Dex
@sholingdex.bsky.social
‘Mature’ student at the OU studying astronomy ‘we’re all in the gutter but some of us are looking at stars’
#SaintsFC fan, lager enthusiast
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Shabana Mahmood said this month that her migration policies are a "moral mission".
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Shabana Mahmood said this month that her migration policies are a "moral mission".
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81.
A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Ireland's World Cup dream is alive and well after a remarkable, come-from-behind victory in Budapest, beating Hungary 3-2 at the Puskas Arena
Remarkable Parrott hat-trick earns World Cup play-off
Ireland's World Cup dream is alive and well after a remarkable, come-from-behind victory in Budapest, beating Hungary 3-2 at the Puskas Arena.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ireland's World Cup dream is alive and well after a remarkable, come-from-behind victory in Budapest, beating Hungary 3-2 at the Puskas Arena
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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
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Karoline Leavitt: “President Trump is a man of conviction.”
34 convictions to be precise.
34 convictions to be precise.
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Karoline Leavitt: “President Trump is a man of conviction.”
34 convictions to be precise.
34 convictions to be precise.
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This week in 1986:
Marco Van Basten and one of the greatest volleys since records began.
Holy Scissorbastard. What a goal.
Marco Van Basten and one of the greatest volleys since records began.
Holy Scissorbastard. What a goal.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This week in 1986:
Marco Van Basten and one of the greatest volleys since records began.
Holy Scissorbastard. What a goal.
Marco Van Basten and one of the greatest volleys since records began.
Holy Scissorbastard. What a goal.
The tacky gold shit everywhere, concreting over Jackie Kennedy’s rose garden, demolishing the East Wing… all bad
But this is unforgivable… he’s ‘Live, Laugh, Loved’ the fucking White House
But this is unforgivable… he’s ‘Live, Laugh, Loved’ the fucking White House
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The tacky gold shit everywhere, concreting over Jackie Kennedy’s rose garden, demolishing the East Wing… all bad
But this is unforgivable… he’s ‘Live, Laugh, Loved’ the fucking White House
But this is unforgivable… he’s ‘Live, Laugh, Loved’ the fucking White House
I got a score of 3158 on today's Chronophoto: 11/4/2025
Round 1: 640
Round 2: 242
Round 3: 777
Round 4: 575
Round 5: 924
www.chronophoto.app/daily.html
Round 1: 640
Round 2: 242
Round 3: 777
Round 4: 575
Round 5: 924
www.chronophoto.app/daily.html
Chronophoto Daily - Guess the Year a Photo Was Taken
The Chronophoto daily. Play 5 rounds once per day. Test your knowledge of pop culture and history and try to guess the year a picture was taken.
www.chronophoto.app
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I got a score of 3158 on today's Chronophoto: 11/4/2025
Round 1: 640
Round 2: 242
Round 3: 777
Round 4: 575
Round 5: 924
www.chronophoto.app/daily.html
Round 1: 640
Round 2: 242
Round 3: 777
Round 4: 575
Round 5: 924
www.chronophoto.app/daily.html
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When first saw images of this comet with the colors, the strangeness of the tail, I said out loud, "I call BS. This has to be AI." but then I saw many others I thought maybe! We had some technical issues this night, but I was able to pull out this image out. This comet Lemmon is gorgeous!!! 💫📸🔭
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
When first saw images of this comet with the colors, the strangeness of the tail, I said out loud, "I call BS. This has to be AI." but then I saw many others I thought maybe! We had some technical issues this night, but I was able to pull out this image out. This comet Lemmon is gorgeous!!! 💫📸🔭
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Science evolves, but consensus matters.
Don’t confuse openness to revision with carte blanche for misinformation.
Settled science exists - and it matters for policy and public trust.
Read the full article here: www.livescience.com/...
10/10
Don’t confuse openness to revision with carte blanche for misinformation.
Settled science exists - and it matters for policy and public trust.
Read the full article here: www.livescience.com/...
