Jess Courtney
@jesscourtney.bsky.social
Joint winner of the 1979 three legged race
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"I've got a brand new content harvester"
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"I've got a brand new content harvester"
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Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
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People say "we can't solve hard problems," but Microsoft just changed cmd-shift-V (on mac) to be "paste without formatting".
If we can solve this, is there any problem humanity can't fix?
If we can solve this, is there any problem humanity can't fix?
May 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People say "we can't solve hard problems," but Microsoft just changed cmd-shift-V (on mac) to be "paste without formatting".
If we can solve this, is there any problem humanity can't fix?
If we can solve this, is there any problem humanity can't fix?
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Exciting and practical house designs coming out of Scandinavia
May 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Exciting and practical house designs coming out of Scandinavia
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This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
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This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
May 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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The cyber incident at Marks and Spencer continues to cause a nightmare for the company.
Now, it says customer data has been taken…
Now, it says customer data has been taken…
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The cyber incident at Marks and Spencer continues to cause a nightmare for the company.
Now, it says customer data has been taken…
Now, it says customer data has been taken…
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"Conservatives have created this hostile environment.. we should welcome people wherever they come from.. the UK is better because of immigration.. Lab has been a bit scared of making the positive case for immigration.. we need to turn that round"
The most duplicitous politician in my lifetime
The most duplicitous politician in my lifetime
May 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Conservatives have created this hostile environment.. we should welcome people wherever they come from.. the UK is better because of immigration.. Lab has been a bit scared of making the positive case for immigration.. we need to turn that round"
The most duplicitous politician in my lifetime
The most duplicitous politician in my lifetime
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Long term followers know my worst April Fool’s error. Younger journos, gather round and I will tell you a story that will CHILL YOUR BONES
April 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Long term followers know my worst April Fool’s error. Younger journos, gather round and I will tell you a story that will CHILL YOUR BONES
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if you use ebay, you've been opted in to their AI training model, you can opt out here if you're in the EEA, UK or Switzerland accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/ai-preferences
Al development and training preferenceseBay Home
accountsettings.ebay.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
if you use ebay, you've been opted in to their AI training model, you can opt out here if you're in the EEA, UK or Switzerland accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/ai-preferences
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Just seen Farage and Truss (grifting over in the US) described as "the Slug and Lettuce".
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Just seen Farage and Truss (grifting over in the US) described as "the Slug and Lettuce".
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They had their own wall! A little Bafta wall!
February 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They had their own wall! A little Bafta wall!
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hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
www.theverge.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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From @walkerbragman.bsky.social, more on the RealClear journal of COVID contrarians.
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
“A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal
The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.”
www.importantcontext.news
February 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
From @walkerbragman.bsky.social, more on the RealClear journal of COVID contrarians.
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
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This NYT piece describes the devastation being wrought in the global health sector by the foreign assistance freeze. Let me say a few words about what this looks like in the sector I work in, often called democracy and governance (DRG). 🧵
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This NYT piece describes the devastation being wrought in the global health sector by the foreign assistance freeze. Let me say a few words about what this looks like in the sector I work in, often called democracy and governance (DRG). 🧵
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My dad died. Classic start to a funny story. He was buried in a small village in Sussex. I was really close to my dad so I visited his grave a lot. I still do. [DON’T WORRY, IT GETS FUNNIER.]
My dad died. Classic start to a funny story. He was buried in a small village in Sussex. I was really close to my dad so I visited his grave a lot. I still do. [DON’T WORRY, IT GETS FUNNIER.]
January 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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My dad died. Classic start to a funny story. He was buried in a small village in Sussex. I was really close to my dad so I visited his grave a lot. I still do. [DON’T WORRY, IT GETS FUNNIER.]
My dad died. Classic start to a funny story. He was buried in a small village in Sussex. I was really close to my dad so I visited his grave a lot. I still do. [DON’T WORRY, IT GETS FUNNIER.]
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The crisis in our courts has opened the door to secretive justice
It must be stopped
My long-read this weekend for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cour...
It must be stopped
My long-read this weekend for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cour...
Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice
In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are be...
www.standard.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The crisis in our courts has opened the door to secretive justice
It must be stopped
My long-read this weekend for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cour...
It must be stopped
My long-read this weekend for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cour...
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The latest cover of The New Yorker ahead of Inauguration Day.
January 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The latest cover of The New Yorker ahead of Inauguration Day.
Hate to break it to you Elon, not just that platform.
December 28, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Hate to break it to you Elon, not just that platform.
We need what Iceland’s having.
December 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
We need what Iceland’s having.