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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 10m

Impressed Anderson managed to get Jane Goodall and the ineptitude of Trump's minions all in one cartoon.

www.gocomics.com/nickanderson...

Picture says Trump War Room, shows monkeys playing with toy soldiers placing them on a map of the US, and a guy looking in saying "Where's Jane Goodall when you need her"

Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 22m

This is a bit worrying. I wonder what was happening in the market to cause this? (Or was it management making the wrong investments?)

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 33m

Baker & Taylor, a giant in the library distribution industry, is done.
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Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 53m

When you could code silly quizzes on Facebook, it was FULL of "what would you be in medieval times?!" etc.

I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"

People got SUPER mad with it.

Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree

William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 1h

The subtext of ‘we should be more like Dubai’, beyond the obvious racism, is ‘I should have a servant’.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 44m

Wrote a lil bit for the Clarion about Speedwell House, for those of you who saw my posts on it the other day! Am I ready for Serious Historians to call me ridiculous? Yes. Did I have a lot of fun writing it? Also yes

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 51m

An unexpected archaeological discovery in Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent @oldenoughtosay.com unearths a fascinating site – and floats an intriguing possibility…

oxfordclarion.uk/have-we-foun...

Have we found St Frideswide’s Priory?

An unexpected discovery at Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent explains more… Oxfordshire County Council received some u...

oxfordclarion.uk

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 28m

I take it this means he doesn't know that Brandon Johnson is the Mayor?

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 29m

I loved Lower Decks!

Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 29m

To misquote Star Wars "I feel a disturbance in the force, as if a thousand social media influencers cried out in terror and then there was silence."

www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/...

Sign says you can't use social media to comment on anything unless you have knowledge of the subject at hand.

Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 1h

Might have a point. Although Strange New Worlds has been better at reaching back to original trek and next generation than Discovery had.

Chris Adamson @invalidname.me · 1h

“It’s past time Star Trek returns to its roots: intelligence over action, diplomacy over death, and exploration over explosions.”
www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/tr...

It’s Past Time Star Trek Stops Trying To Be Star Wars

The Season 3 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boldly went where the franchise had never gone before with … Continue reading "It’s Past Time Star Trek Stops Trying To Be Star Wars"

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 3h

KPop Demon Hunters is a brilliant film, but it’s also lovely seeing its voice actors, songwriters, and singers become stars after years of struggling in the industry

It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this
youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...

EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 10h

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 1h

They are, if Congress uses its power under the constitution.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal.

@iea.org halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 1h

Sen. Johnson is lying in saying that the GOP is working on a healthcare plan to replace Obamacare, which he says in unaffordable just as they gave trillions in tax cuts to billionaires. Calling healthcare 'free money' is pretty sickening, particularly as nearly every other country can offer it.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson talks about the government shutdown

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., about the latest developments around the government shutdown.

www.npr.org

Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 1h

Maryland residents are seeing an increase in our electricity bills because of data centers in Virginia

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 11h

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 5h

BHL has retrospectively assigned DOIs to 50,000+ historic journal articles These articles, which include the first scientific description of the Platypus (1799), are now part of the great linked network of scholarly research: doi.org/10.5962/p.30... #ILoveBHL #RetroPIDs 🧪
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 1h

Researchers from UMD, the University of Notre Dame and the Georgia Institute of Technology are working to create a printed circuit board with the simplest imaginable recycling process: Drop it in water and let it dissolve.

UMD-led Team Develops Novel Method to Recycle… | Maryland Today

Material Can Be Safely Dissolved in Water to Avoid Adding to Global E-Waste Pile

today.umd.edu

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Physics Today @physicstoday.bsky.social · 3h

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi are to be awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.”

#NobelPrize

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 2h

#NobelPrize #Chemistry

Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 2h

Here’s a @science.org review Omar Yaghi published about 10 years ago

🧪 chemsky

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks

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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 2h

'EU chief says Russia is waging a "gray zone campaign" and Europe must meet the challenge' apnews.com/article/euro...

EU chief says Russia is waging a 'gray zone campaign' and Europe must meet the challenge

The European Union's top official warns that Russia is conducting a "targeted gray zone campaign" against Europe.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12h

That’s a great painting!

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12h

Well it has been what, two weeks since the last ‘accident’?

Nick @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

Textbook Putin Hit

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 12h

She's not in full cosplay. The mocking is getting to her.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12h

Such a great line!

Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 15h

So I have a job going: Solutions Architect, responsible for designing and implementing effective and scalable technology solutions that meet the needs of an organization that delivers programs and services to a federation of scientific societies. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Recruitment

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