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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · Aug 31

Public Service Announcement:
If you would like even a 5 minute break from the world, pop on to YouTube and add "ISIHAC" to the search box.
"I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" is pure joy, and has been running on the BBC for more than 50 years.
An example (watch to the end):
www.youtube.com/shorts/Ity43...

The Hokey Cokey in the style of Mariah Carey!

YouTube video by BBC

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

It's ruined by them being called to attention. I'm sure someone will say it wasn't appropriate for them to clap at that point, but your alternative is definitely true. He is an absolute oxygen thief

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

It's incredible - it looks like it's the only haircut he's ever had

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

TalkTV’s Mark Dolan should be ashamed of himself. What an absolute goon

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

I'm shocked that Starkey is still alive - I assumed he had already transcended his human body and taken on his true form as a humourless Crypt Keeper

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

All jokes about Tories are good jokes!

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 6d

I want to call out this "tackling climate change is bad for the working class" argument:

1. Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable to climate shocks
2. The shift to net zero is expected to create more jobs than it destroys
3. Turning back on clean energy likely won't lower energy bills

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

(I'm also liking your comment because I'm not a complete sociopath)

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

I'm not ashamed to admit that the last time I ate more than one baked bean was about 45 years ago when some bat of a teacher made me eat them before I was allowed to leave the lunch hall. I have no idea how long I held out before giving in, but I have never, ever, forgiven her

prince is sitting on a couch in a black and white photo with a quote that is so wrong on so many levels .

Alt: Prince is sitting on a couch in a black and white photo. The quote is "that is so wrong on so many levels".

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

I'm definitely going to read it now, if only to make sure it moves me in the same way that reading Heroes by John Pilger for the first time did, and so know that I'm not completely numb to how sh!tty people in power can be.

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 6d

Man alive, I want to know what your mental health/self care routine was while you were researching and writing that.

I can feel my stress levels reaching the point where I get a call from Scotty in the engine room just from reading those pages!

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 7d

The EU is Ukraine's largest donor since the beginning of Russia's war of aggression, with overall support approaching €178 billion.

Today we have disbursed the ninth tranche of our macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, worth €4 billion.

More info: link.europa.eu/wMq9HY

Graphic announcing a new disbursement of €4 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. The text is in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. A heart-shaped design appears in the background. At the bottom left, there are flags of Ukraine and the European Union waving together under a blue sky. A small EU emblem is shown in the bottom right corner. Hashtag #StandWithUkraine included

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 7d

Two open positions on COS's research team!

Project Coordinator: Undergraduate degree in research, or equivalent experience ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Program Manager: 10 yrs of project management experience or 2+ program management ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Please share w/colleagues

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 7d

The edict should go out from Starmer to every Labour MP to always refer to the small boats carrying asylum seekers as "Farage Boats" and, if challenged, explain that we're only seeing so many now because of Brexit.

He made that point in one GB News interview, but it needs to be made infinite times.

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

very good - thank you!

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Katie Owens @ktowens.bsky.social · 7d

Another development for the #EUSky community 👇

EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 8d

The European Commission is pleased to launch this new Science, Research & Innovation account. We look forward to connecting with the community on Bluesky! 🧪

Here you will find:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

Not sure if it's exactly what your friend is looking for, but it might be the start of a journey? They'll always welcome enquiries and might be able to give some advice

www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seam...

Seamus Heaney Centre | Queen's University Belfast

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

Or learned the difference between "hordes" and "hoards" - does he think there are mobile tuck shops readying themselves to fill the streets with paper bags full of foam bananas and jazzies?!

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

You don't find "moins fûté qu'un bulot cuit" in enough reposts!

Alice Lastname (Poppy) @akamonpseudo.bsky.social · 7d

Les extraits publiés par The Guardian font effectivement froid ds le dos.
1 Président atteint de démence flanqué d'1 Secrétaire à la Défense moins fûté qu'1 bulot cuit est le tandem aux manettes de la 1ere puissance mondiale.
Don't look up, vs pourriez finir par vs demander à qui profite le chaos?

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

Wild, just wild. And scary.

(This is a link to a summary of Trump's and Hegseth's speeches)

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

You don't find "moins fûté qu'un bulot cuit" in Duolingo - I like it!

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

You are - no one else is...

a man in a top hat says " in a world of pure imagination " in front of a crowd

Alt: Willy Wonka says "in a world of pure imagination" in front of a crowd

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8d

The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

Wild, just wild. And scary.

(This is a link to a summary of Trump's and Hegseth's speeches)

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Trump says government shutdown likely as House Democrats call out Republicans for delaying votes before funding deadline – live

Government funding is set to expire at midnight ET; Republican speaker Mike Johnson pushed back House return in order to prevent Democrats from negotiating further

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

For anyone else (ie like me) who didn't know what this post was referring to - I think

www.jstor.org/stable/45346...

Samuel Huntington and Communist Civil-Military Relations on JSTOR

DALE R. HERSPRING, Samuel Huntington and Communist Civil-Military Relations, Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Summer 1999), pp. 557-577

www.jstor.org

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

Not quite; it predates AI by quite some time - it used to say Her Majesty when the started it in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Interestingly (debatable) it says something similar on other Commonwealth passports
www.royal.uk/encyclopedia...

Passports

When travelling overseas, the Sovereign does not require a British passport.As a British passport is issued in the name of His Majesty, it is unnecessary for...

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Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 7d

That's sweet! Ollie would pull me bodily through a hedge if it meant he could say hello to a stranger