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Vihung Marathe
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I came here to post my Wordle score and to read bad takes on current affairs, and I'm all out of posting my Wordle score (for the next 24 hours)
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Vihung Marathe @vihung.bsky.social · 6d
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Most of us point out flaws in the NHS because we want it to be better. A vocal few criticise it because they want it to be abolished.

Most of us point out flaws in the BBC because we want it to be better. A vocal few criticise it because they want it to be abolished.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wordle 1,605 6/6

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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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jaydeedouble.bsky.social
Jamaica Poverty Level (2023)... 8.1%
US Poverty Level (2023)... 11.1%

Jamaica Home Ownership Rate (2025)... 83.17% 43rd Worldwide
US Home Ownership Rate (2025)... 65.9%, 172nd Worldwide

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November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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bhgross144.bsky.social
Happy birthday to the only two women with elements named after them on the periodic table: #MarieCurie & #LiseMeitner.

As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!

#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩‍🔬🗃️📜
The squares for Curium and Meitnerium from periodictable.com, featuring portraits of their respective namesakes, are presented above a caption "Only two women have chemical elements named after them. Both were born on November 7th." (I'm aware that there was some ambiguity surrounding Lise Meitner's birthday, but Ruth Lewin Sime's biography notes that Meitner celebrated the occasion on November 7.)
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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jlkaufmann.bsky.social
I see James Watson has died.

What did Watson discover?

Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.

Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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duncanweldon.bsky.social
A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · 3d
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB

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November 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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femmenoire.bsky.social
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“He'll make a great mayor”
awalkerinla.bsky.social Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · Jun 26
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.

He'll make a great mayor
In February, 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun was crossing the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street in Astoria with her mother and sister when the driver of a 2021 Ford Explorer blew through a stop sign, striking and killing Dolma. One month later, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez visited the crash site with other officials, met with community members demanding a traffic signal be installed, and promised to make changes to the street - including "daylighting" the intersection using curb extensions and plastic bollards. State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani also visited the scene that day and realized that something else needed to change. "When you take a step back and think about traffic violence in New York City," he said, "you start to understand that this is a systemic issue that is incentivized by the policies that we have in place with regard to the design of our streets and what kind of vehicles we allow to be on our roads." Whether a driver runs a stop sign or a red light, statistically, certain cars - namely, bigger SUVs and trucks - are more likely to kill a 7-year-old. This is why Mamdani is co- introducing legislation for a weight-based vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing heavier vehicles. "The car industry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles," he says. "The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost." soar above adult shoulders. But there may be another way to disincentivize the purchases of such vehicles, says Edwards. "One other potential idea would be for someone, maybe a city's DOT, to start keeping a list of the different makes and models of vehicles that are killing pedestrians and cyclists, or kids specifically, and post that publicly," he says. "That could bring awareness to which cars are more dangerous and also potentially affect insurance rates, which would possibly convince people not to buy certain cars." There's a bit of accountability in New York's bill, which would require the State DOT to track all fatal crashes by vehicle weight. But the other encouraging aspect of the proposal is that the collected fees stay local, by county, and, after the annual dedications to highway, bridge, and transit trust funds are met, a full 75 percent of the funds raised will go toward safety improvements like bike lanes, bollards, road diets, pedestrianization of streets, and raised crosswalks. This means the neighborhoods most impacted by large vehicles are likely to see the biggest changes. And that might be the most important part of the legislation, says Mamdani. "This is an initiative to make our streets safer for our children," he says. "And we are making sure a significant portion of this funding goes toward creating the very streetscapes that we know will save their lives."
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
New York, we may be divided by a common language, but we are joined at the hip culturally. We are watching this mayoral election with much eagerness.
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
The online baying mob shouting "Vote Reform" after Saturday's train stabbing attack may wish to note that not a single Reform MP has turned up for the Home Secretary's statement on the incident.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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marina-purkiss.bsky.social
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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synapsid.bsky.social
hey i skimmed your post and saw some words i recognize. anyway here's my opinion on what i imagine you said
September 8, 2024 at 8:03 PM
One heir. No spare!
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM