James Osborne

This album, I swear to god. Every track. A bona-fide fucking masterpiece.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Nine rules for life from @ianleslie.bsky.social a year ago ian-leslie.com/p/leslies-ra...

A Christmas tree with the novels BLACK HOLE CINEMA CLUB and ESCAPE ROOM by Christopher Edge underneath the branches. What a truly festive sight that warms the heart. And you've got the chance to recreate this heartwarming scene in your own household by entering the giveaway - and also by heading to your favourite bookshop to buy copies of both books for everyone you love! Merry Christmas!

I think these books would make a perfect pair under a Christmas tree this year so to make this come true for somebody it's time for a festive giveaway!

Repost, like and follow for the chance to win a signed copy of both books. Winner chosen at random at 11am Monday 16 December. UK only. Good luck!

We need to talk about dying The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of ordinary death?

We need to talk about dying

The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of ordinary death?

By Rachel Clarke
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

My daughter has just been doing this as whole class reading and been inspired to read the rest of the series. Lovely books.

A poppy in a field, marking remembrance.

One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.

It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.

It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.

That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵

That’s what I was going to say!

A planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money - NAO insight We have drawn on our published work, programme of consultation, and collaboration with officials and stakeholders to provide useful insights.

Looking for some pre-budget reading? Colleagues at the #NationalAuditOffice have just published lessons learned for planning and spending across government www.nao.org.uk/insights/a-p...

Decommissioning Sellafield: managing risks from the nuclear legacy - NAO report Sellafield nuclear site is not yet achieving value for money due to concerns over project management, the pace of delivery and staffing.

Here's the National Audit Office doing what it does best - keeping an eye on things everyone else forgets about. In today's report it looks at progress on the cleaning up of the Sellafield site, which is expected to take until 2125 (yes you read that correctly)
www.nao.org.uk/reports/deco...

There are new people joining from Twitter after Elmo's latest changes.

Remember your job...

45 yrs ago, an NRC report led by Jule Charney warned of the effects of increased CO2 in the atmosphere.

60 yrs ago, PCAST warned LBJ that CO2 from burning fossil fuels would cause significant climate changes & harmful impacts to humans.

Both were based on more than a century of preceding science:

Almost 40 years ago in 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise.

Rare role at the top of the National Audit Office - a brilliant organisation which helps hold government to account and to improve public services.

I’m on the Board and can say from seeing inside it is a good place to work with a really great top team. Worth a look!

www.nao.org.uk/seeking-a-ne...

NEW: How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power 🧵

Four key ingredients in UK's success:

❌🏭Stopping new coal
❤️‍🔥☢️🌄Building alternatives
💷Making polluters pay
📢Clear political signals

But there's much more to say…

1/n

interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...

Dom Solanke looks like the best pressing forward I can remember Tottenham having. He’s very precise with his work.

Protecting Lamine Yamal is a priority as Barcelona maintain winning run | Sid Lowe The La Liga leaders have won every game but amid a growing injury crisis keeping their young winger fresh will be key to their success

Here I am trying linking an article… did it work? No reason it shouldn’t but, well, y’know. Tech savvy, me. And new app and all that. This round of games felt like something just to get through — especially for Barcelona. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Dr Dre is seriously attempting to enter the LA olympics in archery and I think that's exactly the kind of stuff people who get really rich should be doing. Every rich person could be doing that instead of being miserable online and destroying democracy

Highly recommend searching 'starter pack' on here. You get a lovely list of starter packs. You can find the ones relevant to you and marvel at all the niche ones you don't want to follow but it's nice to know they exist!

If you want this site to thrive and draw people away from the Bad Place, retweet liberally.

There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business.

If we boost them, they will come.