@jacksonwilms.bsky.social
Catholicism, TEFL, raccoons, and pictures of dogs
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Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
Watch the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES archive
Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.
www.rigb.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
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In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
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Either my citizenship is the same as yours, or what's the fucking point
Ask this question and its follow-up. Like Begum before him, Alaa el-Fattah is being used as a crowbar to shift reasonable people - even some progressives - into a space of thinking that full citizenship, if granted recently or dual, is retroactively conditional or attracts a lower class of rights.
December 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Either my citizenship is the same as yours, or what's the fucking point
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Jingle Bells (Batman Smells): an incomplete festive folk-rhyme taxonomy
Gather round the fire, everyone, and let me tell you a story. It has everything you could want in a Christmas blockbuster: superheroes and villains, a car crash, children singing, a mystery to solv…
loreandordure.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
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Imagine, for just a second, Biden saying this about Fox News.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
Trump: "I think the people that have run CNN are a disgrace. I think it's imperative that CNN be sold because you certainly wouldn't want to just leave those people with some money so they can spend even more spending poison. It's lies. I wouldn't want to see the same company end up with CNN."
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Imagine, for just a second, Biden saying this about Fox News.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
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O Weihnachtschwein, o Weihnachtschwein,
Wie lecker sind dein Schinken!
Du gruntest durch ganz Sommerzeit
Bis dein Winter-Schinkenhaftigkeit
Wie lecker sind dein Schinken!
Du gruntest durch ganz Sommerzeit
Bis dein Winter-Schinkenhaftigkeit
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
O Weihnachtschwein, o Weihnachtschwein,
Wie lecker sind dein Schinken!
Du gruntest durch ganz Sommerzeit
Bis dein Winter-Schinkenhaftigkeit
Wie lecker sind dein Schinken!
Du gruntest durch ganz Sommerzeit
Bis dein Winter-Schinkenhaftigkeit
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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How Pigs Shaped Medieval Life www.medievalists.net/2024/11/how-... #pigs
How Pigs Shaped Medieval Life: Surprising Roles in Politics, Warfare, and Law - Medievalists.net
From scavengers cleaning city streets to symbols of royal power, pigs left an indelible mark on medieval history—often in the most unusual ways.
www.medievalists.net
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How Pigs Shaped Medieval Life www.medievalists.net/2024/11/how-... #pigs
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Please do share far and wide. We are committed to supporting PGRs through the entire process of submitting work and getting it published. Since taking over as Editor of English this has been one of my core commitments, and I will happily field any queries you might have about submitting your work.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! YES, it’s PGR Essay Prize Competition time again! We are delighted to open this year’s competition, and invite PGRs from across the diverse fields of English to submit their essays. Details can be found here:
academic.oup.com/english/page...
academic.oup.com/english/page...
English Postgraduate Essay Prize 2026
About the prize
The English Association is pleased to invite submissions to the English journal’s annual essay competition, which is exclusive to postgrad
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Please do share far and wide. We are committed to supporting PGRs through the entire process of submitting work and getting it published. Since taking over as Editor of English this has been one of my core commitments, and I will happily field any queries you might have about submitting your work.
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🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
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Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Known for bold raids on urban bins, raccoons are becoming more domesticated – so how they look will gradually change, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
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Le Royaume-Uni pourrait faire face à une invasion de petits kangourous 🦘
bit.ly/43HLRyh
bit.ly/43HLRyh
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Le Royaume-Uni pourrait faire face à une invasion de petits kangourous 🦘
bit.ly/43HLRyh
bit.ly/43HLRyh
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Let's see the Reformers and the uncontrolled immigrationiks deal with this:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Let's see the Reformers and the uncontrolled immigrationiks deal with this:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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From today's editing. In Bishop Wilton (inevitably in Yorkshire, @lvhicks.bsky.social):
'An early cricket challenge match for a purse of £20 was played at Garrowby New Inn on 4–5 December 1834.'
Cricket in April is challenging enough. On the Wolds in Advent? Over two days?! Respect.
'An early cricket challenge match for a purse of £20 was played at Garrowby New Inn on 4–5 December 1834.'
Cricket in April is challenging enough. On the Wolds in Advent? Over two days?! Respect.
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
From today's editing. In Bishop Wilton (inevitably in Yorkshire, @lvhicks.bsky.social):
'An early cricket challenge match for a purse of £20 was played at Garrowby New Inn on 4–5 December 1834.'
Cricket in April is challenging enough. On the Wolds in Advent? Over two days?! Respect.
'An early cricket challenge match for a purse of £20 was played at Garrowby New Inn on 4–5 December 1834.'
Cricket in April is challenging enough. On the Wolds in Advent? Over two days?! Respect.
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This is disastrous; hospices do such important work, not only to give people a good death, but to provide pain management and other services to people with terminal conditions. The staff in hospices work so, so hard and the fact that these institutions depend on charity to operate is a scandal.
Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis
Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis
National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases
Hospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in demand for palliative care, a damning report warns.
People needing end of life care faced a postcode lottery because access to services was so patchy, the National Audit Office (NAO) reported. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This is disastrous; hospices do such important work, not only to give people a good death, but to provide pain management and other services to people with terminal conditions. The staff in hospices work so, so hard and the fact that these institutions depend on charity to operate is a scandal.
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Let’s be real: approximately ten seconds after you told Tolkien that Catholics couldn’t go to Mass because they were afraid of being disappeared by agents of the government, he’d be out there protesting.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Let’s be real: approximately ten seconds after you told Tolkien that Catholics couldn’t go to Mass because they were afraid of being disappeared by agents of the government, he’d be out there protesting.
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Elon Musk should be excluded from the United Kingdom until he publicly withdraws his 13th September argument for violence in the UK. He should certainly be excluded from the Royal Society given his predictions of the inevitability of civil war *and* his argument for violence as therefore legitimate
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Elon Musk should be excluded from the United Kingdom until he publicly withdraws his 13th September argument for violence in the UK. He should certainly be excluded from the Royal Society given his predictions of the inevitability of civil war *and* his argument for violence as therefore legitimate
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Happy World Kangaroo Day to all who celebrate🦘
October 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Happy World Kangaroo Day to all who celebrate🦘
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The point of Christianity is not to shore up British identity. Or American identity. It just isn’t.
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The point of Christianity is not to shore up British identity. Or American identity. It just isn’t.