Ok, I was thinking about folks in politics, journalism, and science/ academia. I at least understand people staying for sports or knitting or whatever.
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Ok, I was thinking about folks in politics, journalism, and science/ academia. I at least understand people staying for sports or knitting or whatever.
The year 2025 saw the loss of numerous iconic figures across various fields, including entertainment, politics, and science. Notable deaths included actors Diane Keaton and Gene Hackman, musician Ozzy Osbourne, and Pope Francis. This article reflects on the lives and legacies of these influential...
Remembering Celebrity Deaths of 2025
The year 2025 saw the loss of numerous iconic figures across various fields, including entertainment, politics, and science. Notable deaths included actors Diane Keaton and Gene Hackman, musician Ozzy Osbourne, and Pope Francis. This article reflects on the lives and legacies of these influential individuals.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The year 2025 saw the loss of numerous iconic figures across various fields, including entertainment, politics, and science. Notable deaths included actors Diane Keaton and Gene Hackman, musician Ozzy Osbourne, and Pope Francis. This article reflects on the lives and legacies of these influential...
I don't like politics either...give me back my science, but like it or not, we are in a fox hole defending our Country
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I don't like politics either...give me back my science, but like it or not, we are in a fox hole defending our Country
"When everything turns into television, every form of communication starts to adopt television’s values: immediacy, emotion, spectacle, brevity... When everything is urgent, nothing is truly important. Politics becomes theater. Science becomes storytelling. News becomes performance."
I missed this piece by @dkthomp.bsky.social which makes a much deeper case for a thing I said to @blaine.bsky.social over the summer.
Instagram shouldn't be understood as falling to be a social sharing app. It should be seen as a very successful Pocket TV.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
Instagram shouldn't be understood as falling to be a social sharing app. It should be seen as a very successful Pocket TV.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
Everything Is Television
A theory of culture and attention
www.derekthompson.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
"When everything turns into television, every form of communication starts to adopt television’s values: immediacy, emotion, spectacle, brevity... When everything is urgent, nothing is truly important. Politics becomes theater. Science becomes storytelling. News becomes performance."
Book recommendation! In Cleaning House, @lindsaydahl.bsky.social unpacks the messy science, politics & culture of "clean living." The narrative is compelling and infused with humor & hope. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Cleaning House: The Fight to Rid Our Homes of Toxic Che…
From the front lines of the movement for safer products…
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January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Book recommendation! In Cleaning House, @lindsaydahl.bsky.social unpacks the messy science, politics & culture of "clean living." The narrative is compelling and infused with humor & hope. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Yeah, but it can't just be politics. Politics is how we negotiate, but love, living, and joy are expressed by science and art, and they don't serve politics. If you think they do, then you clip their wings.
January 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Yeah, but it can't just be politics. Politics is how we negotiate, but love, living, and joy are expressed by science and art, and they don't serve politics. If you think they do, then you clip their wings.
The planet will outlive us all. Life and death is part of the most natural cycle of being. And yes, more people should choose to live and let live. Politics is a constant, but government doesn't have to be. 'Earth Science' exists. The planet can't be "hurt". People are the most valuable resource.
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The planet will outlive us all. Life and death is part of the most natural cycle of being. And yes, more people should choose to live and let live. Politics is a constant, but government doesn't have to be. 'Earth Science' exists. The planet can't be "hurt". People are the most valuable resource.
I think a "We're very sorry, teenaged girls, but you are now responsible for EVERYTHING" approach to global politics would yield some FANTASTIC results for everyone (assuming they had access to good science expert advice, which responsible girls WOULD consult EXTENSIVELY)
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I think a "We're very sorry, teenaged girls, but you are now responsible for EVERYTHING" approach to global politics would yield some FANTASTIC results for everyone (assuming they had access to good science expert advice, which responsible girls WOULD consult EXTENSIVELY)
Political science. Politics is the science of getting along and compromising for the good of all.
We mix up politicians with greedy lobbyists and sick-o-phants and manipulators.
We mix up politicians with greedy lobbyists and sick-o-phants and manipulators.
Hate hearing people say they're tired of politics. This is not politics, it's life or death, literally, for the planet and for all of us.
January 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Political science. Politics is the science of getting along and compromising for the good of all.
We mix up politicians with greedy lobbyists and sick-o-phants and manipulators.
We mix up politicians with greedy lobbyists and sick-o-phants and manipulators.
