Alan Rew
@alanrew.bsky.social
UK-based retired software developer.
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Alan Rew
@alanrew.bsky.social
· Sep 7
Apologies to anyone who's sent me a DM recently: I can't read or send DMs here. I don't trust the security of the third-party verification company. I'm looking at alternatives for private chat.
I now have a Signal account. Address in bio. Signal accounts are free: just download the app to get started.
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Thank you for your service, @fakehistoryhunter.net! #BlamePetrarch
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Thank you for your service, @fakehistoryhunter.net! #BlamePetrarch
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The BBC’s own “impartiality briefing” for freelancers included not doing anything to annoy the DM. So - not impartial! Also not great for freedom of speech.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The BBC’s own “impartiality briefing” for freelancers included not doing anything to annoy the DM. So - not impartial! Also not great for freedom of speech.
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"The former BBC director general Tim Davie misled the public in suggesting BBC news reporters had a leftwing political agenda, Good Law Project can reveal." goodlaw.social/vyyj
Tim Davie misled audience about the BBC’s supposed leftwing agenda | Good Law Project
Speaking at a book festival, the former director general suggested the BBC newsroom was full of BLM T-shirts and Kamala mugs. But that’s fake news.
goodlaw.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"The former BBC director general Tim Davie misled the public in suggesting BBC news reporters had a leftwing political agenda, Good Law Project can reveal." goodlaw.social/vyyj
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And Mone's was only 1 of as a many as 100 similar corruption incidents under Johnson's govt.
The corruption scandal, covertly exposed of course by the CIA, which has threatened to topple Zelenskyy's govt; weakened its position in peace talks; and is the biggest corruption scandal in Ukrainian history, is smaller ($100m) than just the one Tory PPE corruption scandal of Baroness Mone.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
And Mone's was only 1 of as a many as 100 similar corruption incidents under Johnson's govt.
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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A government should try to regard its manifesto as a serious and sincere statement of intent, not a document to be interpreted as if it’s a wish made to a cursed monkey paw.
Bloviating about “trust in politics” in this climate is nonsense. The public don’t trust politicians because that’s sensible.
Bloviating about “trust in politics” in this climate is nonsense. The public don’t trust politicians because that’s sensible.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A government should try to regard its manifesto as a serious and sincere statement of intent, not a document to be interpreted as if it’s a wish made to a cursed monkey paw.
Bloviating about “trust in politics” in this climate is nonsense. The public don’t trust politicians because that’s sensible.
Bloviating about “trust in politics” in this climate is nonsense. The public don’t trust politicians because that’s sensible.
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2/2 The Oude Kerk in Delft, during a sermon, 1669. Again with that great play of light, which Emanuel de Witte is so good at.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
2/2 The Oude Kerk in Delft, during a sermon, 1669. Again with that great play of light, which Emanuel de Witte is so good at.
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The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, during a sermon. Love in this one how you can see light from the windows behind-above us making patterns on floor, column, walls. Genius of Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, during a sermon. Love in this one how you can see light from the windows behind-above us making patterns on floor, column, walls. Genius of Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
Israel Lobby EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened at the BBC
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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Amazing thread: every time we expand the range of what's possible for terrestrial extremophiles, the likelihood life exists elsewhere in the galaxy goes up for me.
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Amazing thread: every time we expand the range of what's possible for terrestrial extremophiles, the likelihood life exists elsewhere in the galaxy goes up for me.
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This would be a reasonable policy if the new limit was set at say, £10k or even £20k, but it wouldn’t raise very much.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This would be a reasonable policy if the new limit was set at say, £10k or even £20k, but it wouldn’t raise very much.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
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What an extraordinarily stupid thing to believe (if, in fact, he actually believes it) - unless by 'peace deal', he simply means Ukraine surrendering
“I told the president that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal. That’s my belief. [...] And I believe the issue is is that we have two nations that are having a hard time coming to a compromise,” Witkoff told Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What an extraordinarily stupid thing to believe (if, in fact, he actually believes it) - unless by 'peace deal', he simply means Ukraine surrendering
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#SpaceKaren selling the dream of a £3400 ($4500) upgrade for something that will never work in the UK…..I don’t know who’s more stupid, the people selling it or the dummies buying it!
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#SpaceKaren selling the dream of a £3400 ($4500) upgrade for something that will never work in the UK…..I don’t know who’s more stupid, the people selling it or the dummies buying it!
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This historic picture of Jupiter’s southern half always stops me in my tracks.
Voyager 2 grabbed it on 25 June 1979 when it was already down to 12 million kilometres and still closing fast.
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0...
Pic by NASA/JPL
🔭 🧪 #science
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Voyager 2 grabbed it on 25 June 1979 when it was already down to 12 million kilometres and still closing fast.
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0...
Pic by NASA/JPL
🔭 🧪 #science
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November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This historic picture of Jupiter’s southern half always stops me in my tracks.
Voyager 2 grabbed it on 25 June 1979 when it was already down to 12 million kilometres and still closing fast.
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0...
Pic by NASA/JPL
🔭 🧪 #science
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Voyager 2 grabbed it on 25 June 1979 when it was already down to 12 million kilometres and still closing fast.
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0...
Pic by NASA/JPL
🔭 🧪 #science
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
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Crooked, an old image from "Intimate Winter", part of the wonderful Landscape Editions books at @kozubooks.bsky.social
#Scotland
#Photography
#Scotland
#Photography
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Crooked, an old image from "Intimate Winter", part of the wonderful Landscape Editions books at @kozubooks.bsky.social
#Scotland
#Photography
#Scotland
#Photography
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Oh my goodness, it gets earlier every year.
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
'Das crazy' has been voted German Youth Word of the Year 2025
Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country.View on euronews
uk.news.yahoo.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oh my goodness, it gets earlier every year.
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
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This would be a reasonable policy if the new limit was set at say, £10k or even £20k, but it wouldn’t raise very much.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This would be a reasonable policy if the new limit was set at say, £10k or even £20k, but it wouldn’t raise very much.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
As it is, this is just deeply stupid policy making that discourages responsible pension savings, because the government is scrabbling for change rather than grasping the nettle.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM