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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 2h

Oh that is classic. I mean Classic.

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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 5h

"Each bitcoin transaction generates carbon emissions roughly equivalent to driving a gasoline-powered car between 1,600 and 2,600 kilometres." blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

The large environmental consequences of bitcoin mining - LSE Business Review

The energy demands of bitcoin mining contribute to rising carbon emissions because of the greenhouse gas footprint embodied in its complex global supply chains.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 6h

What leg does Columbia have to stand on here, I wonder, having taken the knee at the very beginning of the current horrors.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 7h

Cities (re)claimed
5.30 Fri 7th

@profdanhicks.bsky.social, @thelrm.bsky.social & Mason Leaver-Yap unpick the political narratives of our cityscapes-who is welcome, safe, forgotten or hidden? Reclaiming and reshaping our cities to shape our future.

lighthousebookshop.com/events/citie...

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 9h

To be fair, they may be displaying them that way to minimise light damage. The whole thing sounds frustratingly old-fashioned. What a disappointment!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 9h

Delighted to be joining @sofkazinovieff.bsky.social at the @britschoolathens.bsky.social on Oct 22nd to talk about our recent books and how Greece has changed our lives and shaped us as writers. The in-person event is sold out but can be attended online via the link.

www.bsa.ac.uk/events/writi...

A poster image showing authors Sofka Zinovieff and Julian Hoffman along with copies of their recent books, Stealing Dad and Lifelines.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 9h

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 10h

Amazing from the CEO of Aviva insurance: “We are not talking about this because we are waving a flag about climate or sustainability – it’s nothing to do with that, our business is totally correlated with what happens in the environment” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 9h

The perpetual nonsense.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 9h

Totally fascinated by this. TY. xx

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 23h

Yep.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 23h

Exactly.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 23h

I'll be there too; we can exchange memorised phone numbers.

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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 1d

#FoodStudies #EconSky #AcademicSky
Can anyone one help me track down a paper that quantifies the benefit of spending £1 in a local business over a big or multinational in the UK?
I read something that showed (ish) local spend =£5 to local economy & supermarket=40p but I can't find the source

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

If you still have friends on Twitter, maybe this will convince them to junk it. The Muskrat openly bankrolling Tommy Ten-Names in the UK courts brings Lord Rothermere and the BUF to mind, only Rothermere wasn't the richest man in the world. Fascism always goes hand-in-hand with obscene wealth.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 23h

a gentle reminder

Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 1d

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
--Hannah Arendt

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, that's the wrong order. Real Estate comes first, always.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Ohhhh that should be wallpaper, or bed linen, or a flowy dress fabric...

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London Topographical Society @londontopsoc.bsky.social · 1d

‪ANN SAUNDERS ESSAY PRIZE FOR 2026

A prize of £1,000 is offered annually for an original and unpublished 8000-word research essay on the topography, development or buildings of London in any period.

Submissions by 1 April 2026.

Details can be found at: londontopsoc.org/about-us/ann...

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

wot 😤

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

OH IT IS SO SO SO MADDENING

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

I think 'Farage could never be trusted' just about covers it.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely shot.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

these disgusting men giggling over how many dead bodies

AllanJenkins21 @allanjenkins21.bsky.social · 1d

"you used them [the weapons] well"

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

His Nobel pitch needs a little work

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Spitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 1d

I am giving an illustrated lecture of Spitalfields & Whitechapel in Old Photographs on Thursday 16th October at 7pm at the Hanbury Hall in Hanbury St, E1 6QR. Tickets shorturl.at/I0Ywf

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