Leon Black
@drleonblack.bsky.social
Professor of Infrastructure Materials at the University of Leeds.
Posting about materials, resilience, circular economy, green stuff, and whatever else I stumble on that I find interesting.
No DMs, unless they're size 12 cherry reds.
Posting about materials, resilience, circular economy, green stuff, and whatever else I stumble on that I find interesting.
No DMs, unless they're size 12 cherry reds.
The industrialists of IG Farben were happy with their government.
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The industrialists of IG Farben were happy with their government.
Got there eventually. I think the page said login to access article, but then gave 2 links and I went with the wrong one.
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Got there eventually. I think the page said login to access article, but then gave 2 links and I went with the wrong one.
I think it comes from those who think that taxing millionaires is going to lead to all of our problems being solved (which is as fanciful as those who argue that any increased taxation on millionaires is going to cause them all to flee the country).
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I think it comes from those who think that taxing millionaires is going to lead to all of our problems being solved (which is as fanciful as those who argue that any increased taxation on millionaires is going to cause them all to flee the country).
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BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
If it makes you feel better, my university has a subscription and even getting through the paywall doesn't mean you can read the article.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Let everyone remember this when someone tries to rehabilitate him into the party in the future.
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Let everyone remember this when someone tries to rehabilitate him into the party in the future.
I liked mine, until he told me a few years ago that Johnson was the best PM ever.
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I liked mine, until he told me a few years ago that Johnson was the best PM ever.