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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Prof Rachel Oliver @profrachelgan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.

Dear Sir Paul,

Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct

I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied.

A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial.

I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research.

I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists.

I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Rachel A. Oliver.

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Mike McGrath-Bryan @mikemcgb.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The River Finnow, a tributary of the mighty Blackwater, makes its way down a gentle eminence that forms part of the way into, and up to the main street of, Ballyclough, Mallow, Co. Cork. Pictured here: the Finnow through Millstreet. #spéirghorm #ireland

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Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Historical Demography at the University of Bradford w Jo Buckberry on the AHRC-funded project "Dead and Buried: Investigating changes in health during the Industrial Revolution using documentary records and human skeletal remains"

jobs.bradford.ac.uk

Job Opportunity at the University of Bradford: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Historical Demography

University of BradfordAt the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach thei...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Trump is turning Minnesota into a test case for federal abuse of power. After lies, raids, and a deadly ICE escalation, Tim Walz is done campaigning and ready to fight back.

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Donald Trump Has Declared War On Minnesota—And Tim Walz Is Ready

Trump's most devastating war might be the one he's waging right here at home

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

British politics managing to feel even more like a TV show with an increasingly lazy set of writers, in that we are just increasingly just having plot beats of 'the most generic cookier-cutter European democracy' inserted into our politics.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Surround yourself with the kind of people who make small talk with stray animals.

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The game is called football. There has never been a game called soccer… or even footie. It’s football.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/01/2026

"waaaaait a minute, this is only TEN pieces of silver!"

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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

So. I went looking for more information on this... because, like the OP notes (via Big Hero 6), it feels cartoonish. Turns out they're designed for urban deployment, and this one hit 6500 feet altitude. And THEY'RE INFLATED. They aren't all solid. futurism.com/science-ener...

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Behold This Massive Airborne Wind Turbine Hovering Over China

Chinese company Linyi Yunchuan recently deployed a massive airborne wind turbine, which dominated the skyline over Sichuan Province.

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<Primary Salutation> @stevesparshott.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Switched over to Foyle’s War. Sam’s at a dance and her date is Danny Dyer!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11/01/2026

ohhhhh so none of them know yet that they’re not getting $50K after tax withholding, do they

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

First thought: we are boycotting Target so please shop elsewhere if you can. That store should rightly be empty. Second thought: ICE is not welcome ANYWHERE where decent people are. Not even in boycotted stores.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Community pushed them out.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/01/2026

This is what I meant when I wrote that "we can overthrow them with a union of care."

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Caspar Henderson @casparhenderson.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Well played, Transport for London

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 10/01/2026

I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.

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Tim Williams Art @timwilliamsart.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Someone PLEASE put the Benny Hill chase theme music to this...

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Lucy Fishwife 🥐 @lucyfishwife.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Taking this opportunity, while watching Interior Chinatown, to recommend the source novel (Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu) for your very meta novel reading consideration

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

TROUSER SUITS NOT BIG ENOUGH.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Family nagged me for years to get hearing aids. Finally gave in and have spent the last two days oiling every creaky door in the house. Oh, and those silent but deadly farts I've been dropping out everywhere I go; they're high pitched squeakers.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

At the NYC protest. Powerful and tough.

Woman marching, seen from behind. Her sign reads ANOTHER FUCKING BITCH AGAINST ICE.

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Fascism is a global movement

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

ice takes out ICE again 😬 🧊

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

100% this!👇

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval" Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”

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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Bit disappointed to learn everyone is leaving Twitter. I assumed all the new followers was because I'm great.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Progressive MPs swarming over to Bluesky sir! Hundreds of ‘em.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

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Alan @alanmaguire.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Filing a report about Twitter on the App Store actually works, everybody do it

Dear Alan Maguire,
After reviewing your submission of notice
820889c6-549d-4437-909c-1398e15d39a5, we notified the X content provider regarding the identified content. We also found the content violates the App Review Guidelines and requested the content provider take action to come into compliance.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Again, the people who seem to be most damaged by social media aren't the kids - who are quite good at navigating it - but the middle-aged, who get caught up in extremism, fooled by misinformation, trapped by scammers, and addicted to porn. Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.

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borneokirb.bsky.social @borneokirb.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

N.Haven this morning hoping fir something exotic to be blown in unfortunately not today. 76 Shag, 1 BTD, 1 GCG and 3 RBM. 2 Purple Sandpiper on the small groyne first out from the Hotel. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Here’s Dean with a much better thought-out take than the one I’ve offered this morning:

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Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Booking now for this symposium on 25 April, featuring @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @mwait13.bsky.social @tortietabby.bsky.social @brian-hanley.bsky.social and others working on Ireland in the 1970s beyond. Hoping for some interesting discussion! @iaphistorians.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social

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James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

[Werner Herzog voice] Faced with 50% tariffs, the penguin walks off into the interior of the vast continent. With 5,000 kilometers ahead of him, he's heading towards certain death.

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My son won one of those nearly impossible to win prizes from a throwing game on Brighton Pier. The fucking thing is massive, ugly, impossible to store anywhere and it scares the shit out of the dog.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Via No Context Brits

GETTING THE FRONT SEAT UPSTAIRS ON A DOUBLE DECKER BUS
HIGH
EXCITEMENT

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/04/2025

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 02/04/2025

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 151: You don't need to describe characters in detail as soon as you introduce them. We don't tend to notice things all at once: we notice one or two main features first, then maybe add details later. Your characters can do the same. Let them learn as they go along.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points. And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

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Dennis @jedclampett.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Corey Booker is right. At some point someone is going to have to do something or we lose it all.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Five ambulances, a fire truck and a UN vehicle were struck one by one. The bodies of the first responders were then ditched in a mass grave. A war crime. Without anything close to the appropriate level of global outrage.

Guardian headline which reads:

Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Aww!! ☺️ This is such a lovely review of Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly, which I cowrote with Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price and illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social So nice to see kids & adults reviewing a book together!

Readers of Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly are guided through a number of topics organised chronologically, with a very helpful timeline

My eldest was particularly taken with the account of the Battle of Kadesh and the propagandist nature of the surviving evidence, which I have been regularly questioned on since. The range of formats throughout the book, including speeches and conversations, how-to guides, and historian battles, interspersed with brilliant illustrations by Rikin Parekh, keep the reader engaged throughout.

The format of each of the Totally Chaotic History series was very popular with both of my children (aged 8 and Il). The expert
'interruptions'—in this case by EES Chair Dr Campbell Price—to the narrative provided by Greg Jenner is a particularly engaging way of addressing some of the popular misconceptions surrounding ancient Egyptian history. This has really helped when discussing the importance
of questioning resources and 'fake news* with both of my children. The accuracy alarm was a particular favourite with our Family!
The inclusion of discussions relating to the discovery of the Rosetta stone and the tomb of Tutankhamun also provide
the young reader with an introduction to the colonial implications of these
discoveries, again something often overlooked in children's books.

In summary, this book is a brilliant introduction for Key Stage 2 and above. The fast paced informal and well laid out structure manages to cram in a lot of information in a fun and entertaining way. The tone and target age are similar to that of the popular Horrible Histories series, but the addition of the more critical approach to the evidence available has been really useful for my children —as a result, they now bring me any history book they receive to check who the author is and whether it's a reliable source —

SAM POWELL, JACK AGED II, AND MAX AGED

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Real whiplash watching the Trump message go from “we’ll fix everything on day one” to “suck it up buttercup, this is gonna hurt.”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Credit where it's due, Booker is actually disrupting things the longer this goes.

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