Darren Ross
@dazzaross.bsky.social
Wearsider in London. Insurtech developer by day, writer by night. Also @dazzaross on Mastodon and Pixelfed.
Some of my work: https://linktr.ee/dazzaross
Recommend 'The Hour of Absinthe': https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hour-of-absinthe/nina-s-studer
Some of my work: https://linktr.ee/dazzaross
Recommend 'The Hour of Absinthe': https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hour-of-absinthe/nina-s-studer
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@dazzaross.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Absinthe: The World's Most Dangerous Drink? - Gastropod
What's the deal: is absinthe just a drink, or is it actually deadly? The story behind the myths, from witchy distillers to women on bicycles, and military rations to pre-ban bottles.
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Absinthe: The World’s Most Dangerous Drink? The latest edition of the Gastropod podcast.
gastropod.com/absinthe-the...
The Hour of Absinthe now available to buy:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#Books #FoodPodcast #Historians #HistoryPodcast #Podcast #TrendingFood #WomenInPodcasting
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The Hour of Absinthe now available to buy:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#Books #FoodPodcast #Historians #HistoryPodcast #Podcast #TrendingFood #WomenInPodcasting
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Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
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i've said it before and i'll say it again: joyce carol oates is the main boss of twitter. our finest posters have done some of their best work going after elon, but it's never rattled him like this. she got to him on a molecular level.
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
i've said it before and i'll say it again: joyce carol oates is the main boss of twitter. our finest posters have done some of their best work going after elon, but it's never rattled him like this. she got to him on a molecular level.
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"Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk."
For anyone who missed her post
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk."
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🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty.
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
⚡️📄 Lettre au Collège de France suite à la censure de l’événement « La Palestine et l’Europe ».
Nous proposons d’accueillir ce colloque dans l’enceinte de l’Assemblée nationale et de le placer ainsi sous le patronnage de la représentation nationale.
Nous proposons d’accueillir ce colloque dans l’enceinte de l’Assemblée nationale et de le placer ainsi sous le patronnage de la représentation nationale.
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty.
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
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As Trump Admin uses mob-like tactics to threaten diplomats at international climate talks, important to reengage conversation on what is legitimate use of the economic weapon. New open access piece in JIEL w/Elena Chachko. (academic.oup.com/jiel/article...)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As Trump Admin uses mob-like tactics to threaten diplomats at international climate talks, important to reengage conversation on what is legitimate use of the economic weapon. New open access piece in JIEL w/Elena Chachko. (academic.oup.com/jiel/article...)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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Mave — Smooth, cookieless video. European privacy. Simple integration.
Deliver smooth, cookieless HD video with a GDPR-compliant European platform. Easy embedding, customization, and developer-friendly tools.
Deliver smooth, cookieless HD video with a GDPR-compliant European platform. Easy embedding, customization, and developer-friendly tools.
Mave: European Alternative to Vimeo, Wistia and YouTube – EuroAlternative
Deliver smooth, cookieless HD video with a GDPR-compliant European platform. Easy embedding, customization, and developer-friendly tools.
euroalternative.co
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mave — Smooth, cookieless video. European privacy. Simple integration.
Deliver smooth, cookieless HD video with a GDPR-compliant European platform. Easy embedding, customization, and developer-friendly tools.
Deliver smooth, cookieless HD video with a GDPR-compliant European platform. Easy embedding, customization, and developer-friendly tools.
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Burning trees is not a climate solution
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Burning trees is not a climate solution
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It's a hybrid event with a great line-up...and me!
Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
@icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
@icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...
forteanlondon.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's a hybrid event with a great line-up...and me!
The interface is currently only in French but if you want a good, European alternative to Google Maps or Apple Maps, try Cartes.
cartes.app
#EU #Europe #GoEuropean #Map #Tech
cartes.app
#EU #Europe #GoEuropean #Map #Tech
Cartes
Des cartes libres et gratuites sur le Web, alternatives aux maps Google et Apple, pour trouver un commerce, un lieu, visiter une ville, calculer un trajet à pieds, en vélo, en transport en commun, en ...
cartes.app
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The interface is currently only in French but if you want a good, European alternative to Google Maps or Apple Maps, try Cartes.
cartes.app
#EU #Europe #GoEuropean #Map #Tech
cartes.app
#EU #Europe #GoEuropean #Map #Tech
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"In the weeks before Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral dream went up in smoke on election night, a handful of independent spending groups backed by New York City’s oligarchy spent more than $55 million supporting the ex-governor or attacking his ultimately victorious rival, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani."
Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg
A blizzard of outside spending on ads, including a spot that linked Zohran Mamdani to 9/11, failed to move voters and may have even backfired.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"In the weeks before Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral dream went up in smoke on election night, a handful of independent spending groups backed by New York City’s oligarchy spent more than $55 million supporting the ex-governor or attacking his ultimately victorious rival, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani."
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Well over half of the 2 million+ New Yorkers who voted in the mayoral race were younger than 55, with a significant share of them being Millennials and Gen Zers — a reversal of typical age-based turnout patterns fueled by enthusiasm around Zohran Mamdani. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/07/m...
Mamdani win upended NYC electoral politics: OK Boomers, Gen Z and Millennials are now in charge
Around 1.16 million New Yorkers under 55 voted in the Nov. 4 contest, making up almost 58% of the more than 2 million who cast ballots overall. Those between 18 and 44, who make up the youngest Gen…
www.nydailynews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well over half of the 2 million+ New Yorkers who voted in the mayoral race were younger than 55, with a significant share of them being Millennials and Gen Zers — a reversal of typical age-based turnout patterns fueled by enthusiasm around Zohran Mamdani. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/07/m...
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
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Nature is at risk, but your voice can help.
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment recently passed by the Lords offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
Contact them via our form: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment recently passed by the Lords offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
Contact them via our form: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Nature is at risk, but your voice can help.
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment recently passed by the Lords offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
Contact them via our form: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment recently passed by the Lords offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
Contact them via our form: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
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Creating space for pollinators in London 🐝🦋
In our new GiGLer article, we hear from Pollinating London Together about how pollinators underpin the health of our natural spaces, and how simple actions and initiatives can make a big difference🌸
www.gigl.org.uk/2025/10/23/c...
In our new GiGLer article, we hear from Pollinating London Together about how pollinators underpin the health of our natural spaces, and how simple actions and initiatives can make a big difference🌸
www.gigl.org.uk/2025/10/23/c...
Creating Space for Pollinators in London - GIGL
Pollinators thrive when we give them the basics: food, shelter and space. London’s pollinators are resilient, but they need our help. Every patch of green matters. Together, we can make sure the city…
www.gigl.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Creating space for pollinators in London 🐝🦋
In our new GiGLer article, we hear from Pollinating London Together about how pollinators underpin the health of our natural spaces, and how simple actions and initiatives can make a big difference🌸
www.gigl.org.uk/2025/10/23/c...
In our new GiGLer article, we hear from Pollinating London Together about how pollinators underpin the health of our natural spaces, and how simple actions and initiatives can make a big difference🌸
www.gigl.org.uk/2025/10/23/c...
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"Trade wars screw up other things."
Senator Tim Kaine explained how, separately from the economy, Trump's trade war is complicating US relationships with allies in other spheres, like defense.
Senator Tim Kaine explained how, separately from the economy, Trump's trade war is complicating US relationships with allies in other spheres, like defense.
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Trade wars screw up other things."
Senator Tim Kaine explained how, separately from the economy, Trump's trade war is complicating US relationships with allies in other spheres, like defense.
Senator Tim Kaine explained how, separately from the economy, Trump's trade war is complicating US relationships with allies in other spheres, like defense.
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Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, robins, frogs, bats, toads, dunnocks, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...
A quick guide to hedges:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hed...
A quick guide to hedges:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hed...
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, robins, frogs, bats, toads, dunnocks, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...
A quick guide to hedges:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hed...
A quick guide to hedges:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hed...
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They call it personalization. The machine calls it training data.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
They call it personalization. The machine calls it training data.
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KAL's cartoon in The Economist this week
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
KAL's cartoon in The Economist this week
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#royal HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales, poses with the winners at the 5th annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony on November 05, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The #EarthshotPrize celebrates and supports those who are finding solutions to the world's most pressing environmental issues.
The #EarthshotPrize celebrates and supports those who are finding solutions to the world's most pressing environmental issues.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#royal HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales, poses with the winners at the 5th annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony on November 05, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The #EarthshotPrize celebrates and supports those who are finding solutions to the world's most pressing environmental issues.
The #EarthshotPrize celebrates and supports those who are finding solutions to the world's most pressing environmental issues.
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The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America
The global trade wars prompted by President Donald Trump´s protectionist actions are leading to a revival of interest in trade agreements between regions outside the United States. Trade is now more g...
www.piie.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc