Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 7hThe wind is from the south/southeast so that rain is heading in my direction... 010
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 7hThe plot thickens... www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...rte.ieRAF base plot suspect called police himself - reportOne of the men arrested over a suspected terror plot near an RAF base used by the US called the police in the early hours of Sunday, it is understood. 010
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 18hColleagues at Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian are all on strike today over job cuts. Please show your solidarity as they take to the picket lines to defend jobs and education. 14830
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 8hTime After Time – Chet Baker With lyrics by Sammy Cahn and tune by Jule Styne, the song Time After Time was written in 1947 and rapidly became a jazz standard. Trumpeter and singer Chet Baker certainly took a shine to it and recorded many versions over the years. I already posted one version from…telescoper.blogTime After Time – Chet BakerWith lyrics by Sammy Cahn and tune by Jule Styne, the song Time After Time was written in 1947 and rapidly became a jazz standard. Trumpeter and singer Chet Baker certainly took a shine to it and recorded many versions over the years. I already posted one version from 1956 here. Here's another excellent one, from Belgium TV in 1964. 022
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 17hWherever he's going I hope he goes as quickly as possible. www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...rte.ieNI Secretary says he will 'go extra mile for peace'Keep up to date with all of the latest developments as residents remain on the Garvaghy Road on the third day of the Drumcree dispute. 030
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 19hDon't forget that, as well as the Nobel Prize for Physics, there is also The Nobel Prize for Applications of Physics to Physiology or Medicine and The Nobel Prize for Applications of Physics to Chemistry. bsky.app/profile/nobe... 050
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 19hThe announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics is happening in one week – and we'll be breaking the news live at nobelprize.org. Quick facts: - Number of physics prizes: 119 - Individuals awarded the physics prize: 229 - Youngest laureate: 25 - Oldest laureate: 96 - Double physics laureates: 1 49616
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 19hThere is a chalk crisis in the Department of Physics. Given the prevalence of "chalk and talk" teaching, this may evolve into a talk crisis. 040
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 20hApart from the rest of the story, I hate this "The University of X says something". What it means is the Management of the University of X says something, but the Management is not and never will be "The University" and it should not presume to speak on behalf of the staff and students who are. 060
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There is no such thing as "AI upskilling" 14216
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪The Open Journal of Astrophysics @ojastro.bsky.social · 21hNew Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Phlegethon: a fully compressible magnetohydrodynamic code for simulations in stellar astrophysics" by G. Leidi (Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studie, Germany) and 14 others. doi.org/10.33232/001...doi.orgPhlegethon: a fully compressible magnetohydrodynamic code for simulations in stellar astrophysics | Published in The Open Journal of AstrophysicsBy G. Leidi, A. Holas & 13 more. PHLEGETHON is a magnetohydrodynamic code designed for multidimensional simulations in stellar astrophysics, capable of modeling a wide range of dynamical processes in ... 011
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪The Open Journal of Astrophysics @ojastro.bsky.social · 21hNew Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "The impact of source and survey modelling on the connection between [O III] emitters and Ly-α forest transmission at z ~ 6" by Luke Conaboy (U. Nottingham, UK) and 5 others based in the UK, India and Germany. doi.org/10.33232/001...doi.orgThe impact of source and survey modelling on the connection between [O III] emitters and Ly $\alpha$ forest transmission at z ~ 6 | Published in The Open Journal of AstrophysicsBy Luke Conaboy, James S. Bolton & 4 more. This study improves theoretical work on the connection between galaxies and the intergalactic medium, using an empirical model and James Webb Space Telescope... 011
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The two bigots from this racially motivated incident have been identified. Ryan Green is the man seen in the video walking up and hassling the young man. Scott Brodie is the man behind the camera. For anyone that wants to share this for educational purposes. 26438
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There is no such thing as "AI upskilling" 14216
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026By our Sports Correspondent Lunchtime O'Boozer... 010
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Don’t know who created this - but I love it. Enoch and his orange buds, always insisting on going where they are not wanted. 010218
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Apparently the kickoff of #BELFRA was delayed by a problem with the French socks. 000
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Number of the Beast It won't last past tomorrow, so I thought I'd post this today: According to the Book of Revelation (Chapter 13 Verse 18): Here is wisdom: Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore…telescoper.blogThe Number of the BeastIt won't last past tomorrow, so I thought I'd post this today: According to the Book of Revelation (Chapter 13 Verse 18): Here is wisdom: Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six. Does this mean that the Open Journal of Astrophysics is officially a beast? 030
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026😈 1152
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well, this is interesting. If they were suspected of terrorist offences I don't think they'd be released on bail... www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...bbc.comRAF Fairford suspects to be released on bail, head of counter-terror police saysLaurence Taylor says the five men arrested on Sunday are still under investigation as police consider multiple lines of inquiry, including the possible involvement of a foreign state. 261
