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Canine anti-Realist and POSIX API mangler.
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Rep. Eugene Vindman is calling on the Trump administration to release the transcript of a "concerning" 2019 phone call between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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icymi, Musk's Ai, Grok, appears to have been instructed to always say Musk is the best at everything. And, when you do that, it turns out there's a loophole!
normal stuff over there
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Last week we welcomed guests to the Zero Ready Dinner. A showcase of the inspirational @undaunted-hq.bsky.social partnership with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social  and the @granthamicl.bsky.social, introducing our audience to our journey towards net zero at our Grade I listed home.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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How can the arts help our young people? 🎨🎭

1 in 4 youths in the UK report mental health difficulties by age 19.

Research finds that engaging in artistic activities leads to an increase in youth wellbeing, a mood boost equivalent to an unemployed adult moving into work.

pbe.co.uk/publications...
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Leeds City of Languages festival will be running until 24 November – if you haven’t made it to any of the events there are some great activities still to come 🎉

The festival is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities, highlighting our connections across the world 🌍
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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'Challenge Accepted' is now live! 💫

Our global fundraising campaign aims to raise £400 million to help higher education drive real, transformative change:

➿Student inclusion and success
🥼Research with purpose
🔬Innovation and enterprise
🌐Culture and community

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
The University of Manchester launches £400m global fundraising and volunteering campaign to tackle the world's biggest challenges
The University of Manchester launches "Challenge Accepted", its first major global fundraising and volunteering campaign●        The campaign will mobilise more than half a million global alumni, supp...
www.manchester.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
John Major claims the top 1% of earners historically only paid 11% of the tax burden. While simultaneously overlooking that today that top 1% of earners earns proportionally significantly more than that historic 1%. If you want the middle class to foot the bill then pay them more.
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Watch the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, as they come to life! 📽️

Organisations across the UK will livestream the lectures as they're being filmed at the Ri this December. www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES livestreaming
Find out where across the country you can watch a livestreaming of the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES.
www.rigb.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Are you a landowner with hay meadow areas?

The FREE session will include an informative talk and a tour of the nursery and seedbank facilities.

📍Gosling Sike, CA3 0LD
📅 Wednesday 26th November 2025, 10am-3pm

Contact the email address below for bookings ⬇️
[email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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📢 Join us online for Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s 2025 Annual General Meeting 😄

Hear about our successes over the past year, plus an update on our marine conservation work and exciting new projects! 👀

Book below ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-11-21-annual-general-meeting-2025
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#NowPlaying Reginald Bain's Sounding Number.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O72B...
The Music of the Primes
YouTube video by Reginald Bain - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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In October we hosted a workshop bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how the UK can better adapt to climate risks that originate beyond its borders. Read the summary on our website: #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #COP30 https://bit.ly/4peginX
Adapting to International Climate Risks | Royal Society
Summary note from a workshop on how the UK can adapt to international climate change risks.
royalsociety.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Public policy experts @plancommonsense.bsky.social, whose research focuses on welfare reform as a means of tackling inequality, are preparing for the publication of a new book which examines the case for the introduction of a Basic Income.

💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So let me get this straight.

What has returned confidence to the markets is that Trump wasn't going to impose tariffs; it was all just a market manipulation?
April 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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✍️ North West Bylines is always looking for writing talent. If you have something to say, we can help you say it.
If you are NW based or your article concerns people in the NW, we want to see it.
If you live abroad we will consider publishing your writing.
Email us! [email protected]
March 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Mood. Nick Drake - River Man #MusicSky

m.youtube.com/watch?v=idca...
Nick Drake - River Man (Video)
YouTube video by NickDrakeVEVO
m.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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On sale from tomorrow, the March issue of "Cumbria and Lakeland Walker magazine"

It includes my regular column on Cumbrian folklore, and this month, Boggarts!
www.cumbriamagazine.co.uk

#folklore #lakedistrict #cumbria
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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So much to spot at South Walney! Plan your visit here 👇
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reser...
February 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Here's Bekka, our Reserves Officer, to take you on a little tour of Foulney Island - our ✨Nature Reserve of the Month ✨

Are you planning to go visit – or is this reserve already one of your favourites? Tell us in the comments 👇
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Take a deep breath and enjoy positive news from around the world 🌱🌎 (a thread, 1/3)
February 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is what the heat death of the universe will sound like.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vn9...

#Music
Tim Hecker - Black Phase
YouTube video by sunblindstudio
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February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Biologists are discovering a world of beings tinier than viruses that appear to be everywhere – even living inside us. We have no idea what most of them are doing, but they raise profound questions about what life is and how it got started. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life
The surprising discovery of entities smaller than viruses raises profound questions about what life is and how it got started
www.newscientist.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM