Frank L
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Any Jay Spearing news still brings joy
NEW: Jay Spearing extends playing career at Liverpool – wore last Adidas kit in 2012! #lfc
Spearing extends playing career at Liverpool - wore last Adidas kit in 2012!
Read here.
www.thisisanfield.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Any Jay Spearing news still brings joy
Yes, scientists standing up for themselves will seem activist and political. On the other hand, polluting industries and nation states with blood on their hands spending millions on lobbying? Nothing to see here.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
www.theatlantic.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yes, scientists standing up for themselves will seem activist and political. On the other hand, polluting industries and nation states with blood on their hands spending millions on lobbying? Nothing to see here.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
My hypothesis is that since GameStop, the tech behemoths have really become giant versions of GameStop. For companies mainly making products with measurable performance, their stock prices do still somewhat reflect the fundamentals.
“The uncomfortable fact about the stock market's historic run is that no one really knows why it’s happening—or what could bring it to an end,” Rogé Karma writes: https://theatln.tc/nvtVWgII
August 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My hypothesis is that since GameStop, the tech behemoths have really become giant versions of GameStop. For companies mainly making products with measurable performance, their stock prices do still somewhat reflect the fundamentals.
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Happy Wed- the Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off this weekend. I'm doing an event on Mon for my own book & chairing a couple brilliant authors over next 2 weeks- more details: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
What's on | Edinburgh International Book Festival
www.edbookfest.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy Wed- the Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off this weekend. I'm doing an event on Mon for my own book & chairing a couple brilliant authors over next 2 weeks- more details: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
This is such a powerful paragraph by David Graeber. Just had to share it.
July 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is such a powerful paragraph by David Graeber. Just had to share it.
A two-yard pass that takes out the whole defense, from a Balon d'Or winner 👩🍳
July 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A two-yard pass that takes out the whole defense, from a Balon d'Or winner 👩🍳
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🌞 NEW RECORD.: Solar is on track to break all previous records in the UK in 2025.
From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.
From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🌞 NEW RECORD.: Solar is on track to break all previous records in the UK in 2025.
From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.
From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.
I read Simon Schama's recent book on 19th Century public health when miasma theory was still going strong. Not sure this is the particular nostalgia most people would be comfortable re-living.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I read Simon Schama's recent book on 19th Century public health when miasma theory was still going strong. Not sure this is the particular nostalgia most people would be comfortable re-living.
Flashback to Theresa May's "citizen of nowhere" today.
If I were a betting person, a hung parliament at the next UK general election just became a no-brainer.
If I were a betting person, a hung parliament at the next UK general election just became a no-brainer.
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Flashback to Theresa May's "citizen of nowhere" today.
If I were a betting person, a hung parliament at the next UK general election just became a no-brainer.
If I were a betting person, a hung parliament at the next UK general election just became a no-brainer.
Joy shared is joy squared 🎉
April 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Joy shared is joy squared 🎉
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I love this, from Elif Shafak, & it's what I need to hear at the moment:
"When times are confusing, everybody is a little lost. No-one is as inwardly confident as they present themselves to be. Hence the reason we must read, my boy. Books. like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog"
"When times are confusing, everybody is a little lost. No-one is as inwardly confident as they present themselves to be. Hence the reason we must read, my boy. Books. like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog"
March 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I love this, from Elif Shafak, & it's what I need to hear at the moment:
"When times are confusing, everybody is a little lost. No-one is as inwardly confident as they present themselves to be. Hence the reason we must read, my boy. Books. like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog"
"When times are confusing, everybody is a little lost. No-one is as inwardly confident as they present themselves to be. Hence the reason we must read, my boy. Books. like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog"
Leased a new EV in January.
In the space of three years, the range of my car on a full charge has gone up by 50%. With my smart charger, on a windy night the electricity mix would be predominantly renewable.
In the space of three years, the range of my car on a full charge has gone up by 50%. With my smart charger, on a windy night the electricity mix would be predominantly renewable.
March 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Leased a new EV in January.
In the space of three years, the range of my car on a full charge has gone up by 50%. With my smart charger, on a windy night the electricity mix would be predominantly renewable.
In the space of three years, the range of my car on a full charge has gone up by 50%. With my smart charger, on a windy night the electricity mix would be predominantly renewable.
It is time to back Arne Slot in the summer rebuild. The man has worked miracles with an inherited squad (albeit a pretty decent one) and deserves one of his own.
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It is time to back Arne Slot in the summer rebuild. The man has worked miracles with an inherited squad (albeit a pretty decent one) and deserves one of his own.
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So proud of my department for having such a good showing at SUFS! #standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So proud of my department for having such a good showing at SUFS! #standupforscience2025
The US interference in German elections probably had less impact on the number of AFD seats than some smaller parties not crossing the 5% threshold. Major L.
February 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The US interference in German elections probably had less impact on the number of AFD seats than some smaller parties not crossing the 5% threshold. Major L.
Shandong Museum is something else.
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Shandong Museum is something else.
I learned so much about Mesopotamia and the Yazidi people reading this book. Truly incredible.
What an incredible passage. Wow.
Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky.
Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky.
February 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I learned so much about Mesopotamia and the Yazidi people reading this book. Truly incredible.
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This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
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A new book meets the moment well: Mara van der Lugt's "Hopeful Pessimism." @galbeckerman.bsky.social on why, in despairing times, we might want to be more like Sisyphus:
Be Like Sisyphus
How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A new book meets the moment well: Mara van der Lugt's "Hopeful Pessimism." @galbeckerman.bsky.social on why, in despairing times, we might want to be more like Sisyphus:
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A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
Watch Silo, people. You won't regret it.
The last few moments of Judge Meadows' life hit hard.
The last few moments of Judge Meadows' life hit hard.
January 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Watch Silo, people. You won't regret it.
The last few moments of Judge Meadows' life hit hard.
The last few moments of Judge Meadows' life hit hard.
Works without fail
It's official, I* am a FPL curse this season.
*buys another Arsenal player
*buys another Arsenal player
January 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Works without fail
It's official, I* am a FPL curse this season.
*buys another Arsenal player
*buys another Arsenal player
December 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM
It's official, I* am a FPL curse this season.
*buys another Arsenal player
*buys another Arsenal player