No words for how much I enjoyed the Arctic extravaganza with brdemuth.bsky.social, lalinepaull.bsky.social, ymalhi.bsky.social, klausdodds.bsky.social, clairewarrior.bsky.social, mendelight.bsky.social, and other brilliant people not on BlueSky. Bjorn, the polar bear puppet was pure joy.

ok once again I'm up far too early so my entire TL is US politics but! this tactically brilliant and emotionally true video restored a chunk of my faith in humans doing the right *and smart* thing without needing to be a hero by @cantwinvictoryfund.bsky.social via @charlottegarden.bsky.social

This about sums it up.

I'll be very tired come Thursday evening, but also very very intellectually satisfied.

This week's under-reported news: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Happy Halloween!

I'm all about finding the bright spots these days.

Very much looking forward to talking to @alybatt.bsky.social about her new book on capitalism and nature next Tuesday in Oxford. If you're in town, come join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alyssa-bat...

Amazing to me that it is late October and this is what the garden looks like. Easily the best thing about living in the UK.

A three-hour in the rain with this goober was not on today's Bingo card. If anyone needs me I'll be under the covers until tomorrow.

My weekly roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel, and MENA. ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

The chaos of my mahonia both delights and scares me. And this patch of wild daisies that has overrun our front door lights me up every time I see it.

Lying bastards

On the eve of my 47th birthday, I am pleased to announce that I have finally purchased my freedom from the debt bondage that is the student loan system. I am very disappointed by how very anti-climactic this feels.

Well thank fuck for some good news. Keep it coming.

This looks like interesting research. Anyone out there who can offer up some examples of public inquiries in the UK for Charlie?

Today's Blackwells haul. Thanks to @casparhenderson.bsky.social for the Shrubsole suggestion.

So well deserved. If you haven't read A Flat Place, get on it. It's truly one of the best books I've read in the last decade. Congratulations @noreenmasud.bsky.social ! Just think of all of the cat treats that 100K can buy!

Honestly one of the things that puzzles me most about the UK. We get enormous amounts of rain - and it has nowhere to go. Also, concrete is ugly and lifeless. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I really do love my MP @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social

Once again @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social for the win! (Quietly hoping she defects to the Green Party.) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

My weekly roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel, and MENA (for free, as always): ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

I wonder how often they met with climate scientists

Yes!!!! A permanent solution to my search engine woes.

Anyone interested in joining a panel proposal on Health in Civil Rights movements for the AAHM this year? DM me or comment if so!

Night Nurse is no joke. I slept great last night but I now feel like I was run over by a bulldozer. For non-Brits: This is a nighttime OTC cold and flu medicine. Also, 'Night Nurse' sounds naughty.

My weekly roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel, and MENA (for free, as always): ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Congratulations to Edd on getting this out in the world!

Never thought I'd be cheering for a billionaire, but these are not normal times.

Chicago October 2025.......

It's the official publication day for ETHANOL: A HEMISPHERIC HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS. Want to know why the US turns 40 percent of the corn crop into fuel? How the US and Brazil became the world's two largest ethanol producers? Tom Rogers and I have answers. www.oupress.com/978080619601...

Very cold and very beautiful swim in autumnal Nova Scotia. Thanks to @donalh.bsky.social for teaching me that my cold tolerance is much higher than I thought it was.

Sincere question: is there a single college or university anywhere that is approaching AI from a position of resistance?

Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I just learned a ton and a metric ton are the same thing. Why humans? Why? Why did we invent this linguistic confusion????

Great little feature on the amazing research of @miskoaki.bsky.social and its growing Northern focus. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Flower child.

Send snacks. Flu AND covid vaccines yesterday. I have become a couch blob.

Happy to announce our fall programme! Pleased to be hosting @brdemuth.bsky.social for our annual flagship lecture on Nov 6. We'll also welcome @andrewseaton.bsky.social and @dannydorling.bsky.social on Dec 4 for a discussion of Andrew's new work on coal. For more info, see the web link in our bio.

It is truly extraordinary how much time can pass in this job without doing any intellectual work (hours, days, weeks). I love what I do, but this is definitely not what I thought the job would be. When do I get to think the deep thoughts????

I've been miffed about click-bait headlines in the Guardian, but at least they have the conviction to publish pieces like this. If only the NYT could do the same. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I just had to switch from monthly view to weekly view. This is always a sad moment in the ramp up to the academic year, when the calendar gets so full that a birds eye view will no longer cut it.

Well this show at the Royal Academy was extraordinary. Bonus points for the Chicago content.

I panicked.

Here's this week's roundup of under-reported news from Palestine, Israel and MENA: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

Interspecies love at its very best.

Well this is an exceptionally good history job. Wonders never cease. www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

People who know the history of British urban planning, e.g. @samwetherell.bsky.social , why are there so few trees on British verges, i.e. the space between the pavement and the road? I am looking out my window and it is so so depressing. Concrete and brick as far as the eye can see. WHY?????