kempsy
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The answer you are looking for is either Yes, No, Maybe or 42 - choose wisely
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I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away'
Billie Eilish donates $11.5 million from 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour to charity and calls on billionaires to support people in need during hard times.
www.rollingstone.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"
She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.
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How to fix organisational culture and reduce burnout
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
How to fix organisational culture and reduce burnout - LSE Business Review
Efforts to address burnout often involve individual solutions, which ignore the systemic nature of the problem. The focus must be on organisational change.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How to fix organisational culture and reduce burnout
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
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Wife: I'll buy a subscription to any publication that writes one honest story about the "masculinity crisis" that just says "Men want to be able to treat women like shit and still get laid" and just be done with it. There's no more depth to the discussion. There is no nuance.
September 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wife: I'll buy a subscription to any publication that writes one honest story about the "masculinity crisis" that just says "Men want to be able to treat women like shit and still get laid" and just be done with it. There's no more depth to the discussion. There is no nuance.
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
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@dynael.bsky.social and I would like to introduce you to Samuel Raphael Pratchett. Born on July 19th 2025 to the sound of Welcome to the Jungle by Vitamin String Quartet. Not bad for a human.
August 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
@dynael.bsky.social and I would like to introduce you to Samuel Raphael Pratchett. Born on July 19th 2025 to the sound of Welcome to the Jungle by Vitamin String Quartet. Not bad for a human.
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In my years in journalism I have witnessed and sat through many distressing things
But hearing a mother speak about how her 7-year-old daughter twice fought to escape from the Southport murderer, protected other children and suffered 33 stab wounds is one of the most harrowing things I can remember
But hearing a mother speak about how her 7-year-old daughter twice fought to escape from the Southport murderer, protected other children and suffered 33 stab wounds is one of the most harrowing things I can remember
'My daughter escaped Southport killer twice and I want to tell you her story'
In remarkable and deeply emotional testimony, the mother of a young girl devastatingly injured in the Southport attacks has told of how her daughter fought against the odds
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In my years in journalism I have witnessed and sat through many distressing things
But hearing a mother speak about how her 7-year-old daughter twice fought to escape from the Southport murderer, protected other children and suffered 33 stab wounds is one of the most harrowing things I can remember
But hearing a mother speak about how her 7-year-old daughter twice fought to escape from the Southport murderer, protected other children and suffered 33 stab wounds is one of the most harrowing things I can remember
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Fascinating, and a good reason for Blue sky, or even Mastadon youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Fascinating, and a good reason for Blue sky, or even Mastadon youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
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It is obvious but worth repeating that regimes built on lies survive only as long as they can suppress truth. The promotion of complicit media (alternative facts) & denigration of objective media (facts) is not just desirable but essential. This process is being turbo-charged in the USA right now.
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It is obvious but worth repeating that regimes built on lies survive only as long as they can suppress truth. The promotion of complicit media (alternative facts) & denigration of objective media (facts) is not just desirable but essential. This process is being turbo-charged in the USA right now.
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Not original to me but certainly a thing I say
My favorite Scalzi line is still "FuckYou, Pay Me."
February 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Not original to me but certainly a thing I say
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THIS IS HUGE! A cancer vaccine developed by Yale University and DFCI shows MAJOR promise. Results of an early-phase trial reveal ALL patients with ADVANCED stage kidney cancer had successful anti-cancer immune responses AND have remained CANCER-FREE approximately THREE years after treatment. 🧪🧵⬇️
February 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! A cancer vaccine developed by Yale University and DFCI shows MAJOR promise. Results of an early-phase trial reveal ALL patients with ADVANCED stage kidney cancer had successful anti-cancer immune responses AND have remained CANCER-FREE approximately THREE years after treatment. 🧪🧵⬇️
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As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
February 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
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“In any ultimate battle, the state will prevail over a corporation for simple reason that a corporation as a legal person only has legal existence and entitlements to the extent set out by legislation. Those who control the law can, if they want, control and tame any corporate in their jurisdiction”
January 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“In any ultimate battle, the state will prevail over a corporation for simple reason that a corporation as a legal person only has legal existence and entitlements to the extent set out by legislation. Those who control the law can, if they want, control and tame any corporate in their jurisdiction”
Enjoying a couple of quiet pints in Bradley's Spanish Bar in a rare trip to the big smoke.
Thanks to @garius.bsky.social for the recommendation and his excellent article on its history.
Thanks to @garius.bsky.social for the recommendation and his excellent article on its history.
December 3, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Enjoying a couple of quiet pints in Bradley's Spanish Bar in a rare trip to the big smoke.
Thanks to @garius.bsky.social for the recommendation and his excellent article on its history.
Thanks to @garius.bsky.social for the recommendation and his excellent article on its history.
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I love libraries. As a latchkey kid I basically grew up in my local library. As an adult, finding my books in the library is how I knew I had made it as a writer. Please use and support your local library, they're incredibly important to your community and to the country.
I always love when authors speak approvingly of libraries.
I mean, I'd LIKE to be able to buy a copy of every book I've ever liked, but in between financial and spatial requirements ...
So, yeah, the library is where it's at. For this, and many other reasons.
I mean, I'd LIKE to be able to buy a copy of every book I've ever liked, but in between financial and spatial requirements ...
So, yeah, the library is where it's at. For this, and many other reasons.
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I love libraries. As a latchkey kid I basically grew up in my local library. As an adult, finding my books in the library is how I knew I had made it as a writer. Please use and support your local library, they're incredibly important to your community and to the country.
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sure you could read the 'Bluesky doesn't do irreverence' think-piece
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
things are only looking üp
and by things, we mean everyone, because the inevitable has happened and the hog now has height as well as width
and by things, we mean everyone, because the inevitable has happened and the hog now has height as well as width
November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
sure you could read the 'Bluesky doesn't do irreverence' think-piece
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
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In WW2, the British government mobilized to create a global, distributed logistics chain aimed solely at keeping Britain supplied with one resource.
Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions.
That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1
(Image: IWM D 10405)
Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions.
That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1
(Image: IWM D 10405)
November 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
In WW2, the British government mobilized to create a global, distributed logistics chain aimed solely at keeping Britain supplied with one resource.
Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions.
That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1
(Image: IWM D 10405)
Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions.
That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1
(Image: IWM D 10405)
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The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Hello world, the air is definitely cleaner up in this big blue sky
November 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Hello world, the air is definitely cleaner up in this big blue sky