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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLING AROUND (1930)! 🐭🎶🎻

🎬 If the star looks a little odd, it's because this is the first Mickey cartoon not animated by Ub Iwerks (who left to create Flip the Frog). It's also the first Mickey short released by Columbia Pictures, making it a unique piece of animation history.

Full short ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/fiddling-around-aka-just-mickey_1930

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #animation

Seth Jones Nov 15, 2024

Ireland dodged a bullet there. Argentina will feel very unlucky, especially in that period just before halftime where Ireland kept infringing and Argentina got nothing from it. @rugby #IREvARG #rugby

Seth Jones Nov 9, 2024

England seem keen to infringe around the ruck; also pushing offside a lot. Seems O'Keefe is seeing a lot of it. Interesting game so far. Australia seem to be growing into the game. #rugby #ENGvAUS @rugby

Seth Jones Nov 2, 2024

That was an exciting game! From the NZ perspective can see how Robertson's gameplan is shaping up. Plenty of opportunities created, for sure, but not enough accuracy to finish them off. But they need to fix that lineout, and back to old bad habits regarding discipline. #ENGvNZ #rugby @rugby

Seth Jones Oct 6, 2024

Worth sharing. Not sure what to make of this. But because of the conflict of interest, maybe stating more to explicitly the reason for not publishing the review is important!

https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-10-2024/the-nz-journal-that-commissioned-then-spiked-a-critical-review-of-its-co-editors-book?utm_source=spinoff-share-button&utm_medium=spinoff-app

The NZ journal that commissioned then spiked a critical review of its co-editor’s book

'I knew NZJH would be unlikely to publish my review but I couldn’t in good conscience have written anything else.'

The Spinoff

Seth Jones Sep 6, 2024

Freedom of the Press Sep 6, 2024

Powerful account of the costs of SLAPP suits, from legal fees to insurance spikes to lost time to reputational harm. Charles Ornstein even lost out on a mortgage.

All states and the fed gov should pass anti-SLAPP laws. Those that have should strengthen them.

https://www.propublica.org/article/bud-frazier-dismissed-libel-lawsuit

Our Editor Won a 6-Year Legal Battle. It Didn’t Feel Like a Victory.

After publishing a story on a doctor accused of violating federal research rules and skirting ethical guidelines, ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein was named in a libel suit. An appeals court recently dismissed the case, but the experience took a toll.

ProPublica

Seth Jones Aug 19, 2024

Dan Neidle Aug 19, 2024

The UK loses £1bn each year to fraudulent R&D tax relief claims. We've a new report identifying one of the firms responsible: Green Jellyfish. https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/08/19/green-jellyfish-r-and-d-fraud/

Seth Jones Jul 28, 2024

Jon Worth Jul 28, 2024

Frankfurt (Main) Hbf

One of Europe’s great stations

And I’ve got a classic ICE 1 non stop (Sprinter) to Berlin

Seth Jones Jul 20, 2024

Taylor Lorenz Jul 20, 2024

“We started seeing a series of children, preteens mostly, shot in the head…The families told one of two stories: they were playing inside when they were shot by Israeli forces, or they were playing in the street when they were shot by Israeli forces” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/19/gaza-hospitals-surgeons-00167697

Seth Jones Jul 5, 2024

Auschwitz Memorial Jul 5, 2024

5 July 1910 | Czech Jewish woman, Stela Ehrlichová, was born.

She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 January 1943 with her daughter Aviva. They did not survive.