Russell Merryman

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Citizen of the Universe, journalist, writer, editor (ex-BBC/Al Jazeera), now an academic and PhD candidate, future media geek, Yorkshireman, hardline realist, tea drinker, former gravedigger #swfc #fbpe
Workhttps://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/people/russell-merryman
Studentshttps://www.artefactmagazine.com/
Bloghttps://hackingjournalism.wordpress.com/
Tremrhttps://www.tremr.com/merryarty/posts/featured
'Holy c*** - we've got no plan, what will we do?': Shocked Boris's reaction to Brexit vote revealed - LBC https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-reaction-brexit-vote/ via #BrexitInquiry
'Holy c*** - we've got no plan, what will we do?': Shocked Boris's reaction to Brexit vote revealed

A shocked Boris Johnson declared "we've got no plan" and "holy crap, what will we do?" when he realised Vote Leave had won the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a new book.

LBC
This, by ⁦@neilhimself
⁩ almost 10 years ago, v relevant: “Round the world we observe local authorities seizing the opportunity to close libraries as an easy way to save money, without realising that they are stealing from the future to pay for today”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens

The Guardian

Guess what?

On Mastodon, your follower/follows ratio doesn't matter. No one cares about your #clout. You don't need to build a #brand.

If you follow a bunch of people it shows that you are curious and want to hear ideas from diverse sources. Go crazy with the #follows and the #boosts. The more the better.

But feel free to #unfollow if things get overwhelming. And use #Lists to put your follows into more manageable cohorts to see what a limited group of people are posting.

Blue tick operation went awry 😂

The first time on Mastodon that I'm flagging a new post on my #Brexit&Beyond blog!

Titled 'In the doldrums', it looks at ongoing rows over economics, the slow intrusion of reality, the stasis over the NI Protocol, Sunak's lack of a clear agenda, and the recurring constraints of the Tory Party.

Will the doldrums continue or will there be a new crisis? And which is the more depressing prospect?

All that and more here:
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/in-doldrums.html

In the doldrums

<a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>

Journalists on Mastodon and Fediverse (Responses)

Google Docs

From @[email protected]

The vibe on #Twitter: "I am not paying Elon Musk a penny and will leave if it becomes subscription only."

The vibe on #Mastodon: "I will chip in to help the volunteers running the servers."

It feels more like a co-op than being part of a billionaire's evil plan. Which is nice.

https://nitter.ca/revpaulwhite/status/1590066324515930112

Fr Paul (@revpaulwhite)

The vibe on Twitter: "I am not paying Elon Musk a penny and will leave if it becomes subscription only." The vibe on Mastodon: "I will chip in to help the volunteers running the servers." It feels more like a co-op than being part of a billionaire's evil plan. Which is nice.

Nitter

RT @[email protected]

France is not fucking around

New legislation demands all *existing* carparks with 80 or more spaces must install a solar roof (in 3-5 years)

This could generate up to 11 gigawatts, which is the equivalent of 10 nuclear reactors

https://electrek.co/2022/11/08/france-require-parking-lots-be-covered-in-solar-panels/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/SustainableTall/status/1590258889748250624

#ClimateChange #PositiveNews

France to require all large parking lots to be covered by solar panels

France's Senate just approved legislation requiring all parking lots, current and future, to be covered in solar panels.

Electrek

Fox News' WH Correspondent.

#Midterms #r4today

RT @[email protected]

GOP source tells me “if it wasn’t clear before it should be now. We have a Trump problem”

When following back people here, I’m noticing a lot of people haven’t posted anything yet.

If you can’t think of anything to write just yet, then do consider just reblogging (=retweeting!) good content that you see around. You could start with this post, for example, to encourage more people to start sharing content around here.

BTW, as we get the Bylines publications going on here, that will provide ample good news content for the community. 👍👍