Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Agreed it’s potentially the most impactful. Maybe part of the reason for the lack of coverage is lack of belief that he will really do it? Or that what he really has in mind is supplementary vote or such like that would fall far short of PR. 010
Reposted by Alex KuiperGesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Massively important decision this weekend and quite a blow for the far-right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comSwitzerland’s love of referendums keeps the far right at bay | Joseph de WeckBrexit gave direct democracy a bad name. But the Swiss approach could be what Europe needs now, says Guardian Europe contributor Joseph de Weck 183
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yes - agreed. That’s a really interesting article. I think part of the problem with the Brexit referendum was that people weren’t used to direct democracy and so weren’t prepared for how consequential the vote was. 000
Reposted by Alex KuiperArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the dispiriting debate around migration the focus is almost exclusively on illegal migration. But legal migration can be haphazard and unjust. Here's one person's lived experience - someone who worked with UK law enforcement, now banned from returning. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...podcasts.apple.comBanned from Britain: One Man's Migration StoryPodcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 23 September · 40min 06824
Reposted by Alex KuiperEuromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bilozerske in Donetsk Oblast was home to 15,000 people before the full-scale invasion, a number already cut in half a year ago Border guard drone footage from "Feniks" unit now shows what Russian shelling has left of the city 🎥 DPSU 2359
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Exactly this. As you say, they aren’t all as bad as each other - but the bad ones need us to think they are. 021
Reposted by Alex KuiperWHO @who.int · 22/08/2026Don’t get played by false information. Learn how to spot and stop it before it spreads. 520479
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I saw the video and was hoping that he would be decorated for that. 010
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 16/08/2026That’s bizarre - although I didn’t get the significance of the tail number at first. 010
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 13/08/2026At sunset, we see the full area of the sun but dimmed a bit by passing through more atmosphere. (Obviously no guarantees this is safe either as it will depend on conditions.) 010
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It’s because during the eclipse we can see a reduced area of the sun that is still at full brightness. This interferes with our normal reflex to look away from the sun and because the overall scene is darker our pupils are more dilated than they would normally be in full sunlight. 110
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I agree with the two previous comments - that can’t be right. 020
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 10/07/2026That’s very good. I’ve also also realised that I can’t think straight above about 28C. 030
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I’m neither young nor a journalist but this does seem like really valuable advice and insight. 020
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I can’t imagine what that must have been like. Also, it’s a fantastic photo. 000
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The anniversary episode was great! Thanks for doing it. 000
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Spinelli! That was a great anniversary episode. Really good to hear you both again. So much covered - not least the obstacles to rejoin, UK attitudes, seeing the EU as monolithic. Thanks for doing it. 120
Reposted by Alex KuiperChris Kendall @ottocr.at · 23/06/2026cakewatch.fireside.fm/tenyearslaterstatic.klipy.comYou're Joking, Not Another One!ALT: You're Joking, Not Another One! 95114
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This is what allows stars to burn for so long before their hydrogen is depleted, which in turn allows planets to cool, weather to form, and life to emerge. So if the proton-proton chain ran faster, we wouldn't be here. 5/5 000
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The proton-proton chain starts with the fusion of two protons into one deuterium nucleus. This reaction is almost vanishingly improbable - taking on average 9 billion years for any given proton to be involved. 4/5 110
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This fusion reaction, known as the proton-proton chain, is sustained by pressure generated by the Sun's gravity. Dividing power by mass gives a specific power of 0.2 watts per 1,000 kg. 3/5 100
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The mass of the Sun is 2.0 x 10^30 kg, 75% of which is hydrogen and 23% helium. It converts mass to energy by fusing hydrogen nuclei (protons) into helium nuclei yielding a power output of 3.8 x 10^26 watts. 2/5 100
Alex Kuiper @akuiper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026A thought for a hot summer solstice: despite how it feels right now, the power output of the Sun as compared with its mass is actually surprisingly low, because the solar fusion reaction that sustains it is extraordinarily slow. How low? How slow? 1/5 100
