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A favourite variation was one I contrived for @thefence.bsky.social in 2020, re: Jeff Bezos' then wealth of $177bn.

"Iago first said 'Put money in thy purse’ at the premiere of Othello on Nov 1st 1604. You'd only need to put $1.1 million in said purse every single day since to match Bezos’ total".

01.07.2025 10:34 — 👍 48    🔁 31    💬 2    📌 1

Science — Latest | Aeon Science Essays from Aeon. World-leading scientists and science writers explore topics from theories of evolution to theories of consciousness, quantum physics to deep time, chemistry to cosmology.

At the moment, I'm particularly looking for *scientists* interested in writing for @aeon.co. Is that you? I have recently commissioned essays on geology, oceans, cosmology, astronomy, Antarctica, the brain, computer science, quantum and more. aeon.co/science

23.06.2025 08:27 — 👍 34    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 3

Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.

24.06.2025 10:45 — 👍 1489    🔁 415    💬 53    📌 24

FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup

America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

17.06.2025 10:46 — 👍 9467    🔁 3233    💬 454    📌 368

And politically stupid, too. Alienates core vote (& they do have places to go) in pursuit of votes he'll rarely get, & demolishes his core policy agenda of growth, making his re-election more unlikely. Even those (inc. me) willing to cut him a lot of slack feel betrayed. A truly awful day for UK.

12.05.2025 17:35 — 👍 1449    🔁 416    💬 87    📌 24

Heading home from Glasgow after seeing the wonderful Tindersticks at the Pavillion Theatre.
Accompanied by strings and horns it was a special night and my first time seeing them since I stumbled across them 30yrs ago.

15.03.2025 12:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape | Alexander Hurst The US president’s new imperialism could make real the apocalyptic world depicted by cold war filmmakers

I'm trying to stay hopeful, but we’re stumbling closer to the edge at the mercy of small men...
"This is the tragedy that Donald Trump has wrought: the world will rearm, defence stocks will soar. Perhaps we’ll find a new balance; if not, there will be war."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.03.2025 13:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Did you hear the story of a father who had an affair with his step son, that ended in a grisly murder?

No? It’s had millions of views on a true crime YouTube channel but, curiously, it got absolutely no press coverage at the time. People were asking the local paper why they hadn’t covered it…

06.03.2025 19:00 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

We had to say farewell to this good old girl this week. Kea rescued us when she was maybe 1 or 2yrs and we had a wonderful 14 years with her. Just about broken into a million pieces by losing her.

14.02.2025 11:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have an essay in the estimable @emergencemagazine.bsky.social about how we harmonise our lives with nature's rhythms, even as they fall out of synchrony. It's part of a chapter in Nature's Genius, out in May! @canongate.co.uk

23.01.2025 20:08 — 👍 31    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 1

I worked on a cruise ship in my mid-20s.
Kelly, the trumpeter, and I traded beers with kitchen staff at midnight, taking cookies to 'metal beach' atop the boat. There, we'd watch stars while lightning danced on the horizon.
Watching ships now I can't help wonder where that path might have taken me.

23.01.2025 12:11 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Absolutely loved this, @richardfisher.bsky.social
Marcia brings the incredible journeys of these rocks and minerals to life with such vivid detail.
It’s like a geological action movie unfolding over millions of years beneath our feet.

23.01.2025 10:16 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If you like motion design or curious tales about mysterious noises, deep time, dark matter and other scientific curiosities do have a look at my wee website.
If you need any moving image production do get in touch for a chat - fortsunlight.co.uk/work

22.01.2025 12:27 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I finally made the move from that other place.
If you need any Motion Design work just give me a nudge.

22.01.2025 11:53 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0