David Fell
@davidenough.bsky.social
Words, wine, wandering, wondering.
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America is growthier and techier but fatter, deadlier, drugier, gunnier, crashier and unequaler
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
October 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
America is growthier and techier but fatter, deadlier, drugier, gunnier, crashier and unequaler
www.economist.com/special-repo...
from The Economist
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from The Economist
Underbridge, hightide, fullmoon, timelunch
October 18, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Underbridge, hightide, fullmoon, timelunch
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My team at the ONS is organising the first ever UK Statistics Assembly to discuss with users and producers, the country’s priorities and needs for statistics. Visit to register and complete the call for contributions ⬇
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UK Statistics Assembly 2025
Announcing the UK Statistics Assembly
The UK Statistics Authority, in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, is pleased to invite statistical users, producers and regulatory representatives t...
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September 11, 2024 at 8:42 PM
My team at the ONS is organising the first ever UK Statistics Assembly to discuss with users and producers, the country’s priorities and needs for statistics. Visit to register and complete the call for contributions ⬇
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/uk-statistic...
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/uk-statistic...
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STOP THE BATS
*some time later* oh no
*some time later* oh no
Ummm, wow.
“Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out.”
“Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out.”
Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says
Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out
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September 6, 2024 at 9:11 PM
STOP THE BATS
*some time later* oh no
*some time later* oh no
An unexpected find in one of those boxes you forget about… Miners’ strike just ended, the ‘83 election still reverberating, and some bloke called Gorbachev has just become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union…
September 5, 2024 at 1:50 PM
An unexpected find in one of those boxes you forget about… Miners’ strike just ended, the ‘83 election still reverberating, and some bloke called Gorbachev has just become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union…
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My take on the triumph of the far right in East Germany, and why far right extremists winning a state election is a dangerous first with far reaching ramifications well beyond Berlin. 👇👇
Germany’s far right will govern from the sidelines
Moderate parties will refuse to form a coalition with the AfD after its success in Thuringia and Saxony. But that doesn’t mean the political centre is equipped to resist it
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 3, 2024 at 7:06 AM
My take on the triumph of the far right in East Germany, and why far right extremists winning a state election is a dangerous first with far reaching ramifications well beyond Berlin. 👇👇
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What would happen if we all abandoned Elon Musk’s toxic platform?
Twitter/X has become a cesspit of racism, bullying and unpleasantness. Has the time have come for a mass X-odus and shall we name the date?
By Alan Rusbridger
August 16, 2024
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Twitter/X has become a cesspit of racism, bullying and unpleasantness. Has the time have come for a mass X-odus and shall we name the date?
By Alan Rusbridger
August 16, 2024
👉 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
If there's going to be an X..odus from Twitter/X (and I think there should be) let's make it a coordinated one. My thoughts on how and when. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
What would happen if we all abandoned Elon Musk’s toxic platform?
Twitter/X has become a cesspit of racism, bullying and unpleasantness. Has the time have come for a mass X-odus and shall we name the date?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
What would happen if we all abandoned Elon Musk’s toxic platform?
Twitter/X has become a cesspit of racism, bullying and unpleasantness. Has the time have come for a mass X-odus and shall we name the date?
By Alan Rusbridger
August 16, 2024
👉 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Twitter/X has become a cesspit of racism, bullying and unpleasantness. Has the time have come for a mass X-odus and shall we name the date?
By Alan Rusbridger
August 16, 2024
👉 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
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A stark warning from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, someone who knows. 👇👇
Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is over-rated?
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August 18, 2024 at 12:06 PM
A stark warning from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, someone who knows. 👇👇
Just… genius.
The Corniche of Monaco, 1884 https://linktr.ee/monet_artbot
August 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Just… genius.
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On the weird state of affairs where opposition expected to prove credibility by replicating failure of an unpopular government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer dodging Tory traps is a sign of good judgment, not timidity | Rafael Behr
It is wise to hold back in a political culture that treats even dysfunctional Conservative rule as a benchmark of credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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January 10, 2024 at 7:34 AM
On the weird state of affairs where opposition expected to prove credibility by replicating failure of an unpopular government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It unpacks the social psychological factors that increase our appetite for identity-affirming falsehoods, and how the alignment of social identities on America’s political right creates an efficient engine for “identity driven wrongness,” easily exploited by political & media elites.
TELL BLUESKY MORE ABOUT YOUR BOOK PLEASE!
Me too. (It doesn't help that my book goes into the 1950s drought and why so few noticed it.)
