Dinah Rose KC
@dinahrose.bsky.social
President of Magdalen College, Oxford. Barrister. Speaking only for myself.
The latest from Sophie Fischer, holiday cat carer. I don't quite know what to make of this one, to be honest...
Echo the Australian magpie annoying a tuxedo cat named Gilbert in Thames, New Zealand. The pair are known to be friends, though the magpie is often described as an annoying sibling that frequently pushes limits. They are part of a group called "Tuxedoes Unite" located in Karangahake, New Zealand.
What I love about Bluesky is what I loved about old Twitter: if I want to find out about something (however recondite) there will be someone here (often with a PhD in it) and the time and patience to share their knowledge. /1
A late #Caturday timeline cleanse, here's 10 seconds or so of blissed-out Kittywampus. : )
Oh wow. Finally, the last season of Babylon Berlin is on its way. So excited. youtube.com/watch?v=LG18...
Babylon Berlin - Season 5 - Official Trailer (Beta Film)
YouTube video by Beta Film - Official Trailer Channel
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ICYMI: We shared a job listing on Free Movement for Head of Immigration at Plumstead Community Law Centre in South East London. Permanent role, £37,000–£42,000, at a specialist legal advice charity. Worth a look if you work in immigration law and want to make a difference.
Job ad : Head of Immigration. Plumstead Community Law Centre - Free Movement
Salary: £37,000–£42,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) Contract: Permanent Location: Plumstead Community Law Centre, Royal Borough of
freemovement.org.uk
And thus my Visiting Fellowship at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social comes to an end. My warmest thanks to @dinahrose.bsky.social and the fellows for their kind hospitality, and for making me feel so welcome in their midst. The relationships I have built here will endure for many years to come.
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football". tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
Great Grandparents: A cabinet maker in the East End, or the Governor-General of New Zealand.
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d agoEnough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
she’s just been lying in that position for like twenty minutes
A recently-promoted partner at a leading UK-based global law firm is facing professional ruin, the Court of Appeal said last week, after being “played for a fool by a skilful and well prepared interrogator” acting covertly for his client’s litigation opponent. rozenberg.substack.com/p/stinger-st...
Stinger stung
But solicitor victim faces ruin
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"When I was a very small child, I had a sense, whereof I know not, that William the Conqueror was the first king of England and that history began in 1066. When I was a slightly less small child, I was delighted to learn that this wasn’t so..." Regarding a surprisingly complicated question
Who was the first king of England?
A surprisingly complicated question.
jonn.substack.com
I love sharing progress of unfinished areas because it can be so exciting! It takes some imagination as to how it will look but I’m delighted a number of wildflowers have established. Planted into dense grass and nettles. I’ve cut back around them a little with shears if they were too swamped
Every now and then I get why people think academics are weird.
Richard de Nooy@richarddenooy.bsky.social · 2w ago“Oxford academic Prof George Garnett counted 93 penises in 2018 – with 88 belonging to horses and another five to men. But Dr Christopher Monk said he had counted one more on another man.” bbc.com/news/article...