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's so very difficult to have any respect at all for anyone at all in either the Irish or UK Government. 352
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't see the fascination with cosplay. I think sinplay sounds much more exciting. 230
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"But Alternative Parade Route Wouldn't Allow Us To Pointlessly Create Tensions" Orange Order Confirm waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/09/2… 412749
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And Nottingham University start on Wednesday... 092
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This new Enid Blyton story seems a bit intense... www.breakingnews.ie/world/counte...breakingnews.ieFive arrested and village evacuated amid ‘major incident’ near UK RAF base | BreakingNewsUK counter-terrorism police on Sunday said they had arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after three “suspicious” vehicles were seen being driven towards a US air base. 2150
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New band name idea: The Rowling Clones 0132
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Winning the game won't make up for losing their public. 060
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who could have predicted this? (Answer: everyone) Drumcree Orange Order march remains stalled after large crowd gathers to stop parade jrnl.ie/7174779jrnl.ieDrumcree Orange Order march remains stalled after large crowd gathers to stop paradeThe march was due to start at 8am and finish by 9.30am, but the orange men have been stalled all morning. 0197
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Last Overs of Summer I've done quite a few posts recently about the ending of summer - the Autumnal Equinox and the start of a new Academic Year being two examples - but now we really have reached which I regard as the definite conclusion. Today was the last day of the last round of matches in…telescoper.blogThe Last Overs of SummerI've done quite a few posts recently about the ending of summer - the Autumnal Equinox and the start of a new Academic Year being two examples - but now we really have reached which I regard as the definite conclusion. Today was the last day of the last round of matches in the County Championship. Here is the Table as it stands at the end of the last round of matches: 000
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The moral of this story seems to be not to rely on footballers to have any morals. 041
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026How on earth did the Parades Commission think that allow this parade after 28 years of peace and quiet, would be a good idea? the mind boggles at the sheer incompetence #drumcree #garvaghy 2568
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who could have predicted this? (Answer: everyone) Drumcree Orange Order march remains stalled after large crowd gathers to stop parade jrnl.ie/7174779jrnl.ieDrumcree Orange Order march remains stalled after large crowd gathers to stop paradeThe march was due to start at 8am and finish by 9.30am, but the orange men have been stalled all morning. 0197
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New band name idea: The Rowling Clones 0132
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The moral of this story seems to be not to rely on footballers to have any morals. 041
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is your subscription to the Times really helping you? 0217
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Alan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026in case Irish people don't know the context, Stan Cullis played for and managed Wolverhampton Wanderers. in 1938 he objected to a proposed Nazi salute by 🏴 players before a game vs 🇩🇪 and was dropped from the side. he's a club legend at Wolves, the Stan Cullis Stand was where I sat last weekend 110037
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026‘President Paul Cooke, the head of the delegation and the elected representative of the FAI’s General Assembly, was nowhere to be seen … That no member from the FAI board on whom this decision rests appeared before the media is breathtaking.’ 185
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Money Trumps Morality. It's the modern way. 051
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Georges Lapunkraque @delboylindo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gotta hand it to the Irish team, after giving people something to be proud of for the first time in a decade they go and piss it all away because the lads want their appearance money and fuck those dead kids. Irish football: never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. 1224
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After Sheeran, use of a threat like this cannot be ruled this out. 58333
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026“Some [of the Irish players] turned on Bazunu, one of whom is understood to have abused him directly to his face” 🔪🔪🔪🔪 www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...irishtimes.comIreland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAIGavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered 13019
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In my opinion, the reason #England lost that game is that they scored fewer goals than #Spain. #ENGESP #Analysis #ENGSPA 280
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He's done the right thing according to his conscience. If only more people did that. 1296
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gavin Bazunu statement on withdrawing from Ireland squad 9312120
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm not at all convinced that any of them actually come. #Strictly 010
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm pretty sure this one, a variety of Amanita, is poisonous. 010
Reposted by Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Weekly Update from the Open Journal of Astrophysics 26/09/2026 Since the last update we have published a further eight papers, including one correction to an article already published, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 217 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 664.telescoper.blogWeekly Update from the Open Journal of Astrophysics 26/09/2026Since the last update we have published a further eight papers, including one correction to an article already published, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 217 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 664. 041