December 28, 2023 at 9:39 PM
It unpacks the social psychological factors that increase our appetite for identity-affirming falsehoods, and how the alignment of social identities on America’s political right creates an efficient engine for “identity driven wrongness,” easily exploited by political & media elites.
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December 23, 2023 at 2:19 AM
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December 18, 2023 at 8:37 PM
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It can be such a busy and stressful time of year. Here, if you need a break, is some gentle quiet to escape to. 37 minutes from a shell beach in Essex.
Episode 81. Rising tide in the rock garden - the sea wall near Bradwell-on-Sea
> bit.ly/LenBrad
Episode 81. Rising tide in the rock garden - the sea wall near Bradwell-on-Sea
> bit.ly/LenBrad
December 18, 2023 at 3:42 PM
It can be such a busy and stressful time of year. Here, if you need a break, is some gentle quiet to escape to. 37 minutes from a shell beach in Essex.
Episode 81. Rising tide in the rock garden - the sea wall near Bradwell-on-Sea
> bit.ly/LenBrad
Episode 81. Rising tide in the rock garden - the sea wall near Bradwell-on-Sea
> bit.ly/LenBrad
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A vast, covert Russian influence operation on TikTok involving 12,800 fake accounts spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine to millions of users in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Israel and Ukraine, has been uncovered by BBC Verify and @dfrlab.bsky.social.
Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinformation about Ukraine.
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December 16, 2023 at 1:08 AM
A vast, covert Russian influence operation on TikTok involving 12,800 fake accounts spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine to millions of users in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Israel and Ukraine, has been uncovered by BBC Verify and @dfrlab.bsky.social.
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This is very smart. 👇
December 16, 2023 at 5:00 AM
This is very smart. 👇
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It's ORR stats day, and we have a new MOST used ...
December 14, 2023 at 10:05 AM
It's ORR stats day, and we have a new MOST used ...
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🤔 Ever wonder how fireflies are able to find mates while flying in those chaotic clusters?
🔥 A new article from Nature by SFI’s @oritpeleg.bsky.social reveals new insights on the physics of firefly swarms!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🔥 A new article from Nature by SFI’s @oritpeleg.bsky.social reveals new insights on the physics of firefly swarms!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
December 11, 2023 at 8:43 PM
🤔 Ever wonder how fireflies are able to find mates while flying in those chaotic clusters?
🔥 A new article from Nature by SFI’s @oritpeleg.bsky.social reveals new insights on the physics of firefly swarms!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🔥 A new article from Nature by SFI’s @oritpeleg.bsky.social reveals new insights on the physics of firefly swarms!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Just a reminder with the holiday season approaching: If you offer someone a drink and they say, "No thanks, I don't drink" the correct response is not, "Why not?" or "Come on, just one!" or anything else like that. The only correct response is, "No worries. Can I get you anything else?"
December 8, 2023 at 2:24 AM
Just a reminder with the holiday season approaching: If you offer someone a drink and they say, "No thanks, I don't drink" the correct response is not, "Why not?" or "Come on, just one!" or anything else like that. The only correct response is, "No worries. Can I get you anything else?"
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"A Rant About Technology"
The absolutely marvellous Ursula K. LeGuin packs so much into this short piece in terms of how we think about technology (especially what we consider high tech).
www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about...
The absolutely marvellous Ursula K. LeGuin packs so much into this short piece in terms of how we think about technology (especially what we consider high tech).
www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about...
Ursula K. Le Guin — Ursula on Writing: A Rant about "Techonolgy"
Ursula K. Le Guin on the presence of technology in her work
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December 8, 2023 at 6:37 AM
"A Rant About Technology"
The absolutely marvellous Ursula K. LeGuin packs so much into this short piece in terms of how we think about technology (especially what we consider high tech).
www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about...
The absolutely marvellous Ursula K. LeGuin packs so much into this short piece in terms of how we think about technology (especially what we consider high tech).
www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about...
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Rachel Clarke writes better than anyone alive about the Covid pandemic. Here she is on the cowardice and cruelty of our ex Prime Minister. Please read and circulate widely.
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How can any of us move on from the pandemic in the face of Boris Johnson's contempt? | Rachel Clarke
As a doctor, I will never forget those who died during Covid. Seeing Johnson lying to and dodging their families is sickening, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke
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December 7, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Rachel Clarke writes better than anyone alive about the Covid pandemic. Here she is on the cowardice and cruelty of our ex Prime Minister. Please read and circulate widely.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...