Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
@ereshkigal99.bsky.social
Ex-climate scientist, ex-Martian volcanologist, plays Elite Dangerous, studies archaeology, needs a part time job. Will do science for food.
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I am so bad at self promotion. I will spend months and months meticulously crafting a video with effects, sound design, music - but when it comes to telling people about it, I'm rubbish. Now I'm exhausted, waiting for 8pm youtu.be/V-13oKnhadg
Quantum - A Mostly Pirate story
YouTube video by Commander Ascorbius
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I am so bad at self promotion. I will spend months and months meticulously crafting a video with effects, sound design, music - but when it comes to telling people about it, I'm rubbish. Now I'm exhausted, waiting for 8pm youtu.be/V-13oKnhadg
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Cmdr @psykit.tv and I would like you all to have some decent music to listen to this Thargmas. Sadly this is all we could manage. I think I can safely say that Thargmas starts here!
#EliteDangerous @frontierdev.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous @frontierdev.bsky.social
The Fairytale of Raxxla
YouTube video by LCU No Fool Like One
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Cmdr @psykit.tv and I would like you all to have some decent music to listen to this Thargmas. Sadly this is all we could manage. I think I can safely say that Thargmas starts here!
#EliteDangerous @frontierdev.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous @frontierdev.bsky.social
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
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Fired?
18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations.
"The requirement to refuse to comply... applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal ... For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
Straight out of the DoD Law of War Manual.
18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations.
"The requirement to refuse to comply... applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal ... For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
Straight out of the DoD Law of War Manual.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Fired?
18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations.
"The requirement to refuse to comply... applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal ... For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
Straight out of the DoD Law of War Manual.
18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations.
"The requirement to refuse to comply... applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal ... For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
Straight out of the DoD Law of War Manual.
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Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
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Do you suppose that Farage has misled the public over his links to Russian money? Perhaps we could have a media pile-on about that, please?
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Do you suppose that Farage has misled the public over his links to Russian money? Perhaps we could have a media pile-on about that, please?
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
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Alice and Martin Provensen
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Alice and Martin Provensen
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Damn.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Damn.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
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Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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And suddenly Albania VPN use is through the roof. (I understand there are a number of other countries that also ban ads…)
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And suddenly Albania VPN use is through the roof. (I understand there are a number of other countries that also ban ads…)
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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Our first Special Issue is out now! It's on Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective - Guest editors: Laura Sochas, Kaveri Qureshi, and Philip Kreager
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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025)
| Journal of Critical Public Health
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our first Special Issue is out now! It's on Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective - Guest editors: Laura Sochas, Kaveri Qureshi, and Philip Kreager
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I remember the original comics - I was diagnosed about a year later, but I remembered all of them, how they rang true for me. Now at 14 years later, glad to be getting old too :-)
This was a lovely and emotional update for me (and many others, judging by the responses). Thank you.
This was a lovely and emotional update for me (and many others, judging by the responses). Thank you.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I remember the original comics - I was diagnosed about a year later, but I remembered all of them, how they rang true for me. Now at 14 years later, glad to be getting old too :-)
This was a lovely and emotional update for me (and many others, judging by the responses). Thank you.
This was a lovely and emotional update for me (and many others, judging by the responses). Thank you.
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in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
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Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...