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Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.

But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

The centrist parties in the UK and US need to wrestle with the fact that they are used by business and right-wing interests to "squat" the vote against progressive policies. The "oh renewables are putting your costs up" stuff is a perfect example of that at a time when renewables are getting cheap.

Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE

Just nice to see an American progressive leader who is unafraid and victorious. Really no more to it than that. What a beautiful fucking sight.

Dems just won everything remotely winnable. But I expect the British derp on “we must understand Donald Trump’s popularity and/or imitate Trump” to continue. He’s popular when opposing. He’s deeply unpopular when required to run anything. There’s your lesson.

Fascinating, yet chilling story about nation states threats over published research. However, what is most interesting is the excellent use of the horrendous freedom of speech legislation, drafted as part of the Tories culture war against universities, actually being used for good. Well done.

I was searching for French reaction videos to the Louvre heist and found this guy’s fantastically demented dog

Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread way of life and their strange support for prominent Reform MP customs, but Reform MPs Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of comprise only 0.7 percent of the minorities on television. House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time Said one angry viewer, "She's more than Fiona Bruce. right. Every time you turn on "I'm not prejudiced. Some of the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. Kuenssberg." There are too many people with She added, "I respect their angry red faces on television."

Private Eye.

+++ Now on anti-depressants, wish I'd started them years ago. The difference in my general mood is astonishing.

--- Just upped my dosage and a (hopefully temporary) side-effect is ramping up my ADHD to previously unseen levels. I feel like I'm the guest star in a Very Special Episode of a sitcom.

I hate to be a doomer but the pandemic broke me in this regard I think. After watching like a third of the country proudly say they wouldn't inconvenience themselves even if it cost other people their lives, where do you go from there

Nothing says "cyberpunk" like doing what a billionaire tells you to do

My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

The scars of the weary, aged cat owner. I don’t know if it’s better or worse that he did this by accident.

It’s been a while since I posted new records, largely because it’s been a while since I bought any. Finally got round to visiting the vinyl shop in Falkirk, and found a couple of gems. Picking up Arab Strap there felt appropriate, and am now 3 for 3 on Sisters albums.

Instant block from now on for any fucker claiming that aging badly means you're evil. Fuck off with this utter phrenology assed bullshit.

The notion that it’s ok to mock the physical characteristics of others if they are colossal assholes is one of the less endearing features of many online progressives.

It reinforces the sense that it’s ok to demean others for these things, and never considers catching readers in the crossfire.

#abstractart
#fineart
#modernart

I've likely whined about this before, but it's bizarre how media algorithms almost always start recommending you similar videos when you watch a couple of minutes of something and click away.

Clearly I didn't enjoy it. At best you should be finding the same topic, but different audience groupings.

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Microraptor, inspired by inspired by old Chinese an Japanese art.

Microraptor repost time!

All my friends should be made to live walking distance from me. I don't care if this massively upends their lives

MAYOR: Did you do that sculpture solemnly honouring our civil war dead
SCULPTOR: Sure thing boss, real sexy just like you asked
MAYOR: What

I wrote a comic called THREE about the Spartan worker-class, the Helots, and talked to a bunch of PhDs in the field. My take-away was how unwilling anyone was to state something was true firmly.

After that, I'm even more more wary of Hot Take History online.

That you're sure makes me unsure.

Nice post you got there, it'd be a shame if I deliberately missed your point so I could be tedious about it

Do not punish the behaviour you want to see I mean, it seems pretty obvious when you put it like that, right? But how many families, when an introvert sibling or child makes an effort to socialize, snarkily say, "So, you've decided to join us"? Or when someone does something they've had trouble doing, say, "Why can't you do that all the time?" (Happened to me, too often.) Or any sentence containing the word "finally". If someone makes a step, a small step, in a direction you want to encourage, encourage it. Don't complain about how it's not enough. Don't bring up previous stuff. Encourage it. Because I swear to fucking god there is nothing more soul-killing, more motivation-crushing, than struggling to succeed and finding out that success and failure are both punished.

Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.