David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 5hpca.st/episode/1870...pca.stMindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | September 2026Welcome to the September 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions… 010
Reposted by David VaudinUSER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 7hI don’t know what that means, I don’t speak psychotic zoomer. 98417
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 5hexcellent Starmer-Reeves financial no-headroom hands-tied policy preparatory 000
Reposted by David VaudinJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 12hexcellent subhead snark from the FT 422051
Reposted by David VaudinAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12hFrom the new Private Eye 411835683
Reposted by David VaudinBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11hToday's threads (a thread) Inside: Disloyalty; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/10/07/g... #Pluralistic 1243
Reposted by David VaudinSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 11hDoesn't get much more transformational than this (if you're a mathematician). There will still be plenty for humans to do, but the nature of that work is going to be different. 15979
Reposted by David VaudinIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10hBadenoch speech: The Tory leader is having an argument with herself and she's losing inews.co.uk/opinion/bade... 1736797
Reposted by David VaudinJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 10hRingo Starr, encountering an earlier version of Jeffrey Archer in the 1960s, described him as “the kind of bloke who would bottle your piss and sell it”. www.ft.com/content/5235...ft.comJeffrey Archer, author and politician, 1940-2026Best-selling novelist and Tory MP was defined both by his great successes and his headline-grabbing scandals 621544
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 13hhe arrived unexpectedly on a train? from a foreign country? 030
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 13ha remake of The Truman Show www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comDon’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader 000
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 16hvaping just isn't cool and BigTobacco isn't selling vapes to help people 010
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 16hvaping just isn't cool and BigTobacco isn't selling vapes to help people 000
Reposted by David VaudinIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16hFinally got around to watching Supergirl. People were quite down on it but I don't think they were anything like harsh enough. Whoever decided to put a rape plot into that film should be barred from contributing to any future movies. 10908
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 17hturns out I'm otherwise engaged too Alastair, see you for the next one 030
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 17hNaval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blaze www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comNaval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blazeRussian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescued 000
Reposted by David VaudinRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 19hColumn on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comZack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael BehrA toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 6459128
Reposted by David VaudinMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 18hNoticing the nights drawing in? 🌙 October brings a big shift, with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month. Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days? 2513558
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.com‘No more Viktor Orbán: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member statesEnlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders 010
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026clearly makes sense because the German auto industry needs us more than we need them 010
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026all part of friendly engagement, don't take it to heart 000
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026[touches earpiece] ... I'm hearing there's this wild alternative theory that it was 14 years of Tory austerity government and ushering in Brexit that did the fucking over 010
Reposted by David VaudinSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Such a good Nobel Prize! Francis Halzen is a great person, and “let’s turn the Antarctic ice sheet into a neutrino detector” is the kind of idea that deserves a Prize if you can pull it off. 217829
Reposted by David VaudinPhysics World @physicsworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The impressive list of #NobelPrizes in physics related to neutrinos 🧪⚛️: 1988 - discovery of muon neutrino 🚨 1995 - detection of neutrino 💡 2002 - detection of cosmic neutrinos 🎇 2015 - neutrino oscillations 🌊 2026 - discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos 💥 111626
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The old Farage "people have been saying - I don't know if it's true, but ..." one-two 110
Reposted by David VaudinSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 21490991671
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026show me the list of Brexit protagonists who mentioned, never mind celebrated, the 10-year anniversary, Katie. Well alright, the list of, um, anyone. 010
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026a can of spray paint lacked that certain cachet I suppose 000
David Vaudin @vaudindavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026" Once, we were told we had achieved [the right to live under] self-determination ... but we were deceived 000
Reposted by David VaudinTom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU’RE REGISTERED, check to make sure. Trumpists are purging the rolls. www.vote.org Deadline to register is TODAY in Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and TEXAS!vote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 45939
Reposted by David VaudinJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor. www.ft.com/content/38a5...ft.comReform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donorBritish businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor 20451212
Reposted by David VaudinThe Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026White Shaman: Blasting from the construction of Trump's border wall looks to threaten many rock art sites, some up to 4000 years old . The painting faces west. 32110
Reposted by David VaudinJohn Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comFor Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John CraceThe Tory leader says the party’s plans to cut people’s benefits are no more than ‘common sense’ 1613649
Reposted by David VaudinJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026passing the "zionism is racism" motion on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street is a bit on the fucking nose isn't it 37631109
