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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 6d

Jane, you absolute bad-ass.

Thank you for your life and your work.

Thank you for your compassion for the people, and the animals that we share this world with.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Andie Hallihan @hooli.bsky.social · 7d

This is a moment for HIGNFY.
Anyone can (and does) make mistakes. I do. You do. HIGNFY does.
The key is what it does next.
Hislop will often hold his hands up when he knows he’s been wrong. What happens next?
Come on HIGNFY. Point at yourself. Laugh at yourself. Set the record straight.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 12d

Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.

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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 11d

Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr

Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.

And you're cutting... the sleeper?

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts

Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · 14d

Oh I remember - starmer is chasing reform votes…. Sigh

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · 14d

The core motivation for id cards seems to be voting id but I’m not sure what is wrong with striking down the stupid Tory voter id law; it was demonstrably a piece of dog whistle legislation solving a non-problem.

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · 14d

🤣🤣

But of course rock lobsters have an AQI, laze around in warm waters, and prefer bbq’s.

Don’t ask about about the Moreton bay bugs, they are weird and get shunned by all the lobsters.

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 15d

Meanwhile Reformorons: Digital ID - can’t stop scammers or illegal workers, also government is going to control your thoughts. 🤔

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · 15d

Mad. Mad. You’re all mad I say!

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Matthew King @matthewkingauthor.bsky.social · 23d

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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 25d

Queen

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · Sep 5

Hey @lauralaker.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social @christianwolmar.bsky.social @modacitylife.com — all of your books, like mine, were used for this LLM and you could get $3k per book. List of nicked books here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · Sep 3

Good @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Three common themes across the stories:

1. The lack of accountability in public life

2. The ultra-rich have essentially declared war on civil society

3. The UK lacks the staff to run core functions like tax and probation.

Happy lunch :)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 31

Look at this graph.

The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.

This is why we must build back union power.

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 31

We the people elect a parliament/parliaments. The voters have spoken. We want to hear from all the parties we’ve elected. Sign sign sign and keep passing on. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm not the only one to make this point, but there will need to be the equivalent of Nuremberg Trials when this is all over (however long that takes). If there are no consequences for fascists, we'll keep having fascism.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 29

Inhuman. “I don’t have any choice” is a lie.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Aug 27

Dan survived the 7/7 terrorist attack. He lost both legs, an eye & his spleen. He suffers from anxiety & PTSD. Hes able to work because he receives Access to Work, but the govt is cutting that from 40hrs/wk to 13 & he'll no longer be able to work

This is Dan on Kendall & Starmer

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · Aug 24

Halt and catch fire, a genuine delight!

Carry on great work

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Phelim O’Neill @phelimoneill.bsky.social · Aug 24

Love Halt and Catch Fire. Wrote a thing about it years ago. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Halt and Catch Fire: not Mad Men in the 80s, but so much better

The third season signed off with a leap into the 90s and an episode full of arguments about technology that were really about something much deeper

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · Aug 24

Can folks do me a favor?

I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.

I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.

I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.

Here’s two favorite set photos.

Repost? I am in the wilderness.

Kerry Bishe in costume as Donna and Mackenzie Davis in costume as Cameron Howe on the set of Halt and Catch Fire

Scoot McNairy and Lee Pace on the set of Halt and Catch Fire

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · Aug 22

Indeed; Unbelievable heights of hubris

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Alacritous69 🇨🇦 @alacritous.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Andrew W Moore (he/him) @awm22.bsky.social · Aug 20

Icky.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · Aug 15

Excellent thread about a lazy and frankly shameful @theguardian.com piece which regurgitates Boyne's statement without investigation or interrogation.

Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 14

John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 14

We’re well over the half way mark now. A month to get this to 10k. BlueSky members have been great. Please continue reminding folk to sign when you can. We want new rules that ENSURE we hear from ALL our parties year round. We need it for democracy to work. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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