Clara Hayes
@claracha.bsky.social
Woman, 65, in SW England. Absolutely anti-disinformation! Loves loads of music, ptcly classical - ptcly Rossini - husband, films, cat(s) and trees. Hates right-wing politics and horrors of global warming. NO DMs.
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The #microimaging runner-up is 'Neurite Nexus: The Blueprint of Motion' by Swetha Gurumurthy (research project in collaboration with Dr Kyle Denton @alstdi.bsky.social). The image was captured by differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells into motor neurons in vitro. #RSPPhotoComp
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The #microimaging runner-up is 'Neurite Nexus: The Blueprint of Motion' by Swetha Gurumurthy (research project in collaboration with Dr Kyle Denton @alstdi.bsky.social). The image was captured by differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells into motor neurons in vitro. #RSPPhotoComp
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The winners of the #RSPPhotoComp 2025 have been announced! Take a look at the stunning photographs from across the categories, starting with the microimaging category and overall winner 'Mesmerizing spider threads' by Dr Martin Ramirez:
royalsociety.org/news/2025/12...
royalsociety.org/news/2025/12...
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The winners of the #RSPPhotoComp 2025 have been announced! Take a look at the stunning photographs from across the categories, starting with the microimaging category and overall winner 'Mesmerizing spider threads' by Dr Martin Ramirez:
royalsociety.org/news/2025/12...
royalsociety.org/news/2025/12...
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I think Europe needs to take this much more seriously: US is shifting dynamics in NATO through positioning itself as a mediator rather than an ally of Europeans.
Today's Substack looks at the implications of Marco Rubio's absence at yesterday's NATO summit and the 28-point plan's casting of the US as a 'mediator' between NATO and Russia.
It also contains an excerpt from my book The Owned Continent, out next week.
It also contains an excerpt from my book The Owned Continent, out next week.
Rubio's absence shows NATO is now a paper tiger
Yesterday, for the first time in decades, a US Secretary of State declined to attend a summit of NATO foreign ministers. Instead he sent a deputy who questioned whether NATO should exist.
davekeating.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I think Europe needs to take this much more seriously: US is shifting dynamics in NATO through positioning itself as a mediator rather than an ally of Europeans.
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Pro, EU, anti corruption Bulgarians protest in enormous numbers.
Huge numbers of young people turn out.
Huge numbers of young people turn out.
Those huge protests in Bulgaria may have been the biggest since the collapse of communism
So I wrote two pieces about them
First, for @tvpworld.bsky.social
tvpworld.com/90368003/gen...
So I wrote two pieces about them
First, for @tvpworld.bsky.social
tvpworld.com/90368003/gen...
Analysis: Protests push Bulgaria’s government to the edge
Deep-seated frustration with corruption comes to the fore in anti-government protests.
tvpworld.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Pro, EU, anti corruption Bulgarians protest in enormous numbers.
Huge numbers of young people turn out.
Huge numbers of young people turn out.
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Wonder who the Mail are going to back at the next election then...
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Wonder who the Mail are going to back at the next election then...
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The Reform chairman will appear on the programme this evening as part of an immigration special in Dover
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Reform chairman will appear on the programme this evening as part of an immigration special in Dover
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This was eminently predictable - that Moscow would seek to take advantage of one of Europe's least defended countries. What is surprising is that more contingencies were not in place, especially between Ireland and the UK, to protect Zelensky and intercept / destroy drones as required.
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This was eminently predictable - that Moscow would seek to take advantage of one of Europe's least defended countries. What is surprising is that more contingencies were not in place, especially between Ireland and the UK, to protect Zelensky and intercept / destroy drones as required.
