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James Middleton

@jaimiddleton.bsky.social

Freelance copy editor and proofreader working with authors, publishers and researchers https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimiddleton

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James Middleton@jaimiddleton.bsky.social · 2d ago

Derek Thompson and Rose Horowitch discuss why Americans are reading fewer books than ever and struggling more with complex texts; what that means for education, work, politics and culture; and the surprising consequences of living in an increasingly post-literate world

“The End of Reading Is Here” - The Ringer

There’s no doubt that reading is in decline. But what is that decline doing to the way we think? Derek talks with The Atlantic’s Rose Horowitch about why Americans are reading fewer books than e...

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Nic Wilson@nicwilson.bsky.social · last wk.

Sweet treats at the Melplash Show in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Sara Hudston. Not convinced I'd drink a "urinous gold" cider though!! 😁 #naturewriting #countrydiary

Country diary: It’s 10am at the Melplash Show and the cider contest is well under way | Sara Hudston

Bridport, Dorset: Away from the sheep, pigs and Martin Clunes’s horse, I find a bounty of local ciders – and concern about this year’s apple harvest

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callthistea.bsky.social@callthistea.bsky.social · 2w ago

I read this and thought of you @lucygobag.bsky.social “The reason foresight is scarce is …foresight has costs today & benefits tomorrow, and almost every system we’ve built – corporate, political, personal – is calibrated to reward the opposite trade.” flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/t...

The Cost of Seeing It Coming

The Cost of Seeing It Coming Every disaster has a paper trail. Somewhere in the archive there is a memo, a risk register, a slightly too-blunt email from an engineer, a report commissioned three ye…

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Stanley Pignal@spignal.bsky.social · 2w ago

SO YOU'VE WRITTEN A BIG REPORT and you want us to care about it. Please, if you are targetting journalists etc, do these few very simple things. - include a date - make it easy to navigate (no fancy animation stuff) - single column! - charts should link to data - contact info of relevant authors

#BruceSterling@bruces.bsky.social · 4w ago

*Drone-assembly forced-labor factories full of young foreign women *Realistically, somebody's gotta build the drones. Those are thousands and thousands of flying machines *Also, the likelihood of those factories getting suddenly detonated is higher by the week www.dw.com/en/russia-af...

Exploited in Russia: African women forced to make drones

They hoped for a better career but ended up in Russia's war factories. A new study reveals how young women, mainly from Africa, have been being exploited. Some of those affected have shared their stor...

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James Middleton@jaimiddleton.bsky.social · 4w ago

Researchers say areas along the 1,200km front line are covered with ultra-thin fibre-optic cables, which are used by Ukrainian and Russian troops to guide aerial attack drones to make them impervious to electronic jamming

Bird nests of fibre-optic cables show war's impact on Ukraine

Woven from fibre-optic cable and grass, a small ​bird's nest found near the front line of the war in Ukraine shows how the more ‌than four-year-old conflict is reshaping the natural environment, resea...

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Ed Conway@edconway.bsky.social · 2mo ago

✍️A TNT shortage, a world at war and why an obscure factory next to a Sheffield fast fashion warehouse could help explain how to reindustrialise Britain. An essay on the new Chancellor, the old Chancellor and whether anyone can actually turn our economy around👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-factor...

The Factory We Had to Build Again

Rachel Reeves, John Healey, and the surprising story of Britain’s return to manufacturing. With some big explosions along the way

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Ed Hawkins@edhawkins.org · 4w ago

Earlier in the summer I presented a figure showing how a comparable weather event to the summer of 1976 would be experienced in a warmer current climate. It would be 3-4°C hotter, with London hitting 38°C. Yesterday, that is exactly what happened.

Weather of 1976, and a version for the current climate
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero

Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero

Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero. Continue reading...

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Chris Baraniuk@chrisbaraniuk.com · last mo.

NEW: Big new feature from me about offshore wind farms as anchors for wildlife! For example: seals swimming *into* turbine towers to, apparently, hunt fish - and scour protection at the base of turbines used by sea creatures as a dwelling place. atmos.earth/science-and-...

The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | Atmos

Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

In April Japan coined new term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heat Japan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April. The Japan Meteorological Agency coined the new designation to warn the public of the heat dangers of days that were once freak weather events but have now become more common. The central Japan cities of Gujo and Tajimi in Gifu prefecture, along with Toyota in Aichi prefecture, all hit 40C. Gujo’s 40C and Toyota’s 40.1C were all-time highs recorded at their respective weather stations. Continue reading...

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

‘Grey lump with orange wings’: migrating moth descends on UK gardens

‘Grey lump with orange wings’: migrating moth descends on UK gardens

Boom in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings”, recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was a hummingbird hawk-moth, a flying insect that migrates to the UK from continental Europe and north Africa. “I was like: ‘Wow!’,” said the software project manager. “I didn’t even know they existed.” Continue reading...

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Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · last mo.

I think a lot of people have missed this. Until the police investigation in February last year, Reform UK’s financial structures were all tied up with Cottrell and his Montenegro base bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...

‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures

Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...

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