In light of Kidlington Parish Council (KPC)'s astonishing waste of public money on a pointless traffic survey, #OUFC fans are trying to raise £1,350 to give to a local cause. You can donate here. Big and small donations welcome: gofund.me/b6ad8c94

Interesting to see Starmer ('island of strangers') rebrand himself as Enoch Powell ('strangers in their own country') – albeit without the principles or charisma. Dangerous, divisive rhetoric that should have no place in politics

Utter madness. I've seen first hand how hard care work is – and how badly paid. Labour pandering to bigots won't win them votes. But it will destroy a care system that's already on its knees and wreck people's lives in the process.

I think I finally found a Brexit benefit. This is great news. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Amazing achievement from pre-season relegation favourites #oufc and Gary Rowett to secure championship status for next season. If the season had started when GR came in, we'd be 7th 🤯 👏👏👏 🟡🔵

Now we’re focusing on the Reflective practice part. Reflection is so powerful. The slide shows different ways of being reflective. I find walking helps. Anything where you can let your mind wander and get away from the screen. #T5S1 #LT25uk

Is inequality inevitable? Archaeological study of 50,000 dwellings over >10,000 years suggests it's not – neither is it a natural consequence of societal complexity, so much as a political choice.

Ever wondered how many evangelical 'Christians' justify worshiping power, wealth, and greed while sneering at the poor – and throwing their support behind those that do likewise? Here's a great explanation

New evidence shows that ancient Greek and Roman statues were multi-sensory experiences, not only painted with bright colors but also scented with perfumes, oils and waxes. #classicalstudies #museum #art 🏺

This is excellent

When you lose someone you love you realise how valuable your time spent together was. “Just hanging out” mattered. We knew this as children. We should know it again as adults.

the feminine urge to

I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here

Beautiful #London morning ☀️ #StPauls

As have been saying for some weeks, we need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us. In a generational move, they’re reorienting the United States towards Russia. “The West”, for now at least, is ceasing to exist or operate as a concept.

This. #UkraineAid

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A good read from Lewis and an apt Kissinger quote – “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.”

Mike Luckovich @mluckovichajc on #Trump #TraitorTrump #DonaldJudasTrump #Ukraine – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Great summary. Deeply worrying times.

Today’s daily dose of nature - the turquoise waters of the Outer Hebrides 💙

Have written about why we should take Trump seriously on Greenland and what is going on with his evolving sense of geopolitics. A point of rupture between the US and Europe is coming: Britain will likely be forced to pick a side, or be adrift. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

This is about manufactured realities, made real by the presidential seal.

Nice to see you back, Steph #oufc

Wait til he finds out about the magic hat #oufc - www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Among infinite takes, people can always find evidence for their bias: "Confronted with information that could shake their worldviews, people can now search for confirming evidence...And they will be overwhelmed with data." @cwarzel.bsky.social @mikecaulfield.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3C4lwjd

Since Mark Zuckerberg announced today that is ending third party fact-checking on Facebook, I thought it would be relevant to reshare our study about the long-term, causal impact of exposure to hyperpartisan/low-quality content on social media:

We’re all immune to it at this point but we have to remind ourselves that this is an abomination. A catastrophe. A grotesque corruption. And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this.

This is not what he said and they know it. Something very disturbing has happened to much of the British press and a fair amount of conservative politics. The extremist Musk tail wagging the formerly mainstream dog.

Turns out that a man who entirely baselessly and bizarrely calls a British minister a rape genocide enabler and tweets random conspiracy theories day and night might neither be the most stalwart nor reliable political ally.

Back home in Wensleydale #GodsOwnCountry

This is a particularly fine Orpheus mosaic. These mosaics were popular throughout the Roman Empire & Orpheus was a frequently portrayed in classical art. He is usually depicted, as here, playing his cithara surrounded by charmed, entranced animals 🏛️Palermo Archaeological Museum 📷Giovanni Dall’Orto

Ahead of #Christmas, it's time to post this #Roman fibula (a pin for fastening garments/brooch) in the shape of a stag - which looks rather 'reindeerish' in my Christmas influenced imagination🎄. Is it Dasher, Dancer or Rudolph? 🎅 Found at the Roman villa at Borg. Dating 2nd c. AD. 📷 Villa Borg

Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bones some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2 🏺 #archaeology

Telegraph's John Percy reporting that #oufc in advanced talks with Rowett

A reminder that liking a post on bsky doesn't make it appear on your followers feed in the same way that it did on X. If you think your followers may be interested in a post, then please do re-post it don't just like it.

Brilliant. Life imitating art imitating life

Let the joy of exiled Syrians show you that fleeing tyranny is never a choice people make lightly. No one gets onto one of those boats & leaves their home unless their home has become the mouth of a shark. No one chooses exile. No one risks it all if they could have stayed.

Thought it was just me

Felt like it was going to happen at some point but QPR finding form at exactly the wrong time for us #oufc

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

Betting against your own team @georgeelek.bsky.social? Never thought I'd see the day! #oufc @ntt20.com

The 80s are back. Shoulder pads, bodysuits, neon and er...dead salmon on your head

What will be hot in workplace L&D in 2025? It's time for the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey! Take 2 minutes to share your thoughts: www.research.net/r/DHTS-SB-25 Choose up to 3 options from a list of 16, and also let us know your L&D challenges for the year ahead. #GSS25

Been meaning to do this for a while. I'm not sorry to see me go #goodbye #twitter

Any transcription tool suggestions for Caroline?