Ben K
@benjk.bsky.social
#BookSky, interested in aspiring authors and supporting libraries. Politics, Football Manager, science, archaeology and UK comedians feature heavily!
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The team at Peak Boxes have launched their Gen#2 range.
3D‑printed from corn starch and wood shavings, with no petrochemicals and around 85% renewable content.
A brilliant, eco‑friendly option for anyone helping swifts find safe nesting spaces across Sheffield.
More info 👉 peakboxes.co.uk
3D‑printed from corn starch and wood shavings, with no petrochemicals and around 85% renewable content.
A brilliant, eco‑friendly option for anyone helping swifts find safe nesting spaces across Sheffield.
More info 👉 peakboxes.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The team at Peak Boxes have launched their Gen#2 range.
3D‑printed from corn starch and wood shavings, with no petrochemicals and around 85% renewable content.
A brilliant, eco‑friendly option for anyone helping swifts find safe nesting spaces across Sheffield.
More info 👉 peakboxes.co.uk
3D‑printed from corn starch and wood shavings, with no petrochemicals and around 85% renewable content.
A brilliant, eco‑friendly option for anyone helping swifts find safe nesting spaces across Sheffield.
More info 👉 peakboxes.co.uk
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 AM
The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.
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the movies we truly deserve: thread
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
the movies we truly deserve: thread
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Sheffield Coffee diaries returns!!! ☕️
Been wanting to try 2323 Coffee on Norfolk Row for AGES
They give you a rotating menu of espresso options
I had cappuccino with a Kenyan coffee by Dak coffee roasters in Amsterdam
10/10. Elite stuff. Right up there with the city’s best
Been wanting to try 2323 Coffee on Norfolk Row for AGES
They give you a rotating menu of espresso options
I had cappuccino with a Kenyan coffee by Dak coffee roasters in Amsterdam
10/10. Elite stuff. Right up there with the city’s best
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Sheffield Coffee diaries returns!!! ☕️
Been wanting to try 2323 Coffee on Norfolk Row for AGES
They give you a rotating menu of espresso options
I had cappuccino with a Kenyan coffee by Dak coffee roasters in Amsterdam
10/10. Elite stuff. Right up there with the city’s best
Been wanting to try 2323 Coffee on Norfolk Row for AGES
They give you a rotating menu of espresso options
I had cappuccino with a Kenyan coffee by Dak coffee roasters in Amsterdam
10/10. Elite stuff. Right up there with the city’s best
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Anyone else remember the corporate media permanently camped outside Jeremy Corbyn’s door - often egged on by Labour Together’s scabrous little toadies? Or the tent in Nicola Sturgeon’s garden?
Well done to @scotnational.bsky.social for choosing to publish this.
Well done to @scotnational.bsky.social for choosing to publish this.
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Anyone else remember the corporate media permanently camped outside Jeremy Corbyn’s door - often egged on by Labour Together’s scabrous little toadies? Or the tent in Nicola Sturgeon’s garden?
Well done to @scotnational.bsky.social for choosing to publish this.
Well done to @scotnational.bsky.social for choosing to publish this.
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Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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A new way to explore UK Poverty data ⬇️
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
A new way to explore UK Poverty data ⬇️
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
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My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.”
January 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.”
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2026 is already a massive year for human origins! 🦴 I’ve rounded up the 5 stories that have changed the landscape of deep history this month. From Neanderthal symbolism to new fossil insights, catch up here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #Science #DeepHistory
#Paleoanthropology #Science #DeepHistory
The 2026 Deep History Recap: Five Stories That Already Changed the Year
The 2026 Deep History Recap: Five Stories That Already Changed the Year
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
2026 is already a massive year for human origins! 🦴 I’ve rounded up the 5 stories that have changed the landscape of deep history this month. From Neanderthal symbolism to new fossil insights, catch up here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #Science #DeepHistory
#Paleoanthropology #Science #DeepHistory
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Seems like the YT algorithm likes me more than any other social media platform. So join me there I guess!
Football's BEST VAR Moments
Football's BEST VAR Moments
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Seems like the YT algorithm likes me more than any other social media platform. So join me there I guess!
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Study of the head of a bat, 1888 by Beatrix Potter, not only an English writer and illustrator, but also a natural scientist and conservationist #womensart
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Study of the head of a bat, 1888 by Beatrix Potter, not only an English writer and illustrator, but also a natural scientist and conservationist #womensart
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Football's BEST VAR Moments
Football's BEST VAR Moments
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Football's BEST VAR Moments
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It’s the 59th anniversary today of one of the greatest anniversaries in British culture. I refer, of course, to the Dwile Flonking match between Beccles and Bungay, filmed by Pathé News, rescuing a traditional pastime from the centuries of obscurity in which it had been tragically languishing 🧵
Dwile Flonking (1967)
YouTube video by British Pathé
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
It’s the 59th anniversary today of one of the greatest anniversaries in British culture. I refer, of course, to the Dwile Flonking match between Beccles and Bungay, filmed by Pathé News, rescuing a traditional pastime from the centuries of obscurity in which it had been tragically languishing 🧵
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Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
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On this day in 1859, doctor and naturalist Frank Buckland attended the Eland Dinner, where “a party of gentlemen, consisting of members of the Zoological Society and others interested in the progress of Natural History” enjoyed, er... “the freshly killed haunch of this African antelope”
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
On this day in 1859, doctor and naturalist Frank Buckland attended the Eland Dinner, where “a party of gentlemen, consisting of members of the Zoological Society and others interested in the progress of Natural History” enjoyed, er... “the freshly killed haunch of this African antelope”
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US Government Official on Mufasa's Death
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
US Government Official on Mufasa's Death
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Lots of new followers this morning. Are people finally getting the message that the other place is a shitshow owned by a right wing nut job? Hope so.
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Lots of new followers this morning. Are people finally getting the message that the other place is a shitshow owned by a right wing nut job? Hope so.
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
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“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
The betrayal of Samuel Holberry and Sheffield’s failed revolution
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
I'm starting to see how the premise of The Matrix - that human civilisation peaked in the late 90s - was spot on...
27 years ago in Serie A:
Simeone ➡️ Ronaldo
Ronaldo ➡️ Zamorano
Zamorano ➡️ Baggio
Baggio ⚽️
Six touches. Four legends. One glorious golazo.
That forward line was ridiculous.
Simeone ➡️ Ronaldo
Ronaldo ➡️ Zamorano
Zamorano ➡️ Baggio
Baggio ⚽️
Six touches. Four legends. One glorious golazo.
That forward line was ridiculous.
January 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I'm starting to see how the premise of The Matrix - that human civilisation peaked in the late 90s - was spot on...
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Labour defends Trump.
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Labour defends Trump.
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In some cases, like vaccines, we're seeing people abandon systems that have so obviously benefitted them for so long that they became invisible and taken for granted, and eventually falsely seen as useless
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 AM
In some cases, like vaccines, we're seeing people abandon systems that have so obviously benefitted them for so long that they became invisible and taken for granted, and eventually falsely seen as useless