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The system is geared to extraction and concentration of wealth. Trickle-up economics in the form of UBI could work, but this would involve treating everyone like they’re human, which is not a universally popular idea.

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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If the Cornell 7 and male alumni of 2024 are *having a hard time* identifying Jane Doe, chances are it happened to more than one woman. 🗯️

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The Species Recovery Trust @speciesrecovery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Meet the rare plant that needs chaos... A thread for #SpeciesOfTheWeek ⤵️

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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The clocks can actually go back whenever you want them to. You just have to deal with the consequences.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This looks interesting. It’s the invasion the English forget about. Well that, and the others no one talks about like King Louis.

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calizaybak.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Which I why I've started work on RobberRobo an AI that rolls into banks, pulls a gun and demands the teller fill its cash-cache and brings it home. If the cops find us I'll tell them "I programmed it to open an account and make a withdrawal but it went rogue!" can't arrest me for that!

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sorry to hear this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Listening to Cabin Pressure will be bittersweet for a while. Her chemistry with Anthony Head was Brilliant. If you haven't heard it, give "Abu Dhabi" a try. It's a rare example of a sitcom arriving fully formed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T1r...

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Stephanie Cole: Tenko and Doc Martin actress dies aged 84

She was best known for playing the character Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My pal @marynmck.bsky.social with a banger science mystery in Scientific American's latest issue—an enigmatic apple tree in Maine rewrites the global story of apple orchards. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

scientificamerican.com

How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

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Orbital Radar @orbitalradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hundreds of imaging satellites photograph every point on Earth every day. But which ones watch your sky? Satellite Eye tells you exactly when they pass, their camera sharpness, and shows real Sentinel-2 and NASA imagery. Get your surveillance score now: orbitalradar.com/satellite-eye…

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Satellite Eye — Who

50+ imaging satellites photograph your location every day. Enter any city to see your surveillance score, live satellite passes, and real satellite imagery of your area.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The host of Gardener’s World will be regenerating. I’d like to see James Wong get the role, but I fear it might be David Tennant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Monty Don to leave Gardeners' World after more than 20 years

The presenter said it had been "deeply rewarding" but added that "now is the right time for a change".

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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 Could you be the next Chief Editor of in silico Plants? We are seeking applications from established plant scientists with proven editorial experience and a passion for computational plant science. 📅 Apply by Sept 24, 2026 ℹ️ Details: buff.ly/DKuXDng #PlantSciJobs

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thirty-six sail east, ghosts and sheep tend what they left: one hairy flower. Formidable Sudoku Garden: Evacuating Saint Kilda Complete in 1:56 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

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The dandelion at the edge of the world

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A good explanation of why I’ve gone from Remain to Stay Out. I still think remain was the better choice, but until it’s clear that the UK wants to work with the EU instead of extract from the EU, it’s mad for them to welcome us back. It would just revive more Eurobashing & another leave referendum.

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Rachel Leggett @rleggos.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I got the shot. I've been scheming and hoping the conditions would work out for this for two weeks!! 🪶

A broad-tailed hummingbird hovers next to an anise hyssop plant framed by purple blooms and with a rainbow behind it!!! The bird also has a little bead of water on its bill because it is raining.

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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just a thought, but is it perhaps time for a responsible news media to stop reporting the dribbling arseblurts of these fools? Seriously, this is on a par with “Bloke down the pub says it’s a well-known fact that there’s no actual evidence that smoking is bad for you.”

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Catching up on one of the wildlife cams for the first time since I went into hospital. I'd been wondering if I'd interpreted one of the hedgehogs correctly, and the reason she was drinking during the day was she'd given birth. This happened the first night I was in hospital. #ukwildlife

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

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Toby Miller @tobytram.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’ve been standing stock still in this wood for about 10 minutes while I mess about with a photo on my phone. I look up, notice the shape, and slowly crouch down to film This has made me so happy I feel I could cry. It’s as close to magic as I hope to get.

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📢Registration is now open! This year we will be welcoming the incredible Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso (Professor at the University of Leeds) and a surprise Special Guest as our plenary speakers. Early Bird Registration is open until Friday 18 September - £30. Register here: buff.ly/tRc4Sdg

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it

Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the spanish national team.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Or much of a drop in public support. Fascinating example of elite consensus switching despite popular opinion.

