Altmetric will no longer participate in FIFA matches. You will guaranteed not see us appear in ANY professional football fixtures going forward. We stand in solidarity with all the other really famous and capable football teams. #footmetric www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through

Uefa says "the World Cup is not for sale" after its 55 member associations vote to boycott future tournaments if Fifa and its president, Gianni Infantino, do not back down on their investment proposal...

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Happy InfoWars day. Tonight, Jim Haggerty debates a child and Tim Heidecker is covered in blood.

💥 Russia: Ukraine destroyed another Wildberries distribution hub. Sarapul, occupied Udmurt Republic, over 1,300km from Ukraine.

"The next 100 days could determine the outcome of this war." - Tusk said this became clear to him after a conversation with President Zelenskyy.

💾 Copy That Floppy! A guide to imaging #FloppyDisks for long-term preservation developed as part of the Future Nostalgia project, led by Cambridge University Library (@theul.bsky.social) and supported by the Digital Preservation Coalition. www.digipres.org/the-floppy-g... #Archive

Copy That Floppy! - Copy That Floppy!

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"Workflow is probably too strong a word for what most institutions have." Ross Andrews, our Director of Design, on the development partner conversations that shaped Dimensions Research Strategy. 🔗 Read his interview: https://ow.ly/TYhc50ZtRIx

I was never into anything Oddie focused on - birds, the Goodies, I just never encountered it. And it was STILL obvious to me he was a delightful legend of a man who spent his life well. #RIP

Sky News@news.sky.com · last wk.

Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died

RIP Bill Oddie

As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.

Being a Luddite Is Fun Again

As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.

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Full update video here: youtu.be/fSsL8a8rQNA

40,000 Russians Lose Jobs after Ukraine Targets Wildberries

YouTube video by Jake Broe

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The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Monday over Russian attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, at Ukraine's request, Ukrinform reports.

I admire our government's new commitment to honesty.

See, now that's a book I would want to read immediately, whereas "David Copperfield" has never held any interest whatsoever.

Tobias Wilson-Bates@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 2w ago

Renewing my call to refer to all books by their full titles, such as: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to be Published on Any Account)

Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...

Unlike Bill “Fucking disappointment” Burr. And many others.

Steven Santos@stevensantos.bsky.social · 2w ago

Guess who had the integrity not to accept $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year?

Guess who had the integrity not to accept $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year?

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

'Weird Al' Yankovic revealed he turned down a seven-figure offer to perform at the state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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“Seven days after the girl’s medical team infused trillions of viruses carrying the recipe for the base editor into her spinal fluid, she died of a severe immune reaction linked to the therapy…” This, in @science.org, is an important and tragic story. (It’s also an incredibly well reported one.) 🧪

Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public

Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals

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💥 Open Science Festival 2027 Bamberg call for abstracts is out! This is a great event, we will very likely be there.

Open Science Festival@osfestivalde.bsky.social · 2w ago

Der Call for Proposals für das Open Science Festival 2027 in Bamberg ist geöffnet! Gesucht werden Lightning Talks, Workshops, Poster, Projekt-Showcases und Beiträge für den Toolmarktplatz. www.uni-bamberg.de/osfestival20... #OSfestival2027 #openscience

Listened to an interview with Trump’s tariff guy Jamieson Greer who suggested the EU needed to be punished for keeping out American foodstuffs for “spurious reasons”. Those spurious reasons? Go into US stores and 50% of stuff has been banned in Europe for containing additives proven to cause cancer

It’s Weekly Fella time. Read about Ukraine continued elimination of Putins shadow fleet, Wildberries burn, Zelenskyy creates turmoil & russians drink from toilets! Don’t forget our fundraiser thread below. #WeeklyFella #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO

Not one but two Wildberries logistics hubs were struck last night. Aside from the one on the Stavropol region, another one in the Krasnodar region has been torched.

The comments do not disappoint

Watcher Guru@watcher.guru · 2w ago

JUST IN: Elon Musk says Grok will make a "full-length movie" of The Odyssey that is "historically accurate" by the end of this year.

I don’t really listen to podcasts but I will pretend to record shop for 40 minutes so I can eavesdrop on a strangers’ conversation so same thing.

State Department official calls for pre-crime approach to combat "far-left terrorists" to prevent "plots *before* they happen."

1664 cases and 94 hospitalisations.

RFK Jr. says cyclospora outbreak is 'under control'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said that the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis is "under control" despite criticism.

cnbc.com

What does responsible research assessment ask of the people who build the research infrastructure, rather than those who write the policy? In a new blog post, Steven Hill (Senior Policy Advisor to the CEO, Digital Science), sets out what the principles mean in practice. 🔗 https://ow.ly/UcnT50ZqIwm

Great interview with Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi! youtu.be/3DA7EXbf_d4

This man is destroying Putin's empire

YouTube video by Caolan Robertson

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This is such an unbelievable Balatro run. Congrats to @adef.bsky.social - what a ride! youtu.be/A7Go7IXlYLg?...

Balatro by adef in 1:04:49 - Summer Games Done Quick 2026

YouTube video by Games Done Quick

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The Guardian gets with the programme www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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