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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 2d

"That's how the light gets in"
Amazon have reduced price just now to £2:99
#LeonardCohen

@marcuschown.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Crack-Everyt...?

A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage

A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage eBook : Chown, Marcus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

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Lawrence Torcello @ltorcello.bsky.social · 11d

I have said it before, and I will say it again: we desperately need a greater emphasis on philosophy and the humanities as a whole in modern education if we are serious about addressing the real problems of the 21st century—from authoritarianism and disinformation to human-caused climate change.

Allen Tien, MD, MHS mdlogix.com 94,698 田一彦 @allentien.bsky.social · 12d

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#Philosophy #Vocabulary #Concepts #Perception #Meaning #Understanding #Purpose #ProblemSolving #Autonomy

#MTSS #MultiTieredSystemofSupports
#Tier1 #UniversalPrevention

Teaching Children Philosophy Can Improve Their Reading And Math Skills, Study Finds

Philosophy is the kind of class many of us might never get a chance to take until we reach university age, but recent research suggests that young people could benefit from being exposed to the study ...

www.sciencealert.com

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 11d

Birds of a feather 😡

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 13d

Let’s see 🥴

Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 13d

Please add a #BlueSky link to your blog posts @sethgodin.bsky.social It makes it easier and more likely to spread your wise words on this platform.

Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 13d

Please add a #BlueSky link to your blog posts @sethgodin.bsky.social It makes it easier and more likely to spread your wise words on this platform.

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Boothby Graffoe @boothbygraffoe.bsky.social · 13d

Antonio Forcione & Boothby Graffoe live on stage in Brighton this Sunday 19th Oct 8pm

It’s a 2 act show with an interval in the middle for drinkies how civilised

“Genius” The Guardian

“Best & funniest live guitar show I’ve ever seen” Royal Bermuda Gazette
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Boothby Graffoe & Antonio Forcione:Wot Italian? / Comedy / What's On - Brighton Dome

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of music, comedy, and charm as award-winning comedian and singer-songwriter Boothby Graffoe teams up with internationally acclaimed Italian guitarist Antonio For...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19d

Imagine that

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 20d

95% 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon (including mine - which was useful for one person, apparently - though I think that might have been @russincheshire.bsky.social )

Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 20d

GPT5 "What kind of book it is: A psychological thriller (and Jones’s debut thriller) ...... a tight, twist-driven narrative. The opening chapter (told in first person) sets a grim, propulsive tone and signals that Erin may be keeping secrets about her past."
www.babysbreath.co.uk?utm_source=c...

Baby's Breath - A Psychological Thriller by Russell Jones

Survival is only the beginning.

www.babysbreath.co.uk

Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 20d

You might enjoy this then:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZcT...

#ReturnToForever

Return to Forever The Romantic Warrior 1976

YouTube video by Renato Oliveira

www.youtube.com

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 20d

Chanced upon this #ReturnToForever video from 1976 with the brilliant line-up of Chick Corea, Al DiMeola, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White. Gifted musicians.

A welcome break from current affairs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZcT...
#JazzRockFusion

Return to Forever The Romantic Warrior 1976

YouTube video by Renato Oliveira

www.youtube.com

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 21d

One day - soon?

Plutonium Nyborg @johnunderwood.bsky.social · 21d

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 21d

John Mitchell served 19 months and was disbarred. Her arrogance and willingness to serve Trump rather than the people of America will not be forgotten.

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 21d

Very sad - but maybe true. 😡

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21d

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21d

Will Netanyahu torpedo the ‘Gaza peace plan’ sooner rather than later?

Here’s Noam Chomsky explaining the cyclical pattern of Israel reaching a ceasefire with Hamas, and then openly breaking the ceasefire and resuming the slaughter.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23d

Pam Bondi’s defensive attacks against Senate Democrats questioning her was not the flex she thinks it was. All it did was vividly point out how she has abandoned Justice Dept. independence to serve the desires of her authoritarian boss.

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Cliff Peat @cliffpeat.bsky.social · 26d

Until now a novel, once published, could not be changed. Readers’ advice on how to make it better was pointless. But now? If all the reader reviews were analysed (AI) and identified common “dislikes” perhaps a 2nd edition would be viable and easy to market. Just a thought (to be ignored).

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 26d

The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours.

It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.

See TrumpActionTracker.info

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 28d

AUTHORS: It’s time to submit your claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement.

1. Look yourself up here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

2. File your claim here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Form asks for ISBN and copyright reg # for each work. Can find in step 1.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · Sep 26

🚨AUTHORS: The judge has approved the settlement in the Anthropic copyright case. By 10/2 you will be able to look up your name/works on the settlement website to see if you are eligible for payments. Which Authors Guild explained will be split evenly between authors/publishers who both hold rights.

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

Background Bartz v Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It was filed by nonfict...

authorsguild.org

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 27d

Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Dr David Bull, Paul Nuttall, still haven’t said a word about their MEP colleague from UKIP to Reform UK, the Reform UK Leader in Wales Nathan Gill.

8 charges of Russian bribery, all admitted.

Reform UK are on the hook for this.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30

Trump to generals: "We have beautiful paper, the gorgeous paper. I said, 'throw a little more gold on it, they deserve it. I want the A paper not the D paper.' We used to sign a piece of garbage ... I want to use the big beautiful firm paper."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 29

One person having the power to upend entire industries and economic sectors on a whim every day that puts companies out of business and workers out of jobs with no legislative input is an autocracy, regardless of whether that person initially acquired power through an election.

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