@little-mushroom.bsky.social
Interested in the environment, music, literature, politics, and healthy discourse. Here hoping to regain access to a breadth of quality information and knowledge!
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Did you know? Black holes are the simplest objects in science - they’re built from nothing more than space & time. I’m giving away 5 signed copies of my paperback A CRACK IN EVERYTHING to a UK person chosen randomly from those retweeting this blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... @headofzeus.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Did you know? Black holes are the simplest objects in science - they’re built from nothing more than space & time. I’m giving away 5 signed copies of my paperback A CRACK IN EVERYTHING to a UK person chosen randomly from those retweeting this blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... @headofzeus.bsky.social
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
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“Cumulative carbon emissions are expected to be 3.5 gigatons higher over the next decade because of additional computing-driven fossil fuel power use” [free link]
AI to Prop Up Fossil Fuels and Slow Emissions Decline, BNEF Says
The world’s efforts to cut emissions over the next decade will be slowed by the rise of AI.
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“Cumulative carbon emissions are expected to be 3.5 gigatons higher over the next decade because of additional computing-driven fossil fuel power use” [free link]
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So much of our modern world tells you that you’re a failure if you don’t optimise everything. But, as I explain here, that’s not just the pathway to a miserable life; it’s also a surefire way to destroy resilience and create catastrophe, from individual lives to complex social systems.
Against Optimization
We are bombarded by messages telling us to worship the gods of efficiency and optimization, life hacking our way to prosperity. It's a trap. Resilience is a smarter, sturdier goal.
www.forkingpaths.co
April 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So much of our modern world tells you that you’re a failure if you don’t optimise everything. But, as I explain here, that’s not just the pathway to a miserable life; it’s also a surefire way to destroy resilience and create catastrophe, from individual lives to complex social systems.
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On Wednesday we published an interactive map showing the tens of thousands of UK companies hiding their beneficial owner. It's now updated - with filters and search functions.
In this thread I use it to uncover a truly shocking and unexpected case of hidden ownership.
In this thread I use it to uncover a truly shocking and unexpected case of hidden ownership.
March 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
On Wednesday we published an interactive map showing the tens of thousands of UK companies hiding their beneficial owner. It's now updated - with filters and search functions.
In this thread I use it to uncover a truly shocking and unexpected case of hidden ownership.
In this thread I use it to uncover a truly shocking and unexpected case of hidden ownership.
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Lady Gregory (1852-1932) playwright, folklorist, and Celtic revivalist, and she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre. Collected and translated several Irish myths for the first time into English including Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lady Gregory (1852-1932) playwright, folklorist, and Celtic revivalist, and she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre. Collected and translated several Irish myths for the first time into English including Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
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Exciting that Bylines Scotland now has nearly 30,000 followers on Bluesky! 🦋
Please do follow them! Follow @bylines.scot
Please do follow them! Follow @bylines.scot
February 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Exciting that Bylines Scotland now has nearly 30,000 followers on Bluesky! 🦋
Please do follow them! Follow @bylines.scot
Please do follow them! Follow @bylines.scot
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Marvellous if the downfall of the oligarch classes whether the Trumps and Musks of this world or the News Barons was brought about by ordinary folk supporting their independent journalists and news.
@newsjennifer.bsky.social on the gripping and impactful DOGE reporting by local news outlets: "It would be both ironic and so very American if the rich and powerful oligarchs were finally stopped by the underfunded newsrooms and working-class reporters." jenniferschulze.substack.com/p/local-news...
Local news deserves high marks for coverage of the doge fallout
Reporters are telling gripping human stories, connecting the dots from DC to main street, going beyond acronyms to explain what government agencies do & giving voice to concerns of regular people
jenniferschulze.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Marvellous if the downfall of the oligarch classes whether the Trumps and Musks of this world or the News Barons was brought about by ordinary folk supporting their independent journalists and news.
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Garron’s here to ruin your Friday
February 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Garron’s here to ruin your Friday
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Do you ever wonder what you’d be like if you didn’t love music?
The friends you wouldn’t have met. The moral compass you might not have picked up. The clothes you’d be wearing or the haircuts you’ve experimented with. The money you’d have spent differently on holidays instead of festival tickets.
The friends you wouldn’t have met. The moral compass you might not have picked up. The clothes you’d be wearing or the haircuts you’ve experimented with. The money you’d have spent differently on holidays instead of festival tickets.
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Do you ever wonder what you’d be like if you didn’t love music?
The friends you wouldn’t have met. The moral compass you might not have picked up. The clothes you’d be wearing or the haircuts you’ve experimented with. The money you’d have spent differently on holidays instead of festival tickets.
