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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

To celebrate a rebellion is to know that, from a flawed world, we can make new things. We can hold on, we can find each other, and not just imagine but create a much better America. It is a special 250th – it is ours. Video in link: snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

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On Tyranny — Special 250th Edition

With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel

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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

"Crabapple is a time traveler, a necromancer and an unclassifiable genius. She beckons readers through a portal to an irresistible,lost world, one bound together by passion, solidarity, and a burning hunger for justice.“- @naomiaklein.bsky.social Preorder www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...

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Here Where We Live Is Our Country by Molly Crabapple: 9780593229453 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The dramatic story of the Jewish Bund—a revolutionary movement from a vanished world—and their radical vision of solidarity in an age of division. “Molly Crabapple beckons readers through...

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A clutch of NFYs from last night's moth trap: Streamer, Oak-tree Pug, Swallow Prominent and Lesser Swallow Prominent. Endon, Staffs, VC39. #TeamMoth

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/04/2026

Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Netanyahu has not gone far enough. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

1/5. Orbán pioneered a model whereby oligarchs trade the fascist memes and electoral tricks they use to stay in power. He made Budapest a node between Moscow and Washington of the international far right.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Has Reform UK discovered human rights? In order to secure its funding from overseas billionaires, the party seems to be embracing the ECHR By @philtinline.bsky.social

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Has Reform UK discovered human rights?

In order to secure its funding from overseas billionaires, the party seems to be embracing the ECHR

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I'm old enough to remember the hundreds of times over the past seven years when people excoriated me for writing articles and giving interviews describing Trump as a malignant narcissist potentially on par with some of the worst figures in history, like Hitler and Stalin and Saddam and the like.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Out along the valley this morning. 3 Little Ringed Plovers on the muddy remains of the winter flooding, my first Willow Warbler of the spring at the sewage works, plus: Red Kite, 5 Snipe still, 5 Lapwing, Water Rail, 2 Green Woodpecker and a pair of Mandarin. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

"...learning to tell a chiffchaff from a willow warbler could help us to stay mentally sharp as we age. But what about discerning a common quaker from a clouded drab? Or a brown-line bright-eye from a bright-line brown eye?" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher

According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier, says science writer Helen Pilcher

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Valuable summary of a couple days of our war no01.substack.com/p/march-19-2...

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March, 19-21: God is a comedian

A stiff drink is recommended

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

In all the coverage of Trump’s tirades about Europeans it should be noted that they are dealing with a much longer, harder, bigger and more consequential war in their own backyard, in Ukraine – a war that they didn’t choose, and one that Trump’s war on Iran has made worse by enriching Russia.

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UK Butterflies @ukbutterflies.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Word of the day: pharate. This term describes a fully formed larva or adult when inside the cuticle of the previous developmental stage. Behold a pharate Purple Emperor caterpillar within its egg case and a pharate male Silver-studded Blue adult within its pupal case!

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 18/03/2026

Charles Exum, the Border Patrol agent who shot Marimar Martinez five times, texted a group chat with fellow agents a few days after the shooting. “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys,” he wrote. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2Gq1Fq

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The Preschool Teaching Assistant Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, the D.H.S. justified it by calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, with it, a sense of reality.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The oldest ringed Curlew in the U.K. - 33 years and 9 months. BBC News - Birdwatchers spot UK's oldest ringed curlew in Fordingbridge - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Birdwatchers spot UK's oldest ringed curlew in Fordingbridge

The bird was ringed in Dorset in the 1990s and has now been spotted in the New Forest.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My biggest night of the mothing year so far: 60/11 (over a third of which were Clouded Drabs*) including my first micros of 2026 - Common Plume, Agonopterix h/c and a stylish Diurnea fagella - and second, rather lovely Shoulder Stripe. *One entered my pyjamas; I yelped and squealed. #TeamMoth

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

In defence of Ulysses James Joyce knew that the epic is not the exclusive property of warriors and kings By Jonathan Bate

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In defence of Ulysses

James Joyce knew that the epic is not the exclusive property of warriors and kings

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 16/03/2026

The vaccines worked

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Ruth Newby @ruthnewby.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A request for all #teammoth #photographers ! I am trying to source a free photograph of a moth in flight for an interpretation panel about #bats that I am putting together for Hill Hook LNR? Can be any UK species. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lesevanshill.bsky.social @gcampbellphoto.bsky.social

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A treat was awaiting me in this morning's moth trap - a Pine Beauty, clinging to a bulb socket in defiance of the wind. And for the first time this year I felt a mothing dopamine spike, a reminder of the degree to which moths have "hijacked" my brain. #TeamMoth @vc39moths.bsky.social

