Damian Exworthy
@cartophile72.bsky.social
Cartophile. Recovering Naval officer. Like: intelligent debate, geo-anything (but particularly rivers, coasts, and lumpy landscapes), IR, history. Opinions my own. Likes and reposts ≠ endorsements and are probably just so I can find it later.
The greatness that was Tom Lehrer - sad news this evening of his death. I hope he’d approve if this was played at his funeral (and an American pontiff may approve and laugh too)
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youtu.be/pvhYqeGp_Do?...
Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The greatness that was Tom Lehrer - sad news this evening of his death. I hope he’d approve if this was played at his funeral (and an American pontiff may approve and laugh too)
youtu.be/pvhYqeGp_Do?...
youtu.be/pvhYqeGp_Do?...
This article is linked in the above article. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social writes with such eloquence, and a depth of understanding and insight as to our relationship with nature
www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
April 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This article is linked in the above article. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social writes with such eloquence, and a depth of understanding and insight as to our relationship with nature
www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
Absolutely this👇
It need not be the Pennine Way (though that’s an ambition still) but any good walk connects us to and helps us understand our environment, and benefits our mental health.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It need not be the Pennine Way (though that’s an ambition still) but any good walk connects us to and helps us understand our environment, and benefits our mental health.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the Pennine Way: a pioneer of long-distance soul therapy | Editorial
Editorial: Sixty years old this month, the famous northern walking route successfully blazed a trail for a national pastime
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Absolutely this👇
It need not be the Pennine Way (though that’s an ambition still) but any good walk connects us to and helps us understand our environment, and benefits our mental health.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It need not be the Pennine Way (though that’s an ambition still) but any good walk connects us to and helps us understand our environment, and benefits our mental health.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"The Telegraph called Brexit 'the best decision ever made'... 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗜𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹." 🤯
Lewis is here to explain why the UK hasn't got off lightly on 'Liberation Day'... 🇺🇸
Lewis is here to explain why the UK hasn't got off lightly on 'Liberation Day'... 🇺🇸
Why Brexit has NOT saved Britain from Trump's Tariffs
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"The Telegraph called Brexit 'the best decision ever made'... 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗜𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹." 🤯
Lewis is here to explain why the UK hasn't got off lightly on 'Liberation Day'... 🇺🇸
Lewis is here to explain why the UK hasn't got off lightly on 'Liberation Day'... 🇺🇸
This is excellent and as good as talk as I’ve heard in a long time about leadership and developing people’s potential.
Southgate is an exceptional leader who made it to the top of his sport, but there is so much here for everyday life to listen to and reflect upon.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Southgate is an exceptional leader who made it to the top of his sport, but there is so much here for everyday life to listen to and reflect upon.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture - Sir Gareth Southgate
Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on his personal journey as a leader and the importance of belief and resilience.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is excellent and as good as talk as I’ve heard in a long time about leadership and developing people’s potential.
Southgate is an exceptional leader who made it to the top of his sport, but there is so much here for everyday life to listen to and reflect upon.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Southgate is an exceptional leader who made it to the top of his sport, but there is so much here for everyday life to listen to and reflect upon.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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King agrees to host Trump visit
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
March 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
King agrees to host Trump visit
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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“Say what you like about Donald Trump, he certainly knows how to concentrate minds…in much the same way that a man standing up on your plane with a bomb strapped to his chest makes you think about whether you lived a good life, but you can’t deny the effect.”
thecritic.co.uk/trumps-poodl...
thecritic.co.uk/trumps-poodl...
Trump’s poodle | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
Say what you like about Donald Trump, he certainly knows how to concentrate minds. Sure, he does it in much the same way that a man standing up on your plane with a bomb strapped to his chest makes…
thecritic.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Say what you like about Donald Trump, he certainly knows how to concentrate minds…in much the same way that a man standing up on your plane with a bomb strapped to his chest makes you think about whether you lived a good life, but you can’t deny the effect.”
thecritic.co.uk/trumps-poodl...
thecritic.co.uk/trumps-poodl...
