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John Speakman
@speakman.bsky.social
And yet, here we are. I like data and technology, and therefore people and policy. Also I like unfunny jokes and mild snark. Political junkie, I’m afraid. Trying to let that go. Slightly American (or slightly British?). He/him. 📍London
Folks, who is telling high school students -- who I am sure are smart and talented and ambitious -- to cold email college professors and volunteer to do research or collaborate with them? This is not a good idea. Please stop this.
Bill: Don't tell me YOU'RE applying for the post of announcer? Eccles: Oh, yeah. And I'll get it too, you'll see. I'm wearing a Cambridge tie. B: You? You were at Cambridge? E: Yeah! B: What were you doing there? E: Buying a tie. Series 6 Ep14, 'The Greenslade Story,' 20 Dec, 1955 #Goonshow
Fourfoot@fourfoot.bsky.social · 4d agoI’m going to guess “rich parents and you being white and middle class.”?
BBC Radio 6 Music Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Now Playing The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Milky Way
You don't need flavored coffee. It already has a flavor. Coffee.
Plus ca change
Christopher Wiggins@cwnewser.bsky.social · last wk.“There’s not a coherent reason that the school board has articulated why it’s inappropriate for this club to form other than the fact that they just don’t like LGBTQ+ affirming speech,” ACLU attorney Wyatt Rolla told me. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
Young Marble Giants - @marcrileydj.bsky.social Session 24/10/13 Not so young but still as talented. Uploaded by #Fruitierthantho @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @fatoldanarchist.bsky.social @mrxmike.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTL...
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS Marc Riley 24th September 2013
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The Mohammeds, Khans, Patels, Singhs, Adebayos and Babatundes didn’t go looking for Britain….Britain went looking for them, imposed its language and, in many places, its religion, while extracting wealth and resources from their countries. History has consequences.
I was up at the buttcrack of dawn this morning when it was still dark out. It had been pouring all night. Took this picture with my phone. It isn’t even a shot of something. It just captured… I don’t know… the vibe? Regardless, I like it.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space, (1977), Dzhezkazgan, Kazakh SSR. Artist: L. Pak, Architect: K. Turlybaev, Sculptor: N. Andreev
Duvets which aren't perfect squares should have some sort of marking along the top edge, as I'm sick of it being a 50/50 guess when I'm changing the sheets as to whether I've put it into the duvet cover correctly or sideways and then have to redo the whole bloody thing again.
FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.
I beg to differ www.theguardian.com/business/202... ‘Customers prefer AI chatbots,’ says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre jobs axed
‘Customers prefer AI chatbots,’ says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre jobs axed
CEO Chris O’Shea defends Centrica’s plans as it reports rise in retail profits following focus on bigger margins
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I’m fine with transgender for everybody, but I’m more interested in the taco truck on every corner. What happened to that? Hoping the UK can sign onto that one too as Mexican food here is… execrable. Amazed it can be so bad.
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
Andy Burnham has said that reforming the care system is a priority for him. He's long called for a National Care Service. Here's why we need one - and why delivering on that promise might be the test of his premiership. (Pls subscribe - it's free) open.substack.com/pub/nicolake...
Who cares? Hopefully Burnham does
On the National Care Service and why we desperately need it
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Having returned to the UK after many years overseas id just like to say I dearly love these drop down lists
Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 4w agofilling in a form before a medical appointment at a clinic, I'd say at least 40% of those are tempting
The Milky Way over a northern Minnesota river. Looks like there's only one satellite in this photo. That's pretty unusual these days.
Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans two continents—Europe and Asia. Originally named Byzantium and later Constantinople, for over 1,500 years, it served as an imperial capital.