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Jo Kershaw

@jokershaw.bsky.social

Research Software Engineer at the University of Leeds | Graduate of the Open University | #ActuallyAutistic | She/Her |

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Kate Marvel@drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

for personal reasons i dislike how the discourse has swung from "climate scientists are hysterical alarmists" to "climate scientists failed to warn us how bad it would be" without stopping at "thank you, you were right, here's a gift basket"

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's Day 1 of Andy Burnham being Prime Minister & Donald Trump is celebrating the destruction of our planet. Meanwhile Spain doubled it's renewables - before they had some of the highest bills in Europe and now some of the lowest bills. Labour need to stop appealing to Trump.

The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil! It is one of the Greatest Sources of quality Oil on Earth, has hundreds of years of Capacity left, with much not even found yet, and will make the United Kingdom, from a Poverty Stricken Disaster, to one of the Richest Countries anywhere in the World! Britain pays Norway Billions of Dollars a year to buy its Oil, which they get from a less valuable part of the North Sea — How ridiculous is that! Also, word is that the UK is going to move the old and horrible looking windmills, which loom over and destroy the City of Aberdeen.That will be a big day for the Country, and will be very much appreciated by everybody. Such great potential in the UK, but it all starts with OPENING NORTH SEA OIL. WE LOVE YOU SCOTLAND! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Alternatively, can @ucu.org.uk/ @drjogrady.bsky.social use her next statement to say "The DfE will give you the exact same statement as they have done for months. It's concerning that they're so failing in their responsibility. It still is their responsibility even if they refuse to acknowledge it."

Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

At which point are journalists allowed to say "nope, that's not an answer. You're failing in your duties by repeating this very obvious deflection for two years in a row. You need to give an actual response now."? Or else publish just "the DfE said the same thing they did for 24 months".

Lauren Donovan Ginsberg@laurenginsberg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1

Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

They’re at it again. None of this is valuable historical research. It’s about exploiting historical artifacts and historians to develop computer vision further and to make a soft cultural argument for surveillance tech. This nonsense has been going on since c2010.

Screenshot of a NYT headline A 16th-Century Sketch Claims to Depict Anne Boleyn. A.I. Says It’s Her Mom. Using facial-recognition technology, scholars have concluded that a 500-year-old drawing labeled “Anna Bollein Queen” more likely showed her mother, Elizabeth Howard.
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 6mo ago

📢 Polling stations are now open! 📢 Want to replace the failing Labour Party and defeat the hateful message of Reform? Get yourself down to your local polling station and vote Green today! Every vote counts. Make sure your voice is heard 💚 Don’t forget your Photo ID for voting in England!

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Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“1 mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, 1 mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” The #’s may vary, but the truth is the same.

One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss

Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

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Rob Delaney@robdelaney.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Just joined UK’s Green Party for a few reasons. Starmer himself suggested ppl like me leave the Labour Party when he assumed leadership. Request granted. But the Greens’ recent success & polling (and more importantly their policy goals!) show them to be robust & viable. join.greenparty.org.uk

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