Phil Benson

Melania: The Movie

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Great to see you here in Munich. I look forward to your talk later!

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🎉 Happy to say that Tektonika is now in the Directory of Open Access Journal #DOAJ ! ⚒️

A reminder that it's Free to Publish / Free to Read with us !

doaj.org/toc/2976-548X

Amazing.... just another day in the planetary atmosphere...

This podcast will kill me. But it's worth it.

You know what to do.

Happy Birthday Alex! @sturdyalex.bsky.social If your bluesky feed is inundated with birthday wishes you can blame @pimlicat.bsky.social 😎

My advice to undergraduates:

Do *not* sign on to a PhD just because it's a 'next step' and you don't know what else to do. A master's program is a much better option in that scenario. You can find out if you genuinely enjoy the endeavor and, if not, it's only 2 years and you get a great degree! 1/2

Another shortsighted decision from UKRI, by the looks of it. Sigh.

A New STFC Funding Crisis

The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.

Net Zero migration is an economic own goal By Frank McKenna

@downtownfrank.bsky.social: "The political obsession with net zero migration is becoming detached from economic reality. The UK is an ageing society with persistent labour shortages.

"Our economy depends on access to global talent.”

Those Europeans who spent yesterday obsessing over Trump destroying the US would do far better to think about how the few guardrails that will stop him do not exist in most of our countries. Germany might be the only exception to this?

Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Do we want to align with Trump's America? I don't.
Do we want to align with Europe? I do.
Let's make sure the government knows this.
Please sign and share widely.

As a geologist you had to work pretty hard to not be employed during the 50s/60s/70s.

A bit challenging in the 1980s…but doable. 1990s through 2024 …get your environment hat on and get a job.

I would hate to have a freshly minted BS in today’s market.

Do you double/triple down and go for MS/PhD?

Conference field-trip... this I could get used to!! great to spend a few hours hiking with colleagues and getting some fresh mountain air. We even discussed some research!!!

Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

With his #Davos speech @mark-carney.bsky.social has become not less than the leader of the free world, in the philosophy of Václav Havel.

European leaders should now build a strong alliance with him and ramp up common decisions on security, trade and the values of multilateralism.

Merz, aufwachen!

Orion over the alps ... with an iPhone! #astrophotography

Amazing Venue for a conference! euroconf26.epfl.ch

Bluesky Twitter account: NEW FEATURE: This button allows you to opt out of having images you post on X turned into porn Plus image of the create new account button on bluesky

Bluesky going to work over on Twitter

Brilliant thread! Thanks for watching so that I/we didn't have to!

The decent Tories were culled in 2019.
The indecent ones are defecting to Farage.
I wonder who or what will be left by 2029.

Charlie is the best good news story I have heard in ages! Just lovely! As always you guys rock. Keep up the great work and see you soon!

Lovely to be at the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social for todays meeting on Machine Learning advances for Rare Events in Solid Earth Science. Hopefully I learn something!

Love to join - if you can put up with a sciencey type! - not sure your (bluesky) DMs are open though?

Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambition, says Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Excellent piece from the mighty @pimlicat.bsky.social in todays paper. I just hope that the government is listening this time...

Mirror readers debate rejoining EU ahead of Brexit anniversary Keir Starmer is trying to repair relations with the European Union but Brexit remains a thorny issue in the UK - and we want to know your views on whether to rejoin the EU or not

There’s a poll here on ‘would you like to see the UK rejoin the EU?’ - vote and share

It’s currently at 57%

Nor do I! #Brexit disaster. #Brexit Liars.

Veil nebula (Cygnus, the Swan). Shot using narrowband SHO filters (Cooled IMX585 astro camera) to give the so-called 'Hubble Palette'. Central london 19.12.25 1h26m total
exposure.

Ahhh snow! Those were the days...!

YouTube video by Brownville's Food Pantry For Deer Brownville's Food Pantry For Deer "Trough View"

I always forget about the joy of live feeds. SO MANY DEER

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLu...

The penny has dropped: Wes Streeting hails 'enormous benefits' of EU membership Quite simply, the elephant in the room is now being addressed - and Labour Wes Streeting has lambasted the impact of Brexit.

The penny has dropped: Wes Streeting hails ‘enormous benefits’ of EU membership

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...