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Photo from this week's upcoming blog post, where I'm mostly going to post agapanthus photos from my morning walks and complain about open plan offices
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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As Greg points out, the great weakness of Australian constitutional government is how much is left to ministerial discretion on the assumption that whoever holds the post is serious and accountable. As the US, and maybe soon the UK suggests, this assumption can be deadly.
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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If anything can bring cheer to #BlueMonday, this fabulous bird can.
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii): 90cm (35in). This Pacific seabird is easily identifiable by its bright blue webbed feet, which they use to keep their eggs warm. Their streamlined bodies make them excellent divers, & they can plummet from heights as high as 80 feet! #booby #bird #nature #wildlife
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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m'colleague Mr Whitewick on using BCE/CE vs BC/AD!

youtu.be/zrmDRyErIYs?...
The TRUTH Behind BCE and CE!
YouTube video by Paul Whitewick
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January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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The Long Neolithic is continuity with our fundamental nature. To step into a stone circles is to know we are pattern makers, season markers. It is a knowing we have always looked to sky, always had our rituals and mysteries of death. We are lithic. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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From the archives...
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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#birdbot
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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For all those involved in drafting so-called AI guidelines, but being overwhelmed with nonsense, this is a lifesaver. Great work by Dagmar and Ariel!

Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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when you're trying to leave at the end of the day and another email emerges in your inbox
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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It’s funny how Wikipedia used to seem relatively unreliable, because it was written by regular people instead of encyclopedia experts, and now it seems relatively reliable, because it’s written by regular people instead of glib CliffsNotes robots
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Opened my inbox and there isn’t a bundle of wonderful maps to review and I seem to have withdrawal. Can you get addicted to map making. Is it like cheese.
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Russia’s inaction over Venezuela, Iran and Syria, however calculated, reveal signs of overextension. Aggression against Ukraine is costing Russia its global ambitions elswhere.
Venezuela shows Russia has lost the initiative in Trump’s global order
Moscow has prioritized the war in Ukraine over its commitments in Venezuela, Syria and Iran as Trump reshapes the world order.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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🆕 Research Paper | How the West should engage with Minsk

In this paper Ryhor Astapenia (#BelarusInitiative at @chathamhouse.org) argues that EU & European NATO countries should adopt a clear-sighted policy to encourage Belarus towards a more neutral stance.

www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/tran...
Transforming Belarus from a Russian asset to a buffer state for European security
How the West should engage with Minsk
www.chathamhouse.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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15 Jan 1559: After weeks of preparation, Elizabeth I is crowned at #Westminster #otd on the date chosen by John Dee #astrologer
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Seeing as I'm blathering about Spitfires, here's a free mythbuster for Bluesky

The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean?

There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Deaths potentially averted by small changes in physical activity and sedentary time: an individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Small and realistic increases in MVPA of 5 min/day might prevent up to 6% of all deaths in a high-risk approach and 10% of all deaths in population-based approach. Reducing sedentary time by 30 min/da...
thelancet.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Ukrainian-born French painter, textile/stage set designer Sonia Delaunay, fashion designs (c.1924) #womensart
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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The US did not declare war against Germany when they went into Poland.
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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To be fair if you saw this for £1.75, you would too.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Over the next three weeks, I will be posting on how Hydro Tasmania earns money, how the NEM shapes its fortunes, and why the HTs accounts matter more now & seek to dismantle the myths that have dominated public debate.
. #energy #economics #electricity #politas ruthforrest.com.au/uncategorise...
Hydro Tasmania: What the Numbers Show – A multi‑chapter analysis of operating performance, liquidity, structural risks, and public myths. – Ruth Forrest
ruthforrest.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Just ran across this post on my timeline, making it a perfect place to brag about the coffee cup a good friend recently hand made for me ☺️☺️☺️☺️ I'm obsessed with these cups!
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Bluesky is definitely a place for science, research and citing papers. We hope it will continue to close the gap as rapidly as it has with legacy social media. Research, science and dank memes need many homes on the internet.

Bluesky provides one of the more inviting ones.

Happy New Year.
a man wearing a beanie says " yeah science "
Alt: Jeffie (ok Jessie) Pinkman from Breaking Bad wearing a beanie says " yeah science" and points. Hey did anyone watch Pluribus? Sick show, we Stan Vince Gilligan. I bet his middle name is Jeff.
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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A very happy "fuck you" to John Stallard of Warlord Games, who is worried about "wokeism" killing wargames and thinks women don't play them, possibly because women don't want to hang around twats like John.

And how did taking on female wargamers go for the non-"woke" side last time, John?
This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.

Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM