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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Darren Ross
@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.
gastropod.com
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
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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🚀 Just published: Joplin @joplinapp.bsky.social — Open source note-taking with end-to-end encryption
Free, open source note-taking app with multimedia support, cross-device sync, web clipper, and end-to-end encryption. Available on all platforms.
Free, open source note-taking app with multimedia support, cross-device sync, web clipper, and end-to-end encryption. Available on all platforms.
Joplin: European Alternative to Apple Notes, Microsoft OneNote and Google Keep – EuroAlternative
Free, open source note-taking app with multimedia support, cross-device sync, web clipper, and end-to-end encryption. Available on all platforms.
euroalternative.co
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🚀 Just published: Joplin @joplinapp.bsky.social — Open source note-taking with end-to-end encryption
Free, open source note-taking app with multimedia support, cross-device sync, web clipper, and end-to-end encryption. Available on all platforms.
Free, open source note-taking app with multimedia support, cross-device sync, web clipper, and end-to-end encryption. Available on all platforms.
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Outside military sector, Russia's industrial production hasn't grown since 2021
• Data show how war-related activity is artificially fuelling headline GDP growth
• Leaving defence-related sectors aside, the Russian economy is likely in a recession
Full @piie.com paper: www.piie.com/publications...
• Data show how war-related activity is artificially fuelling headline GDP growth
• Leaving defence-related sectors aside, the Russian economy is likely in a recession
Full @piie.com paper: www.piie.com/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Outside military sector, Russia's industrial production hasn't grown since 2021
• Data show how war-related activity is artificially fuelling headline GDP growth
• Leaving defence-related sectors aside, the Russian economy is likely in a recession
Full @piie.com paper: www.piie.com/publications...
• Data show how war-related activity is artificially fuelling headline GDP growth
• Leaving defence-related sectors aside, the Russian economy is likely in a recession
Full @piie.com paper: www.piie.com/publications...
A neat little tool to create a logo as part of the part of the Buy European movement.
#BuyEuropean #EU #Europe #GoEuropean
ibuyfrom.eu
#BuyEuropean #EU #Europe #GoEuropean
ibuyfrom.eu
I Buy From EU
Profile picture decoration tool to support the 'Buy From EU' movement.
ibuyfrom.eu
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
A neat little tool to create a logo as part of the part of the Buy European movement.
#BuyEuropean #EU #Europe #GoEuropean
ibuyfrom.eu
#BuyEuropean #EU #Europe #GoEuropean
ibuyfrom.eu
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Robert Jenrick asked why he lied last week when he told the Telegraph that he would "never, ever" defect to Reform.
Jenrick replies that joining Reform was "the most honest thing" he could have done.
Jenrick replies that joining Reform was "the most honest thing" he could have done.
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Robert Jenrick asked why he lied last week when he told the Telegraph that he would "never, ever" defect to Reform.
Jenrick replies that joining Reform was "the most honest thing" he could have done.
Jenrick replies that joining Reform was "the most honest thing" he could have done.
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Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
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Key question for Farage. There’s nothing new, reforming or anti-establishment about Reform.
Exactly the same people, corruption, uselessness and racism just sidling over to the Reform/Tory recycling bin. And he’ll never fix the mess the Tories made because they made it for Farage. He is the mess.
Exactly the same people, corruption, uselessness and racism just sidling over to the Reform/Tory recycling bin. And he’ll never fix the mess the Tories made because they made it for Farage. He is the mess.
Sky's Rob Powell asks Nigel Farage that, given Robert Jenrick is the 7th person to have served in Boris Johnson's government to defect to Reform, how can his party be "a new, reforming force" when it is "bringing in so many people who caused the mess that you're trying to clean up"
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Key question for Farage. There’s nothing new, reforming or anti-establishment about Reform.
Exactly the same people, corruption, uselessness and racism just sidling over to the Reform/Tory recycling bin. And he’ll never fix the mess the Tories made because they made it for Farage. He is the mess.
Exactly the same people, corruption, uselessness and racism just sidling over to the Reform/Tory recycling bin. And he’ll never fix the mess the Tories made because they made it for Farage. He is the mess.
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🚀 Just published: Ecosia Browser — Browse fast, cut carbon, protect privacy
Search and browse powered by renewables. Faster pages, energy saver, private-by-default with impact tracking.
Search and browse powered by renewables. Faster pages, energy saver, private-by-default with impact tracking.
Ecosia Browser: European Alternative to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari – EuroAlternative
Search and browse powered by renewables. Faster pages, energy saver, private-by-default with impact tracking.
euroalternative.co
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🚀 Just published: Ecosia Browser — Browse fast, cut carbon, protect privacy
Search and browse powered by renewables. Faster pages, energy saver, private-by-default with impact tracking.
Search and browse powered by renewables. Faster pages, energy saver, private-by-default with impact tracking.
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Conceived & dir by Nicolas Kent, the Ukraine Unbroken season runs at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 26 Feb-26 Mar.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Conceived & dir by Nicolas Kent, the Ukraine Unbroken season runs at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 26 Feb-26 Mar.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
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Russia is now pumping much less crude than OPEC quota allows
• Slump comes amid Ukraine attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, low oil prices and stepped-up US sanctions
• Low global oil prices mean exploiting some Russian oil fields may not be a profitable venture
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• Slump comes amid Ukraine attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, low oil prices and stepped-up US sanctions
• Low global oil prices mean exploiting some Russian oil fields may not be a profitable venture
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Russia is now pumping much less crude than OPEC quota allows
• Slump comes amid Ukraine attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, low oil prices and stepped-up US sanctions
• Low global oil prices mean exploiting some Russian oil fields may not be a profitable venture
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• Slump comes amid Ukraine attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, low oil prices and stepped-up US sanctions
• Low global oil prices mean exploiting some Russian oil fields may not be a profitable venture
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Detroit heckler who yelled “Pedophile protector!” while Trump was there today BROKE HIM. Watch the TMZ clip that’s circulating...you’ll see, in seconds, just how fragile he is… and how unfit he is to be president.
#BROKEHIM
#BROKEHIM
January 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The Detroit heckler who yelled “Pedophile protector!” while Trump was there today BROKE HIM. Watch the TMZ clip that’s circulating...you’ll see, in seconds, just how fragile he is… and how unfit he is to be president.
#BROKEHIM
#BROKEHIM
Visited vegan restaurant Unity Diner in Shoreditch tonight. Food was sensationally good. 10/10 recommendation from me. Definitely going back to try their vegan carvery on a Sunday.
#London #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary
#London #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Visited vegan restaurant Unity Diner in Shoreditch tonight. Food was sensationally good. 10/10 recommendation from me. Definitely going back to try their vegan carvery on a Sunday.
#London #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary
#London #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary
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Fifteen of these countries—Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Iran, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, and Haiti—have qualified for the 2026 World Cup
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Fifteen of these countries—Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Iran, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, and Haiti—have qualified for the 2026 World Cup
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Most Americans don't want Greenland.
They want the Epstein files.
They want the Epstein files.
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Most Americans don't want Greenland.
They want the Epstein files.
They want the Epstein files.
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🚀 Just published: Infomaniak Mail — Professional Swiss email with privacy and security
Secure Swiss email service with encryption, AI assistance, and unlimited storage. Professional messaging hosted in Switzerland with GDPR compliance.
Secure Swiss email service with encryption, AI assistance, and unlimited storage. Professional messaging hosted in Switzerland with GDPR compliance.
Infomaniak Mail: European Alternative to Gmail, Microsoft Outlook and iCloud Mail – EuroAlternative
Secure Swiss email service with encryption, AI assistance, and unlimited storage. Professional messaging hosted in Switzerland with GDPR compliance.
euroalternative.co
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🚀 Just published: Infomaniak Mail — Professional Swiss email with privacy and security
Secure Swiss email service with encryption, AI assistance, and unlimited storage. Professional messaging hosted in Switzerland with GDPR compliance.
Secure Swiss email service with encryption, AI assistance, and unlimited storage. Professional messaging hosted in Switzerland with GDPR compliance.
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EmailLabs — Reliable email delivery, enhanced results.
Improve email deliverability and sending speed with a robust cloud-based SMTP service. Track performance and secure your sender reputation effectively.
Improve email deliverability and sending speed with a robust cloud-based SMTP service. Track performance and secure your sender reputation effectively.
EmailLabs: European Alternative to Postmark and SendGrid – EuroAlternative
Improve email deliverability and sending speed with a robust cloud-based SMTP service. Track performance and secure your sender reputation effectively.
euroalternative.co
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
EmailLabs — Reliable email delivery, enhanced results.
Improve email deliverability and sending speed with a robust cloud-based SMTP service. Track performance and secure your sender reputation effectively.
Improve email deliverability and sending speed with a robust cloud-based SMTP service. Track performance and secure your sender reputation effectively.
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The operation in Venezuela seems unlikely to undo the firm partisan split in how Donald Trump is received — or affect the decline in support among US voters whose main concern is the economy. https://bit.ly/4qgZfTg
Donald Trump’s poll numbers suggest his popularity is waning
As the Trump administration enters its crucial second year, polls indicate that much of the American public disapproves of the president and his flagship policies, although views are split along parti...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The operation in Venezuela seems unlikely to undo the firm partisan split in how Donald Trump is received — or affect the decline in support among US voters whose main concern is the economy. https://bit.ly/4qgZfTg
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Chatham House experts and researchers are available to follow on Bluesky.
Connect with our experts here and follow them for their analysis on key international events and major global trends.
⬇️
go.bsky.app/UKHXrog
Connect with our experts here and follow them for their analysis on key international events and major global trends.
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go.bsky.app/UKHXrog
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Chatham House experts and researchers are available to follow on Bluesky.
