Drew Whitworth
@drewwhitworth.bsky.social
Academic at the University of Manchester. Walker. Photo-blogger. Traveller, when I can. Groundhopper. And some other things, as they take my fancy.
used to think 'Dr Strangelove' was just a piss-take. I'm no longer sure.... "Richard Nixon was drunk when he gave the order for a nuclear attack against the DPRK [North Korea]. The order to stand down was given on the advice of Henry Kissinger."
#insanity
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear...
#insanity
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear...
Nuclear close calls - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
used to think 'Dr Strangelove' was just a piss-take. I'm no longer sure.... "Richard Nixon was drunk when he gave the order for a nuclear attack against the DPRK [North Korea]. The order to stand down was given on the advice of Henry Kissinger."
#insanity
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear...
#insanity
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear...
Carve this speech in stone so it can be remembered in 2-3 years time. Remember that the new Fuhrer called it "nasty". "Contempt fuels our political campaigns and social media. But it's a dangerous way to lead a country." #fascism #antifa #Trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump | Mariann Edgar Budde
This week, the Bishop of Washington delivered a sermon in front of President Trump urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. The president condemned it as ‘nasty’. We reproduce ...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Carve this speech in stone so it can be remembered in 2-3 years time. Remember that the new Fuhrer called it "nasty". "Contempt fuels our political campaigns and social media. But it's a dangerous way to lead a country." #fascism #antifa #Trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have worked from home at least 2 days a week for 20 years and anyone who claims that I am 'less productive' there, come & collect data using any metric you like. It's free, better for the environment, and if I was told to come in 5 days I'd immediately retire. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better | Polly Toynbee
It’s free, it’s sensible and it makes workers happy. The government needs to accept that this is the new normal, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have worked from home at least 2 days a week for 20 years and anyone who claims that I am 'less productive' there, come & collect data using any metric you like. It's free, better for the environment, and if I was told to come in 5 days I'd immediately retire. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This guy really was different. I must have watched Blue Velvet half a dozen times before I realised it was actually set in the 1950s: it leaves you so unhinged generally that you really don't notice. RIP. #cinema variety.com/2025/film/ne...
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.
variety.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This guy really was different. I must have watched Blue Velvet half a dozen times before I realised it was actually set in the 1950s: it leaves you so unhinged generally that you really don't notice. RIP. #cinema variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Well, I seem to be here on BlueSky.... let's see how this one pans out *waves*
January 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Well, I seem to be here on BlueSky.... let's see how this one pans out *waves*