Ken Norris
@drunkennorris.bsky.social
Loves science, birds, books, and records. Regular reader in my gin library. Huge fan of pubs! Brummie - more Jasper Carrot than Peaky Blinders.
Woohoo!!
January 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Woohoo!!
Absolutely
Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
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Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Absolutely
Winter walk to the wonderfully named Toot Baldon
January 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Winter walk to the wonderfully named Toot Baldon
Erm, Rooney was never 'warmly' regarded at Birmingham. We knew him for what he was - a celebrity show pony and useless manager. We were well rid of him, but not before his incompetence got us relegated.
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Wayne Rooney the manager can’t escape his man-cave or his luminous teenage past | Barney Ronay
His managerial ability remains unproven, but the old-school energy that Rooney represents ensures he is still fondly regarded
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January 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Erm, Rooney was never 'warmly' regarded at Birmingham. We knew him for what he was - a celebrity show pony and useless manager. We were well rid of him, but not before his incompetence got us relegated.
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Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
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Yes, yes, very lawdable, but unattainable until you reject Thatcherism, realise the economy is a 'means' and not an 'end', and show vision and courage in making the necessary changes. No evidence so far he has the cajones for this!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer vows to rebuild Britain as Labour did after second world war
PM says in his new year message that 2025 will be a year of rebuilding, comparing the task to that Attlee faced in 1945
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January 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Yes, yes, very lawdable, but unattainable until you reject Thatcherism, realise the economy is a 'means' and not an 'end', and show vision and courage in making the necessary changes. No evidence so far he has the cajones for this!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He's a f**king awful manager. He got B'ham City relegated last season. His record with Plymouth is similar. Total waste of space!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Wayne Rooney: Where did it go wrong at Plymouth Argyle for former Manchester United and England striker?
As Wayne Rooney leaves his latest managerial role with Plymouth, BBC Sport looks at where it went wrong for the legendary striker.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:09 PM
He's a f**king awful manager. He got B'ham City relegated last season. His record with Plymouth is similar. Total waste of space!
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He's a truly terrible manager....
I don't take fan criticism personally - Rooney - www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
I don't take fan criticism personally - Rooney - www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Wayne Rooney: Plymouth boss reacts after some fans call for axe
Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney says he does not take criticism
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December 29, 2024 at 10:41 PM
He's a truly terrible manager....
I don't take fan criticism personally - Rooney - www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
I don't take fan criticism personally - Rooney - www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
C'mon the lads!!
December 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
C'mon the lads!!
US politics just now....
December 28, 2024 at 9:16 PM
US politics just now....
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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
Go girl!!
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Preet Chandi aims to be first woman to go solo and unsupported to north pole
Record-breaking explorer, who was first woman of colour to complete solo expedition to Antarctica, turns to north
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December 27, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Go girl!!
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Exactly. There shud be no 'private' money in politics. It's corruption. Pure and simple.
The problem of private funding of UK politics runs deeper than one prospective donation. The only way to prevent its corrosion of democracy is a public funding model.
In lieu of that, we need stricter controls on who can donate and how much can be donated.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
In lieu of that, we need stricter controls on who can donate and how much can be donated.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Our democracy is for sale - and that's dangerous thing, says Mark McGeoghegan
Private money corrupts the political classes and distorts the democratic process. There’s no simpler, clearer, or more accurate description for…
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December 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Exactly. There shud be no 'private' money in politics. It's corruption. Pure and simple.
Loved it!!
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Gavin and Stacey’s Christmas special was a joyful reminder that TV can still be a shared experience | Frances Ryan
As people fall out of love with streaming, they’re rediscovering the collective pleasure of ‘event television’, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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December 27, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Loved it!!
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It's almost as if large corporations and their CEOs might just be the problem....
December 27, 2024 at 11:15 AM
It's almost as if large corporations and their CEOs might just be the problem....
Happy Friday!!
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The Singing Binman: Charles Cavey has busked in a Cambridge bin for 25 years
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December 27, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Happy Friday!!
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C'mon the Blues.
December 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM
C'mon the Blues.
Yes, some VCs haven't made the smartest decisions, but it was Tory neoliberals that made knowledge a commodity, and forced Universities to become knowledge businesses. They then undermined them. These deficits are the result. Mindless vandalism on a genuinely workd-leading sector.
Latest UK universities to post deficits: St Andrews (-£13m), York (-£9m), Leicester (-£8.3m), Brunel (-£13m), Hull (-£17.3m), Surrey (-£17.9m). Plus King's (-£19m), Nottingham (-£17m), Open University (-£10.3m), UEA (-£7.6m) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/york-an... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
York and St Andrews latest to post multimillion-pound deficits
Leicester, Surrey, Brunel and Hull also report losses in financial accounts for 2023-24
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 24, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Yes, some VCs haven't made the smartest decisions, but it was Tory neoliberals that made knowledge a commodity, and forced Universities to become knowledge businesses. They then undermined them. These deficits are the result. Mindless vandalism on a genuinely workd-leading sector.
Top of the league at Christmas!!
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League One Table and Standings - Football - BBC Sport
Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the League One on BBC Sport
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December 23, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Top of the league at Christmas!!
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When we need radical change, we end up with timid Starmer. No cajones to tackle the economic system, environmental crises, or wealthy nutters destroying our society.
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The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn
Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it, says Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:30 AM
When we need radical change, we end up with timid Starmer. No cajones to tackle the economic system, environmental crises, or wealthy nutters destroying our society.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gisèle Pelicot: How an ordinary woman shook attitudes to rape in France
Gisèle Pelicot: How one woman shook attitudes to rape in France
The verdicts aren't yet in - but the trial has already started changing the conversations around consent in the country and beyond.
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December 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Gisèle Pelicot: How an ordinary woman shook attitudes to rape in France
One of our cats loves sleeping on Christmas presents.
December 21, 2024 at 12:37 PM
One of our cats loves sleeping on Christmas presents.
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Want to lead a world-leading #biology department - see open position to head our dept international.au.dk/about/profil... @aarhusuni.bsky.social 🐋🌴🦇🦠 #ecology #evolution #physiology of #animals & #plants #aquaticbiology #microbiology #botany #conservation #rewilding #restoration, #ecosystems🐎🌐🌸🪰💩🌦️🐻❄️
Aarhus University is seeking a head of the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences (NAT) - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Biology, Aarhus University
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December 19, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Want to lead a world-leading #biology department - see open position to head our dept international.au.dk/about/profil... @aarhusuni.bsky.social 🐋🌴🦇🦠 #ecology #evolution #physiology of #animals & #plants #aquaticbiology #microbiology #botany #conservation #rewilding #restoration, #ecosystems🐎🌐🌸🪰💩🌦️🐻❄️
Another opportunity for a PhD. with me & @drunkennorris.bsky.social at Reading University &
@nhm-london.bsky.social on combining AI & museum specimens to contribute to biodiversity conservation.
Check link below & apply if interested
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#PhD #AI #Biodiversity
@nhm-london.bsky.social on combining AI & museum specimens to contribute to biodiversity conservation.
Check link below & apply if interested
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD #AI #Biodiversity
Quantifying Species Distributions and Changes in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot using Museum Specimens and AI at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Quantifying Species Distributions and Changes in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot using Museum Specimens and AI at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
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December 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM