James Berriman
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James Berriman
@jamesberriman.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Cinema Paradiso
I met James Berriman at the projection event for Made in Hull he suggested that he would like to recreate a scene from Cinema Paradiso. John Jackson, who played Simon Pegg in the Shaun of the Dead …
hullywoodicons.com
Oh, how I miss the magic of lacing up a 35 mm film projector.
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
Niall Harbison, founder of Happy Doggo, is running the Bangkok Marathon with less than 30 days training to help the street dogs of Thailand.
www.youtube.com/live/wMTkECs...
www.youtube.com/live/wMTkECs...
Running a Marathon to sterilize 7,000 Street Dogs
YouTube video by Happy Doggo
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November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Niall Harbison, founder of Happy Doggo, is running the Bangkok Marathon with less than 30 days training to help the street dogs of Thailand.
www.youtube.com/live/wMTkECs...
www.youtube.com/live/wMTkECs...
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Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio has a message for those at COP30 working to tackle climate change and protect humanity’s future.
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio has a message for those at COP30 working to tackle climate change and protect humanity’s future.
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
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Come on down to shop dot the longest johns dot com where we have the shanties for you! Have friends or make them through the magic of communal song!
Blessed with company? You're a shanty band now, buddy!
Don't? Rousing songs will beckon them to your fo'c'sle (living room)!
shop.thelongestjohns.com
Blessed with company? You're a shanty band now, buddy!
Don't? Rousing songs will beckon them to your fo'c'sle (living room)!
shop.thelongestjohns.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Come on down to shop dot the longest johns dot com where we have the shanties for you! Have friends or make them through the magic of communal song!
Blessed with company? You're a shanty band now, buddy!
Don't? Rousing songs will beckon them to your fo'c'sle (living room)!
shop.thelongestjohns.com
Blessed with company? You're a shanty band now, buddy!
Don't? Rousing songs will beckon them to your fo'c'sle (living room)!
shop.thelongestjohns.com
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Working on a new song with a Venezuelan cuatro, my leather song lyrics journal and my fleece blanket adorned with a map of a Middle Earth. Outside, the wind is howling and the rain is lashing down.
#music #singersongwriter #newmusicfriday 🎧
#music #singersongwriter #newmusicfriday 🎧
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Working on a new song with a Venezuelan cuatro, my leather song lyrics journal and my fleece blanket adorned with a map of a Middle Earth. Outside, the wind is howling and the rain is lashing down.
#music #singersongwriter #newmusicfriday 🎧
#music #singersongwriter #newmusicfriday 🎧
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I asked to see the list of “Banned Books” in the used book store in Florida. Books such as Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, 1984 and others that had been banned in the US school system. So naturally I bought the Joan Baez autobiography.
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I asked to see the list of “Banned Books” in the used book store in Florida. Books such as Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, 1984 and others that had been banned in the US school system. So naturally I bought the Joan Baez autobiography.
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Australian Jack Brabham achieved this remarkable feat in 1966. He won his third Drivers' title driving for his own team, Brabham, which also secured the Constructors' Championship that year.
#JackBrabham #Brabham
#JackBrabham #Brabham
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Australian Jack Brabham achieved this remarkable feat in 1966. He won his third Drivers' title driving for his own team, Brabham, which also secured the Constructors' Championship that year.
#JackBrabham #Brabham
#JackBrabham #Brabham
'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care home residents and those with severely weakened immune systems.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters
'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care hom...
petition.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care home residents and those with severely weakened immune systems.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Chicagoland going for MVP:
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty
Many waited more than an hour to drop off bags of groceries during a food drive at Evanston Township High School.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Chicagoland going for MVP:
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
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From April 2025: “The far right, which trafficked in disinformation that undermined the public health response to COVID-19, is attacking the pandemic accord.”
www.thewhig.com/opinion/prop...
www.thewhig.com/opinion/prop...
Proposed pandemic accord advances global health
As global concerns about the spread of avian influenza rise, the world must move to implement the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.thewhig.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
From April 2025: “The far right, which trafficked in disinformation that undermined the public health response to COVID-19, is attacking the pandemic accord.”
www.thewhig.com/opinion/prop...
www.thewhig.com/opinion/prop...
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From Jan. 2025: In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many ordinary people seem to have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives by protecting children from vaccine preventable diseases.
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...
Immunization keeps children safe
In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many people have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives.
www.thewhig.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
From Jan. 2025: In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many ordinary people seem to have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives by protecting children from vaccine preventable diseases.
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...
