Declan
@dskews.bsky.social
Science and maths, finance, politics, and I will like/share art until my fingers fall off. Sometimes obsess about weird bits of regulation. Was paid to write about video games in a past life.
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a big deal on the geopolitics around Ukraine — we’ve found a Chinese drone supplier taking a stake in a Russian military supply company: www.ft.com/content/e907...
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker
[FREE TO READ] Tie-up marks new level of co-operation between Moscow and Beijing’s military industrial complexes
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
a big deal on the geopolitics around Ukraine — we’ve found a Chinese drone supplier taking a stake in a Russian military supply company: www.ft.com/content/e907...
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 PDFs per year. PDF Georg, who lives in bsky & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
The average American eats 17 PDFs a year in their sleep
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 PDFs per year. PDF Georg, who lives in bsky & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
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Again, I would advise people to go read the media from 50 years ago. Sure, there was absolutely an awkward stiffness that the death of deference got rid of and I prefer it but they talked to you like adults in a way that very few newspapers do today.
I don't think it's all of it by any measure but I do absolutely believe that the political media's raging anti-intellectual streak has got worse with time and has ended up influencing the way MPs talk, and what they choose to talk/think about
I don’t think this is a “politicians have got dumber” issue for the most part. If you look at the *actual CVs* of previous cohorts of MPs, their background is not radically different when you account for, you know, the fact the economy is different! It is primarily a media and ecosystem issue.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Again, I would advise people to go read the media from 50 years ago. Sure, there was absolutely an awkward stiffness that the death of deference got rid of and I prefer it but they talked to you like adults in a way that very few newspapers do today.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
This post should be referred to the UN for sanctions
Here is my recommendation for your 2026 reading list:
Read the books you already bought before you buy any more.
Read the books you already bought before you buy any more.
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"Gentry Beach, a college friend of Donald Trump Jr. and campaign donor to his father, has been in talks to acquire a stake in a Russian Arctic gas project if it is released from sanctions.”
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Gentry Beach, a college friend of Donald Trump Jr. and campaign donor to his father, has been in talks to acquire a stake in a Russian Arctic gas project if it is released from sanctions.”
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Less than 400 to go!
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Less than 400 to go!
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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I found getting my art seen on here not the be the easiest thing after the honeymoon period of joining the site a year ago but if you long press on them hashtags you can see more of what I posted.
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I found getting my art seen on here not the be the easiest thing after the honeymoon period of joining the site a year ago but if you long press on them hashtags you can see more of what I posted.
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More of what I like to do is here and good chance there are followers now who have not seen any of my art cos iv not posted much in a long time.
Hi I'm Des and I do prop and environment art in the games industry and here is a collection of some of my personal projects.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
More of what I like to do is here and good chance there are followers now who have not seen any of my art cos iv not posted much in a long time.
No, I'm sorry, this take is wrong. She can support *Palestine* and any number of pro-Palestinian charities/efforts all she wants. What she cannot do is send money to *one specific group that has been designated a terrorist organisation* because it has *repeatedly broken the law* in very serious ways
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
No, I'm sorry, this take is wrong. She can support *Palestine* and any number of pro-Palestinian charities/efforts all she wants. What she cannot do is send money to *one specific group that has been designated a terrorist organisation* because it has *repeatedly broken the law* in very serious ways
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I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
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Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
How to volunteer at a food bank
www.bigissue.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
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It's hard to over-state how important Trump admin subordination is to Putin, and not just because it hugely increases the pressure on Europe, above all on Ukraine. It's also because it gives Russia much more great power credibility, for which the Kremlin is absolutely desperate. 🧵
Both the Trump and Putin administrations like to think of themselves as hard-nosed realists - leaders in a world where great powers are the only stars that count. But Russia is China's dependent and Trump's US looks increasingly like Russia's junior partner. That's not very great power-like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's hard to over-state how important Trump admin subordination is to Putin, and not just because it hugely increases the pressure on Europe, above all on Ukraine. It's also because it gives Russia much more great power credibility, for which the Kremlin is absolutely desperate. 🧵
You what, I'm tired of "comms experts" politicians. They may be good at speaking but they have nothing to say and no reason to say anything particular. Get me the nerds. At least they may have a good point to make, and a good reason to make it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
You what, I'm tired of "comms experts" politicians. They may be good at speaking but they have nothing to say and no reason to say anything particular. Get me the nerds. At least they may have a good point to make, and a good reason to make it.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Rabbit on watch. Cold, hungry and tired just like me right now. Work continues on third Gwelf book. More soon.
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Rabbit on watch. Cold, hungry and tired just like me right now. Work continues on third Gwelf book. More soon.
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Natural resource exploitation in #Sudan continues to be fueling the conflict. A new report by @paxforpeace.nl shows how the trade in #gumarabic is financing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) through looting, taxation, and control of illicit trade routes.
paxforpeace.nl/news/how-tra...
paxforpeace.nl/news/how-tra...
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Natural resource exploitation in #Sudan continues to be fueling the conflict. A new report by @paxforpeace.nl shows how the trade in #gumarabic is financing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) through looting, taxation, and control of illicit trade routes.
paxforpeace.nl/news/how-tra...
paxforpeace.nl/news/how-tra...
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Happy thanksgiving everyone! To celebrate I thought I would share some of my fall/wintery landscapes that I have done
I hope all who celebrate have a wonderful day with friends and family, and eating copious amounts of food.
I hope all who celebrate have a wonderful day with friends and family, and eating copious amounts of food.
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy thanksgiving everyone! To celebrate I thought I would share some of my fall/wintery landscapes that I have done
I hope all who celebrate have a wonderful day with friends and family, and eating copious amounts of food.
I hope all who celebrate have a wonderful day with friends and family, and eating copious amounts of food.