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Gordon Cree seen knitting on Game of Wool. Photo: Channel 4

UK: Shetland Organisation of Knitters “Shocked & Saddened” by Representation in Channel 4 “Game of Wool” Show! (7.11.2025)

Small patterns in Fair Isle are referred to as “peerie patterns”, but Leask has said they “would never” refer to them as “peeries”.

“That’s never been used by a Shetlander,” she said.

“A lot of Shetlanders have said they have never even heard of that.”

Leask described the misinformation in the show as “frustrating”, and said knitters locally spent a lot of their time having to clear up similar confusion with visitors to the isles.

SOK worries now that Game of Wool will have a further damaging effect on misinformation around Shetland knitting.

“The SOK are having to stand up for ourselves,” Leask said.

“The term Fair Isle is going to be lost. Fair Isle is being used when what they are making is not Fair Isle. It’s appropriation.”

And she also railed against Game of Wool as a whole, calling the first challenge – to knit a Fair Isle tank top in 12 hours – “just unrealistic”.

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The Climate is So Hot - His Clothes Fell Off!

UK: Bizarre Experiments to “Dim the Sun” – Latest in Labour’s Climate Change Propaganda! (26.4.2025)

The climate could be made “hotter” or “colder” (the Yanks opted for the latter as being most likely) – with full-force winds, gales, rain-storms, and thunder and lightning becoming the norm (all very “Flash Gordon”)! Such was the paranoia of the US government that the UN in the 1970s passed a series of Resolutions calling upon both sides in the Cold War (as there was no credible evidence the Soviets were doing this) – to NOT develop any “climate-altering” technology or devices – so that the weather could NOT be “weaponised” in anyway! Fast-forward 50-years and what do we see? We see a bourgeois (right-wing) Labour Party authorising the “development” of technology designed to deliberately “alter” the balance of the environment – despite the latest official figures demonstrating that there has been a 2 degree drop in temporature across all of the planet’s oceans. The workers must be kept ignorant – because this makes them easier to control. When workers do comprehend what is going on – then the State will take away their personal freedoms of expression, and place their body in a prison cell – thus containing the understanding they have accrued in their own minds (both individually and collectively) . If I suddenly go missing – you will know why!

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Post Office in Desert - Inner Mongolia!

Inner Mongolia: China’s Most Remote Tengger Desert Post Office [沙漠邮局]! (14.4.2025)

“There are some things that a person must experience in the process of growing up, and as people we may have to suffer individual losses, suffer a little here and there, and take a detour – perhaps to better places. When in a state of crying and breaking down, if students could receive a handwritten postcard from the depths of the desert, it would be an expression of warmth and companionship that we can give.”

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Donna Lu is a science writer for Guardian Australia. Email: donna.lu@theguardian.com

UK: Bizarre “Anti-Dog” Green Propaganda Guardian Article – “Not April Fools” – Claims Author! (10.4.2025)

This had nothing to do with dinosaurs farting, or cavemen learning to light fires. The author – Donna Lu – is being slightly naughty here, as she seems to be expressing (or at least aligning her writing) common anti-pet viewpoints held by many Chinese people, equating this with the latest ridiculous excuse for “morally-led” climate change propaganda. Dogs pissing on a lamp-post, or cats burying their crap in the dirt my not be appetising – but I would suggest that there is NO genuine scientific evidence to suggest it does – as this would be agreeing with insanity. Of course, why on earth the Guardian would print an article that is insulting to British sensitivities is bewildering – but then again – the Guardian continuously publishes racially motivated (anti-China) articles all the time, pretending this White racism is “informed opinion”. It is also astonishing that the narrative this writer is presenting suggests the land-mass of Australia – which is so huge it is mostly empty – is experiencing dogs randomly attacking humans! I was going to say you couldn’t make it up – but obviously somebody has!

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An Underround Tunnel!

UK: New Transatlantic Tunnel – London-New York Travel Time Cut to 54 Minutes! (6.12.2024

While the Transatlantic Tunnel may be an ambitious, far-reaching concept that may never come to fruition in the near future, it sparks significant conversations about the future of international travel. It also pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved in transportation infrastructure, encouraging the exploration of innovative, futuristic ways to connect distant parts of the world. As the world continues to evolve and embrace new technologies, the dream of linking continents via tunnels may one day become a reality—changing the landscape of travel forever.

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Taklimakan Desert Evolution

China: Scientists Discover Age of Mid-Latitude Asian Deserts! (30.10.2024)

The research, titled “Spatial heterogeneity in the formation of large deserts in midlatitude Asia revealed by drill core evidence”, was published in the Science Bulletin this month.

“The climatic and environmental effects of dust aerosols significantly impact the global climate, biogeochemical cycles, marine ecosystems and even the global carbon cycle,” Wang said. He added that the research contributes to a better understanding of the long-term environmental changes in the deserts, a crucial source of dust for the Northern Hemisphere.

“Unravelling the history of the desert and its climate impacts will provide insights into how desert systems may respond to future climate changes,” Wang said, adding that the team will continue studying the drill cores to gain further insights into the formation and evolution of these deserts.

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