Me, explaining why our midfield gets overrun 80% of the time
Chaminda Jayanetti@cjayanetti.bsky.social · 2d agothere is no centre right
Chris Hewson
@chrishewson.bsky.social
Head of Policy Engagement, University of Huddersfield; sociology PhD; advocate of knowledge exchange; co-chair Universities Policy Engagement Network; appreciator of reasonably priced fine wine; understander of the power of football to ruin your weekend.
Chaminda Jayanetti@cjayanetti.bsky.social · 2d ago
It's good that my timeline is behaving completely normally at this news.
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 21h agoBREAKING: The former prime minister Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as an MP, prompting a byelection in his North London constituency. Story in the great Camden New Journal www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/excl...
This sort of reportage is poor, but typical. No real discussion of why they might be pursuing this deal, the financial realities of UK HE, or how moral/ethical trade-offs are happening in real-time. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Exeter University approves deal with Saudi Arabia to train military officers and officials
In move that could generate millions, Exeter academics to deliver MA at National Defense University in Riyadh
theguardian.com
I'm not really one for transatlantic remakes, but the UK version of Superstore looks lit.
Downgrade a movie: The reasonably paced, and the moderately aggrieved.
@lastpositivist.bsky.social · 5d agoDowngrade a movie: Somethings Somewhere At Distinct Times
If Serbia insists on burying Maladić with state honours, that is its sovereign prerogative. However such a move would be entirely inconsistent with being a candidate for EU membership, and the accession process should be formally suspended as a result.
TVP World@tvpworld.bsky.social · 5d agoSerbia’s Justice Minister has announced that former Bosnian-Serb military commander and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state honors.
Flavor Flav’s clock is a kind of lanyard but you’re not ready for that conversation
Ticking something off my bucket list today. I'm finally visiting Barnsley.
The Numbers Don't Lie, They Spell Disaster
ALT: The Numbers Don't Lie, They Spell Disaster
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Dmitry Grozoubinski@explaintrade.com · last wk.I'm not an economist but my back of the envelope math suggests that Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI can't all simultaneously sell $30 trillion dollars worth of enterprise solutions to a global economy where the sum total of all economic activity currently adds up to under $120t.
We’re going to experience cognitive vertigo every day for the rest of our lives. Nobody even has to manufacture it! Reality itself is now generating headlines that feel like sudden neurological events.
Nikkei Asia (Official)@asia.nikkei.com · last wk.Saudi Arabia, France agree on $7bn 'Dragon Ball Z' theme park project near Paris https://asia.nikkei.com/business/media-entertainment/saudi-arabia-france-agree-on-7bn-dragon-ball-z-theme-park-project-near-paris
Before Andre Gorz and other lightweights were theorising post-work society, Dolly was already problematising the mechanisms of late capitalism www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxU...
Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
youtube.com
When you're a very famous person who brought nothing but joy and kindness to the world, someone who actually used their fame and wealth to benefit others, the world mourns your death. That's how you do it, that's how you live a life. RIP Dolly Parton.
Genuinely a little bit frightening
Chris Weston@westonfront.bsky.social · last wk.Let me remind you about Carl Douglas' follow-up to Kung Fu Fighting: "Witchfinder General"! Sample lyric: "Says he's got a thing about burnin' witches. Ooh, some of these were mighty fine bitches!" Carl, mate... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdx-...
Have we had a Brazilian footballer named Derek yet? Need it for a full house on my Brazilian boomer name bingo card.
“if we don’t stand up for the free speech of racists, it puts everyone’s free speech in danger.” - guy who only ever talks about free speech when it’s racism
theory: the only people left in provincial nightclubs are England cricket players and people trying to start fights with England cricket players
The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · last wk.Durham bowler, who is part of England squad for second Test against Pakistan, is released without charge after incident with Ben Stokes also present at scene
Oh, so *now* we're concerned about the job security of random fixed term researchers. I wonder what's so very different in this case. 🤔
Rebecca Sear@rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2w agoHere’s the new letter defending Cofnas against “punishment for whistleblowing” (which is not why Ghent suspended him). This time around signatures from a disappointing number of academics from my old institution, London School of Economics johnarmstrongmaths.com/openletters/...
Post a picture that should be an album cover.
Owen Garling@ojgarling.bsky.social · 2w agoPost a picture that should be an album cover.
Psychologists Say It Perfectly Natural To Fantasize About Sandwiches Other Than One Currently In Hand https://theonion.com/psychologists-say-it-perfectly-natural-to-fantasize-abo-1819579393/
I'll tell you one thing. Arif Ahmed has been suspiciously quite as of late.
Who’s the biggest villain in TV history?
AJRed@ajred.bsky.social · 2w agoWho’s the biggest villain in TV history?
Deeply dishonest piece by the MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston. The tweet below summarises the broken culture - where willfully misunderstanding context in line with one's priors is now more important than truth or knowledge. - The exact culture that caused this tragedy.
