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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Beeb fails to mention that this new series is based on a book by Aiden Truhen, which is a pseudonym. @nickharkaway.com Looking forward to it. 😎 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Catherine Zeta-Jones bases Kill Jackie role on people she knows

Zeta-Jones plays Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer who is targeted by assassins, in Kill Jackie.

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reform is attempting to rabble rouse to avoid scrutiny of their actions and the campaign for caps on all political donations - share this to stand up for this debate and protecting our democracy from the crypto billionaires.

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Jodrell Bank’s e-Merlin network still faces closure in 2028 Government says it will not save telescope network, despite Burnham pledge www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Jodrell Bank’s e-Merlin network still faces closure in 2028 - Research Professional News

Government says it will not save telescope network, despite Burnham pledge

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We should add this one to Bill Clinton’s ‘But I didn’t inhale’. Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Current BBC News editorial policy … in a nutshell.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Those concerned might first want to study the programme of ‘Russification’ of the Soviet satellite states initiated by Joseph Stalin which, oddly, the BBC fails to mention in this report. Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

So this is what Moseley’s blackshirts look like in 2026.

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Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Good morning. As a (comparatively) successful author I feel it’s time to branch out in my career. As a result, I’m excited to be stepping into the world of professional football. Since I’m physically incapable of playing football at a professional level I will be hiring what I call a “ghostballer”

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Well I think I am liking this new +ve PM! In response to @sarahrussellmp.bsky.social on Jodrell: "there must be a way to save #JodrellBank and I give her a commitment at this dispatch box - we will find it" Brilliant Burnham! Can you now save all the other epic projects that have also been cut 🙏🔭

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I suggest you mentally discount ‘tantalising’ and emphasise ‘very early days’. A single event does not a new particle make.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just come across this analysis of accusations of pedophilia against Schrodinger by Magdalena and Martin Gronau at Berlin ZfL, published this year. The text is in German, but here’s a translation of a key section: share.google/IWX2xazRIM6x...

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Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize...

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lovely surprise to see @itspetergabriel.bsky.social playing ‘Here Comes the Flood’ in the latest episode of Silo(S3, E9). 😎

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 25/08/2026

🔭 Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses Image Credit & Copyright: Tim Martin ap260825

Many images of Earth's Moon are shown each partly
eclipsed. The lunar images are arranged so that the
eclipsed dark part is toward the center, showing a
large dark circle in the center.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 28/08/2026

Tonight's final Lunar Eclipse time lapse.

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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...

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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University

We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 23/08/2026

Did you know you can see the planets during the day? This is Saturn, photographed 11 minutes after sunrise on 11 June 2021 from Monterrey, Mexico. At the time, Saturn was 1,346,765,000 km from Earth, or about 75 light-minutes away. Credit: Daniel Borja

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Aaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Every map slices the ocean apart to keep the land whole. This one does the opposite: on the Spilhaus projection, every ocean on Earth is one connected body of water, with a year of real satellite-tracked currents flowing across it. Data: NASA OSCAR + NOAA OISST #oceanography #cartography #dataviz

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Morning all. Would you like to see one more Eclipse photo? Just ran through my video files of the event and it seems I had a photobombing plane. Awesome! That's it. No more material to share 🤣 #astronomy #astrophotography

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

RIP Bill Oddie. I can still hear John Cleese yelling ‘kids programme!’ But the Goodies appealed to everyone’s inner kid. TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Bill Oddie: The Goodies and Springwatch star dies at 85

His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.

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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's hard to know yourself from the inside. Astronomers are still figuring out what our home galaxy looks like; a new study reveals updated locations for the Milky Way's spiral arms. This is where we are. 🧪🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

This artist’s impression depicts the structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way, based on data from ESA's Gaia and illustrates how scientists have revised the position of its outer arms thanks to observations from ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra.

The two X-ray telescopes have spotted the aftermath of three bright cosmic explosions echoing through the outer spiral arms of our galaxy. By measuring the distance to these echoes, a research team found that the outer arms are up to 10% further away than we thought.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Last weekend, when I opened Outlook on my laptop, I was prompted (forced) to set up extra security using Authenticator. I followed instructions, scanned the QR code, only to find myself in a doom loop, endlessly cycling through endless ‘Just a minute …’. I’ve tried various things, so far with no…

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

‘Whispering’ Bob Harris was such an iconic personality during the prog rock boom in the early 70s. I still occasionally watch sets from the Old Grey Whistle Test on YouTube. Get well, Bob. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Bob Harris to step down from Radio 2 after 56 years on air

The broadcaster, who is being treated for cancer, called it "the hardest decision" he'd ever made.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

For those curious to learn more about this point, see here: aeon.co/essays/shut-...

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Those who can’t get to Hampstead Theatre before 2 May might like to try tracking down this gem: a TV movie based on the play with Daniel Craig as Heisenberg, Stephen Rea as Bohr, and Francesca Annis as Margrethe.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Me too. A good source for anyone interested in this episode is the book below, prompted by the success of Frayn’s play. Bohr drafted several unsent letters primarily in response to the interpretation given by German physicists presented in ‘Brighter Than a Thousand Suns’, by Robert Jungk.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I know that times are dark. But here’s a cheery thought. In days gone by, we would all be obsessed by morbid existential questions. Why am I here? Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? Now, in these modern times our questions are framed by a new obsession. Will my package arrive today?

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

In 2011, Microsoft ran a spoof campaign highlighting GMail’s use of private mails to develop targeted advertising. Take a look at this video, 'Gmail man videos' share.google/8XIqUlI0xFAU...

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Gmail Man

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Please share. 💔

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is an absolute disgrace. So the values held by society haven’t changed in 323 years (Isaac Newton was elected president of the Royal Society in 1703)?

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Alternative headline: ‘Astronomers are still arguing about the dark energy equation of state’. Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe

A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

*Hapgood* was one of my favourite Stoppard plays. Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Britain is not a country of racist bigots. Time for the decent majority to "take back control". Repost if you agree.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The answer is, of course, no. As Nigel explains.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Haven’t seen this anywhere yet so I guess I’m going to say it. OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN.

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Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Fresh JWST view of Uranus taken Oct 6 2025 with NIRCam. Full size & more info: flic.kr/p/2rByidu 🔭🧪 Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Andrea Luck CC BY Proposal PI: Varun Bajaj Proposal ID: 8975 Filters: F150W2-F162M, F410M

Image of Uranus taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing a whitish north polar region, vivid blue-greenish atmosphere and a few whitish elongated storms visible around the pole. The planet is surrounded by clearly defined ring system set against the black background of space.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Are we *sure* everybody’s seen this now?

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Today is UK publication day for my new book *Discordance: The Troubled History of the Hubble Constant* To celebrate, I’m posting an essay on the trailblazing women who transformed our understanding of the universe. open.substack.com/pub/jimbaggo...

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The Harvard Computers

The trailblazing women who transformed our understanding of the universe

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Has everyone seen this yet? 😉

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"Baggott’s book is a masterpiece that combines depth with clarity and comprehensiveness with readability,” says renowned historian of physics Helge Kragh in his review of my new book ‘Discordance’. 😳 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Why we still don’t understand the Universe — even after a century of dispute

Despite huge breakthroughs, astronomers still can’t agree on what the cosmos is made of, much less how it came to be. A fresh account delves into the reasons.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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Why we still don’t understand the Universe — even after a century of dispute

Despite huge breakthroughs, astronomers still can’t agree on what the cosmos is made of, much less how it came to be. A fresh account delves into the reasons.

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Jim Baggott @jimbaggott.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Hey! Look what just arrived. 😎

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