Keith Jebb

Maybe they think that until the AIs start talking to each other, there will be no ‘legitimate’ research culture.

A river is now in crisis One or two dry summers away from disaster, the River Cam is choking on sewage and neglect

Raw sewage. Off-the-scale pollutants.

One councillor is testing river water himself - because the authorities won't.

This isn't just local.

Charles Ridler reports.

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KNIT INK (AND OTHER POEMS) -- Audiobook Edition.

Over 5 hours of material:

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If you haven’t seen this video, it’s a must-watch.

Cory Booker is on fire 🔥 —righteous, surgical. He doesn’t back down.

He’s holding them accountable for what’s been done. 🇺🇸

Folklore has unfairly stereotyped Ann 'Nanny' Morgan the 'Wenlock Witch'. I've dedicated the best part of 4 years to researching her and sharing her story. She deserves to be remembered with dignity.

nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/08/nann...

#Shropshire #Folklore #History #Witch

Has he realised these are humans, not guinea pigs?

Sadly, this could work for them: Red Wall voters dreaming of a return to coal—a stick to beat both Labour and the Tories. Combine that with the magical thinking that can make the evidence for climate change disappear (‘and anyway, we won’t be flooded’).

Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Please repost

Message to ICE agents

IF - You have to HIDE your face
IF - You do not IDENTIFY who you are
YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING MORALLY WRONG

Your community knows it
Your neighbours know it
Your children know it
Your family knows it
Your friends know it
And you know it

Do NOT stain your hands

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

I hoped never to see concentration camps like the ones I grew up in appear again in this country. Reading this breaks my heart.

Clint Burnham : from “Sea of Sludge” Clint Burnham’s latest books are The Goldberg Variations and The Old Man: New Stories .

newly posted: Clint Burnham : from “Sea of Sludge”
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Writers! Note that AI translation (under the guise of "global access") is being seen/used as the weak point to get AI into publishing (possible bc Eng lang publishing is weak on translation). Stand with translators & for more human translation, fairly paid!

Why I kick down Peak District stone stacks Stuart Cox says he wants to raise awareness of the damage the stacks can do to the environment.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Palestine Action never carried out or threatened to carry out any violent action, and yet are now a ’terrorist organisation’.

Meanwhile, the Spectator…

Wow -- The Guardian has already reported this guy's name.

"the account is apparently run by Jordan Lasker, a long-time proponent of eugenics... boosted or engaged with dozens of times by Elon Musk, often on the topic of falling birthrates."

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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Pipistrelles and Poems: A bat walk and poetry performance Poets throughout the ages have been inspired by bats. Join us for a twilight bat walk paired with a live poetry performance.

BOOKINGS ARE NOW LIVE for my immersive bat walk and poetry performance at Regent’s Park on 2nd September! This event is in collaboration with @theroyalparks.bsky.social as part of the Help Nature Thrive project 🦇🦇🦇
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All because of a ‘concerned member of the public’. Democracy under Reform.

Poster for the upcoming Nolan flick, supposedly based upon Homer's Odyssey, although since the poster tagline is indeed "Defy the Gods", one doubts that it will be very close to its source material.

The tagline for Nolan's new Odyssey film is "defy the gods". You know, like Odysseus's crew did when they ate the Oxen of the Sun, and Helios in no way destroyed them and their ship.

Thank you for your continued support for The Shropshire Witches Podcast! It genuinely means the world to us that you enjoy our content. We passionately believe that #History and #Folklore matter. The often underrepresented stories we share deserve to be remembered. 💚

Farcical, perhaps, but the fact that somebody can say that in a public debate to respectful silence is in itself worrying.

Oops.

FILM NOIR (Palindrome)

Prepare trope résumé:

Mad, arid antihero.

Man in a motel,
at a femme fatale,
to man in a more hit nadir.

A dame,
muse,
reporter —
a perp.

Foucault Studies 37 (Spring 2025)
The first issue to be published by University of Pennsylvania Press, but remains entirely open access
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Terrific poet and curator of definitive #poetry starter packs @hannahl1n.bsky.social deserves a #lifttothesky

The U. of Virginia’s President Was Targeted Over DEI. Now He’s Resigning. James E. Ryan announced his departure on Friday, following a reported demand by federal officials that he step down to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into the university’s diversity-rel...

UVA’s president resigned because DOJ threatened to yank research funds & visas if DEI didn’t go. Feels eerily like Milosz’s Captive Mind—intellectuals pressured into submission by political power. This isn’t just policy—it’s a colonization of the academy, and a loss of academic freedom.

The definition of ‘small government’ being one person who does it all.

Someone asked me how they could find my writers' retreats. I've recreated my diary of events to help you find me. Many are 'invitation only' but some are more open & some organisers generously offer extra places to others: writingwithpam.wordpress.com/diary/
Or you can book me yourself of course.