Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun
@eaterofsun.bsky.social
Author, Editor @ The Economist, Chair @ The Degrees Initiative. Climate change, planetarity, critical zones, tv, burdens of life, etc. Reposts are not endorsements
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
The Economist's review of Wuthering Heights (the novel)
www.economist.com/culture/1848...
www.economist.com/culture/1848...
The Economist’s review of “Wuthering Heights” from 1848
Our critic, like many other readers at the time, was not a big fan of the novel
www.economist.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The Economist's review of Wuthering Heights (the novel)
www.economist.com/culture/1848...
www.economist.com/culture/1848...
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Great opportunity for grad students and postdocs interested in sea level science — WHOI Summer School, May 17-30
Summer School in Sea Level Science - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A 2026 Summer School in Sea Level Science (SSiSLS) for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and other early career scientists to be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole...
www.whoi.edu
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Great opportunity for grad students and postdocs interested in sea level science — WHOI Summer School, May 17-30
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i'm watching spike lee's remarkable documentary FOUR LITTLE GIRLS and as much as i want to focus on the film i can't help but think about the people, with real power and influence, who want to take this country back to before birmingham
February 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
i'm watching spike lee's remarkable documentary FOUR LITTLE GIRLS and as much as i want to focus on the film i can't help but think about the people, with real power and influence, who want to take this country back to before birmingham
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The NYTimes often doesn't quote Trump at all, instead reframing his words with a summary falsely suggesting coherent thought, in contrast to the gibberish he actually said. They also don't mention how he routinely mumbles and slurs even prepared remarks, like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zsd...
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The NYTimes often doesn't quote Trump at all, instead reframing his words with a summary falsely suggesting coherent thought, in contrast to the gibberish he actually said. They also don't mention how he routinely mumbles and slurs even prepared remarks, like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zsd...
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See, now this is 10000x more important than AOC stumbling over her otherwise fine answer on Taiwan.
President Donald Trump said that he’s discussing future weapons sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping and teased that he would soon make a decision about future defense support for the self-governing island.
Trump Says He’ll Soon Make Decision on Weapon Sales to Taiwan
President Donald Trump said that he’s discussing future weapons sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping and teased that he would soon make a decision about future defense support for the self-governing island.
bloom.bg
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
See, now this is 10000x more important than AOC stumbling over her otherwise fine answer on Taiwan.
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When I was editor of US News, and Mort Zuckerman was the owner, we had our (numerous) struggles over editorial control.
Which resulted in my leaving to work at Microsoft, and having a great time there.
But Jesus, nothing like this. (Mort apparently fighting to change a story, to favor Epstein.)
Which resulted in my leaving to work at Microsoft, and having a great time there.
But Jesus, nothing like this. (Mort apparently fighting to change a story, to favor Epstein.)
February 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
When I was editor of US News, and Mort Zuckerman was the owner, we had our (numerous) struggles over editorial control.
Which resulted in my leaving to work at Microsoft, and having a great time there.
But Jesus, nothing like this. (Mort apparently fighting to change a story, to favor Epstein.)
Which resulted in my leaving to work at Microsoft, and having a great time there.
But Jesus, nothing like this. (Mort apparently fighting to change a story, to favor Epstein.)
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Here's a photo of the late Robert Duvall wearing cue cards on his body so that co-star Marlon Brando could see his lines during the filming of The Godfather.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Here's a photo of the late Robert Duvall wearing cue cards on his body so that co-star Marlon Brando could see his lines during the filming of The Godfather.
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Still can’t even get all democrats on board to impeach Secretary Noem.
Congress needs to stop this. That’s their job.
Congress needs to stop this. That’s their job.
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Still can’t even get all democrats on board to impeach Secretary Noem.
Congress needs to stop this. That’s their job.
Congress needs to stop this. That’s their job.
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There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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The first assistant Chris Rufo hired in 2021 was a Pepe the frog loving fan of “groyper mom” Michelle Malkin. That guy worked for him for 3+ years before going to work for Russell Vought in the Trump administration last year. So Rufo can miss me with the “I’m shocked by Fuentes’s popularity.”
February 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The first assistant Chris Rufo hired in 2021 was a Pepe the frog loving fan of “groyper mom” Michelle Malkin. That guy worked for him for 3+ years before going to work for Russell Vought in the Trump administration last year. So Rufo can miss me with the “I’m shocked by Fuentes’s popularity.”
I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us)
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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I don’t think it will win Best Picture or Best Actor, but I really loved “Train Dreams” and Joel Edgerton is absolutely amazing in it.
Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.
Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t think it will win Best Picture or Best Actor, but I really loved “Train Dreams” and Joel Edgerton is absolutely amazing in it.
Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.
Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.
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I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us)
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us)
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
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After yesterday's Galileo Day (see my previous posts). All 4 big moons of Jupiter are visible again this evening and in a direct line. Key in the post below 👇
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
After yesterday's Galileo Day (see my previous posts). All 4 big moons of Jupiter are visible again this evening and in a direct line. Key in the post below 👇
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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would you like something to ban before you ban social media for teenagers?
ban short-form video targetted at the under-5s. some pretty convincing stuff here.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-wa...
ban short-form video targetted at the under-5s. some pretty convincing stuff here.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-wa...
Today I am submitting evidence for the forthcoming Department for Education recommendations on screen time use in early years – including this figure.
20 years ago, close to half of UK preschool… | ...
Today I am submitting evidence for the forthcoming Department for Education recommendations on screen time use in early years – including this figure.
20 years ago, close to half of UK preschool chi...
www.linkedin.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
would you like something to ban before you ban social media for teenagers?
ban short-form video targetted at the under-5s. some pretty convincing stuff here.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-wa...
ban short-form video targetted at the under-5s. some pretty convincing stuff here.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-wa...
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“The camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children”
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
“The camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children”
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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One of my pastels from nearly 30 years ago showing a path across Jesus Green in Cambridge. I think this was late in the year with a few leaves hanging on to the trees with some autumn colour remaining. It was bought by a late friend and is now with his family.
#Cambridge #pastel #painting
#Cambridge #pastel #painting
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM
One of my pastels from nearly 30 years ago showing a path across Jesus Green in Cambridge. I think this was late in the year with a few leaves hanging on to the trees with some autumn colour remaining. It was bought by a late friend and is now with his family.
#Cambridge #pastel #painting
#Cambridge #pastel #painting
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Oh this is what it feels like to be a reactionary
Pancake Day reveals a new, highly divisive intergenerational split - while older generations are loyal to traditional lemon and sugar pancake topping, younger adults are more likely to say they prefer Nutella or chocolate spread on their pancakes.
February 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Oh this is what it feels like to be a reactionary
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the entire point of judicial warrants, as I understand it (ianal), are to prevent things that shouldn't happen from happening.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
the entire point of judicial warrants, as I understand it (ianal), are to prevent things that shouldn't happen from happening.