Director Sustainability Policy Engagement at Microsoft. Interested in tech, sustainability, travel & the arts. Husband to @LetMimiBe, father & views my own.
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David B Frank retweeted
Classic implicit classism as well as sexism here. Bigger deal made because Rayner is working class. Risible.
🔴 Angela Rayner poses for British Vogue in an outfit worth £3,570 telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
As the article goes on to mention, the outfit was provided by Vogue; it does not belong to Rayner.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/…
David B Frank retweeted
"The subject has not been this interesting since the car was invented," says @MrJamesMay.
He's not wrong.
David B Frank retweeted
🌊THREAD🚾
Here's the story of a battle between two men long ago whose consequences we're still living out.
It set us on the road to today's sewage system, where leaks are commonplace - in UK & cities across the world.
It's the most important story you've never been told...
David B Frank retweeted
NEW: we need to talk about the dire state of British transport infrastructure.
Of the 52 UK cities with 250k+ people, only 8 (15%) have a tram or metro.
In France & Germany it’s 80%, Poland is on 60%.
Even *American* cities are better served, and the US hates public transit!
David B Frank retweeted
I've received the first copy of my book, "German Baking"! It comes with different covers - for UK and US. The contents are identical. All measurements in metric and imperial/volume.
Bake-Off often took me back to my childhood, and my book reflects that.
Pre-order on Amazon!
David B Frank retweeted
AI is the most important technology of our generation but getting the policy right is fundamental for the #FutureofBritain.
Watch Tony Blair discuss the UK's role in global #AI governance live at @ChathamHouse this week.
Register your place now: bit.ly/3PqTzXb
David B Frank retweeted
For those wondering where the “straight flag” is. Gay marriage is recognised in 34 Countries. There are far more countries where being gay is illegal, than those in which same sex couples can marry. Does that not tell you how far there is yet to go? 🏳️🌈humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-t…
David B Frank retweeted
This week marks 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and our Deputy CEO, @rachel_century, will be commemorating the anniversary in Poland as an educator with @MOTL_UK_.
In this @jewishnews article she reflects on the significance of the anniversary.
jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-the…
David B Frank retweeted
#OnThisDay in 1975, Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and defeated the ruling Lon Nol Army.
The taking of Phnom Penh marked the beginning of the genocide in Cambodia, during which it is estimated that well over two million people were murdered. #OTD
David B Frank retweeted
Important new report on #LongCovid and the brain demonstrating persistence of the virus spike protein, throughout the body and particularly the skull-meninges axis, both in humans and the mouse model
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… by @erturklab @zhouyi_rong @HongchengM
@Sakethkapoor
David B Frank retweeted
A more unusual "Some personal news..." update than most, over on LinkedIn.
Paul is starting a new position as full time carer for his terminally ill wife.
He is raising funds to be able to achieve this. Worth helping if you are able: gofundme.com/f/giving-up-wor…
David B Frank retweeted
Aujourd’hui, Kaboul. «L'ÉDUCATION EST NOTRE DROIT. FEMMES. JUSTICE. LIBERTÉ.»
Le courage inébranlable des Afghanes est véritablement héroïque. @NasimiShabnam
David B Frank retweeted
Join us for Water and Wastewater Cybersecurity Roundtable forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
David B Frank retweeted
I haven’t seen anything like this on Russian state TV since Ukraine’s counter-offensives last year
Karen Shakhnazarov says Russia needs to recognise the fact that it might lose and that anyone who thinks the West is about to fall apart is deluding themselves
David B Frank retweeted
Buried in WhatsApp conversations between then-prime minister Boris Johnson, his scientific advisers and Dominic Cummings, is an exchange which is arguably even more worrying than this headline-grabbing stories.
Johnson's fundamental maths mistake...
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David B Frank retweeted
So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result.
David B Frank retweeted
.@BradSmi announces deal with Nvidia as part of press conference on Microsoft-Activision, agreeing to share Activision titles with Nvidia GeForce cloud gaming, following closure of the deal
