Someone is shot in the USA every 3½ minutes. Americans regard it as their inalienable right. It is a right that Charlie #Kirk energetically promoted all his adult life.

ASDA SELLS FAKE
Olive oil is characterised by cloudiness below 15°C - this is a sample from Asda after 9° for 24 hours. Clear as filtered apple juice and fake. FROM ASDA!

LEEUWENHOEK UPDATE
Here is a bibliography of my research into Antony van Leeuwenhoek over the past half-century. Find out about his amazing research:
brianjford.com/wavbiblio.htm

#brianjford #leeuwenhoek #Microscopy

AY BREACHING DATA LAWS
An unknown handle appeared on my ebay account. On enquiring, I was told that br_307651 and f5r9w51 have been set up (without my knowledge) with my address, bank details, etc.
There is a potential Data Protection Breach under UK GDPR Article 5(1)(f) - beware, chums.

OBVIOUS DINNER
I'm 31,415 days old. There's only one choice of meal tonight. Couldn't be anything else. Pie.

NORWAY OWNS GREENLAND
Documents show that Erik the Red successfully claimed Greenland in AD 986. It belongs to Norway and from April 1, a US resident will need to register for a NGR01 visa to visit. Mr Trump accepts that the former US air base at Pituffik will now be run exclusively by Norwegians.

BRITS OWE TRILLIONS
On average, the average adult owes £45,000. Total British #householddebt is over £2.4 trillion. That's our personal indebtedness. Modern society runs on people being trapped in debt, with lending #banks clawing in vast profits. I cannot see how this colossal chasm can be crossed.

In 1998, the Queen lunched with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, then offered to show him the estate. She drove fast. He pleaded with her to slow down, but she maintained driving style; she knew women were banned from driving in Saudi Arabia, and knew how to express her disapproval.

STARMER THE INSIDIOUS
Keir #Starmer, seen as some kind of admirable hero by Mr Trump, is evil and conniving in a way #Trump is too simple minded to comprehend. Starmer is the most dangerous leader Britain ever had. Trump was charmed by his accent. We're appalled at his policies.

STARMER TAUGHT BY TRUMP
The (very left wing) British government is going to show unregistered immigrants working in nail bars, car washes, shops etc being packed into planes returning them to their country of origin ...
It's an EXACT copy of what President Trump has been doing in America.

WHAT THE AUDIENCE THINKS
After a recent lecture my recorder was stuffed into my pocket - still recording. For the first time, we near what the audience really thought:
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=458...

THE FIRST MICROSCOPE VIEWS
Reconstructing the original #microscope observations of #roberthooke and #leeuwenhoek is revealing how modern science began: brianjford.com/M&A2024b.pdf

WE ARE ON A FACT-FREE DIET
What's true? What's not? #socialmedia are presenting us with a world where fact is indistinguishable from fake. My recent article: www.labnews.co.uk/article/2096...

Happy New Year, all ... picture from my Xmas lecture cruise to Scandinavia. .

DON'T OPEN YOUR ADVENT CALENDAR
Not until you've tried my game. Timed Instant Response And Numeracy Test (TIRANT). Grab a new advent calendar. Tap each number as you find it and shout it out. Time everyone on your cellphone stopwatch. Furious, frantic, and free. Such a bright start to 1 December!

RAIN FORESTS DO NOT MAKE OXYGEN
Trees give out oxygen only in sunlight. At night they respire like us, giving out carbon dioxide. And when they die and decompose, their sequestered carbon is released - back into the atmosphere. Read more here: www.labnews.co.uk/article/2092...

Anything that's an alternative to twitter is good for me. Can you imagine anyone in their right mind choosing X as a site name - the most frequently used and obviously ambiguous term in the world? Skype, LinkedIn and Facebook are unique ... no mistaking what they are. X, by contrast, is ridiculous.