Connect with our experts here and follow them for their analysis on key international events and major global trends.
⬇️
go.bsky.app/UKHXrog
Connect with our experts here and follow them for their analysis on key international events and major global trends.
⬇️
go.bsky.app/UKHXrog
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About 100 writers and four board members quit Adelaide Festival after it barred author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author
About 100 writers and four board members quit Adelaide Festival after it barred author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
www.aljazeera.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
About 100 writers and four board members quit Adelaide Festival after it barred author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
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From my latest NatGeo piece: “Worries about the longevity of EV batteries are also unfounded. Only 1% of batteries manufactured since 2015 have had to be replaced.” I’m loving my Hyundai Ioniq 6! www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/... FYI @billmckibben.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Busting the 5 biggest myths about renewable energy
From the scale of danger posed by wind turbines to the actual price of installing home solar panels, here are the facts you should know.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
From my latest NatGeo piece: “Worries about the longevity of EV batteries are also unfounded. Only 1% of batteries manufactured since 2015 have had to be replaced.” I’m loving my Hyundai Ioniq 6! www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/... FYI @billmckibben.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
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New analysis: 0.25% of 2025 Bluesky posts contained citations to research...while only 0.000006% of X/Twitter posts did.
In raw numbers, X still has 2x the research-based posts that Bluesky does (though they are harder to find): but it took Twitter 10 years to get there vs just 2 years for Bluesky
In raw numbers, X still has 2x the research-based posts that Bluesky does (though they are harder to find): but it took Twitter 10 years to get there vs just 2 years for Bluesky
THREAD
The first full year of tracking research on @bsky.app
Hi, we are Altmetric, and we track how research is communicated across the web.
We now have one full calendar year of Bluesky research data and thought we'd have a looksie.
The first full year of tracking research on @bsky.app
Hi, we are Altmetric, and we track how research is communicated across the web.
We now have one full calendar year of Bluesky research data and thought we'd have a looksie.
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
New analysis: 0.25% of 2025 Bluesky posts contained citations to research...while only 0.000006% of X/Twitter posts did.
In raw numbers, X still has 2x the research-based posts that Bluesky does (though they are harder to find): but it took Twitter 10 years to get there vs just 2 years for Bluesky
In raw numbers, X still has 2x the research-based posts that Bluesky does (though they are harder to find): but it took Twitter 10 years to get there vs just 2 years for Bluesky
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It's hard to imagine something more evil than an attempt to smear a murder victim and her grieving widow. Or more telling of how well the DOJ knows that the killing was not justified and that they need to do whatever they can to cover their asses. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
It's hard to imagine something more evil than an attempt to smear a murder victim and her grieving widow. Or more telling of how well the DOJ knows that the killing was not justified and that they need to do whatever they can to cover their asses. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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For those just catching up, DOJ is reportedly now targeting Renee Good's widow.
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
For those just catching up, DOJ is reportedly now targeting Renee Good's widow.
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Donald Trump and figures on the UK and international right have long painted London as a dangerous city where crime is out of control
But in 2025, the homicide rate dropped to a record low. I interviewed the Met Police commissioner and mayor on perception vs reality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
But in 2025, the homicide rate dropped to a record low. I interviewed the Met Police commissioner and mayor on perception vs reality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Trump Says London is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Donald Trump and figures on the UK and international right have long painted London as a dangerous city where crime is out of control
But in 2025, the homicide rate dropped to a record low. I interviewed the Met Police commissioner and mayor on perception vs reality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
But in 2025, the homicide rate dropped to a record low. I interviewed the Met Police commissioner and mayor on perception vs reality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
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UK nature is declining fast, yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections.
Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law ... yet.
There’s still time to act. Speak up now to protect nature. 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law ... yet.
There’s still time to act. Speak up now to protect nature. 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
UK nature is declining fast, yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections.
Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law ... yet.
There’s still time to act. Speak up now to protect nature. 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law ... yet.
There’s still time to act. Speak up now to protect nature. 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
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This is what uncertainty looks like.
Why it takes a while for the inflation impact to come thru from tariffs and deportations.
Also it explains why investment outside of AI has been so weak in the US, despite many things which normally would have led to a boom.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why it takes a while for the inflation impact to come thru from tariffs and deportations.
Also it explains why investment outside of AI has been so weak in the US, despite many things which normally would have led to a boom.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Economic Toll of Trump’s Policies Will Soon Be Visible
Mainstream economists have underestimated the cost of all the confusion the administration has unleashed, particularly on trade and immigration.
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This is what uncertainty looks like.
Why it takes a while for the inflation impact to come thru from tariffs and deportations.
Also it explains why investment outside of AI has been so weak in the US, despite many things which normally would have led to a boom.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why it takes a while for the inflation impact to come thru from tariffs and deportations.
Also it explains why investment outside of AI has been so weak in the US, despite many things which normally would have led to a boom.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...