Tim Morton
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Anyone born there can become President in America; crooks, convicted felons, rapists of children, serial business failures, frauds, tax dodgers, serial murderers, liars, and the corrupt.
You know something?
These should be things that disqualify people, especially someone who is all of the above. 🤦♀️
You know something?
These should be things that disqualify people, especially someone who is all of the above. 🤦♀️
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Anyone born there can become President in America; crooks, convicted felons, rapists of children, serial business failures, frauds, tax dodgers, serial murderers, liars, and the corrupt.
You know something?
These should be things that disqualify people, especially someone who is all of the above. 🤦♀️
You know something?
These should be things that disqualify people, especially someone who is all of the above. 🤦♀️
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What might not be obvious from outside - this set of deliverables from a PM visit is light and shows signs of being deliberately restrained. Presumably given the politics all round not creating too many obvious vulnerabilities in terms of mostly enhanced dialogue. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What agreements have been made during Starmer’s trip to China?
Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 AM
What might not be obvious from outside - this set of deliverables from a PM visit is light and shows signs of being deliberately restrained. Presumably given the politics all round not creating too many obvious vulnerabilities in terms of mostly enhanced dialogue. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trump - only I can go to China. Ego as strategy. Ego as commentary. Chaos as outcome.
Rest of the world just has to get on balancing the US, China, Europe etc. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Rest of the world just has to get on balancing the US, China, Europe etc. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing
US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese market
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Trump - only I can go to China. Ego as strategy. Ego as commentary. Chaos as outcome.
Rest of the world just has to get on balancing the US, China, Europe etc. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Rest of the world just has to get on balancing the US, China, Europe etc. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Well damn. People living <1 mile from a golf course have >2x the risk of developing Parkinson's.
I live <200 meters from one. My dad lived on the 18th green for years...& is developing Parkinson's. Still only correlational stage, but with a likely mechanism.
www.apdaparkinson.org/article/golf... 🧪
I live <200 meters from one. My dad lived on the 18th green for years...& is developing Parkinson's. Still only correlational stage, but with a likely mechanism.
www.apdaparkinson.org/article/golf... 🧪
Golf Course Concerns: New Research Shows Link to Parkinson’s | American Parkinson Disease Association
Golf Course Concerns: New Research Shows Link to Parkinson’s A recent study in Journal of the American Medical Association has caused a stir, showing that living near golf courses is associated with a...
www.apdaparkinson.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Well damn. People living <1 mile from a golf course have >2x the risk of developing Parkinson's.
I live <200 meters from one. My dad lived on the 18th green for years...& is developing Parkinson's. Still only correlational stage, but with a likely mechanism.
www.apdaparkinson.org/article/golf... 🧪
I live <200 meters from one. My dad lived on the 18th green for years...& is developing Parkinson's. Still only correlational stage, but with a likely mechanism.
www.apdaparkinson.org/article/golf... 🧪
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Also a nice lesson as lots to learn while lots of a chance to let them relax as it’s all drawings in the end of the day. So end up showing the kids how to use a compass before drawing diagrams on the board myself. Best is when I get quiet by throwing a hand out for silence and it actually work8’f.
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Also a nice lesson as lots to learn while lots of a chance to let them relax as it’s all drawings in the end of the day. So end up showing the kids how to use a compass before drawing diagrams on the board myself. Best is when I get quiet by throwing a hand out for silence and it actually work8’f.
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Random cover lesson to teach the menstrual cycle. One of those you either read silently or just lean properly into it so as the kids feel comfortable to ask questions. Chose the latter of course so half of the lesson was them making up punishments for boys who laugh at them. Lot more fun. Proud.
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Random cover lesson to teach the menstrual cycle. One of those you either read silently or just lean properly into it so as the kids feel comfortable to ask questions. Chose the latter of course so half of the lesson was them making up punishments for boys who laugh at them. Lot more fun. Proud.
