Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.

If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.

She literally looks exactly like Julia from 1984

It's easy to dismiss this but support for these taxes is *very robust*.

Most people are unmoved by arguments over millionaire exodus.

Elsewhere, CGT and landlord taxation survived exposure to difficult/sympathetic edge cases (which you can find in the report).

I also think setting clear timeframes to what’s being done would be so helpful from a messaging perspective. Set clear objectives and how long it’ll take, base it on a mission and at least people can try rally around it

100%, we won’t be going back to those same rates but I could completely imagine two things happening:

1. Interest rates come down and some consumers feel those benefits

2. Inflation and the “wtf, when did a pint or a meal deal start costing x”

Both could have a big impact vibe-wise

Could be offset quite a bit by the likely secondary impacts on inflation too right?

Priscilla is, hands down, my favorite person who writes on film - has been for years. Read this and I'm sure you'll see why.

‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at night

‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

built on theft and at massive environmental cost and most importantly, numerous studies keep demonstrating that genAI tools often work a little better than by chance. how is it that we can’t expunge these slop machines out of our institutions and communities

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Seeking PhD students for 2026 @ UT Dallas! In the Early Cognition & Communication Lab, we explore the development of communication, abstract thought, and social bonds and consider the role of early exposure to AI. Apply by Nov 15, 2025 bbs.utdallas.edu/departments/... #phdlife #DevSci #CogSci

Cheaper copper and other minerals? Big push towards AI, data centres, electrification and generation etc likely to drive more mining.

Mines are such slow beasts though, bust could have already come by the time the capacity comes online

Feel like
@priscillapage.bsky.social would deeply appreciate this

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds From 2019 to 2021, Syria’s authoritarian government carried out a secret operation to move tens of thousands of bodies from the exposed Qutayfah mass grave to a hidden site in the desert east of Damascus. The goal of the clandestine reburial was to hide evidence of atrocities as Bashar Assad tried to regain international standing

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds | Reuters

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Report Finds Lead in Naked Protein Powders and Other Popular Brands Experts said the levels were not high enough to cause immediate harm, but raised the risk of long-term health effects.

A number of popular protein supplements contain levels of lead that could pose health concerns, according to a new report that tested samples of 23 powders and shakes.

good LORD

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Dune is probably a mixed example of one that did (so much more lore and fan base) but there are certainly similarities!

New PhD Student Session For the first session of term we will be hosting a meet and greet at the IHR for all PhD students in modern British and imperial history.

*Calling PhD students of modern British and imperial history in London*

The @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social's first session this Thursday (9 Oct.) is dedicated to PhDs, at any stage, for elevator pitches and meet-and-greet. Do come along! Details in the link.

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Lecturer (Teaching & Research) at University of York Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer (Teaching & Research) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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University of York UK recruiting to Economics Lectureship (full-time, permanent).

Occidental in Talks to Sell OxyChem Petrochemical Unit, FT Says Occidental Petroleum Corp. is in talks to sell its OxyChem petrochemical unit in a deal worth at least $10 billion, the Financial Times reported Sunday.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is in talks to sell its OxyChem petrochemical unit in a deal worth at least $10 billion, the Financial Times reported Sunday

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

With this ringing endorsement, if you'd like to understand what deeply evil nonsense the literal President of the United States is promoting now please do listen! on.soundcloud.com/0SJT1Mcqx8ks...

Horrifying images coming out of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, this morning after a massive Russian drone and missile attack overnight.

As Syrians, we stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian nation, which is under terrorist attack.

Targeting residential neighborhoods is a war crime.

Racked by Pain and Enraptured by a Right-Wing Miracle Cure (Published 2024)

During Trump 1, this would be a five-alarm fire about his capacities, but now I bet it doesn't even get mentioned on the news by Monday.

As evidenced by this story on medbeds below, people genuinely believe this. The only people he's trying to appease are the most duped people in his base.

Everyone always asks me what my favourite conspiracy theory is but medbeds is for sure the saddest, I really can't think about it for too long. Just openly preying on the hopes of very desperate people

Ex-Brexit Party MEP pleads guilty in Russia bribe case Nathan Gill admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Kremlin statements while he was a member of the European Parliament.

The former Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK, Nathan Gill, has admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while a member of the European Parliament.

www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...