Nutcracker
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Birds, conifers and some green & pro-European politics.
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Confirmation that little has changed at the BBC, and nothing will while Robbie Gibb remains.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Confirmation that little has changed at the BBC, and nothing will while Robbie Gibb remains.
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I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
And how much extra weight does the battery add . . .?
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
And how much extra weight does the battery add . . .?
Just 2 or 3 for me; not sure what the official Lawn Tennis Association figure for here is, but probably more than that 👍
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Just 2 or 3 for me; not sure what the official Lawn Tennis Association figure for here is, but probably more than that 👍
Like everyone else is saying, should be a gift, not a loan!
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Like everyone else is saying, should be a gift, not a loan!
Someone did a chart of evolving elephant illustration - some of them are grotesque! Copies of copies of copies by people who had never seen one, only read badly written descriptions 😆
Found it:
www.reddit.com/r/coolguides...
Found it:
www.reddit.com/r/coolguides...
From the coolguides community on Reddit: The evolution of the elephant depiction in art throughout the middle ages up to the age of enlightenment.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Someone did a chart of evolving elephant illustration - some of them are grotesque! Copies of copies of copies by people who had never seen one, only read badly written descriptions 😆
Found it:
www.reddit.com/r/coolguides...
Found it:
www.reddit.com/r/coolguides...
A mere hour's cycle ride, if done vertically upwards, would take you outside the breathable atmosphere. And outside virtually all our weather systems. Yes, it's thin. Very thin.
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A mere hour's cycle ride, if done vertically upwards, would take you outside the breathable atmosphere. And outside virtually all our weather systems. Yes, it's thin. Very thin.
Their elephants were often quite, 'interesting' 😆
From "The Travels of Marco Polo", c. 1350 (via wikipedia)
From "The Travels of Marco Polo", c. 1350 (via wikipedia)
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Their elephants were often quite, 'interesting' 😆
From "The Travels of Marco Polo", c. 1350 (via wikipedia)
From "The Travels of Marco Polo", c. 1350 (via wikipedia)