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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
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Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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All that mobile phone coverage from Minneapolis is brilliant, and vital. Citizen witnessing.
Your occasional reminder of what the police put out after the George Floyd murder, before Darnella Frazier's brave phone record was released...
Your occasional reminder of what the police put out after the George Floyd murder, before Darnella Frazier's brave phone record was released...
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
All that mobile phone coverage from Minneapolis is brilliant, and vital. Citizen witnessing.
Your occasional reminder of what the police put out after the George Floyd murder, before Darnella Frazier's brave phone record was released...
Your occasional reminder of what the police put out after the George Floyd murder, before Darnella Frazier's brave phone record was released...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Fritz with his homemade carriage crafted from roller skate parts. Manchester, UK, 1973. After losing the use of his hind legs in an accident, Fritz traded walkies for wheelies. His devoted owner, determined to give him a second chance...
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Fritz with his homemade carriage crafted from roller skate parts. Manchester, UK, 1973. After losing the use of his hind legs in an accident, Fritz traded walkies for wheelies. His devoted owner, determined to give him a second chance...
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🟦 A definitive account of the President's assault on the Smithsonian — if you read one thing today, make it this
Another excellent (and vital) Guardian long-read from Charlotte Higgins
Another excellent (and vital) Guardian long-read from Charlotte Higgins
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
🟦 A definitive account of the President's assault on the Smithsonian — if you read one thing today, make it this
Another excellent (and vital) Guardian long-read from Charlotte Higgins
Another excellent (and vital) Guardian long-read from Charlotte Higgins
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What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change?
Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.
Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.
Reimagining Trades Union History
What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the triumphs and challenges of collective action?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change?
Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.
Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.
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10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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an incredible window from the Church of St John in Whitbourne, Herefordshire
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
an incredible window from the Church of St John in Whitbourne, Herefordshire
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This. In all the political back and forth and media coverage it's appalling - and deeply colonizing - how little concern or voice has been given to Greenland's actual inhabitants, who are overwhelmingly Indigenous.
From my column of nearly a year ago, a reminder that Trump’s Greenland gambit is an attempt to steal an indigenous nation that is working toward its own independence: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/08/o...
January 7, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This. In all the political back and forth and media coverage it's appalling - and deeply colonizing - how little concern or voice has been given to Greenland's actual inhabitants, who are overwhelmingly Indigenous.
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I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
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Get in losers, we’re defending Western Civilization
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Get in losers, we’re defending Western Civilization
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New graphics from Target Ovarian Cancer just dropped. I’m really keen to spread the word about symptoms, so please share either my post or the graphic. Other common symptoms include fatigue & changes in bowel habits, it can seem like IBS, and there’s no routine screening.
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
New graphics from Target Ovarian Cancer just dropped. I’m really keen to spread the word about symptoms, so please share either my post or the graphic. Other common symptoms include fatigue & changes in bowel habits, it can seem like IBS, and there’s no routine screening.
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I use SafeCycleLDN a lot - well worth looking at the new updated map.🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
Over the last few months I've done a massive update to the Safe Cycling in London Map (now called the SafeCycleLDN Map): bit.ly/378amr0
Thank you to @joncstone, Stephen Biggins and my many other followers for your wonderful suggestions
Thank you to @joncstone, Stephen Biggins and my many other followers for your wonderful suggestions
SafeCycleLDN Map - Google My Maps
Key:
- Thick lines - Protected cycle lanes (segregated from road traffic)
- Thin lines - Unprotected cycle lanes (connecting protected sections of cycle track)
- Dark Blue - Protected permanent cycle ...
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I use SafeCycleLDN a lot - well worth looking at the new updated map.🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
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This is the kind of weather that sometimes kills homeless people
London: temperatures have dropped.
For anyone sleeping rough, this can be fatal.
Contact thestreetlink.org.uk if you see anyone sleeping rough who might be in need of support, and we'll get them out of the cold.
For anyone sleeping rough, this can be fatal.
Contact thestreetlink.org.uk if you see anyone sleeping rough who might be in need of support, and we'll get them out of the cold.
January 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
This is the kind of weather that sometimes kills homeless people
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4th January 2026 08.44
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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marco rubio says cuba is run by "incompetent, senile men" WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF AN INCOMPETENT, SENILE MAN
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
marco rubio says cuba is run by "incompetent, senile men" WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF AN INCOMPETENT, SENILE MAN
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Building up to my eight small beers a day in January.
January 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Building up to my eight small beers a day in January.
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Over Xmas, Ed Zitron put up four bite-size episodes of his Better Offline podcast entitled “The Case Against Generative AI” and it’s a compelling listen if you enjoy hearing economic calamity rolling towards you in slow motion 1/2
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Over Xmas, Ed Zitron put up four bite-size episodes of his Better Offline podcast entitled “The Case Against Generative AI” and it’s a compelling listen if you enjoy hearing economic calamity rolling towards you in slow motion 1/2
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measles outbreak at the creationist theme park — that's how 2026 is going
Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at popular KY attraction
The potential measles exposure happened at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown and a nearby hotel. Here's what we know.
www.courier-journal.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
measles outbreak at the creationist theme park — that's how 2026 is going