Ben Harris-Roxas @ben_hr@social.coop

I never realised before tonight that Eric the Clown was Jon Favreau https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/Eric_the_Clown

Am I right in understanding that the cost of the Central and Eastern Sydney light rail could fund the entire nation’s bushfire disaster rebuilding?

Remains found by Pompeii are probably Pliny the Elder, new tests indicate https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-remains-found-by-pompeii-really-are-pliny-the-elder-new-tests-indicate-1.8439072

New merchandising highpoint/lowpoint: Picard tv show stainless steel wine sippy cup https://www.cbsstore.com/products/star-trek-picard-starfleet-museum-12-oz-stainless-steel-wine-tumbler-with-straw

‪This is why you shouldn’t get your logos deigned on Fiverr‬

NSW Rural Fire Seevice volunteers taken to dark place this bushfire season https://amp.smh.com.au/national/nsw/relentless-bushfires-take-rfs-volunteers-to-a-dark-place-20200124-p53uge.html?btis=&__twitter_impression=true

Finally some good news for 2020 “Funnel-web spiders: 'bonanza' of sightings expected due to hot and wet weather” https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/22/funnel-web-spiders-bonanza-of-sightings-expected-due-to-hot-and-wet-weather

@liamvhogan I was clearing photos bludge and came across this timeless screencap

When will your parents die? The factors that make the difference in America http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2020/jan/19/poor-and-black-americans-more-likely-to-experience-death-parent-younger-age

Farmers can see climate is rapidly changing http://www.theland.com.au/story/6585976/farmers-can-see-climate-is-rapidly-changing/

Friends, if you find I’ve unfollowed you on here please don’t take it too personally. It’s fine if you need to describe your emotions and personal travails here, but please understand if I need to limit my exposure to it.

The agony of weekend loneliness: ‘I won't speak to another human until Monday’ http://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/16/the-agony-of-weekend-loneliness-i-wont-speak-to-another-human-until-monday We can’t let our work isolate us like this. We all need human connections, interests and passions outside work.

@liamvhogan

Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201907-538CME

What’s up masto?

Scruton in media plot to push the sale of cigarettes https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/24/advertising.tobaccoadvertising

Loved this episode of the always excellent Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast on the Seinfeld theme https://pca.st/220z4jls Probably the podcast that’s making the best use of the medium right now

Only about 17% of the UK population can be considered as being “highly engaged” with climate change https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/uk-climate-change-views/

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