Simon Coles
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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This cartoon was drawn 8 years ago.
It seems the right time for it to be reshared.
(✍️ Carlos Latuff)
It seems the right time for it to be reshared.
(✍️ Carlos Latuff)
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This cartoon was drawn 8 years ago.
It seems the right time for it to be reshared.
(✍️ Carlos Latuff)
It seems the right time for it to be reshared.
(✍️ Carlos Latuff)
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Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
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NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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For more commentary on the wider situation, see this article from @chemistryworld.bsky.social:
www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
Chemistry courses, departments face closure in the UK highlighting higher education’s financial woes
Courses are facing the axe at Aston University and the University of Hull, with others struggling
www.chemistryworld.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:08 PM
For more commentary on the wider situation, see this article from @chemistryworld.bsky.social:
www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
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My friend @iandunt.bsky.social let me borrow his substack to write about the Trumpian Tariffs, their Brexit parallels, and what it all could mean for the UK and the world.
Finally, a return on investment for my endless patience teaching him about comic books.
iandunt.substack.com/p/guestpost-...
Finally, a return on investment for my endless patience teaching him about comic books.
iandunt.substack.com/p/guestpost-...
Guestpost: Everything you need to know about the coming trade war
Donald Trump has promised an onslaught of tariffs. Here's a breakdown of what might happen next.
iandunt.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:53 AM
My friend @iandunt.bsky.social let me borrow his substack to write about the Trumpian Tariffs, their Brexit parallels, and what it all could mean for the UK and the world.
Finally, a return on investment for my endless patience teaching him about comic books.
iandunt.substack.com/p/guestpost-...
Finally, a return on investment for my endless patience teaching him about comic books.
iandunt.substack.com/p/guestpost-...
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we’ve had a whole lot of twitter exoduses before but this one sure feels sustainable in a way others have not, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down and I’m seeing a whole lot of communities on here I’ve never seen before
I hope everyone stays
I hope everyone stays
November 10, 2024 at 9:03 PM
we’ve had a whole lot of twitter exoduses before but this one sure feels sustainable in a way others have not, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down and I’m seeing a whole lot of communities on here I’ve never seen before
I hope everyone stays
I hope everyone stays
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I expected to wake up exhausted, despondent. but I looked up and for the first time in my life I thought, "there's no one left to look to. it's just us."
so I am shocked at how I feel: furious, clear-eyed, galvanized. we who saw this from the beginning, for better or worse, it's our time to lead.
so I am shocked at how I feel: furious, clear-eyed, galvanized. we who saw this from the beginning, for better or worse, it's our time to lead.
November 6, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I expected to wake up exhausted, despondent. but I looked up and for the first time in my life I thought, "there's no one left to look to. it's just us."
so I am shocked at how I feel: furious, clear-eyed, galvanized. we who saw this from the beginning, for better or worse, it's our time to lead.
so I am shocked at how I feel: furious, clear-eyed, galvanized. we who saw this from the beginning, for better or worse, it's our time to lead.
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i think that the people interested in recriminations and score settling right now aren’t seriously grappling with the magnitude of what happened and the implications for the rest of our lives. most of us will probably die living in the political order that will emerge out of this election.
November 6, 2024 at 1:26 PM
i think that the people interested in recriminations and score settling right now aren’t seriously grappling with the magnitude of what happened and the implications for the rest of our lives. most of us will probably die living in the political order that will emerge out of this election.
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This is the tail end of the long 20th Century. The future many of us thought we’d be living in hasn’t even shown its face yet.
All we can do is be there for each other as PEOPLE. Be strong for each other. Shame them with kindness,drive them mad with joy. Make a world their children leave them for.
All we can do is be there for each other as PEOPLE. Be strong for each other. Shame them with kindness,drive them mad with joy. Make a world their children leave them for.
November 6, 2024 at 6:59 AM
This is the tail end of the long 20th Century. The future many of us thought we’d be living in hasn’t even shown its face yet.
All we can do is be there for each other as PEOPLE. Be strong for each other. Shame them with kindness,drive them mad with joy. Make a world their children leave them for.
