Gary Evans
@bluecloudacademy.bsky.social
I'm an immigrant from Britain who has become a German citizen. Based in Aachen/Aken/Aix la Chapelle
E-learning & teaching via https://bluecloud.academy/
E-learning & teaching via https://bluecloud.academy/
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Göbekli Tepe was built 7,800 years before Stonehenge.
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
Turkey unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, giving fresh insight into an area seen as showing humanity's transition from hunter-gatherers to se...
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Göbekli Tepe was built 7,800 years before Stonehenge.
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
A brutal death.
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A brutal death.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
Even the far right in Europe don't like Trump's latest brain farts.
When the rats don't like you, it's time to kick the King off the ship.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
When the rats don't like you, it's time to kick the King off the ship.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Even the far right in Europe don't like Trump's latest brain farts.
When the rats don't like you, it's time to kick the King off the ship.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
When the rats don't like you, it's time to kick the King off the ship.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Bush: “The American lifestyle is non-negotiable”
It is now.
Civilized people around the world are appalled by the actions of the US administration to the point where they reject it wholesale.
It is now.
Civilized people around the world are appalled by the actions of the US administration to the point where they reject it wholesale.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Bush: “The American lifestyle is non-negotiable”
It is now.
Civilized people around the world are appalled by the actions of the US administration to the point where they reject it wholesale.
It is now.
Civilized people around the world are appalled by the actions of the US administration to the point where they reject it wholesale.
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Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace
Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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“He Was Executed”: Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti
“Executed”: Minneapolis Outraged, Defiant After Feds Kill Alex Pretti
Protests have intensified in Minnesota after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked in the Minneapolis Veterans Health Care System, on Saturday. Democracy No...
www.democracynow.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“He Was Executed”: Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti
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Alex pretti was a Va nurse and a dog owner
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Alex pretti was a Va nurse and a dog owner
Wise words:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Even the Davos elites have woken up, but they need more than just speeches to survive the end of the old order | Nesrine Malik
Mark Carney and other custodians of the order are right to contemplate its death, but are they really willing to unpick the the entire system?, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Wise words:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
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He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
Even Belgium doesn't deserve Trump.
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Even Belgium doesn't deserve Trump.
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Emily Maitlis at her best.
youtube.com/shorts/PlRfp...
youtube.com/shorts/PlRfp...
Trump's Board of Peace: 'He's choosing his side'
YouTube video by LBC
youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Emily Maitlis at her best.
youtube.com/shorts/PlRfp...
youtube.com/shorts/PlRfp...
Criminal.
youtube.com/shorts/OoPCK...
youtube.com/shorts/OoPCK...
Trump’s year-one pardons forgave over $1.5B in criminal debts
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Criminal.
youtube.com/shorts/OoPCK...
youtube.com/shorts/OoPCK...
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I maybe say it too much, but the insights the Great Army camps give us challenge a lot of our ideas about what 'Vikings' were. As always, if you'd like to know more, our entire finds database is open-access and free to use on the Archaeology Data Service... see what gems you can find! /end
Torksey Viking Camp: Illustrated Artefact Catalogue, 2024
This archive comprises a database of artefacts from the Torksey Viking winter camp site. The database was originally based on the finds catalogued and, in many cases, acquired by the Fitzwilliam Muse...
archaeologydataservice.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I maybe say it too much, but the insights the Great Army camps give us challenge a lot of our ideas about what 'Vikings' were. As always, if you'd like to know more, our entire finds database is open-access and free to use on the Archaeology Data Service... see what gems you can find! /end
Let us hope this happens.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland
The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Let us hope this happens.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10