10/10
There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you
How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.
www.livescience.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Science evolves, but consensus matters.
Don’t confuse openness to revision with carte blanche for misinformation.
Settled science exists - and it matters for policy and public trust.
Read the full article here: www.livescience.com/...
10/10
Don’t confuse openness to revision with carte blanche for misinformation.
Settled science exists - and it matters for policy and public trust.
Read the full article here: www.livescience.com/...
10/10
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“Settled” doesn’t mean 100% certainty - it means overwhelming evidence.
The earth is round.
Vaccines save lives.
These aren’t 50-50 debates.
Uncertainty shouldn't be an excuse for false balance.
www.livescience.com/...
6/10
The earth is round.
Vaccines save lives.
These aren’t 50-50 debates.
Uncertainty shouldn't be an excuse for false balance.
www.livescience.com/...
6/10
'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers
Live Science spoke with author Thomas Levenson about his new book on the history of germ theory.
www.livescience.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“Settled” doesn’t mean 100% certainty - it means overwhelming evidence.
The earth is round.
Vaccines save lives.
These aren’t 50-50 debates.
Uncertainty shouldn't be an excuse for false balance.
www.livescience.com/...
6/10
The earth is round.
Vaccines save lives.
These aren’t 50-50 debates.
Uncertainty shouldn't be an excuse for false balance.
www.livescience.com/...
6/10
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Dawn Butler was ordered to leave the commons when she called a lying Prime Minister a liar - now the deputy speaker tells her that you can’t call a racist a racist - grotesque protection of the worst people while the decent are hung up to dry
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Dawn Butler was ordered to leave the commons when she called a lying Prime Minister a liar - now the deputy speaker tells her that you can’t call a racist a racist - grotesque protection of the worst people while the decent are hung up to dry
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If people like @itvpeston.bsky.social are unsure whether Sarah Pochin's statement was racist, they should try saying exactly the same thing to their employer and see how it goes.
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If people like @itvpeston.bsky.social are unsure whether Sarah Pochin's statement was racist, they should try saying exactly the same thing to their employer and see how it goes.
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Shameful. Normalising racism by pretending she might have a point. Dancing the little dance they want you to dance. What’s happened to you? This isn’t journalism. It’s sponsorship.
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Shameful. Normalising racism by pretending she might have a point. Dancing the little dance they want you to dance. What’s happened to you? This isn’t journalism. It’s sponsorship.
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Parents! Carers! Anyone thinking of buying a child a "science kit" for Christmas. For the same / less cost, buy a copy of "Recipes for Wonder" and put together a box of household "ingredients" which will let them do actual science and be a much more personal gift alomshaha.com/portfolio/mr...
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Parents! Carers! Anyone thinking of buying a child a "science kit" for Christmas. For the same / less cost, buy a copy of "Recipes for Wonder" and put together a box of household "ingredients" which will let them do actual science and be a much more personal gift alomshaha.com/portfolio/mr...
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This should be a career ender but it won’t be.
Badenoch should call it out but she won’t.
The media should call it out as racist but they won’t.
We live in a really fucked up country. Not for the reasons Jenrick believes but because of people like him.
Badenoch should call it out but she won’t.
The media should call it out as racist but they won’t.
We live in a really fucked up country. Not for the reasons Jenrick believes but because of people like him.
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit
Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in.
After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This should be a career ender but it won’t be.
Badenoch should call it out but she won’t.
The media should call it out as racist but they won’t.
We live in a really fucked up country. Not for the reasons Jenrick believes but because of people like him.
Badenoch should call it out but she won’t.
The media should call it out as racist but they won’t.
We live in a really fucked up country. Not for the reasons Jenrick believes but because of people like him.
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Every motorway service station should have a 5-a-side football pitch. The score should be continuous throughout the day with travellers swapping in and out via infinite subs.
October 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every motorway service station should have a 5-a-side football pitch. The score should be continuous throughout the day with travellers swapping in and out via infinite subs.