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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 1h

The moment in every episode when Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart realises the latest alien menace is impervious to bullets.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 5h

0-13 MHKs in a single General Election is very ambitious, as is contesting every constituency. Closest parallel might be the 1946 election, when the Manx Labour Party fielded 18 candidates, and secured 2 seats, but they had been a well established presence in Tynwald for decades.

The man behind dramatic bid to change the face of Manx politics with new party

‘There is a lot of interest at the moment...there are a few serving MHKs who have expressed an interest as well’

www.iomtoday.co.im

Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 5h

For a discussion about (some) of the implications of low party institutionalisation in the Isle of Man, this is now open access: radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/b...

radar.brookes.ac.uk

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 5h

If you are interested in a long view on political parties in the Isle of Man, lots of data here: radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/...

radar.brookes.ac.uk

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 5h

Hope you publish it soon!

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 20h

Manx? Interested in the Isle of Man? Working on Manx topics? This is the starter pack for you - please repost! go.bsky.app/LSX4TDu

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

What was that Sooty? The children can't hear you!

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent.

Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

What was that Sooty? The children can't hear you!

Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 2d

Refreshing my mandatory anti-bribery course, I can't help but notice the training videos make taking bribes look really glamorous.

a cartoon of a man holding a bunch of money and another man holding a bunch of money

ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a bunch of money and another man holding a bunch of money

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 2d

Why couldn't he have just set up a massive carved Perkūnas pole on the coast of Kent like a normal person

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 2d

I'm kind of glad I stayed on Facebook because some serious beef is currently kicking off over there between Lithuanian historians over Vytas Jankauskas's claims about the earliest mention of Lithuania 🍿

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Kathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 2d

This is a really arresting way to look at how different our experience is from that of almost all our progenitors. An intriguing read.

Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about all the lived experiences and strange structures of modern society — many of which we take for granted — that were literally impossible for all previous generations of Homo sapiens. www.forkingpaths.co/p/we-are-dif...

We are different from all other humans in history

Countless experiences that have become routine for us are unprecedented in the history of our species. Here's why that matters.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 3d

So wait, is this something any other university can 'negotiate' about?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Home Office grants extra visas for UCL international students told to defer

Hundreds of students with promised places had been left in limbo after university exceeded its visa allocations Hundreds of international students will be able to take up their promised places after negotiations between the Home Office and University College London ended with the government granting extra visas. Hundreds of students, many from China, had been left in limbo after UCL underestimated the demand for places this year and exceeded its allocation of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) electronic documents allowed by the Home Office. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 9d

It's not the Napoleonic sea battle reenactments that count so much as the French ships you make along the way.

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to Irene Bolam appearing prominently in the newly declassified Earhart files. The truth will out.

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to this very light hearted debate with ace Brookes colleague Chris Lloyd.

Chris Lloyd and Peter Edge as boxers, below which is a Hannibal Lecter montage, and details of the debate on his sanity.

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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 14d

This print was added to our store by popular demand.

PRINT ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com/products/aut...
ORIGINAL COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/autism...

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 13d

"Should we refer this one to an arbitrator".

a man with a beard and a tattoo on his arm is making a funny face

ALT: a man with a beard and a tattoo on his arm is making a funny face

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 15d

That is really interesting - quite a lot of the "physically impossible" debunking then becomes a non-issue, but presumably she doesn't use any of the arguments about photographs etc after the first landing? Not come across this version before.

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 15d

You believe in the moon? Tsk.

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 17d

This is interesting - a thorough Wikipedia explanation of the terminology used to denote “these islands”…

I tend to use “Britain and Ireland”, but accept thats problematical (eg the Isle of Man issue”)

Never in a month of Sundays would I say “the British Isles”

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termino...

Terminology of the British Isles - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Dr Amy Fuller @amyfuller.bsky.social · 17d

In semester 2 I’m teaching a new module on the Apocalypse & I see Christian fundamentalists in America are saying the Rapture is happening tomorrow. This means that I either don’t have to bother writing the new module, or I’ll have more material to include, so I guess it’s win-win for me either way.

a cartoon of a lion with the words works for me

Alt: a cartoon of a lion points and says “works for me”

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Peter Edge @edge-law.bsky.social · 17d

2 hour walking tour of Oxford, talking about issues relevant to our criminal law course at a number of spots. From Robert Maxwell and "white collar crime" at Headington Hill Hall, to hanging survivor Anne Green at Gloucester Green, with lots in between. Really good fun.

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