The friends you wouldn’t have met. The moral compass you might not have picked up. The clothes you’d be wearing or the haircuts you’ve experimented with. The money you’d have spent differently on holidays instead of festival tickets.
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The Government has funded a social media campaign to deter Albanian migrants from illegally moving to Britain that highlights Britain’s cost of living crisis, the negative impact of Brexit and discrimination in the UK
Heaven help us
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Heaven help us
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
UK is bigoted and Brexit is bad: The Government campaign to scare away migrants
An expensive social media campaign funded by British taxpayers tells Albanian migrants why they shouldn't travel illegally to the UK
inews.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Government has funded a social media campaign to deter Albanian migrants from illegally moving to Britain that highlights Britain’s cost of living crisis, the negative impact of Brexit and discrimination in the UK
Heaven help us
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Heaven help us
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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A shocking revelation today in the #PhysicianAssociates scandal
It turns out the Health Secretary is using tax payers money to pay the GMC’s costs in defending the legal action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety - an outrageous use of public money youtu.be/T-BDHQop1zk?...
It turns out the Health Secretary is using tax payers money to pay the GMC’s costs in defending the legal action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety - an outrageous use of public money youtu.be/T-BDHQop1zk?...
A shocking revelation in the #PhysicianAssociates scandal - hold onto your seats
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
A shocking revelation today in the #PhysicianAssociates scandal
It turns out the Health Secretary is using tax payers money to pay the GMC’s costs in defending the legal action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety - an outrageous use of public money youtu.be/T-BDHQop1zk?...
It turns out the Health Secretary is using tax payers money to pay the GMC’s costs in defending the legal action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety - an outrageous use of public money youtu.be/T-BDHQop1zk?...
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
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OK, time for a proper thread on levies on energy bills, based on our report out today.
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
December 4, 2024 at 11:01 AM
OK, time for a proper thread on levies on energy bills, based on our report out today.
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
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In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:24 PM
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Bylines Scotland, founded on 1st August 2022, brings Scottish voices to the fore by amplifying local stories that matter. With a strong focus on community, they also explore national and international news through a distinctly Scottish lens. 📰🏴 @bylinesscotland.bsky.social #BylinesScotland
Bylines Scotland - Powerful Citizen Journalism
Nurturing democracy through not-for-profit citizen journalism
bylines.scot
December 2, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Bylines Scotland, founded on 1st August 2022, brings Scottish voices to the fore by amplifying local stories that matter. With a strong focus on community, they also explore national and international news through a distinctly Scottish lens. 📰🏴 @bylinesscotland.bsky.social #BylinesScotland
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"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
How the UK became a nation of misinformation and disinformation
Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
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And yet here we are, another year on and still no conclusion!!
The public has lost patience with Police Scotland and Operation Branchform | @cluthaman
After more than two years, the police inquiry into the SNP’s finances is still unfinished. Enough is enough.
After more than two years, the police inquiry into the SNP’s finances is still unfinished. Enough is enough.
The public has lost patience with Police Scotland and Operation Branchform
After more than two years, the police inquiry into the SNP’s finances is still unfinished. Enough is enough.
bylines.scot
November 28, 2024 at 9:02 AM
And yet here we are, another year on and still no conclusion!!
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November 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
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A simple click to follow all the good people and organisations i recommend in my book
All now on @bluesky
Thanks @stefsimanowitz.bsky.social 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/BKXnrpi
All now on @bluesky
Thanks @stefsimanowitz.bsky.social 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/BKXnrpi
November 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM
A simple click to follow all the good people and organisations i recommend in my book
All now on @bluesky
Thanks @stefsimanowitz.bsky.social 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/BKXnrpi
All now on @bluesky
Thanks @stefsimanowitz.bsky.social 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/BKXnrpi
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A troll’s only purpose in life is to troll you. Your anger is like oxygen to them.
When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die.
What’s up, Bluesky! 👋
When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die.
What’s up, Bluesky! 👋
November 20, 2024 at 2:22 AM
A troll’s only purpose in life is to troll you. Your anger is like oxygen to them.
When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die.
What’s up, Bluesky! 👋
When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die.
What’s up, Bluesky! 👋
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One third of children in the UK are living in poverty and we have had a day with the media obsessing about rich farmers who want to keep their millions tax free. Who is orchestrating this utterly bizarre news agenda, and why?
November 19, 2024 at 9:45 PM
One third of children in the UK are living in poverty and we have had a day with the media obsessing about rich farmers who want to keep their millions tax free. Who is orchestrating this utterly bizarre news agenda, and why?
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Now THIS is a very thorough starter pack.
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
November 20, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Now THIS is a very thorough starter pack.
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro