Petrus Crinitus
@petruscrinitus.bsky.social
Byzantium, Renaissance humanism, battery materials, apiculture...or any combination of the above.
Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction.
Eel populations are falling, and new protections were defeated. Japan and the US opposed them
Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
The Ladybird book "What To Look For In Winter" was published in 1958 and is a window on the past as much as on nature.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Just love that they choose to put this above a toilet, of all places
(at the Center for Contemporary Art in Prague)
(at the Center for Contemporary Art in Prague)
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is a piece worth pondering. On how Averil Coleridge-Taylor had to grapple with her identity, having been brought up so comfortably that she didn’t have to.
The dilemma of parenting - you can’t ever fully shield your kid & if you do it causes its own issues
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
The dilemma of parenting - you can’t ever fully shield your kid & if you do it causes its own issues
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Out of the shadows: why Avril Coleridge-Taylor deserves to be heard
The daughter of the British composer Samuel made controversial choices that took her on a different path to her father’s activism. Ahead of the premiere recording of her piano concerto, its soloist lo...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A counterclaim might be an interesting idea
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Like waste plumbing and banking - if it's exciting someone's about to get covered in shit.
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
@ftweekend.com
Robin Lane Fox writes this weekend of tulips:
"Now that prices have risen, shop around, order fewer and plant in groups, not regimented armies: less, in tulip bedding, is often aesthetically more."
But this is the FT. Is an article on rising tulip prices a metaphor?
Robin Lane Fox writes this weekend of tulips:
"Now that prices have risen, shop around, order fewer and plant in groups, not regimented armies: less, in tulip bedding, is often aesthetically more."
But this is the FT. Is an article on rising tulip prices a metaphor?
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@ftweekend.com
Robin Lane Fox writes this weekend of tulips:
"Now that prices have risen, shop around, order fewer and plant in groups, not regimented armies: less, in tulip bedding, is often aesthetically more."
But this is the FT. Is an article on rising tulip prices a metaphor?
Robin Lane Fox writes this weekend of tulips:
"Now that prices have risen, shop around, order fewer and plant in groups, not regimented armies: less, in tulip bedding, is often aesthetically more."
But this is the FT. Is an article on rising tulip prices a metaphor?
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@poorfrankraw.co.uk
No lettering, just typos.
'You Spelled It Wrong' goes meta in Mexico.
Kindly shared by Breno.
#lettering #mexico #humour #humor #fridayfunny
'You Spelled It Wrong' goes meta in Mexico.
Kindly shared by Breno.
#lettering #mexico #humour #humor #fridayfunny
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
@poorfrankraw.co.uk
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In the United States the President is deliberately dismantling the White House, while in the United Kingdom we are doing nothing to stop the Palace of Westminster from falling apart.
Much the same can be said of our respective constitutions.
Much the same can be said of our respective constitutions.
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In the United States the President is deliberately dismantling the White House, while in the United Kingdom we are doing nothing to stop the Palace of Westminster from falling apart.
Much the same can be said of our respective constitutions.
Much the same can be said of our respective constitutions.
@poorfrankraw.co.uk
Useful for demonstrating the importance of kerning, perhaps?
Useful for demonstrating the importance of kerning, perhaps?
October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@poorfrankraw.co.uk
Useful for demonstrating the importance of kerning, perhaps?
Useful for demonstrating the importance of kerning, perhaps?
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Any comments on this photograph, which I understand to have been associated with a press release concerning the Louvre jewel 'heist'?
It has been suggested that this is the Paris Gendarmerie's elite 'Flaneur Squad'.
Any comments on this photograph, which I understand to have been associated with a press release concerning the Louvre jewel 'heist'?
It has been suggested that this is the Paris Gendarmerie's elite 'Flaneur Squad'.
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Any comments on this photograph, which I understand to have been associated with a press release concerning the Louvre jewel 'heist'?
It has been suggested that this is the Paris Gendarmerie's elite 'Flaneur Squad'.
Any comments on this photograph, which I understand to have been associated with a press release concerning the Louvre jewel 'heist'?
It has been suggested that this is the Paris Gendarmerie's elite 'Flaneur Squad'.
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My Trade Secrets today. The Trump-Xi trade conflict is heading towards an uneasy cold war-type truce between the US and China, not an escalation.
Also: what do you do if you're a smallish economy like the UK being bounced around between the trade behemoths? Damned if I know. First 300 clicks free.
Also: what do you do if you're a smallish economy like the UK being bounced around between the trade behemoths? Damned if I know. First 300 clicks free.
The approaching cold war trade stand-off between Trump and Xi
[FREE TO READ] China and the US are heading for an unstable truce
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My Trade Secrets today. The Trump-Xi trade conflict is heading towards an uneasy cold war-type truce between the US and China, not an escalation.
Also: what do you do if you're a smallish economy like the UK being bounced around between the trade behemoths? Damned if I know. First 300 clicks free.
Also: what do you do if you're a smallish economy like the UK being bounced around between the trade behemoths? Damned if I know. First 300 clicks free.
@financialtimes.com
Thanks Donald. That state visit is beginning to pay off for the UK.
Trump’s tariffs hand surprise win to London Metal Exchange over New York rival - on.ft.com/47e6tPt via @FT
Thanks Donald. That state visit is beginning to pay off for the UK.
Trump’s tariffs hand surprise win to London Metal Exchange over New York rival - on.ft.com/47e6tPt via @FT
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
@financialtimes.com
Thanks Donald. That state visit is beginning to pay off for the UK.
Trump’s tariffs hand surprise win to London Metal Exchange over New York rival - on.ft.com/47e6tPt via @FT
Thanks Donald. That state visit is beginning to pay off for the UK.
Trump’s tariffs hand surprise win to London Metal Exchange over New York rival - on.ft.com/47e6tPt via @FT
October 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Awful news - if anyone can help Sascha:
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
October 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Awful news - if anyone can help Sascha:
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
Amazon has an algorithm such that for any enquiry I make through a search engine, Amazon always offers it to me cheap.
Today saw the apogee of this idiocy.
A relative of mine has recently been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Amazon is offering me 'Low priced CLL cancer'...
Today saw the apogee of this idiocy.
A relative of mine has recently been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Amazon is offering me 'Low priced CLL cancer'...
September 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Amazon has an algorithm such that for any enquiry I make through a search engine, Amazon always offers it to me cheap.
Today saw the apogee of this idiocy.
A relative of mine has recently been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Amazon is offering me 'Low priced CLL cancer'...
Today saw the apogee of this idiocy.
A relative of mine has recently been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Amazon is offering me 'Low priced CLL cancer'...
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM