Alan Fresco
An opinionated Edinburger mainly interested in the outdoors, science and politics.
Currently raging against the dying of the light.
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoWhen sprinkles are submerged in liquid nitrogen, they rapidly cool to −196 °C, causing the trapped moisture and air inside them to contract and the sugar structure to become brittle. cen.acs.org/education/Ch... #CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
- Reposted by Alan FrescoJust a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoPeter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer And Epstein enabled that payday Here’s the evidence. 🧵
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoDemand for UK rental properties drops as buying becomes more affordable - www.ft.com/content/1372... good news for inflation?
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoWell well well. Looks like they were correct. They just lied about who it was.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoHaving analyzed this frame by frame like the Zapruder film my verdict is the president did indeed have an Unidentified Ass Event at 0:34
- The gravy train has reached the end of the line.
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoThe fact peers ideologically or religiously opposed to the #AssistedDyingBill have made it almost impossible for it to pass should be recognised as a national tragedy and a crisis for our democracy. Time matters to terminally ill people. It should for the Lords too. observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoOTD in 2002 Ukraine dismantled its final Tu-160, supersonic heavy bomber. Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoUK Politics 90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots Exclusive: Analysis of 649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoThe Rafah crossing has reopened - but only barely. Despite 20,000 sick Palestinians waiting to leave Gaza for medical treatment, only around 50 will be permitted to leave each day. No aid will be allowed through to Gaza. No foreign journalists will be allowed in either.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoWho leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker? It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoWestminster Voting Intention: RFM: 30% (-3) LAB: 22% (+4) CON: 19% (+3) GRN: 12% (-3) LDM: 12% (=) Via @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, 22-27 Jan. Changes w/ 30 Oct - 5 Nov.
- Reposted by Alan FrescoOrganisations and experts concerned about the impacts of palm oil DON'T support a blanket boycott of palm oil. Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil. Choose #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans! www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...
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- I remember being told in all seriousness, "never trust a man that disnae drink".
- What an odd day. I decided to go over to discover and this is the 4th post of this nature that's landed on my timeline. It feels a bit like sitting in a bus station and being accosted by a perv. Not great.
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- Reposted by Alan FrescoAlmost 4000 people have done this quiz so far, although younger groups still under-represented in case you know anyone who'd like to give it a go and see how they compare to others! probability.kucharski.io
- Reposted by Alan FrescoNow that Epstein is bag in the news and given that Stephen Hawking is in the files (and since he’s dead so he can’t sue) I can tell my Stephen Hawking story. In about 1996 I went to visit a friend who lived just outside Cambridge, let’s call her Lizzie (because that was her name 😃). We drove to
