Sasha
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Groundhog Day except every day is January 6.
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Groundhog Day except every day is January 6.
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If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
Opinion | Let the Arms Race Begin
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
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This is fun. Mapping the size of countries onto solar system bodies. Here’s Armenia on Ceres.
engaging-data.com/mapping-coun...
engaging-data.com/mapping-coun...
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is fun. Mapping the size of countries onto solar system bodies. Here’s Armenia on Ceres.
engaging-data.com/mapping-coun...
engaging-data.com/mapping-coun...
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Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Funding piece
Modern astronomy is full of marvels. In recent years we have rejoiced in the success of the James Webb Space Telescope, and been puzzled by the surprisingly vibrant early Universe it is showing us. We...
docs.google.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I recently posted a criticism of AI. An AI fanboy replied to say that my use of complex words "made me sound like I used AI", as if that was a 'gotcha'
So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!
So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I recently posted a criticism of AI. An AI fanboy replied to say that my use of complex words "made me sound like I used AI", as if that was a 'gotcha'
So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!
So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!
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One week to go! Next stop, Llandudno! Don’t miss Our Town starring Michael Sheen at Venue Cymru 3-7 Feb. Limited availability.
🎟️ Book Now: www.venuecymru.co.uk/our-town
🎟️ Book Now: www.venuecymru.co.uk/our-town
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
One week to go! Next stop, Llandudno! Don’t miss Our Town starring Michael Sheen at Venue Cymru 3-7 Feb. Limited availability.
🎟️ Book Now: www.venuecymru.co.uk/our-town
🎟️ Book Now: www.venuecymru.co.uk/our-town
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It’s me, but idk, sometimes it’s nice to be clueless
OMG I’m Rose from Golden Girls
OMG I’m Rose from Golden Girls
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It’s me, but idk, sometimes it’s nice to be clueless
OMG I’m Rose from Golden Girls
OMG I’m Rose from Golden Girls
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Catch WNT Artistic Director @michaelsheen on Front Row tonight, 7.15pm on BBC Radio 4
Gwrandewch Cyfarwyddwr Artistig WNT, Michael Sheen, ar y Front Row heno, 7.15yh BBC Radio 4
Gwrandewch Cyfarwyddwr Artistig WNT, Michael Sheen, ar y Front Row heno, 7.15yh BBC Radio 4
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Catch WNT Artistic Director @michaelsheen on Front Row tonight, 7.15pm on BBC Radio 4
Gwrandewch Cyfarwyddwr Artistig WNT, Michael Sheen, ar y Front Row heno, 7.15yh BBC Radio 4
Gwrandewch Cyfarwyddwr Artistig WNT, Michael Sheen, ar y Front Row heno, 7.15yh BBC Radio 4
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Five expressions that are used when bumping into someone in an unexpected place…
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Five expressions that are used when bumping into someone in an unexpected place…
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
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"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that the parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 AM
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that the parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
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"Take it easy," pleaded Arthur, "you're making me space sick." "Time sick," said Ford, "we're plummeting backwards through time." "Thank you," said Arthur, "now I think I really am going to be ill."
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 AM
"Take it easy," pleaded Arthur, "you're making me space sick." "Time sick," said Ford, "we're plummeting backwards through time." "Thank you," said Arthur, "now I think I really am going to be ill."
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Reposting for anyone who missed it when I posted this for anyone who missed it.
For anyone who missed it, I want you to know that there's a new episode of It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton available wherever you get your podcasts. There's also a pair of new posts on my blog.
wilwheaton.net/2026/01/its-...
wilwheaton.net/2026/01/its-...
It’s Storytime: Wend-Way-Go
It is Wednesday, and that means there’s a new episode of It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, waiting for you wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s story is Wend-Way-Go by Tim P…
wilwheaton.net
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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It's incredibly cold, and everything is a lot. Turn up the sound and enjoy this grasshopper trying to convince you it is just a leaf wiggling in the wind. #NatureZen www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWGd...
