David Silverthorne
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
Bloody Brussels bars looking lovely...
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Bloody Brussels bars looking lovely...
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Oh come on!! I already finish in the last quarter of half marathons and now I shall be pushed even further back by Cylons!
www.dezeen.com/2025/01/30/c...
www.dezeen.com/2025/01/30/c...
China to host world's first humans versus robots half marathon
Humanoid robots are invited to compete in a Beijing half marathon, which will pit humans and two-legged robots against each other for the first time.
www.dezeen.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oh come on!! I already finish in the last quarter of half marathons and now I shall be pushed even further back by Cylons!
www.dezeen.com/2025/01/30/c...
www.dezeen.com/2025/01/30/c...
The Last of Us is definitely going to become true as the planet warms!
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle
A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.
www.livescience.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Last of Us is definitely going to become true as the planet warms!
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
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"This is a critical time for thinking about the future of land use, farming, nature and the rural economy... we must get this right.” Professor Charles Godfray responds to the launch of the Government's Land Use Framework for England consultation: royalsociety.org/news/2025/01...
Royal Society responds to launch of consultation on Land Use Framework | Royal Society
Professor Charles Godfray, Chair of the Royal Society's Multifunctional Land Use report, responds to the launch of the Government's Land Use Framework for England consultation.
royalsociety.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"This is a critical time for thinking about the future of land use, farming, nature and the rural economy... we must get this right.” Professor Charles Godfray responds to the launch of the Government's Land Use Framework for England consultation: royalsociety.org/news/2025/01...
Trump's war on science. What an absolute tool.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
www.science.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Trump's war on science. What an absolute tool.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Lots of chat about this piece. It really is excellent journalism. Despite having to tread very carefully in the shadow of potential legal action, it very clearly communicates what a deeply nasty fucker Humphrey Smith is. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Lots of chat about this piece. It really is excellent journalism. Despite having to tread very carefully in the shadow of potential legal action, it very clearly communicates what a deeply nasty fucker Humphrey Smith is. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Never gets old this one!
Slow motion football celebration captured to perfection 😂👏
December 14, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Never gets old this one!
Genius level pundit! Haha. Oh dear.
Michael Owen turns 45 today…
Here's some of his most inspirational punditry quotes 😆
Here's some of his most inspirational punditry quotes 😆
December 14, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Genius level pundit! Haha. Oh dear.
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It's our #AnniversaryDay today! Anniversary Day celebrates the granting of our first Royal Charter in 1662. You can explore a digital version of our Charter Book in our Turning the Pages collection - see which Fellows' signatures you can spot! #RSFellows ttp.royalsociety.org//ttp/ttp.htm...
November 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
It's our #AnniversaryDay today! Anniversary Day celebrates the granting of our first Royal Charter in 1662. You can explore a digital version of our Charter Book in our Turning the Pages collection - see which Fellows' signatures you can spot! #RSFellows ttp.royalsociety.org//ttp/ttp.htm...
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We’ve updated our Clacton billboard to tell voters their MP just took £40k from a US firm that advises clients how to offshore their money and pay less tax. For the full story see video below 👇
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 PM
We’ve updated our Clacton billboard to tell voters their MP just took £40k from a US firm that advises clients how to offshore their money and pay less tax. For the full story see video below 👇
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Etymology of the day is ‘jargon’, from the Old French ‘jargoun’, meaning the ‘chattering of birds’.
December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Etymology of the day is ‘jargon’, from the Old French ‘jargoun’, meaning the ‘chattering of birds’.
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The night Mark Viduka taught Alessandro Nesta a thing or two about football
25 years since #LUFC beat Lazio at the Olimpico.
by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/the-night-mark-viduka-taught-alessandro-nesta-a-thing-or-two-about-football/
25 years since #LUFC beat Lazio at the Olimpico.
by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/the-night-mark-viduka-taught-alessandro-nesta-a-thing-or-two-about-football/
The night Mark Viduka taught Alessandro Nesta a thing or two about football • The Square Ball
Forget the games against Milan or win at Anderlecht, Leeds' finest result of the Champions League run was beating Lazio at the Olimpico.
thesquareball.net
December 5, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The night Mark Viduka taught Alessandro Nesta a thing or two about football
25 years since #LUFC beat Lazio at the Olimpico.
by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/the-night-mark-viduka-taught-alessandro-nesta-a-thing-or-two-about-football/
25 years since #LUFC beat Lazio at the Olimpico.
by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/the-night-mark-viduka-taught-alessandro-nesta-a-thing-or-two-about-football/
Beer of the Gods! Worth coming to Brussels just for this! Taras Boulba at De La Senne.
November 23, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Beer of the Gods! Worth coming to Brussels just for this! Taras Boulba at De La Senne.
It is almost like dating supermodels, in beer form! Two heavenly beers.
November 22, 2024 at 11:37 PM
It is almost like dating supermodels, in beer form! Two heavenly beers.
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All these years of living in London and I never knew this. Fascinating!
stpancras.com/history/buil...
stpancras.com/history/buil...
St. Pancras: Built On Beer | History of St. Pancras International
St. Pancras: Built On Beer - Over 150 years in shaping London's drinking culture.
stpancras.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
All these years of living in London and I never knew this. Fascinating!
stpancras.com/history/buil...
stpancras.com/history/buil...