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🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
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Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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#OnThisDay 2008 #BrazilGP. Hamilton crosses the finish line and from his confession we know today that he didn't know yet he was #F1 WC. He found out after a few meters. The Ferrari flags are still waving...
photo📸 taken by Vanderlei Almeida #F1jp
photo📸 taken by Vanderlei Almeida #F1jp
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#OnThisDay 2008 #BrazilGP. Hamilton crosses the finish line and from his confession we know today that he didn't know yet he was #F1 WC. He found out after a few meters. The Ferrari flags are still waving...
photo📸 taken by Vanderlei Almeida #F1jp
photo📸 taken by Vanderlei Almeida #F1jp
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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London schools are breathing cleaner air thanks to the Mayor’s School Filters Programme 🍃 The Blast & Blast Mini made it happen, cutting classroom pollution by up to 68%.
Let’s make this the norm across the UK.
👉 smartairfilters.com/uk/en/back-t...
Let’s make this the norm across the UK.
👉 smartairfilters.com/uk/en/back-t...
Back to school - Smart Air UK
Get classrooms ready for cleaner air. We’ve listened to what schools asked for and built smart, school-friendly solutions that take the hassle out of setup. Why choose clean air Cleaner air means…
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October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
London schools are breathing cleaner air thanks to the Mayor’s School Filters Programme 🍃 The Blast & Blast Mini made it happen, cutting classroom pollution by up to 68%.
Let’s make this the norm across the UK.
👉 smartairfilters.com/uk/en/back-t...
Let’s make this the norm across the UK.
👉 smartairfilters.com/uk/en/back-t...
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🚀 CIDRAP has launched a new digital home for the Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initiative — a global, open-access platform to track progress toward broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
🔗 Explore the site: cvr.cidrap.umn.edu
🔗 Explore the site: cvr.cidrap.umn.edu
Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initiative | CIDRAP
CIDRAP provides advice, information and analysis on the prevention, control and treatment of targeted infectious diseases and in public health preparedness.
cvr.cidrap.umn.edu
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🚀 CIDRAP has launched a new digital home for the Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initiative — a global, open-access platform to track progress toward broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
🔗 Explore the site: cvr.cidrap.umn.edu
🔗 Explore the site: cvr.cidrap.umn.edu
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CIDRAP and CEPI launch resources to track development of coronavirus vaccines
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
October 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CIDRAP and CEPI launch resources to track development of coronavirus vaccines
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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The veil is thin on Halloween.
If you use social media, you may find all sorts of ghouls, creeps & trolls come out tonight.
Remember that you aren't locked in here with them. They are locked in with us!
Here's what to do.🧵
If you use social media, you may find all sorts of ghouls, creeps & trolls come out tonight.
Remember that you aren't locked in here with them. They are locked in with us!
Here's what to do.🧵
October 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The veil is thin on Halloween.
If you use social media, you may find all sorts of ghouls, creeps & trolls come out tonight.
Remember that you aren't locked in here with them. They are locked in with us!
Here's what to do.🧵
If you use social media, you may find all sorts of ghouls, creeps & trolls come out tonight.
Remember that you aren't locked in here with them. They are locked in with us!
Here's what to do.🧵
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Wishing you all a HAPPY HAMILLWEEN !!! 🎃 👻 😱 💀 🧙♀️ 🐈⬛
My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.
How do you like me as Geppetto?
My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.
How do you like me as Geppetto?
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Wishing you all a HAPPY HAMILLWEEN !!! 🎃 👻 😱 💀 🧙♀️ 🐈⬛
My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.
How do you like me as Geppetto?
My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.
How do you like me as Geppetto?
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Next week REEF is hosting Oceans For All, Exploring Diverse Experiences in Marine Conservation panel. As a disabled scholar I’ll be bringing perspective on disability & accessibility in ocean/coastal science. Check out the other awesome panelists too! #disabledinstem us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Next week REEF is hosting Oceans For All, Exploring Diverse Experiences in Marine Conservation panel. As a disabled scholar I’ll be bringing perspective on disability & accessibility in ocean/coastal science. Check out the other awesome panelists too! #disabledinstem us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Every Halloween, this is apparently the scariest thing in the neighborhood. Without fail, at least one person stops and asks if this 'thing' is invading people's privacy.
The look of bewilderment when it's revealed that this is a weather station never ceases to be hilarious. 😂
The look of bewilderment when it's revealed that this is a weather station never ceases to be hilarious. 😂
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Every Halloween, this is apparently the scariest thing in the neighborhood. Without fail, at least one person stops and asks if this 'thing' is invading people's privacy.
The look of bewilderment when it's revealed that this is a weather station never ceases to be hilarious. 😂
The look of bewilderment when it's revealed that this is a weather station never ceases to be hilarious. 😂