Ann Hawkins
@annhawkins.bsky.social
Egalitarian, insatiably curious, critical thinker, writer, reading as art, literature, philosophy, blues, Easily bored, not easily offended. Member of Citizen Collective.
www.annhawkins.com
Cambridge UK
www.annhawkins.com
Cambridge UK
If you haven't read it already I strongly urge everyone to read this book. It's a quick read and even for someone like me who has been convinced of Zuckerberg's evil influence on the world for some years, it is jaw droppingly terrifying.
April 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you haven't read it already I strongly urge everyone to read this book. It's a quick read and even for someone like me who has been convinced of Zuckerberg's evil influence on the world for some years, it is jaw droppingly terrifying.
@hellolovely.design You'll like this :)
“A book should be jewel-like, inside and out, and so we commission the very best human artists to illustrate the covers of all of our titles - not just so as to adorn bookshelves, but as stunning wall art in its own right too.”
#booksky #artprint
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#booksky #artprint
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March 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@hellolovely.design You'll like this :)
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You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
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Janaki Ammal crossbred sugarcane species to create a hybrid with a higher sucrose yield that could flourish in India's tropical climate. She was instrumental in saving the botanically diverse Silent Valley in India. adalovelaceday.subst...
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Janaki Ammal crossbred sugarcane species to create a hybrid with a higher sucrose yield that could flourish in India's tropical climate. She was instrumental in saving the botanically diverse Silent Valley in India. adalovelaceday.subst...
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Hailan Hu studies the neurological mechanisms behind emotional & social experiences, & how they change the brain’s neural circuitry. She discovered how ketamine acts to reduce depression in rats, making way for new approaches to treating mental illness. adalovelaceday.subst...
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Hailan Hu studies the neurological mechanisms behind emotional & social experiences, & how they change the brain’s neural circuitry. She discovered how ketamine acts to reduce depression in rats, making way for new approaches to treating mental illness. adalovelaceday.subst...
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Prime Minister Starmer humiliates Donald Trump on live television. He shut him up and fact checked him mid sentence.
Trump sat there shoulders slumped nodding his head. #StandWithUkraine
Trump sat there shoulders slumped nodding his head. #StandWithUkraine
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Prime Minister Starmer humiliates Donald Trump on live television. He shut him up and fact checked him mid sentence.
Trump sat there shoulders slumped nodding his head. #StandWithUkraine
Trump sat there shoulders slumped nodding his head. #StandWithUkraine
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Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
February 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
Thank you @laurenhug.bsky.social - I'm learning more about what's happening in America by following @altnps.bsky.social @i-love-altnps.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Thank you @laurenhug.bsky.social - I'm learning more about what's happening in America by following @altnps.bsky.social @i-love-altnps.bsky.social
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NEW BLOGPOST: "**What would you do if there was a real threat to democracy?**" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/02/15/w... Given the news earlier this evening that's likely to change the foreign policies of more than a few countries... “Whatever you think your answer is, it’s what you are doing right now"
**What would you do if there was a real threat to democracy?**
“Whatever you think your answer is, it’s what you are doing right now” Image – we need to get more citizenship teachers trained up In the second half of my previous post I p…
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February 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: "**What would you do if there was a real threat to democracy?**" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/02/15/w... Given the news earlier this evening that's likely to change the foreign policies of more than a few countries... “Whatever you think your answer is, it’s what you are doing right now"
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"More growth. Still no benefits?" sam4qe.com/more-growth-... "In 2016, MIT’s $45 million tax payment represented more than 14 percent of the city’s total tax revenue.” On the inability of #Localgov to tax the wealth of Cambridge's economy. Gleaming sci-tech parks connected by potholed roads?
More growth. Still no benefits? - Sam Davies
Questions about leadership and influence were given more urgency this week with the launch of yet another business lobby interest group.
sam4qe.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"More growth. Still no benefits?" sam4qe.com/more-growth-... "In 2016, MIT’s $45 million tax payment represented more than 14 percent of the city’s total tax revenue.” On the inability of #Localgov to tax the wealth of Cambridge's economy. Gleaming sci-tech parks connected by potholed roads?
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Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...
Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time. Byline Times tips its hat to Prince Harry
bylinetimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...
Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.
Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.
freeourfeeds.com
Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.
freeourfeeds.com
Free Our Feeds
Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.
freeourfeeds.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.
Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.
freeourfeeds.com
Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.
freeourfeeds.com
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Moved onto this new purchase. Another of the old guard producing great records late in life. Also another with one of their offspring in their band. #Saturdaymorningmusic
January 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Moved onto this new purchase. Another of the old guard producing great records late in life. Also another with one of their offspring in their band. #Saturdaymorningmusic
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Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-leone-norwood-farrell-biochemist
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-leone-norwood-farrell-biochemist
January 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-leone-norwood-farrell-biochemist
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-leone-norwood-farrell-biochemist
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Who has got time to become an AI and media literate active citizen?" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/01/13/w... And even if you do have the time, where are the places that provide easy access and trustworthy course content?
Who has got time to become an AI and media literate active citizen?
Does anyone know where to start for something that involves all of us? (A bit like the climate emergency? Many of you may have spotted the headlines about the Prime Minister’s speech on all t…
cambridgetownowl.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: "Who has got time to become an AI and media literate active citizen?" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/01/13/w... And even if you do have the time, where are the places that provide easy access and trustworthy course content?
Have you ever heard Neotists CIC @neotists.bsky.social Patron Evelyn Glennie read her story?
This is so inspiring:
'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'
youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8?...
This is so inspiring:
'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'
youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8?...
Evelyn Glennie reads 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'
YouTube video by Evelyn Glennie
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January 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Have you ever heard Neotists CIC @neotists.bsky.social Patron Evelyn Glennie read her story?
This is so inspiring:
'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'
youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8?...
This is so inspiring:
'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'
youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8?...
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'A Disgraceful Smear': Health Secretary Wes Streeting Slams Elon Musk For Calling Jess Phillips A 'Rape Apologist'
The health secretary condemned the X owner "ridiculous" attack on the safeguarding minister
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wes-st...
The health secretary condemned the X owner "ridiculous" attack on the safeguarding minister
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wes-st...
'A Disgraceful Smear': Wes Streeting Slams Elon Musk For Calling Jess Phillips A 'Rape Apologist'
The health secretary condemned the X owner's "ridiculous" attack on the safeguarding minister.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
'A Disgraceful Smear': Health Secretary Wes Streeting Slams Elon Musk For Calling Jess Phillips A 'Rape Apologist'
The health secretary condemned the X owner "ridiculous" attack on the safeguarding minister
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wes-st...
The health secretary condemned the X owner "ridiculous" attack on the safeguarding minister
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wes-st...
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“The only effective measure is to ban all political donations, and the giving and receiving of such donations a criminal offence. Such a ban would force political parties to compete and develop publicly acceptable policies”
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“The only effective measure is to ban all political donations, and the giving and receiving of such donations a criminal offence. Such a ban would force political parties to compete and develop publicly acceptable policies”
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
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Lina Stern, a biochemist and neurophysiologist, was one of the first researchers to identify what is now known as the blood-brain barrier, and conducted pioneering research on the central nervous system.
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-lina-stern-neurophysiologist
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-lina-stern-neurophysiologist
December 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Lina Stern, a biochemist and neurophysiologist, was one of the first researchers to identify what is now known as the blood-brain barrier, and conducted pioneering research on the central nervous system.
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-lina-stern-neurophysiologist
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-lina-stern-neurophysiologist
Watching The Big Sleep and yes, its corny and sexist and paternalistic but the dialogue is also really sharp and clever and funny and the acting is captivating.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0038...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0038...
The Big Sleep (1946) ⭐ 7.9 | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
1h 54m | Approved
www.imdb.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Watching The Big Sleep and yes, its corny and sexist and paternalistic but the dialogue is also really sharp and clever and funny and the acting is captivating.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0038...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0038...
Just in case anyone hasn't got enough to do today (!) I did an advent calendar of essays about creativity. You can see them all here:
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Ann Hawkins – Medium
Read writing from Ann Hawkins on Medium. Blogging since 2005, this space is for things not directly connected to my businesses. Art, world events, jazz, poetry, book reviews and amazing people.
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December 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Just in case anyone hasn't got enough to do today (!) I did an advent calendar of essays about creativity. You can see them all here:
annhawkins.medium.com
annhawkins.medium.com
My creativity advent calendar 2024: Day 16.
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible, inspired by Maria Popova.
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The series so far: annhawkins.medium.com
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible, inspired by Maria Popova.
annhawkins.medium.com/my-creativit...
The series so far: annhawkins.medium.com
My creativity advent calendar 2024: Day 16.
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible
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December 19, 2024 at 5:18 PM
My creativity advent calendar 2024: Day 16.
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible, inspired by Maria Popova.
annhawkins.medium.com/my-creativit...
The series so far: annhawkins.medium.com
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible, inspired by Maria Popova.
annhawkins.medium.com/my-creativit...
The series so far: annhawkins.medium.com