Test your ability to read graphs. Which years in this graph are off the trend line?

Nadine Gordimer's iconic anti-apartheid novel "Burger's Daughter" was published #OTD in 1979. Officially banned in South Africa on July 5, 1979, the ban was lifted in October 1979. Gordimer won the #Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. #litsky #booksky #apartheid

please stop making enormous and incredibly cool new lego sets until I can acquire a second house dedicated to displaying them thank you in advance

Remember that NASA was only able to *start* because the rich were being taxed at 90+% marginal rates. Now, *you* pay a greater percent of your income as taxes than any billionaire. You're just not gonna get NASA back without billionaires paying taxes again.

At 3k followers, I’ll reveal which Python libraries are conscious.

Immunologist Dr. Teruko Ishizaka co-discovered Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966. This major scientific breakthrough identified the specific antibody responsible for allergic reactions and laid the foundation for modern asthma & allergy treatments. She died #OTD in 2019 at age 92. #WomenInSTEM #medsky

61% of all political donations in the last quarter came from just 14 people Reform took in £9.3m from a handful of super rich donors British democracy is being bought. We urgently need action to take the money out of our politics

American conspiracy nutter Candace Owens called it an honor to speak at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Owens is known for her accusations against Macron's wife, claiming that she is a man, and for her criticism of feminism. 1/4

I saw Marjane Satrapi speak about her work at Smith College 19 years ago, and she said something I have thought about and taught ever since when I teach comics. “I draw what I can’t write and I write what I can’t draw.“

The right love to spin a line about disaffected young men turning to them but there's absolutely no evidence to back it up. Quite the opposite. Most young Britons are liberal and left leaning. Yes some lads turn to manosphere influencers but they tend to be a small minority.

"Mencap, Mind and the National Autistic Society warn could lead to “the biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation”." This is all deeply worrying especially in context of so much care now provided by private for profit companies rather than safe, appropriate and compassion driven care.

Manche in #Deutschland marschieren wieder ... in die falsche Richtung😖🤮 Quelle: Sebastian Eberle @EberleSebastian ‼️ Nun ist es offiziell: die #AfD ist die Partei des #Kremls und Partnerin des Kriegsverbrechers Wladimir #Putin. 1-2 #NoAfDNever

Well who could possibly have predicted etc... The manufacturing jobs aren't coming back. And the EU momentum to follow what has failed in the US over ten years is one of the dumbest public policy moves I have seen in some time. www.ft.com/content/5739...

Yes. Fascism never completely disappears, and every generation needs to defeat it anew. When we drop our guard, it rises again.

Most people know Kenya for wildlife. Far fewer know it already operates one of the cleanest electricity systems on Earth. Around 91% of electricity now comes from renewable sources, while fossil generation has fallen from roughly 48% in 2010 to around 10% in 2025. #Bettrification

Depuis deux jours, nous avons une attaque, en règle, de LFI et plus spécialement du député Bastien Lachaud, député de Seine Saint-Denis contre @frenchresponse.bsky.social , au travers de ce qu'ils appellent des "influenceurs". C'est quoi l'histoire #withflags ?

I was talking recently to an elderly Black woman who lived on the same street as a family that held a birthday party for teenagers in the early 80s. The house was set alight and 13 young Black people were killed. And then the police refused to investigate properly.

A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works: www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...

nostalgic for more innocent times

They are all very deliberately ignoring the express wishes of Henry Nowak's family; the judge's sentencing report & the obvious, albeit brief, consequences of a crime being reported exclusively by a lying associate of the perpetrator. It may feel futile but this has to be repeated again & again.

jesus this is so sad www.france24.com/en/culture/2...

Sick & tired of people being unable comprehend that you can totally decry Farage for inciting violence and rage AND ALSO believe that the murder of Henry Nowak was utterly horrendous and that the police got it very wrong. These things are NOT mutually exclusive!

Have spent my afternoon reading up on the invention of toilet paper as a commercial proposition. Have to say it's not a bit of history that will ever set the world on fire but I really love this ad.

And Mr Joseph Gayetty the inventor looks so perfect. That face is the result of a lifetime of "so what do you do?" enquiries.

