Steven Curtis
@stevencurtis.bsky.social
Diplomatic Studies | Public & Diaspora Diplomacy | Higher Education | International Relations | Learning & Teaching in Politics | Film | Classical Music & Jazz
Associate Professor of IR at London Metropolitan University | National Teaching Fellow 2011
Associate Professor of IR at London Metropolitan University | National Teaching Fellow 2011
Reposted by Steven Curtis
Woman Trying To Find Nonpolitical Way To Say Her Cleaner Was Deported https://theonion.com/woman-trying-to-find-nonpolitical-way-to-say-her-cleaner-was-deported/
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Woman Trying To Find Nonpolitical Way To Say Her Cleaner Was Deported https://theonion.com/woman-trying-to-find-nonpolitical-way-to-say-her-cleaner-was-deported/
This is obscene #GI5073
Visualising Elon Musk's record-breaking pay deal
Elon Musk's latest pay package has just been approved, which will make him the world's first trillionaire in the next 10 years. How can one person wield such tremendous wealth?
stories.theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is obscene #GI5073
Haydn symphony 34. I've listed to little else the past few days. I especially like Thomas Fey's version with the Heidelberger Sinfoniker. He brings out the dark elements in the first movement & really nails the second movement allegro. But this rendition is nice too. A 20 minute lunchtime treat
Haydn Symphony No 34 in D minor Chamber Orchestra of Europe
YouTube video by Sonorum Concentus Haydn & Schubert
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Haydn symphony 34. I've listed to little else the past few days. I especially like Thomas Fey's version with the Heidelberger Sinfoniker. He brings out the dark elements in the first movement & really nails the second movement allegro. But this rendition is nice too. A 20 minute lunchtime treat
Someone needs to tell Chinese diplomats the bit about tact and intelligence
"In a post on X on Saturday, Xue [China's consul general in Osaka] shared a news article about Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan and commented 'the dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off'." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Japan protests 'extremely inappropriate' comments by Chinese envoy
Japan said on Monday it had complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats towards Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Someone needs to tell Chinese diplomats the bit about tact and intelligence
Given how much time BBC news and current affairs programmes gave this self-appointed nitwit to air his fantasy of post-Brexit Britain, one might think he’d look more kindly on the organisation. Of course, the faction that would benefit from its demise are post- or anti-truth politicians like him
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Given how much time BBC news and current affairs programmes gave this self-appointed nitwit to air his fantasy of post-Brexit Britain, one might think he’d look more kindly on the organisation. Of course, the faction that would benefit from its demise are post- or anti-truth politicians like him
The email comes from In Depth with Academia. What a joke. Destroying the Planet While Lowering Standards and Polluting our Culture would be more accurate
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The email comes from In Depth with Academia. What a joke. Destroying the Planet While Lowering Standards and Polluting our Culture would be more accurate
Well, he can go straight back to standing by an open window again
Ukraine war briefing: Lavrov reappears, ready to offer Marco Rubio same demands
Ukraine war briefing: Lavrov reappears, ready to offer Marco Rubio same demands
Ukraine answers Russia’s strikes on energy grid; Zelenskyy tells the Guardian how King Charles eased Trump tensions. What we know on day 1,356
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Well, he can go straight back to standing by an open window again
Reposted by Steven Curtis
What has happened to Lavrov?
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What has happened to Lavrov?
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
But that is not the bias for which he should be resigning
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
But that is not the bias for which he should be resigning
When a simulated nuclear attack went awry #GI4055
At 8:50 AM today in 1979, data from a simulated massive Soviet nuclear decapitation attack running at NORAD were somehow sent to live warning displays there, SAC, the National Military Command Center, and the ANMCC at Raven Rock, triggering a false alarm and a ~6-minute threat assessment conference.
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When a simulated nuclear attack went awry #GI4055
The Long Kiss Goodnight (dir. Renny Harlin, 1996). What a blast
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Long Kiss Goodnight (dir. Renny Harlin, 1996). What a blast
They need to rename it the Dissolute Desk
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
They need to rename it the Dissolute Desk
I like the way M&S doesn’t shame you by suggesting how many people this should serve. Although on the back of the box it does say you should carve it, rather than just put it on your plate
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I like the way M&S doesn’t shame you by suggesting how many people this should serve. Although on the back of the box it does say you should carve it, rather than just put it on your plate
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
#GI5052 #GI7037 #environment
#GI5052 #GI7037 #environment
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
#GI5052 #GI7037 #environment
#GI5052 #GI7037 #environment
Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum #GI5051 #GI7037
Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum
Peru's government has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A third of the way through series six and someone has returned the copy of Humboldt’s Gift. They probably spent five years trying to read it before giving up
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A third of the way through series six and someone has returned the copy of Humboldt’s Gift. They probably spent five years trying to read it before giving up
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My colleague @profandrewmoran.bsky.social introduces the two visiting former members of the House of Representatives at this year’s Congress-to-Campus event at London Metropolitan University
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My colleague @profandrewmoran.bsky.social introduces the two visiting former members of the House of Representatives at this year’s Congress-to-Campus event at London Metropolitan University
Reposted by Steven Curtis
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me every time, call me Donald.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me every time, call me Donald.
⚡️ Update: Trump calls Putin ‘smart’ and ‘strong’ leader who wants to trade with US.
Trump said that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are “smart” and “very strong leaders” who are “not to be toyed with.”
Trump said that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are “smart” and “very strong leaders” who are “not to be toyed with.”
Trump 'not really' considering Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, for now
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that as of now, he is not planning to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.
kyivindependent.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me every time, call me Donald.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me every time, call me Donald.
Has anyone at the BBC seen the film?
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Has anyone at the BBC seen the film?
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
I didn’t think it would be possible to satirise Danny Kruger’s defence of fellow Reform MP Sarah Pochin, but Matt Green pulls it off, of course
Is this politician racist?
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I didn’t think it would be possible to satirise Danny Kruger’s defence of fellow Reform MP Sarah Pochin, but Matt Green pulls it off, of course
NASA is so patient and decent. I would have responded that Kim Kardashian is fake
NASA today pushed back against comments from US celebrity Kim Kardashian suggesting that the 1969 moon landing was faked.
Trump’s NASA chief rebuffs Kim Kardashian: Yes, we’ve been to the moon
U.S. celebrity shared a conspiracy theory that the lunar landings were faked, triggering pushback from space boss Sean Duffy.
www.politico.eu
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NASA is so patient and decent. I would have responded that Kim Kardashian is fake