt.
Seit Jahrzehnten predigen die Hohepriester des Weltklimarats (IPCC), dass die Menschheit durch ihre fossilen Emissionen das Klima der Erde ins Wanken bringe. Das Mantra lautet: Mehr CO2 in der Luft, mehr Hitze auf dem Planeten, mehr Katastrophen vor unserer Haustür. Doch eine neue Studie aus Griechenland zerschmettert dieses Glaubensgebäude – und das mit nüchternen, überprüfbaren Daten. Demnach hat sich die isotopische Signatur des atmosphärischen CO₂ in den letzten 40 Jahren nicht im Geringsten verändert. Mit anderen Worten: Es gibt keine Spur fossiler Brennstoffe in unserer Luft. Der Mensch ist im atmosphärischen Kohlenstoffkreislauf schlicht nicht erkennbar.« 👇🏻
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THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH OF BOVAER HARMS: IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
Environmental Risks of Bovaer (3‑NOP)
Bovaer’s active ingredient is 3‑nitrooxypropanol (3‑NOP).
It reduces methane by inhibiting an enzyme in the cow’s rumen.
But the environmental risks come from everything that happens after the cow eats it*.
Let’s break it down.
1. Manure Pathway Risks
Even though 3‑NOP breaks down inside the cow, its breakdown products do not disappear. They move into:
• manure
• slurry
• digestate
• soil
• water
This is the biggest environmental unknown.
Potential risks:
• Accumulation of metabolites in soil
• Impact on soil microbes (especially methanogens, nitrifiers, denitrifiers)
• Changes in nitrogen cycling
• Altered greenhouse‑gas emissions (N₂O, CO₂)
• Leaching into waterways
No long‑term, multi‑year field studies exist yet.
2. Soil Microbiome Disruption
3‑NOP targets methanogenic archaea.
But soil is full of:
• methanogens
• nitrifiers
• denitrifiers
• fungi
• bacteria
If Bovaer metabolites suppress or alter these communities, the consequences could include:
• reduced soil fertility
• altered carbon sequestration
• increased nitrous oxide emissions
• reduced microbial diversity
This is a classic “non‑target organism” risk.
3. Slurry Storage & Anaerobic Digestion Risks
Most dairy farms store slurry in:
• lagoons
• pits
• tanks
• anaerobic digesters
If Bovaer metabolites affect microbial activity in these systems, risks include:
• reduced biogas yield
• altered methane production
• build‑up of intermediate compounds
• changes in slurry stability
Anaerobic digesters rely on methanogens — the exact organisms Bovaer is designed to inhibit.
This is a major unknown.
4. Water Contamination Pathway
If Bovaer metabolites enter water via:
• runoff
• leaching
• spreading slurry on wet ground
…they may affect:
• aquatic microbes
• algae
• sediment chemistry
• methane‑cycling organisms
Freshwater ecosystems are extremely sensitive to chemical disruption.
5. Air Emissions Trade‑Offs
Bovaer reduces methane — but environmental science warns of pollution swapping:
Reducing one gas can increase another.
Possible trade‑offs:
• Lower CH₄
• Higher N₂O (300× more potent than CO₂)
• Higher ammonia emissions
• Changes in VOCs
If nitrogen cycling is altered, N₂O could rise — wiping out methane gains.
6. Biodiversity Impacts
If soil or water microbial communities shift, knock‑on effects include:
• reduced earthworm populations
• altered plant growth
• changes in root‑microbe symbiosis
• reduced insect biodiversity
• altered decomposition rates
Microbial disruption cascades upward through ecosystems.
7. Cumulative Impact Risk
This is the biggest scientific gap.
If Bovaer is used:
• daily
• in millions of cows
• across entire countries
• for decades
…then the environmental load of its metabolites becomes chronic, not incidental.
Cumulative risks include:
• long‑term soil accumulation
• multi‑year shifts in microbial ecology
• regional water‑quality changes
• altered greenhouse‑gas profiles
• ecosystem‑level effects
No country has yet conducted a cumulative environmental impact assessment.
8. Regulatory Blind Spot
Regulators approved Bovaer based on:
• Short Trials
• Controlled Conditions
• Limited Soil Studies
• ZERO Multi‑Year Field Data
• No Cumulative Modelling
This is normal for feed additives — but unusual for something intended for global, daily, mass‑scale use.
It’s the same regulatory gap that caused problems with:
• Neonicotinoids
• PFAS
• Glyphosate
• Microplastics
All were approved before long‑term environmental effects were understood.
Summary: The 5 Real Environmental Risks
• Soil microbiome disruption
• Slurry & anaerobic digestion interference
• Water contamination pathways
• Pollution swapping (N₂O increase)
• Cumulative, long‑term ecosystem effects
RISKS TO FARM WORKERS OF SERIOUS INJURY:
Farmworkers handling Bovaer are warned to treat it like a dangerous lab chemical, not a harmless feed additive. The powder can burn the skin, damage the eyes, and irritate the lungs, which is why workers must suit up in chemical‑resistant gloves, full protective clothing, sealed goggles or a face shield, and sometimes even a respirator if dust is present. One careless breath, one splash, one moment without proper PPE — and the consequences can be immediate and severe. It’s a stark reminder that if something requires this level of protection to handle, it raises serious questions about its place anywhere near the food chain.
THE BOTTOM LINE: PROFIT OVER SAFETY:
20 BILLION PROFITS YEARLY
Behind the polished sustainability slogans lies a staggering financial engine: the Bovaer trademark holders stand to extract tens of billions in annual global profit if the additive becomes standard across the world’s 1.5 billion cattle. Every cow becomes a tiny revenue stream, every farm a captive customer, and every country a new frontier of monetisation. The scale is so vast that the real prize isn’t methane reduction at all — it’s the creation of a permanent, worldwide dependency on a patented chemical that must be bought day after day, year after year. When a single feed additive can generate profits on the scale of a pharmaceutical empire, you start to see why the marketing feels so urgent, and why the push for adoption never stops.
Mice and rats are cut open, their intestines punctured so that faeces leaks into their bodies in ineffective sepsis experiments – urge the government to put an end to this https://t.co/0QfY970gRR
France to send its last captive orcas to marine park, not sanctuary,Had the Minister kept his word and supported his own nation’s law to ban cetacean captivity for entertainment and breeding, Wikie and Keijo would have had a different future
Sad #france 👎 https://t.co/Eh0xGD6Lms
‘They’re probably going to get ten years each, and only serve five if we’re lucky.’
Grooming gangs whistle-blower Maggie Oliver weighs in on an entire grooming gang of 15 men being jailed for only a total of 188 years, adding ‘it enrages me every time I hear of this’.