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Trump might not know but of course Vance will be well aware of the many wars fought by European soldiers in the past 40 years. Vance will also know that the minerals deal is basically meaningless, having no chance of generating serious investment. So the objective is to end the Atlantic alliance.
NEW: JD Vance describes UK & French troops in Ukraine as “20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
Spits in the face of UK & EU troops that died supporting the US in Iraq & Afghanistan.
So revealing. The Atlantic alliance & “special relationship” is dead.
Spits in the face of UK & EU troops that died supporting the US in Iraq & Afghanistan.
So revealing. The Atlantic alliance & “special relationship” is dead.
March 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Trump might not know but of course Vance will be well aware of the many wars fought by European soldiers in the past 40 years. Vance will also know that the minerals deal is basically meaningless, having no chance of generating serious investment. So the objective is to end the Atlantic alliance.
Lots of Emergency Podcasts in the past few hours picking over the detail of yesterday in the White House - here’s one of the best, with the usual excellent (and worrying) analysis, from the US
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Emergency Episode: After the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Fiasco
Podcast Episode · The DSR Network · 28/02/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lots of Emergency Podcasts in the past few hours picking over the detail of yesterday in the White House - here’s one of the best, with the usual excellent (and worrying) analysis, from the US
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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This is really, really, really good! I strongly identify with the sentiments expressed, and the conclusion that in a world of power blocs, the UK must choose Europe And not just the bits it likes. The UK must actively embrace the whole European political project, warts and all.@roterote.bsky.social
As promised to @nialloconghaile.bsky.social here are my thoughts on Brexit, Britain, MAGA, Munich and our joint future.
www.roterotemedia.com/roteroteblog...
www.roterotemedia.com/roteroteblog...
Zeitenwende for Britain — roterotemedia
On Britain's position in the world after JD Vance killed the Atlantic Charter.
www.roterotemedia.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is really, really, really good! I strongly identify with the sentiments expressed, and the conclusion that in a world of power blocs, the UK must choose Europe And not just the bits it likes. The UK must actively embrace the whole European political project, warts and all.@roterote.bsky.social
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Actually, no. This misses the point of Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37). After Jesus tells a lawyer that you should "love your neighbor as yourself," the lawyer asks him, "And who is my neighbor?"
January 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Actually, no. This misses the point of Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37). After Jesus tells a lawyer that you should "love your neighbor as yourself," the lawyer asks him, "And who is my neighbor?"
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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⚠️ BREAKING: What Is Causing Extreme Weather?
👇🏻 Please watch this latest #BrokenNews report, then share.
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👇🏻 Please watch this latest #BrokenNews report, then share.
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What Is Causing Extreme Weather? - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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January 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
⚠️ BREAKING: What Is Causing Extreme Weather?
👇🏻 Please watch this latest #BrokenNews report, then share.
youtu.be/_X2p9dMsNFY?...
👇🏻 Please watch this latest #BrokenNews report, then share.
youtu.be/_X2p9dMsNFY?...
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🧵Mark Zuckerberg’s cravenly cynical decision to get rid of fact checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads is reminiscent of the opening scene of The Godfather, where various local businessmen come to show their fealty to the mafia boss. 1/15
January 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🧵Mark Zuckerberg’s cravenly cynical decision to get rid of fact checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads is reminiscent of the opening scene of The Godfather, where various local businessmen come to show their fealty to the mafia boss. 1/15
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We call it Earth only because we're land dwellers. This image shows how massive the Pacific Ocean is, covering 1/3 of the Earth's surface.
This cloudless image of the Earth centered on the Pacific was produced by NOAA satellites, which took photos over eleven ten-day periods and merged them.
This cloudless image of the Earth centered on the Pacific was produced by NOAA satellites, which took photos over eleven ten-day periods and merged them.
December 8, 2024 at 6:16 AM
We call it Earth only because we're land dwellers. This image shows how massive the Pacific Ocean is, covering 1/3 of the Earth's surface.
This cloudless image of the Earth centered on the Pacific was produced by NOAA satellites, which took photos over eleven ten-day periods and merged them.
This cloudless image of the Earth centered on the Pacific was produced by NOAA satellites, which took photos over eleven ten-day periods and merged them.
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Now that the tsunami alert is cleared, take a few minutes to read one of the finest pieces of earthquake journalism I've read - deservedly won a Pulitzer when it came out.
Channels John McPhee - the highest compliment I can pay to popular geology writing ⚒️
Channels John McPhee - the highest compliment I can pay to popular geology writing ⚒️
While you’re watching to see if there’s a tsunami, just reminding you of this, one of the most terrifying and well-written pieces of long-form journalism I’ve ever read
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest
When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.
www.newyorker.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Now that the tsunami alert is cleared, take a few minutes to read one of the finest pieces of earthquake journalism I've read - deservedly won a Pulitzer when it came out.
Channels John McPhee - the highest compliment I can pay to popular geology writing ⚒️
Channels John McPhee - the highest compliment I can pay to popular geology writing ⚒️
This is so good
December 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM
This is so good
Beautiful and fabulous images
Spending my lunch break perusing Dan Coe's gorgeous Lidar data meander river reconstructions 😍
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
November 29, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Beautiful and fabulous images
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“This is beginning to really f*** me off."
Feargal Sharkey is back testing rivers for toxins, and he’s far from impressed by what he’s found in the River Wylye.
Feargal Sharkey is back testing rivers for toxins, and he’s far from impressed by what he’s found in the River Wylye.
November 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM
“This is beginning to really f*** me off."
Feargal Sharkey is back testing rivers for toxins, and he’s far from impressed by what he’s found in the River Wylye.
Feargal Sharkey is back testing rivers for toxins, and he’s far from impressed by what he’s found in the River Wylye.
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Must-Miss TV: From Allison P's desperate fight for justice to Nigel "Spooky" Farage's conviction that The Truth Is Out There, we're proud to bring you a round-up of what not to watch. thecritic.co.uk/must...
Must-Miss TV | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
The Trial (iPlayer) – in an update of Franz Kafka’s classic, Allison P awakes to find herself arrested for thought crimes by police who won’t tell her the charges. Can she prove her innocence…
thecritic.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Must-Miss TV: From Allison P's desperate fight for justice to Nigel "Spooky" Farage's conviction that The Truth Is Out There, we're proud to bring you a round-up of what not to watch. thecritic.co.uk/must...
Thank you for your tireless work. This picture is so sad but hoping I and my children can enjoy the lake again safely at some point soon
Windermere should not be green
savewindermere.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @carolvorderman.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
savewindermere.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @carolvorderman.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Thank you for your tireless work. This picture is so sad but hoping I and my children can enjoy the lake again safely at some point soon
Wonderful. ‘A bout of estimations’ is fantastic
Today’s poem is called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
![An Invention of Collective Nouns
A reckoning of spreadsheets.
A distraction of smartphones.
A prattle of podcasts.
A mispronunciation of scones.
A clique of photographers.
A heard of precedents.
An enjambment of
poets. A grope of presidents.
A pile of haemorrhoids.
A bunion of personal trainers.
A bout of estimations.
A condescension of mansplainers.
A stroke of geniuses.
A spot of adolescents.
An embarrassment of Richards.
A collection [crossed out] correction of pedants.
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November 16, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Wonderful. ‘A bout of estimations’ is fantastic
Outstanding. Up there with the Horrible Histories songs
Right well this is incredible
(Baffled, though, that Melvyn and his guests didn't discuss - or better still, re-enact - the Keynes vs Hayek rap). www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nE...
November 16, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Outstanding. Up there with the Horrible Histories songs