Ed Foster

As things stand, Ukraine and Europe are on the verge of being confronted with exactly the kind of Faustian deal they feared would emerge back in February. The fact that Europe hasn’t moved to block such a deal in the past six months is a failure of leadership and diplomacy.

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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

Review: "Let me tell you I was bitterly disappointed to learn that this book is, in fact, an instructional guide to the profitable husbandry of ducks as a craft. There is not one sliver of insight about holding ducks accountable for their crimes against humanity, Earth, or God."

I think Dan Hodges nails it here.

Under English law is it legal to kill project managers who slide a 4pm friday meeting into your calendar on a sunny summer day?

I vaguely remember something about it being okay as long as i use a longbow.

One of the most stupid Labour policies so far. Motivated by Labour thinking that socially conservative people hate all foreigners coming here, so perhaps if they can advertise this policy something will register re Labour's attitude to illegal immigration.

I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.

First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.

Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.

Charity rowing crew mistaken for Channel migrants by local MP The rowers, including a former Royal Marine, said people had been following them from the shore near Great Yarmouth almost 'vigilante-style'

A new Lowe?

The British Academy, the national body for humanities and social sciences, last month warned that the levy would put pressure on universities' finances and add to the impression that Britain was "not welcoming to international students", hampering the government's drive to boost the economy and the country's soft power.

English universities face a £621mn-a-year hit from a proposed levy on fee income from overseas students - more coverage of this issue today
on.ft.com/45iK18l

We strongly oppose the introduction of the international student levy. It suggests a lack of understanding of the financial pressure on higher education. It is estimated that a
single cohort of international students provides up to £37 billion net contribution to the UK already

• Discontinue the idea of introducing a levy on higher education provider income from international students. • Reduce visa costs to ensure they are at least as competitive in cost as other leading science nations, and preferably have a target to become the mos competitive in the G7. • Provide immediate clarity that the current time length for Indefinite Leave to Remain is kept in place for current and future Global Talent visa holders and their dependents.

We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...

Furthest I have been:

North: Ibergen, Norway
East: Berlin, germany
South: San Diego, USA
West: Los Angeles, USA

Hmm

North: Scotland
East: Czech Republic
South: United States
West: United States

How dull

Interesting

North - Bergen
East - UAE
South - South Africa
West - USA

This is as good as it gets.

"Most objections to AI do not arise through fear of the future, or inability to change. They arise because the people who control these AI platforms are dicks."

I'm then heading to @edfringe.bsky.social at the end of the month and there are still tickets available for all shows there - although do book early if you can as some shows are starting to look busy already... edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:4930/

Matt Green: Work in Progress - Camden Fringe Online political comedy star Matt returns with new jokes about politics, the news and himself. Matt has moved house and the world is in chaos. But we can still laugh about it - right?Is selling a flat...

Had a really fun show last night in Tufnell Park and looking forward to another one tonight. Very much still tickets available for all shows so if you fancy a laugh then come along... camdenfringe.com/events/matt-... @camdenfringe.bsky.social

I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!

An illustration of Thranduil from The One Ring First Edition. This illustration didn’t make the corebook. It replaced a rejected piece of art by another artist, and was used in “Words of the Wise”, a free scenario by Dominic McDowall for the game. After that had to go away for contractual reasons, the art reappeared in… Heart of the Wild? Darkening of Mirkwood? Those two titles began as one book, so I don’t always know the split.

I’m late for the anniversary of its release at GenCon 2011, but to celebrate that ancient release of The One Ring First Edition: one like = one illustration from TOR 1st ed, which I helped illustrate, art direct, write and creatively direct. Good times. Here’s Thranduil with whom I was happy.

shockingly, a lot of kids these days won't even learn about the Trenic Condoutation Wars, because of woke

I think that’s because history remembers the Second Trenic Condoution wars as so much worse

Prison system in England came within days of collapse, report says Former chief inspector Dame Anne Owers finds 18 years of short-term fixes failed to tackle deep-seated problems

18 years of short term fixes failed to tackle deep-seated problems across the system
on.ft.com/46BWsgp

Keep the two distinct in your head.

Incredible that this is all the same article. How utterly pathetic

Pauses to check news app to see if it’s something specific, just decided to agree anyway

I am begging, begging Labour to look at the last five decades and realise that catering to the far right has never, ever won their votes or succeeded at making Labour “look tough” on immigration.

Even at Blair’s peak, he was attacked for being weak on it.

Please. Just. Stop.

Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

In "Legitimate Concerns" news.

41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.

For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia

write to your MPs.