PhenoMinal
@phenominalp.bsky.social
Digital Herder. Aspiring Leamingtonian but always a New Yorker at heart. Bibliophile, lexicon lover, RPG gamer, experimental gastronomer.
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PhenoMinal
@phenominalp.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I'm making a list, I'm checking it twice. Mute/Block all the naughty and nothing nice.
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When you are a teacher, you need to have a student mindset. When you are a student, you need to have a teacher mindset
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
When you are a teacher, you need to have a student mindset. When you are a student, you need to have a teacher mindset
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Grand Place in the heart of Brussels and the Belgian Christmas markets
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Grand Place in the heart of Brussels and the Belgian Christmas markets
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India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work
India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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If the Supreme Court makes you mad keep in mind that within the last week Democratic senators have been voting for GOP judges to get on the federal bench
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
If the Supreme Court makes you mad keep in mind that within the last week Democratic senators have been voting for GOP judges to get on the federal bench
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Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says reut.rs/4pjmICC
Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
Netflix has put in the highest bid among suitors for Warner Bros Discovery , a source told Reuters on Thursday, upping the ante in a deal that could reshape the media industry.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says reut.rs/4pjmICC
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Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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My annual Christmas trivia: Frank Capra was a Caltech graduate and lifelong science guy who told a biographer that had he not gone into film, he might have wanted to be an astronomer. When Capra was Academy president in 1937, he invited Edwin and Grace Hubble to be special guests at the Oscars.
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My annual Christmas trivia: Frank Capra was a Caltech graduate and lifelong science guy who told a biographer that had he not gone into film, he might have wanted to be an astronomer. When Capra was Academy president in 1937, he invited Edwin and Grace Hubble to be special guests at the Oscars.
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This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. How it all began.
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. How it all began.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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always so odd to me how many people care about stream numbers. feels like they don’t actually care about the music at all. one of my favorite albums of all time is from a band that gets like 2,000 streams a month. art is not measured by level of consumption
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
always so odd to me how many people care about stream numbers. feels like they don’t actually care about the music at all. one of my favorite albums of all time is from a band that gets like 2,000 streams a month. art is not measured by level of consumption
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The entrepreneurs who are part of the booming school safety industry face a cruel irony: they are dependent on the uniquely American epidemic of school shootings.
Inside the $4 billion industry built on America's school shooting epidemic
Filmmakers Jessica Dimmock and Zackary Canepari examine a troubling new market.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The entrepreneurs who are part of the booming school safety industry face a cruel irony: they are dependent on the uniquely American epidemic of school shootings.
Boat ride through the mangroves of Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Boat ride through the mangroves of Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
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My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
Do we really need more stuff?
A proposal for a recycled economy
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the rilewa or rilawa.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the rilewa or rilawa.
Morning Meditations at the Indian Ocean on my last day in Sri Lanka
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Morning Meditations at the Indian Ocean on my last day in Sri Lanka
Found a Box Fruit tree on the beach in Sri Lanka. The flower only opens at night and is fragrant but it is very poisonous
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Found a Box Fruit tree on the beach in Sri Lanka. The flower only opens at night and is fragrant but it is very poisonous