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UK. EU Maximalist. Born: 2.7b, 310ppm.
Vax-Air-Space-Mask-Test-Isolate-Wash. Ok, so far.
#Cocktail #Collapse #Climate […]
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Chief Entertainment Officer
UK. EU Maximalist. Born: 2.7b, 310ppm.
Vax-Air-Space-Mask-Test-Isolate-Wash. Ok, so far.
#Cocktail #Collapse #Climate […]
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#climate N Canada temp anomalies right now (9-Jan) are insane. Alert, Canada, 82N, 3 days above freezing, First time ever in first quarter in the records. +1.8C.
* +30C above average *
https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,596.1050.html#msg436558
* +30C above average *
https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,596.1050.html#msg436558
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
#climate N Canada temp anomalies right now (9-Jan) are insane. Alert, Canada, 82N, 3 days above freezing, First time ever in first quarter in the records. +1.8C.
* +30C above average *
https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,596.1050.html#msg436558
* +30C above average *
https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,596.1050.html#msg436558
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
is now USA policy […]
is now USA policy […]
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mastodon.social
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
is now USA policy […]
is now USA policy […]
Football Fans: Boycott the 2026 USA World Cup.
That is all.
That is all.
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Football Fans: Boycott the 2026 USA World Cup.
That is all.
That is all.
#cocktail - Remember the Maine
60ml Rye, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Cherry Heering, dash Angostura, dash Absinthe, Cherry
Up or on the rocks. Proper winter drink.
60ml Rye, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Cherry Heering, dash Angostura, dash Absinthe, Cherry
Up or on the rocks. Proper winter drink.
January 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
#cocktail - Remember the Maine
60ml Rye, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Cherry Heering, dash Angostura, dash Absinthe, Cherry
Up or on the rocks. Proper winter drink.
60ml Rye, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Cherry Heering, dash Angostura, dash Absinthe, Cherry
Up or on the rocks. Proper winter drink.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/08/dog-food-accounts-for-1-of-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-study-finds
Dogs, eh? They're all good boys, 11/10. But they need walking and emptying every day. We have to dispose of their shit. And now we find out they cause climate change. "Dog […]
Dogs, eh? They're all good boys, 11/10. But they need walking and emptying every day. We have to dispose of their shit. And now we find out they cause climate change. "Dog […]
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mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/08/dog-food-accounts-for-1-of-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-study-finds
Dogs, eh? They're all good boys, 11/10. But they need walking and emptying every day. We have to dispose of their shit. And now we find out they cause climate change. "Dog […]
Dogs, eh? They're all good boys, 11/10. But they need walking and emptying every day. We have to dispose of their shit. And now we find out they cause climate change. "Dog […]
Rich kids from elite schools (Eton, Winchester) more likely to get a (worthless) degree from the elite (Oxbridge) universities.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/07/cambridge-college-elite-private-schools-student-recruitment
I feel seen. Trustafarian, Oundle, Trinity […]
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/07/cambridge-college-elite-private-schools-student-recruitment
I feel seen. Trustafarian, Oundle, Trinity […]
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mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Rich kids from elite schools (Eton, Winchester) more likely to get a (worthless) degree from the elite (Oxbridge) universities.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/07/cambridge-college-elite-private-schools-student-recruitment
I feel seen. Trustafarian, Oundle, Trinity […]
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/07/cambridge-college-elite-private-schools-student-recruitment
I feel seen. Trustafarian, Oundle, Trinity […]
#cocktail - Negroni Rosato
25ml each Tanqueray, Campari, Cocchi Rosa. Stir, strain, Nick&Nora glass. Cherry and/or orange twist.
I think the Untitled bar in Dalston and Bar Termini in Soho add a mist of rose water or something. Or maybe just an "Ambience" atomiser over the customer. Whatever […]
25ml each Tanqueray, Campari, Cocchi Rosa. Stir, strain, Nick&Nora glass. Cherry and/or orange twist.
I think the Untitled bar in Dalston and Bar Termini in Soho add a mist of rose water or something. Or maybe just an "Ambience" atomiser over the customer. Whatever […]
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mastodon.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#cocktail - Negroni Rosato
25ml each Tanqueray, Campari, Cocchi Rosa. Stir, strain, Nick&Nora glass. Cherry and/or orange twist.
I think the Untitled bar in Dalston and Bar Termini in Soho add a mist of rose water or something. Or maybe just an "Ambience" atomiser over the customer. Whatever […]
25ml each Tanqueray, Campari, Cocchi Rosa. Stir, strain, Nick&Nora glass. Cherry and/or orange twist.
I think the Untitled bar in Dalston and Bar Termini in Soho add a mist of rose water or something. Or maybe just an "Ambience" atomiser over the customer. Whatever […]
January 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Grauniad letters page.