This, about how coverage of the Cass Report was handled, is pretty serious journalistic malpractice to me. You have a story in the works that will present your readership with complex reactions on a controversial piece of research and you kill it to run PR for the subject herself?
![That was standard practice, to be clear.
[Chuckling] There's so many examples of how standard it was. She assigned it to a UK correspondent, who wrote it in the context of UK politics, talked about it being very contentious, talked about the criticisms of its findings. Cass was talking about them herself, this isn't jumping to any conclusions at that point. It really put it in the context of being this very contentious, very political sort of document.
When I saw it, because we're a few hours behind, there were 600, 700 words written. I had a pretty good sense of how the story was going to turn out. But within a few hours the story was to the top New York editors, and I don't know who exactly it was who did that. I assume it was Carolyn or her intermediary. They said 'oh no, we want the science desk to do that, specifically that was Azeen [Ghorayshi], who had been a key reporter in a lot of the other anti-trans coverage.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gltv5penrqtznhybxf4agrrt/bafkreihlruckkowph3c36qsrqpkyw4ypbdym3lnm6t26unszckf5ao6cxm@jpeg)
![Indeed, infamous among trans communities for how anti-trans her coverage is.
Exactly. So we stood down, that was a directive from above. It's not crazy for a science desk to do a story like this, rather than the geographic desk, in theory. But how it played out in practice was the story the Times put out in the next day's paper cast this not as a news story, but already declaring this to be part of a trend all across Europe, that was restricting care in light of new evidence.
[Note: The story was "Hilary Cass Says
U.S. Doctors are 'Out of Date' on Youth Gender Medicine, by Azeen Ghorayshi, May 13, 2024. Unusually, as Sweeney's emphasized, it was framed as "A conversation with" Cass rather than a traditional news story - D.F.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gltv5penrqtznhybxf4agrrt/bafkreidfskbqi6uwose5msjx72ipkbpoe24uc3aufmewe727tnpcbkktdm@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This, about how coverage of the Cass Report was handled, is pretty serious journalistic malpractice to me. You have a story in the works that will present your readership with complex reactions on a controversial piece of research and you kill it to run PR for the subject herself?
I'm also a futurist, but I think with people like trump and the demofascists that pretend to be democrats, but I want to advance science and I'm the best Theoretical Physicist on Earth 🌎 I don't have time for politics and would rather bury myself in research so give me the Nobels you guys promised!
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I'm also a futurist, but I think with people like trump and the demofascists that pretend to be democrats, but I want to advance science and I'm the best Theoretical Physicist on Earth 🌎 I don't have time for politics and would rather bury myself in research so give me the Nobels you guys promised!
I have a visual image of a tidal change. There have been so many advances in science, and we have so much history to draw from.
But the tide is changing, education is slipping, science takes a backseat to opinion, and politics becomes an implement for the ultra wealthy.
But the tide is changing, education is slipping, science takes a backseat to opinion, and politics becomes an implement for the ultra wealthy.
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I have a visual image of a tidal change. There have been so many advances in science, and we have so much history to draw from.
But the tide is changing, education is slipping, science takes a backseat to opinion, and politics becomes an implement for the ultra wealthy.
But the tide is changing, education is slipping, science takes a backseat to opinion, and politics becomes an implement for the ultra wealthy.
Watched Oppenheimer yesterday. Good to see science depicted as entwined with politics: from political will to fund certain kinds of science, through disciplinary (including intergenerational) politics, to the personal politics of career-building for scientists & politicians. Science is social.
January 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Watched Oppenheimer yesterday. Good to see science depicted as entwined with politics: from political will to fund certain kinds of science, through disciplinary (including intergenerational) politics, to the personal politics of career-building for scientists & politicians. Science is social.
Hell yes to this. I read when I want to read, and I am not focused on numbers. I read long-form periodical pieces, novels, narrative non-fiction, history, popularized science, politics, and increasingly some poetry. And some days I fire up Steam and play games.
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hell yes to this. I read when I want to read, and I am not focused on numbers. I read long-form periodical pieces, novels, narrative non-fiction, history, popularized science, politics, and increasingly some poetry. And some days I fire up Steam and play games.
Want to gen up on Degrowth, Post Growth, Decoupling Wellbeing with Growing GDP? And lots of other thorny Green issues - readily about it here........!💚 Science is leading where politics is falling way behind!!!
