Anand
@calmerfuture.bsky.social
calmerfuture.org
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
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Anand
@calmerfuture.bsky.social
· May 25
Calmer Future
Let's create a better future
www.calmerfuture.org
I want to share something I've worked on effectively for most of my life, in different ways.
This vision of a calmer future, and analysis of how we get there, came after working in different sectors, on different continents – and seeing how obvious solutions are not working.
www.calmerfuture.org
This vision of a calmer future, and analysis of how we get there, came after working in different sectors, on different continents – and seeing how obvious solutions are not working.
www.calmerfuture.org
my empire of dirt
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
my empire of dirt
100% crystalline cringe
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
100% crystalline cringe
plugging AI for government cutting costs on their podcast, and directly advertising it for Google
I'm sure this is fine, they must be disinterested experts
I'm sure this is fine, they must be disinterested experts
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
plugging AI for government cutting costs on their podcast, and directly advertising it for Google
I'm sure this is fine, they must be disinterested experts
I'm sure this is fine, they must be disinterested experts
even more interesting than melatonin in squid ink
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
even more interesting than melatonin in squid ink
[scans Oates' list]
so he's done a favourite book list now [tick], and next it'll be an image of his beloved pet dog but with the Grok watermark visible
so he's done a favourite book list now [tick], and next it'll be an image of his beloved pet dog but with the Grok watermark visible
The funniest part of Elon spiraling out about this is that he isn’t responding with anything linked to others or relationships, just posting “great movie”
For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
[scans Oates' list]
so he's done a favourite book list now [tick], and next it'll be an image of his beloved pet dog but with the Grok watermark visible
so he's done a favourite book list now [tick], and next it'll be an image of his beloved pet dog but with the Grok watermark visible
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No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
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Anybody who had a vision to bring American levels of political, cultural and social polarisation to Britain - whether their motive was clicks or cash, ideology, boredom or anything else - would make it their top strategic priority to abolish the BBC, or to damage and diminish it at the very least
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Anybody who had a vision to bring American levels of political, cultural and social polarisation to Britain - whether their motive was clicks or cash, ideology, boredom or anything else - would make it their top strategic priority to abolish the BBC, or to damage and diminish it at the very least
'the ridiculous carnival of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, of all people, admonishing the BBC for its lack of integrity. And they can get away with it, because no-one expects anything from them and yet we expect everything from the people and places who actually give a damn.'
asymmetric warfare
asymmetric warfare
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
'the ridiculous carnival of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, of all people, admonishing the BBC for its lack of integrity. And they can get away with it, because no-one expects anything from them and yet we expect everything from the people and places who actually give a damn.'
asymmetric warfare
asymmetric warfare
Remembrance Day is tomorrow
an apt time to dust off those tired 'Britain stood alone' Churchillian speeches against fascism, and spot the actual fascists not defending our BBC
an apt time to dust off those tired 'Britain stood alone' Churchillian speeches against fascism, and spot the actual fascists not defending our BBC
If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Remembrance Day is tomorrow
an apt time to dust off those tired 'Britain stood alone' Churchillian speeches against fascism, and spot the actual fascists not defending our BBC
an apt time to dust off those tired 'Britain stood alone' Churchillian speeches against fascism, and spot the actual fascists not defending our BBC
I think this level of radicalisation should frighten everybody who cares about living in a cohesive society
Fell down a facebook rabbit hole thanks to something a family member shared. Labour should be really concerned, the tone and circulation of posts now has a simialr feel to Conservatives in 2023 but with an added side of far right memes. Facebook worries me far more than X
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I think this level of radicalisation should frighten everybody who cares about living in a cohesive society
poppy prop propaganda
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
poppy prop propaganda
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Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, I believe?
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, I believe?
WE WILL REMEM🐐BLEER THEM
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
WE WILL REMEM🐐BLEER THEM
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I did my PhD in molecular and cell biology, with a specialization in genomics and computational biology. As a result, I met many women, postdocs and junior faculty, who had encountered James Watson in person at CSHL. Their accounts all unanimously mentioned having to deal with him hitting on them.
Jeremy, I have followed your science advocacy on this platform with respect, but I find this thread deeply hurtful and sad and I am going to tell you why. While my wife did her postdoc at CSHL, she and our many dear friends had to endure the racist rhetoric of this man, which did constant harm
On one evening, the speakers were divided up and went to dinner parties hosted by some of the wealthy folks who lived around Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island. My dinner was delightful, with good conversation with our host (the mayor of a nearby village), his friends, and some other speakers.
34/41
34/41
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I did my PhD in molecular and cell biology, with a specialization in genomics and computational biology. As a result, I met many women, postdocs and junior faculty, who had encountered James Watson in person at CSHL. Their accounts all unanimously mentioned having to deal with him hitting on them.
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“Since the start of the year, at least 134 unhoused people have died. Only two lived long enough to reach the state’s average life expectancy.
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
134 unhoused people have died in CT this year. Here are some of their stories.
Some who were homeless died from the cold. Others died when their cars caught fire, or they were struck by vehicles. Our obits shine a light on who they were.
www.ctinsider.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Since the start of the year, at least 134 unhoused people have died. Only two lived long enough to reach the state’s average life expectancy.
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
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“In the last year of the Conservative Government alone, 115 prisoners were released in error, including a series of serious offenders.
“At no point did this fact ever make the front pages of British newspapers, or lead news bulletins on the BBC.”
“At no point did this fact ever make the front pages of British newspapers, or lead news bulletins on the BBC.”
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“In the last year of the Conservative Government alone, 115 prisoners were released in error, including a series of serious offenders.
“At no point did this fact ever make the front pages of British newspapers, or lead news bulletins on the BBC.”
“At no point did this fact ever make the front pages of British newspapers, or lead news bulletins on the BBC.”
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A perfect dissection of Watson individually, but also Nobel Prize Syndrome generally: a pernicious disorder that the patient enjoys while everyone else suffers.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A perfect dissection of Watson individually, but also Nobel Prize Syndrome generally: a pernicious disorder that the patient enjoys while everyone else suffers.
The Unwell Office
During an event on Thursday, Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly struggle to keep his eyes open.
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Unwell Office
I had not heard about the sheer scale of this intimidation 😔
Mosques set on fire, shot at with air guns, and smashed with paving slabs.
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques
Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim Trust
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I had not heard about the sheer scale of this intimidation 😔
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What a glorious sight and sound. Passing over the house yesterday afternoon, hundreds of gorgeous geese.
#birds #UKwildlife
#birds #UKwildlife
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What a glorious sight and sound. Passing over the house yesterday afternoon, hundreds of gorgeous geese.
#birds #UKwildlife
#birds #UKwildlife
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@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...