Max Sang
@maxsang.bsky.social
Programmer, ex-physicist, musician, photographer, etc. London now, previously Manchester, Geneva & Munich. Yeah, that guy.
Once upon a time I was https://twitter.com/max_sang
Also at https://mastodon.online/@max_sang
Once upon a time I was https://twitter.com/max_sang
Also at https://mastodon.online/@max_sang
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
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It’s the cynical genius illusion.
behavioralscientist.org/instead-of-b... Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical - by Jamil Zaki - Behavioral Scientist
behavioralscientist.org/instead-of-b... Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical - by Jamil Zaki - Behavioral Scientist
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s the cynical genius illusion.
behavioralscientist.org/instead-of-b... Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical - by Jamil Zaki - Behavioral Scientist
behavioralscientist.org/instead-of-b... Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical - by Jamil Zaki - Behavioral Scientist
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Teenager on train: I'm not a feminist.
Mum: Do you want to own things and decide who you sleep with?
Teen: Yeah.
Mum: You're a feminist.
Mum: Do you want to own things and decide who you sleep with?
Teen: Yeah.
Mum: You're a feminist.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Teenager on train: I'm not a feminist.
Mum: Do you want to own things and decide who you sleep with?
Teen: Yeah.
Mum: You're a feminist.
Mum: Do you want to own things and decide who you sleep with?
Teen: Yeah.
Mum: You're a feminist.
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What is the top rhyme/song/routine that you would expect a preschooler to know? Eg ‘round and round the garden like a teddy bear’? (Out of date?) I need regional (and TV related) and international examples in other languages too please. RT to wide audience 🙏
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What is the top rhyme/song/routine that you would expect a preschooler to know? Eg ‘round and round the garden like a teddy bear’? (Out of date?) I need regional (and TV related) and international examples in other languages too please. RT to wide audience 🙏
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
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Three people who’d be expected to be Your Party bigwigs have largely walked away from Corbyn’s project: former NE mayor Jamie Driscoll, former Labour MP Beth Winter, and former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein.
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Three people who’d be expected to be Your Party bigwigs have largely walked away from Corbyn’s project: former NE mayor Jamie Driscoll, former Labour MP Beth Winter, and former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein.
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
Wow
Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wow
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Saw someone with the same teeth as me at the coincidentist.
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Saw someone with the same teeth as me at the coincidentist.
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November 7th, 2000.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
November 7th, 2000.
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One simple, powerful and often overlooked thing you can do to resist fascism?
Wear a mask, ideally an N95!
Covid is not over
Masking sends a powerful message that you value your health & the health of your community
That you don’t think disabled lives are expendable
It’s radical community care
Wear a mask, ideally an N95!
Covid is not over
Masking sends a powerful message that you value your health & the health of your community
That you don’t think disabled lives are expendable
It’s radical community care
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 AM
One simple, powerful and often overlooked thing you can do to resist fascism?
Wear a mask, ideally an N95!
Covid is not over
Masking sends a powerful message that you value your health & the health of your community
That you don’t think disabled lives are expendable
It’s radical community care
Wear a mask, ideally an N95!
Covid is not over
Masking sends a powerful message that you value your health & the health of your community
That you don’t think disabled lives are expendable
It’s radical community care
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One evening Max, next door's cat, pawed at our patio door to be let in. I opened it and he sauntered in looking annoyed, jumped on 'his' chair and curled up to snooze.
Then i realised i could hear an alarm. Looked over the fence. They were out for the day, and their kitchen was on fire.
Then i realised i could hear an alarm. Looked over the fence. They were out for the day, and their kitchen was on fire.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
One evening Max, next door's cat, pawed at our patio door to be let in. I opened it and he sauntered in looking annoyed, jumped on 'his' chair and curled up to snooze.
Then i realised i could hear an alarm. Looked over the fence. They were out for the day, and their kitchen was on fire.
Then i realised i could hear an alarm. Looked over the fence. They were out for the day, and their kitchen was on fire.
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I think Southwest Airlines should revert its website to what they had in 1995
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I think Southwest Airlines should revert its website to what they had in 1995
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Ok, I don’t like being internet police, and I’m never going to tell anyone specific what to do - we’re all adults here - but the reason I think people should get off twitter is that the presence of moderate voices there is what allows it to exist, and to do what it’s doing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ok, I don’t like being internet police, and I’m never going to tell anyone specific what to do - we’re all adults here - but the reason I think people should get off twitter is that the presence of moderate voices there is what allows it to exist, and to do what it’s doing.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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I’ve been browsing X for work reasons lately, and beyond the gutter racism pushed into my timeline some things jumped out at me
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I’ve been browsing X for work reasons lately, and beyond the gutter racism pushed into my timeline some things jumped out at me
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Over the last 10 years, the world spent ~$70 trillion on fossil fuels and associated infrastructure. They provide 76% of global energy.
Over the same time, ~$3.5 trillion was spent on wind & solar, which now provide 6% of global energy.
Pretty good value for the investment.
Over the same time, ~$3.5 trillion was spent on wind & solar, which now provide 6% of global energy.
Pretty good value for the investment.
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Over the last 10 years, the world spent ~$70 trillion on fossil fuels and associated infrastructure. They provide 76% of global energy.
Over the same time, ~$3.5 trillion was spent on wind & solar, which now provide 6% of global energy.
Pretty good value for the investment.
Over the same time, ~$3.5 trillion was spent on wind & solar, which now provide 6% of global energy.
Pretty good value for the investment.
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Adam Ant is 71 today. Hard to emphasise how seismic this was in playgrounds across the country in 1980. For a period he was as big as any act has been. Was he the perfect pop star? I think so. It couldn't last but if you were there you'll never forget it.
youtu.be/Rm9drIwmmU4?...
youtu.be/Rm9drIwmmU4?...
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
YouTube video by AdamAntVEVO
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Adam Ant is 71 today. Hard to emphasise how seismic this was in playgrounds across the country in 1980. For a period he was as big as any act has been. Was he the perfect pop star? I think so. It couldn't last but if you were there you'll never forget it.
youtu.be/Rm9drIwmmU4?...
youtu.be/Rm9drIwmmU4?...
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It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
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If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
Just been on a rare trip to Twitter to see what was being said about the train stabbings at Huntingdon. I wish I hadn't. The murder racist hatred was off the scale. All foreigners to be deported/hanged etc. It's truly shocking.
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Just been on a rare trip to Twitter to see what was being said about the train stabbings at Huntingdon. I wish I hadn't. The murder racist hatred was off the scale. All foreigners to be deported/hanged etc. It's truly shocking.