Aurora
@auroracalliope.bsky.social
Part time ripple watcher. Immigrant to the U.K., wifey to a Scot, & managed by a cat. Look at art, trust science, grow things, & fight fascism. #FuqAI
Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2d agoToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Windfall tax on colossal bank profits could raise £19bn in 2026. Result of profiteering and govt policies. Sufficient to increase frozen personal income tax allowance by nearly £2,000. Banks paid out £25bn in bonuses in the year to March, can easily pay more tax.
Windfall tax on colossal bank profits could raise £19bn in 2026
Burnham urged to resist lobbyists and tax banks to pay for his cost of living measures
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I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.
"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
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This is a tragedy.
Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · last wk.Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
i will love these videos from india rose crawford FOREVER🐸🍞 www.youtube.com/shorts/ncTsX...
Frog bakes a loaf of bread 🍞🐸 I hope this video brings you a smile! ☺️ #miniature #baking #frog
YouTube video by India Rose Crawford
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Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM
If you live in California and you want to take advantage of the state-run portal that tells all registered data brokers to delete your data instead of having to send an individual request to every single one, here is what you need to know: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool
Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. ...
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Knicks won, World Cup over. Now we gotta just…fight fascism.
Thought it might help some people if I reposted this on here
Shame shame is the name of the game. Keep doing this. 👇
𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 🩷@jastuart68.bsky.social · 2w agoWatching ICE agents literally run away from a Mount Laurel Starbucks without their coffee because the neighborhood completely rejected them is pure gold. South Jersey will make you unwelcome every single time you show your faces.
“Why can't the NHS offer vaccination for a £25 fee charged like a prescription, or use a form of means testing, for instance linking it to those incomes are low enough to recieve pension credit?”
Kit Yates@kityates.bsky.social · 2w agoUK restricts Autumn boosters to 80 year olds. "JCVI noted in their cost-benefit analysis that willingness to pay privately increases with age"
His mother, María Arthuer, crossed the Sahara Desert barefoot in 1994. She climbed over Melilla’s border fence penniless and pregnant with Iñaki. Today, her son is a world champion. #respect
Luis Endera@luisendera.bsky.social · 2w agoSu madre, María Arthuer, cruzó el desierto del Sahara a pie y descalza en 1994. Saltó la valla de Melilla embarazada de Iñaki y sin recursos. Hoy su hijo, es campeón del mundo. #respect
Not sure if it’s obvious…but every fucking country should be doing this.
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w agoAustralia is planning some of the world's toughest AI regulations • Water usage will be limited • AI data centers will be required to become net producers of energy • AI companies can't train on Australian creators' work without their permission • Proposals expected to be introduced in 2027
Its funny how everyone's idea of heaven is a complete untouched paradise, crystal clear waters, lush green forests, enough food for everyone, classless, moneyless, stateless, a Utopia of peace, unity and happiness. But here on earth it's considered a leftist ideology.
