Tim Spanner
@timspanner.bsky.social
News, politics, publishing, Mexico, F1 and radio in no particular order. Husband, Dad, Hispanohablante and cat owner.
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Oxford, UK
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Oxford, UK
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Click this link to sign the petition "Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission"
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Thanks,
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
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Petition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission
Reform planning laws to allow licensed amateur radio operators to install antennas and masts without planning permission, to support innovation, skills, and emergency communications.
petition.parliament.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Click this link to sign the petition "Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission"
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Thanks,
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A stunning view of Oxford at night 😍
📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov
📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A stunning view of Oxford at night 😍
📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov
📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov
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Sánchez ha afirmado que “las redes sociales se han convertido en un Estado fallido, donde se ignoran las leyes y se toleran los delitos”. Por ello, ha asegurado que España prohibirá el acceso a plataformas digitales a menores de 16 años
Sánchez asegura que España prohibirá el acceso a redes sociales a menores de 16 años
El presidente plantea poner fin a la impunidad de los directivos para que sean legalmente los responsables de las infracciones en sus plataformas si no se retira el contenido que atente contra la legalidad
elpais.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Sánchez ha afirmado que “las redes sociales se han convertido en un Estado fallido, donde se ignoran las leyes y se toleran los delitos”. Por ello, ha asegurado que España prohibirá el acceso a plataformas digitales a menores de 16 años
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With solar maximum all-but-confirmed to have taken place in 2024 and 2025, the activity on the surface of the Sun appears to be in a declining phase, as part of its 11-year cycle from one solar maximum to the next.
Read more in our latest blog ⬇️
Read more in our latest blog ⬇️
‘Declining phase’ for Sun’s activity, but what’s next?
With solar maximum all-but-confirmed to have taken place in 2024 and 2025, the activity on the surface of the Sun appears to be in a declining phase, as part of its 11-year cycle from one solar…
www.metoffice.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
With solar maximum all-but-confirmed to have taken place in 2024 and 2025, the activity on the surface of the Sun appears to be in a declining phase, as part of its 11-year cycle from one solar maximum to the next.
Read more in our latest blog ⬇️
Read more in our latest blog ⬇️
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ICYMI: The London Book Fair is to move to Excel in east London from 2027 from its current home in Olympia, west London, as part of a multi-year deal. The dates for the first fair at Excel are 16th-18th March 2027 👇 #BookSky
The London Book Fair to move to Excel in east London from 2027
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January 28, 2026 at 6:54 PM
ICYMI: The London Book Fair is to move to Excel in east London from 2027 from its current home in Olympia, west London, as part of a multi-year deal. The dates for the first fair at Excel are 16th-18th March 2027 👇 #BookSky
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Frankfurt Book Fair: meet the new boss
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joachim-kaufmann-to-succeed-juergen-boos-as-president-and-ceo-of-frankfurter-buchmesse
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joachim-kaufmann-to-succeed-juergen-boos-as-president-and-ceo-of-frankfurter-buchmesse
Joachim Kaufmann to succeed Juergen Boos as president and CEO of Frankfurter Buchmesse
Publishing executive Joachim Kaufmann will become president and CEO of Frankfurter Buchmesse in autumn 2026, succeeding Juergen Boos, who has led the organisation for more than 20 years.
www.thebookseller.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Frankfurt Book Fair: meet the new boss
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joachim-kaufmann-to-succeed-juergen-boos-as-president-and-ceo-of-frankfurter-buchmesse
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joachim-kaufmann-to-succeed-juergen-boos-as-president-and-ceo-of-frankfurter-buchmesse
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"There's so many European leaders who have been contorting themselves... to excuse the inexcusable."
Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU, tells #Newsnight that Europe has been “sanewashing” the actions of President Trump.
Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU, tells #Newsnight that Europe has been “sanewashing” the actions of President Trump.
January 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"There's so many European leaders who have been contorting themselves... to excuse the inexcusable."
Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU, tells #Newsnight that Europe has been “sanewashing” the actions of President Trump.
Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU, tells #Newsnight that Europe has been “sanewashing” the actions of President Trump.
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Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
www.hamradioworld.org/post/amateur...
www.hamradioworld.org/post/amateur...
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
www.hamradioworld.org/post/amateur...
www.hamradioworld.org/post/amateur...
