@blackartz.bsky.social
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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"But if intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to sharpen it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies—to use it as cats use stealth, as walking sticks use camouflage, to make it the tool of our survival."
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"But if intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to sharpen it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies—to use it as cats use stealth, as walking sticks use camouflage, to make it the tool of our survival."
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
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Went to Thought Bubble over the weekend and have been reading up a storm with new graphic novels this week. Some particular notables I picked up:
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Went to Thought Bubble over the weekend and have been reading up a storm with new graphic novels this week. Some particular notables I picked up:
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Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Don’t wanna be a dick or nothing but all of you posting your outrage over Covid in the past tense are demonstrably part of the problem
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Don’t wanna be a dick or nothing but all of you posting your outrage over Covid in the past tense are demonstrably part of the problem
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Good morning I bring good news
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Good morning I bring good news
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#WorldToiletDay🚽
Isca: Near the barack buildings were communal toilets, and at one end of the complex you can see the remains of a bread oven.
You can also see remains of the fortress walls, a gate and corner turret, cookhouses, and latrine drains.
#RomanBritain #Wales #Isca #Caerleon
Isca: Near the barack buildings were communal toilets, and at one end of the complex you can see the remains of a bread oven.
You can also see remains of the fortress walls, a gate and corner turret, cookhouses, and latrine drains.
#RomanBritain #Wales #Isca #Caerleon
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#WorldToiletDay🚽
Isca: Near the barack buildings were communal toilets, and at one end of the complex you can see the remains of a bread oven.
You can also see remains of the fortress walls, a gate and corner turret, cookhouses, and latrine drains.
#RomanBritain #Wales #Isca #Caerleon
Isca: Near the barack buildings were communal toilets, and at one end of the complex you can see the remains of a bread oven.
You can also see remains of the fortress walls, a gate and corner turret, cookhouses, and latrine drains.
#RomanBritain #Wales #Isca #Caerleon
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
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If you’re feeling a bit sad it might help a little to know that this painting exists. It’s called Dynamism of a dog on a leash, by Giacomo Galla, 1912:
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If you’re feeling a bit sad it might help a little to know that this painting exists. It’s called Dynamism of a dog on a leash, by Giacomo Galla, 1912:
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Art of the day
Joseph Cornell (1903-1973): Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)/Medici Slot Machine-Series (1943).
Joseph Cornell (1903-1973): Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)/Medici Slot Machine-Series (1943).
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Art of the day
Joseph Cornell (1903-1973): Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)/Medici Slot Machine-Series (1943).
Joseph Cornell (1903-1973): Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)/Medici Slot Machine-Series (1943).
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Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
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The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
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Vaccines save lives.
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
Will nasal vaccines consign injections to history?
Nasal vaccines could offer protection against airborne pathogens at their point of entry into the body.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Vaccines save lives.
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
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‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ is not just a title of a famous album, it was originally a wonderful - if disconcerting - chapter in The Wind in the Willows.
And now Westminster Abbey are banning illustrations from beloved children’s books…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And now Westminster Abbey are banning illustrations from beloved children’s books…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ is not just a title of a famous album, it was originally a wonderful - if disconcerting - chapter in The Wind in the Willows.
And now Westminster Abbey are banning illustrations from beloved children’s books…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And now Westminster Abbey are banning illustrations from beloved children’s books…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Sorry for anyone losing their job at Amazon, but am heartened by this
"We underestimated the power of existing user habits"
It doesn't matter how much money you have or how big a brand you are if customers don't want what you're selling
Amazing lesson in doing your research first
"We underestimated the power of existing user habits"
It doesn't matter how much money you have or how big a brand you are if customers don't want what you're selling
Amazing lesson in doing your research first
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Sorry for anyone losing their job at Amazon, but am heartened by this
"We underestimated the power of existing user habits"
It doesn't matter how much money you have or how big a brand you are if customers don't want what you're selling
Amazing lesson in doing your research first
"We underestimated the power of existing user habits"
It doesn't matter how much money you have or how big a brand you are if customers don't want what you're selling
Amazing lesson in doing your research first
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New YouGov polling. That’s a peak for the Greens. Amazing how a good communicator with vision can turn around a party’s fortunes.
RFM: 27% (+1)
LAB: 17% (-3)
CON: 17% (=)
GRN: 16% (+1)
LDM: 15% (=)
Also Labour’s lowest in a YouGov poll.
RFM: 27% (+1)
LAB: 17% (-3)
CON: 17% (=)
GRN: 16% (+1)
LDM: 15% (=)
Also Labour’s lowest in a YouGov poll.
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New YouGov polling. That’s a peak for the Greens. Amazing how a good communicator with vision can turn around a party’s fortunes.
RFM: 27% (+1)
LAB: 17% (-3)
CON: 17% (=)
GRN: 16% (+1)
LDM: 15% (=)
Also Labour’s lowest in a YouGov poll.
RFM: 27% (+1)
LAB: 17% (-3)
CON: 17% (=)
GRN: 16% (+1)
LDM: 15% (=)
Also Labour’s lowest in a YouGov poll.
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Caerphilly result, from a progressive rather than partisan point of view, is great. 1. The more people wake up to the power of turning out/voting tactically the better; 2. Given Lab still has four years in gov't with a big majority, the more it is terrorised away from regressive policies the better.
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Caerphilly result, from a progressive rather than partisan point of view, is great. 1. The more people wake up to the power of turning out/voting tactically the better; 2. Given Lab still has four years in gov't with a big majority, the more it is terrorised away from regressive policies the better.
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"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."