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· Jul 7
My photos from Kyiv are published in this month’s Marie Claire Australia, illustrating Frances Mao’s excellent and moving report on relationships during the war.
Amusing thread by BBC Verify fact-checking the BBC political editor.
Did Rachel Reeves and the Government “mislead” people about the state of the public finances and the need for tax rises before the Budget?
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Amusing thread by BBC Verify fact-checking the BBC political editor.
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Have seen a few people passing around this story by Tom Stoppard from just last year, talking about how he learned he was Jewish and also much about his family history, and it's quite a read. He really knew how to write. www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
Tom Stoppard: On Turning Out to be Jewish | Huntington Theatre Company
www.huntingtontheatre.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Have seen a few people passing around this story by Tom Stoppard from just last year, talking about how he learned he was Jewish and also much about his family history, and it's quite a read. He really knew how to write. www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
German is a beautiful language.
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
German is a beautiful language.
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⚡️Zelensky announces the resignation of Andriy Yermak, his long-time chief of staff and head peace negotiator. hromadske.ua/personaliyi/...
Зеленський: Єрмак написав заяву про відставку
Президент України Володимир Зеленський заявив, що керівник його офісу Андрій Єрмак написав заяву про відставку.
hromadske.ua
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
⚡️Zelensky announces the resignation of Andriy Yermak, his long-time chief of staff and head peace negotiator. hromadske.ua/personaliyi/...
This North Korean number called We Are Masters of the Farm has no business being this catchy www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVx7...
We are the masters of the farm
YouTube video by Korean Central Television (JSA)
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This North Korean number called We Are Masters of the Farm has no business being this catchy www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVx7...
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
This is very very illegal in France. If the government doesn’t do anything about this then we might go ahead and say American companies are above the law.
Grok denying the Holocaust here
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is very very illegal in France. If the government doesn’t do anything about this then we might go ahead and say American companies are above the law.
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Great chart here from @resfoundation.bsky.social on housing costs by square metre by age. Britain's problems with Nimbyism and the planning system in a nutshell.
October 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great chart here from @resfoundation.bsky.social on housing costs by square metre by age. Britain's problems with Nimbyism and the planning system in a nutshell.
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This is a good, valuable and timely report from Barclays — but made ca 1000x better by @bryce.lol repeatedly skewering the bank for its obvious reluctance to sound TOO sceptical. on.ft.com/3ICXT4B
‘AI’s not a bubble but if it were, here’s how it might pop’
Barclays analysts are having dark thoughts about data centres
on.ft.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is a good, valuable and timely report from Barclays — but made ca 1000x better by @bryce.lol repeatedly skewering the bank for its obvious reluctance to sound TOO sceptical. on.ft.com/3ICXT4B
big sesh tonight (listening to the power broker on 2x speed while bouldering)
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
big sesh tonight (listening to the power broker on 2x speed while bouldering)
Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a proper railway name asia.nikkei.com/business/tra...
Mexico railway aims to be Panama Canal alternative for Asia trade
Hyundai has already used this overland route for US-bound autos
asia.nikkei.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a proper railway name asia.nikkei.com/business/tra...
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this is true www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler
A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
this is true www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Just thought about the bitcoin hard drive guy again.
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just thought about the bitcoin hard drive guy again.
Apart from anything else this is just incredibly disrespectful to the millions of American servicemen who fought to force Germany and Japan to *unconditionally surrender*.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Apart from anything else this is just incredibly disrespectful to the millions of American servicemen who fought to force Germany and Japan to *unconditionally surrender*.
the legacy media is now at least 30% a vehicle for explaining the latest shortform video microcelebrities to boomers
August 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
the legacy media is now at least 30% a vehicle for explaining the latest shortform video microcelebrities to boomers
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It might look something like this:
August 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It might look something like this:
For some reason the BBC is obsessed with arguing, demonstrably incorrectly, that the answer to the housing crisis is filling empty homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Empty home crisis: Why aren't they being used to solve shortages?
There are almost 720,000 empty homes in England. And many more on social housing waiting lists - so why aren't we better using one to help solve the other, and is it a case of a missed opportunity?
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For some reason the BBC is obsessed with arguing, demonstrably incorrectly, that the answer to the housing crisis is filling empty homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My vintage polariser certainly added a lot of character to these shots!
August 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My vintage polariser certainly added a lot of character to these shots!
Who knows
Winston Churchill has become the latest bogeyman of far-right "historians" and podcasters. Andrew Roberts explains why. on.wsj.com/417nvww
August 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Who knows
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Considering getting this passage from the NYT article printed on totes for our art history majors. Too much?
August 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Considering getting this passage from the NYT article printed on totes for our art history majors. Too much?
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