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Now might be a good time to follow @written-statements.bsky.social, if you don’t already
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Now might be a good time to follow @written-statements.bsky.social, if you don’t already
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So often with these stories, people see the big numbers - hundreds of kids in illegal settings - and not connect with the personal story.
That's why I spoke to Lucy*, who has been in 18 placements since she was 11, five of which were illegal
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
That's why I spoke to Lucy*, who has been in 18 placements since she was 11, five of which were illegal
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failu...
New data obtained by Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, reveals many youngsters are being housed in unregistered and unsuitable premises
observer.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
So often with these stories, people see the big numbers - hundreds of kids in illegal settings - and not connect with the personal story.
That's why I spoke to Lucy*, who has been in 18 placements since she was 11, five of which were illegal
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
That's why I spoke to Lucy*, who has been in 18 placements since she was 11, five of which were illegal
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Solid Eurovision bop, douze points
I know it's not the Hunger Games but BOY are Greenland winning the social media war..
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Solid Eurovision bop, douze points
If this is the weekend to watch Nazis being killed in the arctic circle, I recommend the excellent Sisu m.imdb.com/title/tt1484...
Sisu (2022) ⭐ 6.9 | Action, Thriller, War
1h 31m | R
m.imdb.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If this is the weekend to watch Nazis being killed in the arctic circle, I recommend the excellent Sisu m.imdb.com/title/tt1484...
In May alone, [China] added enough renewable energy to power Poland
(We might be ok?)
(We might be ok?)
@gilesyb.bsky.social this is what the inflection point looks like - chinas emissions will be tanking very soon e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In May alone, [China] added enough renewable energy to power Poland
(We might be ok?)
(We might be ok?)
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I wish to be friends with whoever organised these drawers in the Ashmolean Museum
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I wish to be friends with whoever organised these drawers in the Ashmolean Museum
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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Happy #NewgrangeSolstice livestream day! I love watching it with @heliolithic.bsky.social and @sgthowie.bsky.social every year ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy #NewgrangeSolstice livestream day! I love watching it with @heliolithic.bsky.social and @sgthowie.bsky.social every year ❤️
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Complaints came from a nearby Travelodge, as well as their own landlord
Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourn...
Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourn...
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Complaints came from a nearby Travelodge, as well as their own landlord
Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourn...
Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourn...
Worth a read. AI will save us all when the focus is on replacing dangerous jobs and precision tech to avoid overexploitation.
Major retailers are selling tuna from fisheries where crews are exploited and abused — and certification schemes fail to prevent it. on.ft.com/3KakoOZ
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Worth a read. AI will save us all when the focus is on replacing dangerous jobs and precision tech to avoid overexploitation.
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Not stars in the night sky but rather clusters of offshore wind turbines in the Southern North Sea, and the ships steering their course around them.
Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.
Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Not stars in the night sky but rather clusters of offshore wind turbines in the Southern North Sea, and the ships steering their course around them.
Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.
Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.
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Thanks to @ringwiss.bsky.social for the heads up that this year's Parliament Christmas jumper is an absolute stunner 😍 www.shop.parliament.uk/products/big...
October 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Thanks to @ringwiss.bsky.social for the heads up that this year's Parliament Christmas jumper is an absolute stunner 😍 www.shop.parliament.uk/products/big...
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"Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics"
Good coverage of the coordinated, anonymous attacks that have hit scientists who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences (me included)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Good coverage of the coordinated, anonymous attacks that have hit scientists who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences (me included)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics: Several academic scientists critical of de-extinction projects have become the targets of anonymous smear articles and weaponized copyright infringement claims:...
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
www.embopress.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics"
Good coverage of the coordinated, anonymous attacks that have hit scientists who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences (me included)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Good coverage of the coordinated, anonymous attacks that have hit scientists who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences (me included)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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I just want the good stuff. I want to be able to define the good stuff for myself and for my phone to be on my side in getting what I want not constantly trying to trip me into compulsive loops of self-loathing to get me to buy more stuff. I want the objects I own to support the way I want to live.
August 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I just want the good stuff. I want to be able to define the good stuff for myself and for my phone to be on my side in getting what I want not constantly trying to trip me into compulsive loops of self-loathing to get me to buy more stuff. I want the objects I own to support the way I want to live.
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🚨 Today is the day! Applications close at midnight today!
🌱 Want to make real change in your community, but not sure where to start?
🎓 Then The School for Everyday Democracy could be the programme for you.
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🌱 Want to make real change in your community, but not sure where to start?
🎓 Then The School for Everyday Democracy could be the programme for you.
🧵 👇
August 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Today is the day! Applications close at midnight today!
🌱 Want to make real change in your community, but not sure where to start?
🎓 Then The School for Everyday Democracy could be the programme for you.
🧵 👇
🌱 Want to make real change in your community, but not sure where to start?
🎓 Then The School for Everyday Democracy could be the programme for you.
🧵 👇
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This claim is starting to REALLY irritate me. It’s endlessly made by people who know lots about AI and very little about cancer research. I’ve never heard it from people who actually research cancer drugs. We also haven’t had any significant drug developments yet through it, let alone massive ones.
Hinton says we are on cusp of “radically advanced new drugs”- huge breakthroughs on cancer in particular.
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This claim is starting to REALLY irritate me. It’s endlessly made by people who know lots about AI and very little about cancer research. I’ve never heard it from people who actually research cancer drugs. We also haven’t had any significant drug developments yet through it, let alone massive ones.
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One of the unintentionally impressive things about LLMs is that by dint of huge technical innovation, massive compute costs, and quite a lot of stolen data, they’ve managed to make computers bad at maths.
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
One of the unintentionally impressive things about LLMs is that by dint of huge technical innovation, massive compute costs, and quite a lot of stolen data, they’ve managed to make computers bad at maths.
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Also more seriously: I had to read a book in Italian to learn that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any comparable-size city in the world. Multiculturalism works.
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So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
June 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Also more seriously: I had to read a book in Italian to learn that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any comparable-size city in the world. Multiculturalism works.
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If you like gossip and messy bitches you should watch the Watergate documentary on iplayer
June 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you like gossip and messy bitches you should watch the Watergate documentary on iplayer
This about parks reminded me that not enough is written about how the all bar one chain became successful by designing for women - big glass windows, long bar and open plan space.
Work done by @rowntreepark.bsky.social and in particular the amazing powerhouse that is @abigailgaines.bsky.social.
If you want to know more about this kind of thing, just say because I have All The Data.
If you want to know more about this kind of thing, just say because I have All The Data.
June 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This about parks reminded me that not enough is written about how the all bar one chain became successful by designing for women - big glass windows, long bar and open plan space.
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This comes from engagement work with teenage girls in a park in York.
And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space.
Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there.
Let's do better.
And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space.
Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there.
Let's do better.
June 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This comes from engagement work with teenage girls in a park in York.
And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space.
Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there.
Let's do better.
And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space.
Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there.
Let's do better.