Stephen Hosking

Truth seeker, climate campaigner, OCD supporter (run Support Groups @LondonOCD , Oxford, Portsmouth, Eastleigh), bus advocate, autism ally

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines in their fight against Shell. Add your name to join me: https://t.co/LCd8QMtKs1

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@MAVERIC68078049 IT. IS. NOT. A. WINDMILL.

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@SouthernRailUK @networkrail @SouthernRailUK waiting for response to this please

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@SouthernRailUK @networkrail Hampden Park station footbridge closure - will minimum connection times on journey planners be adjusted to deter changing at Hampden Park 7/2-midApril?

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@SouthernRailUK @networkrail Thanks Liv that’s helpful to passengers (indeed I was alerted to this well in advance by the poster in the photo at Brighton station) but that doesn’t answer my question - which was Will journey planners give additional connection time (this can presumably be adjusted easily)?

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@AskEquiniti I want to find out about some shares I bought ages ago but no longer have the 11-digit reference. I can’t use your phone helpline because I it insists on the 11-digit reference number before I can speak to anyone. What can I do?

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@Stagecoach_West Please advise on Gloucester-Tewkesbury route 351. On tracking appears to be omitting Apperley & A38, and running via B4211 instead. suspect may be due flooding of River Severn or another issue in Tirley area. One or two journeys failed to track at all yesterday.

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

https://t.co/Hx5LxhSmij

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

I miss moderate centrists, who don’t claim to have all the answers, who don’t ascribe to either extreme ideologies or supposedly god-given rules to try and control other people, and who try to work together to settle problems aware of their own limitations. Where have they gone?

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

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[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

Most people don't realize just how incredible pigeons truly are.

These gentle birds aren’t just loyal partners—they're brilliant, complex beings. Tucked inside their beaks are tiny magnetic crystals that act like a natural GPS, helping them navigate thousands of miles with stunning precision. They can also hear frequencies too low for us to detect, read polarized light patterns in the sky, and even see in ultraviolet light, giving them a vibrant view of the world we can't imagine.

Pigeons are also remarkably intelligent. Studies show they can count, recognize their own reflections, understand abstract ideas, and even grasp probability, sometimes outperforming young children. When raising their young, they produce a special milk-like substance in their throats to nourish their chicks. They form lifelong bonds with their mates and use different coos and calls to communicate danger, love, and territory.

History has seen their courage, too. During wartime, a pigeon named Cher Ami delivered a message that saved 194 soldiers—even after losing a leg. Sadly, despite all this, many pigeons were abandoned when we no longer “needed” them, and they stayed close to humans because that's what they knew.

Pigeons are not pests. They are intelligent, emotional, deeply social beings that remember us. It's time we remember them.

For more information on these misunderstood geniuses, you can visit 👉🏼https://t.co/YpF4KsCQuM.

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

Beautiful https://t.co/vTxbHQO6Iu

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Sounds very much like Universal Basic Income (at least as a one-off) 👍🏻

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on - The Big Issue https://t.co/PN5wJA3Gr5

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

Yes.

Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking.

Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@billybinion American companies - Just pay people properly in the first place, sincerely, the rest of the world

[Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek]

There’s a VERY good reason asylum seekers get circus tickets and Amazon parcels.

But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that.

Here’s the crucial detail they left out: 🧵

[Emily Pomroy-Smith ♿️💙🌹 @EmilyP_Smith]

I cannot tell you how much this angers me.

Last year my husband had a breakdown.

Nothing can prepare you for seeing the man you have loved for nearly 20 years turn into an empty shell.

He was referred for NHS therapy June last year, he is yet to get his 1st appointment.

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[Stephen Hosking @StephenHosking]

@jonburkeUK I think one problem is that for some reason people and governments are obsessed with GDP and economic growth and ignore GNH* and wellbeing - surely wellbeing has to be the ultimate goal for every person, regardless of status?

*Gross National Happiness

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

This NASA visualization shows the CO2 emitted into the earth's atmosphere + clarifies who is responsible for the climate crisis: we, the Global North.

There is not time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

“The best way to avoid being inactive is not join a gym, but begin with the radical act of walking. The good news is a well-designed city can give us all the regular physical activity we need, without access to pricey equipment and trainers. It’s all about the built environment.”