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Alan Rew

@alanrew.bsky.social

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UK-based retired software developer. Art, Photography, Science, Music, Economics, Politics, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Architecture, Archaeology I can't send/receive DMs here. Signal: alan.285

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · Sep 7

I now have a Signal account. Address in bio. Signal accounts are free: just download the app to get started.

Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · Sep 6

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.

Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 5h

@nuclearanthro.bsky.social FYI

Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 5h

‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Radiation scans revealed at least 22 plants in the industrial zone were contaminated.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain hazardous isotope Caesium-137

www.theguardian.com

Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 5h

‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain hazardous isotope Caesium-137

www.theguardian.com

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 10h

Ballot papers for the Labour Deputy Leader election started arriving via email yesterday with all arrived being sent out by Monday 13th October.

If you are a Labour Party member, a member of an affiliated society or a member of an affiliated trade union (e.g. Unite, Unison) you get a vote.

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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 9h

Policy peeps - I want to write something about the UK’s ECHR/HRA Article 8 review in the private communications context, but I don’t really want to put it on my personal blog. Who’s up for it?

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 11h

ICYMI, yesterday’s @nobelprize.bsky.social in Chemistry summarised!

Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 20h

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

#ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 15h

“An endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness.”

Nailed it.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 20h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 23h

It’s quite a feat for Isabel Oakeshott to be the only white person in a London tube carriage given she lives in Dubai

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 9h

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned.

Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 8h

‘Everything Louder Than Everything Else’ - Deep Purple Conquers with “Made in Japan”

Steven Wilson remix of a classic live album.

I'm not sure about the idea of adding "artificial reverb" to a live album, or remixing to put the listener on stage rather than in the audience.

‘Everything Louder Than Everything Else’ - Deep Purple Conquers with “Made in Japan”

Steven Wilson works his remixing magic on the archetypal hard rock double live album

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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 9h

Liminal Silence

Oil and acrylic on canvas

A three tiered topiary tree in a vast flat grassy landscape.

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 9h

Universal Academy? Univers- something?

Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 9h

These are the oldest rocks we know of?

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 9h

Or maybe not, Sir Keir (2/2).

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, Sir Keir, I’m sure you’re right Sir Keir (1/2).

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 9h

Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 21h

“Fox News ran archive footage of burning buildings and violent riots from several years ago. Trump has repeatedly referred to these scenes as if they are current, and his White House seems ready to send troops into Portland to contain an imaginary crisis.”
inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Trump the peacemaker abroad appears a warlord at home – his supporters don't want this

The President's voters put him into office to make their lives better, not to sink them into chaos

inews.co.uk

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 2d

So good at telling the truth in fact, that this is not a picture of Mel Stride

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure I would have gone with headline - unless I actually wanted people to laugh out loud....

Mel Stride: Conservatives are the only people who tell the truth, and have a plan for growth that means something | Conservative Home

It falls to us, the Conservatives, to win back the country’s trust and reverse the economic vandalism of this Labour government. We can and we will.

conservativehome.com

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 19h

Running out of words to describe what’s happening in America.

How about fucking outrageous.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 19h

Excellent work, Andy.

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Will Pollock 🏳️‍🌈🌻🐶🫘 ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 20h

Anna's stick figures are back THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21h

Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got this

Doodle of parties at the comet arraignment. Messy stick figure drawings

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 19h

This is why I don't like the idea of just handing over proof of age to some random private company, just to be able to send DMs on BlueSky.

Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 20h

Nobody could have predicted this www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach

Video game chat platform tells users that driver’s licences and passports were among the forms of data accessed via a third-party customer service provider

www.theguardian.com

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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 20h

Nobody could have predicted this www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach

Video game chat platform tells users that driver’s licences and passports were among the forms of data accessed via a third-party customer service provider

www.theguardian.com

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 20h

#Astronomers you don't have to be a Nobel Laureate to visualize collaborations using #SciX (or #ADSabs) author networks

#chemistry #physics #astronomy #heliophysics #planetaryscience

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats new #ChemNobel Laureates, and brilliant collaborators! Can you spot another famous #NobelPrize winner? Explore how metal–organic frameworks (#MOFs) are transforming research in #EnvironmentalScience, #SpaceExploration, and #SustainableMaterials at scixplorer.org

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 20h

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday
inews.co.uk/news/dover-r...

Dover road for post-Brexit border checks still not built just weeks before deadline

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday

inews.co.uk

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