Dr. Deanna Allison
@deannaallison.bsky.social
From Yorkshire to Austria via Edinburgh and Norfolk. Love science, sci-fi, history, the alps and photography. Occasional YouTuber.
Academics flee the US to Austria to escape fascism.
Austria is offering safe haven for US researchers as Trump wages war on universities.
#POTUS #Trump #fascism #fascist #academics #universities #research #Austria
Report in the #Guardian
apple.news/AHJ2KVYqKQV6...
Austria is offering safe haven for US researchers as Trump wages war on universities.
#POTUS #Trump #fascism #fascist #academics #universities #research #Austria
Report in the #Guardian
apple.news/AHJ2KVYqKQV6...
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities — The Guardian
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
apple.news
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Academics flee the US to Austria to escape fascism.
Austria is offering safe haven for US researchers as Trump wages war on universities.
#POTUS #Trump #fascism #fascist #academics #universities #research #Austria
Report in the #Guardian
apple.news/AHJ2KVYqKQV6...
Austria is offering safe haven for US researchers as Trump wages war on universities.
#POTUS #Trump #fascism #fascist #academics #universities #research #Austria
Report in the #Guardian
apple.news/AHJ2KVYqKQV6...
One of my favourite sayings with respect to time is:
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
This is clearly nonsense, because bananas are much more aerodynamic than, for example, raspberries.
#TimeFlies #Linguistics #Antanaclasis #Pun #DoubleEntendre
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
This is clearly nonsense, because bananas are much more aerodynamic than, for example, raspberries.
#TimeFlies #Linguistics #Antanaclasis #Pun #DoubleEntendre
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
One of my favourite sayings with respect to time is:
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
This is clearly nonsense, because bananas are much more aerodynamic than, for example, raspberries.
#TimeFlies #Linguistics #Antanaclasis #Pun #DoubleEntendre
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
This is clearly nonsense, because bananas are much more aerodynamic than, for example, raspberries.
#TimeFlies #Linguistics #Antanaclasis #Pun #DoubleEntendre
Love these close-ups in The #Guardian.
#Macro #Photography #PhotographerOfTheYear
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#Macro #Photography #PhotographerOfTheYear
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures
Animals, insects, flora and fauna – the world photographed in close-up in the annual competition dedicated to micro and macro photography. Cupoty 7 was won by underwater photographer Ross Gudgeon, tri...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Love these close-ups in The #Guardian.
#Macro #Photography #PhotographerOfTheYear
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#Macro #Photography #PhotographerOfTheYear
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Lovely turn of phrase in the #Guardian today:
#Mandelson "would possibly need to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart before you could completely rule out another comeback."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#Mandelson "would possibly need to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart before you could completely rule out another comeback."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door
Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Lovely turn of phrase in the #Guardian today:
#Mandelson "would possibly need to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart before you could completely rule out another comeback."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#Mandelson "would possibly need to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart before you could completely rule out another comeback."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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If the Greens keep climbing we're gonna see tactical switches away from Labour to keep Reform out.
Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (18-19 January 2026)
Reform UK: 24% (no change from 11-12 Jan)
Labour: 19% (=)
Conservatives: 18% (-2)
Greens: 17% (+3)
Lib Dems: 14% (-2)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 24% (no change from 11-12 Jan)
Labour: 19% (=)
Conservatives: 18% (-2)
Greens: 17% (+3)
Lib Dems: 14% (-2)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 AM
If the Greens keep climbing we're gonna see tactical switches away from Labour to keep Reform out.
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Distressing that Canada, which has the most to lose from this change, is ready to face reality, whilst Starmer bets on Churchillian nostalgia for the 'special relationship' and actively rejects meaningfully closer economic engagement with the EU, which must be where our future lies.
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Distressing that Canada, which has the most to lose from this change, is ready to face reality, whilst Starmer bets on Churchillian nostalgia for the 'special relationship' and actively rejects meaningfully closer economic engagement with the EU, which must be where our future lies.
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
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Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
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The myths of how billionaires get rich
are perpetrated by the mass media,
which is owned by ... wait for it ... billionaires!
meme via Martyn Shrewsbury
#SocialistSunday
are perpetrated by the mass media,
which is owned by ... wait for it ... billionaires!
meme via Martyn Shrewsbury
#SocialistSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The myths of how billionaires get rich
are perpetrated by the mass media,
which is owned by ... wait for it ... billionaires!
meme via Martyn Shrewsbury
#SocialistSunday
are perpetrated by the mass media,
which is owned by ... wait for it ... billionaires!
meme via Martyn Shrewsbury
#SocialistSunday
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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“The issue is men. So maybe we need a man only carriage where we put them all in the back of the train and they can just stay there and harass each other": @patsystevenson.bsky.social on the money, as always.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“The issue is men. So maybe we need a man only carriage where we put them all in the back of the train and they can just stay there and harass each other": @patsystevenson.bsky.social on the money, as always.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Lovely. 👏👏👏
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lovely. 👏👏👏
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Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.
Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it
Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.
Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it
Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it
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Vaccines are one of the great public health success stories.
They’ve saved millions of lives around the world.
We cannot allow conspiracy theorists to undermine proven science.
They’ve saved millions of lives around the world.
We cannot allow conspiracy theorists to undermine proven science.
September 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Vaccines are one of the great public health success stories.
They’ve saved millions of lives around the world.
We cannot allow conspiracy theorists to undermine proven science.
They’ve saved millions of lives around the world.
We cannot allow conspiracy theorists to undermine proven science.
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DAILY MIRROR: Deranged #TomorrowsPapersToday
September 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
DAILY MIRROR: Deranged #TomorrowsPapersToday
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Celebrating the #FRIENDSHIP of #CONVICTED #FELON #PRESIDENT #TRUMP with #CSA #OFFENDER JEFFREY #EPSTEIN.
#POTUS & #PREDATOR can be seen holding hands in this charming and evocative pop-up #statue on the #NationalMall in front of the #Capitol in #Washington #DC.
#POTUS & #PREDATOR can be seen holding hands in this charming and evocative pop-up #statue on the #NationalMall in front of the #Capitol in #Washington #DC.
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Celebrating the #FRIENDSHIP of #CONVICTED #FELON #PRESIDENT #TRUMP with #CSA #OFFENDER JEFFREY #EPSTEIN.
#POTUS & #PREDATOR can be seen holding hands in this charming and evocative pop-up #statue on the #NationalMall in front of the #Capitol in #Washington #DC.
#POTUS & #PREDATOR can be seen holding hands in this charming and evocative pop-up #statue on the #NationalMall in front of the #Capitol in #Washington #DC.
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It’s fair to say, Trump’s visit didn’t go down too well…
September 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It’s fair to say, Trump’s visit didn’t go down too well…