"We’ll know the west is serious about change in Venezuela when the Tony Blair Institute puts loafers on the ground."
"We’ll know the west is serious about change in Venezuela when the Tony Blair Institute puts loafers on the ground."
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Grauniad letters page.
"We’ll know the west is serious about change in Venezuela when the Tony Blair Institute puts loafers on the ground."
"We’ll know the west is serious about change in Venezuela when the Tony Blair Institute puts loafers on the ground."
> This is one aspect of what campaigners call “process as punishment”, an approach that now dominates the treatment of protest groups. Even if you are never convicted of a crime, your life is made hell if you dare, visibly and publicly, to dissent […]
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mastodon.social
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
> This is one aspect of what campaigners call “process as punishment”, an approach that now dominates the treatment of protest groups. Even if you are never convicted of a crime, your life is made hell if you dare, visibly and publicly, to dissent […]
I long ago stopped obsessively collecting physical music media but remain obsessed with collecting digital music MP3s.
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I long ago stopped obsessively collecting physical music media but remain obsessed with collecting digital music MP3s.
Last Year in Collapse: 2025, an Index
The headlines from each Last Week in Collapse.
https://lastweekincollapse.substack.com/p/last-year-in-collapse-2025-an-index
https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1q5viqt/last_year_in_collapse_2025_an_index/
The headlines from each Last Week in Collapse.
https://lastweekincollapse.substack.com/p/last-year-in-collapse-2025-an-index
https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1q5viqt/last_year_in_collapse_2025_an_index/
Last Year in Collapse: 2025, an Index
2025: The year where Collapse accelerated—at ludicrous speed—towards a brick wall.
lastweekincollapse.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Last Year in Collapse: 2025, an Index
The headlines from each Last Week in Collapse.
https://lastweekincollapse.substack.com/p/last-year-in-collapse-2025-an-index
https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1q5viqt/last_year_in_collapse_2025_an_index/
The headlines from each Last Week in Collapse.
https://lastweekincollapse.substack.com/p/last-year-in-collapse-2025-an-index
https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1q5viqt/last_year_in_collapse_2025_an_index/
And so. It's come to this.
https://people.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/561/State-of-the-World-2026-with-Bru-page01.html
https://people.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/561/State-of-the-World-2026-with-Bru-page01.html
The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
people.well.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
And so. It's come to this.
https://people.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/561/State-of-the-World-2026-with-Bru-page01.html
https://people.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/561/State-of-the-World-2026-with-Bru-page01.html
I hate it when Social Media platforms introduce new function that's only available in the phone app and not in the Web UI.
Facebook. Nicknames and Blocking Nicknames.
Because some of the local "Spotted" groups have been invaded by Righty RefUKers using nicknames and anonymous profiles and the […]
Facebook. Nicknames and Blocking Nicknames.
Because some of the local "Spotted" groups have been invaded by Righty RefUKers using nicknames and anonymous profiles and the […]
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mastodon.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I hate it when Social Media platforms introduce new function that's only available in the phone app and not in the Web UI.
Facebook. Nicknames and Blocking Nicknames.
Because some of the local "Spotted" groups have been invaded by Righty RefUKers using nicknames and anonymous profiles and the […]
Facebook. Nicknames and Blocking Nicknames.
Because some of the local "Spotted" groups have been invaded by Righty RefUKers using nicknames and anonymous profiles and the […]
A letter to the Grauniad on why we don't trust Starmer.
This.
This.
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
A letter to the Grauniad on why we don't trust Starmer.
This.
This.
#climate PIOMAS Arctic Ice Volume
https://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/
> 2025 finished with an annually averaged sea ice volume that was the lowest on record with 12,830 km 3 but essentially tied with 2017 (12.880 km 3).
> Average Arctic sea ice volume in […]
https://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/
> 2025 finished with an annually averaged sea ice volume that was the lowest on record with 12,830 km 3 but essentially tied with 2017 (12.880 km 3).
> Average Arctic sea ice volume in […]
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January 6, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#climate PIOMAS Arctic Ice Volume
https://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/
> 2025 finished with an annually averaged sea ice volume that was the lowest on record with 12,830 km 3 but essentially tied with 2017 (12.880 km 3).
> Average Arctic sea ice volume in […]
https://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/
> 2025 finished with an annually averaged sea ice volume that was the lowest on record with 12,830 km 3 but essentially tied with 2017 (12.880 km 3).
> Average Arctic sea ice volume in […]
This club dance mix slaps! ra.co's choice for #1 mix of the last 25 years.
https://soundcloud.com/thinner_groove/powder-cocktail-damore-dec-2016
https://ra.co/features/4483
The 2013 Kaytranada boiler room is hilarious. Galcher 100% you probably know.
https://soundcloud.com/thinner_groove/powder-cocktail-damore-dec-2016
https://ra.co/features/4483
The 2013 Kaytranada boiler room is hilarious. Galcher 100% you probably know.
