Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
@ereshkigal99.bsky.social
Ex-climate scientist, ex-Martian volcanologist, plays Elite Dangerous, studies archaeology, needs a part time job. Will do science for food.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
This is the way en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Battle of Cable Street - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This is the way en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
What on earth is happening?
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
What on earth is happening?
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
This is where it all began. He has no shame.
September 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
This is where it all began. He has no shame.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
📰 Archaeologists uncover unique sculpture of a person sat on a leopard from 11,000-year-old Karahantepe, Türkiye.
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @mymodernmet.bsky.social
mymodernmet.com/11000-year-o...
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @mymodernmet.bsky.social
mymodernmet.com/11000-year-o...
Archaeologists Unearth 11,000-Year-Old Sculpture of a Person Sitting on a Leopard in Turkey
“To my knowledge, the human figure mounted on an animal is unique.”
mymodernmet.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
📰 Archaeologists uncover unique sculpture of a person sat on a leopard from 11,000-year-old Karahantepe, Türkiye.
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @mymodernmet.bsky.social
mymodernmet.com/11000-year-o...
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @mymodernmet.bsky.social
mymodernmet.com/11000-year-o...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
It's important to note that the op-ed author was, in fact, a DOGE employee, so he's bragging about his own "accomplishments".
The Lancet: DOGE is responsible for millions of deaths.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
September 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
It's important to note that the op-ed author was, in fact, a DOGE employee, so he's bragging about his own "accomplishments".
Good morning Bluesky ☀️
This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️
This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️
September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Probably a dumb question, say a Union was donating £1m and say 0.5m people had opted in to the political levy - what's to stop them giving 0.5m x £2 donations and providing the list of everyone who has opted in so they can be treated as individual donors?
Probably an admin & GDPR nightmare but...
Probably an admin & GDPR nightmare but...
September 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Probably a dumb question, say a Union was donating £1m and say 0.5m people had opted in to the political levy - what's to stop them giving 0.5m x £2 donations and providing the list of everyone who has opted in so they can be treated as individual donors?
Probably an admin & GDPR nightmare but...
Probably an admin & GDPR nightmare but...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Simple enough surely, to classify the voluntary contributions as individual donations? Which they are, effectively
September 15, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Simple enough surely, to classify the voluntary contributions as individual donations? Which they are, effectively
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
🌍 54 million historical weather observations from 95 countries have been unlocked & made freely available online.
📚 With records dating back to 1837, the project enabled the discovery of an HMS Terror logbook & an international weather station network
Read ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...
📚 With records dating back to 1837, the project enabled the discovery of an HMS Terror logbook & an international weather station network
Read ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...
How 54 million historical weather records are being made globally accessible
For more than a century, the Met Office's National Meteorological Archive has held a treasure trove of historical weather data, some of it dating back to 1837. Now, thanks to a major project, tens of ...
www.metoffice.gov.uk
September 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
🌍 54 million historical weather observations from 95 countries have been unlocked & made freely available online.
📚 With records dating back to 1837, the project enabled the discovery of an HMS Terror logbook & an international weather station network
Read ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...
📚 With records dating back to 1837, the project enabled the discovery of an HMS Terror logbook & an international weather station network
Read ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
"All the while he loved the People just as much as he feared and detested Persons, and he planned to do something historic. Certainly! He would give each family that five thousand dollars a year just as soon now as he could arrange it".
[Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here]
[Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here]
![Screenshot from IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE by Sinclair Lewis, a novel set in a fictionalized version of the 1930s United States, it follows an American politician, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, who quickly rises to power to become the country's first outright dictator (in allusion to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Nazi Germany)]
P411
the duties of despotism along with his shoes and his fine new coat. He no longer went out racketing. His cabinet begged him not to clown in barrooms and lodge entertain-ments; it was not dignified, and it was dangerous to be too near to strangers.
So he played poker with his bodyguard, late at night, and at such times drank too much, and he cursed them and glared with bulging eyes whenever he lost, which, for all the good-will of his guards about letting him win, had to be often, because he pinched their salaries badly and locked up the spoons. He had become as unbouncing and unbuzz-ing a Buzz as might be, and he did not know it.
All the while he loved the People just as much as he feared and detested Persons, and he planned to do some-thing historic. Certainly! He would give each family that five thousand dollars a year just as soon now as he could arrange it.
https://archive.org/details/itcanthappenhere00lewi_0/page/412/mode/1up](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreidprxoqo3eys5qhuyiyxqavsisa7bp7tbatljvbioc5wbbes3t5bm)
September 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"All the while he loved the People just as much as he feared and detested Persons, and he planned to do something historic. Certainly! He would give each family that five thousand dollars a year just as soon now as he could arrange it".
[Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here]
[Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here]
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
September 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
25 years ago. Utter devastation. New York rose up from the ashes, because that’s what New York always does and will always do. But the world changed forever from that point. It isn't enough to talk about peace. We must all work at it.
September 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
25 years ago. Utter devastation. New York rose up from the ashes, because that’s what New York always does and will always do. But the world changed forever from that point. It isn't enough to talk about peace. We must all work at it.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
FDev are hiring for a writer for Elite and other titles who can work hybrid in Cambridge if anyone is looking.
www.frontier.co.uk/careers/game...
I cannot assist in applications but I do urge anyone interested to check out the game and community resources to understand more.
#gamedev
www.frontier.co.uk/careers/game...
I cannot assist in applications but I do urge anyone interested to check out the game and community resources to understand more.
#gamedev
Game Writer - Careers
Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renown...
www.frontier.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
FDev are hiring for a writer for Elite and other titles who can work hybrid in Cambridge if anyone is looking.
www.frontier.co.uk/careers/game...
I cannot assist in applications but I do urge anyone interested to check out the game and community resources to understand more.
#gamedev
www.frontier.co.uk/careers/game...
I cannot assist in applications but I do urge anyone interested to check out the game and community resources to understand more.
#gamedev
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
September 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
One of those two looks like an invasion to me.
September 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM
One of those two looks like an invasion to me.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Don't make me tap the sign...
September 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Don't make me tap the sign...
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
In honour of the day that's in it—the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
September 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
In honour of the day that's in it—the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Essential thread.
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Essential thread.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.
September 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Though I think the phrasing is important. If the Q had mentioned violence towards police or RNLI the numbers would look very different.
(Which is why the govt response should have focused on that).
(Which is why the govt response should have focused on that).
38-31%.
These are not good numbers.
These are not good numbers.
Britons tend to feel the masked demonstrations over the weekend were not a legitimate way of protesting, by 38% to 31%
Note: Only a minority of the public report following the news closely
Note: Only a minority of the public report following the news closely
September 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Though I think the phrasing is important. If the Q had mentioned violence towards police or RNLI the numbers would look very different.
(Which is why the govt response should have focused on that).
(Which is why the govt response should have focused on that).
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action defendants are not allowed to speak about their "legitimate concerns " in court.
September 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action defendants are not allowed to speak about their "legitimate concerns " in court.
Reposted by Gill Thornhill (Cmdr Ereshkigal)
@philipcball.bsky.social Hi Philip, Would you consider reposting this, please? bsky.app/profile/astr...
Help! Parton Community Council has 60 days to raise £70k to buy Parton Kirk (resting place of James Clerk Maxwell). They plan to turn it into a visitor centre celebrating our great hero! The other buyers could turn it into long-term storage 😬 Even £5 would help 🙏🧪⚛️
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
September 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
@philipcball.bsky.social Hi Philip, Would you consider reposting this, please? bsky.app/profile/astr...