Andrew Boa
@anboa4.bsky.social
Ex-academic, Chemist 🧪⚗️, Unemployed.
Then like my dreams,
they fade and die.
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Posts about everything and nothing.
Then like my dreams,
they fade and die.
🇬🇧 🇮🇪 + 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
Posts about everything and nothing.
I reckon you can learn a lot about the atmosphere in various Oxford colleges by looking at what they choose to name their cats (courtesy of @oxfordclarion.bsky.social ). We should all aspire to the energy of a Teabag, Isambard Kitten Brunel, or an Admiral Flapjack
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Wow. "Labour to outlaw non-turkey consumption at Christmas."
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wow. "Labour to outlaw non-turkey consumption at Christmas."
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
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Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
Kent County Council sold the disused school site to a government agency in March, but has repainted yellow zigzags and "School Keep Clear" warnings.
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
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The first episode of The Clangers was originally broadcast on this day in 1969.
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The first episode of The Clangers was originally broadcast on this day in 1969.
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At the individual level, obtaining a degree is consistently associated with improved life chances for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in all OECD countries.
This is particularly true in the UK, where universities play a highly important role in driving social mobility.
This is particularly true in the UK, where universities play a highly important role in driving social mobility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
At the individual level, obtaining a degree is consistently associated with improved life chances for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in all OECD countries.
This is particularly true in the UK, where universities play a highly important role in driving social mobility.
This is particularly true in the UK, where universities play a highly important role in driving social mobility.
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But Prescott’s memo wasn’t an internal BBC document — it was unsolicited. And its “neutral” proof relies on partisan, Trump-aligned sources. Full analysis in Part Two: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 7/12
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
But Prescott’s memo wasn’t an internal BBC document — it was unsolicited. And its “neutral” proof relies on partisan, Trump-aligned sources. Full analysis in Part Two: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 7/12
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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German flagship news programme:
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
German flagship news programme:
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
I hope your work went well, you met some interesting people, and that you got some 'good scran at St Anne' (@sykhalid.bsky.social might like that one).
Oxford, you’ve been an absolute treat! Thanks for having me @bodleian.ox.ac.uk - I’ll be back 👀 @stannescollege.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I hope your work went well, you met some interesting people, and that you got some 'good scran at St Anne' (@sykhalid.bsky.social might like that one).
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Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means | "Isabella"
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means | "Isabella"
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After reading the Eye's special report on how Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen’s flagship “levelling up” project became a taxpayer-funded scandal, a reader writes...
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After reading the Eye's special report on how Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen’s flagship “levelling up” project became a taxpayer-funded scandal, a reader writes...
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
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"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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Message in a bottle from first world war soldier found on remote Australian beach
Message in a bottle from first world war soldier found on remote Australian beach
Light-hearted note, penned on 15 August 1916, was found on Wharton beach, after severe winter storms washed away sand dunes
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More than a century after an Australian soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach.
Private Malcolm Alexander Neville’s light-hearted note, penned on 15 August 1916, was found on Wharton beach, near Esperance, about 750km south-east of Perth. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Message in a bottle from first world war soldier found on remote Australian beach
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If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
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Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
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Welcome to the National Trust 2025 voting website, hosted by independent voting service provider Civica Election Services.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
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At the annual Texas SandFest, in 2019, the winner artwork by British Columbia-based Damon Langlois.
The name of his sand statue:
Liberty Crumbling
The name of his sand statue:
Liberty Crumbling
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 AM
At the annual Texas SandFest, in 2019, the winner artwork by British Columbia-based Damon Langlois.
The name of his sand statue:
Liberty Crumbling
The name of his sand statue:
Liberty Crumbling
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So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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This one is a big deal, in my view. Potentially marks an end to Thatcher-era deregulation of the buses across England. And it's the law as of last night: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This one is a big deal, in my view. Potentially marks an end to Thatcher-era deregulation of the buses across England. And it's the law as of last night: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
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I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
Amazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.
The biggest owner of datacentres in the world, Amazon dwarfs competitors Microsoft and Google and is planning a huge increase in capacity as part of a push into artificial intelligence. The Seattle firm operates hundreds of active facilities, with many more in development despite concerns over how much water is being used to cool their vast arrays of circuitry. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
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Caerphilly apparently. I honestly, honestly despise this stuff. They have nothing to offer, nothing to say, nothing to hope for, nothing to aspire to, no solutions, nothing. Just hate and lies.
October 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Caerphilly apparently. I honestly, honestly despise this stuff. They have nothing to offer, nothing to say, nothing to hope for, nothing to aspire to, no solutions, nothing. Just hate and lies.