Rob Crowther
@robcrowther.bsky.social
Considering our potential, we really need to do better as a species
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The Astronomy Picture of the Day website posted its first picture OTD in 1995. It was a computer-generated image showing how Earth would bend starlight if it had the density of a neutron star.
APOD is *thirty years old* today! 🧪 🔭
apod.nasa.gov/rjn/apod/ap9...
Image: Robert Nemiroff
APOD is *thirty years old* today! 🧪 🔭
apod.nasa.gov/rjn/apod/ap9...
Image: Robert Nemiroff
June 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Astronomy Picture of the Day website posted its first picture OTD in 1995. It was a computer-generated image showing how Earth would bend starlight if it had the density of a neutron star.
APOD is *thirty years old* today! 🧪 🔭
apod.nasa.gov/rjn/apod/ap9...
Image: Robert Nemiroff
APOD is *thirty years old* today! 🧪 🔭
apod.nasa.gov/rjn/apod/ap9...
Image: Robert Nemiroff
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People are taking things into their own hands
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
People are taking things into their own hands
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Tax breaks for the rich is a form of social engineering. Prove me wrong
March 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tax breaks for the rich is a form of social engineering. Prove me wrong
Roll on the 15th, just sayin' 😉
February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Roll on the 15th, just sayin' 😉
If Trump can't work with Zelensky then Trump has to go!
February 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If Trump can't work with Zelensky then Trump has to go!
Remember when the establishment was fawning over their new fad of 'disruptors who move fast and break things'? How's that working out for you?
February 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Remember when the establishment was fawning over their new fad of 'disruptors who move fast and break things'? How's that working out for you?
Clare Foges going full MAGA with the very tired line about unelected judges frustrating an elected government. They just won’t be happy until the rule of law is gone and there’s no separation of powers
February 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Clare Foges going full MAGA with the very tired line about unelected judges frustrating an elected government. They just won’t be happy until the rule of law is gone and there’s no separation of powers
Aren’t all those Second Amendment types supposed to be in open rebellion against a tyrannical government around about now?
February 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Aren’t all those Second Amendment types supposed to be in open rebellion against a tyrannical government around about now?
Hhm, unelected people that the electorate didn’t ask for and don’t want
February 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hhm, unelected people that the electorate didn’t ask for and don’t want
Almost every second post on my Twitter feed is from Musk. Anyone else getting more than their usual dose of s@&te?
February 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Almost every second post on my Twitter feed is from Musk. Anyone else getting more than their usual dose of s@&te?
Has James Watt just had his Gerald Ratner moment?
January 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Has James Watt just had his Gerald Ratner moment?
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🚨People suffering excruciating pain forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers
🚨A staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one
IT’S MEDIEVAL. Please join me in backing @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
🚨A staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one
IT’S MEDIEVAL. Please join me in backing @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🚨People suffering excruciating pain forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers
🚨A staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one
IT’S MEDIEVAL. Please join me in backing @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
🚨A staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one
IT’S MEDIEVAL. Please join me in backing @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
Sunrise, somewhere near Penrith
January 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sunrise, somewhere near Penrith
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📣 The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
By Dr Russell Jackson
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
By Dr Russell Jackson
The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
📣 The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
By Dr Russell Jackson
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
By Dr Russell Jackson
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Privatisation: Steal something we own and sell us back a worse service at an exorbitant price.
Can’t believe we’ve just done this to our Post Office. Two of the closest Post Offices to where I live in central London are now threatened with closure while postage prices are skyrocketing.
Can’t believe we’ve just done this to our Post Office. Two of the closest Post Offices to where I live in central London are now threatened with closure while postage prices are skyrocketing.
November 23, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Privatisation: Steal something we own and sell us back a worse service at an exorbitant price.
Can’t believe we’ve just done this to our Post Office. Two of the closest Post Offices to where I live in central London are now threatened with closure while postage prices are skyrocketing.
Can’t believe we’ve just done this to our Post Office. Two of the closest Post Offices to where I live in central London are now threatened with closure while postage prices are skyrocketing.
Where are all these checks and balances that we keep getting told about?
November 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Where are all these checks and balances that we keep getting told about?
Re: The Other Place, If I’m reading this right, McDonald’s UK are responding to posts that tag them, but they haven’t posted themselves since Valentine’s Day this year. Have they adopted a position?
November 21, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Re: The Other Place, If I’m reading this right, McDonald’s UK are responding to posts that tag them, but they haven’t posted themselves since Valentine’s Day this year. Have they adopted a position?
Is it me or does anyone else think Jaguar have just decided to go from Rolex to Swatch?
November 20, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Is it me or does anyone else think Jaguar have just decided to go from Rolex to Swatch?
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I know THIS is what you are all waiting for!
The Rejoin EU groups starter pack... complete with all the "For Europe" local/regional groups already on here.
This list will grow. So save it, nurture it, keep sharing it, and keep coming back to it. 💙
go.bsky.app/7XBtZBu
The Rejoin EU groups starter pack... complete with all the "For Europe" local/regional groups already on here.
This list will grow. So save it, nurture it, keep sharing it, and keep coming back to it. 💙
go.bsky.app/7XBtZBu
#RejoinEU groups
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I know THIS is what you are all waiting for!
The Rejoin EU groups starter pack... complete with all the "For Europe" local/regional groups already on here.
This list will grow. So save it, nurture it, keep sharing it, and keep coming back to it. 💙
go.bsky.app/7XBtZBu
The Rejoin EU groups starter pack... complete with all the "For Europe" local/regional groups already on here.
This list will grow. So save it, nurture it, keep sharing it, and keep coming back to it. 💙
go.bsky.app/7XBtZBu
Okay, so it seems that five Guinness Zeros is my limit.
November 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Okay, so it seems that five Guinness Zeros is my limit.
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‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’
- Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/m...
- Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/m...
‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’
Brexit and Trump were initially seen as jokes, but the new owner of the social media giant could pose a serious threat to democracy – and a boon for Vladimir Putin, writes David Troy
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2024 at 1:58 PM
‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’
- Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/m...
- Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/m...