Dr Mick Pope, PhD

Two amazing women. One just passed, one illegally detained

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All hot for Pog but not Rog. Switched off. #sbstdf #tdf2025 #couchpeloton

So before he retired, the commentary crew were all about "Caleb is a chance for this stage" even when clearly not at his prime. Now we get to hear his war stories rather than commentary on the race. Sigh... #sbstdf #tdf2025 #couchpeloton

BTW should out to everyone who migrated from Melon Husk's Nazi echo chamber who is here watching #sbstdf #tdf2025 #couchpeloton

The good news is that Le Tour has begun and it is on SBS. The bad news is that it's three weeks of the commentary team. Still miss Robbie. #sbstdf #tdf2025 #couchpeloton

On the Arsenio Hall Show, Macho Man Randy Savage had a GREAT answer to the question if he ever cried.

Happy Men's Mental Health Awareness Month.

Name them after fossil fuel companies

terminal

Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor The enigmatic crustacean Alicella gigantea is the world’s largest amphipod, but like all deep-sea creatures it hasn’t proved easy to find

A supergiant deep-sea crustacean may be far more common than we thought. The species, Alicella gigantea, is rarely encountered, but could in theory live across 59 per cent of the sea floor.

I may be easily amused, but swasticar still makes me giggle and I say it every time I see one. Billionaires should not be calling the shots in democracies. Just sayin

What radicalized you?

Reflection on Revelation 21, David Attenborough, the ocean, and climate change

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BBC: stop suppressing Gaza documentaries The BBC is suppressing a documentary about the plight of doctors in Gaza, saying the delay is linked to an internal review of a different film by a different producer. It makes no sense. The UK gover

Tell the BBC to stop delaying the documentary about Gaza doctors – broadcast it now! action.eko.org/a/bbc-stop-s...

Mayor Ras Baraka was just released.

I don't think it's an understatement to say there's going to be entire cohorts of junior academics, coders, copywriters, "artists" etc who are functionally illiterate in their own discipline and this will become *very* apparent when anyone takes a second glance at their work

Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways
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Pope Francis was a visionary leader who dedicated his life to service and justice. He encouraged us to protect our planet, championed a more inclusive church, and cared for all of God’s children — especially the most vulnerable among us.

Doug and I join the world in mourning his loss.

193. In any event, if in some cases sustainable development were to involve new forms of growth, then in other cases, given the insatiable and irresponsible growth produced over many decades, we need also to think of containing growth by setting some reasonable limits and even retracing our steps before it is too late. We know how unsustainable is the behaviour of those who constantly consume and destroy, while others are not yet able to live in a way worthy of their human dignity. That is why the time has come to accept decreased growth in some parts of the world, in order to provide resources for other places to experience healthy growth. Benedict XVI has said that "technologically advanced societies must be prepared to encourage more sober lifestyles, while reducing their energy consumption and improving its efficiency".[135]

Rest in peace, Francis — you were a great degrowth socialist and a great heart.

In theory, but at the moment probably not...

Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'

"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals bc of their content & editorial processes, he isn't doing his job. He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." #saveourscience This is such bullshit.

The largest flood in Earth’s history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean in just a few years New evidence supports theory of ‘Zanclean megaflood’ 5 million years ago.

The largest flood in Earth’s history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean in just a few years
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The story stays the same An innocent man is the victim of collusion between the state and religious powers, falsely accused and sentenced to a fate he did not…

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Douchebag. As smart as a sack of hammers with a HGH noggin to go with it

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