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries
There are increasing concerns that continued economic growth in high-income countries
might not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or economically achievable.
In this Review, we expl...
www.thelancet.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Want to gen up on Degrowth, Post Growth, Decoupling Wellbeing with Growing GDP? And lots of other thorny Green issues - readily about it here........!💚 Science is leading where politics is falling way behind!!!
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ok, I know its cliché but new years is always such a good time for resolutions. I like to set my intentions. So here's a thread 🧵
1. I want to use Bsky to talk more about science and less about politics. I know the 2 are deeply intertwined now, but I can't take the political side right now.
1. I want to use Bsky to talk more about science and less about politics. I know the 2 are deeply intertwined now, but I can't take the political side right now.
January 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Ok, I know its cliché but new years is always such a good time for resolutions. I like to set my intentions. So here's a thread 🧵
1. I want to use Bsky to talk more about science and less about politics. I know the 2 are deeply intertwined now, but I can't take the political side right now.
1. I want to use Bsky to talk more about science and less about politics. I know the 2 are deeply intertwined now, but I can't take the political side right now.
Science in 2026: what to expect this year – Nature
https://www.europesays.com/ie/261770/
Science in 2026: what to expect this year Nature What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and…
https://www.europesays.com/ie/261770/
Science in 2026: what to expect this year Nature What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and…
Science in 2026: what to expect this year - Nature - Ireland
Science in 2026: what to expect this year NatureWhat to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society The Times🎉
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January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Science in 2026: what to expect this year – Nature
https://www.europesays.com/ie/261770/
Science in 2026: what to expect this year Nature What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and…
https://www.europesays.com/ie/261770/
Science in 2026: what to expect this year Nature What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and…
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society
https://www.europesays.com/uk/666941/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
https://www.europesays.com/uk/666941/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society - United Kingdom
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas. A second wave of weight-loss medication is on the way
www.europesays.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society
https://www.europesays.com/uk/666941/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
https://www.europesays.com/uk/666941/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
The centrist compulsion to reject being perceived as "ideological" or "taking sides" means a rejection of facts and their place in making decisions. In doing so they make politics explicitly ideology-driven where facts have no place. To be centrist is to always side against science and justice.
Terrific defence of centrism by Oliver Johnson, quoting Kenneth “Civilisation” Clark bristoliver.substack.com/p/in-defence...
January 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The centrist compulsion to reject being perceived as "ideological" or "taking sides" means a rejection of facts and their place in making decisions. In doing so they make politics explicitly ideology-driven where facts have no place. To be centrist is to always side against science and justice.
Happy new year! I'm so thrilled to share the FIRST of many incredible articles in Science Politics this month! It's an honor to magnify the work of Lucy Marcil-a pediatrician who realized her work in the clinic had to extend to people's pocketbooks.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/01/b...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/01/b...
Baby Bonds Are an Imperfect but Promising Policy Tool for a Healthier Next Generation - Science Politics
Regardless of their political affiliation, most people can agree that money drives health.
sciencepolitics.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Happy new year! I'm so thrilled to share the FIRST of many incredible articles in Science Politics this month! It's an honor to magnify the work of Lucy Marcil-a pediatrician who realized her work in the clinic had to extend to people's pocketbooks.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/01/b...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/01/b...
There is actually research on why models of climate or covid are necessarily underestimating risks, which is caused by science politics but also already caused by the available methods to create such models
January 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
There is actually research on why models of climate or covid are necessarily underestimating risks, which is caused by science politics but also already caused by the available methods to create such models
And some slightly more useful specifics from my full-year stats. (2/2)
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM
And some slightly more useful specifics from my full-year stats. (2/2)
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/346374/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/346374/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society - United Kingdom News Beep
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas. A second wave of weight-loss medication is on the way
www.newsbeep.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/346374/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/346374/
There is good news on the horizon for anyone needing a helping hand with slimming down after Christmas.…
Turns out teenage me wasn't wasting his time on 4chan, he was merely earning a full undergraduate in political science for the politics of ten years from then.
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Turns out teenage me wasn't wasting his time on 4chan, he was merely earning a full undergraduate in political science for the politics of ten years from then.
moving from a content/knowledge to a relationship focus, similar, pertaining to science and politics and well.. EVERYTHING
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 AM
moving from a content/knowledge to a relationship focus, similar, pertaining to science and politics and well.. EVERYTHING