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Darren Ross

@dazzaross.bsky.social

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Wearsider in London. Insurtech developer by day, writer by night. Also @dazzaross on Mastodon and Pixelfed. Some of my work: https://linktr.ee/dazzaross Recommend 'The Hour of Absinthe': https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hour-of-absinthe/nina-s-studer

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Darren Ross @dazzaross.bsky.social · Oct 24

Absinthe: The World’s Most Dangerous Drink? The latest edition of the Gastropod podcast.
gastropod.com/absinthe-the...

The Hour of Absinthe now available to buy:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

#Books #FoodPodcast #Historians #HistoryPodcast #Podcast #TrendingFood #WomenInPodcasting

Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink? - Gastropod

What's the deal: is absinthe just a drink, or is it actually deadly? The story behind the myths, from witchy distillers to women on bicycles, and military rations to pre-ban bottles.

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Scott Immordino @scottimmordino.bsky.social · 9h

Bill Gates: $106B | Microsoft: $3.9T
Jeff Bezos: $232.5B | Amazon: $2.3T
Larry Page: $204.2B | Google: $2.84T
Mark Zuckerberg: $243.5B | Meta: $1.8T

Can someone please explain why on earth we’re paying the power & water bills for their data centers?

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Mojeek Search Engine @mojeek.com · 16h

Search need not burn money and the planet:
1. Build your own servers
2. Don't track users
3. Don't personalise results
4. Focus on results retrieval not AI answers

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Alex Gil @elotroalex.bsky.social · 2d

Tons of respect for Greta Thunberg and the flotillas. I know Thunberg wants us all to focus on the genocide and ethnic cleansing, but allow us a moment to acknowledge your courage. Caring for yours is easy, and we share that with fascists. Caring for the stranger? That's the level up.

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Mojeek Search Engine @mojeek.com · 2d

Celebrate the freedom to read, this week
www.mojeek.com/search?q=ban...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to reduce plastic use, avoid yellow kitchen sponges like these. They're made of plastic, can't be recycled, don't break down in landfill – and release microplastics into the sea. Eco-friendly, compostable alternatives are available – see: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · 29d

Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.

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Martin Holland @fingolas.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Macron: "We were incredibly naive to entrust our democratic space to #socialNetworks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

🤔

Screenshot of the social media accounts of the Élysée, all are from US-companies

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 3d

We updated previous models with September tariffs—over a decade, total employment will return to baseline eventually, but with a permanent structural shift from trade-exposed manufacturing, mining, & agriculture to the service sector & lower real wages for all.

The global trade war: An update

Since February 2025, the United States has undertaken a rolling process of resetting tariffs, driving them up to the highest levels since the 1930s. In this blog, we project the impacts of the US tari...

www.piie.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

The bravery of the Global Sumud Flotilla puts our cowardly Government to shame.

Civilian volunteers were attempting to deliver food, baby formula, and medicine to Gaza because our Government has failed to end the genocide.

The Government must intervene to ensure their safety.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

FREE
THE
FLOTILLA

Photo: Gulcin Bekar

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ

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Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · 5d

It’s also beyond insane that the Independent are quoting ChatGPT slop from a completely random blog that went viral, including factual errors about her life, and pretending that Routledge wrote it.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 5d

Dame Patricia Routledge’s poignant last message on ageing and finding herself

‘Let these years ahead be your treasure years,’ said actor in a moving reflection on her life

www.independent.co.uk

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 6d

If you're still using peat based compost, it really is time to stop. It's dug straight out of precious natural habitat and releases tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere (literally) in the process. Here's a guide, there are loads of good brands out there www.jackwallington.com/how-to-figur...

How to figure out if a compost brand is good or not and the brands of peat free compost I use | Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens

Around the world the vast majority of plants on earth grow in a mix of mineral soil and composted organic matter - only those in peatland grow in peat. Over the last ten years I have grown almost ever...

www.jackwallington.com

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Save Lea Marshes @saveleamarshes.bsky.social · 6d

🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.

Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations?

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 7d

Pope Leo XIV denounced people who deny climate change today, arguing that they are contributing to the destruction of God's creation.

Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’

The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.

www.politico.eu

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 7d

This autumn, please consider leaving dead plants in your garden rather than 'tidying' them up. Over the winter they will provide sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures 🐞

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 8d

The government’s new Planning Bill is nothing short of a death sentence for badgers.

👉 If this Bill passes, developers will have the legal power to kill badgers if they’re seen as an obstacle to building projects.

📢 Use our quick tool to email your MP:
protectthewild.org.uk/stop-the-pla...

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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 9d

Huge thanks to writer/director Tani Gill & her cast members Subhashree Iyer, Maisie Frater & Ronan Colfer for welcoming me back into the world of Jupiter's Ghost tonight.

There's hope yet for the future of humanity. A warm & heartfelt discussion at Camden's Etcetera Theatre. #londontheatre

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 10d

🌊 UK seas are home to some of the most precious wildlife on Earth. Marine protected areas are supposed to be safe havens for them! 🦐🦈

We need FULL bottom trawling bans in protected waters, so our wildlife can thrive 🦑

Only one day left to make our voices heard. Act now.
👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 9d

Wanna catch a late show in Camden with me tonight? 🎭

Signs ready for thought-provoking futuristic thriller Jupiter's Ghost Origins + post-show Q&A with writer/director Tani Gill & the cast.

🎟️ 9pm at Etcetera Theatre: terripaddock.com/events/jupit... #theatre #postshowtalks #london

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 9d

Running it back to May of this year: movie tariffs—if implemented—will create a precedent for unlimited tariffs against other services. The harmful outcomes, in terms of reduced competition & clogged commercial channels, will far outweigh any benefit.

Another Trump first: Movie tariffs

Breaking fresh ground with his all-purpose tool, on May 4, 2025, President Donald Trump said he would impose 100 percent tariffs on movies made abroad, complaining that other countries steal Hollywood...

www.piie.com

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petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Update. "#austria's military has switched from #microsoftoffice to #LibreOffice. The move was all about digital sovereignty, not cost savings. Other governments are moving away from Microsoft to protect their citizens' privacy." […]

Original post on fediscience.org

fediscience.org

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 11d

Ryder Cup crowd are an embarrassment to an already embarrassed country.
Absolutely appalling.

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Darren Ross @dazzaross.bsky.social · 11d

A very friendly robin spotted in the Barbican Wildlife Garden (@barbicanwildlife.bsky.social).

#Birds #London #Nature

Close-up of robin redbreast standing on a log.

Darren Ross @dazzaross.bsky.social · 11d

Seen in Soho.

#London #StreetArt

Olive door with upper and lower panels, onto which is painted a peacock dressed in a blue robe.

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 11d

ICYMI: We launched @veron.bsky.social's new event series & podcast What Now, Europe? with a forward-looking discussion on Ukraine & Europe with Oleksandra Azarkhina from the Economic Security Council of Ukraine.
Watch here or subscribe to listen wherever you get podcasts:

Ukraine's future in the European Union

Europe is grappling with a new era of challenges, from building its own defense to pursuing tech independence. It's a good time to ask: What now, Europe? Introducing a new virtual series and podcast w...

www.piie.com

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