7 Labour Lawmakers Resign in U.K., in Rebuke of Jeremy Corby
I’m pretty sure I’m proud of my MP*, @ChukaUmunna, for this bold move.
*he’s MP where I live in Lambeth—except I can’t vote in the UK.
Andrew Jaffe's microblog.
7 Labour Lawmakers Resign in U.K., in Rebuke of Jeremy Corby
I’m pretty sure I’m proud of my MP*, @ChukaUmunna, for this bold move.
*he’s MP where I live in Lambeth—except I can’t vote in the UK.
Congratulations to newly-minted Imperial Astrophysics PhD, Dr Ciarán Conneely! It’s been a pleasure supervising him and learning from and with him about his thesis topic, “Application of Cosmic Microwave Background Techniques to a Gravitational Wave Stochastic Background”.
Did not expect to see this canvas bag emblazoned with the cover of Pere Ubu’s 1978 album “The Modern Dance” hanging off the back of a pram in a playground on Clapham Common, London. @ubuprojex
@help micro.blog iOS client is crashing when trying to post on my iPhone, but not iPad. Probably relevant: I just upgraded to a new phone and restored settings from backup of old phone.
Joshua Tree National Park’s Signature Trees Are Among Shutdown Victims
Unsupervised visitors destroyed trees to carve new off-road paths… Others spray-painted graffiti…
Perfect (distressing) symbol of, well, pretty much everything wrong with the country today.
Jeremy Corbyn Says Brexit May Have To Be Delayed To Get A Better Deal With The EU
I would love to have Labour back in power, and am no fan of the Tories, or Theresa May in particular, but the problem is not with her prowess as a negotiator.
RIP Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=terg_LPT3X0&feature=share
Ricky Jay, Magician Who Mastered Sleight of Hand, Dies at 72
Of course, “Mastered sleight of hand” doesn’t do justice to his immense dedication, knowledge, and talent.
Thank you, SF Department of Elections, for making my vote count (eventually).
Trump deciding not to pardon either turkey this year would be excellent fake news.