Matt
@mdaytk.bsky.social
British immigrant in the EU 🇪🇺 here to keep up with goings on in the UK and elsewhere. Into language learning (especially French, Spanish and German), linguistic and historical curiosities, urbanism, nature and rewilding
Ceci n'est pas une frontière linguistique. (Au moins selon la République dont la politique vis-à-vis des langues régionales fait tout pour la faire disparaître.)
The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device
theguardian.com
Hot day? Head here. More trees. More planting. New wetlands. Grosvenor Square is reopening on Monday 20 July to cool London. Better for your summer, our city’s climate resilience, and the West End.
Face aux extrêmes climatiques, Berlin accélère sa mutation en « ville éponge », mêlant végétalisation, rétention des eaux et mobilisation citoyenne. Une ambition politique inédite qui essaime. Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/bli
Facts you won't find in a Reform UK election leaflet ... meme via Robert Thomson
Today at Pride in London, we’ll show the world that love will always triumph over hate.
What is with the AI tai chi walking ads on YouTube? How do they have the budget to advertise so much?
Few people understand the scope of the powers UK governments have granted themselves, to criminalise us as terrorists for expressing an opinion. Fewer still understand how illiberal the Court of Appeal judgement is. But @davidallengreen.bsky.social does.🧵 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
What the Palestine Action appeal decision tells us about terrorism law
An already broad law is now matched with broad ministerial powers
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Why HS2 must go to Manchester – this is excellent from @jamesomalley.co.uk on how the current plan could mean slower trains with fewer seats. www.arguably.uk/p/why-hs2-mu...
Why HS2 must go to Manchester
How Andy Burnham can fix Rishi Sunak’s worst mistake
arguably.uk
This extraordinary documentary traces how Akihiko Okamura (1929-85) came to create some of the most original and thoughtful photography documenting the violence of the early years of the Troubles in Ireland and Northern Ireland
A Japanese photographer’s striking, perceptive images of the Troubles | Aeon Videos
How a Japanese war photographer became one of the most insightful chroniclers of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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The peak temperature in 1976 was 35.9°C That doesn't even make the top 10 of UK record temperatures. The 1911 record stood for 79 years The 1990 record stood for 13 years The 2003 record stood for 16 years The 2022 record may be broken this week, after 4 years 2/
Today has been another record breaking day, with a new provisional June temperature record of 37.3°C recorded at Santon Downham this afternoon
Old Phone Box, Tiree, inner Hebrides, painting by Ron Lawson, Scottish landscape artist.
Quite incredible to experience how cool and pleasant it was in the forest today, in sharp contrast to the extreme heat beating down outside. Streams still flowing, soils still moist. Healthy natural ecosystems are our primary bulwark against climate breakdown.
Use the word “airport” Not airporty enough Put it in it block capitals Not airporty enough Make it pink Not airporty enough Add a little picture of a plane Not airporty enough Add the words “to international destinations” Just the right amount of airporty.
Technically, they’re Remains now.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last mo.A fifth of Leave voters have died.
Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.
The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI
Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.
404media.co
Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
You only see violence when it's white people being killed. A young man in Makerfield speaks the truth.
A fully digitised collection of inland printer. Featuring some great Illustrations by Augustus Jansson. The ads were run from about 1903 to 1908. library.si.edu/digital-libr...
Lovely wildflowers around new trees in East Bristol. More streets like this please!
‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate
‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate
Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns
theguardian.com
Having a language learning day today. Watched some videos in German (my level: A1 going into A2) and noted some new words. Did a bit of writing in French (B2ish - but I have been a bit lazy with output) to identify gaps, and also did a bit of writing in Spanish (B2-C1). #langsky
It seems inconceivable that only a decade ago, this was just species-poor grass. Now it's a wild mass of trees, flowers, flying insects and birdsong. That's the transformative power of rewilding.
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
theguardian.com