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YouTube video by BBC Radio 1 Cynthia Erivo surprises her old school with a tear-jerking performance

Cynthia Erivo made a surprise appearance at her high school and I can’t stop crying because of the sweetness of it all 🥹: youtu.be/RcVHn1RvP40?...

What did the grumpy sheep say? “Baaaa humbug!”

AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over China is “set up to hit grand slams,” longtime Chinese energy expert David Fishman told Fortune. “The U.S., at best, can get on base.”

“On average, China adds more electricity demand than the entire annual consumption of Germany, every single year. Whole rural provinces are blanketed in rooftop solar, with one province matching the entirety of India’s electricity supply.”

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Cover of Caroline & Martine Laffon's Mapping the World: Stories of Geography. Image is an old map of 18th C Vietnamese officials' travel in China.

I also have #Obsidianmd notes on mapping and counter-mapping and I got this for R10! (Or @ooeygooey.bsky.social did for me ❤️)

The rise and fall of Fred Goodwin A new play tells the story of RBS’s rapid expansion and dramatic collapse. Lionel Barber, who began his career as a reporter in Edinburgh, watched the saga from the start

The rise and fall of Fred Goodwin.
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Burns x David Polfeldt 52 pp. April 1, 2025, L’il Factory. Short sci-fi. I like robots and artificial life and sentient ships and reading from their POV and pondering their interiority, so I was already primed to l…

Via @hararereview.bsky.social

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YouTube video by F.D Signifier Obama and the Myth of Black Excellence (Part 1)

Obama and the myth of black excellence
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I’ve received a lot of Chat GPT et al. generated documents in my deal work. My observation is that I’m seeing less critical thinking and more selective thinking. No questioning of assumptions or creative solutions. Mostly reinforcement of what the user already thinks.

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That last line: So important, and something @ooeygooey.bsky.social always says to me

The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura x Tierno Monénembo, Ryan Chamberlain 240 pp. First published March 4, 2025 by Schaffner Press. Fiction/African Literature. Sometimes I pick up a book and in the first few pages I get that sinking feeling that says I will not connect w…

Sometimes I pick up a book and in the first few pages I get that sinking feeling that I will not connect with it. But, dear Reader, I’m so glad I kept going, because the tale that the woman who will be known as Véronique Bangoura narrates is enthralling.

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No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain x Rebecca Solnit 184 pp. Expected publication date: May 13, 2025 from Haymarket Books. Non-fiction. Speaking to activists and changemakers in this forthcoming collection, Solnit’s argument is: The way to the place …

Speaking to activists and changemakers in this forthcoming collection, Solnit’s argument is: The way to the place you want to be isn’t always as clearly marked or straightforward as you may think. Nor does it always end up where you had hoped to get.

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Bringing my favourite q to the skyline.

Toilet roll: over or under?

Obsessed w this video of Vinny Thomas (vin_ayy) doing an impression of the cardinal who got third place at the conclave

The *real* art of the deal = @ooeygooey.bsky.social

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Original Single Version Procol Harum · Hits'n'Flips · Song · 2019

A Whiter Shade of Pale

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Now waiting for the penguins’ retaliatory measures.

An announcement congratulating the newly appointed Cabinet of the Republic of Namibia. At the top, the Namibian coat of arms is displayed, followed by the text: ‘Congratulations to the new Cabinet of the Republic of Namibia.’ Below this, a portrait of H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the President, is centered, with H.E. Lucia Witbooi, the Vice President, to the right. Further down, individual portraits of other Cabinet members, including the Prime Minister, Ministers, and the Attorney General, are arranged in a structured grid format, each labeled with their respective names and positions. The bottom of the image features the slogan ‘Nationhood and National Pride Programme’ alongside the ‘My Namibia, My Country, My Pride’ branding.”

Namibia’s first woman president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was sworn in on Friday. Her VP, Lucia Witbooi, is a woman. Eight of her 14 ministers are women.

To be honest, it’s an honour to be expelled by that government.

Spa day!

No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet

5 Books to Read During Black History Month by Zola Ndlovu | Zola Ndlovu “Did you read all these books?” Yes! These are my reviews of my five favorite books read during Black History Month, specially curated for you. This year’s…

5 Books to Read During Black History Month by Zola Ndlovu | @ooeygooey.bsky.social

So someone asked me to retell the story of the old lady that told me about killing her husband. Are we ready for a trip back in time to 1999? Some of you already know this story, but if you don't it is a wild ride. Apply all appropriate trigger warnings!

I feel like people who've always thought Africa's governance problems were because we're, I dunno, dumb ... are learning lots (or about to) about how power really works.

Photo of man behind the Resolute desk in the White House's Oval Office with the flag of the United States behind.

The price of Twitter = $44 billion, versus the price of a Presidency = $288 million

Donald Trump imposes sanctions on ICC officials in new executive order President claims International Criminal Court ‘undermines the critical national security’ of US and allies such as Israel

Donald Trump imposes financial sanctions and blocks visas for International Criminal Court staff who investigate the US and allies such as Israel

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Play it again: Vinyl is making a comeback in Nigeria Most people may stream music now, but the recent Egwù Vinyl Festival shows old-school is still cool.

Play it again: Vinyl is making a comeback in Nigeria
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Water shame :(