Dr. Punc.
@drpunc.bsky.social
father, linguist, language teacher, cyclist, music lover, pacifist, but who needs labels? I no longer post on X
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Once, espionage meant spies in suits and dead drops in the park. Now it looks like a delivery driver with a burner phone.
Russia has meddled for decades - what's changed is the method. citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-long-g...
Russia has meddled for decades - what's changed is the method. citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-long-g...
The Long Game: Russia, Britain, and the Cold War on Trust
Once, espionage meant spies in suits and dead drops in the park. Now it looks like a delivery driver with a burner phone.
citizensreunited.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Once, espionage meant spies in suits and dead drops in the park. Now it looks like a delivery driver with a burner phone.
Russia has meddled for decades - what's changed is the method. citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-long-g...
Russia has meddled for decades - what's changed is the method. citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-long-g...
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Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.
At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia
Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.
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There were 4 unfair dismissal judgements during the last round if redundancies, costing the university nearly a quarter of a million just in compensation, let alone the amount they must have spent in attempting to defend the claims.
Leicester VC Prof Nishan Canagarajah gets a knighthood.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There were 4 unfair dismissal judgements during the last round if redundancies, costing the university nearly a quarter of a million just in compensation, let alone the amount they must have spent in attempting to defend the claims.
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Dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, are banned by Israel.
‘Ruthless': Israeli ban on aid groups to have ‘horrific' outcomes in Gaza
Dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, are banned by Israel.
www.aljazeera.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, are banned by Israel.
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What possible explanation could there be for this, other than making the conditions and suffering of Palestinians even more horrific and accelerating the genocide?
December 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
What possible explanation could there be for this, other than making the conditions and suffering of Palestinians even more horrific and accelerating the genocide?
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Just wait..
This cannot be a new year..
yet
This cannot be a new year..
yet
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Just wait..
This cannot be a new year..
yet
This cannot be a new year..
yet
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Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher https://aje.io/8g6mto
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher https://aje.io/8g6mto
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US hit a dock in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike.
Trump claims attack on a dock in Venezuela; US strikes kill two in Pacific
US hit a dock in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike.
www.aljazeera.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
US hit a dock in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike.
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UN Security Council members condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland https://aje.io/octdow
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
UN Security Council members condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland https://aje.io/octdow
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All UAE forces must leave Yemen within 24 hours, the presidential council says.
Yemen's presidential council cancels UAE defence deal
All UAE forces must leave Yemen within 24 hours, the presidential council says.
www.aljazeera.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
All UAE forces must leave Yemen within 24 hours, the presidential council says.
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Football - the sport of the common man.
December 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Football - the sport of the common man.
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Absolutely 💯 True......
December 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Absolutely 💯 True......
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It’s increasingly clear that social media is a net social evil which shreds attention spans, and this is why the only appropriate remedy available in this space is spending time observing Morris company wallpaper patterns
December 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s increasingly clear that social media is a net social evil which shreds attention spans, and this is why the only appropriate remedy available in this space is spending time observing Morris company wallpaper patterns
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Always good to keep in mind that Guardian has a partnership with OpenAI.
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsibly
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Always good to keep in mind that Guardian has a partnership with OpenAI.
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The Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri died on December 24. He made films about occupation—through the eyes of the occupied. Read Rania Abouzeid's beautiful profile on him from 2024. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Occupied Will Also Write History
Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri was censored for daring to tell the story of occupation in Jenin, Jenin. Now, he is trying again with a new documentary.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri died on December 24. He made films about occupation—through the eyes of the occupied. Read Rania Abouzeid's beautiful profile on him from 2024. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Palestinian economy faces critical downturn amid escalating fiscal crisis https://aje.io/c342j8
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Palestinian economy faces critical downturn amid escalating fiscal crisis https://aje.io/c342j8
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UK PM calls arrival of blogger and Egyptian government critic, who spent nearly 12 years in prison, 'profound relief' https://aje.io/dk2rvq
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
UK PM calls arrival of blogger and Egyptian government critic, who spent nearly 12 years in prison, 'profound relief' https://aje.io/dk2rvq
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Gaza, carry out raids across West Bank https://aje.io/t285fu
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Gaza, carry out raids across West Bank https://aje.io/t285fu
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UN experts urge UK “to immediately guarantee appropriate healthcare for all hunger strikers, and engage in meaningful dialogue and action to address not only the claims of the protestors, but also … an end to the repression of Palestine activism.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts urge UK to protect lives and rights of pro-Palestinian detainees on hunger strike
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern for the lives and fundamental rights of eight pro-Palestinian activists imprisoned in the United Kingdom, who have been on indefinite hunger strike s...
www.ohchr.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
UN experts urge UK “to immediately guarantee appropriate healthcare for all hunger strikers, and engage in meaningful dialogue and action to address not only the claims of the protestors, but also … an end to the repression of Palestine activism.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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“British troops are supposed to be monitoring the ceasefire from a ‘coordination centre’ in Israel, where they have not spoken publicly about Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated violations of the truce”, writes Shaimaa Eid in Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/gazas-yellow...
www.declassifieduk.org/gazas-yellow...
Gaza’s Yellow Line: Where Israel’s war rages on
Palestinians stranded by newly drawn boundary question when they can return home
www.declassifieduk.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“British troops are supposed to be monitoring the ceasefire from a ‘coordination centre’ in Israel, where they have not spoken publicly about Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated violations of the truce”, writes Shaimaa Eid in Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/gazas-yellow...
www.declassifieduk.org/gazas-yellow...
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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over...
B'Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over
B'Tselem reported that genocide in Gaza is not over even 75 days into the ceasefire — is the world inured to Palestinian suffering?
www.thecanary.co
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over...
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It's not as if we weren't warned.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's not as if we weren't warned.
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A year on, Israel still holds Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia without charge https://aje.io/wmyqzo
December 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A year on, Israel still holds Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia without charge https://aje.io/wmyqzo