Powder at Cocktail d'Amore December 2016
excerpt live recording from Cocktail d’Amore, December 2016
soundcloud.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This club dance mix slaps! ra.co's choice for #1 mix of the last 25 years.
https://soundcloud.com/thinner_groove/powder-cocktail-damore-dec-2016
https://ra.co/features/4483
The 2013 Kaytranada boiler room is hilarious. Galcher 100% you probably know.
https://soundcloud.com/thinner_groove/powder-cocktail-damore-dec-2016
https://ra.co/features/4483
The 2013 Kaytranada boiler room is hilarious. Galcher 100% you probably know.
Yesterday, the sunrises in Greenwich, London, UK started getting earlier. As well as all that Astronomical Maths about elliptical orbits and such like, there's another reason for the asymmetry between sunrise and sunset. Sunrise is when the top limb of the sun appears. Sunset is when the top […]
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mastodon.social
January 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Yesterday, the sunrises in Greenwich, London, UK started getting earlier. As well as all that Astronomical Maths about elliptical orbits and such like, there's another reason for the asymmetry between sunrise and sunset. Sunrise is when the top limb of the sun appears. Sunset is when the top […]
A local Righty Rage-Farmer posted an AI picture of a stall "Exchange your Palestine flags for Venezuelan flags here."
I poked him with "Why do you hate Palestine". Reply :
"Go protest in there own country instead of ours"
So it's OK for the UK to support war criminals and be complicit in […]
I poked him with "Why do you hate Palestine". Reply :
"Go protest in there own country instead of ours"
So it's OK for the UK to support war criminals and be complicit in […]
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mastodon.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
A local Righty Rage-Farmer posted an AI picture of a stall "Exchange your Palestine flags for Venezuelan flags here."
I poked him with "Why do you hate Palestine". Reply :
"Go protest in there own country instead of ours"
So it's OK for the UK to support war criminals and be complicit in […]
I poked him with "Why do you hate Palestine". Reply :
"Go protest in there own country instead of ours"
So it's OK for the UK to support war criminals and be complicit in […]
We don't need no Steenking Customs Union where we're going. We want the 4 freedoms of the Single Market. free movement of goods, services, capital, and people (workers).
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
We don't need no Steenking Customs Union where we're going. We want the 4 freedoms of the Single Market. free movement of goods, services, capital, and people (workers).
The USA is trapped in Business As Usual (BUA). Financed by debt, borrowed from the promise of future growth. Powered by fossil fuel. With leaders and influencers who are never rich enough. Leading to a political class who can see the problems coming as oil runs out, inequality creates civil […]
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January 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The USA is trapped in Business As Usual (BUA). Financed by debt, borrowed from the promise of future growth. Powered by fossil fuel. With leaders and influencers who are never rich enough. Leading to a political class who can see the problems coming as oil runs out, inequality creates civil […]
Are you now, or have you ever been ...
a voter, supporter, member or donor of a political party supported and funded by ...
Russia, the USA, or Israel.
a voter, supporter, member or donor of a political party supported and funded by ...
Russia, the USA, or Israel.
January 5, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Are you now, or have you ever been ...
a voter, supporter, member or donor of a political party supported and funded by ...
Russia, the USA, or Israel.
a voter, supporter, member or donor of a political party supported and funded by ...
Russia, the USA, or Israel.
Thank goodness Stanger Things is over and I don't have to watch it any more.
We gave up after S3. Just got tired of American actors expressing emotions by shouting. Then people said S4 was good and S5 was released. So we've binge watched S4-5 over 4 weeks. it's been exhausting, noisy and stupid!
We gave up after S3. Just got tired of American actors expressing emotions by shouting. Then people said S4 was good and S5 was released. So we've binge watched S4-5 over 4 weeks. it's been exhausting, noisy and stupid!
January 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Thank goodness Stanger Things is over and I don't have to watch it any more.
We gave up after S3. Just got tired of American actors expressing emotions by shouting. Then people said S4 was good and S5 was released. So we've binge watched S4-5 over 4 weeks. it's been exhausting, noisy and stupid!
We gave up after S3. Just got tired of American actors expressing emotions by shouting. Then people said S4 was good and S5 was released. So we've binge watched S4-5 over 4 weeks. it's been exhausting, noisy and stupid!
Yet another major thread from the One Good Tern.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2007532647375904972
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2007532647375904972
Thread by @1goodtern on Thread Reader App
@1goodtern: I think we've let the damage that covid infections do to *linings* slip into the background of all the other problems that covid infections cause. I think this may be a *big* problem. Also, this damage...…
threadreaderapp.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Yet another major thread from the One Good Tern.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2007532647375904972
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2007532647375904972