Where we came from, and where we may be heading.
I post about technology, innovation, space, earth observation, heritage, and bread. MBA (Tech Mgmt) from Open University.
Dominic Manchee
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Tribal politics in action (once again).
Almost 2,000 years old, and the Jordanians are still making use of their Roman Theatre ... this time to watch the World Cup.
Dominic Manchee
For the third by-election in a row Reform UK offered voters the politics of rage and for the third time in a row they have been roundly rejected as a result.
How Andy Burnham's massive victory in Makerfield shows the wheels are now coming off of the Nigel Farage project
Growth and productivity in Greater Manchester started long before @andyburnham.bsky.social. It has a culture of long-termism.
UK political culture is short-termism.
What does his tenure as mayor tell us about a possible future PM Burnham ? Not much.
@channel4news.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social
Here's the Iran-US MoU, and it's pretty much a severe strategic defeat and capitulation for the US and a massive strategic and economic victory for Iran. Really an utter humiliation for the US thanks to Trump's naked incompetence.
edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/m...
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Extreme heat across southern parts of England and Wales
Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
Dominic Manchee
RUSSIAN SATELLITES APPEAR TO BE STALKING A SPACECRAFT AIDING #UKRAINE - Six mysterious Russian satellites launched earlier this year have been creeping toward an #ICEYE Earth observation spacecraft since early May:
www.supercluster.com/editorial/st...
New research from me and @antonspisak.bsky.social – we identify how much Brexit has reduced goods and services trade with the EU, and what’s responsible: leaving the customs union or the single market?
Answers: large hit to trade, mostly due to single market exit 🧵
www.cer.eu/insights/cos...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Very good piece on the rapidly changing world of permafrost in northern Mongolia. Very timely too, with the Asian Conference on Permafrost being held in Ulaanbaatar from next week!
Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of extreme coastal sea-level events since 1900, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The findings suggest that climate change has already altered coastal flood risk. go.nature.com/4v1eH89 🌎🌊🧪
For the third time in a row Reform have sought to stoke division and violence on Britain's streets and been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov
🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨
Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely
Plus:
- Why a city's reputation matters so much
- How much credit can Burnham take? (not much)
- What does this tell us about a future PM Burnham? (not much)
This 'bloody southerners' thing may well have worked well for the King of the North in Makerfield. Whether it'll help him should he become King of the South, West and East as well is open to question.... (h/t @ruthcurtice.bsky.social)
From Gunchester to growth, from bombing to Burnham
jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com
A mysterious group of Russian satellites are maneuvering near satellites operated by the private company ICEYE and used by Ukraine to monitor battlefield activity. Why?
Avert your eyes, Tertullian! Jordanian World Cup ⚽️ fans gathered in the 2nd century CE Roman Theater in Amman (ancient Philadelpheia: pleiades.stoa.org/places/697728) —to watch the game on Wednesday. I love this! www.tiktok.com/@abcnews/vid...
