“diverse network of organisations and individuals united in our determination to counter and expose disinformation,” working together
“through peer-to-peer learning, training and working groups” to strengthen civil society’s response to
“disinformation” which the collective
“believe to be an existential threat to democracy.”
Bankrolled to the tune of £10 million by the FCDO, OIP’s 44 partners are dotted throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Its four founding, leading members are controversial ‘open source’ investigations website Bellingcat, NATO propaganda arm Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Lab, Media Diversity Institute, and shadowy information warfare specialist Zinc Network (formerly Breakthrough Media).
If those names were not enough to arouse suspicion, OIP’s real nature as the UK’s anti-Kremlin propaganda wing is heavily hinted at in another batch of internal FCDO files, leaked around the time of its launch in 2019.
A crucial year for real action on climate crisis
11 Feb 2021
The Independent
The world entered 2021 faced with an alarming set of statistics. The six hottest years on record have all occurred since 2015, and 2021 is expected to continue the run. The last 14 years have seen the 14 lowest Arctic sea ice levels since satellite records began. CO2 levels in the atmosphere are currently around 415 parts per million (ppm), and are expected to breach a level that is 50 per cent higher than before the industrial era later this year.
“It’s iconic because it shows how much we have actually altered the composition of the atmosphere through human action,” Prof Richard Betts, who leads the Met Office’s annual CO2 forecast, told The Independent as the news broke.
Biden inauguration: Step forward after bumpy period - Boris Johnson
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media captionJohnson: It s a big moment for us - we have things we want to do together.
The inauguration of President Joe Biden is a step forward for the United States, which has been through a bumpy period , Boris Johnson has said.
Congratulating Mr Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, the UK PM said it was a big moment for the UK and the US and their joint common agenda .
Mr Johnson said he looked forward to working with the US on tackling climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
Making his inaugural address, Mr Biden said democracy has prevailed .
Is Bitcoin The Biggest Market Disruptor Of All? (BTC)
From Invesco: For the past year, I’ve been talking about disruption as a key theme for the markets and economy. During the past week with the shutdown of the US government, continued efforts to form a coalition in Germany, and an Olympic agreement coming out of Korea it’s become clear that the theme of disruption remains front and center. Particularly geopolitical disruption.
The US government shuts down will stocks react?
As I write this, the US is experiencing a government shutdown, but there are reports that a short-term spending bill may be approved shortly to fund the government through Feb. 8. Shutdowns have become a fairly common phenomenon in America. There have been 18 government shutdowns of varying lengths spanning every presidency since Gerald Ford with the exception of George W. Bush. While the longest shutdown was 21 days (which occurred during the presidency of Bill Clinton), most are much shorter. Th