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🤖 | NEW REPORT: Where do AI tools like ChatGPT get their news from? How biased are they towards certain outlets? And how transparent are they about commercial relationships with publishers?
Our new IPPR report answers those questions.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/ais...
Our new IPPR report answers those questions.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/ais...
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🤖 | NEW REPORT: Where do AI tools like ChatGPT get their news from? How biased are they towards certain outlets? And how transparent are they about commercial relationships with publishers?
Our new IPPR report answers those questions.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/ais...
Our new IPPR report answers those questions.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/ais...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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Are the Normans leaving?
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Are the Normans leaving?
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How are you going to be celebrating Independence Day tomorrow?
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
How are you going to be celebrating Independence Day tomorrow?
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It's also a direct shot across the bow of the midterm elections.
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
It's also a direct shot across the bow of the midterm elections.
Now you'd think instead of push-ups, Hawley would've stuck to his main sport: sprinting through the Capitol
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Report: More Americans Forced To Make Ends Meet By Turning To Alchemy https://theonion.com/report-more-americans-forced-to-make-ends-meet-by-turning-to-alchemy/
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Report: More Americans Forced To Make Ends Meet By Turning To Alchemy https://theonion.com/report-more-americans-forced-to-make-ends-meet-by-turning-to-alchemy/
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Question Time has platformed racist political commentator Konstantin Kisin tonight who previously said of Southampton born, Winchester educated, Rishi Sunak’s identity: “He’s a brown Hindu, how can he be English?!”
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Question Time has platformed racist political commentator Konstantin Kisin tonight who previously said of Southampton born, Winchester educated, Rishi Sunak’s identity: “He’s a brown Hindu, how can he be English?!”
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Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
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US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate.
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate.
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is so unhinged
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
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Donald Trump accused of piracy as pair abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night despite a Court of Session interim interdict stipulating they must remain in the jurisdiction.
Trump accused of piracy as pair 'abducted from Scotland in middle of the night'
A Scottish lawmaker railed against US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over the American military’s seizure of an oil tanker and detention of its two top officers earlier this month in waters betwe...
www.rawstory.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Donald Trump accused of piracy as pair abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night despite a Court of Session interim interdict stipulating they must remain in the jurisdiction.
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Fascinating: "We identify a risk of collapses in service availability as specific elements of fossil infrastructures reach what we term 'minimum viable scale,' a level of throughput past which existing physical, financial, & managerial infrastructures can no longer effectively operate as expected."
Fossil energy minimum viable scale
Unseen infrastructural threats to safety and decarbonization may arise as fossil energy systems are phased out
www.science.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Fascinating: "We identify a risk of collapses in service availability as specific elements of fossil infrastructures reach what we term 'minimum viable scale,' a level of throughput past which existing physical, financial, & managerial infrastructures can no longer effectively operate as expected."
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Okay I’m ngl, he was funny af for that answer 😭😂
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Okay I’m ngl, he was funny af for that answer 😭😂
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Had this nasty punishment pass on the way home this evening.
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Had this nasty punishment pass on the way home this evening.
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Years ago, back when I worked in an office, we got a new regional manager. Big on micromanagement which is often a sign of incompetence. I kept noticing her tilting her head almost 90° at her laptop. I couldn’t resist walking by to see why. The PDFs were sideways. She didn’t know how to rotate them.
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Years ago, back when I worked in an office, we got a new regional manager. Big on micromanagement which is often a sign of incompetence. I kept noticing her tilting her head almost 90° at her laptop. I couldn’t resist walking by to see why. The PDFs were sideways. She didn’t know how to rotate them.
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“Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has blatantly lied. She should be fired. After this week, even that would not remove the spectre of a presidential militia. Hence the courts need to make clear that states can in fact prosecute federal agents who commit crimes”
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
“Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has blatantly lied. She should be fired. After this week, even that would not remove the spectre of a presidential militia. Hence the courts need to make clear that states can in fact prosecute federal agents who commit crimes”