Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Pashdag

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Alarm is growing in the Lords at a minority using undemocratic tactics to stall the assisted dying Bill.
1,100+ amendments – including a “grotesque” call to film every assisted death – aim to block progress, with risks to Lords reputation if they defy MPs' will.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

A Reuben sandwich - corned beef, saurkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing piled high on grilled rye bread, with two dill pickles on top.

How has no one mentioned the glory that is the Reuben sandwich?

This is a sweet little story

The Largest Strike in the History of American Higher Ed - Dissent Magazine What happens at the University of California will set the standard for a sector that today employs more people than the federal government.

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...everyone stays out until one side or the other gives in - none of this "we're walking out on Monday this week and Tuesday next week" nonsense, or "striking" by refusing marking but continuing to teach. UCU don't seem to understand the basics of labour action.

I've never understood how anyone expects academic strikes in the UK to have an effect. In the US, if a faculty union goes on strike, everyone walks out, not just those who support the strike, or risks the social death of being called 'scab' or 'strikebreaker.' Also...

The way I heard it was "When you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember your original intention was to drain the swamp." I don't remember when or where I got it from, but I want to say it was in the '70s?

NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal Agreement could cost NHS an extra £3bn a year, industry sources estimate

For everybody who's wondering what this is about - www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Somehow I've missed out on turnip curry.

Do you think he practices that look in the mirror?

Congratulations!!!

Note to self: swallow your tea BEFORE scrolling Bluesky.

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I'm sure the text makes everything clear...oh.

She says again that there is no more money, while bragging we have the lowest tax on big businesses in the G7.
At the same time as declaring a fair tax system, claiming that it will magically trickle down... This time.
This is more austerity to give big businesses more money.

It's good! Kind of like dark meat turkey, but more flavorful. Definitely worth a try sometime!

I won't sleep until I've heard from the lettuce.

I never cooked a turkey (!), but I used to turn out a mean Christmas goose. I credit all the versions of A Christmas Carol I watched growing up.

"Fears about “dumbing down” degrees or commodifying education can be addressed through market accountability and employer feedback" -- sure, great, let's have the market and employers reassure us we're not commodifying education. Pardon me, but...what?

If you want my books to be free for anyone to just grab off the internet and read, I'm all for that, I'll just be expecting you to get yer arse in gear & start *making* the fuckin sandwiches for *me* to grab whenever I'm hungry, that's called mutual aid, ya wee ancap motherfucker, get in the kitchen

You have to admit, knowing the govt's going to starve the universities is a form of certainty... (sarcasm)

If you'd never heard the song, you've probably never seen Damn Yankees. Baseball fan or no, it's worth finding the 1958 version just to see Ray Walston's turn as the devil.

Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik ‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

"In her telling, racism and xenophobia seem not themselves objectively bad things that must be combatted, but a natural outcome that occurs when too many rights are given to immigrants and asylum seekers." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Any psychologist / clinician who had a hand in this should be ashamed.

This whole thing is insane, but what the hell is this in particular (question for parent/question for child): "6. Bowel movements outside toilet / I like animals."

Hawai'i's Ed Case, of course, joining Repubs in a meaningless vote to condemn Socialism as Democratic Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani bowls over DJT at the White House. Good thing primary season's coming.

Maybe a question for @morgandaimler.bsky.social ?

Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

Trump's Anti-Trans Report Authors Revealed: Hate Groups and Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Activists The majority of the “expert” comments cited in the “peer review” seem to be just as ignorant as the authors about the reality of trans people’s care.

1. Trump's Anti-Trans HHS Report authors have been unmasked, and as someone said, "Now we know why they were previously kept anonymous."

It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.

We detail the names in our latest report.

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Trump's Anti-Trans Report Authors Revealed: Hate Groups and Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Activists The majority of the “expert” comments cited in the “peer review” seem to be just as ignorant as the authors about the reality of trans people’s care.

20 Nov 2025 -- Final iteration of HHS pseudoscience report on care exposes authors: a Who's Who of anti-trans quacks and activists: Leor Sapir (Manhattan Institute), Evgenia Abbruzzes (hate-group SEGM founder), Michael Laidlaw (ADF), Yuan Zhang (SEGM associate) etc. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social