@mikemorrissey.bsky.social
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For those interested in the mind-bending laws of physics, here's Richard Feynman to take you on a very clear, very understandable journey from Newton's grasp of gravitation to the concept of space-time and the reason for the speed of light.
#Feynman #Physics
#Feynman #Physics
Why Light Speed Is The LIMIT? What Feynman Uncovered Will COLLAPSE Your Mind
YouTube video by Imagine the Physics
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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"The Guns of Brixton by The Clash is a reggae-infused protest song about urban paranoia, police brutality, and defiant resistance in South London."
South London in the late 1970s, South Minneapolis in the mid 2020s.
#RIPAlexPretti
💯📢✊🏼
South London in the late 1970s, South Minneapolis in the mid 2020s.
#RIPAlexPretti
💯📢✊🏼
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"The Guns of Brixton by The Clash is a reggae-infused protest song about urban paranoia, police brutality, and defiant resistance in South London."
South London in the late 1970s, South Minneapolis in the mid 2020s.
#RIPAlexPretti
💯📢✊🏼
South London in the late 1970s, South Minneapolis in the mid 2020s.
#RIPAlexPretti
💯📢✊🏼
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Worth a listen pals.
youtu.be/Wfotg_q5Bkc?...
youtu.be/Wfotg_q5Bkc?...
Michael Kiwanuka - Love and Hate (Live at The Current)
YouTube video by The Current
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Worth a listen pals.
youtu.be/Wfotg_q5Bkc?...
youtu.be/Wfotg_q5Bkc?...
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A powerful paragraph: Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A powerful paragraph: Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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"To allow Russia to keep any territory where those crimes were committed would not be a compromise. It would be a betrayal."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
It would be a moral betrayal and a strategic blunder.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"To allow Russia to keep any territory where those crimes were committed would not be a compromise. It would be a betrayal."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
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I feel pretty safe in saying that Denton's Brave Combo is the only band to ever have been on The Simpsons and also to play a polka version of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.
youtu.be/wSDifGxwSBo?...
youtu.be/wSDifGxwSBo?...
Brave Combo Jimi Hendrix Polka Purple Haze
YouTube video by John Q Public
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I feel pretty safe in saying that Denton's Brave Combo is the only band to ever have been on The Simpsons and also to play a polka version of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.
youtu.be/wSDifGxwSBo?...
youtu.be/wSDifGxwSBo?...
Bloody Hell
God damn it
Startups are kicking off a surprising new workplace trend: no shoes in the office. trib.al/kkyJNwZ
September 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Bloody Hell
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When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
September 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
G. Love, Cold Beverage
September 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
G. Love, Cold Beverage
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Thanks to Colin for reposting this. I often made students read it when I was teaching writing classes.
August 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thanks to Colin for reposting this. I often made students read it when I was teaching writing classes.
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A list of 39 things to do in London includes two museums that have been closed for several years.
www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/...
Top research there.
www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/...
Top research there.
Things to do in London: 39 things to tick off your list
Figuring out what to do in London can be quite the challenge. That's why we have created the ultimate guide on what to do in London - here are 42 amazing things to get you started
www.squaremeal.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A list of 39 things to do in London includes two museums that have been closed for several years.
www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/...
Top research there.
www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/...
Top research there.
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“In 2019 I called out the gods of Silicon Valley. Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk.
I was wrong. You are not gods. You are men and you are careless … You are collaborators. You are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty.”
Carole Cadwalladr,
TED Talk,
2025.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
I was wrong. You are not gods. You are men and you are careless … You are collaborators. You are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty.”
Carole Cadwalladr,
TED Talk,
2025.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“In 2019 I called out the gods of Silicon Valley. Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk.
I was wrong. You are not gods. You are men and you are careless … You are collaborators. You are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty.”
Carole Cadwalladr,
TED Talk,
2025.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
I was wrong. You are not gods. You are men and you are careless … You are collaborators. You are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty.”
Carole Cadwalladr,
TED Talk,
2025.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
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"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
— Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
Georgian-French classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs "Clair de Lune," from Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque, composed in 1890.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
Georgian-French classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs "Clair de Lune," from Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque, composed in 1890.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
June 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
— Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
Georgian-French classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs "Clair de Lune," from Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque, composed in 1890.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
Georgian-French classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs "Clair de Lune," from Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque, composed in 1890.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Yeah you’ve got hochul uploading an official nygov social video calling lander’s arrest, and I’m quoting here, “bullshit.” They think the feds have overreached and are vulnerable.
June 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yeah you’ve got hochul uploading an official nygov social video calling lander’s arrest, and I’m quoting here, “bullshit.” They think the feds have overreached and are vulnerable.
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CBS reporter Scott Pelley:
This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”.
If you haven’t already shared this, please do.
This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”.
If you haven’t already shared this, please do.
May 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
CBS reporter Scott Pelley:
This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”.
If you haven’t already shared this, please do.
This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”.
If you haven’t already shared this, please do.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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"In a month, Afghans may be deported back to the government that remains allied with al Qaeda. We asked for their help... and at infinite personal risk, they gave it. Then we offered our help, giving them a safe place to live—and now we’re going back on our word."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-memor...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-memor...
This Memorial Day, Remember the Afghans Who Saved American Lives
We dishonor the fallen if we forget what they fought for.
www.thebulwark.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"In a month, Afghans may be deported back to the government that remains allied with al Qaeda. We asked for their help... and at infinite personal risk, they gave it. Then we offered our help, giving them a safe place to live—and now we’re going back on our word."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-memor...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-memor...
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A cast bronze memorial to the police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 declares that "their heroism will never be forgotten." But the memorial itself has been forgotten, left in storage because Johnson's office has not had it hung @joeheim.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
GOP won’t install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say
More than three years after it was approved by Congress, a plaque honoring members of law enforcement for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is instead sitting in a Capitol basement utility room.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A cast bronze memorial to the police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 declares that "their heroism will never be forgotten." But the memorial itself has been forgotten, left in storage because Johnson's office has not had it hung @joeheim.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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