CarolD
@carolwildbird.bsky.social
Mad dog woman. Ex Public & Univ. sector (science/tech policy, funding, VC); Politics (centre left), rural life & regen. agriculture, gardening & garden design, art & pottery, fellwalking, sailing (ex yacht gypsy), the outdoor life.
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Mum: Why did you smear spaghetti sauce all across the walls?
Karoline: This relates to a question Dad asked about the Teletubbies show I was watching, and what's interesting is that show has been taped on VHS so it's freely available for anyone to rewatch it. I'll now take a question from the dog
Karoline: This relates to a question Dad asked about the Teletubbies show I was watching, and what's interesting is that show has been taped on VHS so it's freely available for anyone to rewatch it. I'll now take a question from the dog
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Mum: Why did you smear spaghetti sauce all across the walls?
Karoline: This relates to a question Dad asked about the Teletubbies show I was watching, and what's interesting is that show has been taped on VHS so it's freely available for anyone to rewatch it. I'll now take a question from the dog
Karoline: This relates to a question Dad asked about the Teletubbies show I was watching, and what's interesting is that show has been taped on VHS so it's freely available for anyone to rewatch it. I'll now take a question from the dog
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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This is now at 93,000. At 100k it'll get a debate in Parliament. I suspect most ppl in here want to see them out of politics and out of the UK.
That includes Farage and Reform Ltd.
An enquiry just for their finances.
Please sign and share if you agree.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
That includes Farage and Reform Ltd.
An enquiry just for their finances.
Please sign and share if you agree.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is now at 93,000. At 100k it'll get a debate in Parliament. I suspect most ppl in here want to see them out of politics and out of the UK.
That includes Farage and Reform Ltd.
An enquiry just for their finances.
Please sign and share if you agree.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
That includes Farage and Reform Ltd.
An enquiry just for their finances.
Please sign and share if you agree.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"The Ramses mission, to be built on a tight schedule to intercept the asteroid Apophis on its close encounter with Earth in 2029 is funded, and will help to prepare for future potentially hazardous asteroids."
Congratulations and good luck to everyone on the Ramses team!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
Congratulations and good luck to everyone on the Ramses team!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
ESA Member States commit to largest contributions at Ministerial
The largest contributions in the history of the European Space Agency, €22.1 bn, have been approved at its Council meeting at Ministerial level in Bremen, ...
www.esa.int
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"The Ramses mission, to be built on a tight schedule to intercept the asteroid Apophis on its close encounter with Earth in 2029 is funded, and will help to prepare for future potentially hazardous asteroids."
Congratulations and good luck to everyone on the Ramses team!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
Congratulations and good luck to everyone on the Ramses team!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
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The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
This is completely insane. Not sure why its not being more widely reported. @quietriotpod.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This is completely insane. Not sure why its not being more widely reported. @quietriotpod.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
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The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
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Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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Nigel Farage claimed that he doesn’t have a Russia problem - and then proceeded to hire this guy, who’s said Putin’s war in Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict” that he doesn’t “care very much about”…
Farage’s new hire won’t help his Putin problem
He’s got a new senior advisor... who has some pretty awful views.
writesbright.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Nigel Farage claimed that he doesn’t have a Russia problem - and then proceeded to hire this guy, who’s said Putin’s war in Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict” that he doesn’t “care very much about”…
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Here is @richardaljones.bsky.social basically telling us how it is. I’ve been thinking about this since listening to him say this stuff out loud at the @royalsociety.org
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
UK Science in a post-liberal world – Soft Machines, by Richard Jones
softmachines.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Here is @richardaljones.bsky.social basically telling us how it is. I’ve been thinking about this since listening to him say this stuff out loud at the @royalsociety.org
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Update from Lawrence Freedman on the so called Peace deal- but do read the background linked (Michael Weiss) for further insight into the mess
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
On how Ukraine should respond to the US "peace plan" and looking at some new details that emerged over the last 24 hours.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/how-should...
On how Ukraine should respond to the US "peace plan" and looking at some new details that emerged over the last 24 hours.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/how-should...
How should Ukraine respond?
And more details on the "peace plan"
samf.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Update from Lawrence Freedman on the so called Peace deal- but do read the background linked (Michael Weiss) for further insight into the mess
Well worth a read over the evolving Ukraine "peace deal"
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Well worth a read over the evolving Ukraine "peace deal"
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
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I liked the part where the president suddenly sang, "Because I knew you...I have been changed for good."
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I liked the part where the president suddenly sang, "Because I knew you...I have been changed for good."
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😂🤣 only the Woke will understand this joke 😂🤣😎
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
😂🤣 only the Woke will understand this joke 😂🤣😎
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😂🤣 only the Woke will understand this joke 😂🤣😎
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Update and very useful commentary on the so called Peace Plan from Lawrence Freedman
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Update and very useful commentary on the so called Peace Plan from Lawrence Freedman
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Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
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Dad explains what's going on with this new "peace plan"...
Far too much credibility is being given to the new ‘Trump peace plan’ that would be tantamount to Ukraine’s capitulation. Here I explain why this new plan is far less than it seems and is unlikely to lead to anything. (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/y...?
Yet another peace plan?
What's going on with leaked proposals for a new US/Russia deal
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Dad explains what's going on with this new "peace plan"...
First snow of the winter on Ingleborough. Nice crisp morning walk
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
First snow of the winter on Ingleborough. Nice crisp morning walk
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This does seem to be a relevant question. Reading the Sun and Guardina pieces side by side it is hard to believe they are describing the same policy. That kind of spin might have worked in 1990s but in a social media ecosystem where anger goes viral is is likely to generate own goals
And once again, I ask whether Ministers and No10 realise that the readership of one paper can in fact read the contents of another.
Dark forces are stirring up anger in the UK. My asylum reforms are our chance to stop them | Shabana Mahmood
I know some of these measures will face opposition. But a country without secure borders is less safe for those who look like me, says Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This does seem to be a relevant question. Reading the Sun and Guardina pieces side by side it is hard to believe they are describing the same policy. That kind of spin might have worked in 1990s but in a social media ecosystem where anger goes viral is is likely to generate own goals
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"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
snyder.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
Glorious morning for an extended dog walk listening to the landscape, @quietriotpod.bsky.social and Podyssey @alexpodyssey.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Glorious morning for an extended dog walk listening to the landscape, @quietriotpod.bsky.social and Podyssey @alexpodyssey.bsky.social