@msg4eu.bsky.social
Reposted
This magazine is a gateway drug for reason and humanism. Over the next few years our mission is to get it into the hands of as many people as possible and, by doing so, to change their life. Now, more than ever, we will fight for rationality, scientific inquiry and human decency.
May 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This magazine is a gateway drug for reason and humanism. Over the next few years our mission is to get it into the hands of as many people as possible and, by doing so, to change their life. Now, more than ever, we will fight for rationality, scientific inquiry and human decency.
Reposted
I can't be the only one who feels I know far too much about the appalling state of our world?
After years glued to online news - & tons of background reading - my nervous system is yelling ENOUGH!!
Time to take a step back and recommit to my creative self 🔥♥️🔥
I'm not leaving BlueSky though 😂
After years glued to online news - & tons of background reading - my nervous system is yelling ENOUGH!!
Time to take a step back and recommit to my creative self 🔥♥️🔥
I'm not leaving BlueSky though 😂
May 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I can't be the only one who feels I know far too much about the appalling state of our world?
After years glued to online news - & tons of background reading - my nervous system is yelling ENOUGH!!
Time to take a step back and recommit to my creative self 🔥♥️🔥
I'm not leaving BlueSky though 😂
After years glued to online news - & tons of background reading - my nervous system is yelling ENOUGH!!
Time to take a step back and recommit to my creative self 🔥♥️🔥
I'm not leaving BlueSky though 😂
Reposted
Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans. Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a
genetic legacy in people today www.nature.com/articles/d41...
genetic legacy in people today www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans
Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.
www.nature.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans. Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a
genetic legacy in people today www.nature.com/articles/d41...
genetic legacy in people today www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted
Stratigraphy and geomorphology of Des-Cubierta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain): Geological insights into a Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of large crania onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Stratigraphy and geomorphology of Des‐Cubierta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain): Geological insights into a Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of large crania
Des-Cubierta Cave, part of the Calvero de la Higuera complex, is situated in the intramountainous upper valley of the Lozoya River within the Guadarrama Range. The cave's geological, palaeontological...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Stratigraphy and geomorphology of Des-Cubierta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain): Geological insights into a Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of large crania onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted
‘The skulls may have been trophies or used in esoteric rituals’ [or maybe they were just caching food - brain, tongue etc for the future?] www.iflscience.com/this-neander...
This Neanderthal Skull Cave Was Used To Stash Heads For Generations
The skulls may have been trophies or used in esoteric rituals.
www.iflscience.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
‘The skulls may have been trophies or used in esoteric rituals’ [or maybe they were just caching food - brain, tongue etc for the future?] www.iflscience.com/this-neander...
Reposted
Care home investors rake in billions from pensioners
96% of elderly care privatised. Private equity moving in.
Focus on short-term profits, cut wages/staff, low investment, poor care.
27% price hike. £1.5bn taken by shareholders.
Need integrated healthcare, not sharks.
archive.ph/0HR8Y
96% of elderly care privatised. Private equity moving in.
Focus on short-term profits, cut wages/staff, low investment, poor care.
27% price hike. £1.5bn taken by shareholders.
Need integrated healthcare, not sharks.
archive.ph/0HR8Y
Care home investors rake in billions from ‘cash cow’ pensioners
Care for the elderly has become an afterthought as investors chase maximum profit
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Care home investors rake in billions from pensioners
96% of elderly care privatised. Private equity moving in.
Focus on short-term profits, cut wages/staff, low investment, poor care.
27% price hike. £1.5bn taken by shareholders.
Need integrated healthcare, not sharks.
archive.ph/0HR8Y
96% of elderly care privatised. Private equity moving in.
Focus on short-term profits, cut wages/staff, low investment, poor care.
27% price hike. £1.5bn taken by shareholders.
Need integrated healthcare, not sharks.
archive.ph/0HR8Y
Reposted
Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd sparked a global uprising.
