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right winger getting cancelled vs. trans person getting cancelled

submitted 13 days ago • 22 comments

On the Hungarian Pride ban as a breach of EU values, by my @royalholloway.bsky.social colleague Prof Renata Uitz

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

The EU has a gigantic stick in its possible trade retaliation arsenal. But it's so big, they may never dare to use it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 25 days ago • 44 comments

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

submitted 28 days ago • 221 comments

What should the Democratic Party do? Read my interview here with former Democrat Congressman, Tom Malinowski: bylinetimes.com/2025/03/22/w...

submitted 37 days ago • 4 comments

"Trump turns being artless into an art form. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid." -Nate White

submitted 37 days ago • 12 comments

Waiting. ⌚

submitted 47 days ago • 250 comments

1938, British PM Chamberlain makes deal with Hitler who guarantees no war — 11 months before WWII

submitted 57 days ago • 11 comments

WATCH: "One person could push a button and wipe out an entire population", says world-leading expert Stuart Russell about military AI. Katie Razzall: How likely do you think that will be? "To be honest, I think it's very likely." #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5nf...

submitted 77 days ago • 26 comments

🔥 AMAZING. Today, the Baltic states disconnected their power grids from that of Russia. It’s taken years of prep. What a moment.

submitted 79 days ago • 297 comments

This is brilliant . youtube.com/watch?v=q2QQ...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Number crunching: Potential increase in GDP from new third runway at Heathrow v estimated fall in world GDP for every 1°C rise in global temperatures.

submitted 82 days ago • 18 comments

So strange

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

This is extraordinary on Lucy Letby. Expert panel now rules out deliberate harm to the babies. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

THIS is how to push back on the normalization of fascism. Releasing violent felons who attacked police and tried to overthrow an election is NOT NORMAL. A governor taking steps to uphold his oath, the rule of law, and commitment to public safety IS VERY NORMAL. Thank you, @jbpritzker.bsky.social!

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

Grassroots Music Venues sit at the heart of our communities. Without them, not only do we lose a business, but we lose a cultural hub dedicated to showcasing rising talent. That's why I'm proud to support the @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social in their vital work.

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

“Tesla sales in Europe are sliding … The automaker saw sales of its EVs drop 13% in the EU in 2024…In Germany, the hub of Europe's auto industry & the home of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory, sales of Tesla vehicles fell by 41% in 2024…” 1/24/25 1/

submitted 91 days ago • 24 comments

I live in Brighton. We have a green MP. But I can’t recycle any plastic, except milk bottles. Used to pay for a service. Now that’s gone broke/been discontinued. So am filling my bin with plastic 😢😢 Why? 🤷‍♂️ is it just uneconomic? @sianberry.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social

submitted 93 days ago • 26 comments

Totally agree. Wolf Hall S2 is a masterpiece and the idea that it nearly didn’t get made because streamers didn’t want it is ridiculous. I guess they should have put a hitman or serial killer in it (although in some ways they were already in the story…)

submitted 93 days ago • 7 comments

Just had my first oakberry açai bowl it’s really nice. Definitely going to do that again. 👍

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Can't see any mention of Mitford's friendship with Lord Rothermere or the positive write ups she got in the Mail in the 30s. I'm sure that's referenced inside.

submitted 101 days ago • 26 comments

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submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

"But as Glinda reminds us in Wicked, popularity is “everything that really counts.” Political success is less about aptitude than the way you’re viewed." Very perceptive line that has should also serve as a warning for Labour in the UK. www.publicnotice.co/p/joe-biden-...

submitted 102 days ago • 13 comments

For $200-$500 you can get pretty much any instrument, lesson books, and accessories you need to get started off Amazon. It takes time to learn and get decent (see my post from Sunday) but it’s time better spent than screaming into the digital void or doomscrolling endlessly

submitted 105 days ago • 18 comments

Well that's twitter gone. Was reluctant to surrender a forum to the far right but in truth I was barely on it anymore. At some point it will become untenable for sensible people to continue on Musk's platform. For me that day was today. Nobody as poisonous & immature as him should have such power.

submitted 112 days ago • 8 comments

And free to read at this link!

submitted 113 days ago • 37 comments

This is a great post. Much of this stuff has been posted before, but it's always good to have a prompt to do it, so I will post a few suggestions in the following posts for music lovers in Birmingham to follow places and find promoters and musicians to support.

submitted 114 days ago • 1 comment

A reminder that the Luftwaffe wasted a load of high explosives bombing Britain. They should instead have found a way to drop 20-30cm of snow nightly. Would have crippled the economy.

submitted 115 days ago • 11 comments

Happy New Year! Hope 2025 brings health, happiness & prosperity to you and your families ❤️

submitted 114 days ago • 40 comments

Musk’s lies and incendiary language are putting our MPs’ lives in danger. We should all be writing to our MPs urging them to close their own Twitter/X accounts and to ask all branches of government and other public bodies to do the same. Bluesky works well. X is now pure poison.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Can anybody think of any comparable case of reputational self-harm where any public figure had 40% undecided yet just about everybody undecided who came to a view decided that they were an utter pillock? British views of Elon Musk, 2022-24, in his sustained bid to become our national super-villain

submitted 116 days ago • 14 comments

Really interesting fact

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

submitted 117 days ago • 2184 comments

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

submitted 168 days ago • 5927 comments

2025 will be a tough year for our global environment & well-being. Avoiding the anger-anxiety spiral will be a big challenge for individuals. This is good advice to keep front of mind as we venture forth. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

submitted 118 days ago • 5 comments

Misogyny is a major force in many if not all areas of American life, yet our intellectuals seem determined to pretend otherwise even when it's staring them in the face. celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d...

submitted 118 days ago • 15 comments

This is amazing: it’s incredibly windy in the UK right now, so only about 10% of the National Grid is currently being powered by fossil fuels.

submitted 118 days ago • 36 comments

Another really serious issue with the UK's outdated climate targets👇. With Trump poised to take control in the USA, international leadership is more important than ever. The solution? Pass the Climate & Nature Bill, due for its 2nd reading in Parliament Fri 24th Jan. #CANBill. www.zerohour.uk

submitted 119 days ago • 1 comment