Came here for this. Glad to see a like mind got there first. 🙌
I did watch the speech, yeah, that was largely what made me think he was dancing on a pin. But we can disagree, I guess, that’s cool. 😊
Before Parliament Starmer spent 20+ years specialising in human rights and … international law! He is tying himself in knots to avoid letting down a key ally who has, well, broken international law. Allowing use of the bases for defensive ops *only* seems like an uncomfortable compromise.
For those familiar with the traits of the football managers named, the second paragraph here is a thing of beauty. Daniel Rey in the Financial Times last week.
@financialtimes.com #football
“Russian media outlet Mediazona tracks Russian military deaths using social media, obituaries, and official government notices and provides the most reliable estimates.”
Really? We’re taking Russian media data at face value? Over our own intelligence services?
This is unconvincing.
“As tastes changed …”, is exceptionally generous to the choice that was made.
🧵 UPDATED WP OUT 🧵What happens when you pay disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school? We evaluated England's Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which paid low-income 16-19 year olds up to £1,400/year to remain in education. @theifs.bsky.social @nickridpath.bsky.social
Traffic cones first used in the UK in 1958. This is a pre-cone moment.
Not the first politician to be lucky at cards. Nixon funded his first campaign with poker winnings from his WWII Navy days.
It didn’t end well, of course.
Very, very good series on the Irish war for independence and civil war. Recommended. open.spotify.com/episode/004a...
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
Thank you for this @lunchinthebookies.bsky.social and for the initial question @jburnmurdoch.ft.com An example of social media at its most informative.
Great visualisation, very worrying data. Young men need to see the light and bin the Andrew Tate crap.
Skateboarding? Check.
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.
Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
The hit series The Last of Us conjured a fictional apocalypse caused by brain-altering fungi. But the real world threat from this mysterious biological kingdom is itself disturbing.
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up www.ft.com/content/506f... via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
Spot on from Iain McGilchrist.
Source: “Inside the FT: A guide to the art of FT journalism”
As we wrestle with Gen-AI and shorter attention spans, 40 words feels like a sensible guide.
It can go wrong though. After being reprimanded for a long intro, one legendary journalist offered, as his next effort, "Dead. That's what the man was when they pulled him out of the river".
How long should the opening lines of your email, message or document be?
40 words. I am re-reading style guides from my days in journalism (brief) and consulting (more substantive). One line on intros always stuck with me: "Keep them short; 40 words is usually more than enough"
Lines from _The Princess Bride_ That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/lin...
in the window #books
#booksky #photography
The new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency debuted this week. Here's what his first moves suggest about the project's future.
Interesting nuance in the post-literate society discourse:
The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.
Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.
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Maybe 2025 is the year of escape from X. 🤔
