Interesting Links for 04-09-2019

[andrewducker]

Boris Johnson to rip up purdah convention if there's an election

(tags:UK elections conservatives )

How to intervene when you see someone bring harassed

(tags:harassment advice )

Could Britain really hold an election on a Monday?

(tags:elections uk )

I have to say I'm not even slightly convinced that the Lib Dems should have accepted Phillip Lee in to their ranks

(tags:libdem politics uk )

The Most Gender-Switched Names in US History

(tags:names USA history visualisation viaSwampers )

The chair of the LGBT+ Lib Dems resigns over Philip Lee being allowed to join

(tags:LGBT libdem homophobia OhForFucksSake )

EU member states have been told by the European Commission Task Force that the UK under Boris Johnson is rengeging on its commitments to protect the all-Ireland economy

(tags:UK Europe NorthernIreland ireland doom )

LGBT Lib Dem Members Are Quitting The Party Over The Defection Of Ex-Tory MP Phillip Lee

(tags:LGBT libdem )

Moose are big, really big. You may think it's a long way to the top of a horse, but that's just peanuts compared to moose

(tags:animals huge video )

Tin Plasma Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation Makes 5nm Integrated Circuits Possible

(tags:cpu nanotech technology lasers )

Step by step the Johnson plan is falling apart

(tags:BorisJohnson politics hope europe uk )

Comments

[drplokta]

The average shoulder height of a moose is about 2 metres, which is 20 hands (a hand is a decimetre, more or less). The record height for a horse is about 21 hands. So while the average moose is certainly bigger than the average horse, there's actually quite a lot of overlap.

[dewline]

1. I had to look up "purdah" to learn its UK elections-specific context. In Canada, we've come to speak of "caretaker governments" being in effect during election campaign times. Mr. Cummings really wants to be his country's Bannon/Miller/Dugin, doesn't he?

4 + 6 + 8. Well, that was a mixed blessing having him cross the floor, then! Best to keep watch on him in case he tries other, nastier stuff later.

11. May Brexit completely go to pieces with Article 50 revoked.

[andrewducker]

Cummings really does.

Thankfully it's working really really badly for him.

[jack]

"Moose are big, really big. You may think it's a long way to the top of a horse, but that's just peanuts compared to moose"

LOL.

"EU member states have been told by the European Commission Task Force that the UK under Boris Johnson is rengeging on its commitments to protect the all-Ireland economy"

Eek. I mean, obviously everyone knew the govt were taking the piss, but still, worryingly offiical :(