So sad. Black Midi Guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Has Died - stereogum.com/2484904/blac...

Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.

Kemi, this is just a population density map

Iran is seeing some of the most serious protests since 1979. Assessing what is actually happening is extremely difficult: internet and phones are down; Starlink is being jammed, thanks (presumably) to tools from allies 1/6

Cheney Lane entrance to South Park blocked by this lovely example @badlyparkedox.bsky.social

Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...

This is the post to read if you want to understand why autonomous cars are not the answer to transport in London.

Conveniently on my cycle route home from work...

Officer please as you can clearly see this this isn’t My Party

What would a fellow have to do, to be in contravention of the @royalsociety.org Code of Conduct if Musk's behaviour *doesn't* constitute "acting in a personal or professional capacity in such a manner as is likely to bring the Society into disrepute"? royalsociety.org/-/media/abou...

The Gov. official statement is incoherent: ".. insuring consistency, clarity and fairness for all.." But devolving policy & action is exactly not those things. This was an opportunity for the Labour government to lead, set an example and define a vision. But once again they fail to do so...

This was a major initiative from the Biden White House, based in the idea of getting together all the countries with a stake in this crisis. They pressured China to stop precursor chemicals, hit hard at the capital funding for production in Mexico, and funded Narcan in the U.S. It apparently worked.

Brett details the broader picture but here's a dispatch from the front line: Vending machines changed to cashless at work... they've now been offline for over two months. Meanwhile I've got a coin burning a hole in my pocket and an ongoing thirst to quench...

Fuck and… off, a very long way, off a cliff, into the sea to be trapped in a cave and drown.

Electric Road right of way update: Campaigners are now looking for people aged 55+ who used the Bulstake Path or the Electric Road before 2000, (ideally before 1980), even if they no longer live in Oxford, in order to establish evidence of regular use of the paths for at least 20 years before 2000.

This shows the function of "independent" regulation. It is not to improve the working of an industry, but to allow the government to avoid responsibility.

You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market Chevron ⬆️9% Halliburton ⬆️10% Exxon ⬆️4% ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%

It’s John Mclaughlin’s 84th Birthday today, one of the greatest living British musicians. For #Jazzsky #MusicSky I humbly offer this tribute thread. It’s LONG(!) there will be omissions and mistakes, but I hope points of interest & plenty of links to good videos.

It’s John Mclaughlin’s 84th Birthday today, one of the greatest living British musicians. For #Jazzsky #MusicSky I humbly offer this tribute thread. It’s LONG(!) there will be omissions and mistakes, but I hope points of interest & plenty of links to good videos.

I finished a book already this year! (It's only little) Excellent reading, lessons learned.

I need some more positive stuff in my timeline...

Venezuelan analysts are speculating that regime insiders sold Maduro out, including the location, either for USD 50 million or US suspension of legal prosecution.

Tile whipping “Tegelwippen” has become a national competition in the Netherlands. We could do this here to help reverse the trend of paving over front gardens for off-road parking www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

I encourage everyone to read this. We now know the "what." We do not know the "what's next." And the consequences of this could be huge www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...

Ahhh, #PeacePrize was just spelled wrong.

Today in #DemocraticPublicFinance Mamdani in his speech challenged the casual narrative erasure of many in his coalition. Narrative erasure is the first step of an accounting trick: if someone can be said to not really exist, then their existence presents as a cost to the city that excludes them.

"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend" And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...

A year of genocide, of unspeakable horrors, ends with Israel banning Medicines Sans Fronteres.

Ok so this track might have been available in 2024 but the Swirl album came out in Jan so I claim it as my record of the year #MusicSky beautiful stuff from Flora Hibberd. flora-hibberd.bandcamp.com/track/jesse-2

I wrote about why car manufacturers getting rid of touchscreens feels like a win for democracy

No.

very much captures the experience of using generative AI to write for you instead of learning how to write

Goodbye 2025 Just some of the many, many musicians we lost in 2025 #RIP2025 #RIP

It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.

My colleague @juliacushion.bsky.social made a “sunlight optimism” spreadsheet, my colleague @zarino.co.uk said there should be a postcode lookup version, I have the day off, the kid has gone swimming, and so, I present: The Sunlight Optimism Calculator: dracos.co.uk/made/sunligh...

"India runs one of the world’s boldest welfare experiments: a rural jobs guarantee giving households a legal right to paid work. Now the Modi govt has repealed, rebranded & reshaped it. This has triggered a firestorm of criticism." -Soutik Biswas www.bbc.com/news/article...

The point I wish got emphasized more is that the big winners from congestion pricing are *people who urgently need to drive*. Because they are ones that travel times really matter for. I always thought that instead of congestion pricing it should be called "free streets" - free from other cars.

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

No parasols or sunbathing on Belgium's beaches... #cyclocross time

Tech isn't a relaxant. It's an accelerant. For the full video, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfO...

Remarkable how little coverage this is getting. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

Missed sunset 🌄 but here you go. youtu.be/XJS9TjjHxx8?...

"... this is down to other countries having safer road conditions for cycling, plus subsidies to help people buy sometimes expensive ebikes, the sort of scheme thus far only applied to electric cars and motorbikes in the UK."

Essential reading on the debate around, and ultimate future of, the @zackpolanski.bsky.social project 💚

Oh, this is really good. 🧪

To be fair @oxfordclarion.bsky.social have looked pretty hard here: www.oxfordclarion.uk/oxfords-new-...

This is really heartening. We can, in fact, make collective decisions about how or whether we will allow new technologies to be incorporated into the things that we care about. It's not just a fact that we have to deal with.

The fonts don’t match, and they left the “memorial” in the name, implying that Trump is also dead. 2/10, would not recommend this signage firm to others.

A Bitcoin mine in Akron is responsible for 61 tons of PM2.5 emissions each year, the third highest total in the country.