Em
@emndk.bsky.social
Amateur speed walker with a passion for photography, food & flair. Former ad girl in pursuit of whimsy 🦋
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The WW1 soldiers who wrote messages on the surface of their basic emergency ration biscuits before sending them to their loved ones in Leeds.
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BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds
Snacks given to frontline troops in World War One were used to send heartfelt messages home.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The WW1 soldiers who wrote messages on the surface of their basic emergency ration biscuits before sending them to their loved ones in Leeds.
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tell us about a student project that made you proud.
Image from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/item/98513336/
Image from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/item/98513336/
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Tell us about a student project that made you proud.
Image from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/item/98513336/
Image from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/item/98513336/
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“Monetizing Dysfunction” is the new American motto.
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Monetizing Dysfunction” is the new American motto.
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🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
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Trump's executive order to block states from protecting their citizens from AI will almost certainly fail in court. Why issue it? It may still have a chilling effect if states cave. And that would make some of the largest political spenders very happy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Money in Politics Roundup — October 2025
Our new recurring feature covers key stories from the world of campaign finance and influence buying, from the AI industry to super PAC support for a lame-duck president.
www.brennancenter.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trump's executive order to block states from protecting their citizens from AI will almost certainly fail in court. Why issue it? It may still have a chilling effect if states cave. And that would make some of the largest political spenders very happy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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We love this! As we head towards the shortest day of the year, the holiday season, and the colder weather, there’s no better time to spread a little extra kindness. We’re encouraging everyone to download the #DoGoodDecember calendar and get involved.
humanists.uk/2025/12/02/s...
humanists.uk/2025/12/02/s...
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We love this! As we head towards the shortest day of the year, the holiday season, and the colder weather, there’s no better time to spread a little extra kindness. We’re encouraging everyone to download the #DoGoodDecember calendar and get involved.
humanists.uk/2025/12/02/s...
humanists.uk/2025/12/02/s...
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Netflix last week announced it would acquire Warner Bros. in a $83 billion deal.
Paramount Targets Warner Bros. For Hostile Bid—Challenges Netflix Deal
Netflix last week announced it would acquire Warner Bros. in a $83 billion deal.
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Netflix last week announced it would acquire Warner Bros. in a $83 billion deal.
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Someone told me to watch this SNL sketch about America’s “media-opoly.”
It feels eerily prophetic given the Warner Bros/Netflix/Paramount merger saga. Watch.
It feels eerily prophetic given the Warner Bros/Netflix/Paramount merger saga. Watch.
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Someone told me to watch this SNL sketch about America’s “media-opoly.”
It feels eerily prophetic given the Warner Bros/Netflix/Paramount merger saga. Watch.
It feels eerily prophetic given the Warner Bros/Netflix/Paramount merger saga. Watch.
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Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged against them?
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged against them?
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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San Francisco is suing ultraprocessed food companies.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
San Francisco is suing ultraprocessed food companies.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
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Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope.
Three ways climate change affects mental health – and why the story is more hopeful than it might seem
Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope.
tcnv.link
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope.
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Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report
Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken
The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost eliminated by 2040 primarily by reuse and return schemes, significant new research reveals.
In the most wide-ranging analysis of the global plastic system, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in collaboration with academics including at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, said plastic, a material once called revolutionary and modern, was now putting public health, world economies and the future of the planet at risk. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report
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A new experiment in Science using an AI-powered browser extension to reorder feeds on X/Twitter shows that even small changes in exposure to hostile political content can measurably influence feelings toward opposing political parties—within days of X exposure. https://scim.ag/44uqZLa
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
scim.ag
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A new experiment in Science using an AI-powered browser extension to reorder feeds on X/Twitter shows that even small changes in exposure to hostile political content can measurably influence feelings toward opposing political parties—within days of X exposure. https://scim.ag/44uqZLa
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The local TV news "survival guide" describes a Digital Content Creator as a “life raft role” and “the most important hire any newsroom can make right now.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/your...
“Your TV station is on fire”: A local TV news “survival guide” calls for stations to prioritize digital…yesterday
An ice-water wakeup call? A tough-love kick in the pants? A five-alarm fire? The new “survival guide” from Northeastern’s Reinventing Local TV News Project does not mince words. Building on a survey…
www.niemanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The local TV news "survival guide" describes a Digital Content Creator as a “life raft role” and “the most important hire any newsroom can make right now.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/your...
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A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how. www.wired.com/story/algori...
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how. www.wired.com/story/algori...
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Fewer Grants & Funds = Fewer Innovations & Discoveries
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
Federal Funding for Scientific R&D and Education is by far the greatest investment in America's Future!
A Fantastic 🧪 READ: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
Federal Funding for Scientific R&D and Education is by far the greatest investment in America's Future!
A Fantastic 🧪 READ: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fewer Grants & Funds = Fewer Innovations & Discoveries
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
Federal Funding for Scientific R&D and Education is by far the greatest investment in America's Future!
A Fantastic 🧪 READ: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
Federal Funding for Scientific R&D and Education is by far the greatest investment in America's Future!
A Fantastic 🧪 READ: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Drop by the rabbit hole today
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Drop by the rabbit hole today
“Everyone you’re looking at is also you. You could be that person…you have to decide not to be”
'Love has never been a popular movement'.
The brilliant mind of the humanist icon James Baldwin – author, playwright, and activist – at work, Paris 1970.
Baldwin spent 17 years, until his death in 1987, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where he continued to write.
He died #OnThisDay 1987.
The brilliant mind of the humanist icon James Baldwin – author, playwright, and activist – at work, Paris 1970.
Baldwin spent 17 years, until his death in 1987, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where he continued to write.
He died #OnThisDay 1987.
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Everyone you’re looking at is also you. You could be that person…you have to decide not to be”
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Kim Kardashian was mad because ChatGPT made her fail her law exams.
DUH!!
Your brain works better when you connect the dots yourself.
🧪 theconversation.com/learning-wit...
DUH!!
Your brain works better when you connect the dots yourself.
🧪 theconversation.com/learning-wit...
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Kim Kardashian was mad because ChatGPT made her fail her law exams.
DUH!!
Your brain works better when you connect the dots yourself.
🧪 theconversation.com/learning-wit...
DUH!!
Your brain works better when you connect the dots yourself.
🧪 theconversation.com/learning-wit...