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As the US/Israel attack on Iran is likely to tip the UK into recession, let's not forget that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trashing our rivers, ecosystems, communities, health and resilience for the sake of economic growth. But, as they are now discovering, it's not something they can control.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Out along the valley this morning. Misty, almost mild and completely still. 2 Jack Snipe flushed with 46 Snipe, plus Pink-footed Goose, 4 Curlew, 4 Lapwing, 13 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 2 Green Woodpecker, 15 passage Meadow Pipit, and a few singing Redwings. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social 🪶

Common Snipe feathers found this morning in one of their local wintering grounds.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Psycho masculinity From Donald Trump to Clavicular, American Psycho's Patrick Bateman is the blueprint for 21st century masculinity By Henry Begler

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Psycho masculinity

From Donald Trump to Clavicular, American Psycho's Patrick Bateman is the blueprint for 21st century masculinity

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The night's moth trapping is redeemed (no offense to the two Clouded Drabs who made the effort - appreciate it as always fellas): one Shoulder Stripe moth, noticed in the hub cap of a wheelie bin whilst preparing to cut the beech heddge at the front of the house (with shears). #TeamMoth

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

QuitGPT: quitgpt.org Let's get as many people as possible to quit ChatGPT and cancel their subscriptions, delete the app, and pressure companies to switch to a more ethical chatbot competitor like Gemini, Claude, and open-source chatbots.

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QuitGPT — ChatGPT takes Trump's killer robot deal

Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On a recent @thebulwark.com podcast, Michael Weiss of The Insider likened Trump's approach to war with Iran to the underwear gnomes episode of South Park. This rang distant bells and I felt I had to dig it out. Phase 1: Collect underpants Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profits youtu.be/a5ih_TQWqCA?...

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Make Profit By Stealing Underpants - SOUTH PARK

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Out along the valley this a.m.: pleased to find 3 more local-patch Russian Whitefronts at the Ashes Pool (with 1 Pink-foot & 2 Oystercatchers). Elsewhere: singing Willow Tit, 59 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 29 Lapwing, 36 Wigeon, 4 Goosander, 43 Teal, 2 Mandarin, Green Woodpecker, & four Chiffchaffs in song. 🪶

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Green New Deal Rising @gndrising.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

HOPE WINS @greenpartyhan.bsky.social People-power has sailed the Greens to victory. This is proof that when we get organised, we win. A vision of a world where everyone can thrive is more powerful than the far right’s hatred and division. And far more popular. 🧵

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.

The political effects of X's feed algorithm
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2
Received: 16 December 2024
Accepted: 4 January 2026
Published online: 18 February 2026
Open access
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Germain Gauthier,5, Roland Hodler?5, Philine Widmer35 & Ekaterina Zhuravskaya3,4,5 m
Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects'. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk's platform X shedding light on this puzzle. We assigned active US-based users randomly to either an algorithmic or a chronological feed for 7 weeks, measuring political attitudes and online behaviour. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increased engagement and shifted political opinion towards more conservative positions, particularly regarding policy priorities, perceptions of criminal investigations into Donald Trump and views on the war in Ukraine. In contrast, switching from the algorithmic to the chronological feed had no comparable effects.
Neither switching the algorithm on nor switching it off significantly affected affective polarization or self-reported partisanship. To investigate the mechanism, we analysed users' feed content and behaviour. We found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts, which they continue to follow even after switching off the algorithm, helping explain the asymmetry in effects. These results suggest that initial exposure to X's algorithm has persistent effects on users' current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/02/2026

Michael Pollan’s new book, “A World Appears,” explores the mysteries of consciousness. It also strengthens the case that AI will never truly replicate humans, Charles Finch writes:

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Michael Pollan Punctures the AI Bubble

His new book, about the mystery of consciousness, strengthens the case that technology will never truly replicate humans.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Today marks four years since Russia invaded Ukraine. These are some thoughts (recorded yesterday) on what Ukrainians have done for all of us and what we can learn from them.

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Birding near Wells this afternoon: these Great Northern Divers led me a long way from my wife for what I was told was an hour and a quarter, which I think was an exaggeration but certainly I lost track of time, missed three angry phone calls and got a right bollocking when I returned. 🪶

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Stanhoe, Norfolk. Really refreshing to awaken to a dawn chorus, especially one in which Greenfinches & a strident Chaffinch are the principal singers (Skylarks more distantly too). Inside my moth trap: a new species for me - one Small Brindled Beauty. 7/5 overall. #TeamMoth @norfolkmoths.bsky.social

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Cool to know that there are three votes on SCOTUS for *anything* Trump does. That's not concerning at all.

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