Spear-headed Grasshopper from Ecuador
YouTube video by Andreas Kay
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It's incredibly cold, and everything is a lot. Turn up the sound and enjoy this grasshopper trying to convince you it is just a leaf wiggling in the wind. #NatureZen www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWGd...
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two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand seven hundred and nine to one against. By a totally staggering coincidence that is also the telephone number of an Islington flat where Arthur once went to a very good party and met a very nice girl whom he totally failed to get off with
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand seven hundred and nine to one against. By a totally staggering coincidence that is also the telephone number of an Islington flat where Arthur once went to a very good party and met a very nice girl whom he totally failed to get off with
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"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
-James Baldwin, from Notes on the House of Bondage (The Nation, 1980)
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
-James Baldwin, from Notes on the House of Bondage (The Nation, 1980)
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
-James Baldwin, from Notes on the House of Bondage (The Nation, 1980)
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
-James Baldwin, from Notes on the House of Bondage (The Nation, 1980)
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
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![Comic. [Person pointing to graph on wall, addressing two people – one with close-cropped haircut, one with shoulder-length styled haircut – seated behind a desk.] PERSON: By lowering the planned satellite orbit, we can reduce the size of the launch vehicle required. We can reduce costs further by eliminating the satellite entirely in favor of an aerial platform. Some equipment could be moved to a ground-based facility, reducing required aircraft time. Additional savings could be… [caption] I’m trying to get NASA to build a shed in my backyard.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreibr5srobdfzld7ciekkd2s7icra7o4uix5pol3mlf3jmne5c5e7lu@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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“The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'”
—Alice Walker
—Alice Walker
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
“The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'”
—Alice Walker
—Alice Walker
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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED!
We're looking for adults with PMDD and adults who menstruate w/o PMDD to complete a study on cognition across the menstrual cycle.
Please see below on follow the link to find out more/take part! www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.5/surv...
#pmdd #womenshealth #menstrualhealth
We're looking for adults with PMDD and adults who menstruate w/o PMDD to complete a study on cognition across the menstrual cycle.
Please see below on follow the link to find out more/take part! www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.5/surv...
#pmdd #womenshealth #menstrualhealth
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED!
We're looking for adults with PMDD and adults who menstruate w/o PMDD to complete a study on cognition across the menstrual cycle.
Please see below on follow the link to find out more/take part! www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.5/surv...
#pmdd #womenshealth #menstrualhealth
We're looking for adults with PMDD and adults who menstruate w/o PMDD to complete a study on cognition across the menstrual cycle.
Please see below on follow the link to find out more/take part! www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.6.5/surv...
#pmdd #womenshealth #menstrualhealth
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Science is our attempt to become less wrong over time. And in honor of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we put it on a shirt! Get yours at complexly.info/ccsci
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Science is our attempt to become less wrong over time. And in honor of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we put it on a shirt! Get yours at complexly.info/ccsci
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I'm just about to give my third Gresham College lecture - on the atmosphere - and you can watch it live here at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HS...
All Gresham College lectures are freely available online (inc an archive of all past lectures) - do take a look!
All Gresham College lectures are freely available online (inc an archive of all past lectures) - do take a look!
An Ocean of Air - Helen Czerski
YouTube video by Gresham College
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I'm just about to give my third Gresham College lecture - on the atmosphere - and you can watch it live here at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HS...
All Gresham College lectures are freely available online (inc an archive of all past lectures) - do take a look!
All Gresham College lectures are freely available online (inc an archive of all past lectures) - do take a look!
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No, I just really like interrobangs and wanted to use one.
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No, I just really like interrobangs and wanted to use one.
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In celebration of 20 Years of Tetrapod Zoology we've released a new lot of t-shirt designs. They’re available at our SumUp shop... tetzoo-store.sumupstore.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
In celebration of 20 Years of Tetrapod Zoology we've released a new lot of t-shirt designs. They’re available at our SumUp shop... tetzoo-store.sumupstore.com