Chris Billingham

Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – a father and his autistic son bond through music An honest and intensely moving book about the struggle of parenthood and the power of connection

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

RFK’s statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies | John Harris The idea that autism is some aberration that can be cured is typical of a movement that celebrates simplistic thinking and loathes human difference, says Guardian columnist John Harris

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....

Fusion Energy Needs Continued U.S. Leadership to Secure Our Energy Future The U.S. leads the world in fusion energy research. It can’t squander that lead like it did with microchips

Well worth a read: this op-ed from NIF fusion guru Tammy Ma on fusion energy and what the US stands to lose by ceding leadership. She led a tour I took of NIF earlier this year, and she's very sharp. www.scientificamerican.com/article/fusi... #FusionEnergy

We fusionheads still have some work to do to convey the finer points of fusion energy.

Bob Mumgaard on LinkedIn: Proxima Fusion and Partners Publish Stellaris Fusion Power Plant Concept… It's great to see this peer-reviewed publication of the high magnetic field, optimized stellarator concept from Proxima Fusion. Seeing all the assertions…

For those curious about Proxima Fusion's stellarator paper this week, here's the reaction from @cfs.energy CEO Bob Mumgaard: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Proxima Fusion's stellarator design paper is gripping even if you're not expert. 3.1 GW of fusion power (less will reach grid). Electromagnetic coil length 10 m, cryostat diameter 36 m. Noninsulating magnet design, quench simulations, remote maintenance... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A screencap of incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a podium during a press conference

Merz: "It is necessary to reach a moratorium on dismantling"

In a live national press conference minutes ago, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a nuclear dismantling moratorium.

This is the first step to saving German nuclear plants and restarting them.

Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

Tim Walz

We could’ve had Tim 😭

While an immediate funding freeze is a blunt instrument that impacts a wide swath of people from many backgrounds, I can’t help but wonder if the impacts are more concentrated in institutions/organizations and their workforces that are less aligned with the new administration - #itsafeaturenotabug

So how’s it going so far?

Opinion | Surprise! The media just discovered Bidenomics works. Trump is getting a strong economy. If only the media had explained the Biden economic achievements.

If you want to dissect the outcome of the last Presidential election, maybe start here 👇