Josie Newz.
@mebeforecoffee.bsky.social
Rebel left snowflake. Hyper-aware or fast asleep. Service drone. Heathen. Hellraiser.
Lynks - I Didn't Come Here for Art (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Lynks
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI
UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI
New funding for researchers and streamlined regulation part of roadmap for phasing out use of animals in science
Animal testing in science would be phased out faster under a new plan to increase the use of artificial intelligence and 3D bioprinted human tissues, a UK minister has said.
The roadmap unveiled by the science minister, Patrick Vallance, backs replacing certain animal tests that are still used where necessary to determine the safety of products such as life-saving vaccines and the impact pesticides have on living beings and the environment. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI
In a world full of arseholes, be a nice person.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In a world full of arseholes, be a nice person.
Reposted by Josie Newz.
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
Look at all those zeroes – look at them!
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
"Oh. Yes. Hello! Put it all in 'Nostalgia', please."
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Oh. Yes. Hello! Put it all in 'Nostalgia', please."
As if this wasn't enough, I just managed to snap tickets to hear the man talk about this and the rest of his incredible career. Teenage me is SCREAMING.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reportedly return for a new 'The Mummy' movie
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
As if this wasn't enough, I just managed to snap tickets to hear the man talk about this and the rest of his incredible career. Teenage me is SCREAMING.
Reposted by Josie Newz.
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
Six environmental protesters were convicted after they were denied the ability to put a “reasonable excuse” defence or climate facts before the jury, despite these being afforded to other activists acquitted for taking part in the same demonstration.
After an eight-day trial at Southwark crown court in London, the six Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists were found guilty of public nuisance, which carries a maximum 10-year sentence, for climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022 to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. They will be sentenced next month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
When protest groups were mentioned at a work training day today, it took all my strength not to let out an audible "for f*ck's sake".
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When protest groups were mentioned at a work training day today, it took all my strength not to let out an audible "for f*ck's sake".
Hope springs eternal, and rules are for breaking.
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hope springs eternal, and rules are for breaking.
Reposted by Josie Newz.
Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
Reposted by Josie Newz.
this portion of zohrans victory speech genuinely brought tears to my eyes
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
this portion of zohrans victory speech genuinely brought tears to my eyes
Reposted by Josie Newz.
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The news that the statue honouring the late, great Terry Jones will indeed be him naked behind the piano is just too perfect. I already cannot wait to visit it!
a man in a hat is standing in front of a wooden fence
ALT: a man in a hat is standing in front of a wooden fence
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October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The news that the statue honouring the late, great Terry Jones will indeed be him naked behind the piano is just too perfect. I already cannot wait to visit it!
Good old English passive aggression.
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Good old English passive aggression.
To the owner of the bookshop in Houston, Texas, who added a handwritten note to my Jane Goodall book, while apologising for the postage fee: you made my day.
October 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
To the owner of the bookshop in Houston, Texas, who added a handwritten note to my Jane Goodall book, while apologising for the postage fee: you made my day.
Successfully bribed the neighbours and the postie with Belgian chocolate. (Sorry, I order so much crap!)
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Successfully bribed the neighbours and the postie with Belgian chocolate. (Sorry, I order so much crap!)
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Josie Newz.
Ash Sarkar calls silicon valley tech bros "emotionally maladapted psychopaths" | BBC Question Time #bbcqt
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Ash Sarkar calls silicon valley tech bros 'emotionally maladapted psychopaths' | BBC Question Time
YouTube video by BBC News
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October 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ash Sarkar calls silicon valley tech bros "emotionally maladapted psychopaths" | BBC Question Time #bbcqt
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"The danger is not that we create a monster that runs amok, or a plague of zombies, or a rogue AI, but that we begin to see ourselves and others as something less than fully human, as machines to be rewired or recalibrated in line with the dominant ideological worldview." - Richard King
October 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"The danger is not that we create a monster that runs amok, or a plague of zombies, or a rogue AI, but that we begin to see ourselves and others as something less than fully human, as machines to be rewired or recalibrated in line with the dominant ideological worldview." - Richard King
When my colleague told me the first ever film he watched in (the old Haymarket) cinema was 'The Dark Crystal' I was in awe - but not as blown away as he was when I showed him the t-shirt I decided to wear to work today.
#TheDarkCrystal #JimHenson
#TheDarkCrystal #JimHenson
October 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
When my colleague told me the first ever film he watched in (the old Haymarket) cinema was 'The Dark Crystal' I was in awe - but not as blown away as he was when I showed him the t-shirt I decided to wear to work today.
#TheDarkCrystal #JimHenson
#TheDarkCrystal #JimHenson
"So let me hold these words until my heart retires
I wanna worship you before the hope expires
As long as we keep dancing in the land
Of uncertainty, you'll come alive"
youtu.be/QPXBcPaYMA0
I wanna worship you before the hope expires
As long as we keep dancing in the land
Of uncertainty, you'll come alive"
youtu.be/QPXBcPaYMA0
Jacob Alon - Fairy In A Bottle (Mercury Prize 2025)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"So let me hold these words until my heart retires
I wanna worship you before the hope expires
As long as we keep dancing in the land
Of uncertainty, you'll come alive"
youtu.be/QPXBcPaYMA0
I wanna worship you before the hope expires
As long as we keep dancing in the land
Of uncertainty, you'll come alive"
youtu.be/QPXBcPaYMA0