Nettle
@nettlejelly.bsky.social
Climate, nature, science, photography, cinema, art, reading, writing, rithmetic. Tall and short stories, good humour and all good brain food. UK based, open to the world.
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Doesn't matter. People know now.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Doesn't matter. People know now.
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I've written about "disordered counterpublics" groups that reinforce shared delusions Here, the LLM becomes a 1 person counterpublic. It mirrors assumptions, absorbs contradictions, & provides the sense of a responsive, confirming audience.
It is the architecture of disordered discourse, automated.
It is the architecture of disordered discourse, automated.
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I've written about "disordered counterpublics" groups that reinforce shared delusions Here, the LLM becomes a 1 person counterpublic. It mirrors assumptions, absorbs contradictions, & provides the sense of a responsive, confirming audience.
It is the architecture of disordered discourse, automated.
It is the architecture of disordered discourse, automated.
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The volcano has spewed ash clouds as tall as 5.6km (3.48 miles) into the sky, authorities say.
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest
The volcano has spewed ash clouds as tall as 5.6km (3.48 miles) into the sky, authorities say.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The volcano has spewed ash clouds as tall as 5.6km (3.48 miles) into the sky, authorities say.
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I honestly thought this was a fried egg on some kale.
Before things get crazy with the holidays, take some time to listen to your inner self and allow some downtime. #cardoftheday #HerbcraftersTarot #tarotsky
Today’s Card: Rest and listen to your own voice
Now is the perfect time to be still for a bit and listen for your inner voice - the Halloween and Samhain festivities have passed, and the busy times of Thanksgiving and Yule and still a week or more away. Take time now before you don't have time. Maybe go for a walk and collect things from your region to construct a meditative wreath/mandala.
partingthemists.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I honestly thought this was a fried egg on some kale.
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Thanks @financialtimes.com for choosing #ScienceUnderSiege as one "Best Books of 2025"
www.ft.com/content/af55...
www.ft.com/content/af55...
Best books of 2025: Environment, Science and Technology
Pilita Clark, Clive Cookson and John Thornhill select their must-read titles
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thanks @financialtimes.com for choosing #ScienceUnderSiege as one "Best Books of 2025"
www.ft.com/content/af55...
www.ft.com/content/af55...
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Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
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Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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✍️The final boundary of the Glyndŵr National Park is being consulted on until Mon 8th Dec.
🌄We strongly believe in the value of National Parks across the UK and fully support these proposals.
📲 Swipe through our gallery for more reasons to support the new National Park.
More at cnp.org.uk
🌄We strongly believe in the value of National Parks across the UK and fully support these proposals.
📲 Swipe through our gallery for more reasons to support the new National Park.
More at cnp.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
✍️The final boundary of the Glyndŵr National Park is being consulted on until Mon 8th Dec.
🌄We strongly believe in the value of National Parks across the UK and fully support these proposals.
📲 Swipe through our gallery for more reasons to support the new National Park.
More at cnp.org.uk
🌄We strongly believe in the value of National Parks across the UK and fully support these proposals.
📲 Swipe through our gallery for more reasons to support the new National Park.
More at cnp.org.uk
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Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
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Tues 25.11 at 9am then @BBCSounds In the first of four 2025 #BBC #ReithLectures, recorded in London, the Dutch historian #RutgerBregman asks what can be done to counter the moral decay of today's un-serious elites.
BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution, 1. A Time of Monsters
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tues 25.11 at 9am then @BBCSounds In the first of four 2025 #BBC #ReithLectures, recorded in London, the Dutch historian #RutgerBregman asks what can be done to counter the moral decay of today's un-serious elites.
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Judge cites ‘profound investigative missteps’ in court case against James Comey
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Judge cites ‘profound investigative missteps’ in court case against James Comey • Kentucky Lantern
Former FBI chief James Comey is granted access to all grand jury materials in his case after a judge finds “profound investigative missteps.”
kentuckylantern.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Judge cites ‘profound investigative missteps’ in court case against James Comey
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Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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I was very blessed with some good light the other day at a local lake and got some of my favorite mallard photos 📷 I have ever taken just in time for #MallardMonday #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers #NatureLovers #Birds 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I was very blessed with some good light the other day at a local lake and got some of my favorite mallard photos 📷 I have ever taken just in time for #MallardMonday #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers #NatureLovers #Birds 🪶
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They should do a celebrity version of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
They should do a celebrity version of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
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"If I'm convincing men that it's okay to talk about stuff and it's okay to feel and I'm showing them a glimpse of what a better world can look like, then I'm winning," @joshuaidehen.bsky.social tells @reuters.com in our latest Culture Current.
Read the full Q&A: www.reuters.com/lifestyle/jo...
Read the full Q&A: www.reuters.com/lifestyle/jo...
Joshua Idehen on ‘Mum Does the Washing’ and the –isms that shape us
The British-born Nigerian poet and musician discusses working across formats, the risks of political art, and the lesson he's taking from Dolly Parton.
www.reuters.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"If I'm convincing men that it's okay to talk about stuff and it's okay to feel and I'm showing them a glimpse of what a better world can look like, then I'm winning," @joshuaidehen.bsky.social tells @reuters.com in our latest Culture Current.
Read the full Q&A: www.reuters.com/lifestyle/jo...
Read the full Q&A: www.reuters.com/lifestyle/jo...
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Larry Grayson's Generation Game of Thrones
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
Return of the Saint and Greavsie. #TwoShowsInOne
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Larry Grayson's Generation Game of Thrones
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airwolf
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
Larry Grayson's Generation Game of Thrones
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
Return of the Saint and Greavsie. #TwoShowsInOne
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airwolf
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
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Coronation Streethawk
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Coronation Streethawk
#TwoShowsInOne
#TwoShowsInOne
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Hah!
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hah!
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I know! It doesn't take me that long to walk that distance when dragging a mattress!
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I know! It doesn't take me that long to walk that distance when dragging a mattress!
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#RecipeOfTheDay is just right for Bonfire Night, which is rather old-fashioned of me, I know, since it seems that it’s been swallowed up by Halloween these days. Still, this Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing is gorgeous whether you’re waving sparklers or not tonight! www.nigella.com/recipes/fres...
Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing
I’ve been making this gingerbread since the turn of the century — it was one of my go-to recipes for the countless bake sales at my children’s schools when they were little — and my love for it never ...
www.nigella.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is just right for Bonfire Night, which is rather old-fashioned of me, I know, since it seems that it’s been swallowed up by Halloween these days. Still, this Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing is gorgeous whether you’re waving sparklers or not tonight! www.nigella.com/recipes/fres...
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Let me please introduce myself
I cook toasties for kids & teens
Cheese & ham & tomato
Sometimes even beans
- Sympathy for the Breville.
I cook toasties for kids & teens
Cheese & ham & tomato
Sometimes even beans
- Sympathy for the Breville.
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Let me please introduce myself
I cook toasties for kids & teens
Cheese & ham & tomato
Sometimes even beans
- Sympathy for the Breville.
I cook toasties for kids & teens
Cheese & ham & tomato
Sometimes even beans
- Sympathy for the Breville.
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Notable in today's YouGov that the centre/left bloc - Lab/Green/LD/SNP are on 54%. With Reform/Tories on 43%. That's the biggest differential in a long time.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Notable in today's YouGov that the centre/left bloc - Lab/Green/LD/SNP are on 54%. With Reform/Tories on 43%. That's the biggest differential in a long time.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
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