Gavin Crook
@gavin1958.bsky.social
Retired radiographer, and formerly warden on the Farne Islands. Lover of science and nature. Born at 315 ppm.
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Gavin Crook
@gavin1958.bsky.social
· Nov 11
A Richard Feynman quote to guide you:
Doubting the great Descartes … was a reaction I learned from my father: Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"
Doubting the great Descartes … was a reaction I learned from my father: Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"
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Here's the whole interview.
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youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
Former Farage classmate tells James O'Brien why he came forward
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's the whole interview.
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
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It needed to be said.
'Franklin The Turtle' Publisher Condemns Pete Hegseth For Turning Beloved Character Into Violent Meme
www.comicsands.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It needed to be said.
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A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists?
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists?
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
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Nigel Farage and his cronies are a broken record with an imperial hangover that won’t shift. Reform is setting a deeply racist agenda with their only real policy focused on punishing migrants and people of colour.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nigel Farage and his cronies are a broken record with an imperial hangover that won’t shift. Reform is setting a deeply racist agenda with their only real policy focused on punishing migrants and people of colour.
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📢 NION Women Statement on trans women and girls being excluded from Girlguiding and the Women's Institute.
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢 NION Women Statement on trans women and girls being excluded from Girlguiding and the Women's Institute.
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
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Climate change...
... "so is it real, then?"
... "so is it real, then?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Climate change...
... "so is it real, then?"
... "so is it real, then?"
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The "Rachel from accounts" thing is sexist, classist, misogyny, and anyone who uses it should be utterly ashamed of themselves.
Too many dinosaurs in this country who cannot abide women who succeed.
Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers MP should do better 👇 #PMQs
Too many dinosaurs in this country who cannot abide women who succeed.
Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers MP should do better 👇 #PMQs
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The "Rachel from accounts" thing is sexist, classist, misogyny, and anyone who uses it should be utterly ashamed of themselves.
Too many dinosaurs in this country who cannot abide women who succeed.
Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers MP should do better 👇 #PMQs
Too many dinosaurs in this country who cannot abide women who succeed.
Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers MP should do better 👇 #PMQs
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Erase every lab, every book, every dataset; the universe would still run on the same rules. Sooner or later, people would rediscover them. Facts aren’t time-dependent or personality-driven; they exist whether we like them or not.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Erase every lab, every book, every dataset; the universe would still run on the same rules. Sooner or later, people would rediscover them. Facts aren’t time-dependent or personality-driven; they exist whether we like them or not.
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If you don't want to see the hearing dogs, skip to 47:15 for @robinince.bsky.social talking about his amazing book on #SundayMorningLive
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002mxmk
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002mxmk
Sunday Morning Live - Series 16: 30/11/2025
The government announced an extension of the 'sugar tax', which follows renewed calls from some experts for higher taxes on ultra-processed foods. We ask, can we tax our way to healthier diets?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you don't want to see the hearing dogs, skip to 47:15 for @robinince.bsky.social talking about his amazing book on #SundayMorningLive
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002mxmk
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002mxmk
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Through his life and extraordinary talent, the immigrant and refugee child Tomáš Sträussler who became known to us all as Tom Stoppard made British theatre and this country a better place to be.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Through his life and extraordinary talent, the immigrant and refugee child Tomáš Sträussler who became known to us all as Tom Stoppard made British theatre and this country a better place to be.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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It’s not a natural cycle,
It IS rising greenhouse gases.
That’s pretty obvious now to those who have basic critical thinking skills and went beyond HS chemistry class.
If you want to tell every scientific body and all my atmos. physics profs they are wrong, you’d better do your homework.
It IS rising greenhouse gases.
That’s pretty obvious now to those who have basic critical thinking skills and went beyond HS chemistry class.
If you want to tell every scientific body and all my atmos. physics profs they are wrong, you’d better do your homework.
Last month was Earth’s 3rd warmest October on record. A lot of climate extremes regionally too. Every one of the ten warmest Octobers has taken place since 2015. 🧪⚒️
+ Data from NOAAGlobalTemp version 6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
+ More information: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
+ Data from NOAAGlobalTemp version 6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
+ More information: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s not a natural cycle,
It IS rising greenhouse gases.
That’s pretty obvious now to those who have basic critical thinking skills and went beyond HS chemistry class.
If you want to tell every scientific body and all my atmos. physics profs they are wrong, you’d better do your homework.
It IS rising greenhouse gases.
That’s pretty obvious now to those who have basic critical thinking skills and went beyond HS chemistry class.
If you want to tell every scientific body and all my atmos. physics profs they are wrong, you’d better do your homework.
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
The right wing still thinks DOGE was a success story...
See, for example, Reform UK.
See, for example, Reform UK.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The right wing still thinks DOGE was a success story...
See, for example, Reform UK.
See, for example, Reform UK.
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This is a recurring theme among climate deniers & delayers. From The #MadhouseEffect (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is a recurring theme among climate deniers & delayers. From The #MadhouseEffect (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
No, Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism—Here’s the Proof Parents Need to See
Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. But some parents still hold onto that belief.
www.parents.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
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This is not a peace plan.
It's complete capitulation to the war criminal in the Kremlin, orchestrated exclusively by Trump and his apparent master there without any input from Europe or Ukraine. It is obscene that the White House even saw fit to advance this proposal, let alone issue an ultimatum.
It's complete capitulation to the war criminal in the Kremlin, orchestrated exclusively by Trump and his apparent master there without any input from Europe or Ukraine. It is obscene that the White House even saw fit to advance this proposal, let alone issue an ultimatum.
Ukraine Faces ‘Difficult Choice’ Over U.S. Plan to End War, Zelensky Says
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is not a peace plan.
It's complete capitulation to the war criminal in the Kremlin, orchestrated exclusively by Trump and his apparent master there without any input from Europe or Ukraine. It is obscene that the White House even saw fit to advance this proposal, let alone issue an ultimatum.
It's complete capitulation to the war criminal in the Kremlin, orchestrated exclusively by Trump and his apparent master there without any input from Europe or Ukraine. It is obscene that the White House even saw fit to advance this proposal, let alone issue an ultimatum.
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk