Rocky Pipit
@rockypipit.bsky.social
Retired academic, feminist, cyclist.
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Nadiia from Odesa has taken in ten birds that were affected by an oil spill caused by a Russian attack. She responded to an appeal from the Odesa Zoo, where the birds had been receiving treatment.
On December 24, sunflower oil spilled into the sea near Odesa following the Russian attack.
On December 24, sunflower oil spilled into the sea near Odesa following the Russian attack.
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Nadiia from Odesa has taken in ten birds that were affected by an oil spill caused by a Russian attack. She responded to an appeal from the Odesa Zoo, where the birds had been receiving treatment.
On December 24, sunflower oil spilled into the sea near Odesa following the Russian attack.
On December 24, sunflower oil spilled into the sea near Odesa following the Russian attack.
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I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
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left platforms Ischenko (and fine, he deserves to be heard) while ignoring the leftists who disagree with the STW line.
Don't ignore them. This isn't about me pushing my article, but about ensuring Ukrainian left wing voices are listened to, not spoken over.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
Don't ignore them. This isn't about me pushing my article, but about ensuring Ukrainian left wing voices are listened to, not spoken over.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
How trade unions are fighting for Ukraine's future
On the bombed roof of a college in Kharkiv, we saw how trade unions support their members in times of war
www.opendemocracy.net
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
left platforms Ischenko (and fine, he deserves to be heard) while ignoring the leftists who disagree with the STW line.
Don't ignore them. This isn't about me pushing my article, but about ensuring Ukrainian left wing voices are listened to, not spoken over.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
Don't ignore them. This isn't about me pushing my article, but about ensuring Ukrainian left wing voices are listened to, not spoken over.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
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The Speed-readable Grant Application by David Karlin is the best book this decade on how to write a research grant application. You can read it in a couple of hours. And when you have read it, you will refer to it for the rest of your research career.
Best book this decade on how to write a research grant application.
The Speed-readable Grant Application by David Karlin is the best book this decade on how to write a research grant application. It is available from the author's website either as an ebook or as a paperback. You can read it in a couple of hours. And when you have read it, you will refer to it for the rest of your research career.
parkerderrington.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Speed-readable Grant Application by David Karlin is the best book this decade on how to write a research grant application. You can read it in a couple of hours. And when you have read it, you will refer to it for the rest of your research career.
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Puzzling as to how the US Veep can feel safe bringing his family to a riot torn hellhole country without any freedom of speech.
Obviously he has security, but could it be just possibly that those claims are on closer inspection almost complete nonsense.
Obviously he has security, but could it be just possibly that those claims are on closer inspection almost complete nonsense.
August 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Puzzling as to how the US Veep can feel safe bringing his family to a riot torn hellhole country without any freedom of speech.
Obviously he has security, but could it be just possibly that those claims are on closer inspection almost complete nonsense.
Obviously he has security, but could it be just possibly that those claims are on closer inspection almost complete nonsense.
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This made me laugh and provided a new angle. "Certain Silicon Valley visionaries hate the laws of thermodynamics."
This is outstanding on the vapid scientifically illiterate dreams of the tech overlord class
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible
Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.
arstechnica.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This made me laugh and provided a new angle. "Certain Silicon Valley visionaries hate the laws of thermodynamics."
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Today’s @MattCartoonist
April 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Today’s @MattCartoonist
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Another critical battleground is the role of social media in spreading misinformation.
Digital platforms amplify conspiracy theories, undermining decades of scientific progress.
22/31
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Digital platforms amplify conspiracy theories, undermining decades of scientific progress.
22/31
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Systematic Literature Review on the Spread of Health-related Misinformation on Social Media
Contemporary commentators describe the current period as “an era of fake news” in which misinformation, generated intentionally or unintentionally, sp…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Another critical battleground is the role of social media in spreading misinformation.
Digital platforms amplify conspiracy theories, undermining decades of scientific progress.
22/31
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Digital platforms amplify conspiracy theories, undermining decades of scientific progress.
22/31
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Tariff-free joy flows from Canada to the world—receive this heartfelt and positive export from the land of resilience and love. 🍁🧡
(and forward the positive vibes)
(and forward the positive vibes)
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tariff-free joy flows from Canada to the world—receive this heartfelt and positive export from the land of resilience and love. 🍁🧡
(and forward the positive vibes)
(and forward the positive vibes)
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, what, you had to bring a guy from the Russian state media in to watch you try and beat up Zelenskyy—and you thought that would make you look good? It made you look like the crook you are. Zelenskyy is a man that you will never be; he’s a genuine hero.
March 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, what, you had to bring a guy from the Russian state media in to watch you try and beat up Zelenskyy—and you thought that would make you look good? It made you look like the crook you are. Zelenskyy is a man that you will never be; he’s a genuine hero.
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Was it a social 'crisis' when it was gripping young women? 🧐
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Was it a social 'crisis' when it was gripping young women? 🧐
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A somewhat cheering analysis amongst the gloom
This is very good. "Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A somewhat cheering analysis amongst the gloom
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Outrage over Elon Musk’s call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.
Poland urges Tesla boycott after Musk’s call to ‘move past’ Nazi guilt
“There is no justification for any reasonable Pole to continue purchasing Teslas,” says minister Sławomir Nitras.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Outrage over Elon Musk’s call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.
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Mexico has launched an app for Mexican nationals in the U.S. (legally or no) that has an emergency button you can tap to alert the closest consulate if something happens or you feel in danger from immigration. Please share.
ConsulApp Contigo: Mexico’s New App to Help Nationals Navigate U.S. Immigration
ConsulApp Contigo is Mexico’s digital lifeline for nationals navigating U.S. immigration threats.
wearemitu.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Mexico has launched an app for Mexican nationals in the U.S. (legally or no) that has an emergency button you can tap to alert the closest consulate if something happens or you feel in danger from immigration. Please share.
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The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
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Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun.
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin
Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun.
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...