Dave Fernig
@davefernig.eurosky.social
Biochemist, views entirely unconsidered and my own.
A new Senate investigation says JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America processed massive sums tied to Jeffrey Epstein despite glaring red flags. Powerful institutions helped keep his operation running and every one of them must be held accountable. Follow the money, release everything.
Ancient Greek medical texts compared the white milky fluid of the mistletoe berry ('ixos') to sperm ('sperma') which is why they used them in fertility rituals, infertility folk cures. Let's talk about these strange, toxic (hemi)parasitic plants & how they gave us: "viscous". (📷: J Pfeiffer)
Not a single Israel defender has ever been able to defend this. They just pretend it doesn't exist, even though it defies any of their supposed 'arguments'.
The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · 19h agoIsraeli forces used small aircraft to cross the border and spray high concentrations of the herbicide glyphosate over farmland in southern Syria and Lebanon, a new report has revealed. According to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the spraying halted the growth of several crops
“I’m not giving him a national platform, he is standing to be a councillor in Somerset … a local platform looking at parking, sorting out bins." Badenoch Councillors are responsible for education, social care, policing -all areas where Nazi tendencies are bad! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Badenoch defends decision to allow man jailed for antisemitism to stand as councillor
Tory leader praises Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s ‘contrition’ but says she has higher thresholds for MP candidates
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True. My mom has survived stage 4 ovarian cancer. 84 years old and still kicking ass.
We really do not spend even a fraction of the time we should appreciating that we have literally beaten the silent killer into a state of detente, if not defeat
OTD in 1940, USSR formally annexed Latvia. Soviets troops had been "invited in" (in accordance with absolutely nothing to do with our treaty with Nazis) & then held "elections" where 99%+ voted to join USSR. None of this should sound familiar to you.
sometimes there is absolutely nothing more fun than understanding works of art through people's varied professional perspectives
Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterdayYou can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
Hahhahaa I love this (It's so fascinating to see things through the lens of other people's expertise)
Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterdayYou can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
Well that's a vote of confidence for all Tory councillors.
My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
russincheshire.substack.com
Computer scientist Frances Allen was a pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. + 1st woman to win the Turing Award + Her research directly shaped compiler design, code optimization & automatic parallel processing Born #OTD in 1932 & died #OTD in 2020. #WomenInSTEM #CompSci
New Sentinel-2 satellite imagery reveals the extent of damage caused by large scale Israeli detonations overnight on July 30 into July 31st around UNESCO World Heritage site Beaufort Castle in Lebanon.
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
positivemoney.org
"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
Just remembered I’ve this on my calendar for the better part of a decade. Happy Dying Smart House day to all who celebrate.
Aaron Meyers@aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 2d ago"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
Given we are approaching that time of the year, my big piece from years back on the 1983 Cold War Crisis (and the role of Stanislav Petrov in it) over onto authory as a free-to-read. Over the years, the myth of what happened has been simplified. The reality was scarier. Because: Ronald Reagan.
The Day the World Didn’t End
At the height of the Cold War, with alarms screaming, one Soviet officer stopped to think. It cost him his career. It may also have saved the world. The morning of the 26th September 1983 had started ...
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Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d agoBP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thank goodness it doesn’t show… www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
New poll finds 40% of Britons have not read a book in the past year
The median British adult has read or listened to three books in the past 12 months with reading habits also split along gender, class and political divides
theguardian.com
"We can dream" or " they are not needed here". Which is it?! Christian Wolmar once coached an audience on how best to oppose HS2, although all evidence of this has somehow been deleted from the internet. He then spent many years actively opposing the construction of a new N-S high-speed railway.
Christian Wolmar@christianwolmar.bsky.social · 2d ago
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EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...
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This is excellent. The supply/demand/price curve only works where supply is capable of meeting demand. Beyond that the maths just do not work.
East Anglia Bylines@eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d agoWhy is Trump's war running into trouble despite tens of billions more in funding? Because the real constraint isn't money, writes Prof Richard Murphy. It's productive capacity. You can't buy missiles that haven't been made. That's exactly what Modern Monetary Theory always told us.
A bad day at the office for the #fraud Alessandro Frolli, from UNINT Università. This idiot makes up studies about children and autism. @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social now retracted 3 of his fictional studies @deevybee.bsky.social 👇
Really fascinating the sort of person who chastises people for celebrating when a ghoul dies but is utterly silent when said ghoul is spreading hatred and lies during their life. Guess that's not scientific of me.
Maybe you've had a cat that liked to nibble on fruit, or enjoy a sweet treat, but I am sorry to say that the research on this is pretty clear: cats can't taste sweet. As with *everything* in science, this is subject to revision with new data. Let's review the existing evidence!
Cute Cat Enjoys Ice Cream Cone
Alt: Cute Cat Enjoys Ice Cream Cone. One of those viral types of gifs in the library. Black and white cat licks a vanilla ice cream cone held by a human hand.
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
