Marcus Chown
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Writer. Books include A Crack in Everything, Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad. See www.marcuschown.com
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· Jan 5
"The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening."
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Rosa Luxemburg
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
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Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
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"Know the facts: A skeptic’s guide to climate change" berkeley-earth-wp-offload.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/u...
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"Know the facts: A skeptic’s guide to climate change" berkeley-earth-wp-offload.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/u...
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
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If Trump takes Greenland by force and the other NATO countries do not stop him, it is the end of NATO.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If Trump takes Greenland by force and the other NATO countries do not stop him, it is the end of NATO.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
If Trump takes Greenland by force and the other NATO countries do not stop him, it is the end of NATO.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If Trump takes Greenland by force and the other NATO countries do not stop him, it is the end of NATO.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
How then can other NATO countries NOT do everything in their power to thwart him?
This is existential.
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Greetings from Greenland.......
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Greetings from Greenland.......
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"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
European Leaders Vow To Defend Greenland As Stephen Miller Threatens U.S. Takeover
"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
www.forbes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
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Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reminds the United States if they attack Greenland it'll be war with Europe: “Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. And since Denmark is a member of NATO, Greenland will, in principle, also be subject to NATO defence”.
January 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reminds the United States if they attack Greenland it'll be war with Europe: “Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. And since Denmark is a member of NATO, Greenland will, in principle, also be subject to NATO defence”.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego says he's introducing a resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego says he's introducing a resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland.
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Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected gizmodo.com/researchers-...
Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected
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January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected gizmodo.com/researchers-...
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New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
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If Donald Trump thinks Greenland should be his, how long before he sets his sights on Scotland? | Zoe Williams
If Donald Trump thinks Greenland should be his, how long before he sets his sights on Scotland? | Zoe Williams
By the expansionist logic of the president and his advisers, the US is entitled to annex just about anywhere, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If Donald Trump thinks Greenland should be his, how long before he sets his sights on Scotland? | Zoe Williams
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The problematic nature of X has been visible from space for over two years.
Twitter/X is now toxic - boosting of paid accounts degrades content and makes replies useless. Any moderation function is essentially broken. Increasingly apparent that the experience is not 'representative' of the actual content/community.
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The problematic nature of X has been visible from space for over two years.
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Looks like the US seizure of the ship has begun:
Russian state media reports attempts are being made to board the tanker “Marinera” (formerly Bella 1) right now.
Russian state media reports attempts are being made to board the tanker “Marinera” (formerly Bella 1) right now.
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Looks like the US seizure of the ship has begun:
Russian state media reports attempts are being made to board the tanker “Marinera” (formerly Bella 1) right now.
Russian state media reports attempts are being made to board the tanker “Marinera” (formerly Bella 1) right now.
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Finnish forces released a video showing the boarding operation of the Russian-linked cargo ship „Fitburg“, which was detained on December 31, 2025.
The ship is suspected of cutting undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
The ship is suspected of cutting undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Finnish forces released a video showing the boarding operation of the Russian-linked cargo ship „Fitburg“, which was detained on December 31, 2025.
The ship is suspected of cutting undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
The ship is suspected of cutting undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
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Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning” arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/c...
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning”
The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.
arstechnica.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning” arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/c...
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What a surprise: Putin fanboy Farage opposes attempts to shore up Ukraine’s defences against Russia
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
What a surprise: Putin fanboy Farage opposes attempts to shore up Ukraine’s defences against Russia
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willing to bet that literally the last thing AI does is 'liberate women from unwanted chores'
Artificial intelligence will help millions of people in ways that do not appear in traditional economic statistics, says OpenAI’s chief economist ft.trib.al/toxh1Gq
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
willing to bet that literally the last thing AI does is 'liberate women from unwanted chores'
"Know the facts: A skeptic’s guide to climate change" berkeley-earth-wp-offload.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/u...
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"Know the facts: A skeptic’s guide to climate change" berkeley-earth-wp-offload.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/u...
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
The rest of the website is really good too berkeleyearth.org
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Century-old pi formulas by Srinivasa Ramanujan turn out to be deeply connected to modern physics. The same mathematics helps explain phenomena ranging from turbulence to black holes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Century-old pi formulas by Srinivasa Ramanujan turn out to be deeply connected to modern physics. The same mathematics helps explain phenomena ranging from turbulence to black holes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
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Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Trump wants the destruction of NATO, because it’s what Putin wants
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Trump wants the destruction of NATO, because it’s what Putin wants
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It’s a little late but please keep things in order.
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It’s a little late but please keep things in order.