Neil Thompson
@monsieurlogique.bsky.social
Very amateur astronomer, would be linguist, socialist, pedant.
@acollierastro.bsky.social
I'd be interested in your reaction to this from Anton Petrov.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66Z...
I'd be interested in your reaction to this from Anton Petrov.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66Z...
Megaconstellations May Be Just 2 Days Away From Causing a Kessler Syndrome
YouTube video by Anton Petrov
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
@acollierastro.bsky.social
I'd be interested in your reaction to this from Anton Petrov.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66Z...
I'd be interested in your reaction to this from Anton Petrov.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66Z...
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
@acollierastro.bsky.social Have you cancelled that Wall Street Journal subscription?
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
@acollierastro.bsky.social Have you cancelled that Wall Street Journal subscription?
What's this, new from South Park making fun of the President?
Warning, contains digitally modified content. May be NSFW depending on how easily shocked you are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afet...
Warning, contains digitally modified content. May be NSFW depending on how easily shocked you are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afet...
The PSA contains synthetic media
YouTube video by South Park Studios
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What's this, new from South Park making fun of the President?
Warning, contains digitally modified content. May be NSFW depending on how easily shocked you are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afet...
Warning, contains digitally modified content. May be NSFW depending on how easily shocked you are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afet...
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
actionnetwork.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran. Sign the petition & demand their immediate release.
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-executions-pakhshan-azizi-verisheh-moradi
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-executions-pakhshan-azizi-verisheh-moradi
Stop the executions of Pakhshan Azizi & Verisheh Moradi
🚨Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran.
In 2023 alone, Iranian authorities executed at least 853 people. We can’t ...
www.amnesty.org.uk
March 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran. Sign the petition & demand their immediate release.
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-executions-pakhshan-azizi-verisheh-moradi
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-executions-pakhshan-azizi-verisheh-moradi
Some stats on the Trump regime's popularity in the first month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2CU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2CU...
'Can't stand him': From policy to personnel, Trump scores historically low poll numbers
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some stats on the Trump regime's popularity in the first month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2CU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2CU...
I wonder if this is true?
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I wonder if this is true?
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
This is serious. New polling shows Reform UK surging—they could win 67 seats and become one of the biggest parties in Parliament.
They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?
www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?
www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
Join the fightback | Reform UK’s surge is a wake up call – it’s time to act ⏰ | Linktree
Reform UK is growing faster than anyone expected. Our new MRP polling shows that if a General Election were held tomorrow, they could win up to 76 seats—potentially surging to 169 if they gain just 3%...
www.stop-reform.org
February 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is serious. New polling shows Reform UK surging—they could win 67 seats and become one of the biggest parties in Parliament.
They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?
www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?
www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
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New Year - let's go!
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
This is Erasmus
Erasmus+ empowers students through opportunities to study, work, and grow across Europe. Join us in bringing this programme back to the UK
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New Year - let's go!
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
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"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
How the UK became a nation of misinformation and disinformation
Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 8:46 PM
"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
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if people could share and sign Twitter (now X) fails to moderate harmful content, spreading violence, disinformation, and political propaganda. It's time for change! Sign the petition to hold X accountable and protect Our democracy: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #UK #Politics #democracy
Petition: Petition to Investigate the Lack of Moderation and Oversight on Twitter (X)
We urge the UK Government to investigate Twitter/X’s moderation, enforce transparency, regulate harmful content with penalties, protect minors through age verification, and establish an independent ov...
petition.parliament.uk
December 2, 2024 at 12:50 PM
if people could share and sign Twitter (now X) fails to moderate harmful content, spreading violence, disinformation, and political propaganda. It's time for change! Sign the petition to hold X accountable and protect Our democracy: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #UK #Politics #democracy
I hear the extreme right are using AI to spread their propaganda. Well, have a propaganda at this.
Indistinguishable from reality!😂
Indistinguishable from reality!😂
November 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I hear the extreme right are using AI to spread their propaganda. Well, have a propaganda at this.
Indistinguishable from reality!😂
Indistinguishable from reality!😂
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New video just landed! Finally, a funny one, though it was challenging…
Pointless Petitions, Ketamine Karen & Why It’s Hard To Satirise An Information War
youtu.be/xCA75-9RtkI
Pointless Petitions, Ketamine Karen & Why It’s Hard To Satirise An Information War
youtu.be/xCA75-9RtkI
Pointless Petitions, Ketamine Karen & Why It’s Hard To Satirise An Information War
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
New video just landed! Finally, a funny one, though it was challenging…
Pointless Petitions, Ketamine Karen & Why It’s Hard To Satirise An Information War
youtu.be/xCA75-9RtkI
Pointless Petitions, Ketamine Karen & Why It’s Hard To Satirise An Information War
youtu.be/xCA75-9RtkI
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Every truly meaningful act of integrity involves some sort of sacrifice.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Every truly meaningful act of integrity involves some sort of sacrifice.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
November 26, 2024 at 5:11 AM
You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
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"Keir Starmer under fresh pressure over Brexit as tens of thousands back calls to rejoin EU"
This is an article about the petition, now on 35,000. You can sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This is an article about the petition, now on 35,000. You can sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer under fresh pressure over Brexit as tens of thousands back calls to rejoin EU
Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer will likely see MPs debate the call in the Commons after 35,000 voters signed the petition in just three weeks
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
"Keir Starmer under fresh pressure over Brexit as tens of thousands back calls to rejoin EU"
This is an article about the petition, now on 35,000. You can sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This is an article about the petition, now on 35,000. You can sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This is interesting; stats about number of users on here. Thanks Jaz.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
Atlas - Engagement-Based Social Graph for Bluesky by Jaz (jaz.bsky.social)
bsky.jazco.dev
November 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM
This is interesting; stats about number of users on here. Thanks Jaz.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
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Robert Jenrick is MP for Newark, the only constituency in the UK which is an anagram of 'wanker'.
November 15, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Robert Jenrick is MP for Newark, the only constituency in the UK which is an anagram of 'wanker'.
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The governor of the Bank of England has gone about as far as he can go without being a politician, to be honest.
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy
Andrew Bailey calls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffs
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:13 PM
The governor of the Bank of England has gone about as far as he can go without being a politician, to be honest.
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...