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Went to see Kyoto play in London last night - it's an excellent play & v timely for the current age. And it offers hope - of countries across of the world coming together despite vast differences and of new alliances and blocs being formed for the climate change crisis. sohoplace.org/shows/kyoto/

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The utter absurdity of Russia and the USA meeting to discuss the future of Ukraine… without Ukraine. Neville Chamberlain-level mis-step. A disgusting betrayal. And the worst feeling is, I don’t really know what I can do about it.

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Look, I know Duncan is an awesome artist in his own right. But just imagine being the person who blocks David Bowie’s son. I would seriously examine my life choices at that point.

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Fascinating comment in a threat about Agatha Christie over on LinkedIn. I wonder if anyone can identify the article Graeme mentions?

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Curious distancing phrase in the GUARDIAN @theguardian.com write up of Trump’s ridiculous plan to clear out Gaza: “Some human rights advocates liken the idea to ethnic cleansing.” That’s because it’s the very definition of ethnic cleansing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Offerings like ‘Stromatolites’ are my favourite kind of @xkcd.com comic. xkcd.com/3046/

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2000 days!

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Abusive legal threats can weaponise the British courts against anyone who dares raise their voice. Following yesterday's debate, the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has launched this petition calling on the public to join the call to #stopSLAPPs www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

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‘The Impact of the Cessation of Blogs Within the UK Police Blogosphere’ www.researchgate.net/publication/... 10 years old, but a v.good example of how anonymity and pseudonymity can advance freedom of expression in the public interest. I find it abhorrent when journalists break a pseudonym.

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antislapp.uk/2025/01/28/s... The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition is highly critical of the decision by the SRA to close the complaint brought by Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins against the firm that represented Russian warlord Yevgeny Prizoghin. h/t @nikwilliams.bsky.social + @indexoncensorship.org

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Idea for THE TRAITORS season 4: Two teams of Traitors, unaware of each other’s identities. Faithfuls unaware of the schism. The teams take it in turns to murder.

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This Holocaust Memorial Day, I am reminded that I should learn more about my own family history and in particular the Russian Pogroms of the 1880s. Can anyone recommend a good book on this subject?

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“Even when the Second World War ended, the colonised world still had an entirely different project confronting it, than the European societies under whose flags they had fought.”

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Rest in Peace. I spent a marvellous evening with him a few years ago when he was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize. Watching him drink whiskey, listened to him recount tales, and then his incredibly powerful, lyrical acceptance address @englishpen.bsky.social

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CANCEL CULTURE FROM THE RIGHT. At the other place I would post haphazardly on this theme. Here I’ll start a methodical thread. To begin, here’s Facebook censoring some rather vanilla complaints about Elon Musk.

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I'd forgotten the disconnect. The odd mental juggling act where you are at once witnessing the behaviours of the most inane, childish collection of adults on the planet, while also having to remember how incredibly dangerous it all is.

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Watching Trump’s rally with the ‘ruling family’ in a long bank of seats. It looks a bit like the People’s Republic of China politburo. Or North Korean generals. Or Blankety Blank.

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I went to see the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 exhibition at the National Maritime Museum over the weekend. Some awe-inspiring images in a beautiful part of the city.

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open.substack.com/pub/planetoc... “Reuse is simply becoming the way rockets work in the 21st century, and expending them after a single launch is going to be seen as wasteful madness before long.” — @peterrhague.bsky.social

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open.substack.com/pub/theeggan... Maybe universes evolve?

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The British version of “Sir, this is a Wendy’s”…

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Let’s start a 2025 films thread. First of the year is 65 (2023) www.imdb.com/title/tt1226... Simple premise, Adam Driver is watchable.

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Wonderful articulation by CS Lewis of a phenomenon we have all experienced. Useful advice for avoiding the siren call of professional cliques. www.lewissociety.org/innerring/

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Britain was not unique in profiting from the slave trade, and we were early abolitionists, says Nigel Biggar. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/coloni... So why, he argues, should we make reparations when other countries do not? It’s a frustrating argument…

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I love Gavin & Stacey but it’s sort of weird how the BBC keeps banging on about how the show has been running for 17 years. Hardly. It was a show that ran for three seasons between 2007 and 2009. Then there were two Christmas specials in 2019 and 2024. It’s not Doctor Who.

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