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Student of history, come for the football and Rugby stay for the history both remembered and forgotten. Also films and Detective fiction, and art, and stuff. I block AI firms, Crypto people of all genders and Traders so don't bother !
Cover of “Of Enchantment, Enigma and the Infinite” SFF anthology.
Just finished this anthology edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social. Some really lovely pieces in here! Be sure to check out @starsandsabers.bsky.social for their other anthologies and books!
I mean the Israels were using Data Centres to store Intel Data in Gaza so I can see the argument.
My chief takeaway is that we should all be Chinese...
I would say they want the refugees to ferment more hatred and use it as an excuse for more authoritarianism and more American Money, but I think that probably gives atleast Badenoch more credit than is deserved.
Glasman (continuing his run of being wrong abt everything) wants the monarchy back? The monarchy that murdered and imprisoned thousands of its opponents just like the current regime?
How abt we let the Iranians decide?
BBC News - Northumbria Police says Newcastle protester's arrest unlawful - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The importance of the Human Rights Act illustrated at a relatable level.
#monoprint Acrylic on Paper.
#art #printmaking #abstractfigurative
That's why "Defensive strikes" annoys me, because as far as the IRRG or Hezbollah are concerned that's being at War. They don't care about semantics.
Almost a week on and I've not changed my mind much since posting this:
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Watching Ireland v Wales and although James Lowe isn't playing they miss a trick not giving him a Guiness and sticking him on the bench as a cheerleader. #IrelandvWales #6Nations
Cover of Penguin book, The Fortress by Raleigh Trevelyan
This week's #histbookchat reading is The Fortress by Raleigh Trevelyan - the diary of his time in the Anzio beachhead.
Not gonna lie...this looks pretty bad if this reporting is accurate.
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A photo of Aron aka Nog. We miss you buddy.
Happy birthday, Aron. You're so incredibly missed.
Deanna: I polymorh myself into a bird and I fly the cart over the wall. Jellico: What bird can lift an entire wooden cart? Deanna: A crane. End credits.
It's D&D night aboard the D, and Deanna gets one over on Captain Jellico #StarTrek #JellicoTrek #StarTrekTNG #DnD
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Indigenous peoples are:
● up to 500 million people
●living in 90 countries in all geographic regions of the Earth
● representing over 5,000 different cultures
●4000 traditional medicinal systems
● Protecting 80% of global biodiversity
● 6000 languages
● 5000 Tribes
Who was smuggling in 18th century Britain? My refreshed database for prosecutions for smuggling in England and Wales c. 1721-1732 is live with over 4,000 entries. From naval officers to farmers, smuggling was big business. #twitterstorians #earlymod #history
www.davidchansmith.net/smugglingdat...
The American political class is utterly delusional, adrift in a dream of normality, unable to process the actual reality of events on the ground, where the US just launched a completely unprovoked war against a massive country, murdered its leadership, and demanded its conversion to a vassal state.
Jimmy Kimmel tonight: The reason Trump hasn't testified yet about the Epstein files is you can't put him under oath. If he swears to tell the truth, he's already committed perjury.
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Call me cynical but if there are no enemies then Netanyahu and the God botherers can't scare the world into supporting them.
Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that.
Iceland has officially scheduled a general referendum on the country's accession to the European Union for August 29th.
🇫🇷 The French Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea, heading toward the Middle East.
🇨🇳🇮🇷 According to CNN, China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts, and missile components. However, Beijing is acting cautiously due to concerns about energy supplies and the stability of the Strait of Hormuz.
Decarbonization = Energy Security 🔌💡 (4/n)
Working on a q&a lecture for a class today: The story of robots is always a story about slavery. The story of LLMs labeled as AI is a story about class, and which humans pay the cost, including the physical toll on their bodies/minds, and the lack of water and electricity, so data centers can exist.
MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”
Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran.
Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.
Move the World Cup to another country and don’t let the US participate. Take away the Olympics right now, and don’t let the US participate. US athletes should not be allowed to compete under their national flag. US teams in international competitions should have their license to compete revoked.
