remarkable amount of talk abt how Trump is going to administer Venezuela when he pretty clearly hasn't overthrown the current govt yet

#TwelfthNight • Hunting of the Wren 🐦 "In Pembrokeshire, they called the period of the wren-hunt custom ‘Twelfth-tide’. There, the wren-house was a little wooden cottage dressed with ribbons and the wren was inside." www.trac.cymru/hunting-the-... #Wales #History

"Our analysis reveals that ... informal gatekeeping can perpetuate structural inequities in science, highlighting the need for stronger data-sharing mandates & more equitable open access policies."

1st 2026 research fieldtrip location reveal: I’m in… WILTSHIRE 🙂 Staying in Salisbury for a couple of nights and off to Devizes tomorrow morning for Rose Ferraby’s awesome, Downland - am very excited 🙂

On the statement itself, X is not like The Sun or The Express - it's not a newspaper with journalists who need to maintain a boundary to keep their career options alive. It's a network owned by a white supremacist foreigner, with an algorithm that promotes far-right and misogynist content.

I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.

Someone in the quotetweets helpfully points out that the consequences of a PM shooting his mouth off are rather greater than that of a blogger. This is absolutely true, of course - but in the same way, the consequences of a PM *not* speaking might also be thought to, y'know, matter.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

Must remember this next time someone breaks into my house. The right thing to do is to urge those who have broken the law to comply with the law. Perfect logic

Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding

Take it from a Filipino, even if you despise the current rulers of your country, you will live to regret the day the United States comes in to remove them

Craven, cowards.

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Correct. I just listened and the UK did not mention the US at all. Craven.

Tara Roberts is a Black Woman Scuba Diver who works for National Geographic that goes deep into the ocean in search of lost slave ships.

The first two hours this morning

Not obvious to me why Ofcom is leading the effort either, rather than Scotland Yard. It's a crime, not a regulatory breach.

I mean, has someone just tried calling the police & reporting X for distributing child sex abuse images? Because like, that’s a thing. You can just do it. Might call my Mate on the force now in fact

How you manufacture consent.

this is painful, but i think important, to read.

SEEKING PARTICIPANTS For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details. Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!

"Time travel is real and possible, but everyone who tried it ended up dead in deep space" is not the least plausible thing I've seen today.

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo #ShareGoodNewsToo

If you have to remind people “we are the good guys” that’s a pretty good sign you’ve stopped doing good guy stuff

As I was growing up in Iraq I used to think: damn the oil if it brings us so much war, destruction & fear. I still think it’s a curse on people, countries and our whole earth. The sooner we as a species move on from it the better.

With Mr. MacGregor put to the sword, Alex wept, for he had no more carrot patches to conquer.

Should European universities also consider using European tech, and not Microsoft, Google etc?

The only accounts to have 'net positive sentiment' on here since the invasion of a sovereign country by the most powerful country on earth are brand new accounts. This is [checks notes] a condemnation of 'Bluesky' elders and *not* a sign that new accounts are often bots. >

Dark snow clouds approaching Shieldaig Village from the north yesterday afternoon.

For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Yesterday morning's view of the Wye Valley. #TinyJoys

80% of Mumsnet users do not intend to vote Reform. But @lbc.co.uk is dedicating an entire hour on how "mumsnet users are turning to Reform"

I do not believe in the death penalty for humans. I do support the death penalty for corporations. When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

🚨 Just 8 of the top 50 constituencies providing the best opportunities for disadvantaged young people are outside of London. The North East and North West are overrepresented in the lowest ranked areas. See how different areas rank for opportunity ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

If you’ve always wanted the chance to ring handbells, then here’s the ideal opportunity for you! 🎵 RING HANDBELLS with Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers 🆓 FREE TASTER SESSION 📍 Dunblane Cathedral Halls 🗓️ SUN 11 JAN 📝 REGISTER: 🔗 tinyurl.com/HandbellTast...

I wish Bsky had the reach with more companies because I'd love to shout at Northern this morning for having the platform 2 shelter locked closed still on the coldest day of the year.

This all seems to rely on MAGA having no memory. The paid shills pivot, will the base follow?

With no disrespect to the post below, this is another inaccurate map of the Roman road network of Wales. Both this and the recently publicised digital atlas of ancient roads leaves out roads confirmed in Wales 30 years ago Still old (2011) - but better is this map... cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...

Schwarznasenschafe Valais in der Schweiz

Although epiphany falls on the 6th January, it will have been celebrated in churches up and down the country today. It is a good excuse for a Brueghel painting. In this case Adoration of the Kings in the Snow, Pieter Brueghel the Elder ( - 1569). This 1597 painting It

So fabulous!

This semester I’m teaching a guided research seminar for undergraduates in which they will hopefully have the experience of using the internet as a place of discovery and connection, rather than as the hellscape of algorithmic distraction & rage bait it’s become. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

ÚLTIMA HORA | España rechaza junto a Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Uruguay las “acciones militares” de EEUU en Venezuela y llama a negociar sin injerencias externas www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

This weeks Time between Times Podcast takes us to Garlick Hill in London for an incredibly creepy Ghost story to start the new year . 2026 sees the fifth anniversary of the podcast and also sees it return to YouTube . So check it out . youtu.be/pY6FaWjBfO0?...

Bad news, Kubrick - the Blue Danube waltz just got a new default visual.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for the first time #SomeGoodNews The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during extended brain surgery. Data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients, so the decline you'd normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment.

Out of town centre cookie cutter housing estates and retail parks which embed car culture, Every school which normalises idling during the school drop off, Each local authority fawning over new suburban leisure facilities Continued subsidy promoting car before bus = further embedding car culture

Worth reminding everyone everywhere that pathological oil addiction starts with every single choice to jump in the car out of convenience rather than necessity. Prices at the petrol pump are way too low to correct the externality. And they have been for decades. bsky.app/profile/juli...

I know there’s a lot going on but has anyone seen an update on the hunger strikers? Are they all still alive? Does anyone in power care?