James Berriman

Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.

This is @theflytrapmedia.com honoring @sfdirewolf.bsky.social! the-flytrap.ghost.io/honoring-ali...

I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.

Running a Marathon to sterilize 7,000 Street Dogs YouTube video by Happy Doggo

Niall Harbison, founder of Happy Doggo, is running the Bangkok Marathon with less than 30 days training to help the street dogs of Thailand.

www.youtube.com/live/wMTkECs...

Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio has a message for those at COP30 working to tackle climate change and protect humanity’s future.

This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....

A picture with a faded, pastel-toned image of a sailboat at sea, overlaid with text saying: Off work late? Bored but nothing to watch on television? TRY SINGING 70 to 80 SHANTIES sing them with your friends imagine the sea neighbours love shanties and will thank u for 70 or 80 of them you will certainly not regret singing 70 too 80 shanties

An image of the Pieces of Eight CD and (separately) vinyl products now available for preorder in the store. The CD case bears the stylised skull image in a tarnished golden colour, while the two CDs themselves are a black with the text of the song titles spiralling around the middle. The vinyl cover also bears the stylised Po8 skull image, while the discs themselves are shown as a bright golden colour.

An image of the 3-part harmony songbook, showing the stylised skull image on the front cover (in tarnished gold) on a black background, and an inset image showing the inside of the book and back cover, as evidence that the book does, in fact, contain both song music and lyrics, as well as little bits of text about each of the songs written by members of the band!

Come on down to shop dot the longest johns dot com where we have the shanties for you! Have friends or make them through the magic of communal song!
Blessed with company? You're a shanty band now, buddy!
Don't? Rousing songs will beckon them to your fo'c'sle (living room)!
shop.thelongestjohns.com

Working on a new song with a Venezuelan cuatro, my leather song lyrics journal and my fleece blanket adorned with a map of a Middle Earth. Outside, the wind is howling and the rain is lashing down.

#music #singersongwriter #newmusicfriday 🎧

Picture of Joan Baez autobiography next to folder which says Banned Books

I asked to see the list of “Banned Books” in the used book store in Florida. Books such as Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, 1984 and others that had been banned in the US school system. So naturally I bought the Joan Baez autobiography.

Jack Brabham is the only driver in F1 history to win the World Championship in a car bearing his own name.

Australian Jack Brabham achieved this remarkable feat in 1966. He won his third Drivers' title driving for his own team, Brabham, which also secured the Constructors' Championship that year.

#JackBrabham #Brabham

Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters 'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care hom...

'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care home residents and those with severely weakened immune systems.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty Many waited more than an hour to drop off bags of groceries during a food drive at Evanston Township High School.

Chicagoland going for MVP:

“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...

‘I don't know who he is’: Trump struggles to defend one of his most scandalous pardons The president said that he pardoned Changpeng Zhao despite not knowing who he is. If he’s lying, that’s a problem. If he wasn’t, it’s worse.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Proposed pandemic accord advances global health As global concerns about the spread of avian influenza rise, the world must move to implement the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From April 2025: “The far right, which trafficked in disinformation that undermined the public health response to COVID-19, is attacking the pandemic accord.”

www.thewhig.com/opinion/prop...

Immunization keeps children safe In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many people have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives.

From Jan. 2025: In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many ordinary people seem to have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives by protecting children from vaccine preventable diseases.
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...

The 2025 state of the climate report: A planet on the brink

🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.

🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.

Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.

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Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

#OnThisDay 2008 #BrazilGP. Hamilton crosses the finish line and from his confession we know today that he didn't know yet he was #F1 WC. He found out after a few meters. The Ferrari flags are still waving...
photo📸 taken by Vanderlei Almeida #F1jp

This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.

This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Back to school - Smart Air UK Get classrooms ready for cleaner air. We’ve listened to what schools asked for and built smart, school-friendly solutions that take the hassle out of setup. Why choose clean air Cleaner air means…

London schools are breathing cleaner air thanks to the Mayor’s School Filters Programme 🍃 The Blast & Blast Mini made it happen, cutting classroom pollution by up to 68%.

Let’s make this the norm across the UK.
👉 smartairfilters.com/uk/en/back-t...

🚀 CIDRAP has launched a new digital home for the Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initiative — a global, open-access platform to track progress toward broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
🔗 Explore the site: cvr.cidrap.umn.edu

CIDRAP and CEPI launch resources to track development of coronavirus vaccines

The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Man wearing ombré respirator mask.

The veil is thin on Halloween.

If you use social media, you may find all sorts of ghouls, creeps & trolls come out tonight.

Remember that you aren't locked in here with them. They are locked in with us!

Here's what to do.🧵

Wishing you all a HAPPY HAMILLWEEN !!! 🎃 👻 😱 💀 🧙‍♀️ 🐈‍⬛

My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.

How do you like me as Geppetto?

Reef oceans for all poster with five people listed as speakers

Next week REEF is hosting Oceans For All, Exploring Diverse Experiences in Marine Conservation panel. As a disabled scholar I’ll be bringing perspective on disability & accessibility in ocean/coastal science. Check out the other awesome panelists too! #disabledinstem us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Every Halloween, this is apparently the scariest thing in the neighborhood. Without fail, at least one person stops and asks if this 'thing' is invading people's privacy.

The look of bewilderment when it's revealed that this is a weather station never ceases to be hilarious. 😂

Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:

Hull, Yorkshire—an English port town with a defiant spirit With 800 years of maritime history, this northern town is going all in on its seafaring past in 2026 with revamped museums, docks, and preserved ships. See why its laid-back charm is so hard to resist...

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-...

Decoding Climate Uncertainty Quick Take: Don’t let uncertainty in science deter you.

It was a pleasure to talk with Matt Goldklang at the Man Group about climate risk, for his nice article on the subject in their newsletter, "Lets get geophysical." I hate looking at myself on video though... maybe just listen with picture off😑 letsgetgeophysical.substack.com/p/decoding-c...

Best ive seen them play in a long time. Great movement all round. Cannot complain except joseph should have had one. #hcafc

Hey USA. We’ve sacked a royal and an ambassador because of their friendships with #epstein. Meanwhile in USA….