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Andrew Lynn
@ndrewlynn.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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Written a month after Trump infested the WH, and continues to be exactly right:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Written a month after Trump infested the WH, and continues to be exactly right:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Please sign! Petition the government to launch a public information campaign about climate change. Let’s not leave it to the media
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
Communicate clearly:
1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels
2) the implications of going beyond...
petition.parliament.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Please sign! Petition the government to launch a public information campaign about climate change. Let’s not leave it to the media
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Today's the feast of Jesus Christ the King of the Universe. In 1932, James Hogan and the young Harry Stammers were working together at Bessingham, Norfolk, for Powell & Sons, including this glass depicting Christ in Majesty. 1/3
Bessingham: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bessingham/b...
Bessingham: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bessingham/b...
November 24, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Today's the feast of Jesus Christ the King of the Universe. In 1932, James Hogan and the young Harry Stammers were working together at Bessingham, Norfolk, for Powell & Sons, including this glass depicting Christ in Majesty. 1/3
Bessingham: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bessingham/b...
Bessingham: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bessingham/b...
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Fancy your own Powell & Pressburger festival? Currently on/heading to BBC iPlayer are I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP and P&P doc MADE IN ENGLAND. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE RED SHOES join from Sat. But see thread for links to other P&P joy available in the UK
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November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Fancy your own Powell & Pressburger festival? Currently on/heading to BBC iPlayer are I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP and P&P doc MADE IN ENGLAND. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE RED SHOES join from Sat. But see thread for links to other P&P joy available in the UK
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St Edmund, King and Martyr, a 15th Century roodscreen panel at Kersey, Suffolk. He holds a sceptre and an an arrow, symbols of his kingship and martyrdom. He's the patron saint of East Anglia, and today is his feast.
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
November 20, 2024 at 8:21 AM
St Edmund, King and Martyr, a 15th Century roodscreen panel at Kersey, Suffolk. He holds a sceptre and an an arrow, symbols of his kingship and martyrdom. He's the patron saint of East Anglia, and today is his feast.
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
Wowsers. Some disparity in service levels here.
More difficult-to-believe stats on DWP telephone waiting times. PIP lines, arguably for the most vulnerable, have the longest waiting times... questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
November 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Wowsers. Some disparity in service levels here.
I can remember, years ago, reading about a similar idea; using the wisdom of the crowd to predict internationally significant events by offering markets on outcomes
TechScape: Betting markets come for everything – and the FBI comes for a betting market
TechScape: Betting markets come for everything – and the FBI comes for a betting market
This week in tech news, online predictors are riding high after a slew of accurate US election wagers. Plus, Trump and Musk try to weaponize the communications regulator
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Gambling on the outcome…
dlvr.it
November 19, 2024 at 1:42 PM
I can remember, years ago, reading about a similar idea; using the wisdom of the crowd to predict internationally significant events by offering markets on outcomes
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Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
November 18, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
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November 18, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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The Briefing is a free, fortnightly digest of the most interesting stories about social progress - covering strategy, technology, innovation, marketing, sustainability and civil society.
Subscribe to the Firetail Briefing:
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firetail.co.uk/briefing
November 12, 2024 at 9:34 AM
The Briefing is a free, fortnightly digest of the most interesting stories about social progress - covering strategy, technology, innovation, marketing, sustainability and civil society.
Subscribe to the Firetail Briefing:
firetail.co.uk/briefing
Subscribe to the Firetail Briefing:
firetail.co.uk/briefing
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
Introduce yourself with
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
Currently....
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
Currently....
November 17, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Introduce yourself with
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
Currently....
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
Currently....
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Hey now, who needs castle walls these days anyway? Plus, we were built for William the Conqueror and are actually bigger than the White Tower of London. 💅
How about posting a picture from where you live? Here is my pic, in Colchester, UK. We have a 'castle' (A Norman Keep with Roman foundations) at the end of our High Street.
November 17, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Hey now, who needs castle walls these days anyway? Plus, we were built for William the Conqueror and are actually bigger than the White Tower of London. 💅
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With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
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Sometimes wonderful synchronicities emerge.
In 1785 a farmer near Silchester in England found a ring.
Inscribed on it was the name of the Roman goddess, 'Venus'
A newer inscription read, in Latin 'SENICIANE VIVAS IIN DE'. (Sic)
'Senicianus live in God'. (1/🧵)
It was dated to the 4th century.
In 1785 a farmer near Silchester in England found a ring.
Inscribed on it was the name of the Roman goddess, 'Venus'
A newer inscription read, in Latin 'SENICIANE VIVAS IIN DE'. (Sic)
'Senicianus live in God'. (1/🧵)
It was dated to the 4th century.
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Sometimes wonderful synchronicities emerge.
In 1785 a farmer near Silchester in England found a ring.
Inscribed on it was the name of the Roman goddess, 'Venus'
A newer inscription read, in Latin 'SENICIANE VIVAS IIN DE'. (Sic)
'Senicianus live in God'. (1/🧵)
It was dated to the 4th century.
In 1785 a farmer near Silchester in England found a ring.
Inscribed on it was the name of the Roman goddess, 'Venus'
A newer inscription read, in Latin 'SENICIANE VIVAS IIN DE'. (Sic)
'Senicianus live in God'. (1/🧵)
It was dated to the 4th century.
A couple of lovely modern windows at St Stephen's chapel, Bures for #stainedglasssunday
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 AM
A couple of lovely modern windows at St Stephen's chapel, Bures for #stainedglasssunday
A visit today to St Stephen's chapel, Bures. A special place. Love the crown and arrow emblem of St Edmund's incorporation into the thatch
November 16, 2024 at 9:16 PM
A visit today to St Stephen's chapel, Bures. A special place. Love the crown and arrow emblem of St Edmund's incorporation into the thatch
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More 1480s glass from East Harling, Norfolk. The Annunciation, from the Joyful Mysteries. Gabriel kneels before Mary, her book perhaps open at Isaiah 7:14. The dove of the Holy Spirit descends to her, as 'Ave Gratia Plena' says the angel. 1/3
East Harling: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/...
East Harling: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/...
November 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM
More 1480s glass from East Harling, Norfolk. The Annunciation, from the Joyful Mysteries. Gabriel kneels before Mary, her book perhaps open at Isaiah 7:14. The dove of the Holy Spirit descends to her, as 'Ave Gratia Plena' says the angel. 1/3
East Harling: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/...
East Harling: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/...
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Here’s the Experimental Music and Sound Art pack we desperately need.
Let me know if you want to be added or removed.
go.bsky.app/9SHRJdL
Let me know if you want to be added or removed.
go.bsky.app/9SHRJdL
November 12, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Here’s the Experimental Music and Sound Art pack we desperately need.
Let me know if you want to be added or removed.
go.bsky.app/9SHRJdL
Let me know if you want to be added or removed.
go.bsky.app/9SHRJdL
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One of the strangest stories of a ruined site I’ve ever come across is the one behind the Roman Temple of Augustus in Windsor, England.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
November 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
One of the strangest stories of a ruined site I’ve ever come across is the one behind the Roman Temple of Augustus in Windsor, England.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
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This #PurpleTuesday, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to making Colchester Museums accessible to everyone. We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy the rich history and culture our museums offer.
November 12, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This #PurpleTuesday, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to making Colchester Museums accessible to everyone. We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy the rich history and culture our museums offer.
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On this day in 1860, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, marked a milestone by being the first British royal to visit the United States. While this venture didn't surprise many, given his status as the heir apparent, it did establish a new layer in Anglo-American ties.
September 20, 2023 at 12:55 PM
On this day in 1860, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, marked a milestone by being the first British royal to visit the United States. While this venture didn't surprise many, given his status as the heir apparent, it did establish a new layer in Anglo-American ties.