All we can do is be there for each other as PEOPLE. Be strong for each other. Shame them with kindness,drive them mad with joy. Make a world their children leave them for.
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There is going to be a flood of all sort of second and third level explanations, but at very first glance, it is kind of clear: winning by this much, the third time around, with campaigning this transparent - folks want this.
November 6, 2024 at 7:08 AM
There is going to be a flood of all sort of second and third level explanations, but at very first glance, it is kind of clear: winning by this much, the third time around, with campaigning this transparent - folks want this.
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At this point it’s abundantly clear that it was never really "But, her emails” it was "But, they’re females.”
November 6, 2024 at 5:36 AM
At this point it’s abundantly clear that it was never really "But, her emails” it was "But, they’re females.”
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I love everything about this story: Tony Hawk posted a ‘70s era image of a Black girl skateboarding in the rain. Jeremy Markovich tracked her down.
www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-...
www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-...
Tony Hawk wanted to track down a mysterious skateboarder from 1979. We found her.
A photographer snapped a shot of Shaunda Shane skating down her street in Fayetteville when she was 10. How did the world's most famous skateboarder see that picture 45 years later?
www.ncrabbithole.com
November 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I love everything about this story: Tony Hawk posted a ‘70s era image of a Black girl skateboarding in the rain. Jeremy Markovich tracked her down.
www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-...
www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-...
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This was fascinating.
September 3, 2024 at 8:29 AM
This was fascinating.
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Alongside "who built Hadrian's wall?", another great example of knowledge falling foul of 'common understanding' is scurvy.
The Royal Navy discovered the cure for scurvy, won the Napoleonic War, humanity then lost that knowledge without realising, then got saved by two Norwegian guinea pigs 🧵 /1
The Royal Navy discovered the cure for scurvy, won the Napoleonic War, humanity then lost that knowledge without realising, then got saved by two Norwegian guinea pigs 🧵 /1
August 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Alongside "who built Hadrian's wall?", another great example of knowledge falling foul of 'common understanding' is scurvy.
The Royal Navy discovered the cure for scurvy, won the Napoleonic War, humanity then lost that knowledge without realising, then got saved by two Norwegian guinea pigs 🧵 /1
The Royal Navy discovered the cure for scurvy, won the Napoleonic War, humanity then lost that knowledge without realising, then got saved by two Norwegian guinea pigs 🧵 /1
Enshittification comes to the living room. Although if you never connect the TV to the Internet and use an AppleTV for content, I think you can neuter this trend?
The trend of building surveillance into all new smart TVs is "incredibly invasive and little understood,” EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told @arstechnica.com. "Nobody wants a snooping and snitching television, but lately that's all you can buy.”
Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.
arstechnica.com
August 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Enshittification comes to the living room. Although if you never connect the TV to the Internet and use an AppleTV for content, I think you can neuter this trend?
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You know what's even worse about this? I know some folks who had some slight cognitive impairment from COVID and were recently diagnosed with ADHD.
The ADHD meds actually helped mitigate the symptoms of cognitive impairment, assuming they could fucking get them.
The ADHD meds actually helped mitigate the symptoms of cognitive impairment, assuming they could fucking get them.
Isn't this quite high? 😳
Sometimes I wonder if the increase in hate online and the rise in crime and road rage is related to covid brain damage? #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver
COVID linked to 65% of new onset cognitive impairment, dementia
www.newsnationnow.com/health/coron...
Sometimes I wonder if the increase in hate online and the rise in crime and road rage is related to covid brain damage? #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver
COVID linked to 65% of new onset cognitive impairment, dementia
www.newsnationnow.com/health/coron...
COVID linked to 65% of new onset cognitive impairment, dementia
A study found COVID-19 could be linked to onset cognitive impairment in patients 65 and older.
www.newsnationnow.com
August 19, 2024 at 4:01 AM
You know what's even worse about this? I know some folks who had some slight cognitive impairment from COVID and were recently diagnosed with ADHD.
The ADHD meds actually helped mitigate the symptoms of cognitive impairment, assuming they could fucking get them.
The ADHD meds actually helped mitigate the symptoms of cognitive impairment, assuming they could fucking get them.