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UK politicians and media figures are calling for further cuts to the NHS and social programmes in order to fund "defence spending". They fail to ask: without a healthy society, who will defend us - and without those things, what exactly would we have worth defending? Quick 🧵

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As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

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If anyone brings up the increase in autism diagnoses, here's a useful graph and article www.psu.edu/news/researc...

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We really don’t. That’s a plain fact www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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grapplingwithhistory.com/2025/01/20/a... Who doesn’t love a bit of boxing history on a Sunday morning?

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I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead. Thanks. Marc

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From Religious Studies at York Twitter account: The administration at York University has suspended admissions to the Religious Studies program . . . The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.

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Read our latest "Love Your Local Church" blog as the Rev W Gerald Jones reflects on the special place that the historic Straiton Parish Church in South Ayrshire holds in his heart. #SteepleSaturday 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/love-yo...

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Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken theonion.com/heroic-...

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Wise man…

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“What have I done wrong? I’ve advocated for people who have been harmed, and now I’ve been harmed in the process” Women at a top London university face disciplinary action after criticising the university for keeping a predatory professor in post: goodlaw.social/hcu5

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This is disgusting from a man clearly unstable

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LIVESTREAM tomorrow at 4pm UK/11am EST with Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid (@moudhy.bsky.social) We will dig into cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia and the world's first stories about the fantastic people who lived in Ur, Babylon, and elsewhere youtube.com/live/ox7FOvK...

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🚨 Standing beside and introducing Trump, an OMB official just announced Trump signed an executive order asserting that “only the President and the Attorney General can speak for the United States when stating an opinion as to what the law is.”

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True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow. The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?" When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.

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Hey #MedievalSky (or later)! I'm struggling with this 16th century transcription of this word - it looks like "Zedorona"? But that doesn't seem to be a word. It's from Leiden VUL 66 fol. 110v, and appears to read "Aut satrianus ager vel Zedorona gerit". hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:... Any thoughts?

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“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.” apnews.com/article/meas...

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Hidden in Spoonley Wood near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire are the remains of a Roman villa. It was excavated and heavily restored in the 1880s, but since then nature has returned. Today, its mosaic floor is protected only by a tarpaulin and overgrown corrugated iron shelter #MosaicMonday

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"There is the appearance that UK Special Forces blocked the Afghan special forces applications because they were witnesses to the alleged UK war crimes currently being investigated in the Afghan inquiry," Martin said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Good morning

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I continue to enjoy the paradoxical beauty of blooming hibiscus against the snowy February backdrop.

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A Romano-Celtic stone head. Dredged in the 1980s from a pond at Pentre Farm, Shropshire. The stone head is now set in a wall by the farm entrance. #RomanSiteSaturday (sort of - these are hard to date - could be anywhere from middle Iron Age to Medieval) More: 1/3

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“They warn that hoarding is not just caution. It’s caution curdled by a lack of empathy. For central banks, buying gold may make strategic sense, but these tales remind us that stockpiled gold exudes a certain way of looking at the world, and with it, a certain kind of politics.” Fascinating!

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"It is possible you have been to Troy without recognising it"...

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I’m looking forward to giving this walk ‘n’ talk - the biggest challenge will be keeping it to an hour! ☠️🪦🕯️🔔

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But free speech... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The best piece you can read about who and what Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are right now, and what they are planning. Brilliant work by @benquinn75.bsky.social and @rowenamason.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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New from Bellingcat's environmental team - The Hunt for Malaysia's Elusive Wildlife Trafficker www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/02...

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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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A precious moment of full attention. The very moment you find something very special in your archival research or in your academic reading is pure gold, as curious #skystorians do know. Awe can be found everywhere as the man in this 1627 oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn demonstrates 🗃️ #academicSky

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80yrs ago the city of Dresden was an inferno Hundreds of allied bombers dropped hundreds of thousands of incendiary bombs as well as high explosive ‘blockbusters’ A few yrs ago I went to Dresden with 99 yr old Victor Gregg who was a POW in the city Here’s a pod: 🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...

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i am not kidding when i think about this greentext like monthly. the bicycle is the greatest invention on the planet

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In Dec 2020, Proud Boys tore a BLM sign off Metropolitan AME church in DC. The church sued and won. When the Proud Boys didn't pay up, the church won their trademark in court. Now the church is selling T-shirts w/the Proud Boys logo alongside "Black Lives Matter." religionnews.com/2025/02/13/a...

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now's as good a time as any to check out heatmap's massive project "Decarbonize Your LIfe" because it's nominated for a National Magazine Award! heatmap.news/decarbonize-...

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Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

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yes but is it possible we have too many kids? at least this admin is bold enough to ask the question

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me: I’m gonna go medieval on your ass you: oh no me: washes you more frequently and thoroughly than a 21st century audience might expect

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#PershoreAbbey #TombTuesday love the different poses of mourning #children, esp details of baby in flying crib on far right #churchcrawling

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Zizek uses the same trick! (I'm serious: he tricks himself into 'rewriting' as much as possible)

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This is SUCH a great article.

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Public health PSA frens as botulism can paralyze and kill you: Tuna Recall Hits Costco, Trader Joe's, and More Over Botulism Risk www.eatthis.com/tuna-recall-...

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BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

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when i was on a fixed-term contract at a uk university i remember saying to perm colleagues "everything they're doing to us, they will do to you" and they would just stare at the floor until i stopped talking

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The leopards wont even eat this.

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