Today, I’m launching a High Court claim against xAI, the company behind Grok. I am just one of thousands of women and even children who have been the victim of abusive and sexualised AI deepfakes. This should never have happened – and xAI must be held accountable. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

You are creating that debate. There is no debate. There is a far right talking point and a media willing to traffic it into the mainstream.

Just ran across this related post: bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Doctolib jure que les informations médicales de ses millions d'utilisateurs sont à l’abri en Europe. Mais la plateforme française les transmet à Google, Microsoft et Anthropic, pour entraîner son propre modèle d'IA. La CNIL, elle, est aux abonnés absents.

Two EU countries currently have < 3 weeks of aviation fuel in combined commercial and strategic reserve (and not all of that will be recoverable reserves), and most are not far behind that, so... squeaky bum time. eurooilwatch.com/jet

have I mentioned that I teach first year writing here and that I am being laid off

The fastest shift in energy in history Driven by production volume + scale from China Delivering cost reductions that in past were inconceivable But in 2026? Just fact Don't trust any growth projection that gets slower Volumes still growing, prices still falling reneweconomy.com.au/graph-of-the...

Fearless French volcanologist Katia Krafft chased active volcanic eruptions for >20 yrs & pioneered close-range volcano cinematography. Her work (w/her husband) laid the foundation for modern volcanic risk communication & evacuation protocols. They died #OTD in 1991 on Mt. Unzen. #WomenInSTEM

At this point, it might be safest to send your cardboard double that your staff at the russian embassy in Canada stole from the russian embassy protesters bsky.app/profile/smik...

The reign of dinosaurs ended 65 MYA, IN THE SPRING. How do we know WHICH SEASON it was when the Chicxulub asteroid hit the Earth? Because the PADDLEFISH bore witness. Let's talk about it. Paddlefish are among the most ancient lineages on Earth, with fossil evidence from 125 MYA.

I was born and raised here. Countless brave Sikh soldiers died for Britain, proudly wearing their turban and kirpan. Thankfully, Rupert and Restore don't get to decide what is British. Beware … today they’re coming for me, but tomorrow it could be you!

Another impression from long-distance train travel; it's a lot less wearing than airports/flying. Journey yesterday was nearly 17 hours door-to-door, but Mrs H went to work this morning as usual, and I'm feeling reasonably chipper.

Excited to see our latest paper out! @murraybeno.bsky.social & colleagues created an elegant in vitro platform in which #BladderCancer spheroids are embedded into our healthy human urothelial model, 3D-UHU, for studying biology and treatment. #urology #cancer short 🧵[1/4] doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Ken Saro-Wiwa campaigned (and was murdered) over this in the 90s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Sar...

We have the same issue here in the USA in terms of people elevating white-collar careers over blue-collar careers that form the backbone of modern civilization upon which the white-collar workers derive their wealth.

There is also a huge conservatism in the market to replace like for like and huge negativity in the Gas installer community who would miss the mandatory £99+ annual service charge side of their business.

This, it can be argued, is what happened to the BBC - except that it happened by stealth, and no one had to buy it.

Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting

Bold move by the crossword writer in the UK's i newspaper. But they likely realised that the typical Reform Party fan doesn't do cryptic crosswords so they're maybe safe from their ire. For those struggling with it - the key for is primary - take the first letters of the words.

Two Tier Keir Starmer is every bit as bad as Putin's poodle Trump, probably gets his ideas from him. Trump has covered up the full release of the Epstein files (in contempt of Congress) & now Starmer is covering up the Mandelson saga with his disappearing messages. www.lbc.co.uk/article/pmqs...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 MPs call for government to kick Palantir out of the NHS https://goodlawproject.org/mps-call-for-government-to-kick-palantir-out-of-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=palantirnhs_post_25774&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=03-06-2026

Suddenly us white people with Eastern European surnames and UK citizenship are British. We weren't last week and won't be next week. `

SW Water were just fined £1.93m for contaminating water in Devon. Impressed? Don't be:. Susan Davy, who was CEO of Pennon group, trousered over £800k for last year's success & Pennon paid out £4.4 billion in uncontaminated dividends to its shareholders

for one glorious moment, we are all five years old again and looking at dinosaurs with all of the awe and wonder of childhood and nobody has ever captured that better than steven spielberg and sam neill and laura dern in that one scene