Tony Valsamidis
@avalsas.bsky.social
Opera, LPC, Reading FC, Alexandria
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Farage and the rest want to make Britain a byword for vileness.
We can fight back.
By being kind.
Time to reclaim British values of fairness, tolerance and compassion
We can fight back.
By being kind.
Time to reclaim British values of fairness, tolerance and compassion
September 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Farage and the rest want to make Britain a byword for vileness.
We can fight back.
By being kind.
Time to reclaim British values of fairness, tolerance and compassion
We can fight back.
By being kind.
Time to reclaim British values of fairness, tolerance and compassion
Red Admiral on Green Alkanet, Hackney Marshes.
July 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Red Admiral on Green Alkanet, Hackney Marshes.
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tl;dr:
Royal Society: "I say, old chap, we're in a bit of a hole with your FRS. Do you think you could help us out and do the decent thing?"
Musk: "HAHAHAHAHA Go fuck yourselves"
Royal Society: "I say, old chap, we're in a bit of a hole with your FRS. Do you think you could help us out and do the decent thing?"
Musk: "HAHAHAHAHA Go fuck yourselves"
Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he consider resigning science fellowship
Exclusive: Fellows called on academy to act over Tesla owner’s role in Trump administration’s attacks on research
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
tl;dr:
Royal Society: "I say, old chap, we're in a bit of a hole with your FRS. Do you think you could help us out and do the decent thing?"
Musk: "HAHAHAHAHA Go fuck yourselves"
Royal Society: "I say, old chap, we're in a bit of a hole with your FRS. Do you think you could help us out and do the decent thing?"
Musk: "HAHAHAHAHA Go fuck yourselves"
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Never get tired of that moment the first physical discs arrive. 😊On general sale in 10 days time from wherever you get your music…
June 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Never get tired of that moment the first physical discs arrive. 😊On general sale in 10 days time from wherever you get your music…
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Who among us can truly say they have never helped a boxer who beat up a pensioner launch whisky in a bizarre video?
June 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Who among us can truly say they have never helped a boxer who beat up a pensioner launch whisky in a bizarre video?
Free ticket going for tonight. Bellini, La Straniera, Cadogan Hall, 6pm. DM me
June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Free ticket going for tonight. Bellini, La Straniera, Cadogan Hall, 6pm. DM me
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If I had to write ‘How They Broke Britain’ all over again, Nick Clegg would get at least a chapter. An agent of immeasurable harm.
May 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If I had to write ‘How They Broke Britain’ all over again, Nick Clegg would get at least a chapter. An agent of immeasurable harm.
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Starmer is simultaneously detoxifying Reform and toxifying the Labour Party.
I ask again, what is he playing at?
I ask again, what is he playing at?
May 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Starmer is simultaneously detoxifying Reform and toxifying the Labour Party.
I ask again, what is he playing at?
I ask again, what is he playing at?
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If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.
May 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.
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Cambridge Station today….
April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cambridge Station today….
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Harvard posted a copy of the letter they received from the administration. It can be seen at:
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu
April 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Harvard posted a copy of the letter they received from the administration. It can be seen at:
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
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Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Restaurants are so called because the first restaurateurs served "restorative bouillons" (their patrons were the bone-broth aficionados of the eighteenth century). It's very hard to get rich in the restaurant business. This still made me laugh.
From an anonymous account (I Louvre Art Memes) on FB.
From an anonymous account (I Louvre Art Memes) on FB.
April 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Restaurants are so called because the first restaurateurs served "restorative bouillons" (their patrons were the bone-broth aficionados of the eighteenth century). It's very hard to get rich in the restaurant business. This still made me laugh.
From an anonymous account (I Louvre Art Memes) on FB.
From an anonymous account (I Louvre Art Memes) on FB.
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As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said. nyti.ms/3E9ZtIT
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said. nyti.ms/3E9ZtIT
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Liverpool, May 1966, by Barry Feinstein. When Bob Dylan was playing the Odeon Theatre.
April 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Liverpool, May 1966, by Barry Feinstein. When Bob Dylan was playing the Odeon Theatre.
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The sheer assholery of this never quite ceases to shock
It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing
April 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The sheer assholery of this never quite ceases to shock
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The Vatican was excluded from the tariff list and Italy is at the 20% EU rate. I hope some scheming cardinal sees the opportunity here.
April 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Vatican was excluded from the tariff list and Italy is at the 20% EU rate. I hope some scheming cardinal sees the opportunity here.
@lauracummingart.bsky.social Thank you for your detail from the Hay Wain in last week's comp. I was pretty sure it was from there, having been to the Nat Gall's lovely little exhibition on it. Every time I see the original, I'm astonished at how large it is.
April 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@lauracummingart.bsky.social Thank you for your detail from the Hay Wain in last week's comp. I was pretty sure it was from there, having been to the Nat Gall's lovely little exhibition on it. Every time I see the original, I'm astonished at how large it is.
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Around Churchill Oxfordshire (snake's head fritillaries in my garden; elm flower on the village green; lichen and white violet in the hedgerows).
#photo #photography #botany #flowers #lichen #mycology #lichenology
#photo #photography #botany #flowers #lichen #mycology #lichenology
March 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Around Churchill Oxfordshire (snake's head fritillaries in my garden; elm flower on the village green; lichen and white violet in the hedgerows).
#photo #photography #botany #flowers #lichen #mycology #lichenology
#photo #photography #botany #flowers #lichen #mycology #lichenology
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"[Το Δάσος...]" Μαρία Πολυδούρη
"[The Wood]" Maria Polydouri
translated by Andrea Christofidou and me.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #translation #greekpoem #greekpoetry #mariapolydouri
"[The Wood]" Maria Polydouri
translated by Andrea Christofidou and me.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #translation #greekpoem #greekpoetry #mariapolydouri
March 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"[Το Δάσος...]" Μαρία Πολυδούρη
"[The Wood]" Maria Polydouri
translated by Andrea Christofidou and me.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #translation #greekpoem #greekpoetry #mariapolydouri
"[The Wood]" Maria Polydouri
translated by Andrea Christofidou and me.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #translation #greekpoem #greekpoetry #mariapolydouri
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Maximum of the Partial Solar Eclipse. 1107UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
March 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Maximum of the Partial Solar Eclipse. 1107UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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May 27, 1924: The cast and orchestra of Édouard Lalo’s opera “Le Roi d'Ys” (The King of Ys), being presented at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
December 1, 2024 at 3:53 PM
May 27, 1924: The cast and orchestra of Édouard Lalo’s opera “Le Roi d'Ys” (The King of Ys), being presented at Sherbrooke, Quebec.