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This is a story that has really cut through in Australia - seen as UK adopting hostile attitude to their citizens. Raised spontaneously in conversation.. In papers. Affects those who have been Irish citizens too ..
One can make the case for requiring either a UK passport or some further documentation for dual British nationals to enter the country (this is true for eg the US). But making this change rapidly and getting a certificate so expensive is yet another Home Office cockup. Why always so draconian?
Gabrielle was all set for a routine trip from Australia to the UK. Then the rules for dual citizens suddenly changed
From 25 February all dual citizens visiting the UK must use their British passport, leaving many scrambling to get their documents in order
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This is a story that has really cut through in Australia - seen as UK adopting hostile attitude to their citizens. Raised spontaneously in conversation.. In papers. Affects those who have been Irish citizens too ..
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would be enjoying this game way more with helmet and jersey ads
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
would be enjoying this game way more with helmet and jersey ads
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Banting, Best, Collip, et al announced initial results on the use of insulin to treat diabetes #OTD in 1922.
They later sold their patent to the University of Toronto for $1 each, hoping this would keep the lifesaving medication cheap and accessible. 🧪
They later sold their patent to the University of Toronto for $1 each, hoping this would keep the lifesaving medication cheap and accessible. 🧪
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Banting, Best, Collip, et al announced initial results on the use of insulin to treat diabetes #OTD in 1922.
They later sold their patent to the University of Toronto for $1 each, hoping this would keep the lifesaving medication cheap and accessible. 🧪
They later sold their patent to the University of Toronto for $1 each, hoping this would keep the lifesaving medication cheap and accessible. 🧪
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I realized that I hadn't posted my visualizations of the *index* of a vector field on bsky! Pick a point where v=0, and take a tiny circle around that point. Walk around the circle (blue dot on the left) counterclockwise, noting where the vector field points (orange arrow). 1/9
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February 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I realized that I hadn't posted my visualizations of the *index* of a vector field on bsky! Pick a point where v=0, and take a tiny circle around that point. Walk around the circle (blue dot on the left) counterclockwise, noting where the vector field points (orange arrow). 1/9
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So I just learned about the 1986 airplane hijacking attempt in #Oulu, #Finland, and now you too are going to. Because I burst out laughing in a train reading about it.
It has:
✔️beer (lots)!
✔️hijinks!
✔️weird occult Nazis!
✔️✔️✔️"HYPNOTIC-MAGNETIC GAZE!"
Why oh why this isn't a movie yet! (a THREAD.)
It has:
✔️beer (lots)!
✔️hijinks!
✔️weird occult Nazis!
✔️✔️✔️"HYPNOTIC-MAGNETIC GAZE!"
Why oh why this isn't a movie yet! (a THREAD.)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
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Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
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Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
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February 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Gone as chairman of Paul, Weiss after all sorts of post-conviction contact with Epstein. Karp infamously buckled fast and expensively in the face of Trump's threats against several BigLaw firms.
"asking on behalf of his son [...] to work with Woody Allen."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_S....
"asking on behalf of his son [...] to work with Woody Allen."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_S....
Brad S. Karp - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Gone as chairman of Paul, Weiss after all sorts of post-conviction contact with Epstein. Karp infamously buckled fast and expensively in the face of Trump's threats against several BigLaw firms.
"asking on behalf of his son [...] to work with Woody Allen."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_S....
"asking on behalf of his son [...] to work with Woody Allen."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_S....
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"Canada isn't big enough to hurt the US"
Guess what? We *can* respond to Trump's aggressions by imposing economic pain. If the Republicans can't win key swing states like Michigan, Ohio, or Pennsylvania because we've imposed damage in response to Trump's attacks, Canada wins.
Guess what? We *can* respond to Trump's aggressions by imposing economic pain. If the Republicans can't win key swing states like Michigan, Ohio, or Pennsylvania because we've imposed damage in response to Trump's attacks, Canada wins.
“.. Michigan has lost 6,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office .. Canada was Michigan’s primary export market. Now its wheat exports are down 89 percent ..”
@washingtonpost.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@washingtonpost.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"Canada isn't big enough to hurt the US"
Guess what? We *can* respond to Trump's aggressions by imposing economic pain. If the Republicans can't win key swing states like Michigan, Ohio, or Pennsylvania because we've imposed damage in response to Trump's attacks, Canada wins.
Guess what? We *can* respond to Trump's aggressions by imposing economic pain. If the Republicans can't win key swing states like Michigan, Ohio, or Pennsylvania because we've imposed damage in response to Trump's attacks, Canada wins.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Un influenceur et sa vidéo à la source de la crise à Minneapolis: ✱ Les influenceurs mal pensants qui veulent que les gens cessent de consulter les médias font du trouble dans la vraie vie.
Un influenceur et sa vidéo à la source de la crise à Minneapolis
✱ Les influenceurs mal pensants qui veulent que les gens cessent de consulter les médias font du trouble dans la vraie vie.
ici.radio-canada.ca
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Un influenceur et sa vidéo à la source de la crise à Minneapolis: ✱ Les influenceurs mal pensants qui veulent que les gens cessent de consulter les médias font du trouble dans la vraie vie.
Epstein, enthusiastic about Brexit. Surprise!
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Epstein, enthusiastic about Brexit. Surprise!
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The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
ICE : le Canadien demande à ses joueurs de ne pas sortir de l’hôtel au Minnesota
Comme vous le savez sans doute, ça brasse malheureusement pas mal au Minnesota. Avec tout ce qui se passe en lien avec la police de l’immigration et les trop nombreux décès qui en découlent…
www.danslescoulisses.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
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"My soul left my body during the very first seconds of the film.... But my soul didn’t just escape and flee... No, it lingered, glaring at me the entire running time with a mixture of disappointment and anger, like an owner would at their dog after it ate the garbage." deadline.com/2026/01/mela...
‘Melania’: What The Critics Are Saying About Amazon’s Controversial Big-Budget Documentary
'Melania' reviews: the critics are having their say on the expensive Amazon documentary...and it may be hard to find a worse reviewed film this year.
deadline.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
"My soul left my body during the very first seconds of the film.... But my soul didn’t just escape and flee... No, it lingered, glaring at me the entire running time with a mixture of disappointment and anger, like an owner would at their dog after it ate the garbage." deadline.com/2026/01/mela...
Some tabletop board game journalism.
The quoted resignation post is a great example of a non-apology, claiming his sacking for fascism is really his Damascene conversion out of game reviewing. Its last paragraph is a gem. '"How's that boot taste, Sam?" My reply is simply, "It tastes like freedom."'
The quoted resignation post is a great example of a non-apology, claiming his sacking for fascism is really his Damascene conversion out of game reviewing. Its last paragraph is a gem. '"How's that boot taste, Sam?" My reply is simply, "It tastes like freedom."'
Veteran Dice Tower reviewer Sam Healey resigns in wake of saying Alex Pretti, Renee Good were to blame for ICE killing them, after comments began impacting review giant’s annual pledge drive:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Some tabletop board game journalism.
The quoted resignation post is a great example of a non-apology, claiming his sacking for fascism is really his Damascene conversion out of game reviewing. Its last paragraph is a gem. '"How's that boot taste, Sam?" My reply is simply, "It tastes like freedom."'
The quoted resignation post is a great example of a non-apology, claiming his sacking for fascism is really his Damascene conversion out of game reviewing. Its last paragraph is a gem. '"How's that boot taste, Sam?" My reply is simply, "It tastes like freedom."'
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just choked on my beverage
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
just choked on my beverage