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Corollary: England was doomed the moment Harry Kane accepted Trump's golf invitation.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 15/07/2026

These hero dogs chased off a man who tried to sexually assault two female dog walkers. They were able to push him away, and then their pack of 11 rescue dogs ran him off into a tunnel and ripped off a piece of his pants. The dogs are all getting our highest honor, a 15/10

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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 15/07/2026

Grant ymchwil mwyaf erioed i Amgueddfa Cymru Bydd £1.6m yn cael ei ddefnyddio i ddigideiddio hanner miliwn o sbesimenau planhigion a phryfed a datgloi canrifoedd o ddata bioamrywiaeth. ✍️ Guto Ynyr Elis

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Grant ymchwil mwyaf erioed i Amgueddfa Cymru

Bydd £1.6m yn cael ei ddefnyddio i ddigideiddio hanner miliwn o sbesimenau planhigion a phryfed a datgloi canrifoedd o ddata bioamrywiaeth.

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Ali Raza @aliraza6.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Final copy-edited version of our Opinion "𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀❄️💧🧂💡🌡️🪨" is online😍 ✔️Time to move beyond single-stress paradigms in plant genetics🧬🌾 🖇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @abioticstress.bsky.social

Plants in natural environments often encounter multifactorial abiotic stress combinations that trigger regulatory responses distinct from those triggered by individual stresses. Traditional single-stress paradigms inadequately capture these complex interactions, limiting crop improvement efforts. Here, we discuss how plants integrate conserved signaling pathways with combination-specific regulatory modules (CSRMs) across multiple regulatory layers to mediate stress tolerance. Using recent findings, including the identification of specific transcription factor complexes that decode unique stress combinations, we highlight how CSRMs coordinate downstream protective pathways such as reactive oxygen species buffering. These insights suggest a multi-layered regulatory logic underlying plant adaptation to combined stresses. Leveraging CSRMs through integrative discovery and engineering approaches offers a promising avenue for developing climate-smart crops with potentially enhanced and stable tolerance under unpredictable field conditions.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

William Hill are only offering 7/2 on a Count Binface victory. Farage is still the favourite at 1/7, but that’s tighter than it should be. Given Nigel seems to have planned putting everything into an angry campaign, those odds could get tighter if he is exposed as humourless in a joke election.

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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Yesterday on the radio Deb Grant introduced a track by saying 'this piece of music never fails to improve my mood'. It had the same effect on me and I'm now interested in what song you would say always puts you in a good mood. It's a different question from your 'favourite' song.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Trying to verify myself with Wise payments. The app refuses to believe that someone could look that bad in a selfie.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So much for Planck’s constant.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Also, you might be surprised at prices. For physical books. If you search around for a couple of minutes, you might well find indies cheaper than Amazon. Depends on niche.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I need to make a note of this.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As you boil in the heat, never forget that all those people who for decades have deliberately and maliciously disrupted efforts to tackle climate change are probably sitting comfortable in their large air conditioned houses. Houses funded on the back of lies/misinformation they helped propagate.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Apparently, I'm known for "The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry". I'm fairly sure that was someone else, though their names elude me at the moment.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

i assume banning kids from social media will be accompanied by a huge investment in teen-friendly communtiy spaces (like youth clubs) and social activities? No? Huh.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Seeing a lot of "Everyone must get off X, it enables the far right" posts from Substackers today. If that's because they think people shouldn't be on platforms that promote the far right, that's great. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

theguardian.com

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anthony Head was simply outstanding as Herc in Cabin Pressure. I'm struggling to think of another actor who could have gone toe-to-toe with Roger Allam (Rotterdam) and Stephanie Cole (Ottery St Mary & Vaduz). www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqA...

youtube.com

The Complete & Alphabetical Cabin Pressure Experience, Pt. II [M - Z]

YouTube video by safabekr

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Two weeks on from the Senedd election, here are a few reflections on what actually happened and what it might mean for the next four years. Thread. 🧵 jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/bl...

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Wes Streeting is already facing growing calls to stand down as PM

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I'm trying to track down the original source of this much-reproduced #cartoon. If you know, I'd be grateful if you tell me.

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Mike Parker @mikeparker.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Just remarkable how suddenly the newfound interest in Welsh politics of the UK-wide commentariat evaporated the second Reform got beaten.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Snowdrop, allium each bears a careful name a bookseller wrote. Brevis Sudoku Garden: William Stearn Complete in 0:57 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

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Sudoku Garden

Commemorating Professor William Stearn

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The results are staggering. A minimum of two PC representatives in every single constituency. The Valleys = Labour identity is shattered.

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Alun Salt @alunsalt.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The sunlight warms leaves and skin alike, gardening on May's first bright day Challenging Sudoku Garden: World Naked Gardening Day Complete in 2:46 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

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Sudoku Garden

World Naked Gardening Day

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