Ann Hawkins

If you haven't read it already I strongly urge everyone to read this book. It's a quick read and even for someone like me who has been convinced of Zuckerberg's evil influence on the world for some years, it is jaw droppingly terrifying.

@hellolovely.design You'll like this :)

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

Passed me by so just ordered it - thanks!

Janaki Ammal crossbred sugarcane species to create a hybrid with a higher sucrose yield that could flourish in India's tropical climate. She was instrumental in saving the botanically diverse Silent Valley in India. adalovelaceday.subst...

Was talking to my son about Trump's visit to Canada. As a convicted felon he's not legally allowed into the country. Protests have already started.

Isn't he going just to see if the crown fits?

Hailan Hu studies the neurological mechanisms behind emotional & social experiences, & how they change the brain’s neural circuitry. She discovered how ketamine acts to reduce depression in rats, making way for new approaches to treating mental illness. adalovelaceday.subst...

Substack sucks. Write on Medium instead.

Prime Minister Starmer humiliates Donald Trump on live television. He shut him up and fact checked him mid sentence.

Trump sat there shoulders slumped nodding his head. #StandWithUkraine

Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.

We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.

Thank you @laurenhug.bsky.social - I'm learning more about what's happening in America by following @altnps.bsky.social @i-love-altnps.bsky.social

Do you know if there is a difference in how young women and young men voted. Some studies show that young women are moving left and young men are moving right.

**What would you do if there was a real threat to democracy?** “Whatever you think your answer is, it’s what you are doing right now” Image – we need to get more citizenship teachers trained up In the second half of my previous post I p…

NEW BLOGPOST: "**What would you do if there was a real threat to democracy?**" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/02/15/w... Given the news earlier this evening that's likely to change the foreign policies of more than a few countries... “Whatever you think your answer is, it’s what you are doing right now"

I'm usually in the UK but currently in Canada(!) so all sorts of conflicting messages coming through. I ended up listening to comedy shows on BBC Radio on iPlayer :)

As the US isn't the centre of the universe I imagine quite a lot of people will be doing lots of other things.

Just listening to Sounds of the 70s on R2 ...

You do you - it's obvious that a huge number of people love your videos!

You can talk more slowly and still get to the point quicker - just cut out the fluff 😂

I was lost in the cesspit of social media. Then Jane Austen showed me the way out Why spend every evening fighting trolls on X when you could be working your way through the greats of literature? No more online rage, recriminations, doom-scrolling …

Read some literature - it's good for you!

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More growth. Still no benefits? - Sam Davies Questions about leadership and influence were given more urgency this week with the launch of yet another business lobby interest group.

"More growth. Still no benefits?" sam4qe.com/more-growth-... "In 2016, MIT’s $45 million tax payment represented more than 14 percent of the city’s total tax revenue.” On the inability of #Localgov to tax the wealth of Cambridge's economy. Gleaming sci-tech parks connected by potholed roads?

Elon Musk's gesture at Trump rally draws scrutiny He made the gesture while thanking supporters for contributing to Trump's victory.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’ The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time. Byline Times tips its hat to Prince Harry

Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’

The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...

Free Our Feeds Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.

Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.

Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.

freeourfeeds.com

Free Our Feeds Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.

Yes: Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.

Supported by Jimmy Whales, Audrey Tang, Brian Eno, Cory Doctorow, among others.

freeourfeeds.com

Moved onto this new purchase. Another of the old guard producing great records late in life. Also another with one of their offspring in their band. #Saturdaymorningmusic

Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-leone-norwood-farrell-biochemist

Who has got time to become an AI and media literate active citizen? Does anyone know where to start for something that involves all of us? (A bit like the climate emergency? Many of you may have spotted the headlines about the Prime Minister’s speech on all t…

NEW BLOGPOST: "Who has got time to become an AI and media literate active citizen?" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/01/13/w... And even if you do have the time, where are the places that provide easy access and trustworthy course content?