As calls grow to pardon his killer, the fight for justice and accountability must continue.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
As calls grow to pardon his killer, the fight for justice and accountability must continue.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Ilhan Omar on George Floyd, 5 years later
www.politico.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd sparked a global uprising.
As calls grow to pardon his killer, the fight for justice and accountability must continue.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
As calls grow to pardon his killer, the fight for justice and accountability must continue.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Reposted
"All the polls have been showing for years now that the vast majority of Britons believe it was a mistake to leave the EU".
@adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social discuss #Starmer #Brexit 'reset' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
@adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social discuss #Starmer #Brexit 'reset' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
Byline Podcast: Starmer's EU Re-Set: Bold Step Forward or Brexit Betrayal?
Adrian Goldberg reviews Sir Keir Starmer's EU re-set deal with Mike Buckley, Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations and the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced by...
podfollow.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"All the polls have been showing for years now that the vast majority of Britons believe it was a mistake to leave the EU".
@adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social discuss #Starmer #Brexit 'reset' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
@adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social discuss #Starmer #Brexit 'reset' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
Reposted
“Tories’ problem is they have nothing to offer”
They’ve hollowed themselves out with egomania, prejudice and populist incompetence.
Brexit, Johnson, (Truss) and Farage commit them to their ongoing pointlessness. They have nothing to offer and nothing new to say.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
They’ve hollowed themselves out with egomania, prejudice and populist incompetence.
Brexit, Johnson, (Truss) and Farage commit them to their ongoing pointlessness. They have nothing to offer and nothing new to say.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
May 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“Tories’ problem is they have nothing to offer”
They’ve hollowed themselves out with egomania, prejudice and populist incompetence.
Brexit, Johnson, (Truss) and Farage commit them to their ongoing pointlessness. They have nothing to offer and nothing new to say.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
They’ve hollowed themselves out with egomania, prejudice and populist incompetence.
Brexit, Johnson, (Truss) and Farage commit them to their ongoing pointlessness. They have nothing to offer and nothing new to say.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Reposted
The Israeli government is committing genocide—one of the greatest evils known to humankind—in Gaza.
Executing unarmed non-combatants is evil.
Not only are both these statements true, they’re synergistic—part of the same humanist philosophy.
I condemn the Israeli government _and_ the DC assassin.
Executing unarmed non-combatants is evil.
Not only are both these statements true, they’re synergistic—part of the same humanist philosophy.
I condemn the Israeli government _and_ the DC assassin.
May 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Israeli government is committing genocide—one of the greatest evils known to humankind—in Gaza.
Executing unarmed non-combatants is evil.
Not only are both these statements true, they’re synergistic—part of the same humanist philosophy.
I condemn the Israeli government _and_ the DC assassin.
Executing unarmed non-combatants is evil.
Not only are both these statements true, they’re synergistic—part of the same humanist philosophy.
I condemn the Israeli government _and_ the DC assassin.
Reposted
🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Standing Up to Trump
UK politicians could learn a lot from Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney about guts and grounded, grown-up leadership, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
UK politicians could learn a lot from Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney about guts and grounded, grown-up leadership, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
Bearly Newsworthy: Standing Up to Trump
UK politicians could learn a lot from Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney about guts and grounded, grown-up leadership, argues The Bear.
www.bylinesupplement.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Standing Up to Trump
UK politicians could learn a lot from Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney about guts and grounded, grown-up leadership, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
UK politicians could learn a lot from Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney about guts and grounded, grown-up leadership, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
Reposted
First Trump hit our steel and car sectors with tariffs, now he wants to hit our world leading British film industry.
What will it take for the UK government to work with our allies in Europe and Canada on a joint response?
What will it take for the UK government to work with our allies in Europe and Canada on a joint response?
May 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
First Trump hit our steel and car sectors with tariffs, now he wants to hit our world leading British film industry.
What will it take for the UK government to work with our allies in Europe and Canada on a joint response?
What will it take for the UK government to work with our allies in Europe and Canada on a joint response?
Reposted
Even for the Telegraph having its usual hissy fit, this is an enchantingly stupid sentence, especially seeing as their economics editor has put her name to the piece.