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Russia says President Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Russia says President Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
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Misty mornings in Oxford 😍
📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford
📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Misty mornings in Oxford 😍
📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford
📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford
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I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
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1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
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January 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Jarek Kutylowski, creador de la herramienta de traducción DeepL: "La gente realmente está emocionada por la posibilidad de poder hablar en reuniones en su propio idioma nativo. Eso será totalmente común dentro de tres años, igual que lo es ahora la traducción de texto"
Jarek Kutylowski, fundador de DeepL: “Dentro de tres años, cada uno hablará en su idioma en las reuniones de trabajo”
El ingeniero cree que el impulso de la IA hará que la traducción automática personalice cada vez más los textos
elpais.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Jarek Kutylowski, creador de la herramienta de traducción DeepL: "La gente realmente está emocionada por la posibilidad de poder hablar en reuniones en su propio idioma nativo. Eso será totalmente común dentro de tres años, igual que lo es ahora la traducción de texto"
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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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@lucympowell.bsky.social
He makes a good point. You're actively asking people to use X-stein island to see what the official governmentis saying whilst putting people at risk to seeing CSAM. It's no longer tenable
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@lucympowell.bsky.social
He makes a good point. You're actively asking people to use X-stein island to see what the official governmentis saying whilst putting people at risk to seeing CSAM. It's no longer tenable
Yet the government still forces the British public to use X by refusing to post official business on @bsky.app 🤦🏼♂️
January 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
@darrenpjones.bsky.social
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@lucympowell.bsky.social
He makes a good point. You're actively asking people to use X-stein island to see what the official governmentis saying whilst putting people at risk to seeing CSAM. It's no longer tenable
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@lucympowell.bsky.social
He makes a good point. You're actively asking people to use X-stein island to see what the official governmentis saying whilst putting people at risk to seeing CSAM. It's no longer tenable
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Happy 80th birthday to The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger!
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Happy 80th birthday to The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger!
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'Oxford Circus Underground Station' (1905) by Maxwell Ashby Armfield
(Government Art Collection)
(Government Art Collection)
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
'Oxford Circus Underground Station' (1905) by Maxwell Ashby Armfield
(Government Art Collection)
(Government Art Collection)
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Independent anti-LTN candidate Saj Malik wins Cowley from Labour.
🟪 Ind 1299 [Saj Malik]
🌹 Labour 704
💚 Green 420
🔶 LibDem 249
➡️ Reform 224
🔵 Con 65
◻️ Ind 29
◻️ TUSC 25
🟪 Ind 1299 [Saj Malik]
🌹 Labour 704
💚 Green 420
🔶 LibDem 249
➡️ Reform 224
🔵 Con 65
◻️ Ind 29
◻️ TUSC 25
May 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Independent anti-LTN candidate Saj Malik wins Cowley from Labour.
🟪 Ind 1299 [Saj Malik]
🌹 Labour 704
💚 Green 420
🔶 LibDem 249
➡️ Reform 224
🔵 Con 65
◻️ Ind 29
◻️ TUSC 25
🟪 Ind 1299 [Saj Malik]
🌹 Labour 704
💚 Green 420
🔶 LibDem 249
➡️ Reform 224
🔵 Con 65
◻️ Ind 29
◻️ TUSC 25
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Independent Oxford Alliance wins Rose Hill & Littlemore from Labour. David Henwood is the new councillor, replacing Trish Elphinstone.
🟪 IOA 1240
🌹 Labour 1124
➡️ Reform 373
💚 Green 272
🔶 LibDem 112
🔵 Con 81
🟪 IOA 1240
🌹 Labour 1124
➡️ Reform 373
💚 Green 272
🔶 LibDem 112
🔵 Con 81
May 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Independent Oxford Alliance wins Rose Hill & Littlemore from Labour. David Henwood is the new councillor, replacing Trish Elphinstone.
🟪 IOA 1240
🌹 Labour 1124
➡️ Reform 373
💚 Green 272
🔶 LibDem 112
🔵 Con 81
🟪 IOA 1240
🌹 Labour 1124
➡️ Reform 373
💚 Green 272
🔶 LibDem 112
🔵 Con 81
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A reminder: Russia signed a treaty with Ukraine in 1997, accepting that Crimea was part of Ukraine. In 2014 Russia infiltrated Crimea and seized it. Now Pres Trump proposes that Ukraine should accept the loss of Crimea, and blames Pres Zelenskyy for refusing this peace deal.
April 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A reminder: Russia signed a treaty with Ukraine in 1997, accepting that Crimea was part of Ukraine. In 2014 Russia infiltrated Crimea and seized it. Now Pres Trump proposes that Ukraine should accept the loss of Crimea, and blames Pres Zelenskyy for refusing this peace deal.
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📚 Today is #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay, a chance to celebrate both the incredible stories that shape who we are, and the rights that ensure those authors are recognised, respected, and paid for their work. Now more than ever, we must make sure copyright is protected.
April 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📚 Today is #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay, a chance to celebrate both the incredible stories that shape who we are, and the rights that ensure those authors are recognised, respected, and paid for their work. Now more than ever, we must make sure copyright is protected.