Deceptively Specious
@apparentlydull.bsky.social
(Mostly) rational human being. Fan of music, science, puns and social justice. Escaped from the other place before it implodes.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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If the producers of Question Time wanted a true representation of political views across the spectrum they could have a panel of Starmer 2016, Starmer 2019, Starmer 2021, Starmer 2023 and Starmer 2025.
May 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If the producers of Question Time wanted a true representation of political views across the spectrum they could have a panel of Starmer 2016, Starmer 2019, Starmer 2021, Starmer 2023 and Starmer 2025.
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This remains imho the wrong strategy. Reform voters will always push for more. And Farage is justified when he keeps putting immigration at the centre of his campaign.
Labour needs to attack Farage where he is weak, instead of following his narratives.
Labour needs to attack Farage where he is weak, instead of following his narratives.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing tougher measures on immigration to stem a record flow of arrivals across the English Channel and stave off the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party after it made sweeping gains in this week’s local elections.
Starmer Plots Harder Line on Migration to Counter Farage Threat
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing tougher measures on immigration to stem a record flow of arrivals across the English Channel and stave off the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party after it made sweeping gains in this week’s local elections.
bloom.bg
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This remains imho the wrong strategy. Reform voters will always push for more. And Farage is justified when he keeps putting immigration at the centre of his campaign.
Labour needs to attack Farage where he is weak, instead of following his narratives.
Labour needs to attack Farage where he is weak, instead of following his narratives.
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Doomscrolling is a tautology. It’s now just called scrolling
April 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Doomscrolling is a tautology. It’s now just called scrolling
The weekend starts here
I need to interrupt your evening with this joke Kid 1 just told me:
What noise does James Bond's doorbell make?
Dong. Ding Dong.
What noise does James Bond's doorbell make?
Dong. Ding Dong.
January 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The weekend starts here
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Retirement in academia is where you stop doing the things you were paid for but carry on with the many things you were never paid for.
January 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Retirement in academia is where you stop doing the things you were paid for but carry on with the many things you were never paid for.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,681,967!
September 27, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,681,967!
New here, am I doing it right?
October 23, 2023 at 6:17 PM
New here, am I doing it right?
This place appears to be mostly harmless.
October 23, 2023 at 6:02 PM
This place appears to be mostly harmless.