# happened week (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover happened week. Page: Feed: --- ## [THE BOTTOMLESS APPETITE OF DONALD TRUMP](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/the-bottomless-appetite-of-donald) _2026-08-21 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This country is being pulled apart thread by thread, and we need independent journalists who aren't afraid to call out the truth, loudly and unapologetically. ## [The Government Is Erasing the Data It Doesn’t Want You to See](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/the-government-is-erasing-the-data) _2026-08-20 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ As more information is erased, altered, or quietly made harder to find, independent journalism matters more than ever. ## [What the Fuck Happened Today? August 19, 2026](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/what-the-fuck-happened-today-august) _2026-08-20 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ Because apparently we need midweek recaps at this point. ## [Trump Fired the Team That Made Climate Science Accessible. So They Built Their Own Website and Put 15 Years of It Back Online.](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/trump-fired-the-team-that-made-climate) _2026-08-18 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [What Feels Like Breaking Is Also a Beginning](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/what-feels-like-breaking-is-also-a43) _2026-08-17 · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [What the Fuck Happened This Week? August 9–15, 2026](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/what-the-fuck-happened-this-week-eef) _2026-08-17 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ Welcome back to What the Fuck Happened This Week?, the weekly recap where I go back through seven days of news and discover, once again, that apparently nobody in charge understands the concept of pacing themselves. ## [The Trump Regime Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Everything We Built](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/the-trump-regime-is-taking-a-wrecking) _2026-08-14 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [Weeknote #32: Partiality](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-32-partiality/) _2026-08-14 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ Another shorter week as we headed off for a wedding in Marple, south of Manchester. Lots of stone cottages and rolling hills. This is minus the boy who returned from the Boardmasters festival in Cornwall (via a 14-hour coach journey). Despite saying he isn't really "a ## [What the Fuck Happened Today?](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/what-the-fuck-happened-today) _2026-08-12 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ A Little Update on Some of the Craziest Stories Coming Out of Today’s News Wednesday, August 12, 2026 ## [Science Is Fucking Cool](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/science-is-fucking-cool) _2026-08-11 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CxR3FbFtcooo) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [The Powerful Rage of Women Who Remember](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/the-powerful-rage-of-women-who-remember-c09) _2026-08-10 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [What the Fuck Happened This Week? August 2–8, 2026](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/what-the-fuck-happened-this-week-e23) _2026-08-09 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ Seven days. Twenty-one stories. A completely reasonable amount of history for one week. ## [Fuck Bill Cassidy. He Had Nothing Left to Lose. He Bent Anyway.](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/fuck-bill-cassidy-he-had-nothing) _2026-08-08 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ This Substack is reader-supported. ## [Weeknote #31: Clear skies](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-31-clear-skies/) _2026-08-07 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A strange week with a big focus on exam results. The boy did amazingly well, managing to pull off the perfect ratio of hard work and outcomes for each subject. There's now a bit less pressure on his final year. I was less delighted getting up at 2. ## [FAFO: Donald Trump Just Discovered the Worst Part of Filing a Lawsuit](https://judithdayal.substack.com/p/fafo-donald-trump-just-discovered) _2026-08-06 · Judith Dayal · Judith Dayal_ UPDATE: Well... ## [Weeknote #30: Restoration](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-30-restoration/) _2026-08-01 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ What happened this week? A day of leave on Monday was spent on a furniture hunt with the girl. We were the first people in Ikea which was fun (for a while). We left with some spoons, a pack of storage tubs and a feeling of nothing being quite right ## [Weeknote #29: Departures](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-29-departures/) _2026-07-25 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A much shorter note from a condensed three-day week. Things are a little quieter at the Library through the Summer (although the noise outside the office is ramping up with the swarm of tourists and street performers). I'm trying harder take some holiday while there's ## [Weeknote 27-28: Woods and trees](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-27-28-woods-and-trees/) _2026-07-17 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A first week spent with friends\* in the sunny Cairngorms. Lots of forests, cycling, woods, river swimming, trees, good food, football and games. It felt good to be in a different space and slow down. A week wasn't quite long enough, but it was helpful to step back ## [Weeknote #26: Milestones](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknotes-26-milestones/) _2026-07-03 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A final week before a long-awaited Summer break, including my wedding anniversary (19 years!) and my brother turning 50 (!!). I also marked three years in my role at the Library and the half way point of writing weeknotes in 2026. (I noted in John Fitzgerald's 100th weeknote ## [Weeknote #25: Slow train](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-25-slow-train/) _2026-06-26 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ I’m writing this on the day’s fourth slow-moving train, heading back from a university open day at Durham with the boy. It’s been a very full week with little time for reflection, so I should perhaps be grateful for the change of pace. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/p3V9TUVqXVXF) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Weeknote #24: Patterns](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-24-patterns/) _2026-06-19 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ I'm attempting to write this at the tail end of a very full on week involving team away days, a museum visit, board meetings, and an exhibition opening. Fun, challenging but also exhausting. It's becoming easier to bash out these notes, but I probably need to ## [Weeknote #23: Centrality](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-23-centrality/) _2026-06-12 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A very full-on week involving recruitment, a couple of exploratory workshops and thinking about long-term strategy and funding. With the boy away in Kenya, we've taken the opportunity to redecorate his room and tick off some dull tasks like painting outdoor funiture and servicing the central ## [Weeknote #22: Liminal spaces](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-22-liminal-spaces/) _2026-06-06 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ The house felt very empty this week as my daughter headed off a school trip to the Netherlands. Friday then saw my son head off on another trip. We managed about 30 minutes of child-free waiting at the airport between one departure and another arrival. What happened this week? ## [Weeknote #21: Finishing line](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-21-finishing-line/) _2026-05-29 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ Edinburgh's annual week of Summer arrived in time for the marathon festival and the end of exams. Sighs of relief all round and it felt good to spend time outside. What happened this week? The final stage of our CRM tender completed this week with in-person demos ## [Weeknote #20: Recovery](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-20-recovery/) _2026-05-22 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A slow start to the week as I recovered from the Hackney Half. Not my finest race. After my brother sailed into the distance I settled into a steady pace and tried to enjoy the good vibes. What happened this week? Monday kicked off with the Audit Committee providing positive ## [Weeknote #19: Wrap up](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-19-wrap-up/) _2026-05-15 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ More of a mini-note this time around, ironically due to a very busy schedule. I'm writing this at the end of Friday, trying to leave things in a reasonable state before heading off to London for the Hackney Half. What happened this week? Lots of chasing suppliers ## [Weeknote #18: Scrambling](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-18-scrambling/) _2026-05-08 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ Last weekend, Cambridge United secured promotion in the most Cambridge way possible, scrambling a 0-0 draw and relying on other teams failing to win. Work felt a bit like this, trying to keep projects spinning with a lot resting on decisions outside our control. There was also a lot ## [Weeknote #16-17: Mulling it over](https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknote-16-17-mulling-it-over/) _2026-05-02 · Rob Cawston · Cawstonotes_ A couple of shorter working weeks were squeezed around the boy's Higher exams and a long weekend on the Isle of Mull. Ridiculous levels of sunshine helped to tick off an impressive list of wildlife including: Sea Eagles, Cuckoos, Yellowhammers, and hundreds of Puffins on Lunga (see the