"If anything needs a reset, it’s the UK economy." 😂
What does she think the trade reset with the EU is about? ~AA
"If anything needs a reset, it’s the UK economy." 😂
What does she think the trade reset with the EU is about? ~AA
May 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Even for the Telegraph having its usual hissy fit, this is an enchantingly stupid sentence, especially seeing as their economics editor has put her name to the piece.
"If anything needs a reset, it’s the UK economy." 😂
What does she think the trade reset with the EU is about? ~AA
"If anything needs a reset, it’s the UK economy." 😂
What does she think the trade reset with the EU is about? ~AA
Reposted
Journalist, "Catholics were not so happy of the image of you looking like the Pope"
Donald Trump says, "I know nothing about it"
Despite posting it on his own social media account, and The White House retweeting it
Donald Trump says, "I know nothing about it"
Despite posting it on his own social media account, and The White House retweeting it
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Journalist, "Catholics were not so happy of the image of you looking like the Pope"
Donald Trump says, "I know nothing about it"
Despite posting it on his own social media account, and The White House retweeting it
Donald Trump says, "I know nothing about it"
Despite posting it on his own social media account, and The White House retweeting it
Reposted
The ecological footprint of meat production is immense: driving deforestation abroad and high water use at home. Jenny Rhodes asks if changing our diets would help us meet climate and nature targets.
Land-use consultation link in article:
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Land-use consultation link in article:
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Who should we grow food for? People or animals?
Rethinking our diets in the drive towards a sustainable future for the environment
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The ecological footprint of meat production is immense: driving deforestation abroad and high water use at home. Jenny Rhodes asks if changing our diets would help us meet climate and nature targets.
Land-use consultation link in article:
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Land-use consultation link in article:
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Reposted
Reposted
It's a strong point, but we have shown that we can work together to get the Tories out, maybe with Reform and the Tories competing in many seats, the step to getting Labour down to a minority/coalition govt through tactical voting is not such a huge leap.
This is the essential problem: If one doesn't support Labour, then a Tory (and Reform?) Government is the consequence. The threshold for not supporting Labour should therefore be very high.
A ruling Reform/Tory coalition after GE 2029 would mean the end of the Labour party for all time. (R+T would come in with all the earlier Tory sins whitewashed away by Labour's 5 disastrous years.)
People will never forgive Labour the endless missed opportunities to take a different path instead.
People will never forgive Labour the endless missed opportunities to take a different path instead.
April 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's a strong point, but we have shown that we can work together to get the Tories out, maybe with Reform and the Tories competing in many seats, the step to getting Labour down to a minority/coalition govt through tactical voting is not such a huge leap.
Reposted
Remember when Brexiteers lied that their project would lead to dramatic improvements in the NHS? What’s actually happened is that NHS cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs. Well done everyone!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Remember when Brexiteers lied that their project would lead to dramatic improvements in the NHS? What’s actually happened is that NHS cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs. Well done everyone!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Reposted
Reform UK Easter reading:
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
April 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Reform UK Easter reading:
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
Reposted
Full monthly state pension for post-2016 UK retiree is £997.75. Only 27% receive it.
Elsewhere:
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK GDP spend on pension is less than OECD average.
Elsewhere:
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK GDP spend on pension is less than OECD average.
Pension Breakeven Index: How the UK State Pension Compares to Europe
We've compared the UK's pension system to the rest of Europe’s countries to see which one offers the most to retirees. Check it out here.
www.almondfinancial.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Full monthly state pension for post-2016 UK retiree is £997.75. Only 27% receive it.
Elsewhere:
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK GDP spend on pension is less than OECD average.
Elsewhere:
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK GDP spend on pension is less than OECD average.
Reposted
Just the latest in a long line of reasons not to work out!
Russia snatches men from gyms in Putin’s new conscription drive
Kremlin conducts raids across country in ‘overtly aggressive’ bid to enlist more recruits for war in Ukraine
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just the latest in a long line of reasons not to work out!