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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Today addressing his vile antisemitic comments where he said "Hitler was right" and "gas them all" Nigel Farage also described Emma Barnett as one of the BBC’s “lower-grade presenters”.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today addressing his vile antisemitic comments where he said "Hitler was right" and "gas them all" Nigel Farage also described Emma Barnett as one of the BBC’s “lower-grade presenters”.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
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Der #Brexit ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
Die #AfD ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
#Trump ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
+… …
#Russland beeinflusst westliche Gesellschaften in einem Maße, dass selbst die, die es wissen und verstehen kaum einsehen wollen.
© @samanosuke-akechi.bsky.social
Die #AfD ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
#Trump ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
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#Russland beeinflusst westliche Gesellschaften in einem Maße, dass selbst die, die es wissen und verstehen kaum einsehen wollen.
© @samanosuke-akechi.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Der #Brexit ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
Die #AfD ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
#Trump ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
+… …
#Russland beeinflusst westliche Gesellschaften in einem Maße, dass selbst die, die es wissen und verstehen kaum einsehen wollen.
© @samanosuke-akechi.bsky.social
Die #AfD ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
#Trump ist ein Produkt des Kreml.
+… …
#Russland beeinflusst westliche Gesellschaften in einem Maße, dass selbst die, die es wissen und verstehen kaum einsehen wollen.
© @samanosuke-akechi.bsky.social
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#ICE #sKKKum #DeathToFascists #DeathToRacistPigs #Dox #Dox #Dox Never let the ice monsters know peace for the rest of their skkkummy lives
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Another huge celebrity gives ICE the cold shoulder
The White House can’t seem to take a hint: Artists don’t want their music all over the Trump administration’s egregiously cruel deportation videos.�
Sabrina Carpenter is the latest musician ...
www.dailykos.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#ICE #sKKKum #DeathToFascists #DeathToRacistPigs #Dox #Dox #Dox Never let the ice monsters know peace for the rest of their skkkummy lives
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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ICE is moving from illegal raids and brutality to ethnic cleansing, just like any good Gestapo would do...
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ICE is moving from illegal raids and brutality to ethnic cleansing, just like any good Gestapo would do...
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It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
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Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
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Great article from @amyborrett.ft.com. But it does make me wonder again why there was zero national media coverage when the University of Brighton closed down its big, decades-old campus in Eastbourne. Now of course, it would make a great case study for a journalist of the economic/cultural impact.
Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Great article from @amyborrett.ft.com. But it does make me wonder again why there was zero national media coverage when the University of Brighton closed down its big, decades-old campus in Eastbourne. Now of course, it would make a great case study for a journalist of the economic/cultural impact.
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Imagine a world where the economic effects of a major set of policy announcements are viewed as of secondary importance to the resignation of an anonymous civil servant or an arcane debate about whether people said things a month ago as part of normal political messaging.
Oh, we live in that world.
Oh, we live in that world.
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Imagine a world where the economic effects of a major set of policy announcements are viewed as of secondary importance to the resignation of an anonymous civil servant or an arcane debate about whether people said things a month ago as part of normal political messaging.
Oh, we live in that world.
Oh, we live in that world.
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"Since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are 'patently illegal,' anyone who issues or follows such orders ... should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both."
Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “kill everybody” in the military’s boat strike campaign spurred widespread condemnation over the weekend.
Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to “Kill Everybody” as War Crimes Mount
“Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder,” one lawmaker said.
truthout.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"Since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are 'patently illegal,' anyone who issues or follows such orders ... should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both."
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I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
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Here is the joint EU Canada statement on the agreement on SAFE, though without concrete information on the conditions for the participation:
Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here is the joint EU Canada statement on the agreement on SAFE, though without concrete information on the conditions for the participation:
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"The change promised by Labour at the last general election doesn’t seem to be materialising, with the gaps between rich and poor and North and South as wide as ever.
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
Where do progressives go from here? Part one
Truly progressive government policies would help to make Britain a much better, fairer, and more decent society
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"The change promised by Labour at the last general election doesn’t seem to be materialising, with the gaps between rich and poor and North and South as wide as ever.
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
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Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
