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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 4h

Recently found the CORONA Digital Atlas of Greece. Just a shame that Crete not covered.

politeia-ii.ims.forth.gr/corona/

@spacefromspace.com

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 6h

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The death of public health systems in the US ...

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 1d

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

opus.ing/posts/how-to...

#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

opus.ing

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 23h

I'll keep a look out for it.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 1d

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip

Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC

Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC

Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC

Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 1d

We got strange looks when we masked up on our recent flights ... I'm glad we did.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 1d

Truely impressive - long term strategic investment in solar from China.

Contrast that with the chop and change policies of the West.

#Copernicus #Sentinel2 False Colour timelapse (Bands 8, 4, 3) 2015 - 2025 July scenes only. Imagery from Copernicus Browser link.dataspace.copernicus.eu/xzj0

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 2d

More fresh new images from METimage!

The Severe Storms RGB helps spot dangerous thunderstorms fast by showing what’s happening at the tops of clouds. It combines data on moisture, light, & heat to reveal where tall, icy storm clouds are building - a sign of hail, strong winds, & lightning ahead.

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 1d

'Invest to unlock economic growth in the West of England' : new research from @thebrunelcentre.bsky.social

Closing the Productivity Gap report reveals investment in West of England could unlock region’s latent productivity and energise UK efforts to grow the economy.

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Invest to unlock economic growth in the West of England: new research from The Brunel Centre

Closing the Productivity Gap report reveals investment in West of England could unlock region’s latent productivity and energise UK efforts to grow the economy

www.bath.ac.uk

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

With impact papers doing the rounds again

- speak to the experts like @boslough.bsky.social
- he knows what to look for

Interested in airbursts then just watch his 2022 presentation
“The Physics of Cosmic Airbursts”, youtu.be/GvsMhV46ciU?...

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

What do they want their community, and wider UK, to be like in the future ?

And how will they know that they have got what they voted for ?

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

Some of those interviewed say they would never vote Labour again.

Is that true even if Labour increased investment in public services, and take a stronger stand against racism ?

What do they expect Reform UK will do on issues like welfare state, workers rights, and public services ?

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

We should try to ensure that our political identity does not dominate our thinking.

Question. Ask why. Ask what is fact and what is opinion.

But above all else try not to fall down a rabbit hole.

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

Farage and Reform are no doubt very happy that the media's focus is on immigration rather than the other policies that make a bigger difference to every day lives (if done properly).

When they actually told about Nigel Farage's position on, say workers rights, some are shocked.

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

Great piece by @sachahilhorst.bsky.social on Reform voters, and their thoughts on Farage's narrative of political renewal.

I'm still unclear on what concrete steps they want Reform to take ?

Public Services ? Welfare state ? Business ? Policies on workers rights ? Tax ?

@anandmenon.bsky.social

David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 24d

Sacha's work presented here is a fascinating and sensitive deep dive into how de-industrialisation has been felt, understood, and interpreted in the places Reform is now winning, with reflections on what it means for Labour's political strategy

Sacha Hilhorst @sachahilhorst.bsky.social · 24d

So much talk about Reform voters, but I'm yet to read much about their lives beyond tropes and excuses ('legitimate concerns').

I've been back in the midlands to interview people and learn more. Here's my piece on them and Reform's attempts to present itself as a community-minded, pro-worker party:

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

Looks interesting. Hopefully will be added to the @fimeinstitute.bsky.social YouTube channel.

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 24d

Given UN Commission report yes'y only wide-ranging suspension, removing trade concessions, stopping co-operation, sanctions, import/export bans, ... will do.

Doesn't help that there is no linkage between different components of international law, e.g. b/w TFEU/WTO/GATT and the Genocide Convention.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 24d

Text of EU Commission proposal to partly suspend trade provisions of EU/Israel association agreement now public - in fact the proposed suspension is wide-ranging - ec.europa.eu/transparency...

Register of Commission Documents

ec.europa.eu

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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 25d

“He estimates that 70% of the contents of the ground-floor storeroom were successfully removed. They included many rare finds.

But all items left behind were crushed when rockets destroyed the 13-storey al-Kawthar building on Sunday. The IDF said it was targeting ‘Hamas terrorist infrastructure.’”

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

BBC, Reuters et al about the frantic race to save some of Gaza's historic artefacts.

Fadel al-Otol, one of Gaza's leading the effort. From Switzerland, his new home, he and others guided volunteers and aid workers to move truckloads of artefacts to a safer loaction.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

The wanton destruction Gaza of Gaza's cultural heritage continues bsky.app/profile/dpma...

Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack.

Clearly the Israeli state and IDF are attempting to erase Gaza's cultural identity.

www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack

Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.

www.aljazeera.com

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack.

Clearly the Israeli state and IDF are attempting to erase Gaza's cultural identity.

www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack

Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.

www.aljazeera.com

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

Which EU-Israel trade concessions are the EU proposing changes to ? The press release doesn't say.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 EU Commission proposes to suspend some trade parts of EU/Israel association agreement (needs qualified majority of Member States), sanction violent settlers and extremist ministers, Hamas leaders (needs unanimity of Member States) - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel and sanctions on extremist ministers of the Israeli government and violent settlers

Following the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, the European Commission presented today its proposal to the Council to suspend certain trade-related provisions...

ec.europa.eu

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

#icap2025 available here
journals.openedition.org/archeoscienc...

ArcheoSciences appear to charge for full papers. Even if past research papers on same subject are open access 🤷‍♂️

ArcheoSciences - Revue d'archéométrie

Revue consacrée à la recherche sur l'application de techniques scientifiques à la résolution de problématiques archéologiques. Articles publiés en français ou en anglais.

journals.openedition.org

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 25d

Keynote lecture from @vincegaffney.bsky.social on submarged landscapes, incl EU @subnordica.bsky.social.

Shame #icap2025 keynote videos aren't available.

Partial abstracts appear to be available, the papers are not. For EU funded reseach may go against open research policy ?

@sef049.bsky.social

Dr Kayt Armstrong @girlwithtrowel.bsky.social · 25d

ICAP Day 2 and the keynote is Bradford's very own Prof. Vince Gaffney, opening the landscapes and paleoenvironments session, summarising 20 years+ of research into the submerged landscapes of northern Europe and elsewhere - Doggerland is of course at the fore #ICAP2025

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