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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2h

Good thread this.

Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 5h

Furthermore, a huge vindication for Mark Drakeford here, on two fronts:
1) UK Labour have been salivating at the prospect of a devastating Welsh Labour loss in the new PR list system coming in next year, so they can create a cautionary tale about PR and further argue the merits of FPTP. Well… (1/6)

Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 5h

It sounds mad to acknowledge this but we’re seeing the most successful party in the democratic world crumble.
Welsh Labour have won every domestic election for 103 years and are now slumping to a distant 3rd in FPTP and close to the threshold of not winning *any* Caerphilly-esque seats in #Senedd26

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 5h

Furthermore, a huge vindication for Mark Drakeford here, on two fronts:
1) UK Labour have been salivating at the prospect of a devastating Welsh Labour loss in the new PR list system coming in next year, so they can create a cautionary tale about PR and further argue the merits of FPTP. Well… (1/6)

Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 5h

It sounds mad to acknowledge this but we’re seeing the most successful party in the democratic world crumble.
Welsh Labour have won every domestic election for 103 years and are now slumping to a distant 3rd in FPTP and close to the threshold of not winning *any* Caerphilly-esque seats in #Senedd26

Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 6h

Massive Caerphilly by-election poll!

Survation/Camlas poll makes it a two horse race:

Reform 41.61%
PC 38.29%
Lab 12.37%
Con 3.65%
LD 1.35%
Green 2.72%

Labour previously had an 18 point majority here and 46% of the vote.

The Tory vote has collapsed. 70% of their voters now going to Reform.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 1d

If nature's carbon sinks are failing already, and planetary feedbacks are underway, then 1.5C never was a 'safe level' of climate change

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds interesting. Have you read Why the West Rules (for now) by Morris? Used they in teaching a lot.

Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

Nope - will look it up!

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

You think you can't idolize Diane Keaton any more, then your realise she liked Welsh people.

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 2d

The Conservancy was saddened to learn of the death of actress Diane Keaton. Deeply committed to historic preservation, she played a significant role in our efforts to rescue the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House in 2005. savewright.org/remembering-...

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing that this long summary of a Nobel awarded for an explanation of how tech enabled 200 years of economic growth never before seen in human history doesn't seem to mention the word "oil"

Maria Savona @mariasavona.bsky.social · 2d

www.science.org/content/arti...

Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt explained why the last two centuries have seen sustained economic growth rather than stagnation

www.science.org

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

I'm very jealous. But imagine it's raining stair rods?

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 2d

Needs a bucket hat

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 2d

The Conservancy was saddened to learn of the death of actress Diane Keaton. Deeply committed to historic preservation, she played a significant role in our efforts to rescue the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House in 2005. savewright.org/remembering-...

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Maria Savona @mariasavona.bsky.social · 2d

www.science.org/content/arti...

Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt explained why the last two centuries have seen sustained economic growth rather than stagnation

www.science.org

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 3d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 11d

I like Onlyoffice

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 12d

This excellent essay by @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social speaks to why the current interest in humanoid robots is misplaced, and by the bye sticks a stealthy stiletto into febrile LLM hype.

rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-h...

Why Today’s Humanoids Won’t Learn Dexterity – Rodney Brooks

rodneybrooks.com

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 21d

As mentioned earlier by @seatsixtyone.bsky.social the Paris-Berlin/Vienna night train might be axed from December

What's happening, and why SNCF never really cared about this train, but why alternatives are tricky, explained on my blog 👇
jonworth.eu/sncfs-half-h...

SNCF's half hearted effort to support international night trains in danger of hitting the buffers - Jon Worth

In December 2023 the Paris-Berlin night train re-started after a 9 year hiatus. Operated as a Nighjet service by ÖBB, SNCF provided motive power for the train from Mannheim to Paris. They even put SNC...

jonworth.eu

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 21d

Came back via Ystradfellte. Stunning.

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 21d

No ice cream! The world and #Bannau is not what it was.

@cerij101.bsky.social

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 22d

Don't know what your Venn diagram looks like but luckily not buying from these won't change my life.

Breathing a big Only Murders sigh of relief today mind.

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 22d

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Sky *HousingUnits *Twisted Gifts *Reclaim Nation *VinceTheVet *ManeUK *Halton Lifts *Polish Tourism Organisation *ThatPrizeGuy *Freshpet *TonicSurgery *Belgica *SelectSpecs *Dialaflight *Alive Cor *WeFix London *AllClearTravel *Its.co.uk *Boxt *JoesDoors

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 22d

Fab! Is there a non Amazon source?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22d

Almost 1.5m homes could be built on brownfield sites in England, report finds

Exclusive: CPRE study suggests housebuilding targets can be met without encroaching on green belt land Almost 1.5m new homes could be built on brownfield sites in England to avoid encroaching on green belt and meet the government target for housing growth by the end of this parliament, new figures suggest. But despite the scale of brownfield land available, developers are pushing to build on green land, including increased housebuilding on and adjacent to areas of outstanding natural beauty. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 22d

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Sky *HousingUnits *Twisted Gifts *Reclaim Nation *VinceTheVet *ManeUK *Halton Lifts *Polish Tourism Organisation *ThatPrizeGuy *Freshpet *TonicSurgery *Belgica *SelectSpecs *Dialaflight *Alive Cor *WeFix London *AllClearTravel *Its.co.uk *Boxt *JoesDoors

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 23d

Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by academics at a Welsh university

Old-fashioned economic thinking driving biodiversity loss says new study

Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by academics at a Welsh university. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academ...

nation.cymru

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 26d

Aha!

Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 27d

Great to see @nickharkaway.com featured in the Grauniad, but slightly infuriating that readers are directed to Karla's Choice not Sleeper Beach at the end.

SciFi still not 'proper' writing then* 🤔

*unless it was his choice of course!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Nick Harkaway: ‘I loathed Charles Dickens – it nearly turned me off reading for ever’

The author on his secret theories about Tolkien, the most perfect and terrifying Moomin book, and how his father, John le Carré, inspired him

www.theguardian.com

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 28d

😆

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 28d

JFC, we're boiling the planet for this shite.

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28d

please ENJOY this clip of Mark Zuckerberg *just trying to answer a video call* with the new 'neural band' Meta is shilling and failing miserably during a live demo

You get a prize if you can withstand all 1:42 of this

youtu.be/D97ILdUbYww?...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28d

please ENJOY this clip of Mark Zuckerberg *just trying to answer a video call* with the new 'neural band' Meta is shilling and failing miserably during a live demo

You get a prize if you can withstand all 1:42 of this

youtu.be/D97ILdUbYww?...

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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 28d

NO BUT LOOK AT MELANIA'S HAT THO!

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